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Easier Access to Free School Meals for Military Children

This bill aims to make it easier for children of military families to access free or reduced-price school meals. A key change is excluding military housing allowances from household income calculations, potentially increasing eligibility. Additionally, the bill explores direct certification for military children into meal programs.
Key points
Military housing allowances will no longer count towards household income for school meal eligibility.
The government will study the feasibility of automatically qualifying military children for meal programs without applications.
These changes could help more military families receive nutritional support for their children.
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Additional Information
Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2023
Print number: HR 5619
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Process start date: 2023-09-21