This part is about veterans who get disability pay. Many of them need housing help. That pay no longer counts as income for one voucher program. It does not count when they seek other help. The same rule covers homes built on veterans agency land.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 602 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(iv) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion shall not apply to the income in the definition of adjusted income;”
The section adds a new clause to section 3(b)(4)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 excluding a veteran's disability benefits under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38 from income when deciding eligibility for the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), while keeping those amounts in income for the definition of adjusted income.
What the document actually says
“``(iv) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion shall not apply to the income in the definition of adjusted income;”
That sentence, in plain words
Some veterans get disability pay. That pay is left out when income is counted. That holds for one voucher program. It still counts in a figure called adjusted income.
What this is about
Income decides who may join a housing program. Counting that pay can push a veteran over the line. Leaving it out lets more veterans get in.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 602 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(v) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to any household receiving rental assistance under the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19) as it relates to eligibility for other types of housing assistance, any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, but such amounts shall not be excluded from income when determining adjusted income;''.”
The section adds a further clause excluding the same disability benefits from income when a household already receiving rental assistance under the supported housing program is judged for eligibility for other types of housing assistance, again keeping the amounts in income for adjusted income.
What the document actually says
“``(v) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to any household receiving rental assistance under the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19) as it relates to eligibility for other types of housing assistance, any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, but such amounts shall not be excluded from income when determining adjusted income;''.”
That sentence, in plain words
A household may already get rent help from that program. When it seeks other help, the pay is left out again. It still counts in adjusted income.
What this is about
A veteran may need to move from one program to another. Counting the money could block that step. This keeps the same test in both places.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 602 in the PDF
What the document says
“When determining the eligibility of a veteran to rent a residential dwelling unit constructed on Department property on or after the date of enactment of this Act, for which assistance is provided as part of a housing assistance program administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall exclude from income any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code by such person.”
The section requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to exclude a veteran's disability benefits under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38 from income when deciding whether the veteran may rent a unit built on Department property on or after enactment with assistance from a program the Secretary runs. Department property takes its meaning from section 901 of title 38.
What the document actually says
“When determining the eligibility of a veteran to rent a residential dwelling unit constructed on Department property on or after the date of enactment of this Act, for which assistance is provided as part of a housing assistance program administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall exclude from income any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code by such person.”
That sentence, in plain words
Some homes are built on land held by the veterans agency. The housing agency helps pay for them. When a veteran applies, that pay is left out.
What this is about
This covers homes built on or after the day this law passed. It matches the rule for the voucher program. The land is defined by another federal law.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
The two things the section does: the exclusion of disability benefits from income for the supported housing program and for other housing assistance, and the matching exclusion for units built on Department property.
Purely mechanical amendments. Redesignating clauses so new text can be inserted is not recorded on its own.
The section works by amending section 3(b)(4)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, which is not indexed here, so nothing is recorded about the rest of that income definition or about the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19).
