Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article VII, bill pattern for the Department of Housing and Community Affairs, by adding the following rider and renumbering the remaining riders as necessary:

____.  Veterans Housing Assistance. It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Housing and Community Affairs to the extent allowed by state and federal program guidelines adopt an annual goal to apply no less than $15,000,000 of the funds from the Housing Trust Fund, HOME Program, Section 8 Program, and Housing Tax-Credit Program and any other state or federal housing program toward housing assistance for disabled or at-risk veterans and their families. The department shall provide an annual report to the Legislative Budget Board documenting its expenditures.