1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Poverty Line Act of 2023 . 2. Statement of purpose The purpose of this Act is to update the calculation of the Federal poverty line, updated periodically in the Federal Register under the authority of section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) ), to expand eligibility for and utilization of Federal assistance and benefits such that it incorporates more accurate costs of basic needs, keeps pace with changing household spending norms, accounts for regional variations in the cost of living, and reflects the minimum expenditures required by a household to have the opportunity to achieve social and economic mobility. 3. Amendment to definition of poverty line Section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Poverty line (A) In general The term poverty line means the official poverty line defined by the Office of Management and Budget according to the Secretary’s published poverty line under subparagraph (B). (B) Revision and publication In coordination with the Bureau of the Census, the Secretary shall revise and publish the poverty line in the manner described in subparagraph (C) at least annually (or at any shorter interval the Secretary determines to be feasible and desirable). (C) Revision (i) The poverty line as revised shall be calculated at household sizes from 1 to 8 members and shall be the sum of— (I) a 5-year rolling average of household expenditures for food, clothing, telephone, and internet, calculated at 83 percent of the averages of the 47th through the 53rd percentiles of spending in the Consumer Expenditure Survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, adjusted for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U), and multiplied by the other basic goods factor set under clause (iv)