,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ihd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1         
#bjbc,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,marshall7 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 permit video or telephone      
certifications under the special        
supplemental nutrition program for      
women1 infants1 and children1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,more ,options 
to ,develop and ,enhance ,remote        
,nutrition in ,,wic ,act of #bjbc or the
 ,,modern ,,wic ,act of #bjbc4  #b4     
,redefining presence at certification   
7a7 ,in general ,section #ag7;d77#c7 of 
the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;d77#c77 is amended by 
striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting
 the following3  7,c7 ,presence for     
certain determinations and evaluations  

7i7 ,in general ,each individual seeking
 certification1 recertification1 or a   
nutritional risk evaluation for         
participation in the program authorized 
under this section shall be provided an 
appointment that is1 at the option of   
the individual1 through any of the      
following formats3 7,i7 ,in person4     
7,,ii7 ,by telephone4  7,,iii7 ,through 
video technology that permits #b-way1   
real-time interactive communications4   
7,,iv7 ,through other formats that      
permit #b-way1 real-time interactive    
communications1 as determined by the    
,secretary4  7ii7 ,,ada compliance ,any 
format made available for an appointment
 under clause 7i7 shall be accessible to
 an individual in accordance with the   
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq47 and
 section #ejd of the ,rehabilitation    
,act of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid74     
7iii7 ,nutritional risk evaluations for 
remote certification ,if an individual  
certifies for participation in the      

program under clause 7i7 through a      
format other than in-person1 the ,state 
agency shall-- 7,i7 plan to collect the 
anthropometric data necessary to        
evaluate the nutritional risk of that   
individual within #cj days of the       
appointment2 and  7,,ii7 collect such   
data not later than #ij days after the  
appointment4  7iv7 ,interim eligibility 
for nutritional risk  7,i7 ,in general  
,a ,state agency may-- 7aa7 consider an 
applicant who meets the income          
eligibility standards under this section
 to be temporarily eligible on an       
interim basis to participate in the     
program authorized under this section2  
and  7bb7 temporarily certify that      
individual for participation in the     
program immediately1 without delaying   
temporary certification until a         
nutritional risk evaluation is carried  
out4  7,,ii7 ,timing for nutritional    
risk evaluation ,a nutritional risk     
evaluation for an individual temporarily
 certified pursuant to subclause 7,i7   

shall be completed not later than #ij   
days after the date of temporary        
certification of the individual4        
7,,iii7 ,termination of temporary       
certification ,the temporary            
certification of an individual certified
 pursuant to subclause 7,i7 shall       
terminate on the earliest of-- 7aa7 #ia 
days after the date of temporary        
certification if the ,state agency does 
not collect data on the individual      
pursuant to clause 7iii72 and  7bb7 the 
date of a determination by the ,state   
agency that the individual does not meet
 the nutritional risk criteria4  4  7b7 
,technical amendment ,section           
#ag7;d77#c7 of the ,child ,nutrition    
,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#aghf7;d77#c77 is amended by conforming 
the margin of subparagraph 7,b7 to the  
margin of subparagraph 7,c74  #c4       
,remote benefit issuance  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #ag7;f77#f77;,b7 of the
 ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;f77#f77;,b77 is        

amended-- 7#a7 in the third sentence--  
7,a7 by striking vouchers by mail and   
inserting food instruments by mail1     
remote issuance1 or other means2 and    
7,b7 by striking ,the ,secretary and    
inserting the following3  7iii7         
,disapproval of ,state plan ,the        
,secretary  2  7#b7 in the second       
sentence-- 7,a7 by striking vouchers by 
mail in its plan and inserting food     
instruments by mail1 remote issuance1 or
 other means in the ,state plan2 and    
7,b7 by striking ,the ,state and        
inserting the following3  7ii7 ,state   
plan ,the ,state  2 and  7#c7 by        
striking 7,b7 ,state agencies and all   
that follows through to obtain vouchers4
 and inserting the following3  7,b7     
,delivery of food instruments  7i7 ,in  
general ,state agencies may provide for 
the delivery of food instruments1       
including electronic benefit transfer   
cards1 to any participant through means 
that do not require the participant to  
travel to the local agency to obtain the

 food instruments1 such as through      
mailing or remote issuance4  4  7b7     
,regulations ,the ,secretary of         
,agriculture shall revise section       
#bdf4ab7r7 of title #g1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations1 by striking      
paragraph 7#d74  #d4 ,report to         
,congress  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,agriculture shall submit to the        
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate and the    
,committee on ,education and ,labor of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on the use of remote technologies under 
the special supplemental nutrition      
program for women1 infants1 and children
 established by section #ag of the      
,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7 7referred to in this   
section as the program74  7b7 ,content  
of report ,the report submitted under   
subsection 7a7 shall include a          
description of-- 7#a7 the use of remote 

technologies and other digital tools1   
including video1 telephone1 and online  
platforms-- 7,a7 to certify eligible    
individuals for program services2 and   
7,b7 to provide nutrition education and 
breastfeeding support to program        
participants2  7#b7 the impact of remote
 technologies1 including video1         
telephone1 and online platforms1 on     
certifications1 appointments1 and       
participant satisfaction under the      
program2 and  7#c7 best practices-- 7,a7
 to certify program participants for    
program services using remote           
technologies2  7,b7 to incorporate the  
use of digital tools into the program   
certification process2  7,c7 to         
integrate nutrition education and       
breastfeeding support services for      
program participants into remote        
technologies and platforms2 and  7,d7 to
 securely manage program participant    
data4