Campus Hunger Reduction Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1723 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make institutions of higher education eligible for assistance for community food projects, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 13, 2019 Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mr. MARSHALL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make institutions of higher education eligible for assistance for community food projects, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Campus Hunger Re- 4 duction Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 Congress finds the following: 7 (1) In a December 2018 report which reviewed 8 data from 31 studies on food insecurity among col- 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:03 Mar 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1723.IH H1723 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1723 IH lege students, the Government Accountability Office 1 found that 22 of the 31 surveys estimated food inse- 2 curity rates of over 30 percent. 3 (2) Hunger threatens a student’s health, cog- 4 nitive ability, and economic security. 5 (3) Institutions of higher education should 6 strive to collect edible, surplus food from campus-op- 7 erated dining facilities that would be thrown away 8 and distribute such food to students experiencing 9 hunger. 10 (4) Institutions of higher education should part- 11 ner with local organizations such as regional food 12 banks to reduce hunger and support operation of 13 food pantries on campus. 14 SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 15 Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 16 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended— 17 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 18 following new paragraph: 19 ‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 20 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 21 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:03 Mar 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1723.IH H1723 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1723 IH (2) in subsection (c), in the matter before para- 1 graph (1), by inserting ‘‘an institution of higher edu- 2 cation,’’ before ‘‘or a private’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:03 Mar 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1723.IH H1723 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS