,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #igd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1         
#bjbc,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 make      
publicly available information on infant
 formula procurement 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  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,infant formula procurement 
online source of information ,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 ,infant
 formula procurement online source of   
information  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 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 agency1 or a     
,state agency on behalf of a ,state     
alliance1 shall submit to the           
,secretary1 not later than #e business  
days after the date on which a bid      
solicitation is made available online to
 bidders by the ,state1 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 make that description 
publicly available4  7,,iv7 ,guidance   
,the ,secretary shall issue guidance to 
implement this clause4  4