[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3546 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3546

   To allow an occupancy preference for veterans in housing projects 
   developed on property of the Department of Veterans Affairs with 
     assistance provided under the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development program for supportive housing for very low-income elderly 
                                persons.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 1, 2011

Mr. Turner of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To allow an occupancy preference for veterans in housing projects 
   developed on property of the Department of Veterans Affairs with 
     assistance provided under the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development program for supportive housing for very low-income elderly 
                                persons.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Veterans Housing Assistance 
Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. OCCUPANCY PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS.

    Notwithstanding section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q) or any other provision of law applicable to assistance under 
such section or to a project assisted under such section, a preference 
may be established for occupancy by veterans who are very low-income 
elderly persons in dwelling units in any supportive housing project for 
the elderly that--
            (1) is provided assistance under such section by the 
        Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
            (2)(A) is or would be located on property of the Department 
        of Veterans Affairs; or
            (B) is subject to an enhanced use lease with the Department 
        of Veterans Affairs.
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