,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,ms4  
,adams 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,underwood1   
and ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,child 
,nutrition ,act of #aiff to establish a 
grant program to provide grants to local
 agencies and clinics to improve the    
health of mothers and infants1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,community     
,access1 ,resources1 and ,education for 
,families ,act or the ,,care for        
,families ,act4  #b4 ,funds for         
community health partnership outreach   
,section #ag7;h7 of the ,child          
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf7;h77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#ae7 ,community    
health partnerships grants  7,a7        
,program established ,not later than #a 
year after the date of the enactment of 

this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall    
carry out a grant program to make grants
 to local agencies and clinics to carry 
out activities to enhance collaboration 
between--  7i7 such local agencies and  
clinics and community health partners1  
including other health care providers1  
social services programs1 and early     
childhood learning and care providers1  
for the purposes of--  7,i7 establishing
 linkages between such entities1 such as
 through participation in community     
coalitions2  7,,ii7 facilitating        
referrals between such entities2        
7,,iii7 implementing evidence-based     
strategies to improve the health of     
communities1 conduct outreach to        
eligible participants1 and promote      
breastfeeding and access to healthy     
foods2 and  7,,iv7 increasing awareness 
among such entities and program         
participants 7including potential       
program participants7 of the eligibility
 requirements for1 and health benefits  
of1 the program2 and  7ii7 such local   

agencies and clinics and other health   
care providers1 including pediatricians1
 obstetricians-gynecologists1 family    
physicians1 advance practice nurses1    
nurse midwives1 community health        
centers1 health departments1 hospitals1 
and rural health clinics1 for the       
purposes of--  7,i7 facilitating and    
improving access to comprehensive       
prenatal1 postnatal1 and postpartum care
 for program participants2  7,,ii7      
facilitating certification of           
eligibility of persons for participation
 in the program and provision of program
 benefits at the hospital bedside for   
eligible postpartum women and infants2  
7,,iii7 improving the coordination1     
quality1 and cost effectiveness of      
health care services2  7,,iv7 improving 
the sharing of information necessary to 
establish nutritional risk under        
subsection 7b77#h72 and  7,v7 ensuring  
consistent nutrition education and      
breastfeeding messages are provided to  
program participants4  7,b7 ,application

 ,to be eligible to receive a grant     
under this paragraph1 a local agency or 
clinic shall submit an application to   
the ,secretary at such time1 in such    
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7,c7    
,authorization of appropriations  7i7   
,in general ,from amounts appropriated  
under subsection 7g71 #ae1jjj1jjj may be
 made available to carry out this       
paragraph for each of fiscal years #bjbj
 through #bjbe4  7ii7 ,adjustment ,the  
amount specified in clause 7i7 shall be 
adjusted annually for inflation by the  
same factor used to determine the       
national average per participant grant  
for nutrition services and              
administration for the fiscal year under
 paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7,d7 ,definitions
 ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,program ,the  
term program means the special          
supplemental nutrition program under    
this section4  7ii7 ,program participant
 ,the term program participant means a  
participant in the special supplemental 

nutrition program under this section4  4