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Union Calendar No. 549 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7480 

[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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

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] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disabled Veterans Hous5 ing Support Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY COMPENSATION. 

7 Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community 

8 Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20)) is amend9 ed by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(C) SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY COM11 PENSATION.—When determining whether a per12 son is a person of low and moderate income, a 

13 person of low income, or a person of moderate 

14 income under this paragraph, a State, unit of 

15 general local government, or Indian tribe shall 

16 exclude any service-connected disability com17 pensation received by such person from the De18 partment of Veterans Affairs.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. REPORT. 

20 The Comptroller General of the United States shall, 

21 not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 

22 Act, submit to the Congress a report that— 

23 (1) examines how service-connected disability 

24 compensation is treated for the purposes of deterVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Sep 10, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H7480.RH H7480

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1 mining eligibility for all programs administered by 

2 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; 

3 (2) identifies any instances where service-con4 nected disability compensation is treated in a manner 

5 inconsistent with the amendment made by section 2; 

6 and 

7 (3) with respect to each program administered 

8 by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

9 in which service-connected disability compensation is 

10 treated inconsistently, provides legislative rec11 ommendations relating to how such program could 

12 better serve veteran populations, and under-served 

13 communities. 


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Union Calendar No. 549 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7480 

[Report No. 118–652] 

A BILL 

To amend section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and 

and for other purposes. of low income, or a person of moderate income, a person of low and moderate income, a person pensation when determining whether a person is the exclusion of service-connected disability comCommunity Development Act of 1974 to require 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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