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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 adminis-
tered 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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2019
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. ROD-
GERS of Washington, and Mr. GOHMERT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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 con-
nected and non-service connected disabilities to include
hospital care medical services and extended care services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Health Sav-
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ings Account Act’’.
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT NOT
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AFFECTED BY RECEIPT OF OR PAYMENT FOR
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HOSPITAL
CARE
OR
MEDICAL
SERVICES
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UNDER ANY LAW ADMINISTERED BY THE
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SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section
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223(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
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ed to read as follows:
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‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS ELI-
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GIBLE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS BENEFITS.—An
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individual shall not fail to be treated as an eli-
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gible individual for any period merely because
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the individual receives hospital care or medical
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services, or such care or services is paid for,
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under any law administered by the Secretary of
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Veterans Affairs.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
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this section shall apply to months beginning after Decem-
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ber 31, 2018.
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