,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ae1          
#bjba,mrs4 ,hayes 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,lawson ( ,florida1 & ,mrs4 ,torres (   
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food &         
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh to exp& !       
eligibility ( /ud5ts to p>ticipate 9 !  
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program1
 e/abli% college /ud5t food insecurity  
demon/ration programs1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/ud5t ,food ,security ,act ( #bjba4
  #b4 ,eligibility ( /ud5ts to          
p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program  7a7 ,def9ition (     
h\sehold ,section #c7m77#e7 ( ! ,food & 
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjab7m77#e77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7,f7 ,individuals :o are     
/ud5ts & resid5ts ( an in/itution (     
high] education 7z def9$ 9 section #ajb 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 

,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb774  4  7b7 ,eligibility 
( /ud5ts ,section #f ( ! ,food &        
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjae7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! section      
head+1 by ins]t+ qualifications & aft]  
,eligibility2  7#b7 9 subsection        
7d77#b77;,c7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ :o is aft]
 /ud5t2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ 7except & all t
 foll[s ?r\gh section7 & ins]t+ 7z      
det]m9$ by ! s*ool1 tra9+ program1 or   
in/itution ( high] education7 & meets ! 
requirem5ts = eligibility "u subsection 
7e72 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 9  
p>agraph 7#c7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 
by r$esignat+ clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 z      
subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii71 respectively1 
& ind5t+ appropriately2 &  7ii7 by      
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 
z clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iv71 respectively1 
& ind5t+ appropriately2  7,b7 9 p>agraph
 7#e71 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 &
 7,b7 z clauses 7i7 & 7ii71             
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7,c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 
7#h7 z subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,h71    

respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7,d7 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 7z s            
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ #bj & ins]t+ #aj2 
7,e7 9 subp>agraph 7,e77ii7 7z s        
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d7 &   
ins]t+ subp>agraph 7,d72  7,f7 9        
subp>agraph 7,g7 7z s r$esignat$71 by   
/rik+ or at ! end aft] ! semicolon2     
7,g7 9 subp>agraph 7,h7 7z s            
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &
 ins]t+ a semicolon2  7,h7 9 ! matt]    
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7 7z s            
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ 7e7 ,no individual
 & all t foll[s ?r\gh individual-- &    
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7e7 ,qualifications = 
/ud5ts ,a /ud5t enroll$ 9 any recogniz$ 
s*ool1 tra9+ program1 or in/itution (   
high] education 7z def9$ 9 section #ajb 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb77 %all be eligible to   
p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program if-- 7#a7 ! /ud5t     
satisfies ! income & o!r eligibility    
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 !       
/ud5t--  2 &  7,i7 9 p>agraph 7#b7 7z s 

designat$71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7,i7 is eligible to p>ticipate 9 a ,/ate
 or f$]ally f9anc$ "w /udy program1     
includ+ ! program au?oriz$ "u "p ,c (   
title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg-ea et seq472 
7,j7 7i7 is n an indep5d5t /ud5t 7z     
def9$ 9 section #dhj7;d7 ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhgvv7d7772 &  7ii7 7,i7 has an       
expect$ family contribution or /ud5t aid
 index ( n m ?an #j1 z det]m9$ 9        
accordance ) "p ,f ( title ,,iv ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgkk et seq472 or  7,,ii7  
meets ! f9ancial eligibility crit]ia =  
receiv+ a maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant "u
 subp>t #a ( "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a et seq47-- 7aa7       
reg>dless ( :e!r ! /ud5t has complet$ ! 
,free ,application = ,f$]al ,/ud5t ,aid 
describ$ 9 section #dhc ( t ,act 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajij72 &  7bb7 z det]m9$ by a
 ,/ate us+ ! income ( ! /ud5t1 z det]m9$

 "u-- 7,,aa7 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program or ano!r ,f$]al or    
,/ate means-te/$ program2 or 7,,bb7     
ano!r reasonable simplify+ assumption2  
or  7,k7 7i7 is an indep5d5t /ud5t 7z   
def9$ 9 section #dhj7;d7 ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhgvv7d7772 &  7ii7 is a memb] ( a    
h\sehold o!rwise eligible to p>ticipate 
9 ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance     
program4  4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t        
,section #f7;d77#b77;,c7 ( ! ,food &    
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjae7;d77#b77;,c77 is am5d$ by /rik+   
half "t & ins]t+ half-"t4  #c4          
,communication ( in=mation on /ud5t     
eligibility = nutrition assi/ance       
programs  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,college /ud5t ,! t]m     
college /ud5t means a /ud5t enroll$ 9 an
 in/itution ( high] education4  7#b7    
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  

#ajjb74  7#c7 ,program ,! t]m program   
means ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance 
program e/abli%$ "u ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et    
seq474  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7  
,/rategies report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! effective date ( ?is ,act1 !     
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report t describes ! /rategy to be us$  
by ! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 to increase !     
aw>5ess ( ,/ate ag5cies & in/itutions ( 
high] education ab\t-- 7,a7 college     
/ud5t food insecurity2  7,b7 !          
eligibility ( college /ud5ts = !        
program2 &  7,c7 ! proc$ures & res\rces 
available to college /ud5ts :o are n    
p>ticipat+ 9 ! program to access b5efits
 "u ! program2  7#b7 to id5tify-- 7,a7  
exi/+ or pot5tial in=mational1          
educational1 policy1 & psy*ological     
b>ri]s to enroll+ 9 ! program & b>ri]s  
to comply+ ) program requirem5ts2  7,b7 
mitigation /rategies ) respect to ^?    
b>ri]s2 &  7,c7 opportunities =         

collaboration ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education
 & o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies2 &  7#c7 
to update ! ,/ate ,outrea* ,plan        
,guidance "u subsection 7c74  7c7       
,updat$ ,/ate ,outrea* ,plan ,guidance  
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! ,secret>y   
submits to ,congress a report "u        
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all publi% 
an updat$ ,/ate ,outrea* ,plan ,guidance
 t-- 7#a7 describes exi/+ data on       
college /ud5t food insecurity2  7#b7    
describes ! mann] 9 :i* college /ud5ts c
 access ! supplem5tal nutrition         
assi/ance program2  7#c7 recomm5ds      
outrea* activities to address college   
/ud5t food insecurity & enc\rages ,/ates
 to conduct ^? & o!r outrea* activities2
  7#d7 provides a template = a ,/ate to 
submit in=mation to ! ,secret>y describ+
 ! outrea* activities be+ c>ri$ out by !
 ,/ate to address college /ud5t food    
insecurity2 &  7#e7 conta9s updat$      
guidance bas$ on ! cont5ts ( t report4  
#d4 ,demon/ration program ,section #ag (
 ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g  

,u4,s4,c4 #bjbf7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7o7 ,college /ud5t food  
insecurity demon/ration program  7#a7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,college /ud5t ,! t]m college /ud5t     
means a /ud5t enroll$ 9 an in/itution ( 
high] education4  7,b7 ,demon/ration    
program ,! t]m demon/ration program     
means ! demon/ration program e/abli%$ "u
 p>agraph 7#b74  7,c7 ,in/itution (     
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education-- 7i7 has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]          
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja72 &  7ii7 includes a po/second>y  
vocational in/itution 7z def9$ 9 section
 #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb774  7#b7          
,demon/ration program ,pursuant to      
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y1 9          
collaboration ) ! ,secret>y (           
,education1 %all e/abli% a demon/ration 
program "u :i* ! ,secret>y %all c>ry out
 demon/ration projects 9 accordance )   
p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 to decrease /ud5t  

food insecurity at in/itutions ( high]  
education2 &  7,b7 to r$uce b>ri]s to   
college /ud5ts fully utiliz+ supplem5tal
 nutrition assi/ance program b5efits at 
in/itutions ( high] education4  7#c7    
,demon/ration projects ,to c>ry out !   
demon/ration program1 ! ,secret>y %all  
c>ry out demon/ration projects t te/ !  
foll[+ new supplem5tal nutrition        
assi/ance program deliv]y me?ods3 7,a7  
,all[+ a college /ud5t receiv+          
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits-- 7i7 to use ^? b5efits to      
pur*ase prep>$ foods f a campus d9+     
hall1 on-campus /ore1 or o!r on-campus  
m]*ant or provid] t typically sells     
prep>$ meals & p>ticipates 9 ! /ud5t    
meal program at ! in/itution ( high]    
education at :i* ! /ud5t is enroll$2 &  
7ii7 to be exempt f requirem5ts to      
pur*ase a campus meal plan z "p ( !     
att5dance ( ! college /ud5t at !        
in/itution ( high] education4  7,b7     
,all[+ a college /ud5t to use an ,,ebt  
c>d or a campus-specific c>d at any ( ! 

locations describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7
 or a retail] au?oriz$ "u section #i4   
7#d7 ,project limit  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y %all c>ry out n m ?an #aj     
demon/ration projects "u ! demon/ration 
program simultane\sly4  7,b7            
,in/itutions ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out 
n m ?an #a demon/ration project "u !    
demon/ration program at any s+le        
in/itution ( high] education4  7#e7     
,priority ,9 select+ an in/itution (    
high] education at :i* to c>ry out a    
demon/ration project1 ! ,secret>y %all  
give priority to an in/itution ( high]  
education-- 7,a7 at :i* n less ?an #be  
p]c5t ( enroll$ /ud5ts are /ud5ts t are 
eligible to receive a ,f$]al ,pell      
,grant "u subp>t #a ( "p ,a ( title ,,iv
 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a et seq472 or  7,b7 t 
is describ$ 9 section #cga7;a7 ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774  7#f7 ,project    
adm9i/ration  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 %all e/abli% crit]ia & p>amet]s =      

select+1 op]at+1 monitor+1 & t]m9at+ ea*
 demon/ration project "u ! demon/ration 
program4  7,b7 ,prices *>g$ ,! ,secret>y
 %all ensure t prices *>g$ by food      
provid]s p>ticipat+ 9 a demon/ration    
project "u ! demon/ration program are   
comp>able to prices *>g$ by ^? food     
provid]s prior to p>ticipation4  7#g7   
,project t]m9ation ,to ! maximum ext5t  
practicable1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t !
 t]m9ation ( a demon/ration project "u !
 demon/ration program %all n cause sudd5
 adv]se *anges1 includ+ a r$uction (    
in/itutional f9ancial aid or !          
elim9ation ( b5efits "u ! supplem5tal   
nutrition assi/ance program1 = /ud5ts   
p>ticipat+ 9 ! demon/ration project4    
7#h7 ,program t]m9ation ,! demon/ration 
program %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #aj 
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! demon/ration  
program is e/abli%$4  7#i7 ,evaluation  
,= ! duration ( ! demon/ration program1 
! ,secret>y %all1 9 collaboration ) !   
,director ( ! ,in/itute ( ,education    
,sci5ces1 conduct an annual evaluation (

 ea* demon/ration project c>ri$ out "u !
 demon/ration program dur+ ! ye> cov]$  
by ! evaluation1 includ+ an analysis ( !
 ext5t to :i* ! project is meet+ !      
desir$ outcomes1 :i* include r$uction 9 
food insecurity & improv$ academic      
p]=mance4  7#aj7 ,report ,= ! duration (
 ! demon/ration program1 ! ,secret>y    
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry &    
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate & ! ,committees on            
,agriculture & ,education & ,labor ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an annual report
 t includes-- 7,a7 a description ( ea*  
demon/ration project c>ri$ out "u !     
demon/ration program dur+ ! ye> cov]$ by
 ! report2  7,b7 ! evaluation conduct$  
"u p>agraph 7#i72 &  7,c7 recomm5dations
 = legislation to improve ! supplem5tal 
nutrition assi/ance program to bett]    
s]ve college /ud5ts4  7#aa7 ,waiv] &    
modification au?ority  7,a7 ,9 g5]al    
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 !         
,secret>y may1 z may be necess>y solely 

to c>ry out ! demon/ration program-- 7i7
 waive any provision "u ?is ,act1       
includ+-- 7,i7 ! requirem5t relat+ to   
local sales tax "u section #d7;a72      
7,,ii7 requirem5ts relat+ to ! issuance 
& use ( supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance 
program b5efits "u section #g2 &        
7,,iii7 requirem5ts = approval ( retail 
food /ores "u section #i2 &  7ii7 modify
 ! def9itions "u ?is ,act = ! purposes (
 ! demon/ration program1 includ+ !      
def9ition (-- 7,i7 ! t]m food "u section
 #c7k72  7,,ii7 ! t]m h\sehold "u       
section #c7m72 &  7,,iii7 ! t]m retail  
food /ore "u section #c7o74  7,b7       
,limitation ,! ,secret>y may n waive a  
provision or modify a def9ition "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 if ! waiv] or          
modification w-- 7i7 cause increas$     
difficulty = any h\sehold to apply = or 
access supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance  
program b5efits2 or  7ii7 r$uce ! value 
( ^? b5efits = any h\sehold4  7#ab7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         

,secret>y su* sums z are necess>y to    
c>ry out ?is subsection4  7#ac7         
,appropriations 9 advance ,only funds   
appropriat$ "u p>agraph 7#ab7 9 advance 
specifically to c>ry out ?is subsection 
%all be available to c>ry out ?is       
subsection4  4  #e4 ,effective date ,?is
 ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all
 take effect on ! date t is #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4