ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS WAIVER UNDER WIC.

SEC. 2204. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS WAIVER UNDER WIC. (a) Waiver Authority.— (1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may, if requested by a State agency (as defined in section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)), modify or waive any qualified administrative requirement with respect to such State agency. (2) Qualified administrative requirement.—In this section, the term “qualified administrative requirement” means a regulatory requirement issued under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) that the Secretary of Agriculture determines— (A) cannot be met by a State agency due to COVID-19; and (B) the modification or waiver of which is necessary to provide assistance under such section. (b) State Agency Reports.—Each State agency that receives a waiver under subsection (a)(1) shall, not later than 1 year after the date such State agency received such waiver, submit a report to the Secretary of Agriculture that includes the following: (1) A summary of the use of such waiver by the State agency. (2) A description of whether such waiver resulted in improved services to women, infants, and children. (c) Sunset.—The authority under this section shall expire on September 30, 2021.