S.Amdt. 2845

SA 2845. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2019 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. 609. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING AND CERTAIN FEDERAL
BENEFITS.

(a) Exclusion of Basic Allowance for Housing.--Section
403(k) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) In determining eligibility to participate in any
Federal program issuing benefits for nutrition assistance
(including the Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance
program under section 402a of this title), 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) any allowance under section 403 of title 37, United
States Code.''.
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