House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.

Amends the proposed new language in GS 105-277.1C to authorize a county tax assessor to accept the prequalification notice under new subsection (g) to establish eligibility for the property tax homestead exclusion provided under the statute in lieu of a veteran's disability certification or evidence of benefits received under 38 USC 2101 (previously, permitted the applicant to provide a copy of the prequalification notice provided by the assessor to establish exclusion eligibility). Expands new subsection (g) to also permit the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran who has not remarried to apply for prequalification regardless of whether they are not an owner of a permanent residence at the time of application.