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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3100 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility 

of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish college student food insecurity demonstration programs, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 11, 2021 

Mrs. HAYES (for herself, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, and Mrs. TORRES of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand 

the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish college 

student food insecurity demonstration programs, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Student Food Security Act of 2021’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 

PROGRAMS 

Sec. 101. Eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

Sec. 102. Communication of information on student eligibility for nutrition assistance programs. 

Sec. 103. Demonstration program. 

Sec. 104. Effective date. 

TITLE II—REDUCING STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY 

Sec. 201. Data sharing. 

Sec. 202. Questions on food and housing insecurity in national postsecondary 

student aid study. 

Sec. 203. Grants to address student basic needs. 

3 TITLE I—STUDENT ELIGIBILITY 

4 FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 

5 PROGRAMS 

6 SEC. 101. ELIGIBILITY OF STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN 

7 THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST8 ANCE PROGRAM. 

9 (a) DEFINITION OF HOUSEHOLD.—Section 3(m)(4) 

10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

11 2012(m)(4)) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘(4) In no event’’ and inserting 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OR BOARDING HOUSE.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

16 subparagraph (B), in no event’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(B) STUDENTS.—An individual (including 

2 any dependents of the individual) may con3 stitute a household if the individual is a student 

4 and resident of an institution of higher edu5 cation (as defined in section 102 of the Higher 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)).’’. 

7 (b) ELIGIBILITY OF STUDENTS.—Section 6 of the 

8 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in the section heading, by inserting 

11 ‘‘QUALIFICATIONS AND’’ after ‘‘ELIGIBILITY’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (d)(2)(C)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘who is’’ after ‘‘student’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘(except’’ and all that fol16 lows through ‘‘section)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

17 meets the requirements for eligibility under sub18 section (e)’’; and 

19 (3) in subsection (e)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (B), by redesig22 nating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 

23 and (II), respectively, and indenting appro24 priately; and 


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1 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

2 (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through 

3 (iv), respectively, and indenting appro4 priately; 

5 (B) in paragraph (5), by redesignating 

6 subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 

7 (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; 

8 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

9 through (8) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), 

10 respectively, and indenting appropriately; 

11 (D) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig12 nated), by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; 

13 (E) in subparagraph (E)(ii) (as so redesig14 nated), by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’; 

16 (F) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesig17 nated), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end after the 

18 semicolon; 

19 (G) in subparagraph (H) (as so redesig20 nated), by striking the period at the end and in21 serting a semicolon; 

22 (H) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

23 (A) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘(e) No in24 dividual’’ and all that follows through ‘‘indi25 vidual—’’ and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(e) QUALIFICATIONS FOR STUDENTS.—A student 

2 enrolled in any recognized school, training program, or in3 stitution of higher education (as defined in section 102 

4 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) 

5 shall be eligible to participate in the supplemental nutri6 tion assistance program if— 

7 ‘‘(1) the student satisfies the other require8 ments of this section; and 

9 ‘‘(2) the student—’’; and 

10 (I) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by 

11 adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(I) is eligible to participate in a State or 

13 federally financed work study program, includ14 ing the program authorized under part C of 

15 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

16 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.); 

17 ‘‘(J)(i) is not an independent student (as 

18 defined in section 480(d) of the Higher Edu19 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(d))); and 

20 ‘‘(ii)(I) has an expected family contribution 

21 or student aid index of not more than $0, as 

22 determined in accordance with part F of title 

23 IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

24 U.S.C. 1087kk et seq.); or 


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1 ‘‘(II) meets the financial eligibility criteria 

2 for receiving a maximum Federal Pell Grant 

3 under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the 

4 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

5 1070a et seq.)— 

6 ‘‘(aa) regardless of whether the stu7 dent has completed the Free Application 

8 for Federal Student Aid described in sec9 tion 483 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1090); and 

10 ‘‘(bb) as determined by a State using 

11 the income of the student, as determined 

12 under— 

13 ‘‘(AA) the supplemental nutrition 

14 assistance program or another Fed15 eral or State means-tested program; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(BB) another reasonable simpli18 fying assumption; or 

19 ‘‘(K)(i) is an independent student (as de20 fined in section 480(d) of the Higher Education 

21 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(d))); and 

22 ‘‘(ii) is a member of a household otherwise 

23 eligible to participate in the supplemental nutri24 tion assistance program.’’. 


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1 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

2 6(d)(2)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

3 U.S.C. 2015(d)(2)(C)) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘half time’’ and inserting ‘‘half5 time’’; and 

6 (2) by inserting ‘‘(as determined by the school, 

7 training program, or institution of higher education, 

8 as applicable)’’ before ‘‘(except’’. 

9 SEC. 102. COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION ON STUDENT 

10 ELIGIBILITY FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 

11 PROGRAMS. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) COLLEGE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘college 

14 student’’ means a student enrolled in an institution 

15 of higher education. 

16 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

17 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

18 meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 

19 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

20 (3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 

21 the supplemental nutrition assistance program es22 tablished under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

23 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 

24 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

25 the Secretary of Agriculture. 


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1 (b) STRATEGIES REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the effective date of this title, the Secretary shall 

3 submit to Congress a report that describes the strategy 

4 to be used by the Secretary— 

5 (1) to increase the awareness of State agencies 

6 and institutions of higher education about— 

7 (A) college student food insecurity; 

8 (B) the eligibility of college students for 

9 the program; and 

10 (C) the procedures and resources available 

11 to college students who are not participating in 

12 the program to access benefits under the pro13 gram; 

14 (2) to identify— 

15 (A) existing or potential informational, 

16 educational, policy, and psychological barriers 

17 to enrolling in the program and barriers to 

18 complying with program requirements; 

19 (B) mitigation strategies with respect to 

20 those barriers; and 

21 (C) opportunities for collaboration with the 

22 Department of Education and other relevant 

23 Federal agencies; and 

24 (3) to update the State Outreach Plan Guid25 ance under subsection (c). 


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1 (c) UPDATED STATE OUTREACH PLAN GUIDANCE.— 

2 Not later than 90 days after the Secretary submits to Con3 gress a report under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 

4 publish an updated State Outreach Plan Guidance that— 

5 (1) describes existing data on college student 

6 food insecurity; 

7 (2) describes the manner in which college stu8 dents can access the supplemental nutrition assist9 ance program; 

10 (3) recommends outreach activities to address 

11 college student food insecurity and encourages 

12 States to conduct those and other outreach activi13 ties; 

14 (4) provides a template for a State to submit 

15 information to the Secretary describing the outreach 

16 activities being carried out by the State to address 

17 college student food insecurity; and 

18 (5) contains updated guidance based on the 

19 contents of that report. 

20 SEC. 103. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

21 Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

22 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(o) COLLEGE STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY DEM25 ONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

2 ‘‘(A) COLLEGE STUDENT.—The term ‘col3 lege student’ means a student enrolled in an in4 stitution of higher education. 

5 ‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—The 

6 term ‘demonstration program’ means the dem7 onstration program established under para8 graph (2). 

9 ‘‘(C) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU10 CATION.—The term ‘institution of higher edu11 cation’— 

12 ‘‘(i) has the meaning given the term 

13 in section 101 of the Higher Education 

14 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); and 

15 ‘‘(ii) includes a postsecondary voca16 tional institution (as defined in section 102 

17 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

18 U.S.C. 1002)). 

19 ‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Pursuant to 

20 subsection (b), the Secretary, in collaboration with 

21 the Secretary of Education, shall establish a dem22 onstration program under which the Secretary shall 

23 carry out demonstration projects in accordance with 

24 paragraph (3)— 


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1 ‘‘(A) to decrease student food insecurity at 

2 institutions of higher education; and 

3 ‘‘(B) to reduce barriers to college students 

4 fully utilizing supplemental nutrition assistance 

5 program benefits at institutions of higher edu6 cation. 

7 ‘‘(3) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—To carry 

8 out the demonstration program, the Secretary shall 

9 carry out demonstration projects that test the fol10 lowing new supplemental nutrition assistance pro11 gram delivery methods: 

12 ‘‘(A) Allowing a college student receiving 

13 supplemental nutrition assistance program ben14 efits— 

15 ‘‘(i) to use those benefits to purchase 

16 prepared foods from a campus dining hall, 

17 on-campus store, or other on-campus mer18 chant or provider that typically sells pre19 pared meals and participates in the stu20 dent meal program at the institution of 

21 higher education at which the student is 

22 enrolled; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) to be exempt from requirements 

24 to purchase a campus meal plan as part of 


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1 the attendance of the college student at the 

2 institution of higher education. 

3 ‘‘(B) Allowing a college student to use an 

4 EBT card or a campus-specific card at any of 

5 the locations described in subparagraph (A)(i) 

6 or a retailer authorized under section 9. 

7 ‘‘(4) PROJECT LIMIT.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

9 carry out not more than 10 demonstration 

10 projects under the demonstration program si11 multaneously. 

12 ‘‘(B) INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary shall 

13 carry out not more than 1 demonstration 

14 project under the demonstration program at 

15 any single institution of higher education. 

16 ‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In selecting an institution of 

17 higher education at which to carry out a demonstra18 tion project, the Secretary shall give priority to an 

19 institution of higher education— 

20 ‘‘(A) at which not less than 25 percent of 

21 enrolled students are students that are eligible 

22 to receive a Federal Pell Grant under subpart 

23 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 

24 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); or 


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1 ‘‘(B) that is described in section 371(a) of 

2 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

3 1067q(a)). 

4 ‘‘(6) PROJECT ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

6 establish criteria and parameters for selecting, 

7 operating, monitoring, and terminating each 

8 demonstration project under the demonstration 

9 program. 

10 ‘‘(B) PRICES CHARGED.—The Secretary 

11 shall ensure that prices charged by food pro12 viders participating in a demonstration project 

13 under the demonstration program are com14 parable to prices charged by those food pro15 viders prior to participation. 

16 ‘‘(7) PROJECT TERMINATION.—To the max17 imum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure 

18 that the termination of a demonstration project 

19 under the demonstration program shall not cause 

20 sudden adverse changes, including a reduction of in21 stitutional financial aid or the elimination of benefits 

22 under the supplemental nutrition assistance pro23 gram, for students participating in the demonstra24 tion project. 


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1 ‘‘(8) PROGRAM TERMINATION.—The demonstra2 tion program shall terminate on the date that is 10 

3 years after the date on which the demonstration pro4 gram is established. 

5 ‘‘(9) EVALUATION.—For the duration of the 

6 demonstration program, the Secretary shall, in col7 laboration with the Director of the Institute of Edu8 cation Sciences, conduct an annual evaluation of 

9 each demonstration project carried out under the 

10 demonstration program during the year covered by 

11 the evaluation, including an analysis of the extent to 

12 which the project is meeting the desired outcomes, 

13 which include reduction in food insecurity and im14 proved academic performance. 

15 ‘‘(10) REPORT.—For the duration of the dem16 onstration program, the Secretary shall submit to 

17 the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For18 estry and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

19 of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture 

20 and Education and Labor of the House of Rep21 resentatives an annual report that includes— 

22 ‘‘(A) a description of each demonstration 

23 project carried out under the demonstration 

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1 ‘‘(B) the evaluation conducted under para2 graph (9); and 

3 ‘‘(C) recommendations for legislation to 

4 improve the supplemental nutrition assistance 

5 program to better serve college students. 

6 ‘‘(11) WAIVER AND MODIFICATION AUTHOR7 ITY.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara9 graph (B), the Secretary may, as may be nec10 essary solely to carry out the demonstration 

11 program— 

12 ‘‘(i) waive any provision under this 

13 Act, including— 

14 ‘‘(I) the requirement relating to 

15 local sales tax under section 4(a); 

16 ‘‘(II) requirements relating to the 

17 issuance and use of supplemental nu18 trition assistance program benefits 

19 under section 7; and 

20 ‘‘(III) requirements for approval 

21 of retail food stores under section 9; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(ii) modify the definitions under this 

24 Act for the purposes of the demonstration 

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1 ‘‘(I) the term ‘food’ under section 

2 3(k); 

3 ‘‘(II) the term ‘household’ under 

4 section 3(m); and 

5 ‘‘(III) the term ‘retail food store’ 

6 under section 3(o). 

7 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 

8 not waive a provision or modify a definition 

9 under subparagraph (A) if the waiver or modi10 fication will— 

11 ‘‘(i) cause increased difficulty for any 

12 household to apply for or access supple13 mental nutrition assistance program bene14 fits; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) reduce the value of those benefits 

16 for any household. 

17 ‘‘(12) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec19 retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this 

20 subsection.’’. 

21 SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

22 This title and the amendments made by this title 

23 shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the 

24 date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 TITLE II—REDUCING STUDENT 

2 FOOD INSECURITY 

3 SEC. 201. DATA SHARING. 

4 (a) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, 

6 in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec7 retary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary 

8 of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the 

9 Treasury, and the head of any other applicable Federal 

10 or State agency, shall develop and implement an agree11 ment to— 

12 (1) securely share data among the respective 

13 Federal agencies of such Secretaries in order to, not14 withstanding section 483(a)(3)(E) of the Higher 

15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)(3)(E)), 

16 identify students who have applied for Federal fi17 nancial aid and who are enrolled at institutions of 

18 higher education (as defined in section 102 of the 

19 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) 

20 who may be eligible for Federally funded programs 

21 to support basic needs through— 

22 (A) the supplemental nutrition assistance 

23 program established under the Food and Nutri24 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), a nu25 trition assistance program carried out under 


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1 section 19 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2028), or a 

2 nutrition assistance program carried out by the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture in the Northern Mar4 iana Islands; 

5 (B) the supplemental security income pro6 gram under title XVI of the Social Security Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); 

8 (C) the program of block grants to States 

9 for temporary assistance for needy families 

10 under part A of title IV of the Social Security 

11 Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

12 (D) the special supplemental nutrition pro13 gram for women, infants, and children estab14 lished by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 

15 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); 

16 (E) the Medicaid program under title XIX 

17 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 

18 seq.); 

19 (F) Federal housing assistance programs, 

20 including tenant-based assistance under section 

21 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

22 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), and public housing, as 

23 defined in section 3(b)(1) of such Act (42 

24 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1)); 


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1 (G) Federal child care assistance pro2 grams, including assistance under the Child 

3 Care and Development Block Grant Act of 

4 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) and the Child 

5 Care Access Means Parents in School Program 

6 under section 419N of the Higher Education 

7 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); 

8 (H) the free and reduced price school 

9 lunch program established under the Richard 

10 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 

12 (I) refundable credit for coverage under a 

13 qualified health plan under section 36B of the 

14 Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

15 (J) the Earned Income Tax Credit under 

16 section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

17 1986; 

18 (K) the Child Tax Credit under section 24 

19 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 

20 (L) any other Federally funded program 

21 determined by the Secretary to be appropriate; 

22 and 

23 (2) coordinate efforts to provide assistance to 

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1 rollment of eligible students in the programs listed 

2 in paragraph (1). 

3 (b) INFORMATION ON FEDERALLY FUNDED PRO4 GRAMS TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 483 of the Higher 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is amended 

7 by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(i) INFORMATION ON FEDERALLY FUNDED PRO9 GRAMS TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each year for which a 

11 student described in paragraph (3) submits an appli12 cation for Federal student financial aid, the Sec13 retary shall send, in written and electronic form, to 

14 such student information regarding potential eligi15 bility for assistance under, and application process 

16 for— 

17 ‘‘(A) the supplemental nutrition assistance 

18 program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 

19 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 

20 ‘‘(B) the supplemental security income pro21 gram under title XVI of the Social Security Act 

22 (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); 

23 ‘‘(C) the program of block grants to States 

24 for temporary assistance for needy families 


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1 under part A of title IV of the Social Security 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

3 ‘‘(D) the special supplemental nutrition 

4 program for women, infants, and children es5 tablished by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 

6 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); 

7 ‘‘(E) the Medicaid program under title 

8 XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 

9 et seq.); 

10 ‘‘(F) Federal housing assistance programs, 

11 including tenant-based assistance under section 

12 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

13 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), and public housing, as 

14 defined in section 3(b)(1) of such Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1)); 

16 ‘‘(G) Federal child care assistance pro17 grams, including assistance under the Child 

18 Care and Development Block Grant Act of 

19 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) and the Child 

20 Care Access Means Parents in School Program 

21 under section 419N of the Higher Education 

22 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); 

23 ‘‘(H) the free and reduced price school 

24 lunch program established under the Richard 


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1 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 

3 ‘‘(I) refundable credit for coverage under a 

4 qualified health plan under section 36B of the 

5 Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

6 ‘‘(J) the Earned Income Tax Credit under 

7 section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

8 1986; 

9 ‘‘(K) the Child Tax Credit under section 

10 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 

11 ‘‘(L) any other Federally funded program 

12 determined by the Secretary to be appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—The notification de14 scribed in paragraph (1) shall include the appro15 priate State or Federal resources to which to apply 

16 for benefits under each of the programs listed in 

17 paragraph (1). 

18 ‘‘(3) STUDENTS.—A student is described in this 

19 paragraph if the student, as a result of information 

20 submitted on the application for Federal student fi21 nancial aid, has been determined by the Secretary 

22 (in consultation with the heads of applicable Federal 

23 agencies) to be potentially eligible for the benefit 

24 programs described in paragraph (1).’’. 


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1 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Edu2 cation shall consult with the Secretary of Agri3 culture, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv4 ices, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop5 ment, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the head 

6 of any other applicable Federal or State agency, in 

7 designing the written and electronic communication 

8 regarding potential eligibility for assistance under, 

9 and application process for, the programs listed in 

10 paragraph (1) of section 483(i) of the Higher Edu11 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(i)). 

12 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE AND SUNSET.—This sub13 section and the amendment made by this subsection 

14 is effective beginning on the date that is 120 days 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act and ending 

16 on June 30, 2023. 

17 (c) FURTHER INFORMATION ON FEDERALLY FUND18 ED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 483 of the Higher 

20 Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 702 

21 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of divi22 sion FF of Public Law 116–260), is amended— 

23 (A) in subsection (a)(2)(E)— 

24 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

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1 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe2 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (iii) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(iii) an authorization under subpara6 graph (D) and disclosing the information 

7 as described in clause (ii), the Secretary 

8 shall provide the applicant with notification 

9 of the appropriate Federal or State re10 sources necessary to apply for Federal and 

11 State programs that support basic needs.’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) in subsection (c)(3)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘shall’’; and 

16 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, and shall consult 

17 with the heads of applicable Federal agen18 cies in designing the written and electronic 

19 communication regarding potential eligi20 bility for assistance under such programs’’ 

21 after ‘‘may be eligible’’. 

22 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

23 by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 

24 section 702 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title 

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1 ject to the effective date of section 701(b) of such 

2 Act. 

3 (d) REPORT.—The Secretary of Education, in coordi4 nation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 

5 Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Health 

6 and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and 

7 the head of any other applicable Federal or State agency, 

8 shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that pre9 sents summary statistics on students who have applied for 

10 Federal financial aid and who are enrolled at institutions 

11 of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the High12 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) and are expe13 riencing student food insecurity and housing insecurity, 

14 disaggregated by race and ethnicity, income quintile, sta15 tus as a first generation college student, Federal Pell 

16 Grant eligibility status, disability status, status as a stu17 dent parent, sex (including sexual orientation and gender 

18 identity), and other subgroups as determined by such 

19 heads of agencies. 

20 SEC. 202. QUESTIONS ON FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY 

21 IN NATIONAL POSTSECONDARY STUDENT AID 

22 STUDY. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 

24 permanently add validated questions that measure food 


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1 and housing insecurity and homelessness to the National 

2 Postsecondary Student Aid Study. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

4 on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act. 

6 SEC. 203. GRANTS TO ADDRESS STUDENT BASIC NEEDS. 

7 Title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 1161a) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘PART BB—GRANTS TO ADDRESS STUDENT 

11 BASIC NEEDS 

12 ‘‘SEC. 899. GRANTS TO ADDRESS STUDENT BASIC NEEDS. 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com15 munity college’ means a public institution of higher 

16 education at which the highest degree that is pre17 dominantly awarded to students is an associate de18 gree, including a 2-year Tribal College or University 

19 (as defined in section 316). 

20 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi21 ble institution’ means an institution of higher edu22 cation as defined in section 101 or 102(a)(1)(B). 

23 ‘‘(3) FOOD INSECURITY.—The term ‘food inse24 curity’ means limited or uncertain availability of nu25 tritionally adequate and safe foods, or the ability to 


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1 acquire such foods in a socially acceptable manner. 

2 The most extreme form is often accompanied by 

3 physiological sensations of hunger. 

4 ‘‘(4) HOUSING INSECURITY.—The term ‘hous5 ing insecurity’ means limited or uncertain avail6 ability of, or access to, stable, safe, adequate, and 

7 affordable housing and neighborhoods. This shall in8 clude living in emergency or transitional shelters, 

9 motels, hotels, trailer parks, cars, parks, public 

10 spaces, or abandoned buildings, and those sharing 

11 the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, 

12 economic hardship, or a similar reason. 

13 ‘‘(b) PLANNING AND COORDINATION GRANTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

15 planning and coordination grants, on a competitive 

16 basis, to eligible institutions to enable the eligible in17 stitutions to conduct research and planning to re18 duce incidences of student food insecurity and hous19 ing insecurity, and to coordinate a response to these 

20 challenges, by carrying out the activities described in 

21 paragraph (2). 

22 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible institution receiv23 ing a grant under this subsection shall use grant 

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1 ‘‘(A) Establish a student food and housing 

2 security steering committee that will be respon3 sible for creating and approving the strategy 

4 described in subparagraph (C), and that will be 

5 comprised of relevant campus stakeholders, in6 cluding— 

7 ‘‘(i) students who have experienced 

8 food insecurity or housing insecurity; 

9 ‘‘(ii) student government representa10 tives; 

11 ‘‘(iii) institutional staff representing 

12 the areas of student financial aid, housing, 

13 dining, student affairs, academic advising, 

14 equity support services, accessibility serv15 ices, campus security, legal services, and 

16 health and well-being services (including 

17 counseling or psychological services); 

18 ‘‘(iv) faculty; 

19 ‘‘(v) relevant administrators, including 

20 local human services administrators; and 

21 ‘‘(vi) community-based organizations. 

22 ‘‘(B) Conduct research regarding— 

23 ‘‘(i) the level of student food insecu24 rity and housing insecurity at the institu25 tion, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, 


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1 income quintile, status as a first-genera2 tion college student (as defined in section 

3 402A(h)), Federal Pell Grant eligibility 

4 status, disability status, status as a stu5 dent parent, sex (including sexual orienta6 tion and gender identity), or other sub7 group as determined by the institution; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the presence of institutional bar9 riers and current institutional interventions 

10 to address such barriers; 

11 ‘‘(iii) the presence of administrative 

12 barriers for students in applying, certifying 

13 eligibility, and renewing applications for 

14 means-tested benefits, and interventions to 

15 address such barriers; 

16 ‘‘(iv) the resources available to ad17 dress student food insecurity and housing 

18 insecurity, both on campus and off cam19 pus; and 

20 ‘‘(v) opportunities for coordination 

21 and collaboration between the institution 

22 and government or community-based orga23 nizations, including— 

24 ‘‘(I) the local or State office that 

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1 plemental nutrition assistance pro2 gram (SNAP) and SNAP employment 

3 and training programs under the 

4 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

5 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or the temporary 

6 assistance for needy families program 

7 (TANF) and subsidized programs 

8 that meet the work requirements 

9 under part A of title IV of the Social 

10 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

11 ‘‘(II) organizations that partici12 pate in the Federal work-study pro13 gram under part C of title IV; or 

14 ‘‘(III) low-income housing assist15 ance organizations, including those as16 sisting with tenant-based assistance 

17 under section 8(o) of the United 

18 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

19 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), and public housing, 

20 as defined in section 3(b)(1) of such 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1)). 

22 ‘‘(C) Create a strategy that describes how 

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1 ‘‘(i) seek to address student food inse2 curity and housing insecurity through on3 campus and off-campus providers; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) incorporate the research con5 ducted under subparagraph (B), including 

6 with respect to the subgroups identified 

7 under clause (i) of subparagraph (B), into 

8 the strategy. 

9 ‘‘(D) Implement the strategy described in 

10 subparagraph (C), including by— 

11 ‘‘(i) conducting outreach to students 

12 to reduce stigma, educate, and encourage 

13 students to participate in programs and re14 ceive services (including programs and 

15 services provided through grant funding) 

16 to reduce student food insecurity and hous17 ing insecurity; 

18 ‘‘(ii) educating students about public 

19 assistance programs (including State and 

20 local public assistance programs, and the 

21 supplemental nutrition assistance program 

22 under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

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1 porting students’ applications for those 

2 programs, and providing case management 

3 and training for students to maximize the 

4 public assistance that students receive to 

5 reduce student food insecurity and housing 

6 insecurity; 

7 ‘‘(iii) coordinating and collaborating 

8 with government or community-based orga9 nizations, such as the local office that ad10 ministers benefits through the supple11 mental nutrition assistance program under 

12 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

13 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or a low-income hous14 ing assistance organization; 

15 ‘‘(iv) hiring and training personnel to 

16 build infrastructure and implement pro17 gramming to reduce student food insecu18 rity and housing insecurity at the eligible 

19 institution; and 

20 ‘‘(v) carrying out other matters deter21 mined appropriate by the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(3) GRANT AMOUNTS; DURATION.— 

23 ‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—A grant under this sub24 section shall be in an amount not to exceed 

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1 ‘‘(B) DURATION.—A grant under this sub2 section shall be for a period of not more than 

3 5 years. 

4 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare 

5 and submit to Congress a report that describes— 

6 ‘‘(A) the impact of the grant under this 

7 subsection on reducing student food insecurity 

8 and housing insecurity, disaggregated by race 

9 and ethnicity, income quintile, status as a first10 generation college student (as defined in section 

11 402A(h)), Federal Pell Grant eligibility status, 

12 disability status, status as a student parent, sex 

13 (including sexual orientation and gender iden14 tity), and other subgroup as determined by the 

15 institution; 

16 ‘‘(B) best practices for reducing student 

17 food insecurity and housing insecurity, includ18 ing by identifying institutional and administra19 tive barriers and intervening to address such 

20 barriers; 

21 ‘‘(C) the obstacles faced by grant recipi22 ents; 

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1 ‘‘(E) information on postsecondary out2 comes at the institutions receiving a grant 

3 under this section, including— 

4 ‘‘(i) the postsecondary attainment 

5 rates of students, including the units of 

6 postsecondary study completed as a per7 centage of such units attempted; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the transfer rates of students 

9 from community colleges to 4-year institu10 tions of higher education; 

11 ‘‘(iii) the retention rates of students, 

12 either in the institution of higher education 

13 at which the student was first enrolled or 

14 in another institution; and 

15 ‘‘(iv) the persistence rates of such stu16 dents in higher education. 

17 ‘‘(5) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall 

18 disseminate to eligible institutions and relevant gov19 ernment and community-based organizations infor20 mation about best practices, as described in para21 graph (4)(B). 

22 ‘‘(c) RESERVATION; PRIORITY; EQUITABLE DIS23 TRIBUTION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) RESERVATION.—In awarding grants under 

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1 amount equal to not less than 33 percent of the 

2 total amount available for grants under those sub3 sections for grant awards to community colleges. 

4 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 

5 subsection (b), the Secretary shall give priority to 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) Eligible institutions with respect to 

8 which not less than 25 percent of enrolled stu9 dents are students that are eligible to receive a 

10 Federal Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A 

11 of title IV. 

12 ‘‘(B) Eligible institutions that are de13 scribed in section 371(a). 

14 ‘‘(3) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 

15 grants under subsection (b), the Secretary shall en16 sure an equitable distribution of grant awards to eli17 gible institutions in States based on State popu18 lation. 

19 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

22 2032.’’. 

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