### Question
How is the term Federal poverty line defined?


### Answer
The term **Federal poverty line** is defined in *8 U.S.C. § 1183a* as the following:

> the level of income equal to the official poverty line (as defined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, as revised annually by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in accordance with section 9902(2) of title 42) that is applicable to a family of the size involved

#### Citation:
  - *8 U.S.C. § 1183a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY > SUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION > Part II-Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens**

