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                                                       Calendar No. 550
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1270


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 7, 2016

                     Received; read the first time

                             July 11, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments 
made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify 
 expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and 
                 health flexible spending arrangements.

    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 ``Restoring Access to Medication and 
Improving Health Savings Act of 2016''.

          TITLE I--RESTORING ACCESS TO MEDICATION ACT OF 2016

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Restoring Access to Medication Act 
of 2016''.

SEC. 102. REPEAL OF DISQUALIFICATION OF EXPENSES FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER 
              DRUGS UNDER CERTAIN ACCOUNTS AND ARRANGEMENTS.

    (a) HSAs.--Section 223(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking the last sentence.
    (b) Archer MSAs.--Section 220(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by 
striking the last sentence.
    (c) Health Flexible Spending Arrangements and Health Reimbursement 
Arrangements.--Section 106 of such Code is amended by striking 
subsection (f).
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 2016.

               TITLE II--HEALTH CARE SECURITY ACT OF 2016

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Health Care Security Act of 
2016''.

SEC. 202. ALLOW BOTH SPOUSES TO MAKE CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SAME 
              HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Section 223(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Special rule for married individuals with family 
        coverage.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of individuals who 
                are married to each other, if both spouses are eligible 
                individuals and either spouse has family coverage under 
                a high deductible health plan as of the first day of 
                any month--
                            ``(i) the limitation under paragraph (1) 
                        shall be applied by not taking into account any 
                        other high deductible health plan coverage of 
                        either spouse (and if such spouses both have 
                        family coverage under separate high deductible 
                        health plans, only one such coverage shall be 
                        taken into account),
                            ``(ii) such limitation (after application 
                        of clause (i)) shall be reduced by the 
                        aggregate amount paid to Archer MSAs of such 
                        spouses for the taxable year, and
                            ``(iii) such limitation (after application 
                        of clauses (i) and (ii)) shall be divided 
                        equally between such spouses unless they agree 
                        on a different division.
                    ``(B) Treatment of additional contribution 
                amounts.--If both spouses referred to in subparagraph 
                (A) have attained age 55 before the close of the 
                taxable year, the limitation referred to in 
                subparagraph (A)(iii) which is subject to division 
                between the spouses shall include the additional 
                contribution amounts determined under paragraph (3) for 
                both spouses. In any other case, any additional 
                contribution amount determined under paragraph (3) 
                shall not be taken into account under subparagraph 
                (A)(iii) and shall not be subject to division between 
                the spouses.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

SEC. 203. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL EXPENSES INCURRED BEFORE 
              ESTABLISHMENT OF HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Treatment of certain medical expenses 
                incurred before establishment of account.--If a health 
                savings account is established during the 60-day period 
                beginning on the date that coverage of the account 
                beneficiary under a high deductible health plan begins, 
                then, solely for purposes of determining whether an 
                amount paid is used for a qualified medical expense, 
                such account shall be treated as having been 
                established on the date that such coverage begins.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to coverage beginning after December 31, 2016.

SEC. 204. MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION LIMIT TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT 
              INCREASED TO AMOUNT OF DEDUCTIBLE AND OUT-OF-POCKET 
              LIMITATION.

    (a) Self-Only Coverage.--Section 223(b)(2)(A) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$2,250'' and inserting 
``the amount in effect under subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(I)''.
    (b) Family Coverage.--Section 223(b)(2)(B) of such Code is amended 
by striking ``$4,500'' and inserting ``the amount in effect under 
subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II)''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 223(g)(1) of such Code is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsections (b)(2) and'' both places it 
        appears and inserting ``subsection'', and
            (2) by striking ``determined by'' in subparagraph (B) 
        thereof and all that follows through ```calendar year 2003'.'' 
        and inserting ``determined by substituting `calendar year 2003' 
        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof .''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

   TITLE III--PROTECTING TAXPAYERS BY RECOVERING IMPROPER OBAMACARE 
                        SUBSIDY OVERPAYMENTS ACT

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering 
Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act''.

SEC. 302. RECOVERY OF IMPROPER OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM CERTAIN 
              FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HEALTH INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 36B(f)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of a 
                        taxpayer whose household income is less than 
                        300 percent of the poverty line for the size of 
                        the family involved for the taxable year, the 
                        amount of the increase under subparagraph (A) 
                        shall in no event exceed the applicable dollar 
                        amount determined in accordance with the 
                        following table (one-half of such amount in the 
                        case of a taxpayer whose tax is determined 
                        under section 1(c) for the taxable year):


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  ``If the household income (expressed as a
         percent of poverty line) is:                           The applicable dollar amount is:
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Less than 200%...............................  $600
At least 200% but less than 250%.............  $1,500
At least 250% but less than 300%.............  $3,000.''.
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    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 6, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 550

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1270

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments 
made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify 
 expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and 
                 health flexible spending arrangements.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 11, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar