Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 3719 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be cal... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Deductions from income

277 words·~1 min read·/bill/116/s/3719/is/section-3

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5) ) is amended— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting Excess medical ; Medical in subparagraph (A), by striking an excess medical and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting a standard medical deduction or a medical expense deduction of actual costs for the allowable medical expenses incurred by the elderly or disabled member, exclusive of special diets. ; in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking excess ; and by adding at the end the following:
Except as provided in clause (ii), the standard medical expense deduction shall be— for fiscal year 2020, $140; and for each subsequent fiscal year, equal to the applicable amount for the immediately preceding fiscal year as adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Medical Care published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. For any fiscal year, a State agency may establish a greater standard medical expense deduction than described in clause
(i)if the greater deduction satisfies cost neutrality standards established by the Secretary for that fiscal year. . Section 5(e)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6) ) is amended— by striking subparagraph (B); and by redesignating subparagraphs
(C)and
(D)as subparagraphs
(B)and (C), respectively. Section 2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of that Act ( and inserting 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) ) 5(e)(6)(B)(iv)(I) of that Act ( . 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(B)(iv)(I) )
Connectionstraces to 2
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 3
Deductions from income
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.