February 4, 2025
Mr. Sherman (for himself, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Levin, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Brownley, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Foster, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Meuser, and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
To amend section 3(b)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude certain disability benefits from income for the purposes of determining eligibility for the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act
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Sec. 2. Exclusion of certain disability benefits
Section 3(b)(4)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4)(B)) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
(iv)
with respect to the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion may not apply to the definition of adjusted income;
(v)
with respect to any household receiving rental assistance under the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19) as it relates to eligibility for other types of housing assistance, any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion may not apply to the definition of adjusted income;
Sec. 3. Treatment of certain disability benefits
(a) In general
When determining the eligibility of a veteran to rent a residential dwelling unit constructed on Department property on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, for which assistance is provided as part of a housing assistance program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and not yet in existence at the time of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall exclude from income any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code by such person.
(b) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) Department property
The term Department property has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title 38, United States Code.