(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
except where specifically provided otherwise. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of 
the United States. 
(7) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR VERY LOW-IN-
COME VETERAN FAMILIES.—The term ‘‘supportive 
housing for very low-income veteran families’’ means 
housing that is designed to accommodate the provi-
sion of supportive services that are expected to be 
needed, either initially or over the useful life of the 
housing, by the veteran families that the housing is 
intended to serve. 
(8) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(9) VETERAN
FAMILY.—The term ‘‘veteran 
family’’ includes a veteran who is a single person, a 
family (including families with children) whose head 
of household (or whose spouse) is a veteran, and one 
or more veterans living together with one or more 
persons. 
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(n) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of any amounts made 
available for assistance under this section: 
(1) PLANNING
GRANTS.—Not more than 2.5 
percent shall be made available for planning grants 
in accordance with subsection (c)(1). 
(2) CAPITAL ADVANCES.—Such sums as may be 
necessary shall be made available for capital ad-
vances in accordance with subsection (c)(2). 
(3) PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Such sums 
as may be necessary shall be made available for 
project rental assistance in accordance with sub-
section (c)(3). 
(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Not more than 1 
percent shall be made available for technical assist-
ance in accordance with subsection (l)(1). 
(o) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated for assistance under this section 
$200,000,000 (not including financial assistance 
under subsection (i)) for fiscal year 2007 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year there-
after. 
(2) SET ASIDE OF VETERANS MEDICAL SERV-
ICES AMOUNTS FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Of any 
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amounts made available in appropriation Acts for 
fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical 
services for veterans, there shall be available for fi-
nancial assistance under subsection (i) of this sec-
tion in each such year such sums as may be nec-
essary to provide payments under subsection (i) for 
such fiscal year, at the full rate under the formula 
established pursuant to such subsection, for each 
resident of each housing project assisted under this 
section. 
SEC. 3. HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS. 
Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by striking para-
graph (19) and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) RENTAL VOUCHERS FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS.— 
‘‘(A) SET
ASIDE.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), the Secretary shall set aside and 
transfer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
from amounts made available for rental assist-
ance under this subsection, the amount speci-
fied in subparagraph (B) for use only for pro-
viding such assistance for homeless veterans. 
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‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subparagraph is, for each fiscal year, the 
amount necessary to provide at least 20,000 
vouchers for rental assistance under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION OF VOUCHER PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
use amounts transferred under this paragraph 
only for funding contracts for rental assistance 
under this paragraph to be administered by en-
tities that receive grants under section 2011 or 
2012 of title 38, United States Code. Subject 
only to the availability of amounts for rental as-
sistance under this paragraph, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall provide, under each such 
contract for rental assistance with such an enti-
ty, funding for the entity to provide at least two 
vouchers for rental assistance for each unit of 
transitional housing being made available by 
the entity at such time. 
‘‘(D) FUNDING.—The budget authority 
made available under any other provisions of 
law for rental assistance under this subsection 
for fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year there-
after is authorized to be increased in each such 
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fiscal year by such sums as may be necessary 
to provide the number of vouchers specified in 
subparagraph (B) for such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 4. 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)) is amended by striking ‘‘and disabled 
families’’ and inserting ‘‘, disabled families, and veterans 
(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 
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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 (24 C.F.R. Part 91) in accordance with the 
amendments made by paragraph (1) of this sub-
section to require inclusion of appropriate informa-
tion relating to veterans and veterans service agen-
cies in all such plans. 
SEC. 5. 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 a federally as-
sisted housing program, the income and the adjusted in-
come of the family shall not be considered to include any 
amounts received by any member of the family from the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs as— 
(1) compensation, as defined in section 101(13) 
of title 38, United States Code; 
(2) dependency and indemnity compensation, as 
defined in section 101(14) of such title; and 
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(3) pension, as defined in section 101(15) 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- 
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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 2 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); 
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(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) the low-income housing tax credit program 
under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (26 U.S.C. 42); and 
(17) 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. 
SEC. 6. 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) 
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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 2007 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-
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main available until expended, for grants under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 7. ANNUAL REPORT ON HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of 
each year, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall submit to the Committees on Financial Serv-
ices, Veterans’ Affairs, and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs, Veterans’ Affairs, and Appropria-
tions of the Senate a report on the activities relating to 
veterans of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment during such year. 
(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 2 of this Act, the socioeconomic 
characteristics of such families, the types of assist-
ance provided such families, and the number, types, 
and locations of owners of housing assisted under 
such section. 
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(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 
(as added by section 3 of this Act), the socio-
economic characteristics of such homeless veterans, 
and the number, types, and locations of entities con-
tracted under such section to administer the vouch-
ers. 
(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 and under 
comprehensive housing affordability strategies sub-
mitted pursuant to section 105 of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act. 
(4) A description of the technical assistance 
provided to organizations pursuant to grants under 
section 6 of this Act. 
(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-
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