Juice as default benefit under certain WIC food packages

(a) In general In carrying out the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), the Secretary shall, with respect to a covered Food Package, require State agencies to— (1) establish juice as the default benefit; and (2) authorize that a $3 cash-value voucher substitution for juice (to be adjusted annually for inflation consistent with the annual inflation adjustments made to cash-value voucher values for women and children) be available upon request by a participant in such program. (b) Revision of rules The Secretary shall issue or revise such rules as are necessary to carry out this section, including revision of paragraph (e)(10) of section 246.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations and table 2 relating to such paragraph (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Cash-value voucher The term cash-value voucher has the meaning given the term in section 246.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section). (2) Covered Food Package The term covered Food Package means the following food packages under section 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section): (A) Food Package IV—Children 1 through 4 years. (B) Food Package V—Pregnant and partially (mostly) breastfeeding women. (C) Food Package VI—Postpartum women. (D) Food Package VII—Fully breastfeeding. (3) Juice The term juice means juice meeting the minimum requirements and specifications for supplemental foods under table 4 to paragraph (e)(12) of section 246.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.