,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bg1        
#bjbc,mrs4 ,hayes 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,adams1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,ms4   
,bu%1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 
,c>son1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4
 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mr4  
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4        
,doggett1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4   
,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4       
,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1
 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1
 ,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4
 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1    
,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1  
,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4  
,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mrs4  
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,ms4 ,sewell1
 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,ms4 ,titus1
 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,torres
 ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mrs4    

,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,williams (      
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 
,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,ms4
 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,hoyle ( ,oregon1 ,mr4  
,c\rtney1 & ,mr4 ,himes7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,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 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,wic = 
,kids ,act4  #b4 ,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 includes an individual :o 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 receives m$ical     
assi/ance "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq47 or *ild heal? assi/ance "u title  
,,xxi ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;aa
 et seq472 or  7,,ii7 is a memb] ( a    
family 9 :i* a pregnant woman1 po/p>tum 
woman1 infant1 or *ild receives su*     
assi/ance or is enroll$ z describ$ 9    
subclause 7,i72  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7iv7 is enroll$ z a ,head
 ,/>t 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 includes an      
individual :o 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 includes an individual :o 

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 #bjbh7 or fund$ by a block    
grant = ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s pursuant to section #fja 
( ,public ,law #if-eig 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4   
#adfi;d7c774  4  7b7 ,adjunct           
docum5tation ,section #ag7;d77#c77;,e7 (
 ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;d77#c77;,e77 is am5d$  
to read z foll[s3  7,e7 ,adjunct        
docum5tation ,9 ord] to p>ticipate 9 !  
program "u ?is section pursuant to      
clause 7ii7 ?r\gh 7vi7 ( p>agraph       
7#b77;,a71 n e>li] ?an #ij days prior to
 ! date on :i* ! c]tification or        
rec]tification = p>ticipation 9 !       
program is made-- 7i7 an individual %all
 provide docum5tation ( receipt (       
assi/ance describ$ 9 su* clause2 or     
7ii7 a ,/ate ag5cy %all use available   
docum5tation to %[ receipt ( su*        

assi/ance4  4  7c7 ,c]tification )9 "o  
h\sehold family ,section                
#ag7;d77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition   
,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#aghf77;d77#c77;,a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
clause 7i71 by /rik+ clause 7ii7 &      
ins]t+ clauses 7ii7 ?r\gh 7viii72  7#b7 
by ins]t+ or rec]tifi$ aft] c]tifi$2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iv7   
,c]tification )9 "o h\sehold family ,9  
ord] to align c]tification p]iods or    
rec]tification appo9tm5ts1 :5 a ,/ate or
 local ag5cy c]tifies an individual bas$
 on income docum5tation "u subp>agraph  
7,d7 or adjunct docum5tation "u         
subp>agraph 7,e71 a new c]tification    
p]iod t o!rwise meets ! requirem5ts ( ! 
program may be initiat$ = eligible      
family memb]s ( su* individual4  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  7d7 ,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  7e7     
,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