,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbj,ms4  
,de,lauro 7for herself1 ,miss           
,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1 ,ms4   
,schrier1 and ,ms4 ,snchez7 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 increase the
 age of eligibility for children to     
receive benefits under the special      
supplemental nutrition program for      
women1 infants1 and children1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,wise          
,investment in ,children ,act of #bjbj  
or the ,,wic ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,age of
 eligibility for children under the     
special supplemental nutrition program  
7a7 ,definition of child ,section #ag of
 the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7 is amended-- 7#a7 
in subsection 7b71 by striking paragraph
 7#b7 and inserting the following3  7#b7

 ,child ,the term child means-- 7,a7 a  
person who has attained their first     
birthday but has not yet attained their 
fifth birthday2 and  7,b7 for purposes  
of subsection 7d77#c77;,a77iii77,,ii71 a
 person who has attained their first    
birthday but has not yet attained their 
sixth birthday4  2  7#b7 in subsection  
7e77#d77;,a71 by striking up to age #e2 
and  7#c7 in subsection 7f77#g77;,d77i71
 by striking under the age of #e4  7b7  
,certification ,section                 
#ag7;d77#c77;,a77iii7 of the ,child     
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf7;d77#c77;,a77iii77 is amended--   
7#a7 by striking ,a ,state and inserting
 the following3  7,i7 ,in general ,a    
,state  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7,,ii7 #e-year-old     
children  7aa7 ,in general ,a ,state may
 elect to certify a participant child   
who has had a fifth birthday but has not
 yet attained their sixth birthday1     
during the period that ends on the      
earlier of-- 7,,aa7 the sixth birthday  

of the child2 and 7,,bb7 the first date 
on which the child attends full day     
kindergarten4  7bb7 ,requirements ,each 
,state that elects to certify a child   
under item 7aa7 shall-- 7,,aa7 ensure   
that the participant child receives     
required health and nutrition           
assessments2 and 7,,bb7 establish a     
system to determine the first date on   
which a participant child attends full  
day kindergarten4  4  7c7 ,conforming   
amendment ,section #aijb7;a77#ec77;,a7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#ec77;,a77 is      
amended by striking below the age of #e 
and inserting 7as defined in that       
section74  #c4 ,certification of infants
  7a7 ,definition of infant ,section    
#ag7;b7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of
 #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;b77 is     
amended by striking paragraph 7#e7 and  
inserting the following3  7#e7 ,infant  
,the term infant means-- 7,a7 a person  
under #a year of age2 and  7,b7 for     
purposes of subsection 7d71 a person    

under #b years of age4  4  7b7          
,certification ,section #ag7;d77#c77;,a7
 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;d77#c77;,a77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7iv7 ,infants  7,i7 ,in     
general ,a ,state may elect to certify  
an infant for a period of not more than 
#b years4  7,,ii7 ,assessments ,in      
certifying an infant under subclause    
7,i71 a ,state shall ensure that the    
infant receives required health and     
nutrition assessments4  4  #d4          
,extension of postpartum period  7a7    
,breastfeeding women  7#a7 ,definition  
of breastfeeding woman ,section #ag7;b7 
of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;b77 is amended by 
striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting   
the following3  7#a7 ,breastfeeding     
woman ,the term breastfeeding woman     
means-- 7,a7 a woman who is not more    
than #a year postpartum and is          
breastfeeding the infant of the woman2  
and  7,b7 for purposes of subsection    

7d71 a woman who is not more than #b    
years postpartum and is breastfeeding   
the infant of the woman4  4  7#b7       
,certification ,section                 
#ag7;d77#c77;,a77ii7 of the ,child      
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf7;d77#c77;,a77ii77 is amended by   
striking #a year and all that follows   
through earlier and inserting not more  
than #b years postpartum4  7b7          
,postpartum women  7#a7 ,definition of  
postpartum woman ,section #ag7;b7 of the
 ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;b77 is amended by      
striking paragraph 7#aj7 and inserting  
the following3  7#aj7 ,postpartum woman 
,the term postpartum woman means-- 7,a7 
a woman up to #f months after           
termination of pregnancy2 and  7,b7 for 
purposes of subsection 7d71 a woman up  
to #b years after termination of        
pregnancy4  4  7#b7 ,certification      
,section #ag7;d77#c77;,a7 of the ,child 
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf7;d77#c77;,a77 7as amended by      

section #c7;b77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7v7 ,postpartum 
women ,a ,state may elect to certify a  
postpartum woman for a period of up to  
#b years after the termination of       
pregnancy of the postpartum woman4  4