to the Secretary a report, not less than annu-
ally, describing the uses of the residual receipts. 
(C) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—In de-
termining the amount of project rental assist-
ance to be provided to a project under sub-
section (c)(3) of this section, the Secretary may 
take into consideration the residual receipts 
held for the project only if, and to the extent 
that, excess residual receipts are not used under 
this paragraph. 
(7) OCCUPANCY
STANDARDS
AND
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—Each owner shall operate housing assisted 
under this section in compliance with subtitle C of 
title VI of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13601 et seq.) and 
any regulations issued under such subtitle. 
(8) USE OF PROJECT RESERVES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts for project re-
serves for a project assisted under this section 
may be used for costs, subject to reasonable 
limitations as the Secretary determines appro-
priate, for reducing the number of dwelling 
units in the project. 
(B) 
APPROVAL
OF
SECRETARY
RE-
QUIRED.—Any use described in subparagraph
(A) of amounts for project reserves for a 
project assisted under this section shall be sub-
ject to the approval of the Secretary to ensure 
that such use is designed to retrofit units that 
are currently obsolete or unmarketable. 
(9) REPAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE AND PREVEN-
TION OF UNDUE BENEFITS.— 
(A) REPAYMENT.—If a recipient, or a 
project sponsor receiving funds from the recipi-
ent, receives assistance under subsection (b) for 
use pursuant to paragraph (2) of such sub-
section for the construction, acquisition, or re-
habilitation of supportive housing for very low- 
income veteran families and the project ceases 
to provide permanent housing, the Secretary 
shall require the recipient, or such project spon-
sor, to repay the following percentage of such 
assistance: 
(i) In the case of a project that ceases 
to be used for such supportive housing be-
fore the expiration of the 10-year period 
beginning upon commencement of the op-
eration of the project, 100 percent. 
(ii) In the case of a project that 
ceases to be used for such supportive hous-
ing on or after the expiration of the 10- 
year period beginning upon commencement 
of the operation of the project, but before 
the expiration of the 15-year period begin-
ning upon such commencement, 20 percent 
of the assistance for each of the years dur-
ing such 15-year period for which the 
project fails to provide permanent housing. 
(B) PREVENTION OF UNDUE BENEFITS.— 
Except as provided in paragraph (C), if any 
property is used for a project that receives as-
sistance under subsection (b) for use pursuant 
to paragraph (2) of such subsection for the con-
struction, acquisition or rehabilitation of sup-
portive housing for very low-income veteran 
families, and the sale or other disposition of the 
property occurs before the expiration of the 15- 
year period beginning upon commencement of 
the operation of the project, the recipient (or 
the project sponsor receiving funds from the re-
cipient) shall comply with such terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary may prescribe to pre-
vent the recipient (or such project sponsor) 
from unduly benefitting from such sale or dis-
position.
(C) EXCEPTION.—A recipient, or a project 
sponsor receiving funds from the recipient, shall 
not be required to make repayments, and com-
ply with the terms and conditions, required 
under subparagraph (A) or (B) if— 
(i) the sale or disposition of the prop-
erty used for the project results in the use 
of the property for the direct benefit of 
very-low income persons; 
(ii) all of the proceeds of the sale or 
disposition are used to provide permanent 
housing for very-low income veteran fami-
lies meeting the requirements of this sec-
tion; 
(iii) project-based rental assistance or 
operating cost assistance from any Federal 
program or an equivalent State or local 
program is no longer made available and 
the project is meeting applicable perform-
ance standards, provided that the portion 
of the project that had benefitted from 
such assistance continues to meet the ten-
ant income and rent restrictions for low-in-
come units under section 42(g) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986; or
(iv) there are no low-income veteran 
families in the geographic area of the prop-
erty who meet the program criteria, in 
which case the project may serve non-vet-
eran individuals and families having in-
comes described in subsection (l)(2) of this 
section. 
(10) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF VERY LOW-IN-
COME VETERAN FAMILIES.—A veteran family resid-
ing in supportive housing assisted under this section 
may not be considered to lose its status as such a 
family for purposes of eligibility for continued occu-
pancy in such housing due to the death of any vet-
eran member of the family, including the sole vet-
eran member of the family. 
(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions shall apply: 
(1) CONSUMER COOPERATIVE.—The term ‘‘con-
sumer cooperative’’ has the same meaning given 
such term for purposes of the supportive housing for 
the elderly program under section 202 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). 
(2) VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILY.—The 
term ‘‘very low-income veteran family’’ means a vet-
eran family whose income does not exceed 50 per-
cent of the median income for the area, as deter-
mined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller 
and larger families, except that the Secretary may 
establish an income ceiling higher or lower than 50 
percent of the median for the area on the basis of 
the Secretary’s findings that such variations are nec-
essary because of prevailing levels of construction 
costs or fair market rents (as determined under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f)), or unusually high or low family in-
comes. 
(3) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ means a pri-
vate nonprofit organization or consumer cooperative 
that receives assistance under this section to develop 
and operate supportive housing for very low-income 
veteran families. 
(4) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘private nonprofit organization’’ means— 
(A) any incorporated private institution or 
foundation— 
(i) no part of the net earnings of 
which inures to the benefit of any member, 
founder, contributor, or individual;
(ii) which has a governing board that 
is responsible for the operation of the 
housing assisted under this section; and 
(iii) which is approved by the Sec-
retary as to financial responsibility; 
(B) a for-profit limited partnership the 
sole or managing general partner of which is an 
organization meeting the requirements under 
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) or 
a corporation meeting the requirements of sub-
paragraph (C); 
(C) a corporation wholly owned and con-
trolled by an organization meeting the require-
ments under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of sub-
paragraph (A); and 
(D) a tribally designated housing entity, as 
such term is defined in section 4 of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 
(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 1 or more per-
sons. 
(m) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of any amounts made 
available for assistance under this section: 
(1) PLANNING
GRANTS.—Not more than 2.5 
percent shall be available for planning grants in ac-
cordance with subsection (c)(1).
(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 2009 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 2009 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 2009 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-
(i) socioeconomic characteristics of 
such veteran families; 
(ii) barriers to such veteran families 
obtaining safe, quality, and affordable 
housing; 
(iii) levels of homelessness among 
such veteran families; and 
(iv) levels and circumstances of, and 
barriers to, receipt by such veteran families 
of rental housing and homeownership as-
sistance; and 
(B) such other information that the Sec-
retary determines, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and national non-
governmental organizations concerned with vet-
erans, homelessness, and very low-income hous-
ing, may be useful to the assessment. 
(3) CONDUCT.—If the Secretary contracts with 
an entity other than the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to conduct the assessment 
under this subsection, such entity shall be a non-
governmental organization determined by the Sec-
retary to have appropriate expertise in quantitative 
and qualitative social science research.
(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 June 16, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 403 
AN ACT 
To provide housing assistance for very low-income 
veterans.