H.R. 224

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Table of contents

• H.R. 224
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Service connected disability compensation
  • SEC. 3. Report

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act.

SEC. 2. Service connected disability compensation

• Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 () is amended by adding at the end the following: 42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20)
  • (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—
  • 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;
  • identifies any instances where service-connected disability compensation is treated in a manner inconsistent with the amendment made by section 2; and
  • 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.