[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1764 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1764

 To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the basic allowance 
for housing from the calculation of gross household income for purposes 
 of the basic needs allowance for eligible members of the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2023

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Moore of Utah, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Bacon, 
 Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the basic allowance 
for housing from the calculation of gross household income for purposes 
 of the basic needs allowance for eligible members of the Armed Forces.

    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 Food Security Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE: EXCLUSION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 
              FROM THE CALCULATION OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF AN 
              ELIGIBLE MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``in'' and all that follows through 
        ``portion of''; and
            (2) by striking ``that the Secretary concerned elects to 
        exclude'' and inserting ``paid to such member''.
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