,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #aa1        
#bjai,ms4 ,bonamici 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,takano7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to require institutions  
of higher education to provide notice to
 students receiving work-study          
assistance about potential eligibility  
for participation in the supplemental   
nutrition assistance program1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,opportunity to
 ,address ,college ,hunger ,act4  #b4   
,notification regarding ,,snap for      
students receiving ,federal work-study  
assistance ,section #ddc of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg-ec7 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7f7 ,notification   
regarding ,,snap  7#a7 ,in general ,an  
institution receiving a grant under this

 part shall send a notification 7by     
email or other electronic means7 to each
 eligible student informing the student 
of their potential eligibility for      
participation in the ,,snap and the     
process for obtaining more information1 
confirming eligibility1 and accessing   
benefits under that program4 ,the       
notification shall be developed by the  
,secretary of ,education in consultation
 with the ,secretary of ,agriculture1   
and shall include details on eligibility
 requirements for participation in the  
,,snap that a student must satisfy4 ,the
 notification shall be1 to the extent   
practicable1 specific to the student's  
,state of residence and shall provide   
contact information for the local office
 where an application for the ,,snap may
 be made4  7#b7 ,evidence of            
participation in federally financed     
work-study program ,the notification    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include an   
official document confirming that the   
recipient is an eligible student        

sufficient for purposes of demonstrating
 that the exclusion from ineligibility  
for participation in the ,,snap under   
section #f7;e77#d7 of the ,food and     
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjae7;e77#d77 applies to the student4  
7#c7 ,guidance ,the ,secretary of       
,education1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall       
provide guidance to ,states and         
institutions of higher education on how 
to identify and communicate with        
students who are likely to be eligible  
for the ,,snap1 including those eligible
 for a ,state or federally financed     
work-study program4  7#d7 ,definitions  
,for purposes of this subsection3 7,a7  
,the term eligible student means a      
student receiving work-study assistance 
under this part4  7,b7 ,the term ,,snap 
means the supplemental nutrition        
assistance program 7as defined in       
section #c7t7 of the ,food and          
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjab7t7774  4