and child abuse referral, drug and alcohol abuse re-
ferral, immunization screening, assessment and re-
ferral, and a host of other services for mothers and 
children. 
(6) One in 10 people eligible to participate in 
the WIC program are unable to receive WIC serv-
ices. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
17(g)(1)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(g)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION.—Amounts are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section as follows: 
‘‘(i) $5,388,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008, of which $15,000,000 is for breast- 
feeding peer counselors, $14,000,000 is for 
infrastructure needs, and $30,000,000 is 
for management information systems. 
‘‘(ii) Such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2009.’’. 
SEC. 1702. NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME PAR-
ENTS. 
Section 5(c)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 
2014(c)(2)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘30 
percentum’’ and inserting ‘‘85 percentum’’. 
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SEC. 1703. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE CHILD CARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subchapter $2,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
658E(c)(3)(D) of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(D)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘1997 through 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 
through 2012’’. 
SEC. 1704. TEENAGE OR FIRST-TIME MOTHERS; FREE HOME 
VISITS BY REGISTERED NURSES FOR EDU-
CATION ON HEALTH NEEDS OF INFANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to local health departments to provide to eligible mothers, 
without charge, education on the health needs of their in-
fants through visits to their homes by registered nurses. 
(b) ELIGIBLE MOTHER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), a woman is an eligible mother if, subject to 
paragraph (2), the woman— 
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(A) is the mother of an infant who is not 
more than 12 months of age; and 
(B)(i) the woman was under the age of 20 
at the time of birth; or 
(ii) the infant referred to in subparagraph 
(A) is the first child of the woman. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
MOTHERS.—In the case of a woman described in 
paragraph (1)(B)(ii) who is 20 years of age or older, 
the woman is an eligible mother for purposes of sub-
section (a) only if the woman meets such standards 
in addition to the applicable standards under para-
graph (1) as the local health department involved 
determines to be appropriate. 
(c) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved 
agrees as follows: 
(1) The program carried out under such sub-
section by the applicant will be designed to instill in 
eligible mothers confidence in their abilities to pro-
vide for the health needs of their newborns, includ-
ing through— 
(A) providing information on child develop-
ment; and 
(B) soliciting questions from the mothers. 
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