,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #d1 #bjag,mr4   
,sam ,johnson of ,texas 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,knight1  
,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4   
,bilirakis1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,paulsen1 
,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4 ,bishop of         
,michigan1 and ,ms4 ,jenkins of ,kansas7
 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    
clarify the rules relating to veteran   
health insurance and eligibility for the
 premium tax credit4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans
 ,equal ,treatment ,ensures ,relief and 
,access ,now ,act or the ,,veteran ,act4
  #b4 ,clarification relating to veteran
 health insurance and eligibility for   
premium tax credit  7a7 ,amendment of   
pre-#bjbj credit  7#a7 ,in general      
,section #cf;,b7c77#b77;,b77i7 of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 prior

 to any amendment by section #bad of the
 ,american ,health ,care ,act of #bjag1 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3 ,for purposes of the         
preceding sentence1 an individual shall 
not be treated as eligible for coverage 
described in section                    
#ejjj;,a7f77#a77;,a77v7 unless such     
individual is enrolled in such          
coverage44  7#b7 ,effective date ,the   
amendment made by this subsection shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after  
,december #ca1 #bjag4  7b7 ,amendment of
 post-#bjai credit  7#a7 ,in general    
,section #cf;,b7d7 of such ,code1 as    
amended by section #bad of the ,american
 ,health ,care ,act of #bjag and in     
effect for months beginning after       
,december #ca1 #bjai1 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  ,for  
purposes of paragraph 7#b77;,b71 an     
individual shall not be treated as      
eligible for coverage described in      
section #ejjj;,a7f77#a77;,a77v7 unless  
such individual is enrolled in such     

coverage4 4  7#b7 ,effective date ,the  
amendment made by this paragraph is     
contingent upon the enactment of the    
,american ,health ,care ,act of #bjag   
and shall apply 7if at all7 to months   
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjai1 in
 taxable years ending after such date4