WIC Act

Bill: 114-s-1796
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2015-07-16
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health

Food assistance and relief

Medicaid

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Wise Investment in our Children Act of 2015 or the WIC Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid) to permit the age limit for children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to be increased from five to six if a state agency determines it is necessary to accommodate the unique circumstances of an individual child. The bill also permits states to certify infants (under one year of age) participating in the program for a period of up to two years. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1796 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2015 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Sanders , Ms. Mikulski , Ms. Warren , and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children and to allow States to certify infants for participation in that program for a period of 2 years, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wise Investment in our Children Act of 2015 or the WIC Act . 2. Increase in age of eligibility for the 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 (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Children means persons who have had their first birthday but have not yet attained their fifth birthday, except in a case in which a State agency determines that the waiver of that age limit is necessary to accommodate— (A) the unique circumstances of an individual child; or (B) an individual who is at least 1, and less than 6, years of age. ; (2) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by adding at the end the following: (iv) Infants A State may elect to certify participant infants for a period of up to 2 years. ; (3) in subsection (e)(4)(A), by striking up to age 5 and inserting under the age of 6 ; and (4) in subsection (f)(7)(D)(i), by striking age of 5 and inserting age of 6 . 3. Conforming amendment to Social Security Act Section 1902(a)(53)(A) of title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(53)(A) ) is amended by striking age of 5 and inserting age of 6 .