OHH SNAP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4456
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-06-30
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged

Food assistance and relief

Higher education

Poverty and welfare assistance

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4456 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2023 Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mrs. Hayes , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Norton , and Ms. Crockett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To allow certain students, including those who have an expected family contribution of zero, to qualify for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Overcoming Higher Education Hunger Through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Act of 2023 or the OHH SNAP Act of 2023 . 2. SNAP treatment of living expenses included in educational loans Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking other than and inserting including ; and (B) in the proviso of paragraph (5) by striking , and no portion and all that follows through expenses, ; and (2) in subsection (k)— (A) by striking paragraph (3); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 3. Eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (4), by striking employed and inserting attending an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) or employed, in the aggregate, ; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking or at the end; (C) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (9) has an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the procedures established in part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087kk–1087vv ); or (10) is determined to be independent based on one of the criteria specified in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (G), and (H) of section 480(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1087vv ). ; and (2) in subsection (o)(2)(A), by striking work and inserting attending an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) or work, in the aggregate, . 4. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before the effective date of this Act.