[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1742 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1742

To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude certain military housing 
     allowances from the eligibility requirements for food stamps.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2005

  Mr. Roberts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude certain military housing 
     allowances from the eligibility requirements for food stamps.

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

SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY HOUSING ALLOWANCES.

    Section 5(d)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (17), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and (19) for the purpose of determining the 
        eligibility of a child who is a member of the household of a 
        member of a uniformed service, the amount of a basic allowance 
        provided under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, on 
        behalf of the member of a uniformed service for housing that is 
        acquired or constructed under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of 
        title 10, United States Code''.
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