,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,collins1    
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4   
,isakson1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4         
,landrieu1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,moran1  
,mr4 ,roberts1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4     
,tester1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,cochran1   
and ,mr4 ,risch7 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 provide for  
an exclusion for assistance provided to 
participants in certain veterinary      
student loan repayment or forgiveness   
programs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterinary         
,medicine ,loan ,repayment ,program     
,enhancement ,act4  #b4 ,exclusion for  
assistance provided to participants in  
certain veterinary student loan         
repayment or forgiveness programs  7a7  

,in general ,paragraph 7#d7 of section  
#ajh7;f7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf is amended--  7#a7 by striking
 or after such ,act11  7#b7 by striking 
the period at the end and inserting 1   
under section #adae;,a of the ,national 
,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #caea;a71 or under any other  
,state loan repayment or loan           
forgiveness program that is intended to 
provide for increased access to         
veterinary services in such ,state41 and
  7#c7 by striking state in the heading 
and inserting other4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply to amounts received 
by an individual in taxable years       
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjab4