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        <fullName>Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit to develop and implement a wellness program that: (1) conducts health risk assessments for each program participant; (2) offers annually at least two preventive services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; (3) offers annual counseling sessions and seminars on preventive health topics; and (4) includes as participants not less than 60% of an employer's full-time employees. Provides an additional tax credit for full-time employees who participate in their employer's qualified wellness program. Terminates such credits after 2014.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for employer-provided wellness programs.</title>
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