S.Amdt. 1798

SA 1798. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mr.
Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, and Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016
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. 608. TREATMENT OF RECEIPT OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING
UNDER NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

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, the Family
Subsistence Supplemental Allowance (FSSA) program, and other
Federal nutrition programs, the value of a housing allowance
under this section shall be excluded from any calculation of
income, assets, or resources.''.
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