[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 102 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S7314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
  S. 2785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
a tax filing delay for members of the Armed Forces serving in a 
contingency operation; to the Committee on Finance.
  Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I am pleased to rise today to introduce 
the Armed Forces Filing Fairness Act of 2002.
  Current law allows for servicemembers serving in a combat zone, like 
Afghanistan, to receive a tax filing extension. The Armed Forces Filing 
Fairness Act will extend that filing deadline for military 
servicemembers serving in contingency operations as well. This bill 
would allow the military servicemember to delay filing taxes until they 
have returned to the United States, or when the combat zone or 
contingency area is no longer designated as such by the Department of 
Defense.
  As the father of a son who serves in the Army and has recently 
returned from Afghanistan, I am pleased to introduce legislation that 
will help to lift some of the burdens from our military men and women 
serving so bravely in combat zones and contingency operations around 
the world. I am committee to improving the quality of life for our 
military servicemembers and their families, and I am proud to introduce 
the Armed Forces Filing Fairness Act of 2002, which will help make life 
just a little easier for our men and women in uniform.
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