[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6687 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6687

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against 
     seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2012

 Mr. Gerlach (for himself and Mr. Neal) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against 
     seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITION OF VACCINES AGAINST SEASONAL INFLUENZA TO LIST OF 
              TAXABLE VACCINES.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (N) of section 4132(a)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``or any other 
vaccine against seasonal influenza'' before the period.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) Sales, etc.--The amendment made by this section shall 
        apply to sales and uses on or after the later of--
                    (A) the first day of the first month which begins 
                more than 4 weeks after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act, or
                    (B) the date on which the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services lists any vaccine against seasonal 
                influenza (other than any vaccine against seasonal 
                influenza listed by the Secretary prior to the date of 
                the enactment of this Act) for purposes of compensation 
                for any vaccine-related injury or death through the 
                Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
            (2) Deliveries.--For purposes of paragraph (1) and section 
        4131 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of sales 
        on or before the effective date described in such paragraph for 
        which delivery is made after such date, the delivery date shall 
        be considered the sale date.
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