,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,welch1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,wyden1    
,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 and ,mr4  
,fetterman7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to require institutions  
of higher education to provide notice to
 students participating in a ,state or  
federally financed work-study program   
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 participating in a ,state or   
federally financed work-study program   
,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 ,,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 ,,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 ,,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 
,,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 ,,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 that is participating in a      
,state or federally financed work-study 
program4  7,b7 ,the term ,,snap means   

the supplemental nutrition assistance   
program established under the ,food and 
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq474  4