,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7= himself & ,ms4
 ,bonamici7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild 
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff to p]mit video  
or telephone c]tifications 9 ! 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 ( #bjbe 
or ! ,,mod]n ,,wic ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,r$ef9+ pres5ce at c]tification  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #ag7;d77#c7 ( ! ,*ild    
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aghf7;d77#c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+
 subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c72  7#b7 by     
ins]t+ ! foll[+ aft] subp>agraph 7,a73  
7,b7 ,pres5ce = c]ta9 det]m9ations &    
evaluations  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate ag5cy
 %all ensure t appo9tm5ts = individuals 
seek+ c]tification1 rec]tification1 or a

 nutritional risk evaluation =          
p>ticipation 9 ! program au?oriz$ "u ?is
 section are (f]$-- 7,i7 9-p]son2 &     
7,,ii7 ei!r-- 7aa7 by telephone2  7bb7  
?r\gh video te*nology t p]mits #b-way1  
real "t int]active communications2 or   
7cc7 ?r\gh o!r =mats t p]mit #b-way1    
real "t int]active communications1 z    
det]m9$ 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 = virtual 
c]tification ,if an individual is       
c]tifi$ = p>ticipation 9 ! program "u   
clause 7i7 ?r\gh a =mat o!r ?an 9-p]son1
 a ,/ate ag5cy %all--  7,i7 to ! maximum
 ext5t practicable1 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 consid] an applicant :o meets
 ! income eligibility /&>ds to be       
tempor>ily eligible on an int]im basis  
to p>ticipate 9 ! program & may c]tify  
any su* individual = p>ticipation       
imm$iately1 )\t delay+ c]tification     
until a nutritional risk evaluation is  
made4  7,,ii7 ,nutritional risk         
evaluation ,a nutritional risk          
evaluation ( su* individual %all be     
complet$ n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !     
individual is c]tifi$ = p>ticipation    
pursuant to subclause 7,i74  7,,iii7    
,t]m9ation ,if a ,/ate ag5cy does n     
collect data 9 accordance ) clause      
7iii77,,ii7 or ! individual is          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ to n meet           
nutritional risk crit]ia1 ! c]tification
 ( t individual %all t]m9ate on ! date  
describ$ 9 su* clause 7iii77,,ii7 or !  
date ( su* det]m9ation1 z applicable4  2
 &  7#c7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,d7

 ?r\gh 7,f7 z subp>agraphs 7,c7 ?r\gh   
7,e71 respectively4  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 %all revise   
section #bdf4ab7r7 ( title #g1 ,code (  
,f$]al ,regulations1 by /rik+ p>agraph  
7#d74  #d4 ,report to ,congress  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on ! 
use ( remote te*nologies "u ! special   
supplem5tal nutrition program = wom51   
infants1 & *ildr5 e/abli%$ 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$+ support to program            
p>ticipants2  7#b7 ! impact ( remote    
te*nologies1 includ+ video1 telephone1 &
 onl9e plat=ms1 on c]tifications1       
appo9tm5ts1 & p>ticipant satisfaction "u
 ! program2 &  7#c7 be/ practices to--  
7,a7 c]tify program p>ticipants =       
program s]vices us+ remote te*nologies2 
7,b7 incorporate ! use ( digital tools  
into ! program c]tification process2    
7,c7 integrate nutrition education &    
brea/fe$+ support s]vices = program     
p>ticipants into remote te*nologies &   
plat=ms2 &  7,d7 securely manage program
 p>ticipant data4