[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5208 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5208

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2025

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, 
Ms. Strickland, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Goodlander, and Ms. Jacobs) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE: EXCLUSION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 
              HOUSING FROM THE CALCULATION OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF 
              AN ELIGIBLE MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``in the case'' and all that follows 
        through ``portion of''; and
            (2) by striking ``that the Secretary concerned elects to 
        exclude'' and inserting ``paid to such member''.
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