[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2888. Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2874 proposed by Mr. 
McConnell to the bill H.R. 3762, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2016; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR SENIORS RELATING TO 
                   INCOME LEVEL FOR DEDUCTION OF MEDICAL CARE 
                   EXPENSES.

       Subsection (f) of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Special Rule.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2012, and ending before January 
     1, 2024, subsection (a) shall be applied with respect to a 
     taxpayer by substituting `7.5 percent' for `10 percent' if 
     such taxpayer or such taxpayer's spouse has attained age 65 
     before the close of such taxable year.''.

     SEC. __. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT IN 
                   THE CALCULATION OF MEDICARE PART B AND PART D 
                   PREMIUMS.

       Section 1839(i)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395r(i)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``2018 
     and 2019'' and inserting ``in 2018 through 2025''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``2020, August 2018'' and 
     inserting ``2026, August 2024''.
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