Child Nutrition and WIC Programs: Background and Funding

Richardson, Joe

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Budgets;    WIC program;    Child nutrition;    Federal aid to child welfare;    Food;   

RP-ID  :  RL31577
RP-ID  :  RL31577 2003-02-26

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

About a dozen federally supported child nutrition programs and related activities – including school meal programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) – reach over 37 million children and almost 2 million lower-income pregnant and postpartum women. Total FY2002 spending on these efforts was $15.1 billion. FY2003 spending is projected at an estimated $15.9 billion under the Agriculture Department appropriations portion (Division A) of the FY2003 Consolidated Appropriations Resolution (P.L. 108-7; H.Rept. 108-10; enacted February 20,2003). And the Administration anticipates spending $16.3 billion under its FY2004 budget.