,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #adfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself and ,ms4 ,bonamici7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff to permit video or telephone certifications in 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 #bjbe or the ,,modern ,,wic ,act of #bjbe4 #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-- 7#a7 by striking subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c72 7#b7 by inserting the following after subparagraph 7,a73 7,b7 ,presence for certain determinations and evaluations 7i7 ,in general ,a ,state agency shall ensure that appointments for individuals seeking certification1 recertification1 or a nutritional risk evaluation for participation in the program authorized under this section are offered-- 7,i7 in-person2 and 7,,ii7 either-- 7aa7 by telephone2 7bb7 through video technology that permits #b-way1 real time interactive communications2 or 7cc7 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 virtual certification ,if an individual is certified for participation in the program under clause 7i7 through a format other than in-person1 a ,state agency shall-- 7,i7 to the maximum extent practicable1 collect 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 consider an applicant who meets the income eligibility standards to be temporarily eligible on an interim basis to participate in the program and may certify any such individual for participation immediately1 without delaying certification until a nutritional risk evaluation is made4 7,,ii7 ,nutritional risk evaluation ,a nutritional risk evaluation of such individual shall be completed not later than #ij days after the individual is certified for participation pursuant to subclause 7,i74 7,,iii7 ,termination ,if a ,state agency does not collect data in accordance with clause 7iii77,,ii7 or the individual is subsequently determined to not meet nutritional risk criteria1 the certification of that individual shall terminate on the date described in such clause 7iii77,,ii7 or the date of such determination1 as applicable4 2 and 7#c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 through 7,e71 respectively4 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 food instruments1 such as through mailing or remote issuance4 4 7b7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary 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 shall submit to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce 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 to-- 7,a7 certify program participants for program services using remote technologies2 7,b7 incorporate the use of digital tools into the program certification process2 7,c7 integrate nutrition education and breastfeeding support services for program participants into remote technologies and platforms2 and 7,d7 securely manage program participant data4