,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself and ,mr4      
,reed7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,housing and ,community ,development
 ,act of #aigd to require the exclusion 
of service-connected disability         
compensation when determining whether a 
person is a person of low and moderate  
income1 a person of low income1 or a    
person of moderate income1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,disabled      
,veterans ,housing ,support ,act4  #b4  
,service-connected disability           
compensation  ,section #ajb7;a77#bj7 of 
the ,housing and ,community ,development
 ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#ecjb7;a77#bj77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7,c7            
,service-connected disability           

compensation  ,when determining whether 
a person is a person of low and moderate
 income1 a person of low income1 or a   
person of moderate income under this    
paragraph1 a ,state1 unit of general    
local government1 or ,indian tribe shall
 exclude any service-connected          
disability compensation received by the 
person from the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs4  4  #c4  ,report  ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states shall submit to 
,congress a report that--  7#a7 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 ,development2    
7#b7 identifies any instances where     
service-connected disability            
compensation is treated in a manner     
inconsistent with the amendment made by 
section #b2 and  7#c7 with respect to   
each program administered by the        

,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development in which service-connected 
disability compensation is treated      
inconsistently with the amendment made  
by section #b1 provides legislative     
recommendations relating to how that    
program could better serve veteran      
populations and underserved communities4