[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8439 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8439

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify household income 
to exclude income earned by a member who is 21 years of age or younger 
         and who is an elementary or secondary school student.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2024

 Mr. Molinaro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify household income 
to exclude income earned by a member who is 21 years of age or younger 
         and who is an elementary or secondary school student.

    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 ``ThinkDIFFERENTLY Nutrition and 
Opportunities Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 5(d)(7) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2014(d)(7)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``a child who is'', and
            (2) by striking ``17'' and inserting ``21''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
January 1, 2025.
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