This bill adds a new rental assistance program for low-income veteran families to section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. It defines "qualified veteran family" with graduated income limits for fiscal years 2027–2031 and thereafter, allows continued assistance for families whose income rises up to 100 percent of area median income, and excludes VA disability benefits from income calculations. The bill requires public housing agencies (PHAs) to accept applications and provide prompt assistance, directs HUD (in consultation with the VA) to give PHAs information on local veteran services and to maintain an electronic veteran-status verification process, and forbids owners of 5 or more units from refusing units to voucher holders under this program. PHAs may receive service fees up to $4,000 per eligible applicant (adjusted for inflation). The bill makes funding permanently appropriated each year as "such sums as may be necessary" to cover rental assistance for all qualified veteran families, related administrative fees, and the service fees. The bill preserves existing supported housing vouchers and says these new funds will supplement, not replace, other voucher funding. It also prohibits using these funds for the Moving to Work demonstration program. The amendment takes effect at the start of the first fiscal year after enactment.
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