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Student eligibility under supplemental nutrition assistance program

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(a) Definition of 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) Individuals who are bona fide students enrolled at least half time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education.. (b) Conditions of participation Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking (except that any such person enrolled in an institution of higher education shall be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program unless he or she meets the requirements of subsection (e) of this section); (2) by striking subsection (e); and (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (s) as subsections (e) through (r), respectively. (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— (A) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by striking (g), and (r) and inserting (f), and (q); and (B) in subsection (i)(1), in the first sentence, by striking section 6(f)(2)(B) of this Act and inserting section 6(e)(2)(B). (2) Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended— (A) in subsection (d)(4)— (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)(bb)(DD), by striking subsection (o) and inserting subsection (n); and (ii) in subparagraph (N), by striking subsection (o) each place it appears and inserting subsection (n); and (B) in paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (q) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (k) and inserting subsection (j). (3) Section 7(i)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)(1)) is amended by striking section 6(o)(2) and inserting section 6(n)(2). (4) Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended— (A) in subsection (e)— (i) in paragraph (2)(B)(v)(II), by striking section 6(f) and inserting section 6(e); and (ii) in paragraph (22), by striking section 6(i) and inserting section 6(h); and (B) in subsection (n), by striking section 6(g) and inserting section 6(f). (5) Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking section 6(o) and inserting section 6(n); (ii) in subparagraph (E)— (I) by striking section 6(o)(3) each place it appears and inserting section 6(n)(3); (II) by striking section 6(o)(2) each place it appears and inserting section 6(n)(2); and (III) in clause (ii)— (aa) in subclause (III), by striking section 6(o)(4) and inserting section 6(n)(4); and (bb) in subclause (IV), by striking section 6(o)(6) and inserting section 6(n)(6); and (iii) in subparagraph (F)(ii)(III)(ee)(AA), by striking section 6(o) and inserting section 6(n); and (B) in paragraph (5)(C)(iv)(I), by striking section 6(o)(2) and inserting section 6(n)(2). (6) Section 17(m) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026(m)) is amended— (A) by striking (l) through (n) each place it appears and inserting (k) through (m); and (B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking section 6(l)(2) and inserting section 6(k)(2). (7) Section 103(a)(2)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3113(a)(2)(D)) is amended by striking 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) and inserting 6(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(n)). (8) Section 121(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) and inserting 6(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(n)). (9) Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended— (A) in paragraph (4)(A)(i)(IV), by striking 6(l)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(1)) and inserting 6(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(k)(1)); (B) in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking subsection (l) or (m) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and inserting subsection (k) or (l) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015); and (C) in paragraph (29)(A)— (i) by striking section 3(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(h)) each place it appears and inserting section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012); and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking section 6(l)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(2)) and inserting section 6(k)(2) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2015(k)(2)).

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