,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committees on ,agriculture1 and ,energy
 and ,commerce1 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 direct the ,comptroller  
,general of the ,united ,states to carry
 out a study on interagency data sharing
 and collaboration between the ,state   
agencies that administer ,,wic1 ,,snap1 
and ,medicaid1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,wic ,collaboration ,study     
,act4  #b4 ,,gao study on collaboration 
between ,,wic1 ,,snap1 and ,medicaid    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 

this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 carry  
out a study on whether interagency data 
sharing and collaboration between the   
,state agencies that administer ,,wic1  
,,snap1 and ,medicaid1 respectively1 may
 result in increased enrollment in      
,,wic2 and  7#b7 submit the findings of 
such study to the appropriate           
,congressional committees4  7b7         
,contents ,in carrying out the study    
required under subsection 7a77#a71 the  
,comptroller ,general shall consider--  
7#a7 whether the interagency data       
sharing described in subsection 7a77#a7 
may result in simplifying the ,,wic     
certification procedures described in   
section #ag7;d77#c7 of the ,child       
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf72  7#b7 whether and how the ,state
 agencies that administer ,,snap and    
,medicaid share data relating to such   
programs with ,state agencies that      
administer ,,wic1 including-- 7,a7 how  
often such data sharing occurs2 and     

7,b7 as of the date of the publication  
of the study1 the number of data sharing
 agreements or memoranda of             
understanding between such ,state       
agencies related to such data sharing2  
7#c7 overlap between-- 7,a7 the         
information required by the ,,wic       
certification procedures described in   
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 the           
information required by ,,snap and      
,medicaid certification procedures1     
respectively1 including income data2    
7#d7 the effectiveness of-- 7,a7        
periodic meetings between               
representatives from ,state agencies    
administering ,,wic1 ,,snap1 and        
,medicaid1 respectively 7as so          
designated by such agencies72  7,b7     
assessing gaps and overlap in enrollment
 of participants in ,,wic1 ,,snap1 and  
,medicaid by comparing the enrollment   
and eligibility data of such            
participants2 and  7,c7 including the   
certification requirements for ,,wic as 
part of any online eligibility          

assessment or program application for   
,,snap or ,medicaid2  7#e7 the role of  
nonprofit organizations in assisting    
,state agencies administering ,,wic with
 certifying individuals for             
participation in such program2 and  7#f7
 the projected cost for ,states of      
mandatory interagency data sharing and  
collaboration described in subsection   
7a77#a74  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,medicaid ,the term       
,medicaid means the ,medicaid program   
under title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq474  7#b7 ,,snap ,the term ,,snap    
means the supplemental nutrition        
assistance program under the ,food and  
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq474  7#c7 ,,wic ,the term   
,,wic means the special supplemental    
nutrition program for women1 infants1   
and children under section #ag of the   
,child ,nutrition ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aghf74