,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gicc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #d1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,levin of ,michigan 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,stefanik7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a task force on   
supplemental foods delivery in the      
special supplemental nutrition program1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,covid-#ai ,,wic ,safety and           
,modernization ,act4  #b4 ,task force on
 supplemental foods delivery in the     
special supplemental nutrition program  
7a7 ,establishment of task force ,not   
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this section1 the      
,secretary shall establish a task force 
on supplemental foods delivery in the   
special supplemental nutrition program  
7in this section referred to as the     
,task ,force74  7b7 ,membership  7#a7   
,composition ,the ,task ,force shall be 

composed of at least #a member but not  
more than #c members appointed by the   
,secretary from each of the following3  
7,a7 ,retailers of supplemental foods4  
7,b7 ,representatives of ,state         
agencies4  7,c7 ,representatives of     
,indian ,state agencies4  7,d7          
,representatives of local agencies4     
7,e7 ,technology companies with         
experience maintaining the special      
supplemental nutrition program          
information systems and technology1     
including management information systems
 or electronic benefit transfer         
services4  7,f7 ,manufacturers of       
supplemental foods4  7,g7 ,participants 
in the special supplemental nutrition   
program from diverse locations4  7,h7   
,other organizations that have          
experience with and knowledge of the    
special supplemental nutrition program4 
7#b7 ,limitation on membership ,the     
,task ,force shall be composed of not   
more than #bj members4  7c7 ,duties     
7#a7 ,study ,the ,task ,force shall     

study measures to streamline the        
redemption of supplemental foods        
benefits that promote convenience1      
safety1 and equitable access to         
supplemental foods1 including infant    
formula1 for participants in the special
 supplemental nutrition program1        
including-- 7,a7 online and telephonic  
ordering and curbside pickup of1 and    
payment for1 supplemental foods2  7,b7  
online and telephonic purchasing of     
supplemental foods2  7,c7 home delivery 
of supplemental foods2  7,d7 self       
checkout for purchases of supplemental  
foods2 and  7,e7 other measures that    
limit or eliminate consumer presence in 
a physical store4  7#b7 ,report by ,task
 ,force ,not later than ,september #cj1 
#bjba1 the ,task ,force shall submit to 
the ,secretary a report that includes-- 
7,a7 the results of the study required  
under paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7         
recommendations with respect to such    
results4  7#c7 ,report by ,secretary    
,not later than #de days after receiving

 the report required under paragraph    
7#b71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 submit
 to ,congress a report that includes--  
7i7 a plan with respect to carrying out 
the recommendations received by the     
,secretary in such report under         
paragraph 7#b72 and  7ii7 an assessment 
of whether legislative changes are      
necessary to carry out such plan2 and   
7,b7 notify the ,task ,force of the     
submission of the report required under 
subparagraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,publication   
,the ,secretary shall make publicly     
available on the website of the         
,department of ,agriculture-- 7,a7 the  
report received by the ,secretary under 
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 the report    
submitted by the ,secretary under       
paragraph 7#c77;,a74  7d7 ,termination  
,the ,task ,force shall terminate on the
 date the ,secretary submits the report 
required under paragraph 7#c77;,a74  7e7
 ,nonapplicability of ,,faca ,the       
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to the 

,task ,force4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 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 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,agriculture4  7#c7 ,special            
supplemental nutrition program ,the term
 special supplemental nutrition program 
means the special supplemental nutrition
 program under section #ag of the ,child
 ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aghf74  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  7#e7 ,supplemental foods   
,the term supplemental foods has the    
meaning given the term in section       
#ag7;b7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of
 #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;b774