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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9345 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish 
a grant program to award amounts to eligible entities to pay for the 
cost of certain home maintenance or repair projects for veteran home-
owners, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 9, 2024 
Mr. WILLIAMS of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to establish a grant program to award amounts to eligi-
ble entities to pay for the cost of certain home mainte-
nance or repair projects for veteran homeowners, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Housing Assist-
ance for Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SAFE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall establish a grant 
program to be known as the ‘‘Safe Housing Assistance 
Program for Veterans’’ to award grants on a competitive 
basis to 10 county community development agencies to 
provide subgrants to eligible veteran homeowners to pay 
for certain home maintenance or repair projects. 
(b) ELIGIBLE USES.—A county community develop-
ment agency shall use grant amounts awarded under this 
section to provide competitive subgrants of not more than 
$15,000 to eligible veteran homeowners to pay for the cost 
of a home maintenance or repair project on the property 
of such homeowner, including— 
(1) a mechanical repair, including a repair with 
respect to— 
(A) water supply; 
(B) plumbing; 
(C) a heating system; or 
(D) an electrical system; 
(2) a structural repair, including a repair with 
respect to— 
(A) a roof; 
(B) a foundation; 
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(C) a porch; or 
(D) stairs; 
(3) the installation of any safety- or energy-re-
lated item, including— 
(A) a deadbolt lock; 
(B) a smoke detector; 
(C) a grab bar; 
(D) a storm window; or 
(E) insulation; and 
(4) the reduction of lead-based paint hazards. 
(c) REPORT.—On the date that is 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that includes a description of— 
(1) the county community development agencies 
that were awarded amounts under this section; 
(2) how such agencies utilized such amounts; 
and 
(3) the projects completed by eligible veteran 
homeowners with amounts provided under this sec-
tion. 
(d) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out this section using the unobligated amounts ap-
propriated under title II of division F of the Consoli-
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dated Appropriations Act, 2024 to the Office of In-
spector General. 
(2) GRANT
AMOUNTS.—Of the unobligated 
amounts described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall use $15,000,000 to make grants of $375,000 
under this section to each of the county community 
development agencies selected under subsection (a) 
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate. 
(2) COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘county community development 
agency’’ means an entity that— 
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(A) is established or recognized by a coun-
ty government to promote, within such coun-
ty— 
(i) economic development; 
(ii) affordable housing; 
(iii) infrastructure improvement; or 
(iv) any other community development 
activity; and 
(B) demonstrates that there are not less 
than 100 eligible veteran homeowners in the 
service area of the agency. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
VETERAN
HOMEOWNER.—The 
term ‘‘eligible veteran homeowner’’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
(A) is a veteran; 
(B) for at least 1 year, has owned and oc-
cupied the property on which a home mainte-
nance or repair project described in subsection 
(b) will be carried out; 
(C) is current on any taxes owed on such 
property; 
(D) has homeowners insurance for such 
property; and 
(E) has an annual gross income that is 
less than— 
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(i) in the case of a household size of 
1, $53,100; 
(ii) in the case of a household size of 
2, $60,700; 
(iii) in the case of a household size of 
3, $68,300; 
(iv) in the case of a household size of 
4, $75,850; 
(v) in the case of a household size of 
5, $81,950; 
(vi) in the case of a household size of 
6, $88,000; 
(vii) in the case of a household size of 
7, $94,100; or 
(viii) in the case of a household size of 
8 or more, $100,150. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(5) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
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