,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,womack 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,moulton1 and ,mr4 ,wittman7 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 exclude from 
gross income the basic needs allowance  
of members of the ,armed ,forces4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,bna ,fairness ,act4  #b4          
,exclusion from gross income of the     
basic needs allowance of members of the 
,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #acd7;b7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#g7 ,basic needs allowance ,the term   
qualified military benefit includes the 
basic needs allowance under section     
#djb;b of title #cg1 ,united ,states    
,code 7as in effect at the time of the  
provision of such allowance74  4  7b7   

,conforming amendment ,section          
#acd7;b77#c77;,a7 of such ,code is      
amended by striking as provided in      
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 and         
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 and inserting  
as otherwise provided in this           
subsection4  7c7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4