Summary

Excludes Department of Veterans Affairs service‑connected disability compensation from income when states, local governments, and Indian tribes determine whether a person qualifies as low‑and‑moderate income, low income, or moderate income for HUD purposes. It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress within one year on how HUD programs treat VA disability compensation, identify inconsistent treatments, and recommend legislative fixes to better serve veterans and underserved communities.

• Requires States, local governments, and Indian tribes to exclude VA service‑connected disability compensation from HUD income-category calculations.
• Applies to the definitions used to determine low‑and‑moderate income, low income, and moderate income for HUD programs.
• Directs the GAO to report within one year on how HUD treats VA disability compensation and to identify inconsistent program treatments.
• Does not appropriate new funds or directly change benefit levels; it alters income counting rules used for eligibility.
• May expand eligibility or increase apparent need among veteran households by lowering counted income.
• Will require administrative updates by program administrators (policy, forms, intake procedures, and staff training).
• Explicitly includes Indian tribes among entities required to apply the exclusion.
• GAO report must include legislative recommendations for programs found to treat VA compensation inconsistently.