,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ca1 #bjac ,mr4 ,flores 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,benishek1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,fleming1 and ,mr4 ,coffman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to provide veterans with a #a-year exemption from the requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage under the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fairness for ,america's ,heroes ,act of #bjac4 #b4 #a-year exemption for veterans from individual mandate under ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act 7a7 ,in general ,section #ejjj;,a7e7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#f7 ,veterans ,any applicable individual for any month beginning before ,january #a1 #bjae1 if the individual is a veteran4 ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term veteran means an individual who served on active duty 7other than active duty for training7 in the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states and has been discharged or released from active duty in the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states under conditions other than dishonorable4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section #aeja of the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4