Deduction for student loan payments

Section 5(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Deduction for student loan payments (A) Definition of student loan In this paragraph, the term student loan means any of the following: (i) A loan that is made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). (ii) A private education loan (as defined in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650(a))). (B) Deduction Beginning 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, a household shall be entitled, at certification or recertification, as applicable, with respect to expenses other than expenses paid on behalf of the household by a third party, to a deduction for the amount of monthly payments made by a household member on a student loan of that household member or any other household member..