Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019
This bill modifies the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to add requirements for supporting individuals impacted by a substance use disorder.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture to:
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5249 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5249
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to support women, infants, and
children impacted by substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 21, 2019
Mr. Trone (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kuster of New
Hampshire, and Mr. Guthrie) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to support women, infants, and
children impacted by substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Healthy Mothers and
Infants Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM.
(a) 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 (a), by striking ``drug abuse'' and
inserting ``substance use disorder'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``drug abuse''
and inserting ``substance use disorder''; and
(B) in paragraph (16)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``Drug abuse education'' and
inserting ``Substance use disorder education'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``dangers of drug abuse'' and inserting ``harm
of substance use on pregnancy and lactation'';
and
(iii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``are suspected
drug abusers'' and inserting ``may have
a substance use disorder'';
(II) by striking ``drug abuse
clinics,''; and
(III) by striking ``drug abuse
professionals'' and inserting
``resources'';
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``drug abuse'' each place
it appears and inserting ``substance use
disorder''; and
(ii) by striking ``effects of drug'' and
inserting ``effects of a substance use
disorder''; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``substance
abuse'' and inserting ``substance use disorder'';
(4) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(C)(ix), by striking ``drugs''
and inserting ``illicit or other harmful substances'';
and
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking ``drug abuse
education'' and inserting ``substance use disorder
education'';
(5) in subsection (k)(1)--
(A) by striking ``1 member'' and inserting ``one
member''; and
(B) by striking ``drug abuse'' and inserting
``substance use disorder''; and
(6) by redesignating subsections (l) through (q) as
subsections (m) through (r), respectively, and by inserting
after subsection (k) the following:
``(l) Activities To Support WIC-Eligible Individuals Impacted by
Substance Use Disorder.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
``(A) develop and disseminate nutrition education
materials for individuals eligible for the program; and
``(B) conduct outreach to individuals who are
potentially eligible for the program and who are
impacted by a substance use disorder.
``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to ensure
that individuals participating in the program who are impacted
by a substance use disorder receive accurate nutrition
education from trained staff in an effective and unbiased
manner.
``(3) Nutrition education materials.--The Secretary shall
collaborate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
develop appropriate evidence-based nutrition education
materials for individuals impacted by a substance use disorder,
including--
``(A) nutrition education materials for individuals
with substance use disorder during pregnancy and in the
postpartum period; and
``(B) nutrition education materials for infants
impacted by prenatal substance exposure and neonatal
abstinence syndrome.
``(4) Nutrition education clearinghouse.--The Secretary
shall make available to all State agencies through an online
clearinghouse any nutrition education and training materials
related to nutrition for individuals impacted by a substance
use disorder or neonatal abstinence syndrome that have been
produced by the Secretary or the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (or produced by a State agency and approved by the
Secretary), including educational materials developed under
paragraph (15) of section 515(b) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-21(b)) and guidance issued under section
1005 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a note).
``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to remain available until
expended.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 17(q) of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(q)), as redesignated by subsection (a) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (o)(1)(A)''
and inserting ``subsection (p)(1)(A)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``subsection
(o)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection (p)(1)(A)''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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