,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dajd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1 #bjad 
,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to make permanent the   
#g4e percent threshold for the medical  
expense deduction for people #fe or     
older4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,savings on ,medical    
,expenses for ,seniors ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 #g4e percent threshold for medical  
expense deduction for people #fe or     
older made permanent  7a7 ,in general   
,section #bac7;a7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 7#g4e percent of adjusted
 gross income in the case that such     
taxpayer or such taxpayer's spouse has  
attained age #fe before the close of    
such taxable year74  7b7 ,conforming    
amendments  7#a7 ,section #bac of the   

,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking subsection 7f74     
7#b7 ,section #ef7;b77#a77;,b7 of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking subsection 7f7 of   
such section and inserting the          
parenthetical relating to #g4e percent4 
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply to taxable 
years beginning after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4