[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6423 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6423

    To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide certain 
 alternative eligibility requirements applicable to foster care youth, 
     and homeless youth, who are enrolled at least half-time in an 
        institution of higher education, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2023

 Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
Cleaver, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Ms. Brown) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide certain 
 alternative eligibility requirements applicable to foster care youth, 
     and homeless youth, who are enrolled at least half-time in an 
        institution of higher education, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foster and Homeless Youth Food 
Security Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
    ``(j-1) `foster care individual'--
            ``(1) means an individual whose care and placement are the 
        responsibility of the State or Tribal agency that administers a 
        State or Tribal plan under part B or E of title IV of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), without regard to 
        whether foster care maintenance payments are made under section 
        472 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 672) on behalf of such individual; 
        and
            ``(2) includes an individual who was age 13 or older when 
        the individual's care and placement were the responsibility of 
        a State or Tribal agency that administered a State or Tribal 
        plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) and who is no longer under the care and 
        responsibility of such a State or tribal agency, without regard 
        to any such individual's subsequent adoption, guardianship 
        arrangement, or other form of permanency outcome.'', and
            (2) in subsection (l)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) a homeless child or youth as defined in section 725 
        of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; or''.
    (b) Availability of Prepared Meals.--Section 3(k) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (9)'' the 1st place it appears and 
        inserting ``(9), and (10)'';
            (2) by striking ``and (9)'' the last place it appears and 
        inserting ``(9)''; and
            (3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following:
``and, (10) meals prepared and served by an institution of higher 
education (as defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965) that has has 
in effect a program participation agreement with the Secretary of 
Education in accordance with section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, for consumption by a foster care individual, or a homeless 
individual, over 17 and not over 26 years of age enrolled at least 
half-time in such institution (as determined by such institution) that 
provides such individual with housing that lacks an individualized 
cooking facility''.
    (c) Treatment As Separate Household.--Section 3(m)(5) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(m)(5)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(F) Foster care individuals, or homeless individuals, 
        over 17 and not over 26 years of age enrolled at least half-
        time in an institution of higher education (as determined by 
        such institution) that provides such individuals with housing 
        that lacks individualized cooking facilities.''.
    (d) Retail Food Store.--Section 3(o)(2) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``institution'' after ``program''; and
            (2) by striking ``and (9)'' and inserting ``(9), and 
        (10)''.
    (e) Limitation on Eligibility Exclusion.--Section 6(e) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) is a foster care individual, or a homeless 
        individual, over 17 and not over 26 years of age who is so 
        enrolled as determined by such institution; or''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide technical assistance or 
guidance to State agencies for the purpose of implementing the 
amendments made by this Act.
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