Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 965 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 965 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act''. 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 d