[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H1670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TAX RELIEF FOR UNITED STATES TROOPS IN BOSNIA.

  (Mrs. KENNELLY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KENNELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2778, tax 
relief for United States troops in Bosnia. We have before us today a 
piece of legislation that really is an excellent piece of legislation. 
It shows that we can in fact work in a bipartisan manner.
  Mr. Speaker, as men and women struggle to bring peace to a region 
that has seen more than its fair share of horror and tragedy in Bosnia, 
we have decided that it is very timely at this time of year, before 
April, to address the concerns of our men and women in Bosnia and their 
tax situation, and what we have done is make it easier for men and 
women in Bosnia to file their income tax returns and have their combat 
pay exempt from taxation.
  Also, it was realized that officers in the area had a cap on their 
compensation that could not end. As a result, only a part of it could 
be tax free.
  I am pleased that the Committee on Ways and Means was able to report 
this important legislation in a bipartisan manner, and I also am 
pleased that we are able to relieve our men and women in Bosnia from 
the worries that all of the rest of us across the United States have 
concerning getting ready to pay our taxes to the United States 
Government.

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