[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5415. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
title II of S. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF SAFE HARBOR FOR ABSENCE OF 
                   DEDUCTIBLE FOR TELEHEALTH.

       (a) In General.--Section 223(c)(2)(E) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``In the case of 
     plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021, or in 
     the case of months beginning after March 31, 2022, and before 
     January 1, 2023, a plan'' and inserting ``A plan''.
       (b) Certain Coverage Disregarded.--Section 223(c)(1)(B)(ii) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``(in the case of plan years beginning on or before December 
     31, 2021, or in the case of months beginning after March 31, 
     2022, and before January 1, 2023)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2022.

     SEC. __. TELEHEALTH SERVICES AS INDEPENDENT, NONCOORDINATED 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) PHSA.--Section 2791(c)(3) of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(C) Coverage only for telehealth services.''.
       (b) ERISA.--Section 733(c)(3) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1191b(c)(3)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Coverage only for telehealth services.''.
       (c) IRC.--Section 9832(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Coverage only for telehealth services.''.
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