[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3947 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3947

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that monetary 
    benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities shall be 
excluded from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits 
               paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2004

Mr. Crowley (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
   York, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Clay, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
 Towns, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, 
 Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Nadler, 
   Mr. Rangel, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Reynolds) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that monetary 
    benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities shall be 
excluded from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits 
               paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``Veterans Pensions Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS FROM CONSIDERATION AS INCOME FOR 
              PURPOSES OF VETERANS PENSION BENEFITS.

    (a) Exclusion.--Section 1503(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new 
        paragraph (10):
            ``(10) payment of a monetary amount to a veteran from a 
        State or municipality that is paid as a veterans' benefit; 
        and''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to determinations of income for calendar years 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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