Sec. 201. Data sharing

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The Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the head of any other applicable Federal or State agency, shall maintain agreements— to securely share data among the respective Federal agencies of such Secretaries in order to identify students who have applied for Federal financial aid and who are enrolled at institutions of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) 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. ); 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 to coordinate efforts to provide assistance to institutions of higher education to facilitate the enrollment of eligible students in the programs described in paragraph (1).

Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection: The term benefit program means a program described in any of subparagraphs

(A)through

(L)of section 201(a)(1) of the Student Food Security Act of 2024 . The term eligible student means any student who, as a result of information submitted on the application for Federal student financial aid, has been determined by the Secretary (in consultation with the heads of applicable Federal agencies) to be potentially eligible for a benefit program. For each year for which an eligible student submits an application for Federal student financial aid, the Secretary shall send, in written and electronic form, to the eligible student information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under, and application process for, benefit programs. The information provided under paragraph

(2)shall include a description of the appropriate State or Federal resources to which to apply for each benefit program. . The Secretary of Education shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the head of any other applicable Federal or State agency, in designing the written and electronic communication regarding potential eligibility for assistance under, and application process for, the benefit programs (as defined in subsection (e)(1) of section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 )). Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 )) is amended— in subsection (a)(2)(E)— in clause (i), by striking and after the semicolon; in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: an authorization under subparagraph

(D)and disclosing the information as described in clause (ii), the Secretary shall provide the applicant with notification of the appropriate Federal or State resources necessary to apply for Federal and State programs that support basic needs. ; and in subsection (c)(3)— by striking may enter and inserting shall enter ; and by inserting , and shall consult with the heads of applicable Federal agencies in designing the written and electronic communication regarding potential eligibility for assistance under such programs after may be eligible . The Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the head of any other applicable Federal or State agency, shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that presents summary statistics on students who have applied for Federal financial aid and who are enrolled at institutions of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) and are experiencing student food insecurity and housing insecurity, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, income quintile, status as a first generation college student, Federal Pell Grant eligibility status, disability status, status as a student parent, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and other subgroups, as determined by such heads of agencies.

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