In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the PUMP Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 
  • USBC is Hiring! Apply to Join the USBC Team
  • USBC in the Media: National Journal Article Quotes USBC National Policy Director
  • Coalition Letter Calling for Increased Funding for Breastfeeding in Fiscal Year 2024 Delivered to House and Senate Appropriations Committees
  • Last Chance: Make a 2023 Donation in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of the USBC
• Special Section on Paid Leave
• International News
  • Alive & Thrive Launches Workforce Wellness Program 
• National News
  • National Defense Authorization Act Passed by House and Senate
  • Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism in the U.S. Food System
• Action Opportunities
• Funding Opportunities
• Upcoming Events
• News & Views
• Journal Publications

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In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • 2023 Policy Impact Report
  • USBC Infant Feeding Survey Tool is LIVE!
  • PUMP Act One-Year Anniversary: Share Your Story! 
  • NOPREN State of the Science Webinar Recording on Public Policy and its Effect on Breastfeeding
  • USBC Supports...
• International News
  • Codex Standard for Formula Follow-Up Revised
  • Alive & Thrive Cost of Not Breastfeeding Advocacy Brief Series
• National News
  • AAP Guidance on Breastfeeding Support Policies for Medical Trainees
  • ASPHN Brief on Complimentary Feeding for Native American Children
  • CBPP Report on WIC Funding Shortfall Turning Away 2 Million Parents and Young Children
  • House Passes PREEMIE Act
• State & Community News
  • Missouri Bill to Establish a State Paid Leave Program Prefiled
• Action Opportunities
• Funding Opportunities
• Upcoming Events
• News & Views
• Journal Publications

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