[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 910 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                        Calendar No. 44
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 910

                          [Report No. 114-21]

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the special rules 
for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 2015

   Mr. Hatch, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following 
     original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the special rules 
for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities, 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. CLARIFICATION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL 
              PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 105(j) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the taxpayer'' and inserting ``a 
        qualified taxpayer'', and
            (2) by striking ``deceased plan participant's beneficiary'' 
        and inserting ``deceased employee's beneficiary (other than an 
        individual described in paragraph (3)(B))''.
    (b) Qualified Taxpayer.--Subsection (j) of section 105 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Qualified taxpayer.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        with respect to an accident or health plan described in 
        paragraph (2), the term `qualified taxpayer' means a taxpayer 
        who is--
                    ``(A) an employee, or
                    ``(B) the spouse, dependent (as defined for 
                purposes of subsection (b)), or child (as defined for 
                purposes of such subsection) of an employee.''.
    (c) Application to Political Subdivisions of States.--Paragraph (2) 
of section 105(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or established by or on behalf of a 
        State or political subdivision thereof'' after ``public 
        retirement system'', and
            (2) by inserting ``or 501(c)(9)'' after ``section 115'' in 
        subparagraph (B).
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to payments after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CONTINUOUS LEVY FOR MEDICARE PROVIDERS AND 
              SUPPLIERS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6331(h) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``30 percent'' and 
inserting ``35 percent''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to payments made after 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
                                                        Calendar No. 44

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 910

                          [Report No. 114-21]

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the special rules 
for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                             April 14, 2015

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar