[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2845. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 609. 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 of title 37, United 
     States Code.''.
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