Sec. 2. Data Sharing

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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop and implement an agreement to— securely share data among the respective Federal agencies of such Secretaries in order to, notwithstanding section 483(a)(3)(E) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090(a)(3)(E) ) and section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ), identify students described in subsection

(b)who may be eligible for Federally funded programs to support basic needs through— the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ), a nutrition assistance program carried out under section 19 of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2028 ), or a nutrition assistance program carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture in the Northern Mariana Islands; the supplemental security income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq. ); the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ); the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ); the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ); Federal housing assistance programs, including tenant-based assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ), and public housing, as defined in section 3(b)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1) ); Federal child care assistance programs, including assistance under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq. ) and the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070e ); the free and reduced price school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ); the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; the Earned Income Tax Credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; the Child Tax Credit under section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or any other Federally funded program determined by the Secretary to be appropriate; and coordinate efforts to provide assistance to institutions of higher education to facilitate the enrollment of eligible students in the programs listed in paragraph (1). Students described in this subsection are students who— have applied for Federal financial aid; are enrolled at institutions of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )), including full-time and part-time students; and have not opted out of the information sharing under this section through the process described in subsection

(c)or any other process established by the Secretary of Education. Students and borrowers, through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid under section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 ), may authorize the Secretary of Education to disclose to the Federal agencies described in subsection (a)(1) information provided by the applicant on the application described by this subsection, as well as such applicant’s student aid index and scheduled Federal Pell Grant award, to assist in identification, outreach and application efforts for the application, award, and administration of such means-tested Federal benefits programs, except such information shall not include Federal tax information as specified in section 6103(l)(13)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for students and borrowers to opt out of the authorization described in paragraph (1).

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