[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1593 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1593

 To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend eligibility of new 
moms for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, 
                             and children.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2023

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Booker) 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 extend eligibility of new 
moms for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, 
                             and children.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Extending WIC for New Moms Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDING WIC ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW MOMS.

    (a) Extension of Postpartum Period.--Section 17(b)(10) of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(10)) is amended by striking 
``six months'' and inserting ``24 months''.
    (b) Extension of Breastfeeding Period.--Section 17(d)(3)(A)(ii) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)(A)(ii)) is 
amended by striking ``1 year'' and inserting ``24 months''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, 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--
            (1) maternal and infant health outcomes, including racial 
        and ethnic disparities with respect to such outcomes;
            (2) breastfeeding rates among postpartum individuals;
            (3) qualitative evaluations of family experiences under the 
        special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
        children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 
        of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); and
            (4) other relevant information, as determined by the 
        Secretary.
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