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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2481IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 2, 2019Mrs. Luria (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kind, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Ms. Moore, Mr. Holding, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Wagner, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Wenstrup) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act.

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Certain military survivor benefits treated as earned income for kiddie tax

(a)

In general

Section 1(g)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D)

Treatment of certain military survivor benefits

For purposes of this subsection, any benefit under laws administered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs which— (i)is received by a child by reason of the child being the survivor of a deceased member of the Armed Forces or of a deceased veteran, and (ii)is included in the gross income of such child, shall be considered earned income of such child.. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.