1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Poverty Measurement Improvement Act . 2. Improving the measurement of poverty in the United States (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal means-tested benefit The term Federal means-tested benefit means a benefit, refundable tax credit, or other form of assistance provided under any of the following programs: (A) Cash and general programs (i) Supplemental Security Income. (ii) Earned Income Tax Credit (refundable portion). (iii) Additional Child Tax Credit. (iv) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. (v) Title IV–E Foster Care. (vi) Title IV–E Adoption Assistance. (vii) Social Security Disability Insurance. (B) Medical (i) Medicaid. (ii) State Children’s Health Insurance Program. (iii) Refundable Premiums and Out of Pocket Subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (PPACA). (C) Food (i) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Food Program (Agriculture). (ii) Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Food Program (Agriculture). (iii) School Breakfast (Agriculture). (D) Housing (i) Section 8 Housing (HUD). (ii) Public Housing (HUD). (iii) Home Investment Partnership Program (HUD). (iv) Rural Housing Insurance Fund (Agriculture). (v) Rural Housing Service (Agriculture). (2) Household The term household means a householder and one or more people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. (3) Total family income The term total family income means, with respect to a household, an amount equal to— (A) the sum of— (i) all money income (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) earned by the members of the household; and (ii) the amount, or cash equivalent, of all Federal means-tested benefits received by the members of the household