Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Military Family Nutrition Act of 2023”.
Military Family Nutrition Act of 2023
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.
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—
in paragraph (18), by striking “and” at the end,
in paragraph (19)(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”, and
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.”