,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,schumer 7for himself and ,ms4     
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code  
of #aihf to extend and increase the     
exclusion for benefits provided to      
volunteer firefighters and emergency    
medical responders4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,volunteer ,responder ,incentive        
,protection ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjac4  #b4 ,benefits provided to       
volunteer firefighters and emergency    
medical responders  7a7 ,increase in    
dollar limitation on qualified payments 
,subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#aci;,b7c77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf is amended by striking  
#cj and inserting #ej4  7b7 ,extension  
,subsection 7d7 of section #aci;,b of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is

 amended by striking beginning after    
,december #ca1 #bjaj4 and inserting     
8beginning--  7#a7 after ,december #ca1 
#bjaj1 and before ,january #a1 #bjad1 or
  7#b7 after ,december #ca1 #bjaf4  4   
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply to taxable 
years beginning after ,december #ca1    
#bjac4