[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3565 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3565

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that eligibility 
to contribute to health savings accounts is not affected by receipt of, 
    or payment for, hospital care or medical services under any law 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for both service 
 connected and non-service connected disabilities to include hospital 
           care medical services and extended care services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2019

   Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Harris, Mrs. 
Rodgers of Washington, and Mr. Gohmert) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that eligibility 
to contribute to health savings accounts is not affected by receipt of, 
    or payment for, hospital care or medical services under any law 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for both service 
 connected and non-service connected disabilities to include hospital 
           care medical services and extended care services.

    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 the ``Veterans Health Savings Account 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT NOT AFFECTED BY RECEIPT 
              OF OR PAYMENT FOR HOSPITAL CARE OR MEDICAL SERVICES UNDER 
              ANY LAW ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 223(c)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(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, or such care or services is 
                paid for, under any law administered by the Secretary 
                of Veterans Affairs.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to months beginning after December 31, 2018.
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