Military Food Security Act of 2023

I 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. 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) in- troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 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 allow- ance for eligible members of the Armed Forces. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Food Security 4 Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:55 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1764.IH H1764 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1764 IH SEC. 2. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE: EXCLUSION OF BASIC 1 ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FROM THE CAL- 2 CULATION OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD INCOME 3 OF AN ELIGIBLE MEMBER OF THE ARMED 4 FORCES. 5 Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States 6 Code, is amended— 7 (1) by striking ‘‘in’’ and all that follows 8 through ‘‘portion of’’; and 9 (2) by striking ‘‘that the Secretary concerned 10 elects to exclude’’ and inserting ‘‘paid to such mem- 11 ber’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:55 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1764.IH H1764 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS