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Military Family Nutrition Access Act of 2023

S. 497 · 118th Congress · Feb 16, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

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

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Military Family Nutrition Access 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 a member of a uniformed service under section 403 of title 37, United States Code.”