,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #be1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,alsobrooks 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4        
,duckworth1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,child         
,nutrition ,act of #aiff to extend      
eligibility of new moms for the special 
supplemental nutrition program for      
women1 infants1 and children4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,extending ,,wic for ,new ,moms     
,act4  #b4 ,extending ,,wic eligibility 
for new moms  7a7 ,extension of         
postpartum period ,section #ag7;b77#aj7 
of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;b77#aj77 is       
amended by striking six months and      
inserting #bd months4  7b7 ,extension of
 breastfeeding period ,section          
#ag7;d77#c77;,a77ii7 of the ,child      

,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf7;d77#c77;,a77ii77 is amended by   
striking #a year and inserting #bd      
months4  7c7 ,report ,not later than #b 
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of           
,agriculture shall submit to ,congress a
 report that includes an evaluation of  
the effect of each of the amendments    
made by this section on-- 7#a7 maternal 
and infant health outcomes1 including   
racial and ethnic disparities with      
respect to such outcomes2  7#b7         
breastfeeding rates among postpartum    
individuals2  7#c7 qualitative          
evaluations of family experiences 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 #aghf72 and  7#d7 other       
relevant information1 as determined by  
the ,secretary4