,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ai1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania 7for himself
 and ,ms4 ,schrier7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to waive and defer certain  
requirements under the special          
supplemental nutrition program for      
women1 infants1 and children during     
certain emergencies1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,covid-#ai ,,wic   
,response ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,physical 
presence waiver under ,,wic during      
certain public health emergencies  7a7  
,waiver authority  7#a7 ,in general     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary may grant a request 
described in paragraph 7#b7 to-- 7,a7   
waive the requirement under subsection  
7d77#c77;,c77i7 of section #ag of the   
,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;d77#c77;,c77i772 and   

7,b7 defer anthropometric and bloodwork 
requirements necessary to determine     
nutritional risk under such section4    
7#b7 ,request ,a request described in   
this paragraph is a request made to the 
,secretary by a ,state agency to waive1 
on behalf of the local agencies served  
by such ,state agency1 the requirements 
described in paragraph 7#a7 during any  
portion of the emergency period 7as     
defined in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of       
section #aace7;g7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e7;g777 beginning on or after  
the date of the enactment of this       
section4  7b7 ,reports  7#a7 ,local     
agency reports ,each local agency that  
uses a waiver pursuant to subsection 7a7
 shall1 not later than #a year after the
 date such local agency uses such       
waiver1 submit a report to the ,state   
agency serving such local agency that   
includes the following3 7,a7 ,a summary 
of the use of such waiver by the local  
agency4  7,b7 ,a description of whether 

such waiver resulted in improved        
services to women1 infants1 and         
children4  7#b7 ,state agency reports   
,each ,state agency that receives a     
waiver under subsection 7a71 shall1 not 
later than #ah months after the date    
such ,state agency received such waiver1
 submit a report to the ,secretary that 
includes the following3 7,a7 ,a summary 
of the reports received by the ,state   
agency under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,a   
description of whether such waiver      
resulted in improved services to women1 
infants1 and children4  #c4             
,administrative requirements waiver     
under ,,wic  7a7 ,waiver authority  7#a7
 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 the ,secretary may1 if
 requested by a ,state agency1 modify or
 waive any qualified administrative     
requirement with respect to such ,state 
agency4  7#b7 ,qualified administrative 
requirement ,in this section1 the term  
qualified administrative requirement    
means an administrative requirement     

under section #ag of the ,child         
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf7 that the ,secretary determines-- 
7,a7 cannot be met by a ,state agency   
due to ,,covid-#ai2 and  7,b7 the       
modification or waiver of which is      
necessary to provide assistance under   
such section4  7b7 ,state agency reports
 ,each ,state agency that receives a    
waiver under subsection 7a77#a71 shall1 
not later than #a year after the date   
such ,state agency received such waiver1
 submit a report to the ,secretary that 
includes the following3 7#a7 ,a summary 
of the use of such waiver by the ,state 
agency4  7#b7 ,a description of whether 
such waiver resulted in improved        
services to women1 infants1 and         
children4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3 7#a7 ,local agency ,the term local
 agency has the meaning given the term  
in section #ag7;b7 of the ,child        
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf7;b774  7#b7 ,nutritional risk ,the
 term nutritional risk has the meaning  

given the term in section #ag7;b7 of the
 ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;b774  7#c7 ,secretary  
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#d7 ,state
 agency ,the term ,state agency has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#ag7;b7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of
 #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;b774  #e4  
,sunset ,the authorities under this ,act
 shall expire on ,july #ca1 #bjbj4