115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements.
January 10, 2017
Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Kind) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017”.
SEC. 2. Repeal of disqualification of expenses for over-the-counter drugs under certain accounts and arrangements.
(a) HSAs.—Section 223(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sentence.
(b) Archer MSAs.—Section 220(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence.
(c) Health flexible spending arrangements and health reimbursement arrangements.—Section 106 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (f).
(d) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 2016.