S. 1108

119 S1108 IS: Tax Cuts for Veterans Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-25
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1108  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 25, 2025   Mr. Ricketts  (for himself and  Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude all military retirement and related benefits from Federal income tax.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Tax Cuts for Veterans Act of 2025  .
2.
Exclusion of all military retirement and related benefits
(a)
In general
 Section 122  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
122.
Certain uniformed services retirement pay and related benefits
(a)
General rule
In the case of a member or former member of the armed forces of the United States, gross income does not include—
(1)
any retired or retainer pay paid under title 10 or 14, United States Code, or
(2)
any amounts not described in section 104(a)(4) received as monthly compensation, pension, pay, annuity, or allowance paid under title 10, 14, 37, or 38, United States Code, in connection with a disability or combat-related injury or disability or death of a member of the armed forces.
(b)
Certain reduced uniformed services retirement pay
(1)
In general
In the case of a member or former member of the uniformed services of the United States other than a member or former member of the armed forces, gross income does not include the amount of any reduction in retired or retainer pay pursuant to the provisions of  chapter 73  of title 10, United States Code.
(2)
Special rule
(A)
Amount excluded from gross income
In the case of any individual referred to in paragraph (1), all amounts received as retired or retainer pay shall be excluded from gross income until there has been so excluded an amount equal to the consideration for the contract. The preceding sentence shall apply only to the extent that the amounts received would, but for such sentence, be includible in gross income.
(B)
Consideration for the contract
For purposes of subparagraph (A) and section 72(n), the term  consideration for the contract  means, in respect of any individual, the sum of—
(i)
the total amount of the reductions before January 1, 1966, in the individual's retired or retainer pay by reason of an election under  chapter 73  of title 10 of the United States Code, and
(ii)
any amounts deposited at any time by the individual pursuant to section 1438 or 1452(d) of such title 10.
(c)
Definitions
For purposes of this section, the terms  armed forces  and  uniformed services  have the respective meanings given such terms by section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
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(b)
Conforming amendments
(1)
Conforming repeal
(A)
In general
Section 1403 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(B)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1403.
(2)
Annuities
Subsection (n) of  section 72  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  Subsection (b)  and inserting  In the case of any member or former member of the uniformed services of the United States other than a member or former member of the armed forces, subsection (b) .
(c)
Clerical amendment
The item relating to section 122 in the table of sections for part III of subchapter B of  chapter 1  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 122. Certain uniformed services retirement pay and related benefits.
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(d)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.