Congressional Mandate
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 1999
NIH Office of the Director
Office of Dietary Supplements
The Congressional Mandate that encouraged the planning,
organizing, and assembling of a conference to develop human nutrition
policy recommendations was issued in 1999. Below is the actual congressional
language:
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"The Committee also notes that 1999 marks the
30th anniversary of the landmark White House Conference on Food,
Nutrition, and Health which (led) to many major advancements in
nutrition and health policy. The Committee encourages the (NIH)
to plan and convene a conference to develop human nutrition policy
recommendations for the next century. This conference should be
developed in cooperation with the Agriculture Department and ensure
full and appropriate private sector involvement." |
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