January 7, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Sessions) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
To amend section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
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Sec. 2. Service connected disability compensation
Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(C) Service-connected disability compensation
When determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income under this paragraph, a State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe shall exclude any service-connected disability compensation received by such person from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 3. Report
The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a report that—
(1)
examines how service-connected disability compensation is treated for the purposes of determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
(2)
identifies any instances where service-connected disability compensation is treated in a manner inconsistent with the amendment made by section 2; and
(3)
with respect to each program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in which service-connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently, provides legislative recommendations relating to how such program could better serve veteran populations, and under-served communities.