MODERN WIC Act of 2023

Summary

More Options to Develop and Enhance Remote Nutrition in WIC Act of 2023 or the MODERN WIC Act of 2023 This bill permanently allows individuals to remotely certify their eligibility for, and receive benefits through, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Specifically, the bill allows an individual seeking a WIC certification, recertification, or a nutritional risk evaluation to do so by phone or through video teleconference, in addition to the in-person option. The bill also allows states to provide benefits on WIC electronic benefit transfer cards through mail or remote issuance instead of requiring participants to pick up or reload benefits in person at a WIC office. Further, the Department of Agriculture must report to Congress about the use of remote technologies and other digital tools in the WIC program. Under current law, individuals are generally required to be physically present to certify their WIC eligibility and receive benefits, with exceptions. The Food and Nutrition Service has temporarily waived these requirements and allowed remote certification and benefits using authorities that were originally provided by laws that were enacted to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Timeline

1. 27 March 2023

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 March 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 March 2023 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 March 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 March 2023

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 March 2023

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Sponsors

• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Roger Marshall · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

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