[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4455 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4455
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend certain
certification periods for the special supplemental nutrition program
for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 16, 2021
Mrs. Hayes (for herself and Miss Gonzalez-Colon) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend certain
certification periods for the special supplemental nutrition program
for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN WIC CERTIFICATION PERIODS.
(a) Expansion of Adjunctive Eligibility.--Section 17(d)(2)(A) of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii)--
(A) in subclause (I), by inserting ``resides in a
household (as such term is defined in section 3 of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012)) that''
before ``receives''; and
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
``(iii)(I) is enrolled in medical
assistance under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or child
health assistance under title XXI of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.); or
``(II) is a member of a family in which a
pregnant woman, postpartum woman, infant, or
child receives such assistance;''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) is enrolled as a participant in a program authorized
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) or resides in
a household in which one or more children is enrolled as a
participant in such a Head Start program;
``(v) resides in a household that receives assistance under
the food distribution program on Indian reservations
established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); or
``(vi) resides in a household that receives assistance from
a nutrition assistance program funded by the consolidated block
grants for Puerto Rico and the American Samoa established under
section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2028).''.
(b) Certification Within One Household Family; Certification of
Infants.--Section 17(d)(3)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1786)(d)(3)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and
inserting ``clauses (ii) and (v)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) Certification within one household
family.--In the case of an individual who is a
member of a household participating in the
program pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), or (iii)
of paragraph (2)(A) and is certified for
purposes of such clauses under subparagraph (D)
or (E), a local agency may extend or establish,
if such an extension or establishment would
promote alignment between such family members,
a certification period for family members of
such individual who--
``(I) reside in the same household;
and
``(II) are--
``(aa) participants in the
program; or
``(bb) eligible to
participate in the program.
``(v) Certification of infants.--A State
shall certify for participation, without
further application, an infant born to a
pregnant individual who is participating in the
program pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph
(2)(A).
``(vi) Recertification.--Before requesting
new income documentation for purposes of
recertifying an individual under the program, a
State shall--
``(I) determine whether such
individual is eligible for
recertification under subparagraph (E);
and
``(II) if such individual is so
eligible--
``(aa) recertify such
individual; and
``(bb) notify such
individual of such
recertification.''.
(c) Extension of Child Certification Periods.--Section
17(d)(3)(A)(iii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(d)(3)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ``1 year'' and inserting ``2
years''.
(d) Automatic Eligibility for Children in Kinship Families.--
Section 17(f)(1)(C)(ix) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(f)(1)(C)(ix)) is amended by inserting ``a kinship family,'' after
``under the care of''.
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