,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjai,mrs4 
,davis ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,"y7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d title #cg1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a basic ne$s   
all[ance = l[-income regul> memb]s ( !  
,army1 ,navy1 ,m>9e ,corps1 & ,air ,=ce4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,milit>y ,hung] ,prev5tion ,act4    
#b4 ,basic ne$s all[ance = l[-income    
regul> memb]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #g ( 
title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] section #djb;a ! foll[+ 
new section3  #djb;b4 ,basic ne$s       
all[ance = l[-income regul> memb]s  7a7 
,all[ance requir$  7#a7 ,subject to     
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se    
%all pay to ea* cov]$ memb] a basic ne$s
 all[ance 9 ! am\nt det]m9$ = su* memb] 
"u subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,9 ! ev5t a    
h\sehold conta9s two or m cov]$ memb]s  
entitl$ to receive ! all[ance "u ?is    

section 9 a giv5 ye>1 only "o all[ance  
may be paid = t ye> to a cov]$ memb]    
among su* cov]$ memb]s :om su* cov]$    
memb]s %all jo9tly elect4  7b7 ,am\nt ( 
all[ance = a cov]$ memb]  7#a7 ,! am\nt 
( ! mon?ly all[ance payable to a cov]$  
memb] "u subsection 7a7 = a ye> %all be 
! aggregate am\nt equal to--  7,a7 !    
aggregate am\nt equal to-- 7i7 #acj     
p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty guidel9es ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices = !
 location & numb] ( p]sons 9 ! h\sehold 
( ! cov]$ memb] = su* ye>2 m9us  7ii7 ! 
gross h\sehold income ( ! cov]$ memb]   
dur+ ! prec$+ ye>2 &  7,b7 divid$ by    
#ab4  7#b7 ,! mon?ly all[ance payable to
 a cov]$ memb] = a ye> %all be payable =
 ea* ( ! #ab mon?s foll[+ ,m>* ( su*    
ye>4  7c7 ,notice ( eligibility  7#a7   
7,a7 ,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca ea* ye>1 !
 ,director ( ! ,def5se ,f9ance &        
,acc\nt+ ,s]vice %all notify1 9 writ+1  
ea* individual :om ! ,director e/imates 
w be a cov]$ memb] dur+ ! foll[+ ye> ( !
 pot5tial entitlem5t ( t individual to !

 all[ance describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 = t 
foll[+ ye>4  7,b7 ,! prelim9>y notice "u
 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include in=mation
 reg>d+ f9ancial managem5t & assi/ance  
programs adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se = :i* a cov]$ memb] is eligible4
  7#b7 ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca ea* ye>1 
ea* individual :o seeks to receive !    
all[ance = su* ye> 7:e!r or n subject to
 a notice = su* ye> "u p>agraph 7#a77   
%all submit to ! ,director su* in=mation
 z ! ,director %all require = purposes (
 ?is section 9 ord] to det]m9e :e!r or n
 su* individual is a cov]$ memb] = su*  
ye>4  7#c7 ,n lat] ?an ,febru>y #bh ea* 
ye>1 ! ,director %all notify1 9 writ+1  
ea* individual ! ,director det]m9es to  
be a cov]$ memb] = su* ye>4  7d7        
,election n ,to receive all[ance  7#a7  
,a cov]$ memb] o!rwise entitl$ to       
receive ! all[ance "u subsection 7a7 = a
 ye> may elect1 9 writ+1 n to receive ! 
all[ance = su* ye>4 ,any election "u ?is
 subsection %all be effective only = !  
ye> = :i* made4 ,any election = a ye> "u

 ?is subsection is irrevocable4  7#b7 ,a
 cov]$ memb] :o does n submit in=mation 
describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#b7 = a ye> z 
o!rwise requir$ by t subsection %all be 
deem$ to h elect$ n to receive !        
all[ance = su* ye>4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ memb]    
means a regul> memb] ( ! ,army1 ,navy1  
,m>9e ,corps1 or ,air ,=ce--  7,a7 :o   
has complet$ initial entry tra9+2  7,b7 
^: gross h\sehold income dur+ ! mo/     
rec5t ye> did n exce$ an am\nt equal to 
#acj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty guidel9es (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
= ! location & numb] ( p]sons 9 !       
h\sehold ( ! cov]$ memb] = su* ye>2 &   
7,c7 :o does n elect "u subsection 7d7 n
 to receive ! all[ance = su* ye>4  7#b7 
,! t]m gross h\sehold income ( a cov]$  
memb] = a ye> = purposes ( p>agraph     
7#a77;,b7 does n include any basic      
all[ance = h\s+ receiv$ by ! cov]$ memb]
 7& any dep5d5ts ( ! cov]$ memb] 9 !    
h\sehold ( ! cov]$ memb]7 dur+ su* ye>  
"u section #djc ( ?is title4  7f7       

,regulations ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all
 prescribe regulations = ! adm9i/ration 
( ?is section4 ,subject to subsection   
7e77#b71 su* regulations %all specify ! 
income to be includ$ 91 & exclud$ f1 !  
gross h\sehold income ( individuals =   
purposes ( ?is section4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical
 am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+
 ( *apt] #g ( su* title is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#djb;a ! foll[+ new item3  #djb;b4      
,basic ne$s all[ance = l[-income regul> 
memb]s4  4