,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjac ,mr4 
,ha/+s ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,mica1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4
 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,wilson (  
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,mr4 ,wel*1   
,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mrs4 ,mc,carthy ( ,new  
,york1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,ms4       
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan     
,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1   
,ms4 ,loretta ,san*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,g>cia1 ,mr4 ,guti]rez1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 & 
,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to exempt reimbursem5ts ( 
c]ta9 m$ical exp5ses & o!r paym5ts      
relat$ to accid5t1 !ft1 loss1 or        
casualty loss f det]m9ations ( annual   
income ) respect to p5sions = vet]ans & 
surviv+ sp\ses & *ildr5 ( vet]ans1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act

 may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,p5sions      
,protection ,act ( #bjac4  #b4          
,exclusion ( c]ta9 reimbursem5ts (      
m$ical exp5ses & o!r paym5ts f          
det]m9ation ( annual income ) respect to
 p5sions = vet]ans & surviv+ sp\ses &   
*ildr5 ( vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph
 7#e7 ( section #aejc7;a7 ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7#e7 paym5ts reg>d+--  7,a7    
reimbursem5ts ( any k9d 7includ+        
insurance settlem5t paym5ts7 =--  7i7   
exp5ses relat$ to ! repaym5t1           
replacem5t1 or repair ( equipm5t1       
vehicles1 items1 money1 or prop]ty      
result+ f--  7,i7 any accid5t 7z def9$  
by ! ,secret>y71 b ! am\nt exclud$ "u   
?is subclause %all n exce$ ! great] ( ! 
fair m>ket value or reasonable          
replacem5t value ( ! equipm5t or vehicle
 involv$ at ! "t imm$iately prec$+ !    
accid5t2  7,,ii7 any !ft or loss 7z     
def9$ by ! ,secret>y71 b ! am\nt exclud$
 "u ?is subclause %all n exce$ ! great] 
( ! fair m>ket value or reasonable      

replacem5t value ( ! item or ! am\nt ( !
 money 7includ+ legal t5d] ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates or ( a =eign c\ntry7 involv$ at !
 "t imm$iately prec$+ ! !ft or loss2 or 
7,,iii7 any casualty loss 7z def9$ by ! 
,secret>y71 b ! am\nt exclud$ "u ?is    
subclause %all n exce$ ! great] ( ! fair
 m>ket value or reasonable replacem5t   
value ( ! prop]ty involv$ at ! "t       
imm$iately prec$+ ! casualty loss2 &    
7ii7 m$ical exp5ses result+ f any       
accid5t1 !ft1 loss1 or casualty loss 7z 
def9$ by ! ,secret>y71 b ! am\nt exclud$
 "u ?is clause %all n exce$ ! co/s (    
m$ical c>e provid$ to ! victim ( !      
accid5t1 !ft1 loss1 or casualty loss2 & 
7,b7 pa9 & suff]+ 7includ+ insurance    
settlem5t paym5ts & g5]al damages aw>d$ 
by a c\rt7 relat$ to an accid5t1 !ft1   
loss1 or casualty loss1 b ! am\nt       
exclud$ "u ?is subp>agraph %all n exce$ 
an am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y on a    
case-by-case basis2  4  7b7 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7  
%all take effect on ! date t is #ahj    

days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4