114 HR 160 EH: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 160 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015.

2.

Repeal of medical device excise tax

(a)

In general

Chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter E. (b)

Conforming amendments

(1)Subsection (a) of section 4221 of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence. (2)Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence. (c)

Clerical amendment

The table of subchapters for chapter 32 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter E. (d)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales in calendar quarters beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Budgetary effects

The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2015.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.