,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #be1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,heck of ,nevada 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,webster of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,gardner1   
,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4       
,bucshon1 and ,mr4 ,carney7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to exclude from  
consideration as income under the       
,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg  
payments of pension made under section  
#aeba of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to veterans who are in need of   
regular aid and attendance1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,vulnerable    
,veterans ,housing ,reform ,act of      
#bjac4  #b4 ,exclusion from income      
,paragraph 7#d7 of section #c7;b7 of the
 ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b77#d77 is       
amended--  7#a7 by striking and any     
amounts and inserting 1 any amounts2    

7#b7 by striking or any deferred and    
inserting 1 any deferred2 and  7#c7 by  
inserting after prospective monthly     
amounts the following3 1 and any        
expenses related to aid and attendance  
as detailed under section #aeba of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4       
,utility allowances and data ,section   
#h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing   
,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77
 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71  
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,d7 ,utility allowance  
7i7 ,in general ,in determining the     
monthly assistance payment for a family 
under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 the  
amount allowed for tenant-paid utilities
 shall not exceed the appropriate       
utility allowance for the family unit   
size as determined by the public housing
 agency regardless of the size of the   
dwelling unit leased by the family4     
7ii7 ,exception for certain families    
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 upon
 request by a family that includes a    

person with disabilities1 an elderly    
family1 or a family that includes any   
person who is less than #ah years of    
age1 the public housing agency shall    
approve a utility allowance that is     
higher than the applicable amount on the
 utility allowance schedule1 except that
 in the case of a family that includes a
 person with disabilities1 the agency   
shall approve such higher amount only if
 a higher utility allowance is needed as
 a reasonable accommodation to make the 
program accessible to and usable by the 
family member with a disability4  2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#ba7 ,utility data     
7,a7 ,publication ,the ,secretary shall1
 to the extent that data can be         
collected cost effectively1 regularly   
publish such data regarding utility     
consumption and costs in local areas as 
the ,secretary determines will be useful
 for the establishment of allowances for
 tenant-paid utilities for families     
assisted under this subsection4  7,b7   

,use of data ,the ,secretary shall      
provide such data in a manner that--    
7i7 avoids unnecessary administrative   
burdens for public housing agencies and 
owners2 and  7ii7 protects families in  
various unit sizes and building types1  
and using various utilities1 from high  
rent and utility cost burdens relative  
to income4  4