Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act”.
Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
A BILL
To amend 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.
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 the person from the Department of Veterans Affairs.”
Sec. 3 Report
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 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 with the amendment made by section 2, provides legislative recommendations relating to how that program could better serve veteran populations and underserved communities.