,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,ms4   
,fudge 7for herself and ,mr4 ,scott of  
,virginia7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 and in      
addition to the ,committee on ,education
 and ,labor1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to modify the eligibility   
standards applicable to low-income      
college students under the ,food and    
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh during         
,,covid-#ai public health emergency4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,end ,pandemic ,hunger for      
,college ,students ,act of #bjbj4  #b4  
,,snap eligibility for low-income       
college students  7a7 ,in general       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 not later than #bj days after the  

date of the enactment of this ,act1     
eligibility for supplemental nutrition  
assistance program benefits shall not be
 limited under section #f7;e7 of the    
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7;e77 for an individual  
who as of ,march #a1 #bjbj1 or anytime  
in the prior #cj days was-- 7#a7        
enrolled at least half-time in an       
institution of higher education2 and    
7#b7 participating in the supplemental  
nutrition assistance program4  7b7      
,state option  7#a7 ,authority to adjust
 additional eligibility standards ,in   
addition to the application of          
subsection 7a7 and if requested by a    
,state agency or issued by nationwide   
guidance by the ,secretary1 the         
,secretary may adjust the eligibility   
standards under section #f7;e7 of the   
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7;e77 for individuals who
 are enrolled in an institution of      
higher education in any ,state affected 
by the outbreak of ,,covid-#ai4 ,in     

making an adjustment authorized by this 
paragraph1 the ,secretary shall consider
 closures of facilities at institutions 
of higher education and any other factor
 that affects the ability of such       
individuals to meet such standards4     
7#b7 ,readily approvable adjustment     
requests ,the ,secretary shall approve a
 request of a ,state agency to adjust   
the eligibility standards under section 
#f7;e7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7;e77 for   
individuals who are enrolled at least   
half-time in an institution of higher   
education and-- 7,a7 are members of     
households1 as described in section     
#c7m77#b7 of such ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjab7m77#b771 who are otherwise        
eligible to participate in the          
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program2 or  7,b7 in the most recent    
academic year1 had an expected family   
contribution of #j as determined in     
accordance with part ,f of title ,,iv of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   

7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgkk et seq474  7c7   
,sunset  7#a7 ,initial applications ,the
 eligibility standards authorized under 
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall be in     
effect for initial applications for the 
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program until #ij days after the        
,,covid-#ai public health emergency is  
lifted4  7#b7 ,recertifications ,the    
eligibility standards authorized under  
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall be in     
effect until the first recertification  
of a household beginning no earlier than
 #ij days after the ,,covid-#ai public  
health emergency is lifted4  7d7        
,guidance  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #aj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue guidance to ,state agencies 
on the temporary student eligibility    
requirements1 and ,state options1       
established under this section4  7#b7   
,coordination with the ,department of   
,education ,the ,secretary of           
,education1 in consultation with the    

,secretary of ,agriculture and          
institutions of higher education1 shall 
carry out activities to inform          
applicants for ,federal student         
financial aid under the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja et seq47 and students at          
institutions of higher education of the 
temporary student eligibility           
requirements established under this     
section4  7e7 ,public availability ,not 
later than #aj days after the date of   
the receipt or issuance of each document
 listed in paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 or    
7#c7 of this subsection1 the ,secretary 
shall make publicly available on the    
website of the ,department of           
,agriculture the following documents3   
7#a7 ,any request submitted by ,state   
agencies under subsection 7b74  7#b7    
,the ,secretary's approval or denial of 
each such request4  7#c7 ,any guidance  
issued by the ,secretary to carry out   
this section4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,,covid-#ai ,the term    

,,covid-#ai has the meaning given such  
term in section #bajb of the ,,cares    
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf74  7#b7     
,,covid-#ai public health emergency ,the
 term ,,covid-#ai public health         
emergency has the meaning given such    
term in section #bajb of the ,,cares    
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf74  7#c7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#d7   
,state agency ,the term ,state agency   
has the meaning given such term in      
section #c7s7 of the ,food and          
,nutrition ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7s774
  7#e7 ,supplemental nutrition          
assistance program ,the term            
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program has the meaning given such term 
in section #c7t7 of the ,food and       
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjab7t774