115 HR 4322 IH: Home for the Brave Act of 2017 U.S. House of Representatives 2017-11-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4322IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 9, 2017Mr. Carbajal (for himself and Mr. Smucker) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo exclude from consideration as income under the housing assistance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Home for the Brave Act of 2017.

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Exclusion of veterans disability benefits from income

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

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Exclusion of veterans disability benefits from income

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts received by any member of a household or family as disability compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, or dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of such title, shall not be considered as income of such household or family for purposes of— (1)determining the eligibility of such family or household for assistance under any program for housing assistance administered by the Secretary; (2)the amount of benefits payable to or on behalf of such family or household under such program; or (3)the amount of rent paid by such family or household for occupancy of a dwelling unit assisted under any such program.

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