Military Hunger Prevention Act

Bill: 114-hr-6305
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2016-11-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Housing finance and home ownership

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-11-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Military Hunger Prevention Act</strong></p> <p>This bill excludes the value of a housing allowance for a member of a uniformed service from any income, assets, or resources calculation for determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) and the family subsistence supplemental allowance program.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6305 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 14, 2016 Mrs. Davis of California 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Hunger Prevention Act . 2. Basic allowance for housing and certain Federal benefits (a) Exclusion of BAH Section 403(k) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) In determining the eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance program 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) allowance covered by section 403(k)(4) of title 37, United States Code. .