rollment of eligible students in the programs listed 
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: 
‘‘(i) INFORMATION ON FEDERALLY FUNDED PRO-
GRAMS TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each year for which a 
student described in paragraph (3) submits an appli-
cation for Federal student financial aid, the Sec-
retary shall send, in written and electronic form, to 
such student information regarding potential eligi-
bility for assistance under, and application process 
for— 
‘‘(A) the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
‘‘(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 
program for women, infants, and children es-
tablished 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 
determined by the Secretary to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) 
NOTIFICATION.—The 
notification 
de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall include the appro-
priate State or Federal resources to which to apply 
for benefits under each of the programs listed in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) STUDENTS.—A student is described in this 
paragraph if the student, as a result of information 
submitted on the application for Federal student fi-
nancial aid, has been determined by the Secretary 
(in consultation with the heads of applicable Federal 
agencies) to be potentially eligible for the benefit 
programs described in paragraph (1).’’. 
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(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall consult with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the head 
of any other applicable Federal or State agency, in 
designing the written and electronic communication 
regarding potential eligibility for assistance under, 
and application process for, the programs listed in 
paragraph (1) of section 483(i) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(i)). 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE AND SUNSET.—This sub-
section and the amendment made by this subsection 
is effective beginning on the date that is 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and ending 
on June 30, 2023. 
(c) FURTHER INFORMATION ON FEDERALLY FUND-
ED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 483 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 702 
of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of divi-
sion FF of Public Law 116–260), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(E)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
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(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) an authorization under subpara-
graph (D) and disclosing the information 
as described in clause (ii), the Secretary 
shall provide the applicant with notification 
of the appropriate Federal or State re-
sources necessary to apply for Federal and 
State programs that support basic needs.’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and shall consult 
with the heads of applicable Federal agen-
cies in designing the written and electronic 
communication regarding potential eligi-
bility for assistance under such programs’’ 
after ‘‘may be eligible’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 
section 702 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title 
VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260) and sub-
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ject to the effective date of section 701(b) of such 
Act. 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary of Education, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and 
the head of any other applicable Federal or State agency, 
shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that pre-
sents summary statistics on students who have applied for 
Federal financial aid and who are enrolled at institutions 
of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) and are expe-
riencing student food insecurity and housing insecurity, 
disaggregated by race and ethnicity, income quintile, sta-
tus as a first generation college student, Federal Pell 
Grant eligibility status, disability status, status as a stu-
dent parent, sex (including sexual orientation and gender 
identity), and other subgroups as determined by such 
heads of agencies. 
SEC. 202. QUESTIONS ON FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY 
IN NATIONAL POSTSECONDARY STUDENT AID 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 
permanently add validated questions that measure food 
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and housing insecurity and homelessness to the National 
Postsecondary Student Aid Study. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 203. GRANTS TO ADDRESS STUDENT BASIC NEEDS. 
Title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1161a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘PART BB—GRANTS TO ADDRESS STUDENT 
BASIC NEEDS 
‘‘SEC. 899. GRANTS TO ADDRESS STUDENT BASIC NEEDS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com-
munity college’ means a public institution of higher 
education at which the highest degree that is pre-
dominantly awarded to students is an associate de-
gree, including a 2-year Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation as defined in section 101 or 102(a)(1)(B). 
‘‘(3) FOOD INSECURITY.—The term ‘food inse-
curity’ means limited or uncertain availability of nu-
tritionally adequate and safe foods, or the ability to 
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acquire such foods in a socially acceptable manner. 
The most extreme form is often accompanied by 
physiological sensations of hunger. 
‘‘(4) HOUSING INSECURITY.—The term ‘hous-
ing insecurity’ means limited or uncertain avail-
ability of, or access to, stable, safe, adequate, and 
affordable housing and neighborhoods. This shall in-
clude living in emergency or transitional shelters, 
motels, hotels, trailer parks, cars, parks, public 
spaces, or abandoned buildings, and those sharing 
the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, 
economic hardship, or a similar reason. 
‘‘(b) PLANNING AND COORDINATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
planning and coordination grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible institutions to enable the eligible in-
stitutions to conduct research and planning to re-
duce incidences of student food insecurity and hous-
ing insecurity, and to coordinate a response to these 
challenges, by carrying out the activities described in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible institution receiv-
ing a grant under this subsection shall use grant 
funds to carry out the following: 
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‘‘(A) Establish a student food and housing 
security steering committee that will be respon-
sible for creating and approving the strategy 
described in subparagraph (C), and that will be 
comprised of relevant campus stakeholders, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) students who have experienced 
food insecurity or housing insecurity; 
‘‘(ii) student government representa-
tives; 
‘‘(iii) institutional staff representing 
the areas of student financial aid, housing, 
dining, student affairs, academic advising, 
equity support services, accessibility serv-
ices, campus security, legal services, and 
health and well-being services (including 
counseling or psychological services); 
‘‘(iv) faculty; 
‘‘(v) relevant administrators, including 
local human services administrators; and 
‘‘(vi) community-based organizations. 
‘‘(B) Conduct research regarding— 
‘‘(i) the level of student food insecu-
rity and housing insecurity at the institu-
tion, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, 
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income quintile, status as a first-genera-
tion college student (as defined in section 
402A(h)), Federal Pell Grant eligibility 
status, disability status, status as a stu-
dent parent, sex (including sexual orienta-
tion and gender identity), or other sub-
group as determined by the institution; 
‘‘(ii) the presence of institutional bar-
riers and current institutional interventions 
to address such barriers; 
‘‘(iii) the presence of administrative 
barriers for students in applying, certifying 
eligibility, and renewing applications for 
means-tested benefits, and interventions to 
address such barriers; 
‘‘(iv) the resources available to ad-
dress student food insecurity and housing 
insecurity, both on campus and off cam-
pus; and 
‘‘(v) opportunities for coordination 
and collaboration between the institution 
and government or community-based orga-
nizations, including— 
‘‘(I) the local or State office that 
administers benefits through the sup-
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plemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram (SNAP) and SNAP employment 
and training programs under the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or the temporary 
assistance for needy families program 
(TANF) and subsidized programs 
that meet the work requirements 
under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
‘‘(II) organizations that partici-
pate in the Federal work-study pro-
gram under part C of title IV; or 
‘‘(III) low-income housing assist-
ance organizations, including those as-
sisting with 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)). 
‘‘(C) Create a strategy that describes how 
the institution will— 
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‘‘(i) seek to address student food inse-
curity and housing insecurity through on- 
campus and off-campus providers; and 
‘‘(ii) incorporate the research con-
ducted under subparagraph (B), including 
with respect to the subgroups identified 
under clause (i) of subparagraph (B), into 
the strategy. 
‘‘(D) Implement the strategy described in 
subparagraph (C), including by— 
‘‘(i) conducting outreach to students 
to reduce stigma, educate, and encourage 
students to participate in programs and re-
ceive services (including programs and 
services provided through grant funding) 
to reduce student food insecurity and hous-
ing insecurity; 
‘‘(ii) educating students about public 
assistance programs (including State and 
local public assistance programs, and the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program 
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), Federal housing 
assistance programs, and other income- 
based Federal assistance programs), sup-
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porting students’ applications for those 
programs, and providing case management 
and training for students to maximize the 
public assistance that students receive to 
reduce student food insecurity and housing 
insecurity; 
‘‘(iii) coordinating and collaborating 
with government or community-based orga-
nizations, such as the local office that ad-
ministers benefits through the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or a low-income hous-
ing assistance organization; 
‘‘(iv) hiring and training personnel to 
build infrastructure and implement pro-
gramming to reduce student food insecu-
rity and housing insecurity at the eligible 
institution; and 
‘‘(v) carrying out other matters deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) GRANT AMOUNTS; DURATION.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—A grant under this sub-
section shall be in an amount not to exceed 
$5,000,000. 
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‘‘(B) DURATION.—A grant under this sub-
section shall be for a period of not more than 
5 years. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to Congress a report that describes— 
‘‘(A) the impact of the grant under this 
subsection on reducing student food insecurity 
and housing insecurity, disaggregated by race 
and ethnicity, income quintile, status as a first- 
generation college student (as defined in section 
402A(h)), Federal Pell Grant eligibility status, 
disability status, status as a student parent, sex 
(including sexual orientation and gender iden-
tity), and other subgroup as determined by the 
institution; 
‘‘(B) best practices for reducing student 
food insecurity and housing insecurity, includ-
ing by identifying institutional and administra-
tive barriers and intervening to address such 
barriers; 
‘‘(C) the obstacles faced by grant recipi-
ents; 
‘‘(D) State or Federal policy barriers to re-
ducing student food insecurity and housing in-
security at institutions of higher education; and 
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‘‘(E) information on postsecondary out-
comes at the institutions receiving a grant 
under this section, including— 
‘‘(i) the postsecondary attainment 
rates of students, including the units of 
postsecondary study completed as a per-
centage of such units attempted; 
‘‘(ii) the transfer rates of students 
from community colleges to 4-year institu-
tions of higher education; 
‘‘(iii) the retention rates of students, 
either in the institution of higher education 
at which the student was first enrolled or 
in another institution; and 
‘‘(iv) the persistence rates of such stu-
dents in higher education. 
‘‘(5) BEST
PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall 
disseminate to eligible institutions and relevant gov-
ernment and community-based organizations infor-
mation about best practices, as described in para-
graph (4)(B). 
‘‘(c) RESERVATION; PRIORITY; EQUITABLE
DIS-
TRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION.—In awarding grants under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall reserve an 
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amount equal to not less than 33 percent of the 
total amount available for grants under those sub-
sections for grant awards to community colleges. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall give priority to 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Eligible institutions with respect to 
which not less than 25 percent of enrolled stu-
dents are students that are eligible to receive a 
Federal Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A 
of title IV. 
‘‘(B) Eligible institutions that are de-
scribed in section 371(a). 
‘‘(3) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 
grants under subsection (b), the Secretary shall en-
sure an equitable distribution of grant awards to eli-
gible institutions in States based on State popu-
lation. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2032.’’. 
Æ 
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