[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5126 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5126

To repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
      relating to health savings accounts, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 2010

 Mr. Fleming introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
      relating to health savings accounts, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Save Americans' Health Care 
Choices Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ADDITIONAL TAX FROM DISTRIBUTIONS FROM HSAS AND MSAS.

    Section 9004 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is 
hereby repealed, and effective as of the date of the enactment of such 
Act the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 amended by such 
section are amended to read as such provisions would read if such 
section had never been enacted.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTIONS MAKING NON-PRESCRIPTION 
              DRUGS NON-QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM TAX-PREFERRED 
              ACCOUNTS.

    Section 9003 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is 
hereby repealed, and effective as of the date of the enactment of such 
Act the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 amended by such 
section are amended to read as such provisions would read if such 
section had never been enacted.

SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS AS QUALIFIED HEALTH 
              PLAN UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE 
              ACT.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 1301(a)(1) of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act is amended by inserting ``or meets the 
requirements for a high deductible health plan under section 223(c)(2) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986'' after ``section 1302(a)''.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS 
              UNDER CAFETERIA PLANS.

    Sections 9005 and 10902 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act are hereby repealed, and effective as of the date of the 
enactment of such Act the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 amended by such sections are amended to read as such provisions 
would read if such sections had never been enacted.
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