; and , and (3) by adding at the end the following: (20) the value of an allowance received under section 403 of title 37 of the United States Code that does not exceed $500 monthly. . (b) Update to excess shelter expense deduction Section 5(e)(6)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(A) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that for a household that receives the allowance under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, only the expenses in excess of that allowance shall be counted towards a household’s expenses for the calculation of the excess shelter deduction. . 4009. Earned income deduction Section 5(e)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking 20 and inserting 22 . 4010. Simplified homeless housing costs Section 5(e)(6)(D) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(D) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and (2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following: (i) Alternative deduction The State agency shall allow a deduction of $143 a month for households— (I) in which all members are homeless individuals; (II) that are not receiving free shelter throughout the month