,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjai,ms4
 ,judy ,chu of ,california 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,marshall7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to make        
institutions of higher education        
eligible for assistance for community   
food projects1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,campus ,hunger ,reduction ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3  7#a7 ,in a ,december   
#bjah report which reviewed data from   
#ca studies on food insecurity among    
college students1 the ,government       
,accountability ,office found that #bb  
of the #ca surveys estimated food       
insecurity rates of over #cj percent4   
7#b7 ,hunger threatens a student's      
health1 cognitive ability1 and economic 
security4  7#c7 ,institutions of higher 

education should strive to collect      
edible1 surplus food from               
campus-operated dining facilities that  
would be thrown away and distribute such
 food to students experiencing hunger4  
7#d7 ,institutions of higher education  
should partner with local organizations 
such as regional food banks to reduce   
hunger and support operation of food    
pantries on campus4  #c4 ,assistance for
 community food projects ,section #be of
 the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcd7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph3  7#d7      
,institution of higher education ,the   
term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  2 and     
7#b7 in subsection 7c71 in the matter   
before paragraph 7#a71 by inserting an  
institution of higher education1 before 
or a private4