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.

This bill changes how the military calculates a service member's gross household income when deciding eligibility for the basic needs allowance, a payment for low-income members of the Armed Forces. Under the bill, any basic allowance for housing paid to the member would be left out of that income calculation. Current law lets the Secretary concerned choose to exclude a portion of the housing allowance only in certain cases.

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• Jimmy Panetta Democrat sponsor
• 8 cosponsors