Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.5934 | Sponsor: Rep. Manning, Kathy E. (D-NC)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2021
This bill modifies the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to add requirements for supporting individuals impacted by a substance use disorder.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture to

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to support women, infants, and 
  children impacted by substance use disorder, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Healthy Mothers and 
Infants Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM.

    (a) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 
Children.--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``drug abuse'' and 
        inserting ``substance use disorder'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``drug abuse'' 
                and inserting ``substance use disorder''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (16)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Drug abuse education'' and 
                        inserting ``Substance use disorder education'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``dangers of drug abuse'' and inserting ``harm 
                        of substance use on pregnancy and lactation''; 
                        and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``are suspected 
                                drug abusers'' and inserting ``may have 
                                a substance use disorder'';
                                    (II) by striking ``drug abuse 
                                clinics,''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``drug abuse 
                                professionals'' and inserting 
                                ``resources'';
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``drug abuse'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``substance use 
                        disorder''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``effects of drug'' and 
                        inserting ``effects of a substance use 
                        disorder''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``substance 
                abuse'' and inserting ``substance use disorder'';
            (4) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(C)(ix), by striking ``drugs'' 
                and inserting ``illicit or other harmful substances''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (13), by striking ``drug abuse 
                education'' and inserting ``substance use disorder 
                education'';
            (5) in subsection (k)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``1 member'' and inserting ``one 
                member''; and
                    (B) by striking ``drug abuse'' and inserting 
                ``substance use disorder''; and
            (6) by redesignating subsections (l) through (q) as 
        subsections (m) through (r), respectively, and by inserting 
        after subsection (k) the following:
    ``(l) Activities To Support WIC-Eligible Individuals Impacted by 
Substance Use Disorder.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) develop and disseminate nutrition education 
                materials for individuals eligible for the program; and
                    ``(B) conduct outreach to individuals who are 
                potentially eligible for the program and who are 
                impacted by a substance use disorder.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to ensure 
        that individuals participating in the program who are impacted 
        by a substance use disorder receive accurate nutrition 
        education from trained staff in an effective and unbiased 
        manner.
            ``(3) Nutrition education materials.--The Secretary shall 
        collaborate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
        develop appropriate evidence-based nutrition education 
        materials for individuals impacted by a substance use disorder, 
        including--
                    ``(A) nutrition education materials for individuals 
                with substance use disorder during pregnancy and in the 
                postpartum period; and
                    ``(B) nutrition education materials for infants 
                impacted by prenatal substance exposure and neonatal 
                abstinence syndrome.
            ``(4) Nutrition education clearinghouse.--The Secretary 
        shall make available to all State agencies through an online 
        clearinghouse any nutrition education and training materials 
        related to nutrition for individuals impacted by a substance 
        use disorder or neonatal abstinence syndrome that have been 
        produced by the Secretary or the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services (or produced by a State agency and approved by the 
        Secretary), including educational materials developed under 
        paragraph (15) of section 515(b) of the Public Health Service 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-21(b)) and guidance issued under section 
        1005 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396a note).
            ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until 
        expended.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 17(q) of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(q)), as redesignated by subsection (a) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (o)(1)(A)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (p)(1)(A)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``subsection 
        (o)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection (p)(1)(A)''.
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