A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the authorization of frozen fruits and vegetables under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

Bill: 117-s-5116
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-11-17
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-11-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill revises the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to require states to make available frozen fruits and vegetables under the program.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5116 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2022 Mr. Marshall 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 require the authorization of frozen fruits and vegetables under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

1. Frozen fruits and vegetables under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children Section 17(f)(11) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(11) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Frozen fruits and vegetables In the regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall require a State agency to make available under the program frozen fruits and frozen vegetables. .