,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cced  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,br[n introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act
 ( #aiff to e/abli% a community heal?   
p>tn]%ip grant program4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,community   
,access1 ,res\rces1 & ,education =      
,families ,act ( #bjbj or ! ,,c>e =     
,families ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,community 
heal? p>tn]%ip grants ,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]%ip grants  7,a7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,eligible entity ,!   
t]m eligible entity means-- 7,i7 a local
 ag5cy2 &  7,,ii7 a local cl9ic4  7ii7  
,program p>ticipant ,! t]m program      
p>ticipant means a p>ticipant 9 !       
special supplem5tal nutrition program "u
 ?is section4  7,b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] 

?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a    
program to make grants to eligible      
entities to enhance collaboration       
among-- 7i7 ! eligible entities &       
community heal? p>tn]s1 includ+ heal?   
c>e provid]s1 social s]vices programs1 &
 e>ly *ildhood le>n+ & c>e provid]s--   
7,i7 to e/abli% l9kages betwe5 !        
eligible entities & ^? p>tn]s1 su* z    
?r\gh p>ticipation 9 community          
coalitions2  7,,ii7 to facilitate       
ref]rals among ! eligible entities & ^? 
p>tn]s2  7,,iii7 to implem5t            
evid5ce-bas$ /rategies to improve !     
heal? ( communities1 conduct outrea* to 
exi/+ & pot5tial program p>ticipants1 & 
promote brea/fe$+ & access to heal?y    
foods2 &  7,,iv7 to increase aw>5ess    
among ^? p>tn]s & exi/+ & pot5tial      
program p>ticipants ( ! eligibility     
requirem5ts =1 & heal? b5efits (1 !     
program1 z applicable2 &  7ii7 !        
eligible entities & heal? c>e provid]s  
su* z p$iatricians1                     

ob/etricians-gynecologi/s1 family       
physicians1 advance practice nurses1    
nurse midwives1 community heal? c5t]s1  
heal? dep>tm5ts1 hospitals1 & rural     
heal? cl9ics-- 7,i7 to facilitate &     
improve access to compreh5sive pr5atal1 
po/natal1 & po/p>tum c>e = program      
p>ticipants2  7,,ii7 to facilitate      
c]tification ( eligibility ( p]sons =   
p>ticipation 9 ! program & provision (  
program b5efits at ! hospital b$side =  
eligible po/p>tum wom5 & infants2       
7,,iii7 to improve ! coord9ation1       
quality1 & co/ effectiv5ess ( heal? c>e 
s]vices2  7,,iv7 to improve ! %>+ (     
in=mation necess>y to e/abli%           
nutritional risk2 &  7,v7 to ensure     
consi/5t nutrition education & brea/fe$+
 messages are provid$ to program        
p>ticipants4  7,c7 ,application ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
p>agraph1 an eligible entity %all submit
 an application to ! ,secret>y at su*   
"t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation
 z ! ,secret>y may require4  7,d7       

,au?orization ( appropriations  7i7 ,9  
g5]al ,( ! funds au?oriz$ to be         
appropriat$ "u subsection 7g77#a77;,a71 
! ,secret>y %all use to c>ry out ?is    
p>agraph #ae1jjj1jjj = 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  4