,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #e1 #bjbj,ms4   
,schrier 7for herself and ,mr4 ,wright7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide a ,state option for certain     
cash-value voucher increases during the 
,,covid-#ai public health emergency1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,wic    
,benefit ,flexibility ,during           
,,covid-#ai ,act4  #b4 ,state option for
 cash-value voucher increases  7a7 ,in  
general  7#a7 ,authority to increase    
amount of cash-value voucher ,during the
 ,,covid-#ai public health emergency    
declared under section #cai of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 and in response to    
challenges related to such public health
 emergency1 the ,secretary may increase 
the amount of a cash-value voucher under
 a qualified food package to an amount  

less than or equal to #ce4  7#b7        
,application of increased amount of     
cash-value voucher to ,state agencies   
7,a7 ,notification ,an increase to the  
amount of a cash-value voucher under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to any ,state
 agency that notifies the ,secretary of 
the intent to use such an increased     
amount1 without further application4    
7,b7 ,use of increased amount ,a ,state 
agency that notifies the ,secretary     
under subparagraph 7,a7 may use or not  
use the increased amount described in   
such subparagraph during the period     
beginning on the date of the            
notification by the ,state agency under 
such subparagraph and ending ,september 
#cj1 #bjbj4  7#c7 ,application period   
,an increase to the amount of a         
cash-value voucher under paragraph 7#a7 
may only apply during the period        
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this section and ending on ,september
 #cj1 #bjbj4  7#d7 ,sunset ,the         
authority to make an increase to the    

amount of a cash-value voucher under    
paragraph 7#a7 or to use such an        
increased amount under paragraph        
7#b77;,b7 shall terminate on ,september 
#cj1 #bjbj4  7b7 ,definitions  7#a7     
,cash-value voucher ,the term cash-value
 voucher has the meaning given the term 
in section #bdf4b of title #g1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations4  7#b7 ,qualified 
food package ,the term qualified food   
package means the following food        
packages under section #bdf4aj7;e7 of   
title #g1 ,code of ,federal             
,regulations3 7,a7 ,food ,package       
,,iv-,children #a through #d years4     
7,b7 ,food ,package ,v-,pregnant and    
partially 7mostly7 breastfeeding women4 
7,c7 ,food ,package ,,vi-,postpartum    
women4  7,d7 ,food ,package ,,vii-,fully
 breastfeeding4  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