II 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 22, 2010 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Thune) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act of 2010.

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Exclusion from income

Paragraph (9) of section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(9)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C)Any amounts received by any member of the family as disability compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, or dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of such title. .