119-s1415

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1415 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1415

 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.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 10, 2025

 Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Britt, Mr. 
 Blumenthal, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Crapo, and Ms. Hirono) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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 A BILL

 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) for the purpose of determining 
 income eligibility 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 shall not apply to 
 the income in the definition of adjusted 
 income;
 ``
            (v) for the purpose of determining income 
 eligibility 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 shall not 
 apply to income in 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 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, 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.

    (b) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Housing and Urban Development.

    (2) Department property.--The term ``Department property'' 
 has the meaning given the term in 

section 901 of title 38, 
 United States Code.
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