WIC INFANT FORMULA PROTECTION.

SEC. 202. WIC INFANT FORMULA PROTECTION. (a) Findings.— (1) the domestic infant formula industry is one of the most concentrated manufacturing industries in the United States; (2) only three pharmaceutical firms are responsible for almost all domestic infant formula production; (3) coordination of pricing and marketing strategies is a potential danger where only a very few companies compete regarding a given product; (4) improved competition among suppliers of infant formula to the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) can save substantial additional sums to be used to put thousands of additional eligible women, infants, and children on the WIC program; and (5) barriers exist in the infant formula industry that inhibit the entry of new firms and thus limit competition. (b) Purposes.—It is the purpose of this title to enhance competition among infant formula manufacturers and to reduce the per unit costs of infant formula for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC).