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 · January 7, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. De La Cruz · Committee: Committee on Financial Services
Table of contents
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.
- (C) Service-connected disability compensation
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.