,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,tenney 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,lawler1    
,ms4 ,gillen1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 and ,mr4    
,garbarino7 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 increase the amount  
excluded from gross income for qualified
 payments to individuals providing      
volunteer firefighting or emergency     
medical services1 and to clarify that   
payments under length of service award  
programs are qualified payments4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,tax on ,length of ,service     
,award ,programs ,act or the ,no ,tax on
 ,,losap ,act4  #b4 ,qualified payment  
exclusion amount increased  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #aci;,b7c77#b77;,b7 of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by striking #ej and inserting  
#a1jjj4  7b7 ,effective date ,the       

amendment made by this section shall    
apply to amounts awarded after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  #c4     
,clarification that length of service   
awards are included in the qualified    
payment definition  7a7 ,clarification  
,section #aci;,b7c77#b77;,a7 of such    
,code is amended by inserting 1 and     
including payments under any length of  
service award program after 7whether    
reimbursement or otherwise4  7b7        
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to amounts     
awarded after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4