Box 1

1.1: Section 4 Fact Sheet: General Assistance Grant-in-Aid, prepared by the American School Food Service Association. 8 copies.
1.2: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia opinion, decided November 15, 1983, ruling that the Secretary of Agriculture exceeded his authority when he barred the sale of competitive foods throughout the school until after the end of the last food service of the day. Thirteen pages. 3 copies.
1.2: Letter from Marshall L. Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to The Honorable John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture, regarding The National School Lunch Program and the McDonald’s Corporation’s plans to install a fast food restaurant in the Ft. Lauderdale Florida High School cafeteria. 14 December 1983. 2 pages. 7 copies.
1.2: Article: McDonald’s Wants Profits In School Food Service, CNI, December 15, 1983. 2 pages. 2 copies.
1.2: Rules and Regulations, Federal Register, Vol. 50, No. 96, Friday, May 17, 1985. 4 copies.
1.2: Position Statement, Competitive Food Sales, by the American School Food Service Association, February 4, 1985. 2 pages.
1.2: Letter from Thomas E. Dixon, Sales Manager, Food Service Division, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company to School Principal/Athletic Director regarding Pepsi-Cola Program School Proposal. August 6, 1984. Sent to Marshall Matz by the West Virginia Department of Education.
1.2: Letter from Mary C. Jarratt, Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services, to Mr. Marshall L. Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, regarding profits of sales of McDonald’s in a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, high school cafeteria. March 13, 1984. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.2: Draft letter urging the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a section of the Food Act of 1981, which provides for making commodities not likely to be sold by the CCC available without charge or credit to child nutrition programs and to food banks. Not dated, not signed.
1.2: Article: The Fast-Food War: Big Mac Under Attack, BusinessWeek, January 30, 1984. 2 pages. 2 copies.
1.2: Draft letter from Betty Bender, President, American School Food Service Association, to Mr. Stanley C. Garnett, Branch Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding ASFSA’s response to Regulation 7 CFR Parts 210 and 220: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program; Competitive foods. Not dated. 2 pages.
1.2: School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments of 1984, Congressional Record – House, May 1, 1984. 7 pages.
1.2: Article: Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service [7 CFR Parts 210 and 220], National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; Notice to Commenters on the July 6 Competitive Foods Proposal, Federal Register, Vol. 44 No. 182, Tuesday, September 18, 1979. 4 pages.
1.2: Memorandum from Nutrition Standards and Nutrition Education Committee, American School Food Service Association, Fran Nelson, Chairman, to Margaret O. K. Glavin, Director, School Nutrition Division, United States Department of Agriculture, regarding Proposed Rule on Competitive Foods, September 24, 1979. 4 pages.
1.2: Article: Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, 7 CFR Parts 210 and 220, National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; Competitive Foods, Proposed Rules, Federal Register, Vol. 49 No. 50, Tuesday, March 13, 1984. 4 pages.
1.2: Draft: Policy Statement of Foods Served on the School Campus. Not dated, not signed. 5 pages.
1.2: Article: Junk Food Ban Stirs Senate Debate, CNI Weekly Report, June 2, 1977. 1 page.
1.2: ASFSA Washington Report, Volume 1 Issue 2, June 6, 1977, regarding competitive foods legislation. 2 pages.
1.2: Nutrition Education for the Students and Teachers, Congressional Record – Senate, June 30, 1977. 7 pages.
1.2: The Sale of Competitive Foods, Congressional Record – Senate, Vol. 123 No. 114, June 30, 1977. 3 pages.
1.2: Letter from Josephine Martin, President, ASFSA, to the Senate Agriculture Committee, thanking them for their leadership in the mark-up of S 1420. June 3, 1977. 3 pages.
1.2: An Issue Paper: Competitive Foods, (Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966), American School Food Service Association, August 1, 1977. 5 pages.
1.2: Competitive food services, no attribution, not dated. 3 pages.
1.2: Letter from Thomas A. Daly, General Counsel, National Soft Drink Association, to NSDA Members, regarding USDA’s decision not to appeal the decision allowing soft drinks to be sold in schools except at the same time and place as the food programs are in progress. February 14, 1984. 1 page.
1.2: Competitive Foods, Proposed Rules, Federal Register, Vol. 49 No. 50, Tuesday, March 13, 1984. 2 pages. 5 copies.
1.2: Competitive Food Agreement Explanation, not dated, not attributed. 2 pages.
1.2: Report from John Bode, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services to Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, regarding competitive foods, March 8, 1984. 7 pages.
1.2: Letter from Mary C. Jarratt, Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services, to Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, regarding the legality of private food services in competition with the National School Lunch Program, January 12, 1984. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.2: Memorandum # 4, Competitive Foods, National Soft Drink Association (NSDA) vs. Robert Bergland, et al., Legislative News, ASFSA, December 2, 1983. 2 pages. Attached: USDA to Compensate for Impounded Meat, Official Says, USDA News Division, Nov. 30. 1 page.
1.2: Article: McDonald’s Wants Profits in School Food Service, Community Nutrition Service Nutrition Week, December 15, 1983, 2 pages.
1.2: Letter from Marshall Matz to Mrs. Louise Frolich, American School Food Service Association, regarding the decision on competitive foods, brief summary of that decision, and a USDA press release on ground beef, November 30, 1983. 16 pages.
1.2: Letter from Joyce Niedenthal, Curriculum Supervisor, Home Economics, to Mr. Conrad C. Ott, Superintendent, Akron Public Schools, regarding the joint venture between the Broward County School System and the McDonald’s Corporation, December 14, 1983. 4 pages.1.2: 
1.2: Article: Fast-Food Chains Try New Markets, not attributed, not dated. 1 page.
1.2: Letter to the Editor from John J. Monahan Jr., Member, Broward County Republican Executive Committee, regarding McDonald’s in school a questionable move, Sun-Tattler, not dated. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.2: Article: Lauderdale High gears up for Big Mac attacks, Fort Lauderdale News, November 18, 1983. 1 page.
1.2: Editorial: Funds for lunches will fill real need, Fort Lauderdale News, October 31, 1983. 1 page.
1.2: Article: School could get fast food service, Sun Sentinel, November 15, 1983. 1 page.
1.2: Article: Food for thought: McDonald’s gets high school pact, Sun Sentinel, November 22, 1983. 1 page.
1.2: Article: Big Mac attack hits School Board, Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel, November 15, 1983. 1 page.
1.3: Folder: Healthy Kids: Nutrition Objectives for School Meals, National Initiative, Spring 1994, USDA.
1.3: Letter from Dorothy Caldwell, President, American School Food Service Association, to The Honorable Ellen Haas, Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services, USDA, regarding a request to extend the comment period on the Nutrition Objectives for School Meals Regulations, June 29, 1994. 1 page. 5 copies.
1.3: Letter unsigned to Mr. Robert M. Eadie, Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, regarding proposed School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children, August 19, 1994. 12 pages.
1.3: Draft: Talking Points for Development of Comments on Proposed School Meal Rule, Dorothy Caldwell, MS, RD, President, ASFSA, July 16, 1994. 6 pages.
1.3: Article: Comments of Representatives of Southeastern States Related to an Alternative Menu Planning System for Schools to Replace the Assisted Nutrient Based Menu Planning System Proposed by USDA, 1st Draft, July 5, 1994. 4 pages.
1.3: Fax from Dorothy Caldwell, ASFSA President, Arkansas Department of Education, to Marshall Matz regarding random thoughts on proposed school meal rule, July 16, 1994. 7 pages.
1.3: Talking Points/Key Elements – USDA Proposed Regulation, July 23, 1994. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.3: Letter from Josephine Busha, State Director, Child Nutrition Programs, Vermont Department of Education, to Vice President Al Gore, Jr., The White House, regarding concerns for the burdens of proposed changes in regulations for the National School Lunch Program, July 8, 1994. 2 pages.
1.3: Letter from Paul McElwain, Director, School & Community Nutrition, Kentucky Department of Education, to Hon Ellen Haas, Assistant Secretary, Food and Consumer Services, USDA, regarding proposed Nutrition Objectives for School Meals, June 24, 1994. 2 pages.
1.3: Fax from Office of Senator Bob Dole to Marshall Matz regarding special needs provisions, June 22, 1994. 9 pages.
1.3: Fax from Kevin Dando, ASFSA, to Marshall Matz regarding an accompanying letter from Dorothy Caldwell, President, American School Food Service Association, to Ellen Hass, Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services, USDA, urging a 30 day extension for comments on the Nutrition Objectives for School Meals Regulations, June, 29, 1994. 2 pages.
1.3: Fax from Kevin to Marshall of an article: Nutrition Disclosures, Federal Register, vol. 59 No. 111, June 10, 1994, Proposed Rules, June 21, 1994. 3 pages.
1.3: Fax from Maria Balakshin, State Directors/Supervisors Section Chair, ASFSA, to Dorothy Caldwell, Kevin Dando, Marilyn Hunt, Penny McConnell, and Vivian Pilant with an attached letter Balakshin sent to Ellen Haas regarding the proposed regulations on Nutrition Objectives for School Meals, June 22, 1994. 3 pages.
1.3: Memorandum from Marshall L. Matz to Tom Daschle regarding the implementation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, June 22, 1994. 2 pages.
1.3: Public Service Announcement: School Meals Initiative on Internet, USDA Office of Consumer Affairs, not dated. 1 page.
1.3: Graphic: Your Voice Counts! Food and Nutrition Service, not dated. 1 page.
1.3: Article: School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, June 1994. 5 pages. 6 copies.
1.3: Message from Kevin Dando and Marshall Matz to every ASFSA state president, state director, and state legislative chair alerting them of Senate action on the child nutrition reauthorization bill (S. 1614) and an accompanying sample letter to fax to members of the Senate Agricultural Committee, June 17, 1994. 3 pages.
1.3: Fax from Kevin Dando to Marshall Matz with an attached article from Tuesday Morning with a complete analysis of S. 1614 as marked up by the Senate Agriculture Committee on June 22, June 24, 1994. 5 pages.
1.3: Letter from Ellen Haas, Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services, to Dear Friend regarding the announcement of the proposed USDA School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children, June 17, 1994. 1 page.
1.3: Fax from M. Gunn, Child Nutrition Programs, Mississippi Department of Education, to Marshall Matz regarding proposed legislative language for proposing the establishment of a pilot program to test an alternative method of determining free and reduced price meal eligibility without using free and reduced price applications, June 16, 1994. 5 pages.
1.3: Copy of Senate Bill S. 1614 to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School Lunch Act to provide healthy eating habits for children and to extend certain authorities contained in such Acts through fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes, 103D Congress, 1st Session. 14 pages. 2 copies.
1.3: Memorandum from SLL to MLM regarding Senate Agriculture Hearing on S. 1614, the “Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act”, June 10, 1994. 4 pages.
1.3: Fax from Dorothy Wood, Legislative Chair for the Iowa School Food Service Association, to Marshall Matz regarding testimony before the Subcommittee on Nutrition, June 16, 1994. 3 pages.
1.3: Fax from Beth Hanna to Marshall Matz of a copy of Testimony if West Des Moines Community School District before the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigation of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, U. S. Senate, June 17, 1994. 4 pages.
1.3: Senate Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee of Nutrition and Investigations, Hearing on s. 1614, “Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act”, Friday, June17, 1994, SD-562, 10:00 a.m., Witness List. 1 page.
1.3: Testimony of the Anamosa Community School District before the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigation of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, U. S. Senate, June 17, 1994. 2 pages.
1.3: Press Release: U. S. Senator for Kentucky Mitch McConnell, Statement by U. S. Senator Mitch McConnell on School Lunch Program, June 17, 1994. 2 pages.
1.3: Press Release: Tom Harkin of Iowa, U. S. Senator, Statement of Senator Tom Harkin, Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, June 17, 1994. 1 page.
1.3: Article: Schools Must Trim the Fat From Menus, Consumer Groups Hail New U.S.D.A. Rules, Education Week, Volume XIII, Number 38, June 15, 1994. 2 pages.
1.3: Article: ASFSA Response to USDA Initiative, NewsNewsNews, American School Food Service Association, June 9, 1994. 2 pages. 5 copies.
1.3: Memorandum from Olsson, Frank and Weeda, P.C., to Ronald A. Schuler, President, California Canning Peach Association, regarding FNS proposed changes to school meal requirements, June 8, 1994. 4 pages.
1.3: Letter from John R. Purcell, Partner, to Ruth Matoto, Foodservice Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools, regarding the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and its implications on the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, June 2, 1994. 3 pages.
1.3: Fax forwarded to Marshall Matz by Kevin Dando of a fax Dando received from Jo Busha, Vermont Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs, regarding Busha’s reactions to proposed changes in legislation, June 8, 1994. 3 pages.
1.3: Article: Planned New School-Lunch Guidelines Prompt Food Sellers to Think Nutrition, The Wall Street Journal, June 6, [1994?]. 2 pages.
1.3: Article: New School Lunch Regulations to Reduce the Fat Content of Meals, The Washington Post, June 7, 1994. 1 page.
1.3: S. Proposes Healthier Food At All Schools, New Rules Would Cut Fat and Cholesterol, The New York Times, June 7, 1994. 1 page.
1.3: Article: New Rules Have Schools Worried They’ll Flunk Lunch, The Washington Post, June 8, 1994. 2 pages.
1.3: Article: ’46 Menus Are Stale, Schools Say, The New York Times, June 8, 1994. 1 page.
1.3: Four pages of handwritten notes on nutrient standards. Not signed, not dated.
1.3: Brochure: June is Fruit & Vegetable Month, June 15, 1994. 1 page.
1.3: Press Release: The ABCD Coalition Congratulates USDA on the Launch of School Meals Initiatives, “But, Initiatives Do Not Go Far Enough”, June 8, 1994. 6 pages.
1.3: Press Release: Don’t Make Kids Wait for a Healthy Future, Public Voice Says Landmark Regulations Fall Short, Public Voice for Food & Health Policy, June 6, 1994. 3 pages.
1.3: Chart: Minimum Nutrient Levels For School Lunches. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.3: Chart: School Lunch Patterns for Various Age/Grade Groups, USDA Department of Agriculture, National School Lunch Program. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.3: Federal Register, Friday, June 10, 1994, Part IV, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, 7 CRF Parts 210 and 220, National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Objectives for School Meals; Proposed Rule. 33 pages.
1.4: Committee Print: Compilation of Selected Federal Nutrition Statutes, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, 96th Congress, 1st Session, January 1979. 103 pages.
1.4: 1898: Senate Bill to integrate the provisions of the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and to extend those programs that expire in fiscal year 1980, 96th Congress, 1st Session, October 16, 1979. 135 pages.
1.4: Photocopies comparing New Legislation and Old Legislation. 285 pages.
1.4: Public Law 95-627 – November 10, 1978, 95th Congress, An Act to extend and amend the special supplemental food program and the child care food program, and for other purposes. 23 pages.
1.4: The National School Lunch Program and Diets of Participants from Low-Income Households, Consumer Nutrition Center, Human Nutrition, Science and Education Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, June 1981. 33 pages.
1.4: Congressional Record, Proceedings and Debates if the 96th Congress, First Session, Vol. 125 No. 144, Washington, Monday, October 22, 1979.
1.5: Fax from Yvette Jackson, Administrator, USDA, to Marshall Matz regarding report language from Smith, March 26, 1998. 2 pages.
1.5: Discussion Draft: In the Senate of the United States, A Bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to allow a State to carry out a demonstration program to evaluate the delivery of food and nutrition services under separate child nutrition programs through a comprehensive child nutrition program, January 26, 1998. 7 pages.
1.5: A Proposal for a Demonstration Program, The Oregon Comprehensive Child Nutrition Initiative, January 20, 1998. 23 pages.
1.5: Fax from Barry to Marshall Matz of a Draft of The Oregon Comprehensive Child Nutrition Initiative, October 17, 1997. 14 pages.
1.5: Draft: A Proposal for a Demonstration Program, The Oregon Comprehensive Child Nutrition Initiative, not dated. 23 pages.
1.5: Food and Consumer Service Comments: “Proposal for an Oregon Comprehensive Child Nutrition Program”, November 6, 1997. 6 pages.
1.5:  Proposal for an Oregon Comprehensive Child Nutrition Program, not dated. 6 pages.
1.6: 1998 LAC Script, February 4, 1998. 7 pages.
1.6: The American School Food Service Association 1998 Legislative Issue Paper – Talking Points. 3 pages.
1.6: Letter from Gary Locke, Governor, State of Washington, to The Honorable William J. Clinton, The President of the United States, endorsing the “Meals for Achievement” initiative, January 28, 1998. 1 page.
1.6: Letter from Jeanne Shaheen, Governor, State of New Hampshire, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, USDA, Office of the Secretary, endorsing expansion and enhancement of the school breakfast program, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.6: Letter from William J. Janklow, Governor, State of South Dakota, to The Honorable Tim Johnson, United States Senator, regarding strong support for S. 1396, The Meals for Achievement Act, February 5, 1998. 2 pages.
1.6: Letter from Howard Dean, M.D., Governor, State of Vermont, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, requesting strong support for Meals for Achievement Act of 1997, December 29, 1997. 1 page.
1.6: Letter from Maxine Waters, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, and William L. Clay, Ranking Democratic Member, Committee Education and the Work Force, to President William J. Clinton, The White House, regarding the Congressional Black Caucus urging the President to support current legislation to combat hunger in America, December 18, 1997. 2 pages.
1.6: Letter from Ronald E. Kleinman, M.D., of Harvard Medical School, to William J. Clinton, President of the United States, and Hilary Rodham Clinton, The White House, regarding support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 12, 1997. 2 pages.
1.6: Booklet: School Breakfast Programs: Energizing the Classroom, A summary of the first and second year study of the Universal School Breakfast Pilot Program in Minnesota elementary schools, February 1997. 7 pages.
1.6: Program: American School Food Service Association 26th Annual Legislative Action Conference, February 8-11, 1998.
1.6: Fax from Barry Sackin to Marshall Matz regarding an analysis of the Oregon Option, March 26, 1998. 3 pages.
1.6: Letter from Ronald A. Schuler, President and CEO, California Canning Peach Association, to Mr. Bruce Reed, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, urging strong support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.6: Letter from William C. Ferriera, President, Apricot Producers of California, to The Honorable Frank Riggs, U. S. House of Representatives, requesting Riggs to cosponsor the Meals for Achievement Act, December 8, 1997. 1 page.
1.6: Memorandum from Marshall Matz to Tom Freedman, Domestic Policy Council, regarding State of the Union and Child Nutrition, January 15, 1998. 1 page.
1.6: Letter from Tim Johnson, United States Senate, to The President, The White House, requesting support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 12, 1997. 2 pages.
1.6: Memorandum from Marshall Matz, Co-Chair, Child Nutrition Forum Steering Committee, and Ellen Teller, Co-Chair, Child Nutrition Forum Steering Committee, to Bruce Reed regarding Child Nutrition Priorities for the State of the Union Address, December 8, 1997. 3 pages.
1.6:  Letter from Maxine Waters, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, and William L. Clay, Ranking Democratic Member, Committee Education and the Work Force, to President William J. Clinton, The White House, regarding the Congressional Black Caucus urging the President to support current legislation to combat hunger in America, December 18, 1997. 2 pages.
1.6: Letter from Howard Dean, M.D., Governor, State of Vermont, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, requesting strong support for Meals for Achievement Act of 1997, December 29, 1997. 1 page.
1.6: Letter from Jeanne Shaheen, Governor, State of New Hampshire, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, USDA, Office of the Secretary, endorsing expansion and enhancement of the school breakfast program, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.6: Letter from Ronald A. Schuler, President and CEO, California Canning Peach Association, to Mr. Bruce Reed, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, urging strong support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.6: Letter from William C. Ferriera, President, Apricot Producers of California, to The Honorable Frank Riggs, U. S. House of Representatives, requesting Riggs to cosponsor the Meals for Achievement Act, December 8, 1997. 1 page.
1.6: Memorandum for the President from Secretary Dan Glickman regarding Child Nutrition Reauthorization/School Breakfast Initiative, December 23, 1997. 3 pages.
1.6: Booklet: School Breakfast Programs: Energizing the Classroom, A summary of the first and second year study of the Universal School Breakfast Pilot Program in Minnesota elementary schools, February 1997. 7 pages.
1.6: Letter from William J. Janklow, Governor, State of South Dakota, to The Honorable Tim Johnson, United States Senator, regarding strong support for S. 1396, The Meals for Achievement Act, February 5, 1998. 2 pages. 3 copies.
1.6: Handout: Lobbying Tips. 1 page.
1.7: Legislative Action Conference Hotel Confirmation for Marshall Matz, February 6-12, 1998, Capital Hilton Hotel. 1 page.
1.7: Introduction of Secretary Glickman. 1 page.
1.7: Introduction of Representative Lynn Woolsey. 1 page.
1.7: Fax from Barry Sackin to Marshall Matz regarding draft Talking Points for our Issue Paper, January 30, 1998. 4 pages.
1.7: American School Food Service Association 1998 Legislative Issue Paper. 1 page. 6 copies.
1.7: Fiscal Year 1999 Federal Budget. 1 page.
1.7: Fax from Ellen Teller, Food Research and Action Center, to Barry Sackin & Marshall Matz regarding two additional proposals on after school care to shop to the hill, and an article in support of the NSLP: Food Consumption Patterns of Elementary Schoolchildren in New York City, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Volume 98 Number 2, February 1998. 9 pages.
1.7: Food and [Consumer] Nutrition Service, Federal Funds, The Budget for Fiscal Year 1999. 4 pages.
1.7: Fax from Barry Sackin to Marshall Matz regarding a sample letter to President Clinton regarding no increase in federal funding for child nutrition programs, letter to be put out to attendees. 2 pages.
1.7: Program: American School Food Service Association 26th Annual Legislative Action Conference, February 8-11, 1998.
1.7: Introduction of Senator Larry Craig. 1 page.
1.7: Introduction of Senator Tim Johnson. 1 page.
1.7: Fax from Mary Kate Harrison/Chair, PPL Committee, to Marshall Matz containing copies of fax from Mary Kate Harrison to All Public Policy and Legislation Committee Members, regarding Information for State Chairs, and fax from Your Regional PPL Representative to State Legislative Chairs regarding Legislative Action Conference, Washington, D.C., January 15, 1998. 5 pages.
1.7: Letter from Shelby Ferguson to Marshall Matz with an attached copy of the LAC’s assignments with Matz’ responsibilities highlighted, January 13, 1998. 4 pages.
1.7: LAC ’98 PPL Committee Task List. 2 pages.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to The Honorable Loretta Sanchez, United States House of Representatives, regarding an invitation to speak at the 1998 Legislative Action Conference, September 24, 1997. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to The Honorable Larry Craig, United States Senate, regarding an invitation to speak at the 1998 Legislative Action Conference, September 24, 1997. 1 page.
1.7: Child Nutrition Forum, Draft Legislative Policies, 1998 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Legislation, October 16, 1997. 2 pages.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz to The Honorable William Goodling, Chairman, Education and the Workforce, U. S. House of Representatives, regarding a request to hold a child nutrition hearing on the 1998 Child Nutrition Reauthorization, September 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to The Honorable Tom Johnson, United States Senate, regarding an invitation to speak at the 1998 Legislative Action Conference, September 17, 1997. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to The Honorable Richard A. Gephardt, Minority Leader, United States House of Representatives, regarding an invitation to speak at the 1998 Legislative Action Conference, January 12, 1998. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to Lynda Theil, Office of Representative Lynn Woolsey, regarding a request that Theil participate in the 1998 Legislative Action Conference as part of a Congressional staff panel, January 12, 1998. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to Mark Halverson, Office of Senator Harkin, regarding a request that Halverson participate in the 1998 Legislative Action Conference as part of a Congressional staff panel, January 12, 1998. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to Dr. June Harris, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, regarding a request that Harris participate in the 1998 Legislative Action Conference as part of a Congressional staff panel, January 12, 1998. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to Beth Johnson, R.D., Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, regarding a request that Johnson participate in the 1998 Legislative Action Conference as part of a Congressional staff panel, January 12, 1998. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to Lynn Selmser, Committee on Education and the Workforce, regarding a request that Selmser participate in the 1998 Legislative Action Conference as part of a Congressional staff panel, January 12, 1998. 1 page.
1.7: Fax from Marshall to Greg requesting a good word for the attached letter: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, regarding an invitation to speak at the 1998 Legislative Action Conference, and to introduce the Under Secretary, October 10, 1997. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, regarding a request for a meeting to discuss the 1998 child nutrition reauthorization legislation, October 10, 1997. 1 page.
1.7: Memorandum from Marshall Matz to Mary Beth Schultheis, Office of Secretary Glickman, regarding ASFSA speech, January 12, 1998. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz, Counsel, American School Food Service Association, to The Honorable Michael Castle, United States House of Representatives, regarding an invitation to speak at the 1998 Legislative Action Conference, September 24, 1997. 1 page.
1.7: Letter from Marshall Matz to The Honorable Frank D. Riggs, Chairman, Education and the Workforce, Early Childhood Youth and Families Subcommittee, U. S. House of Representatives, regarding a request to hold a hearing to focus on the 1998 Child Nutrition Reauthorization, September 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: List of potential options for offsets for child nutrition reauthorization. Not signed, not dated. 1 page.
1.8: Letter from Maxine Waters, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, and William L. Clay, Ranking Democratic Member, Committee Education and the Work Force, to President William J. Clinton, The White House, regarding the Congressional Black Caucus urging the President to support current legislation to combat hunger in America, December 18, 1997. 2 pages.
1.8: Letter from Ronald E. Klemman, M.D., of Harvard Medical School, to William J. Clinton, President of the United States, and Hilary Rodham Clinton, The White House, regarding support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 12, 1997. 2 pages.
1.8: Letter from Lawton Chiles, Governor, State of Florida, to The Honorable William J. Clinton, President of the United States, The White House, urging support for the Meals for Achievement Act, February 26, 1998. 1 page.
1.8: Letter from Howard Dean, M.D., Governor, State of Vermont, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, requesting strong support for Meals for Achievement Act of 1997, December 29, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Letter from Jeanne Shaheen, Governor, State of New Hampshire, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, USDA, Office of the Secretary, endorsing expansion and enhancement of the school breakfast program, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Letter from William J. Janklow, Governor, State of South Dakota, to The Honorable Tim Johnson, United States Senator, regarding strong support for S. 1396, The Meals for Achievement Act, February 5, 1998. 2 pages.
1.8: Memorandum for the President from Secretary Dan Glickman regarding Child Nutrition Reauthorization/School Breakfast Initiative, December 23, 1997. 3 pages. 2 copies.
1.8: H.R. 3086 in the House of Representatives, November 13, 1997. 3 pages.
1.8: Discussion Draft of a Senate bill, January 26, 1998. 7 pages.
1.8: Children’s Hunger Initiative for Learning and Development, USDA, October 1, 1997. 30 pages.
1.8: Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998 introduced by Richard Lugar, January 27, 1998. 6 pages.
1.8: Letter from Cynthia H. Sevier, President, N. C. School Food Service Association, to Mr. Bruce Reed, Director, Domestic Policy Council, The White House, urging support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 18, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Senate Bill S. 1556, 105th Congress, 1st Session, November 13, 1997. 17 pages.
1.8: Letter from Richard Bordeaux, Ed.D., Superintendent, Todd County School District, Mission, South Dakota, to Mr. Bruce Reed, Director, Domestic Policy Council, The White House, urging that the Meals of Achievement Act be a part of the President’s education initiative, December 15, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Letter from Marshall Matz to Secretary Glickman regarding The Bottom Line, not dated. 1 page.
1.8: Letter from Paul Wellstone, United States Senator, Bill Luther, Member of Congress, James Oberstar, Member of Congress, Martin Sabo, Member of Congress, David Minge, Member of Congress, Collin Peterson, Member of Congress, Bruce Vento, Member of Congress, and Jim Ramstad, Member of Congress, to The Honorable Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, The United States Department of Agriculture, regarding the success of Minnesota’s pilot breakfast programs and urging consideration of research when shaping future policy for the National School Breakfast Program, November 14, 1997. 2 pages.
1.8: Letter from Ronald A. Schuler, President, California Canning Peach Association, to The Honorable Tim Johnson, United States Senate, urging support for the Meals for Achievement Act, November 25, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Letter from Mark J. Nellermoe, General Manager, Schwan’s School Food Service, to Secretary Glickman, U. S. Department of Agriculture, requesting support for the Meals for Achievement Act, November 13, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Letter from Stuart [Warehauer], Senior Vice President, Pierre-Hudson Specialty Foods, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, USDA, Office of the Secretary, urging support for expansion of school breakfast programs and simplification of program administration, November 13, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: The Meals for Achievement Act, Congressional Record – Senate, November 6, 1997. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.8: The Child Nutrition Initiatives Act, Congressional Record – Senate, November 13, 1997. 4 pages.
1.8: 1396, To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand the School Breakfast Program in elementary schools, 105th Congress, 1st Session, November 6, 1997. 2 pages. 3 copies.
1.8: Article: G.O.P., Eye on ’98, Builds Education Plank, The New York Times, October 8, 1997. 2 pages.
1.8: Tuesday Morning, American School Food Service Association, Week of November 11, 1997, with a draft of the 1998 Legislative Issue Paper attached. 2 pages.
1.8: Article: Senator Johnson Introduces “Meals for Achievement Bill”, Tuesday Morning, American School Food Service Association, Week of November 11, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Fax from Barry Sackin to Marshall Matz, copy of the Meals for Achievement Act marked CONFIDENTIAL, October 29, 1997. 6 pages.
1.8: Memorandum from Marshall L. Matz to Secretary Dan Glickman, Attention: Greg Frazier, regarding Child Nutrition/H. R. 3086, November 14, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Memorandum from Marshall L. Matz to Jack Lew, Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget, regarding Child Nutrition/H. R. 3086, November 14, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Article: Food program leads to better behavior at school, not attributed, October 23, 1997. 2 pages. 9 copies.
1.8: Fax from Barry Sackin to Marshall Matz regarding revision of talking points for Meals for Achievement, November 6, 1997. 7 pages.
1.8: Resolution: Endorsement of the Meals for Achievement Act, signed by Arlene M. Chamberlain, SDSFSA President, December 3, 1997. 1 page. 3 copies.
1.8: Senate Bill S. 1396, 105th Congress, November 7, 1997. 4 pages. 3 copies.
1.8: Letter from Ronald A. Schuler, President, California Canning Peach Association, to The Honorable Frank Riggs, 1714 Longworth  House Office Building, urging support for the H. R. 3086, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Letter from Ronald A. Schuler, President and CEO, California Canning Peach Association, to Mr. Bruce Reed, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, urging strong support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.8: Child Nutrition Forum, Draft Legislative Priorities, 1998 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Legislation, October 16, 1997. 2 pages. 2 copies.
1.8: Letter from Terry Barton, President, California Pear Growers, to The Honorable Frank Riggs, 1714 Longworth House Office Building, U.S. House of Representatives, urging support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 15, 1997. 1 page.
1.9: Folder: PPL Committee Meeting January 9 & 10, 1998:
1.9: “Buy American” Proposed Legislation
1.9: Letter from Craig W. Brooks, President, American Commodity Distribution Association, to Barry Sackin, American School Food Association, requesting ASFSA add a School Breakfast Commodity Entitlement to their Legislative Issue Paper, with ACDA’s Position Paper attached, January 7, 1998. 3 pages.
1.9: ASFSA Reauthorization Think Tank Recommendations for Amendments to the National School Lunch Act & Child Nutrition Act. Not dated.  2 pages.
1.9: Meals for Achievement. Not signed, not dated. 8 pages.
1.9: Confidential Draft – Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization, September 24, 1997. 3 pages.
1.9: Reauthorization Think Tank Minutes Outline, labeled Draft – not for outside distribution or discussion, June 5-7, 1997, Alexandria, VA. 8 pages.
1.9: Capitol Action: How a Bill Becomes Law, by the American School Food Service Association, not dated. 4 pages.
1.9: Article: Clinton Tells Democrats To Hold Off On Plans To Spend Surplus, Congressional Quarterly, January 8, 1998. 2 pages.
1.9: Statement of the Honorable Tim Johnson on the Introduction of the Meals for Achievement Act,  6, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: ASFSA Procedures, Public Policy and Legislative Committee, Attachment A, April 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: ASFSA Travel Expense Voucher, blank.
1.9: 1396, A Bill in the Senate of the United States, 105th Congress, 1st Session, November 6, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: R. 3086, A Bill in the House of Representatives, 105th Congress, 1st Session, November 13, 1997. 3 pages.
1.9: Food Program Participation, Trends from 1994-1997. 1 page.
1.9: Fax from Barry Sackin to Marshall Matz regarding the Public Policy & Legislative Committee, October 24-26, 1997, Rosslyn, VA. 2 pages.
1.9: Confidential Draft – Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization. September 24, 1997. 1 page.
1.9: Fax from Barry Sackin to Marshall Matz regarding a list of non-economic issues to be discussed, September 30, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: Fax from Barry Sackin to Marshall Matz regarding Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota’s bio, September 25, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: Phone Memo from Helen to MLM regarding Congressman Castle declining an invitation because the House is not in session on February 9.
1.9: Reauthorization Think Tank Minutes Outline, labeled Draft – not for outside distribution or discussion, June 5-7, 1997, Alexandria, VA. 8 pages.
1.9: Draft: ASFSA Reauthorization Think Tank and PPL Recommendations for Legislative and Regulatory Changes Child Nutrition Programs, September 8, 1997. 7 pages.
1.9: Letter from Janet Bantly, President, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding a request by the leadership of the American School Food Service Association the meet Glickman and Secretary Riley in the Fall, July 8, 19978. 1 page.
1.9: Article: Invitations for Nominations for the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 181, September 18, 1997. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.9: Memo from Barry to Melinda, Mary Kate, and Barbara regarding a list of speakers and an agenda for LAC, September 19, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: Fax from Mary Kate Harrison, Chair, PPL Committee, to PPL Committee Members regarding Action Items, September 9, 1997. 3 pages.
1.9: Title V – Agricultural Program Savings, not dated, with a note attached: Marshall, This is the nutrition language from the Senator’s ag. research bill – Stan. 9 pages.
1.9: Draft: Proposal for an Oregon Department of Education I. Department of Education, not dated. 5 pages.
1.9: Draft: Child Nutrition Programs, Oregon Department of Education, not dated. 5 pages.
1.9: Article: Funding for Food Assistance Program Research Should not be Moved From the Food and Consumer Service to the Economic Research Service, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, July 11, 1997. 4 pages.
1.9: Fax from Julie Paradis to Marshall Matz from Larry Brown’s 1993 statement on the link between nutrition and cognitive development in children: New Findings About Child Nutrition and Cognitive Development, July, 28, 1997. 4 pages.
1.9: Minutes, ASFSA Reauthorization Think Tank, June 5-7, 1997; Alexandria, VA, with attached memo from Mary Kate Harrison, Chair, regarding Minutes and follow-up, June 13, 1997. 8 pages. 2 copies.
1.9: Article: Free-lunch program serves as safety net for some kids, Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 29, 1997. 1 page. 3 copies.
1.9: Fax from Colleen to Marshall, May 31, 1997, of a letter from Mary Ann Keeffe, Acting Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, to Honorable Bill Goodling, U.S. House of Representatives, regarding schools using ‘any reasonable approach’ to meet nutrition standards, April 30, 1997. 3 pages.
1.9: ASFSA 1997 Reauthorization Survey, American School Food Service Association, not dated. 4 pages.
1.9: 1998 Child Nutrition Reauthorization, TUESDAY MORNING, week of March 25, 1997, 3 pages.
1.9: ASFSA’s Reauthorization Ideas for the NSLP & SBP, American School Food Service Association, not dated. 1 page.
1.9: Seamless School Nutrition Concepts, not signed, not dated. 1 page. 2 copies
1.9: Eligibility and Participation, not signed, not dated. 1 page.
1.9: Article: Schools donate ‘leftovers’, Trendsetters, December 15, 1996. 1 page. 3 copies.
1.9: Letter from Bill Goodling, Member of Congress, George Miller, Member of Congress, Richard Lugar, Member of Congress, and Patrick Leahy, Member of Congress, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, regarding the Congressmen’s intentions for the recent legislation passed as the Healthy Meals for Children Act, October 2, 1996. 2 pages. 2 copies.
1.9: Fax from Colleen Kavanagh to Marshall Matz, June 16, 1997, of a memo from Mary Kate Harrison, Chair, to Reauthorization Think Tank regarding Minutes and follow-up, June 13, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: Fax from Ed Cooney to Marshall Matz, June 16, 1997, of USDA Action Plan to Reduce/Eliminate Hunger as a Significant Problem in the United States, June 16, 1997. 4 pages.
1.9: Fax sent from John Winski, Legislative Affairs, Foreign Agriculture Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, to Marshall Matz, June 25, 1997, with the comment: Identical letter sent to all 50 states, of a letter from Michael V. Dunn, Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, James W. Schroeder, Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and Mary Ann Keeffe, Acting Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, to Ms. Kathleen Hays, State Director CNP, Alaska Department of Education, regarding the importance of the “Buy American” provision of Public Law (P.L.) 100-237 when purchasing commodities for the school lunch program, June 24, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: Letter from Michael V. Dunn, Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, James W. Schroeder, Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and Mary Ann Keeffe, Acting Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, to Ms. Frances N O’Connell, Director, New York Department of Education, regarding the importance of the “Buy American” provision of Public Law (P.L.) 100-237 when purchasing commodities for the school lunch program, June 24, 1997.
1.9: Memo from Amanda Manning for William E. Ludwig, Administrator, to Regional Administrators All Regions, regarding Buy American Requirement, August 12, 1994. 2 pages.
1.9: Notices, Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 136, July 16, 1997. 3 pages. 6 copies.
1.9: Research Bill, Section by Section Analysis, not signed, not dated. 11 pages.
1.9: Child Nutrition Programs: Issued for the 103D Congress, prepared for the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, January 1994. 103 pages.
1.9: Minutes: Public Policy and Legislative Committee, July 17, 1997; Orlando, Florida. 2 pages.
1.9: Position Statement, Nutrition Policy for Food Available at School (Competitive Foods), adopted by ASFSA Executive Board, February 19, 1991, with the attached internet article: Position of The American Dietetic Association: Child and adolescent food and nutrition programs, October 9, 1997. 12 pages.
1.9: Sufficient Time for School Lunch, not signed, October 7, 1997. 1 page.
1.9: Report on Two tier Proposal, not signed, not dated. 1 page.
1.9: Report on Indirect Costs, with attached Appendix I, OMB Circular No. A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments, Attachment B – Selected Items of Cost, not signed, not dated. 5 pages.
1.9: Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization Priorities, October 3, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: Confidential Draft – Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization, not signed, September 24, 1997. 1 page.
1.9: Numerous attached documents:
1.9: Memo from Debra Amos, Director Food Services, Arcadia Unified School District, Arcadia, California, to Public Policy and Legislative Committee regarding recommendations for Legislative Reauthorization, September 24, 1997. 1 page.
1.9: Memo from Susan Murai, PP&L Chair, ASFSA, to Barry Sackin, Government Affairs, ASFSA, regarding Reauthorization, October 1, 1997. 1 page.
1.9: Memo from Penny E. McConnell, R.D., Chair, PPL Committee, Virginia School Food Service Association, to Barry Sackin, Director, Government Affairs, ASFSA, regarding ASFSA Reauthorization Recommendations for Legislative and Regulatory Changes, October 2, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: Six pages of undated, unsigned information relating to child nutrition programs.
1.9: Letter from Kathleen A. Corrigan, Director, Mt. Diablo United School District, James W. Dent Education Center, Concord, California, to Barry Sackin, Director of Government Affairs, ASFSA, regarding Corrigan’s rankings of the importance of issues related to Reauthorization, September 24, 1997. 3 pages.
1.9: Letter from Jean Baecher-Brown, Western Regional Representative, State Directors/Supervisors/Specialist’s Section, to Barbara Borschow, Executive Director, American School Food Service Association, regarding concerns with ASFSA Reauthorization recommendations, September 26, 1997. 1 page.
1.9: Draft: ASFSA Reauthorization Think Tank and PPL Recommendations for Legislative and Regulatory Changes Child Nutrition Programs, August 11, 1997. 2 pages.
1.9: Letter from Richard K. DeBurgh, Director of Food Services, Glendale Unified School District, La Crescenta, California, to Mr. Gary Grayson, Administrator, Food Distribution Section, California State Dept. of Education, regarding the testing of raw hamburger, September 24, 1997, with an attached editorial by Daniel P. Puzo, Editor-in-Chief, entitled Life Without Burgers, Restaurants and Institutions, September 15, 1997.
1.9: ASFSA Reauthorization Think Tank Recommendations for Amendments to the National School Lunch Act & Child Nutrition Act. Not dated.  4 pages.
1.10: Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3874 Ordered by Mr. Castle, June 4. 1998. 41 pages.
1.10: A Bill to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to simplify program operations and improve program management, to extend certain authorities contained in those Acts through fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. 69 pages.
1.10: Letter from Paul Wellstone, United States Senator, Bill Luther, Member of Congress, James Oberstar, Member of Congress, Martin Sabo, Member of Congress, David Minge, Member of Congress, Collin Peterson, Member of Congress, Bruce Vento, Member of Congress, and Jim Ramstad, Member of Congress, to The Honorable Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, The United States Department of Agriculture, regarding the success of Minnesota’s pilot breakfast programs and urging consideration of research when shaping future policy for the National School Breakfast Program, November 14, 1997. 2 pages.
1.10: Letter from Ronald A. Schuler, President, California Canning Peach Association, to The Honorable Tim Johnson, United States Senate, urging support for the Meals for Achievement Act, November 25, 1997. 1 page.
1.10: Letter from Jeanne Shaheen, Governor, State of New Hampshire, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, USDA, Office of the Secretary, endorsing expansion and enhancement of the school breakfast program, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.10: Memorandum for the President from Secretary Dan Glickman regarding Child Nutrition Reauthorization/School Breakfast Initiative, December 23, 1997. 3 pages.
1.10: List of Supporters, not signed, not dated. 1 page.
1.10: The Meals for Achievement Act, Congressional Record, November 6, 1997. 1 page.
1.10: Resolution: Endorsement of the Meals for Achievement Act, signed by Arlene M. Chamberlain, SDSFSA President, December 3, 1997. 1 page.
1.10: Letter from Robert Bird, General Mills, Inc., Government Relations Office, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding strong support for S. 1396/H.R. 3086, the Meals for Achievement Act, December 10, 1997. 1 page.
1.10: Letter from Mark J. Nellermoe, General Manager, Schwan’s School Food Service, to Secretary Glickman, U. S. Department of Agriculture, requesting support for the Meals for Achievement Act, November 13, 1997. 1 page.
1.10: Memorandum from Marshall Matz, Co-Chair, Child Nutrition Forum Steering Committee, and Ellen Teller, Co-Chair, Child Nutrition Forum Steering Committee, to Bruce Reed regarding Child Nutrition Priorities for the State of the Union Address, December 8, 1997. 3 pages.
1.10: Letter from Maxine Waters, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, and William L. Clay, Ranking Democratic Member, Committee Education and the Work Force, to President William J. Clinton, The White House, regarding the Congressional Black Caucus urging the President to support current legislation to combat hunger in America, December 18, 1997. 2 pages.
1.10: Letter from Ronald A. Schuler, President and CEO, California Canning Peach Association, to Mr. Bruce Reed, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, urging strong support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
1.10: Letter from William C. Ferriera, President, Apricot Producers of California, to The Honorable Frank Riggs, U. S. House of Representatives, requesting Riggs to cosponsor the Meals for Achievement Act, December 8, 1997. 1 page.
1.10: Letter from Tim Johnson, United States Senate, to The President, The White House, requesting support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 12, 1997. 2 pages.
1.10: Memorandum from Marshall L. Matz to Tom Freedman, Domestic Policy Council, The White House, regarding State of the Union and Child Nutrition, January 15, 1998. 1 page.
1.10: Letter from Mitch McConnell, United States Senator, to Melinda S. Turner, President, American School Food Service Association, Director, Food Service, Owsley County Schools, Booneville, Kentucky, regarding his lack of support for Senator Johnson’s bill in its current form, February 9, 1998. 2 pages.
1.10: Letter from William J. Janklow, Governor, State of South Dakota, to The Honorable Thomas Daschle, United States Senator, regarding Janklow’s strong support for S. 1396, February 5, 1998. 2 pages. 2 copies.
1.10: Letter from Iris T. Metts, Ed.D., Secretary of Education, State of Delaware, to the Honorable Dan Glickman, USDA, Office of the Secretary, urging sufficient funding for all children in elementary school to be offered breakfast, January 8, 1998. 1 page.
1.10: Letter from Patricia P. Conley, Supervisor, Smyrna School District Child Nutrition Programs, Smyrna, Delaware, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, U.S. Department of Agriculture, urging sufficient funding for all children in elementary school to be offered breakfast, November 13, 1997. 1 page.
1.10: Letter from Ronald E. Kleinman, M.D., of Harvard Medical School, to William J. Clinton, President of the United States, and Hilary Rodham Clinton, The White House, regarding support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 12, 1997. 2 pages.
1.10: Witness List, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, Hearing on Child Nutrition Programs, March 10, 1998. 1 page.
1.10: Statement of the American School Food Service Association before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, United States House of Representatives, March 10, 1997. 7 pages.
1.10: Statement of the American School Food Service Association – ORAL – before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, United States House of Representatives, March 10, 1997. 5 pages.
1.11: Testimony of Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, March 12, 1998. 17 pages.
1.11: Analysis of OMB’s hypothetical Q & A on Universal Free Breakfast Programs. 6 pages.
1.11: Letter from Ronald E. Kleinman, M.D., of Harvard Medical School, to William J. Clinton, President of the United States, and Hilary Rodham Clinton, The White House, regarding support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 12, 1997. 2 pages.
1.11: Letter from Rod R. Blagojevich, Member of Congress, J. Dennis Hastert, Member of Congress, Lynn C. Woolsey, Member of Congress, Constance A. Morella, Member of Congress, Jerry Weller, Member of Congress, Martin T. Meehan, Member of Congress, Donald M. Payne, Member of Congress, Christopher Shays, Member of Congress, William O. Lipinski, Member of Congress, Dale E. Kildee, Member of Congress, Nita M. Lowey, Member of Congress, Dennis J. Kucinich, Member of Congress, Bob Filner, Member of Congress, Lane Evans, Member of Congress, Carolyn B. Maloney, Member of Congress, Jim McDermott, Member of Congress, Bob Etheridge, Member of Congress, Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Member of Congress, Sherwood L. Boehlert, Member of Congress, Dan Burton, Member of Congress, Jim McDermott, Member of Congress, John Elias Baldacci, Member of Congress, John Lewis, Member of Congress, William D. Delahunt, Member of Congress, Robert C. Scott, Member of Congress, Barbara B. Kennelly, Member of Congress, Robert Wexler, Member of Congress, Ted Strickland, Member of Congress, Nick J. Rahall, II, Member of Congress, John W. Olver, Member of Congress, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Member of Congress, Alcee L. Hastings, Member of Congress, Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress, Corrine Brown, Member of Congress, Bernard Sanders, Member of Congress, George E. Brown, Jr., Member of Congress, Jerry F. Costello, Member of Congress, Sue W. Kelly, Member of Congress, Tom Lantos, Member of Congress, Gary L. Ackerman, Member of Congress, Bennie G. Thompson, Member of Congress, James H. Maloney, Member of Congress, Bill Pascrell, Jr., Member of Congress, Louise Slaughter, Member of Congress, Frank Pallone, Jr., Member of Congress, Eva M. Clayton, Member of Congress, Martin Frost, Member of Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Member of Congress, Silvestre Reyes, Member of Congress, Patrick J. Kennedy, Member of Congress, Joseph P. Kennedy, II, Member of Congress, Sidney R. Yates, Member of Congress, Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Member of Congress, Gerald D. Kleczka, Member of Congress, Benjamin A. Gilman, Member of Congress, Glenn Poshard, Member of Congress, Edward J. Markey, Member of Congress, Darlene Hooley, Member of Congress, Charles E. Schumer, Member of Congress, Brad Sherman, Member of Congress, David E. Bonjor, Member of Congress, Robert A. Weygand, Member of Congress, Eliot L. Engel, Member of Congress, Danny K. Davis, Member of Congress, Lynn N. Rivers, Member of Congress, Luis V. Gutierrez, Member of Congress, Thomas H. Allen, Member of Congress, Zoe Lofgren, Member of Congress, Bobby L. Rush, Member of Congress, Thomas M. Barrett, Member of Congress, Julia Carson, Member of Congress, Thomas J. Manton, Member of Congress, James E. Clyburn, Member of Congress, John Joseph Moakley, Member of Congress, Howard L. Berman, Member of Congress, and Richard E. Neal, Member of Congress, to The Honorable William F. Goodling, Chairman, Committee on Education & the Workforce, urging support for funding for after school care programs under the National School Lunch Act Reauthorization, March 11, 1998. 6 pages.
1.11: Memorandum from Marshall Matz, Co-Chair, Child Nutrition Forum Steering Committee, and Ellen Teller, Co-Chair, Child Nutrition Forum Steering Committee, to Bruce Reed regarding Child Nutrition Priorities for the State of the Union Address, December 8, 1997. 3 pages.
1.11: Letter from William C. Ferriera, President, Apricot Producers of California, to The Honorable Frank Riggs, U. S. House of Representatives, requesting Riggs to cosponsor the Meals for Achievement Act, December 8, 1997. 1 page.
1.11: Letter from Ronald A. Schuler, President and CEO, California Canning Peach Association, to Mr. Bruce Reed, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, urging strong support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 4, 1997. 1 page. 2 copies.
1.11: Fax from Les Johnson to Marshall Matz of Section 32 of Public Law No. 320, Seventy-Fourth Congress, January 5, 1998. 2 pages.
1.11: Letter from Bill Goodling, Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, to The Honorable Newt Gingrich, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, regarding the Conference on S. 1150 and the House Amendment thereto, March 4, 1998. 2 pages.
1.11: Fax from Barry Sackin to Marshall Matz regarding reauthorization proposals, March 18, 1998. 3 pages.
1.11: Attached packet of letters:

  • Letter from Maxine Waters, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, and William L. Clay, Ranking Democratic Member, Committee Education and the Work Force, to President William J. Clinton, The White House, regarding the Congressional Black Caucus urging the President to support current legislation to combat hunger in America, December 18, 1997. 2 pages.
  • Letter from Ronald E. Kleinman, M.D., of Harvard Medical School, to William J. Clinton, President of the United States, and Hilary Rodham Clinton, The White House, regarding support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 12, 1997. 2 pages.
  • Letter from Lawton Chiles, Governor, State of Florida, to The Honorable William J. Clinton, President of the United States, The White House, urging support for the Meals for Achievement Act, February 26, 1998. 1 page.
  • Letter from Howard Dean, M.D., Governor, State of Vermont, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, requesting strong support for Meals for Achievement Act of 1997, December 29, 1997. 1 page.
  • Letter from Jeanne Shaheen, Governor, State of New Hampshire, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, USDA, Office of the Secretary, endorsing expansion and enhancement of the school breakfast program, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
  • Letter from William J. Janklow, Governor, State of South Dakota, to The Honorable Tim Johnson, United States Senator, regarding strong support for S. 1396, The Meals for Achievement Act, February 5, 1998. 2 pages.

1.11: Memorandum for the President from Secretary Dan Glickman regarding Child Nutrition Reauthorization/School Breakfast Initiative, December 23, 1997. 3 pages.
1.11: Markup Issues, not signed, not dated. 2 pages.
1.11: Legislative Proposals in Fiscal Year 1999 Reauthorization Package, Special Nutrition Programs. 8 pages.
1.11: Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Amendments of 1998 Section-by-Section Analysis. 15 pages.
1.11: Universal Breakfast Pilot with table showing One and Five Year Costs of Universal SBP Pilot. 1 page.
1.11: Statement from Arlene Chamberlain LN, President, South Dakota School Food Service Association, not dated. 2 pages.
1.11: 1998 Legislative Issue Paper, American School Food Service Association. 1 page.
1.11: Discussion Draft in the House of Representatives, A Bill to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to simplify program operations and improve program management, to extend certain authorities contained in those Acts through fiscal year [200?], and for other purposes. 20 pages.
1.11: H.R. 3066, in the House of Representatives, A Bill to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to simplify program operations and improve program management, to extend certain authorities contained in those Acts through fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes, April 1, 1998. 37 pages.
1.11: Attached packet of letters:

  • Letter from Maxine Waters, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, and William L. Clay, Ranking Democratic Member, Committee Education and the Work Force, to President William J. Clinton, The White House, regarding the Congressional Black Caucus urging the President to support current legislation to combat hunger in America, December 18, 1997. 2 pages.
  • Letter from Ronald E. Kleinman, M.D., of Harvard Medical School, to William J. Clinton, President of the United States, and Hilary Rodham Clinton, The White House, regarding support for the Meals for Achievement Act, December 12, 1997. 2 pages.
  • Letter from Lawton Chiles, Governor, State of Florida, to The Honorable William J. Clinton, President of the United States, The White House, urging support for the Meals for Achievement Act, February 26, 1998. 1 page.
  • Letter from Howard Dean, M.D., Governor, State of Vermont, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, requesting strong support for Meals for Achievement Act of 1997, December 29, 1997. 1 page.
  • Letter from Jeanne Shaheen, Governor, State of New Hampshire, to The Honorable Dan Glickman, USDA, Office of the Secretary, endorsing expansion and enhancement of the school breakfast program, December 4, 1997. 1 page.
  • Letter from William J. Janklow, Governor, State of South Dakota, to The Honorable Tim Johnson, United States Senator, regarding strong support for S. 1396, The Meals for Achievement Act, February 5, 1998. 2 pages.
  • Memorandum for the President from Secretary Dan Glickman regarding Child Nutrition Reauthorization/School Breakfast Initiative, December 23, 1997. 3 pages.