). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (4) State agency The term State agency has the meaning given the term in section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(b) ). 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