WIC Improvement Act This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to permit certain multivitamin dietary supplements to be purchased under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The bill applies to multivitamin dietary supplements that are: (1) labeled in accordance with specified federal regulations; and (2) increase the availability of low-cost, high nutrient alternatives for the population served by WIC.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Agriculture and Food
Food assistance and reliefNutrition and diet
To amend the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children to cover certain vitamins.
USA115th CongressHR-3529| House
| Updated: 7/28/2017
WIC Improvement Act This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to permit certain multivitamin dietary supplements to be purchased under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The bill applies to multivitamin dietary supplements that are: (1) labeled in accordance with specified federal regulations; and (2) increase the availability of low-cost, high nutrient alternatives for the population served by WIC.