[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3129 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3129

  To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow States to certify 
   children for participation in the special supplemental nutrition 
    program for women, infants, and children for a period of 1 year.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 2010

Mrs. Gillibrand 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 allow States to certify 
   children for participation in the special supplemental nutrition 
    program for women, infants, and children for a period of 1 year.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, 
              AND CHILDREN.

    Section 17(d)(3)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(d)(3)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
        inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) Children.--A State may elect to 
                        certify children for a period of 1 year.''.
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