,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajeej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,september #bd1      
#bjbf,ms4 ,escobar 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,bacon7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,education and           
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require that certain     
notifications and certifications        
relating to ,,wic be available to       
members of the ,armed ,forces undergoing
 a permanent change of station1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,nutrition     
,continuity for ,military ,families ,act
 of #bjbf4  #b4 ,,wic availability for  
members undergoing a permanent change of
 station  7a7 ,notification of potential
 ,,wic eligibility  7#a7 ,notification  

required ,in the case of a covered      
member of the ,armed ,forces1 the       
,secretary of ,defense shall notify such
 covered member with respect to the     
potential eligibility of such covered   
member to participate in the special    
supplemental nutrition program for      
women1 infants1 and children established
 under section #ag of the ,child        
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf74  7#b7 ,timing of notification   
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall notify
 a covered member of the ,armed ,forces 
under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 to the      
maximum extent practicable1 not later   
than #cj days before the applicable     
mandatory report date of such covered   
member2 or  7,b7 as soon as practicable 
after an applicable permanent change of 
station order is issued to such covered 
member4  7#c7 ,covered member of the    
,armed ,forces defined ,in this         
subsection1 the term covered member of  
the ,armed ,forces means an enlisted    
member of the ,armed ,forces who--  7,a7

 is undergoing a permanent change of    
station2  7,b7 7i7 has #a or more       
dependents under the age of #e2 or  7ii7
 is pregnant or has a spouse that is    
pregnant2 and  7,c7 7i7 is serving an   
initial term of enlistment2  7ii7 is    
serving in a pay grade of ,e-#d or      
below2 or  7iii7 has completed less than
 #aj years of service as a member of the
 ,armed ,forces and is serving in a pay 
grade of ,e-#e or ,e-#f4  7b7 ,state    
agency treatment ,section #ag7;d7 of the
 ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking 7d77#a7 ,participation and  
inserting the following3  7d7 ,eligible 
participants  7#a7 ,in general          
,participation  2 and  7#b7 in paragraph
 7#b7--  7,a7 by striking 7#b77;,a7 ,the
 ,secretary and inserting the following3
  7#b7 ,income eligibility standards    
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary  2     
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by indenting 
clauses 7i7 through 7iii71 and any      
subclauses therein1 appropriately2  7,c7

 by indenting subparagraph 7,b71 and any
 clauses and subclauses therein1        
appropriately2  7,d7 by indenting       
subparagraph 7,d7 appropriately2 and    
7,e7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,e7 ,state agency treatment of active
 duty members  7i7 ,definition of       
covered member of the armed forces ,in  
this subparagraph1 the term covered     
member of the armed forces means a      
member of the armed forces 7as defined  
in section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code7 who-- 7,i7 is    
serving an initial term of enlistment2  
7,,ii7 is serving in a pay grade of     
,e-#d or below2 or  7,,iii7 has         
completed less than #aj years of service
 as a member of the ,armed ,forces and  
is serving in a pay grade of ,e-#e or   
,e-#f4  7ii7 ,issuance of verification  
of certification card ,a ,state agency  
shall issue a ,verification of          
,certification card to a covered member 
of the armed forces at the time of      
certification or recertification of the 

covered member of the armed forces in   
the program under this section4  7iii7  
,permanent change of station ,in the    
case of a covered member of the armed   
forces who is a participant in the      
program under this section and          
undergoing a permanent change of        
station1 a ,state agency shall1 during  
the period beginning on the first day of
 that permanent change of station and   
ending on the date on which the         
certification period in which that first
 day occurs expires--  7,i7 treat that  
individual and every participant who is 
a member of the family of that          
individual as presumptively eligible to 
participate in the program2 and  7,,ii7 
provide to that individual and each such
 family member a ,verification of       
,certification card that is effective   
for that period4  7iv7 ,transfer of     
certification requirements ,the         
requirements under section #bdf4g7k7 of 
title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations
 7or a successor regulation71 shall     

apply to every participant who is a     
member of a family in which there is a  
covered member of the armed forces4  4  
7c7 ,,wic offices at military           
installations ,not later than #ahj days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
ensure that each military installation  
is staffed at least #c days per week by 
appropriate military personnel1 as      
determined by the ,secretary1 to provide
 to members of the ,armed ,forces       
information relating to the special     
supplemental nutrition program for      
women1 infants1 and children established
 under section #ag of that ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf71 including information 
relating to--  7#a7 the notification    
required under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7
 the mandatory reassessment required    
under subparagraph 7,e7 of section      
#ag7;d77#b7 of the ,child ,nutrition    
,act of #aiff 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#aghf7;d77#b771 as added by subsection  
7b74