I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3485 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2009 Mr. Higgins (for himself and Mr. Crowley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as Veterans Pensions Protection Act.

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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.