(2) CAPITAL ADVANCES.—Such sums as may be 
necessary shall be available for capital advances in 
accordance with subsection (c)(2). 
(3) PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Such sums 
as may be necessary shall be available for project 
rental assistance in accordance with subsection 
(c)(3). 
(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Not more than 1 
percent shall be available for technical assistance in 
accordance with subsection (k)(1). 
(n) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for assistance under this section $200,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 4. HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS. 
Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(19) RENTAL VOUCHERS FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS.— 
‘‘(A) ADDITIONAL VOUCHERS.—In addition 
to any amount made available for rental assist-
ance under this subsection, the Secretary shall
make available the amount specified in subpara-
graph (B), for use only for providing rental as-
sistance for homeless veterans in conjunction 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subparagraph is, for each fiscal year, the 
amount necessary to provide not fewer than 
20,000 vouchers for rental assistance under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(C) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF HOME-
LESS
VETERAN
FAMILIES.—If any veteran 
member of a household for which rental assist-
ance is being provided under this paragraph, in-
cluding the sole veteran member of the house-
hold, dies, such household may not be consid-
ered, due to such death, to lose its status as the 
household of a homeless veteran for purposes 
of— 
‘‘(i) eligibility for continued assistance 
under this paragraph; or 
‘‘(ii) continued occupancy in the 
dwelling unit in which such family is resid-
ing using such assistance at the time of 
such death.
‘‘(D) FUNDING.—The budget authority 
made available under any other provisions of 
law for rental assistance under this subsection 
for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year there-
after is authorized to be increased in each such 
fiscal year by such sums as may be necessary 
to provide the number of vouchers specified in 
subparagraph (B) for such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 5. INCLUSION OF VETERANS IN HOUSING PLANNING. 
(a) PUBLIC
HOUSING
AGENCY
PLANS.—Section 
5A(d)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437c–1(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and dis-
abled families’’ and inserting ‘‘, disabled families, and vet-
erans (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code)’’. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE
HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY 
STRATEGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 105 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12705) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘vet-
erans (as such term is defined in section 101 of 
title 38, United States Code),’’ after ‘‘acquired 
immunodeficiency syndrome,’’;
(B) in subsection (b)(20), by striking ‘‘and 
service’’ and inserting ‘‘veterans service, and 
other service’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘vet-
erans (as such term is defined in section 101 of 
title 38, United States Code),’’ after ‘‘homeless 
persons,’’. 
(2) CONSOLIDATED PLANS.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall revise the 
regulations relating to submission of consolidated 
plans (part 91 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula-
tions) in accordance with the amendments made by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection to require inclusion 
of appropriate information relating to veterans and 
veterans service agencies in all such plans. 
SEC. 6. EXCLUSION OF VETERANS BENEFITS FROM AS-
SISTED HOUSING RENT CONSIDERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for purposes of determining the amount of 
rent paid by a family for occupancy of a dwelling unit as-
sisted under a federally assisted housing program under 
subsection (b) or in housing assisted under any other fed-
erally assisted housing program, the income and the ad-
justed income of the family shall not be considered to in-
clude any amounts received by any member of the family 
from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as— 
(1) compensation, as such term is defined in 
section 101(13) of title 38, United States Code; and 
(2) dependency and indemnity compensation, as 
such term is defined in section 101(14) of such title. 
(b) FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAM.— 
The federally assisted housing programs under this sub-
section are— 
(1) the public housing program under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.); 
(2) the tenant-based rental assistance program 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), including the program 
under subsection (o)(19) of such section for housing 
rental vouchers for low-income veteran families; 
(3) the project-based rental assistance program 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); 
(4) the program for housing opportunities for 
persons with AIDS under subtitle D of title VIII of 
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.);
(5) the supportive housing for the elderly pro-
gram under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
(12 U.S.C. 1701q); 
(6) the supportive housing for persons with dis-
abilities program under section 811 of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013); 
(7) the supportive housing for the homeless pro-
gram under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et 
seq.); 
(8) the program for moderate rehabilitation of 
single room occupancy dwellings for occupancy by 
the homeless under section 441 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401); 
(9) the shelter plus care for the homeless pro-
gram under subtitle F of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11403 et 
seq.); 
(10) the supportive housing for very low-income 
veteran families program under section 3 of this Act; 
(11) the rental assistance payments program 
under section 521(a)(2)(A) of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)(A);
(12) the rental assistance program under sec-
tion 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–1); 
(13) the rural housing programs under section 
515 and 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1485, 1490p–2); 
(14) the HOME investment partnerships pro-
gram under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et 
seq.); 
(15) the block grant programs for affordable 
housing for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians 
under titles I through IV and VIII of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq., 4221 et 
seq.); 
(16) any other program for housing assistance 
administered by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture 
under which eligibility for occupancy in the housing 
assisted or for housing assistance is based upon in-
come; 
(17) low-income housing credits allocated pur-
suant to section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; and
(18) tax-exempt bonds issued for qualified resi-
dential rental projects pursuant to section 142(d) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR HOUSING AS-
SISTANCE FOR VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall, to the extent amounts are made 
available in appropriation Acts for grants under this sec-
tion, make grants to eligible entities under subsection (b) 
to provide to nonprofit organizations technical assistance 
appropriate to assist such organizations in— 
(1) sponsoring housing projects for veterans as-
sisted under programs administered by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development; 
(2) fulfilling the planning and application proc-
esses and requirements necessary under such pro-
grams administered by the Department; and 
(3) assisting veterans in obtaining housing or 
homeless assistance under programs administered by 
the Department. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An eligible entity under 
this subsection is a nonprofit entity or organization having 
such expertise as the Secretary shall require in providing 
technical assistance to providers of services for veterans.
(c) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish 
criteria for selecting applicants for grants under this sec-
tion to receive such grants and shall select applicants 
based upon such criteria. 
(d) FUNDING.—Of any amounts made available in 
fiscal year 2008 or any fiscal year thereafter to the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development for salaries 
and expenses, $1,000,000 shall be available, and shall re-
main available until expended, for grants under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT ON HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 each 
year, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall submit a report on the activities of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans 
during such year to the following: 
(1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate.
(4) The Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(5) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(6) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(7) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following information with re-
spect to the year for which the report is submitted: 
(1) The number of very low-income veteran 
families provided assistance under the program of 
supportive housing for very low-income veteran fami-
lies under section 3, the socioeconomic characteris-
tics of such families, the types of assistance provided 
such families, and the number, types, and locations 
of owners of housing assisted under such section. 
(2) The number of homeless veterans provided 
assistance under the program of housing choice 
vouchers for homeless veterans under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) (as amended by section 4), 
the socioeconomic characteristics of such homeless 
veterans, and the number, types, and locations of en-
tities contracted under such section to administer 
the vouchers. 
(3) A summary description of the special con-
siderations made for veterans under public housing 
agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437c–1) and under comprehensive housing afford-
ability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705). 
(4) A description of the technical assistance 
provided to organizations pursuant to grants under 
section 7. 
(5) A description of the activities of the Special 
Assistant for Veterans Affairs. 
(6) A description of the efforts of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to coordi-
nate the delivery of housing and services to veterans 
with other Federal departments and agencies, in-
cluding the Department of Defense, Department of 
Justice, Department of Labor, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, Interagency Council on Homelessness, 
and the Social Security Administration.
(4) FUNDING.—Of any amounts made available 
pursuant to section 501 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1701z–1) for 
programs of research, studies, testing, or demonstra-
tion relating to the mission or programs of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development for 
any fiscal year in which an assessment under this 
subsection is required pursuant to paragraph (1) of 
this subsection, $1,000,000 shall be available until 
expended for costs of the assessment under this sub-
section. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3329 
AN ACT 
To provide housing assistance for very low-income 
veterans.