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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3362 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 

higher education to provide notice to students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 20, 2021 

Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. TRONE, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. 

NADLER, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 

institutions of higher education to provide notice to students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for participation in the supplemental nutrition 

assistance program, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Opportunity To Ad5 dress College Hunger Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION REGARDING SNAP FOR STUDENTS 

2 RECEIVING FEDERAL WORK-STUDY ASSIST3 ANCE. 

4 Section 443 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

5 U.S.C. 1087–53) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(f) NOTIFICATION REGARDING SNAP.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An institution receiving a 

9 grant under this part shall send a notification (by 

10 email or other electronic means) to each eligible stu11 dent informing the student of their potential eligi12 bility for participation in SNAP and the process for 

13 obtaining more information, confirming eligibility, 

14 and accessing benefits under that program. The no15 tification shall be developed by the Secretary of Edu16 cation in consultation with the Secretary of Agri17 culture, and shall include details on eligibility re18 quirements for participation in SNAP that a student 

19 must satisfy. The notification shall be, to the extent 

20 practicable, specific to the student’s State of resi21 dence and shall provide contact information for the 

22 local office where an application for SNAP may be 

23 made. 

24 ‘‘(2) EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION IN FEDER25 ALLY FINANCED WORK-STUDY PROGRAM.—The noti26 fication under paragraph (1) shall include an official 


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1 document confirming that the recipient is an eligible 

2 student sufficient for purposes of demonstrating that 

3 the exclusion from ineligibility for participation in 

4 SNAP under section 6(e)(4) of the Food and Nutri5 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)(4)) applies to 

6 the student. 

7 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Education, 

8 in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, 

9 shall provide guidance to States and institutions of 

10 higher education on how to identify and commu11 nicate with students who are likely to be eligible for 

12 SNAP, including those eligible for a State or feder13 ally financed work-study program. 

14 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub15 section: 

16 ‘‘(A) The term ‘eligible student’ means a 

17 student receiving work-study assistance under 

18 this part. 

19 ‘‘(B) The term ‘SNAP’ means the supple20 mental nutrition assistance program (as defined 

21 in section 3(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

22 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(t))).’’. 

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