| S 1973 IS
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1973
To amend the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act to exclude certain basic allowances
for housing of a member of a uniformed service from the determination of
eligibility for free and reduced price meals of a child of the member.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES
February 28, 2002
Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr.
DAYTON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CLELAND, Mr. WARNER, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. BUNNING,
Ms. MIKULSKI, and Mrs. BOXER) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act to exclude certain basic allowances
for housing of a member of a uniformed service from the determination of
eligibility for free and reduced price meals of a child of the member.
Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
MILITARY BASIC ALLOWANCES FOR HOUSING FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS.
Section 9(b) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`(7) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
MILITARY HOUSING ALLOWANCES- For the 2-year period beginning on the date
of enactment of this paragraph, the amount of a basic allowance provided
under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, on behalf of a member
of a uniformed service for housing that is acquired or constructed under
subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, or any related
provision of law, shall not be considered to be income for the purpose
of determining the eligibility of a child of the member for free or reduced
price lunches under this Act.'.
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