,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #d1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,welch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,padilla1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4          
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4          
,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4     
,sanders1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and      
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to allow for   
deductions of student loan payments from
 income4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,student ,loan      
,deduction ,act of #bjbe4  #b4          
,deduction for student loan payments    
,section #e7;e7 of the ,food and        
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjad7;e77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#g7 ,deduction for 
student loan payments  7,a7 ,definition 
of student loan ,in this paragraph1 the 
term student loan means any of the      

following3 7i7 ,a loan that is made1    
insured1 or guaranteed under title ,,iv 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq474  7ii7 ,a 
private education loan 7as defined in   
section #adj7;a7 of the ,truth in       
,lending ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#afej7;a7774  7,b7 ,deduction ,beginning
 #ahj days after the date of enactment  
of this paragraph1 a household shall be 
entitled1 at certification or           
recertification1 as applicable1 with    
respect to expenses other than expenses 
paid on behalf of the household by a    
third party1 to a deduction for the     
amount of monthly payments made by a    
household member on a student loan of   
that household member or any other      
household member4  4