,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ah1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,moskowitz introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to exempt reimbursements 
of certain medical expenses and other   
payments related to accident1 theft1    
loss1 or casualty loss from             
determinations of annual income with    
respect to pensions for veterans and    
surviving spouses and children of       
veterans1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans ,pensions ,protection ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,exclusion of certain   
reimbursements of medical expenses and  
other payments from determination of    
annual income with respect to pensions  
for veterans and surviving spouses and  
children of veterans  7a7 ,in general   
,section #aejc7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by   

redesignating paragraphs 7#f7 through   
7#ab7 as paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#ac71 
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#e7 the following new  
paragraph 7#f73  7#f7 payments          
regarding-- 7,a7 reimbursements of any  
kind 7including insurance settlement    
payments7 for medical expenses resulting
 from any accident1 theft1 loss1 or     
casualty loss 7as defined by the        
,secretary71 but the amount excluded    
under this clause shall not exceed the  
costs of medical care provided to the   
victim of the accident1 theft1 loss1 or 
casualty loss2 and  7,b7 pain and       
suffering 7including insurance          
settlement payments and general damages 
awarded by a court7 related to an       
accident1 theft1 loss1 or casualty loss1
 but the amount excluded under this     
subparagraph shall not exceed an amount 
determined by the ,secretary on a       
case-by-case basis2  4  7b7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by subsection 
7a7 shall take effect on the date that  

is #ahj days after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4