‘‘(9) AMOUNTS NOT INCLUDIBLE IN GROSS IN-
COME.—No amount paid to a health savings account 
of an individual shall be taken into account under 
subsection (a) if (without regard to this section) 
such amount, when paid to or on behalf of such indi-
vidual, is excluded from gross income of the indi-
vidual or exempt from taxation under any provision 
of Federal law.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid to a health sav-
ings account (as defined in section 223(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 7. PUBLICATION OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall make available to the public on an ongoing basis in-
formation about the operations of the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration in a manner similar to publication of infor-
mation under the Medicare Accountable Care Organiza-
tion program to better monitor and support continuous 
improvement in the Veterans Health Administration. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The information published under 
subsection (a) shall include information about the oper-
ations of the Veterans Health Administration, including 
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SEC. 8. VETERANS’ ELIGIBILITY FOR LONG-TERM CARE IN-
SURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9001 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(10) as (6) through (11), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the 
same meaning given the term in section 101(2) of 
title 38, United States Code.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 
(4).’’ and inserting ‘‘(4), or (5).’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(1) 
or (3).’’ and inserting ‘‘(1), (3), or (5).’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or 
(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4), or (5)’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or 
(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4), or (5)’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or (5).’’ and inserting ‘‘(5), or (6).’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated— 
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(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘Commerce; and’’ and inserting ‘‘Commerce;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘Services.’’ and inserting ‘‘Services; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(E) with respect to a veteran, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Title 5, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 9002 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or (5)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(5), or (6)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or 
(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4), or (5)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 9001(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
9001(10)’’. 
(2) Section 9004(d) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘withheld under subsection (b)’’ the following: 
‘‘, who is an enrollee by virtue of being a veteran de-
scribed in section 9001(5) of this title,’’. 
(3) Section 9008(c) is amended by striking ‘‘(3) 
or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3), (4), or (5)’’. 
Æ 
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