[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4455]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 429. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Rubio) 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. ___. MEMBERS OF HEALTH CARE SHARING MINISTRIES ELIGIBLE 
                   TO ESTABLISH HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Application to Health Care Sharing Ministries.--For 
     purposes of this section, membership in a health care sharing 
     ministry (as defined in section 5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii)) shall be 
     treated as coverage under an HSA-qualified health plan.''.
       (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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