Union Calendar No. 549
118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 118–652]
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.
February 29, 2024
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Wild, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. Barr, Mr. Molinaro, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. Crenshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
September 9, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hill, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Emmer
September 9, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 29, 2024]
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 such person from the Department of Veterans Affairs.”.
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 amendment made by section 2; 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 under-served communities.
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[Report No. 118–652] | |||||
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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. | |||||
September 9, 2024 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |