Title: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to collect data on the food and housing insecurity of college students.
Specifically, ED must add questions that measure rates of food and housing insecurity to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. In addition, ED must collect data on student eligibility under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).
ED must also provide students with contact information for the state agency that administers SNAP in their state.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3718 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3718

      To address food and housing insecurity on college campuses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2019

 Mrs. Hayes (for herself and Ms. Fudge) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
      To address food and housing insecurity on college campuses.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Closing the College Hunger Gap Act 
of 2019''.

SEC. 2. QUESTIONS ON FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY IN NATIONAL 
              POSTSECONDARY STUDENT AID STUDY.

    The Secretary of Education shall add questions that measure rates 
of food and housing insecurity to the National Postsecondary Student 
Aid Study.

SEC. 3. INFORMATION ON SNAP ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) 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 SNAP Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each year for which a student 
        described in paragraph (2) submits a form described in 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall send to such student 
        information regarding potential eligibility for assistance 
        under, and application process for, the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act 
        of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) in written and electronic form. 
        Both the written and electronic communication shall include 
        contact information for the State agency responsible for 
        administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program in 
        the State in which the student resides.
            ``(2) Students.--A student is described in this paragraph 
        if the student has an expected family contribution equal to 
        zero for the year.''.
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Education shall consult with 
the Secretary of Agriculture, 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 supplemental nutrition assistance program 
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.) as described in section 483(i) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(i)).

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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