[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1078 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1078

To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the receipt of basic 
 allowance for housing for members of the Armed Forces in determining 
   eligibility for certain Federal benefits, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2017

   Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. 
 McGovern, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Walz) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the receipt of basic 
 allowance for housing for members of the Armed Forces in determining 
   eligibility for certain Federal benefits, and for other purposes.

    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 Hunger Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING AND CERTAIN FEDERAL BENEFITS.

    (a) Exclusion of Basic Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(k) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
    ``(4) In determining eligibility to participate in any Federal 
program issuing benefits for nutrition assistance (including the Family 
Subsistence Supplemental Allowance program under section 402a of this 
title), the value of a housing allowance under this section shall be 
excluded from any calculation of income, assets, or resources.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--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'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(20) any allowance under section 403(k)(4) of title 37, 
        United States Code.''.
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