Military Family Nutrition Act of 2023
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What This Bill Does
This bill changes how the government counts income when deciding if military members can get food assistance benefits. Specifically, it says the military housing payment that service members receive should not count as income when determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (a federal food benefit program).
Who It Affects
Members of the uniformed services who receive a basic allowance for housing and apply for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Key Provisions
• The basic allowance for housing paid to military members under section 403 of title 37, United States Code is excluded from income when determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (Sec. 2)
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, military members' basic allowance for housing payments will not be counted as income. This means more military members may qualify for food assistance benefits because their counted income will be lower.
Important Definitions
Basic allowance for housing: a payment given to military members to help cover housing costs.
Supplemental nutrition assistance program: a federal program that provides food benefits to eligible households.
Uniformed services: members of the military.
Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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