,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dijj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas 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 prevent veterans from
 being disqualified from contributing to
 health savings accounts by reason of   
receiving medical care for              
service-connected disabilities under    
programs administered by the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,helping ,veterans ,save for ,health    
,care ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,veterans not 
disqualified from health savings account
 by reason of receiving medical care for
 service-connected disabilities under   
programs administered by the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general 
,section #bbc7;c77#a7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     

subparagraph3  7,c7 ,special rule for   
individuals eligible for certain        
veterans benefits ,an individual shall  
not fail to be treated as an eligible   
individual for any period merely because
 the individual receives hospital care  
or medical services under any law       
administered by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs for a                
service-connected disability 7within the
 meaning of section #aja7af7 of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code74  4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to months      
beginning after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4