This congressional hearing on the school lunch program dealt with the question of what would happen in those school districts that wanted to exercise an option to either take cash in lieu of commodities from the Department of Agriculture, or commodity letters of credit. Prepared statements are presented from Gene Miller, school food service director, School District of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Dorothy Van Egmond-Pannell, director, food services, Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; and William Verrill, director of food services, Portland Public Schools, Maine. Letters, supplemental materials, and prepared statements from other school food service authorities are included. (JD)