,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ad1 #bjac,mr4
 ,hell] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,heitkamp7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to exclude f consid]ation z    
income "u ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act (  
#aicg paym5ts ( p5sion made "u section  
#aeba ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
to vet]ans :o are 9 ne$ ( regul> aid &  
att5dance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,vuln]able ,vet]ans ,h\s+ ,re=m ,act4   
#b4 ,exclusion f income ,section        
#c7;b77#d7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act 
( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b77#d77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ & any am\nts & 
ins]t+ 1 any am\nts2  7#b7 by /rik+ or  
any def]r$ & ins]t+ 1 any def]r$2 &     
7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] prospective mon?ly  
am\nts ! foll[+3 1 & any exp5ses relat$ 
to aid & att5dance z detail$ "u section 
#aeba ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 

#c4 ,utility all[ances & data ,section  
#h7o7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act (    
#aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,d7  
,utility all[ance  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9      
det]m9+ ! mon?ly assi/ance paym5t = a   
family "u subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b71 !   
am\nt all[$ = t5ant-paid utilities %all 
n exce$ ! appropriate utility all[ance =
 ! family unit size z det]m9$ by !      
public h\s+ ag5cy reg>dless ( ! size ( !
 dwell+ unit leas$ by ! family4  7ii7   
,exception = c]ta9 families ,not)/&+    
subp>agraph 7,a71 ^u reque/ by a family 
t includes a p]son ) disabilities1 an   
eld]ly family1 or a family t includes   
any p]son :o is less ?an #ah ye>s ( age1
 ! public h\s+ ag5cy %all approve a     
utility all[ance t is high] ?an !       
applicable am\nt on ! utility all[ance  
s*$ule1 except t 9 ! case ( a family t  
includes a p]son ) disabilities1 ! ag5cy
 %all approve su* high] am\nt only if a 
high] utility all[ance is ne$$ z a      

reasonable accommodation to make !      
program accessible to & usable by !     
family memb] ) a disability4  2 &  7#b7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 
7#ba7 ,utility data  7,a7 ,publication  
,! ,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t t data c  
be collect$ co/ effectively1 regul>ly   
publi% su* data reg>d+ utility          
consumption & co/s 9 local areas z !    
,secret>y det]m9es w be useful = !      
e/abli%m5t ( all[ances = t5ant-paid     
utilities = families assi/$ "u ?is      
subsection4  7,b7 ,use ( data ,!        
,secret>y %all provide su* data 9 a     
mann] t-- 7i7 avoids unnecess>y         
adm9i/rative burd5s = public h\s+       
ag5cies & own]s2 &  7ii7 protects       
families 9 v>i\s unit sizes & build+    
types1 & us+ v>i\s utilities1 f high r5t
 & utility co/ burd5s relative to       
income4  4