,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjag,mr4
 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois 7for    
himself1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,langevin1   
and ,mr4 ,rush7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh to provide certain alternative 
eligibility requirements applicable to  
foster care youth1 and homeless youth1  
who are enrolled at least half-time in  
an institution of higher education4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,foster and ,homeless ,youth ,food 
,security ,act of #bjag4  #b4           
,amendments  7a7 ,definition ,section #c
 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of    
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjag7 is amended by
 inserting after subsection 7j7 the     
following3  7j-#a7 foster care          
individual-- 7#a7 means an individual   
whose care and placement are the        
responsibility of the ,state or ,tribal 

agency that administers a ,state or     
,tribal plan under part ,b or ,e of     
title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq471 without  
regard to whether foster care           
maintenance payments are made under     
section #dgb of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #fgb7 on behalf of such children and   
youth2 and  7#b7 includes an individual 
who was age #ac or older when the       
individual's care and placement were the
 responsibility of a ,state or ,tribal  
agency that administered a ,state or    
,tribal plan under part ,b or ,e of     
title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq47 and who is
 no longer under the care and           
responsibility of such a ,state or      
tribal agency1 without regard to any    
such individual's subsequent adoption1  
guardianship arrangement1 or other form 
of permanency outcome4  4  7b7          
,availability of prepared meals ,section
 #c7k7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7k77 is     

amended-- 7#a7 by striking and 7#i7 the 
first place it appears and inserting    
7#i71 and 7#aj72  7#b7 by striking and  
7#i7 the last place it appears and      
inserting 7#i72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
before the period at the end the        
following3  and1 7#aj7 meals prepared   
and served by an institution of higher  
education for consumption by a foster   
care individual1 or a homeless          
individual1 over #ag and not over #bf   
years of age enrolled at least half-time
 in such institution 7as determined by  
such institution7 that provides such    
individual with housing that lacks an   
individualized cooking facility 4  7c7  
,treatment ,as ,separate ,household     
,section #c7m77#e7 of the ,food and     
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjae7m77#e77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7,f7 ,foster    
care individuals1 or homeless           
individuals1 over #ag and not over #bf  
years of age enrolled at least half-time
 in an institution of higher education  

7as determined by such institution7 that
 provides such individuals with housing 
that lacks individualized cooking       
facilities4  4  7d7 ,limitation on      
eligibility exclusion ,section #f7;e7 of
 the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7;e77 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#g7 by striking or at
 the end2  7#b7 by redesignating        
paragraph 7#h7 as paragraph 7#i72 and   
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#g7  
the following3  7#h7 is a foster care   
individual1 or a homeless individual1   
over #ag and not over #bf years of age  
who is so enrolled as determined by such
 institution2 or  4  7e7 ,work          
,requirement ,section #f7o77#c7 of the  
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7o77#c77 is amended--    
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,d7 by striking or
 at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,e7 
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7,f7 ,a foster  
care individual1 or a homeless          

individual1 over #ag and not over #bf   
years of age if enrolled at least       
half-time in an institution of higher   
education as determined by such         
institution4  4