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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3216


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 12, 2001

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to exclude 
 certain basic allowances for housing of an individual who is a member 
  of the uniformed services from the determination of eligibility for 
       free and reduced price meals of a child of the individual.

    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)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``For the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this sentence, the amount of a basic allowance provided under section 
403 of title 37, United States Code, on behalf of an individual who is 
a member of the uniformed services for housing that is acquired or 
constructed under the authority of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of 
title 10, United States Code, or any other related provision of law, 
shall not be considered to be income for purposes of determining the 
eligibility of a child of the individual for free or reduced price 
lunches under this Act.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

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