,i #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hehg ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #bh1 #bjbb,mr4 ,turn] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff to require t ,/ate ag5cies contract ) m ?an "o infant =mula manufactur] "u ! special supplem5tal program = wom51 infants1 & *ildr51 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,newborn ,=mula ,access = a ,nutriti\s ,tomorr[ ,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,infant ,act ( #bjbb4 #b4 ,increas+ infant =mula manufactur] contracts "u ,,wic program ,section #ag ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #adca7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b77#ag71 by /rik+ selects a s+le s\rce 7a s+le infant =mula manufactur]7 (f]+ ! l[e/ price1 z det]m9$ by ! submission ( seal$ bids1 = a product = :i* bids are s\ght = use 9 ! program au?oriz$ by ?is section & ins]t+ selects1 9 accordance ) subsection 7h77#h77;iii71 infant =mula manufactur]s1 z det]m9$ by ! submission ( seal$ bids1 = a product = :i* bids are s\ght = use 9 ! program au?oriz$ by ?is section2 & 7#b7 9 subsection 7h77#h77;,a7-- 7,a7 by am5d+ clause 7iii7 to read z foll[s3 7iii7 ,competitive bidd+ sy/em ,a ,/ate ag5cy us+ a competitive bidd+ sy/em = infant =mula %all aw>d contracts to-- 7,i7 at lea/ #b manufactur]s1 "u :i* no manufactur] may receive a contract = m ?an #gj p]c5t ( ! infant =mula = :i* ! ,/ate ag5cy contracts 9 a ye>2 & 7,,ii7 bidd]s (f]+ ! l[e/ net price = a specific infant =mula = :i* manufactur]s submit a bid unless ! ,/ate ag5cy demon/rates to ! satisfaction ( ! ,secret>y t ! weight$ av]age retail price = diff]5t br&s ( infant =mula 9 ! ,/ate does n v>y by m ?an #e p]c5t4 2 & 7,b7 by /rik+ clauses 7v7 & 7vi7 & r$esignat+ clauses 7vii7 ?r\gh 7x7 z 7v7 ?r\gh 7viii71 respectively4