,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hbc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bh1 #bjbe,mr4 ,van ,drew 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 exempt servicemembers from the income tax4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,heroes' ,tax ,exemption ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,exemption from income tax for servicemembers 7a7 ,in general ,part ,,iii of subchapter ,b of chapter #a of subtitle ,a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by inserting after section #aci;,i the following new section3 #aci;,j4 ,income earned by servicemembers ,gross income shall not include any amount earned by an active duty member of the ,armed ,forces4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for part ,,iii of subchapter ,b of chapter #a of subtitle ,a of such ,code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aci;,i the following new item3 ,sec4 #aci;,j4 ,income earned by servicemembers4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to income earned after the second ,october #a occurring after date of the enactment of this ,act4