,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjba,mrs4 
,hayes 7= h]self & ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild ,nutrition  
,act ( #aiff to ext5d c]ta9 c]tification
 p]iods = ! special supplem5tal         
nutrition program = wom51 infants1 &    
*ildr51 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,ext5sion
 ( c]ta9 ,,wic c]tification p]iods  7a7 
,expansion ( adjunctive eligibility     
,section #ag7;d77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,*ild     
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aghf7;d77#b77;,a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
clause 7ii7-- 7,a7 9 subclause 7,i71 by 
ins]t+ resides 9 a h\sehold 7z su* t]m  
is def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,food &       
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjab77 t be=e receives2 &  7,b7 9      
subclause 7,,ii71 by /rik+ 2 or & ins]t+
 a semicolon2  7#b7 by am5d+ clause     
7iii7 to read z foll[s3  7iii7 7,i7 is  
enroll$ 9 m$ical assi/ance "u title     

,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 or *ild heal?  
assi/ance "u title ,,xxi ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;aa  
et seq472 or  7,,ii7 is a memb] ( a     
family 9 :i* a pregnant woman1 po/p>tum 
woman1 infant1 or *ild receives su*     
assi/ance2  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7iv7 is enroll$ z a p>ticipant
 9 a program au?oriz$ "u ! ,head ,/>t   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihca et seq47 or   
resides 9 a h\sehold 9 :i* "o or m      
*ildr5 is enroll$ z a p>ticipant 9 su* a
 ,head ,/>t program2  7v7 resides 9 a   
h\sehold t receives assi/ance "u ! food 
di/ribution program on ,indian          
res]vations e/abli%$ "u section #d7;b7 (
 ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;b772 or  7vi7 resides 9
 a h\sehold t receives assi/ance f a    
nutrition assi/ance program fund$ by !  
consolidat$ block grants = ,pu]to ,rico 
& ! ,am]ican ,samoa e/abli%$ "u section 
#ai ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh74  4  7b7           

,c]tification )9 "o h\sehold family2    
c]tification ( infants ,section         
#ag7;d77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition   
,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#aghf77;d77#c77;,a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
clause 7i71 by /rik+ clause 7ii7 &      
ins]t+ clauses 7ii7 & 7v72 &  7#b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iv7           
,c]tification )9 "o h\sehold family ,9 !
 case ( an individual :o is a memb] ( a 
h\sehold p>ticipat+ 9 ! program pursuant
 to clauses 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 (       
p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 & is c]tifi$ =       
purposes ( su* clauses "u subp>agraph   
7,d7 or 7,e71 a local ag5cy may ext5d or
 e/abli%1 if su* an ext5sion or         
e/abli%m5t w\ld promote alignm5t betwe5 
su* family memb]s1 a c]tification p]iod 
= family memb]s ( su* individual :o--   
7,i7 reside 9 ! same h\sehold2 &  7,,ii7
 are-- 7aa7 p>ticipants 9 ! program2 or 
7bb7 eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! program4
  7v7 ,c]tification ( infants ,a ,/ate  
%all c]tify = p>ticipation1 )\t fur!r   
application1 an infant born to a        

pregnant individual :o is p>ticipat+ 9 !
 program pursuant to clause 7iii7 (     
p>agraph 7#b77;,a74  7vi7               
,rec]tification ,be=e reque/+ new income
 docum5tation = purposes ( rec]tify+ an 
individual "u ! program1 a ,/ate %all-- 
7,i7 det]m9e :e!r su* individual is     
eligible = rec]tification "u subp>agraph
 7,e72 &  7,,ii7 if su* individual is s 
eligible-- 7aa7 rec]tify su* individual2
 &  7bb7 notify su* individual ( su*    
rec]tification4  4  7c7 ,ext5sion ( *ild
 c]tification p]iods ,section           
#ag7;d77#c77;,a77iii7 ( ! ,*ild         
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aghf7;d77#c77;,a77iii77 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ #a ye> & ins]t+ #b ye>s4  7d7     
,automatic eligibility = *ildr5 9 k9%ip 
families ,section #ag7;f77#a77;,c77ix7 (
 ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;f77#a77;,c77ix77 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ a k9%ip family1 aft] "u 
! c>e (4