,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #diaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,merkley 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 the   
exclusion for compensation for injuries 
or sickness to encompass posttraumatic  
stress disorder1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,exclusion for compensation for   
posttraumatic stress disorder  7a7 ,in  
general ,paragraph 7#b7 of section      
#ajd7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf is amended by striking        
sickness and inserting sickness or      
posttraumatic stress disorder4  7b7     
,conforming amendment ,the last sentence
 of section #ajd7;a7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking shall not apply and inserting  
shall not apply to posttraumatic stress 
disorder or4  7c7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   

apply to compensation received after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4