Bill Text: IA HF172 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to program flexibilities under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-09 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. [HF172 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF172-Introduced.html
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BY
WHEELER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
program
flexibilities
under
the
special
1
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
women,
infants,
and
2
children
program.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
PROGRAM
FLEXIBILITIES
——
SPECIAL
SUPPLEMENTAL
1
NUTRITION
PROGRAM
FOR
WOMEN,
INFANTS,
AND
CHILDREN
(WIC)
2
PROGRAM
——
NONCONTRACT
BRANDS.
The
department
of
health
and
3
human
services
shall
request
any
necessary
waivers
from
the
4
food
and
nutrition
service
of
the
United
States
department
of
5
agriculture
to
increase
flexibility
to
WIC
participants
by
6
allowing
the
issuance
of
noncontract
brand
infant
formula,
7
including
infant
formula
imported
from
Canada
and
infant
8
formula
available
online.
The
department
shall
implement
the
9
waiver
upon
receipt
of
federal
approval.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
health
and
human
14
services
to
request
any
necessary
waivers
from
the
food
15
and
nutrition
service
of
the
United
States
department
of
16
agriculture
to
increase
flexibility
to
participants
in
the
17
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
women,
infants,
18
and
children
by
allowing
the
issuance
of
noncontract
brand
19
infant
formula,
including
infant
formula
imported
from
Canada
20
and
infant
formula
available
online.
The
department
shall
21
implement
the
waiver
upon
receipt
of
federal
approval.
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