,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ag1 
#bjba,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,child         
,nutrition ,act of #aiff to require the 
,secretary of ,agriculture to establish 
a publicly available database of bid    
solicitations for infant formula under  
the special supplemental nutrition      
program for women1 infants1 and         
children4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,wic ,healthy      
,beginnings ,act of #bjba4  #b4         
,database of bid solicitations for      
infant formula under the ,,wic program  
,section #ag7;h77#h77;,a7 of the ,child 
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf7;h77#h77;,a77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7xi7        
,database of bid solicitations  7,i7 ,in

 general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this clause1  
the ,secretary shall make available to  
the public on a website of the          
,department of ,agriculture a fully     
searchable database that shall contain  
the information described in items 7aa7 
through 7dd7 of subclause 7,,ii7        
relating to bid solicitations of ,state 
agencies for infant formula under the   
program4  7,,ii7 ,state agencies ,in    
soliciting bids for infant formula under
 the program1 a ,state agency shall     
submit to the ,secretary1 not later than
 #e business days after the date of the 
bid solicitation1 a description of the  
bid solicitation1 including-- 7aa7 the  
title of the bid solicitation and the   
,state agency administering the bid     
solicitation2  7bb7 the website         
hyperlink and other information needed  
for the purpose of submitting a bid in  
response to the bid solicitation2  7cc7 
the contact information and website     
hyperlink for the ,state agency         

administering the bid solicitation1 for 
the purpose of gathering additional     
information relating to the bid         
solicitation2 and  7dd7 the period      
during which bids are accepted or the   
due date for bids1 as applicable1 under 
the bid solicitation4  7,,iii7          
,publication ,not later than #e days    
after receiving a description of a bid  
solicitation under subclause 7,,ii71 the
 ,secretary shall publish the           
information on the database established 
under subclause 7,i74  7,,iv7 ,guidance 
,the ,secretary shall issue guidance to 
implement this clause4  7,v7 ,liability 
limitation ,a ,state1 ,state agency1 or 
the ,federal ,government shall not be   
liable in a civil suit or claim in a    
,state or ,federal court based on the   
performance or failure to perform a     
duty1 function1 or activity required by 
this clause4  4