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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14Section 10101 › Proposal

Each household size gets a fixed share of the four-person amount

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 10101, Sec. 10101. Written by .

Each household size gets a fixed share of the four-person amount

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 10101 in the PDF
What the document says

“The Secretary shall make household adjustments using the following ratios of household size as a percentage of the maximum 4-person allotment:”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 10101

The section fixes the ratios in statute: 30 percent for a one-person household, 55 percent for two, 79 percent for three, 100 percent for four, 119 percent for five, 143 percent for six, 158 percent for seven and 180 percent for eight. A household of nine or more adds 22 percent per person, and that additional percentage may not total more than 200 percent.

What the document actually says

“The Secretary shall make household adjustments using the following ratios of household size as a percentage of the maximum 4-person allotment:”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 10101
That sentence, in plain words

The Secretary must set aid by family size. The four-person amount is the base. Each other size gets a share of it.

What this is about

A one-person home gets 30 percent of the base. A five-person home gets 119 percent. Homes of nine or more add 22 percent per person.

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