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Union Calendar No. 323116th CONGRESS2d Session

H. R. 4716

[Report No. 116–401]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 17, 2019

Mr. Cox of California (for himself and Ms. Sewell of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

February 21, 2020

Additional sponsors: Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Fitzpatrick

February 21, 2020

Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 17, 2019

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a safe harbor for high deductible health plans without a deductible for certain inhalers.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Inhaler Coverage and Access Now Act

or as the

I CAN Act

.

2.

Safe harbor for high deductible health plans without deductible for certain inhalers

(a)

In general

Section 223(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—(1)by striking for preventive care and inserting

for one or more of the following:(i)Preventive care

, and

(2)by adding at the end the following new clause:

(ii)Inhalers for treatment of any chronic lung disease (and any medicine or drug which is delivered through such inhaler for treatment of such disease).

.

(b)

Conforming amendment

The heading for section 223(c)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking

preventive care deductible

and inserting

certain deductibles

.(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

February 21, 2020

Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed