[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9825 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9825

   To amend the Head Start Act to include TANF, SSI, SNAP, WIC, and 
       federal housing assistance as eligible public assistance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2024

Mr. Garamendi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Head Start Act to include TANF, SSI, SNAP, WIC, and 
       federal housing assistance as eligible public assistance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act 
of 2024''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

     Section 637 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (25) and (26) as paragraphs 
        (26) and (27), respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (24) the following:
            ``(25) The term `public assistance', as defined by the 
        Secretary, shall include--
                    ``(A) assistance received under part A of title IV 
                of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                    ``(B) benefits received under title XVI of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
                    ``(C) supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                benefits received under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
                2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
                    ``(D) the nutrition assistance program (NAP) under 
                section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
                U.S.C. 2018) and the food distribution program on 
                Indian Reservations (FDPIR) under section 4(a) of the 
                Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note);
                    ``(E) State-funded food assistance programs, with 
                income eligibility standards identical or substantially 
                identical to those of the supplemental nutrition 
                assistance program under of the Food and Nutrition Act 
                of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
                    ``(F) assistance received under section 17 of the 
                Child Nutrition Act (42 U.S.C. 1786 et seq.);
                    ``(G) assistance received under section 8 of the 
                United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f et 
                seq.); and
                    ``(H) additional benefits and assistance provided 
                under Federal law as determined by the Secretary.''.
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