Official Summaries

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

This bill excludes compensation received for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

The CDBG program provides grants to urban communities for development activities focused on revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on how service-connected disability compensation is treated when determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes identifying instances where the treatment of such compensation is inconsistent with the requirement under this bill.

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

This act excludes compensation received for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

The CDBG program provides grants to urban communities for development activities focused on revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on how service-connected disability compensation is treated when determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes identifying instances where the treatment of such compensation is inconsistent with the requirement under this act.

Current Full Text

[119th Congress Public Law 70]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 119-70
119th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To amend section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act 
    of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability 
 compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and 
moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income, 
     and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 20, 2026 -  [H.R. 224]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Disabled 
Veterans Housing Support Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 42 USC 5301 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled Veterans Housing Support 
Act''.
SEC. 2. SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

    Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(C) Service-connected disability compensation.--When 
        determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate 
        income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income 
        under this paragraph, a State, unit of general local government, 
        or Indian tribe shall exclude any service-connected disability 
        compensation received by such person from the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs.''.
SEC. 3. REPORT.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress 
a report that--
            (1) examines how service-connected disability compensation 
        is treated for the purposes of determining eligibility for all 
        programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
        Development;
            (2) identifies any instances where service-connected 
        disability compensation is treated in a manner inconsistent with 
        the amendment made by section 2; and
            (3) with respect to each program administered by the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in which service-
        connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently, 
        provides legislative recommendations relating to how such 
        program

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        could better serve veteran populations, and under-served 
        communities.

    Approved January 20, 2026.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 224:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 171 (2025):
                                    Feb. 10, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 172 (2026):
                                    Jan. 6, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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