113 HR 4900 IH: Helping Veterans Save for Health Care Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-06-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4900 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 19, 2014 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving medical care for service-connected disabilities under programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Helping Veterans Save for Health Care Act of 2014.

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Veterans not disqualified from health savings account by reason of receiving medical care for service-connected disabilities under programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

In general

Section 223(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C)

Special rule for individuals eligible for certain veterans benefits

An individual shall not fail to be treated as an eligible individual for any period merely because the individual receives hospital care or medical services under any law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a service-connected disability (within the meaning of section 101(16) of title 38, United States Code).. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.