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.

119 HR 5208 IH: 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. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5208 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 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. 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 .