Military Family Nutrition Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1763 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1763

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income for 
   purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance 
  program the basic allowance for housing received by members of the 
                          uniformed services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2023

Mr. Panetta (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income for 
   purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance 
  program the basic allowance for housing received by members of the 
                          uniformed services.

    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 ``Military Family Nutrition Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FROM INCOME.

    Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2014(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``and'' at the end,
            (2) in paragraph (19)(B) by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and'', and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) a basic allowance for housing paid to, or by a third 
        party on behalf of, a member of a uniformed service under 
        section 403 of title 37, United States Code.''.
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