[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3117 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3117

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reimbursement 
    from health flexible spending arrangements for feminine hygiene 
                               products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2015

   Ms. Meng 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 provide for reimbursement 
    from health flexible spending arrangements for feminine hygiene 
                               products.

    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 ``Fund Essential Menstruation Products 
Act of 2015'' or the ``FEM Products Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT FROM HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR 
              FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Feminine Hygiene Products.--
            ``(1) In general.--Amounts paid or incurred for feminine 
        hygiene products shall be treated as a qualified medical 
        expense eligible for reimbursement from a health flexible 
        spending arrangement.
            ``(2) Feminine hygiene products defined.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (1), the term `feminine hygiene products' means 
        tampons, pads, liners, cups, sponges, douches, wipes, sprays, 
        and similar products used by women with respect to menstruation 
        or other genital-tract secretions.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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