Title: CARE for Families Act of 2020
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act of 2020 or the CARE for Families Act of 2020
This bill establishes a grant program in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to facilitate collaboration between WIC agencies and clinics and community health partners, including health care providers, social services programs, and early childhood learning and care providers. Among other purposes, WIC agencies and clinics may use grants to (1) promote community health and nutrition, (2) create linkages among such community partners, (3) ensure consistent nutrition education and breastfeeding information, and (4) conduct outreach to existing and potential program participants.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3354 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3354

   To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a community 
                   health partnership grant program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2020

   Mr. Brown 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 establish a community 
                   health partnership grant program.

    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 ``Community Access, Resources, and 
Education for Families Act of 2020'' or the ``CARE for Families Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.

    Section 17(h) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) Community health partnership grants.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible 
                        entity' means--
                                    ``(I) a local agency; and
                                    ``(II) a local clinic.
                            ``(ii) Program participant.--The term 
                        `program participant' means a participant in 
                        the special supplemental nutrition program 
                        under this section.
                    ``(B) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after 
                the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
                shall establish a program to make grants to eligible 
                entities to enhance collaboration among--
                            ``(i) the eligible entities and community 
                        health partners, including health care 
                        providers, social services programs, and early 
                        childhood learning and care providers--
                                    ``(I) to establish linkages between 
                                the eligible entities and those 
                                partners, such as through participation 
                                in community coalitions;
                                    ``(II) to facilitate referrals 
                                among the eligible entities and those 
                                partners;
                                    ``(III) to implement evidence-based 
                                strategies to improve the health of 
                                communities, conduct outreach to 
                                existing and potential program 
                                participants, and promote breastfeeding 
                                and access to healthy foods; and
                                    ``(IV) to increase awareness among 
                                those partners and existing and 
                                potential program participants of the 
                                eligibility requirements for, and 
                                health benefits of, the program, as 
                                applicable; and
                            ``(ii) the eligible entities and health 
                        care providers such as pediatricians, 
                        obstetricians-gynecologists, family physicians, 
                        advance practice nurses, nurse midwives, 
                        community health centers, health departments, 
                        hospitals, and rural health clinics--
                                    ``(I) to facilitate and improve 
                                access to comprehensive prenatal, 
                                postnatal, and postpartum care for 
                                program participants;
                                    ``(II) to facilitate certification 
                                of eligibility of persons for 
                                participation in the program and 
                                provision of program benefits at the 
                                hospital bedside for eligible 
                                postpartum women and infants;
                                    ``(III) to improve the 
                                coordination, quality, and cost 
                                effectiveness of health care services;
                                    ``(IV) to improve the sharing of 
                                information necessary to establish 
                                nutritional risk; and
                                    ``(V) to ensure consistent 
                                nutrition education and breastfeeding 
                                messages are provided to program 
                                participants.
                    ``(C) Application.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this paragraph, an eligible entity shall 
                submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
                such manner, and containing such information as the 
                Secretary may require.
                    ``(D) Authorization of appropriations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Of the funds authorized 
                        to be appropriated under subsection (g)(1)(A), 
                        the Secretary shall use to carry out this 
                        paragraph $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2020 through 2025.
                            ``(ii) Adjustment.--The amount specified in 
                        clause (i) shall be adjusted annually for 
                        inflation by the same factor used to determine 
                        the national average per participant grant for 
                        nutrition services and administration for the 
                        fiscal year under paragraph (1)(B).''.
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