[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 825 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 825

To exclude from consideration as income under the United States Housing 
 Act of 1937 payments of pension made under section 1521 of title 38, 
  United States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and 
                              attendance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2013

  Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
Capito, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Renacci, Mr. 
Barber, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Carney) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To exclude from consideration as income under the United States Housing 
 Act of 1937 payments of pension made under section 1521 of title 38, 
  United States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and 
                              attendance.

    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 ``Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform 
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME.

    Paragraph (4) of section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and any amounts'' and inserting ``, any 
        amounts'';
            (2) by striking ``or any deferred'' and inserting ``, any 
        deferred''; and
            (3) by inserting after ``prospective monthly amounts'' the 
        following: ``, and any expenses related to aid and attendance 
        as detailed under section 1521 of title 38, United States 
        Code''.
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