Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act

(a) In general 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;. (b) 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 such person from the Department of Veterans Affairs.. (c) Treatment of certain disability benefits When determining the eligibility of a veteran to rent a residential dwelling unit constructed on Department property on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, for which assistance is provided as part of a housing assistance program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and not yet in existence at the time of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall exclude from income any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, by such person. (d) 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— (1) 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; (2) identifies any instances where service-connected disability compensation is treated in a manner inconsistent with the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b); and (3) 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 underserved communities. (e) Definitions (c) Department property defined In this section: (1) Department property The section, the term Department property has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.Code.