,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cihg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #d1 #bjad,mr4 ,farenthold 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,sessions7 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 exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the ,olympic ,games4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tax ,exemptions for ,american ,medalists ,act of #bjad or the ,,team ,act4 #b4 ,olympic medals and ,,usoc prize money excluded from gross income 7a7 ,in general ,section #gd of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7d7 ,exception for ,olympic medals and prizes ,gross income shall not include the value of any medal awarded in1 or any prize money received from the ,united ,states ,olympic ,committee on account of1 competition in the ,olympic ,games4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by this section shall apply to prizes and awards received after ,december #ca1 #bjac4