I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9669 
To provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 
Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. SCAN-
LON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
CROCKETT, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. CORREA, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, 
Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. 
LEE of California, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide for the basic needs of students at institutions 
of higher education. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Basic Assistance for 
Students In College Act’’ or the ‘‘BASIC Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DATA SHARING. 
(a) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of Education, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary 
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of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, and the head of any other applicable Federal 
or State agency, shall maintain agreements— 
(1) to securely share data among the respective 
Federal agencies of such Secretaries in order to 
identify students who have applied for Federal fi-
nancial aid and who are enrolled at institutions of 
higher education (as defined in section 102 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) 
who may be eligible for federally funded programs to 
support basic needs through— 
(A) the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program established under the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), a nu-
trition assistance program carried out under 
section 19 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2028), or a 
nutrition assistance program carried out by the 
Secretary of Agriculture in the Northern Mar-
iana Islands; 
(B) the supplemental security income pro-
gram under title XVI of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); 
(C) the program of block grants to States 
for temporary assistance for needy families 
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under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
(D) the special supplemental nutrition pro-
gram for women, infants, and children estab-
lished by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); 
(E) the Medicaid program under title XIX 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
seq.); 
(F) Federal housing assistance programs, 
including tenant-based assistance under section 
8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), and public housing, as 
defined in section 3(b)(1) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1)); 
(G) Federal child care assistance pro-
grams, including assistance under the Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) and the Child 
Care Access Means Parents in School Program 
under section 419N of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); 
(H) the free and reduced price school 
lunch program established under the Richard 
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B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 
(I) refundable credit for coverage under a 
qualified health plan under section 36B of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
(J) the Earned Income Tax Credit under 
section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; 
(K) the Child Tax Credit under section 24 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 
(L) any other federally funded program de-
termined by the Secretary to be appropriate; 
and 
(2) to coordinate efforts to provide assistance to 
institutions of higher education to facilitate the en-
rollment of eligible students in the programs de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(b) INFORMATION
ON FEDERALLY FUNDED PRO-
GRAMS TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 483 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION ON FEDERALLY FUNDED PRO-
GRAMS TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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