[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4450]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 414. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 267 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 1628, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. TREATMENT OF DIRECT PRIMARY CARE SERVICE 
                   ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Treatment of direct primary care service 
     arrangements.--An arrangement under which an individual is 
     provided coverage restricted to primary care services in 
     exchange for a fixed periodic fee or payment for such 
     services--
       ``(A) shall not be treated as a health plan for purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(A)(ii), and
       ``(B) shall not be treated as insurance for purposes of 
     subsection (d)(2)(B).''.
       (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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