,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ihd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bg1 #bjbc,mrs4   
,gillibr& 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,m>%all7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act
 ( #aiff to p]mit video or telephone    
c]tifications "u ! special supplem5tal  
nutrition program = wom51 infants1 &    
*ildr51 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m      
,options to ,develop & ,enhance ,remote 
,nutrition 9 ,,wic ,act ( #bjbc or !    
,,mod]n ,,wic ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,r$ef9+
 pres5ce at c]tification  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,section #ag7;d77#c7 ( ! ,*ild          
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aghf7;d77#c77 is am5d$ by /rik+        
subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,c7 ,pres5ce = c]ta9 det]m9ations &    
evaluations  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,ea*          
individual seek+ c]tification1          
rec]tification1 or a nutritional risk   

evaluation = p>ticipation 9 ! program   
au?oriz$ "u ?is section %all be provid$ 
an appo9tm5t t is1 at ! option ( !      
individual1 ?r\gh any ( ! foll[+ =mats3 
7,i7 ,9 p]son4  7,,ii7 ,by telephone4   
7,,iii7 ,?r\gh video te*nology t p]mits 
#b-way1 real-"t int]active              
communications4  7,,iv7 ,?r\gh o!r =mats
 t p]mit #b-way1 real-"t int]active     
communications1 z det]m9$ by !          
,secret>y4  7ii7 ,,ada compliance ,any  
=mat made available = an appo9tm5t "u   
clause 7i7 %all be accessible to an     
individual 9 accordance ) ! ,am]icans ) 
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq47 & section #ejd
 ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #gid74  7iii7 ,nutritional    
risk evaluations = remote c]tification  
,if an individual c]tifies =            
p>ticipation 9 ! program "u clause 7i7  
?r\gh a =mat o!r ?an 9-p]son1 ! ,/ate   
ag5cy %all-- 7,i7 plan to collect !     
an?ropometric data necess>y to evaluate 
! nutritional risk ( t individual )9 #cj

 days ( ! appo9tm5t2 &  7,,ii7 collect  
su* data n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !     
appo9tm5t4  7iv7 ,int]im eligibility =  
nutritional risk  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate
 ag5cy may-- 7aa7 consid] an applicant  
:o meets ! income eligibility /&>ds "u  
?is section to be tempor>ily eligible on
 an int]im basis to p>ticipate 9 !      
program au?oriz$ "u ?is section2 &  7bb7
 tempor>ily c]tify t individual =       
p>ticipation 9 ! program imm$iately1 )\t
 delay+ tempor>y c]tification until a   
nutritional risk evaluation is c>ri$    
out4  7,,ii7 ,tim+ = nutritional risk   
evaluation ,a nutritional risk          
evaluation = an individual tempor>ily   
c]tifi$ pursuant to subclause 7,i7 %all 
be complet$ n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !  
date ( tempor>y c]tification ( !        
individual4  7,,iii7 ,t]m9ation (       
tempor>y c]tification ,! tempor>y       
c]tification ( an individual c]tifi$    
pursuant to subclause 7,i7 %all t]m9ate 
on ! e>lie/ (-- 7aa7 #ia days aft] !    
date ( tempor>y c]tification if ! ,/ate 

ag5cy does n collect data on !          
individual pursuant to clause 7iii72 &  
7bb7 ! date ( a det]m9ation by ! ,/ate  
ag5cy t ! individual does n meet !      
nutritional risk crit]ia4  4  7b7       
,te*nical am5dm5t ,section #ag7;d77#c7 (
 ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;d77#c77 is am5d$ by    
con=m+ ! m>g9 ( subp>agraph 7,b7 to !   
m>g9 ( subp>agraph 7,c74  #c4 ,remote   
b5efit issuance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  
#ag7;f77#f77;,b7 ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition   
,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#aghf7;f77#f77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! 
?ird s5t5ce-- 7,a7 by /rik+ v\*]s by    
mail & ins]t+ food in/rum5ts by mail1   
remote issuance1 or o!r means2 &  7,b7  
by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  7iii7 ,disapproval ( ,/ate plan ,!    
,secret>y  2  7#b7 9 ! second s5t5ce--  
7,a7 by /rik+ v\*]s by mail 9 its plan &
 ins]t+ food in/rum5ts by mail1 remote  
issuance1 or o!r means 9 ! ,/ate plan2 &
  7,b7 by /rik+ ,! ,/ate & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7ii7 ,/ate plan ,! ,/ate  2 &  

7#c7 by /rik+ 7,b7 ,/ate ag5cies & all t
 foll[s ?r\gh to obta9 v\*]s4 & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7,b7 ,deliv]y ( food in/rum5ts
  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,/ate ag5cies may provide
 = ! deliv]y ( food in/rum5ts1 includ+  
electronic b5efit transf] c>ds1 to any  
p>ticipant ?r\gh means t d n require !  
p>ticipant to travel to ! local ag5cy to
 obta9 ! food in/rum5ts1 su* z ?r\gh    
mail+ or remote issuance4  4  7b7       
,regulations ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture
 %all revise section #bdf4ab7r7 ( title 
#g1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 by     
/rik+ p>agraph 7#d74  #d4 ,report to    
,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture1          
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,education & ,labor ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
use ( remote te*nologies "u ! special   
supplem5tal nutrition program = wom51   
infants1 & *ildr5 e/abli%$ by section   
#ag ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff   

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is  
section z ! program74  7b7 ,cont5t (    
report ,! report submitt$ "u subsection 
7a7 %all include a description (-- 7#a7 
! use ( remote te*nologies & o!r digital
 tools1 includ+ video1 telephone1 &     
onl9e plat=ms-- 7,a7 to c]tify eligible 
individuals = program s]vices2 &  7,b7  
to provide nutrition education &        
brea/fe$+ support to program            
p>ticipants2  7#b7 ! impact ( remote    
te*nologies1 includ+ video1 telephone1 &
 onl9e plat=ms1 on c]tifications1       
appo9tm5ts1 & p>ticipant satisfaction "u
 ! program2 &  7#c7 be/ practices-- 7,a7
 to c]tify program p>ticipants = program
 s]vices us+ remote te*nologies2  7,b7  
to incorporate ! use ( digital tools    
into ! program c]tification process2    
7,c7 to integrate nutrition education & 
brea/fe$+ support s]vices = program     
p>ticipants into remote te*nologies &   
plat=ms2 &  7,d7 to securely manage     
program p>ticipant data4