[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1816 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1816


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 19, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
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 2015''.

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''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AWARDS AND BONUSES PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 705 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act 
of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 703 note) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, except that 
the dollar amount limitation applicable under this section for each of 
fiscal years 2016 through 2020 shall be such dollar amount as reduced 
by $10,000,000''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

                               By Robert F. Reeves,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.