,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4      
,warren1 and ,ms4 ,harris7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to address food  
and housing insecurity on college       
campuses4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,closing the        
,college ,hunger ,gap ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,questions on food and housing      
insecurity in ,national ,postsecondary  
,student ,aid ,study ,the ,secretary of 
,education shall add questions that     
measure rates of food and housing       
insecurity to the ,national             
,postsecondary ,student ,aid ,study4    
#c4 ,information on ,,snap eligibility  
7a7 ,in general ,section #dhc of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7 is amended by adding at

 the end the following3  7i7            
,information on ,,snap eligibility  7#a7
 ,in general ,for each year for which a 
student described in paragraph 7#b7     
submits a form described in subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary shall send to such  
student information regarding potential 
eligibility for assistance under1 and   
application process for1 the            
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program established under the ,food and 
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq47 in written and electronic
 form4  7#b7 ,students ,a student is    
described in this paragraph if the      
student has an expected family          
contribution equal to zero for the year4
  4  7b7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary  
of ,education shall consult with the    
,secretary of ,agriculture1 and the head
 of any other applicable ,federal or    
,state agency1 in designing the written 
and electronic communication regarding  
potential eligibility for assistance    
under1 and application process for1 the 

supplemental nutrition assistance       
program established under the ,food and 
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq47 as described in section  
#dhc7;i7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7;i774  #d4
 ,effective date ,this ,act and the     
amendment made by this ,act shall take  
effect #abj days after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4