,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fgha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ah1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan 7= himself1  
,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]1 & ,ms4             
,roybal-,all>d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff to     
p]mit video or telephone c]tifications  
"u ! special supplem5tal nutrition      
program = wom51 infants1 & *ildr51 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,m ,options to ,develop
 & ,enhance ,remote ,nutrition 9 ,,wic  
,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,mod]n ,,wic ,act (  
#bjbb4  #b4 ,pres5ce at c]tification    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ag7;d77#c77;,c7 (
 ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;d77#c77;,c77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 ! subp>agraph head+1 by /rik+   
,physical pres5ce & ins]t+ ,pres5ce2    
7#b7 9 clause 7i71 by /rik+ physically  
pres5t at ea* c]tification or           
rec]tification det]m9ation & ins]t+     

pres5t at ea* c]tification or           
rec]tification1 ei!r 9 p]son or ?r\gh   
video te*nology p]mitt+ #b-way1 real-"t 
int]active communications12 &  7#c7 9   
clause 7ii7-- 7,a7 9 subclause 7,i71 9 !
 matt] prec$+ item 7aa71 by /rik+ an    
infant or *ild & ins]t+ any eligible    
individual2  7,b7 by r$esignat+         
subclauses 7,i7 ?r\gh 7,,iii7 z         
subclauses 7,,ii7 ?r\gh 7,,iv71         
respectively2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ be=e    
subclause 7,,ii7 7z s r$esignat$7 !     
foll[+3  7,i7 any eligible individual-- 
7aa7 :o completes ! c]tification process
 ?r\gh a telephone appo9tm5t or o!r     
remote te*nology2 &  7bb7 = :om all     
necess>y c]tification in=mation is      
obta9$ n m ?an #ij days be=e or aft] !  
c]tification appo9tm5t2  4  7b7         
,te*nical am5dm5t ,section #ag7;d77#c7 (
 ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;d77#c77 is am5d$ by    
con=m+ ! m>g9 ( subp>agraph 7,b7 to !   
m>g9 ( subp>agraph 7,c74  #c4 ,remote   
b5efit issuance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  

#ag7;f77#f77;,b7 ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition   
,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#aghf7;f77#f77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! 
?ird s5t5ce-- 7,a7 by /rik+ v\*]s by    
mail & ins]t+ food in/rum5ts2 &  7,b7 by
 /rik+ ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7iii7 ,disapproval ( ,/ate plan ,!      
,secret>y  2  7#b7 9 ! second s5t5ce--  
7,a7 by /rik+ v\*]s by mail 9 its plan &
 ins]t+ food in/rum5ts by mail1 remote  
issuance1 or o!r means 9 ! ,/ate plan2 &
  7,b7 by /rik+ ,! ,/ate & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7ii7 ,/ate plan ,! ,/ate  2 &  
7#c7 by /rik+ 7,b7 ,/ate ag5cies & all t
 foll[s ?r\gh to obta9 v\*]s4 & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7,b7 ,deliv]y ( v\*]s  7i7 ,9 
g5]al ,/ate ag5cies may provide = !     
deliv]y ( food in/rum5ts1 includ+       
electronic b5efit transf] c>ds1 to any  
p>ticipant ?r\gh means t d n require !  
p>ticipant to travel to ! local ag5cy to
 obta9 food in/rum5ts1 su* z ?r\gh mail+
 or remote issuance4  4  7b7            
,regulations ,! ,secret>y %all revise   
section #bdf4ab7r7 ( title #g1 ,code (  

,f$]al ,regulations1 by /rik+ p>agraph  
7#d74  #d4 ,annual inve/m5t 9 ,,wic     
te*nologies ,section #ag7;h7 ( ! ,*ild  
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aghf7;h77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph   
7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ clause 7ii72 &
  7,b7 by /rik+ ! subp>agraph           
designation & all t foll[s ?r\gh clause 
7ii7 & & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,b7         
,allocation = nutrition s]vices &       
adm9i/ration ,except z provid$ 9  2 &   
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#aj7-- 7,a7 9          
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ #bjaj ?r\gh  
#bjae & ins]t+ #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbh2 &     
7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ clause
 7ii7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7ii7          
#fj1jjj1jjj %all be us$ to e/abli%1     
develop1 improve1 replace1 or adm9i/]   
te*nology plat=ms1 includ+ managem5t    
in=mation sy/ems1 t enhance program     
s]vices1 access to ! program1 or        
r$emption ( b5efits1 ( :i* up to        
#e1jjj1jjj may be us$ = ,f$]al          
adm9i/rative co/s2 &  4  #e4 ,report to 
,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a  

ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a    
report on ! use ( remote te*nologies "u 
! special supplem5tal nutrition program 
= wom51 infants1 & *ildr5 e/abli%$ by   
section #ag ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( 
#aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7 7ref]r$ to 9
 ?is section z ! program74  7b7 ,cont5t 
( report ,! report submitt$ "u          
subsection 7a7 %all include a           
description (-- 7#a7 ! use ( remote     
te*nologies & o!r digital tools1 includ+
 video1 telephone1 & onl9e plat=ms--    
7,a7 to c]tify eligible individuals =   
program s]vices2 &  7,b7 to provide     
nutrition education & brea/fe$+ support 
to program p>ticipants2  7#b7 ! impact (
 remote te*nologies1 includ+ video1     
telephone1 & onl9e plat=ms1 on          
c]tifications1 appo9tm5ts1 & p>ticipant 
satisfaction "u ! program2 &  7#c7 be/  
practices-- 7,a7 to c]tify program      

p>ticipants = program s]vices us+ remote
 te*nologies2  7,b7 to incorporate ! use
 ( digital tools into ! program         
c]tification process2  7,c7 to integrate
 nutrition education & brea/fe$+ support
 s]vices = program p>ticipants into     
remote te*nologies & plat=ms2 &  7,d7 to
 securely manage program p>ticipant     
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