[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 175 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 175

     To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make the special 
  supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) an 
              entitlement program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 21 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. DeConcini introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make the special 
  supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) an 
              entitlement program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 17(c)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``may'' and 
        inserting ``shall''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
        sentence: ``Subject to the other provisions of this section, an 
        eligible individual shall be entitled to receive the full 
        amount of benefits authorized under this section.''.
    (b) Appropriation.--Section 17(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1786(g)(1)) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
following new sentences: ``For purposes of providing benefits to all 
eligible individuals in the program and otherwise carrying out this 
section, there are authorized to be appropriated, and there are 
appropriated, to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for 
fiscal year 1994 and each succeeding fiscal year. The Secretary shall 
make available the sums described in the previous sentence to carry out 
this section.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
become effective on October 1, 1993.

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