,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #caag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,ms4   
,adams 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,und]wood1 & ,mr4
 ,scott ( ,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff to     
e/abli% a grant program to provide      
grants to local ag5cies & cl9ics to     
improve ! heal? ( mo!rs & infants1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,community ,access1    
,res\rces1 & ,education = ,families ,act
 or ! ,,c>e = ,families ,act4  #b4      
,funds = community heal? p>tn]%ip       
outrea* ,section #ag7;h7 ( ! ,*ild      
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aghf7;h77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#ae7 ,community heal?         
p>tn]%ips grants  7,a7 ,program e/abli%$
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y    
%all c>ry out a grant program to make   
grants to local ag5cies & cl9ics to c>ry

 out activities to enhance collaboration
 betwe5--  7i7 su* local ag5cies &      
cl9ics & community heal? p>tn]s1 includ+
 o!r heal? c>e provid]s1 social s]vices 
programs1 & e>ly *ildhood le>n+ & c>e   
provid]s1 = ! purposes (--  7,i7        
e/abli%+ l9kages betwe5 su* entities1   
su* z ?r\gh p>ticipation 9 community    
coalitions2  7,,ii7 facilitat+ ref]rals 
betwe5 su* entities2  7,,iii7 implem5t+ 
evid5ce-bas$ /rategies to improve !     
heal? ( communities1 conduct outrea* to 
eligible p>ticipants1 & promote         
brea/fe$+ & access to heal?y foods2 &   
7,,iv7 increas+ aw>5ess among su*       
entities & program p>ticipants 7includ+ 
pot5tial program p>ticipants7 ( !       
eligibility requirem5ts =1 & heal?      
b5efits (1 ! program2 &  7ii7 su* local 
ag5cies & cl9ics & o!r heal? c>e        
provid]s1 includ+ p$iatricians1         
ob/etricians-gynecologi/s1 family       
physicians1 advance practice nurses1    
nurse midwives1 community heal? c5t]s1  
heal? dep>tm5ts1 hospitals1 & rural     

heal? cl9ics1 = ! purposes (--  7,i7    
facilitat+ & improv+ access to          
compreh5sive pr5atal1 po/natal1 &       
po/p>tum c>e = program p>ticipants2     
7,,ii7 facilitat+ c]tification (        
eligibility ( p]sons = p>ticipation 9 ! 
program & provision ( program b5efits at
 ! hospital b$side = eligible po/p>tum  
wom5 & infants2  7,,iii7 improv+ !      
coord9ation1 quality1 & co/ effectiv5ess
 ( heal? c>e s]vices2  7,,iv7 improv+ ! 
%>+ ( in=mation necess>y to e/abli%     
nutritional risk "u subsection 7b77#h72 
&  7,v7 ensur+ consi/5t nutrition       
education & brea/fe$+ messages are      
provid$ to program p>ticipants4  7,b7   
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ?is p>agraph1 a local ag5cy  
or cl9ic %all submit an application to !
 ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &    
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7,c7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,f am\nts  
appropriat$ "u subsection 7g71          
#ae1jjj1jjj may be made available to    

c>ry out ?is p>agraph = ea* ( fiscal    
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe4  7ii7 ,adju/m5t 
,! am\nt specifi$ 9 clause 7i7 %all be  
adju/$ annually = inflation by ! same   
factor us$ to det]m9e ! national av]age 
p] p>ticipant grant = nutrition s]vices 
& adm9i/ration = ! fiscal ye> "u        
p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7,d7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,program ,! t]m      
program means ! special supplem5tal     
nutrition program "u ?is section4  7ii7 
,program p>ticipant ,! t]m program      
p>ticipant means a p>ticipant 9 !       
special supplem5tal nutrition program "u
 ?is section4  4