I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1742 
To exclude from consideration as income under the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 payments of pension made under section 1521 of title 
38, United States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid 
and attendance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2013 
Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. GARDNER, 
Mr. RENACCI, Mr. KILMER, Mr. BUCSHON, and Mr. CARNEY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To exclude from consideration as income under the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 payments of pension made 
under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code, to 
veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance, 
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 ‘‘Vulnerable Veterans 
Housing Reform Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME. 
Paragraph (4) of section 3(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and any amounts’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, any amounts’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or any deferred’’ and inserting 
‘‘, any deferred’’; and 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘prospective monthly 
amounts’’ the following: ‘‘, and any expenses related 
to aid and attendance as detailed under section 1521 
of title 38, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 3. UTILITY ALLOWANCES AND DATA. 
Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) UTILITY ALLOWANCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In determining 
the monthly assistance payment for a fam-
ily under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the 
amount allowed for tenant-paid utilities 
shall not exceed the appropriate utility al-
lowance for the family unit size as deter-
mined by the public housing agency re-
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gardless of the size of the dwelling unit 
leased by the family. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN FAMI-
LIES.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
upon request by a family that includes a 
person with disabilities, an elderly family, 
or a family that includes any person who 
is less than 18 years of age, the public 
housing agency shall approve a utility al-
lowance that is higher than the applicable 
amount on the utility allowance schedule, 
except that in the case of a family that in-
cludes a person with disabilities, the agen-
cy shall approve such higher amount only 
if a higher utility allowance is needed as a 
reasonable accommodation to make the 
program accessible to and usable by the 
family member with a disability.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(21) UTILITY DATA.— 
‘‘(A) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall, 
to the extent that data can be collected cost ef-
fectively, regularly publish such data regarding 
utility consumption and costs in local areas as 
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the Secretary determines will be useful for the 
establishment of allowances for tenant-paid util-
ities for families assisted under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) USE OF DATA.—The Secretary shall 
provide such data in a manner that— 
‘‘(i) avoids unnecessary administrative 
burdens for public housing agencies and 
owners; and 
‘‘(ii) protects families in various unit 
sizes and building types, and using various 
utilities, from high rent and utility cost 
burdens relative to income.’’. 
Æ 
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