,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4         
,warnock7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,combat-,injured ,veterans
 ,tax ,fairness ,act of #bjaf to apply  
to members of the ,coast ,guard when the
 ,coast ,guard is not operating as a    
service in the ,department of the ,navy1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,coast ,guard ,combat-,injured ,tax     
,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,restoration of    
amounts improperly withheld for tax     
purposes from severance payments to     
veterans of the ,coast ,guard with      
combat-related injuries  7a7            
,application to members of the ,coast   
,guard when the ,coast ,guard is not    
operating as a service in the           
,department of the ,navy ,the           
,combat-,injured ,veterans ,tax         

,fairness ,act of #bjaf 7,public ,law   
#aad-bib2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #abab note7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in section #c7;a7-- 7,a7 
in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 
by inserting 7and the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 with respect to the
 ,coast ,guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the ,department of the  
,navy1 and the ,secretary of            
,transportation1 with respect to the    
,coast ,guard during the period in which
 it was operating as a service in the   
,department of ,transportation7 after   
the ,secretary of ,defense2 and  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7i7 in clause    
7i71 by striking the ,secretary and     
inserting the ,secretary of ,defense 7or
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
or the ,secretary of ,transportation1   
with respect to the ,coast ,guard1 as   
applicable72  7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by   
striking the ,secretary and inserting   
the ,secretary of ,defense 7or the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security or the
 ,secretary of ,transportation1 with    

respect to the ,coast ,guard1 as        
applicable72 and  7iii7 in clause 7iv71 
by striking the ,secretary and inserting
 the ,secretary of ,defense 7or the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security or the
 ,secretary of ,transportation1 with    
respect to the ,coast ,guard1 as        
applicable72  7#b7 in section #d-- 7,a7 
in the section heading1 by inserting and
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security after
 ,secretary of ,defense2  7,b7 by       
inserting 7and the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security with respect to the 
,coast ,guard when it is not operating  
as a service in the ,department of the  
,navy7 after ,the ,secretary of         
,defense2 and  7,c7 by striking made by 
the ,secretary and inserting made by the
 ,secretary of ,defense 7or the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security with  
respect to the ,coast ,guard72 and  7#c7
 in section #e-- 7,a7 in subsection     
7a7-- 7i7 by inserting 7and the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 with 
respect to the ,coast ,guard when it is 

not operating as a service in the       
,department of the ,navy1 and the       
,secretary of ,transportation1 with     
respect to the ,coast ,guard during the 
period in which it was operating as a   
service in the ,department of           
,transportation7 after the ,secretary of
 ,defense2 and  7ii7 by striking the    
,secretary to and inserting the         
,secretary of ,defense 7or the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security or the
 ,secretary of ,transportation1 with    
respect to the ,coast ,guard1 as        
applicable7 to2 and  7,b7 in subsection 
7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking
 the ,secretary and inserting the       
,secretary of ,defense 7or the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security or the
 ,secretary of ,transportation1 with    
respect to the ,coast ,guard1 as        
applicable72 and  7ii7 in paragraph     
7#c71 by striking the ,secretary and    
inserting the ,secretary of ,defense 7or
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 
with respect to the ,coast ,guard when  

it is not operating as a service in the 
,department of the ,navy74  7b7         
,deadlines  7#a7 ,identification of     
amounts improperly withheld and         
reporting ,the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security and the ,secretary of         
,transportation shall carry out the     
requirements under-- 7,a7 section #c7;a7
 of the ,combat-,injured ,veterans ,tax 
,fairness ,act of #bjaf 7,public ,law   
#aad-bib2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #abab note71 as 
amended by subsection 7a77#a71 not later
 than one year after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7       
section #e of that ,act1 as amended by  
subsection 7a77#c71 not later than one  
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4  7#b7 ,ensuring amounts are  
not improperly withheld ,the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security shall carry out  
the requirements under section #d of the
 ,combat-,injured ,veterans ,tax        
,fairness ,act of #bjaf 7,public ,law   
#aad-bib2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #abab note71 as 
amended by subsection 7a77#b71 beginning

 on the date of the enactment of this   
,act4