,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,c\rtney 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,brady (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4         
,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,titus1 
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( 
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (           
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mr4       
,pocan1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1  
,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4   
,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (  
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4    
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4          
,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4     
,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 
,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4      
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 (  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,kildee1   
,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,frankel (        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,ms4           
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1 
,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,mr4        

,aguil>1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mrs4 
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4        
,langev91 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4        
,gibson1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new     
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( 
,florida1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez (       
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4
 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1   
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4       
,loebsack1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,walz1 &  
,mr4 ,s]rano7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal  
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to repeal ! excise
 tax on high co/ employ]-sponsor$ heal? 
cov]age4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,middle ,class ,heal?       
,b5efits ,tax ,repeal ,act ( #bjae4  #b4
 ,repeal ( excise tax on high co/       
employ]-sponsor$ heal? cov]age  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,*apt] #dc ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by /rik+ section 
#dihj;,i4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section 

#fjea ( su* ,code is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,applicable          
,employ]-,sponsor$ ,cov]age ,= purposes 
( subsection 7a77#ad7--  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! t]m applicable employ]-sponsor$      
cov]age means1 ) respect to any         
employee1 cov]age "u any gr\p heal? plan
 made available to ! employee by an     
employ] :i* is excludable f ! employee's
 gross income "u section #ajf1 or w\ld  
be s excludable if x 7 employ]-provid$  
cov]age 7)9 ! mean+ ( su* section #ajf74
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employ]-sponsor$ cov]age %all n         
include-- 7,a7 any cov]age 7:e!r ?r\gh  
insurance or o!rwise7 describ$ 9 section
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cov]age "u a sep>ate policy1 c]tificate1
 or contract ( insurance :i* provides   
b5efits sub/antially all ( :i* are =    
treatm5t ( ! m\? 7includ+ any organ or  
/ructure )9 ! m\?7 or = treatm5t ( !    
eye1 or  7,c7 any cov]age describ$ 9    
section #ihcb7;c77#c7 ! paym5t = :i* is 

n excludable f gross income & = :i* a   
d$uction "u section #afb7l7 is n        
all[able4  7#c7 ,cov]age includes       
employee paid portion ,cov]age %all be  
treat$ z applicable employ]-sponsor$    
cov]age )\t reg>d to :e!r ! employ] or  
employee pays = ! cov]age4  7#d7        
,self-employ$ individual ,9 ! case ( an 
individual :o is an employee )9 ! mean+ 
( section #dja7;c77#a71 cov]age "u any  
gr\p heal? plan provid+ heal? insurance 
cov]age %all be treat$ z applicable     
employ]-sponsor$ cov]age if a d$uction  
is all[able "u section #afb7l7 ) respect
 to all or any portion ( ! co/ ( !      
cov]age4  7#e7 ,gov]nm5tal plans includ$
 ,applicable employ]-sponsor$ cov]age   
%all include cov]age "u any gr\p heal?  
plan e/abli%$ & ma9ta9$ prim>ily = its  
civilian employees by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 by ! gov]nm5t ( any ,/ate
 or political subdivision !re(1 or by   
any ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( any su*    
gov]nm5t4  7#f7 ,employee ,! t]m        
employee includes any =m] employee1     

surviv+ sp\se1 or o!r prim>y insur$     
individual4  4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! 
table ( sections = *apt] #dc ( su* ,code
 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to     
section #dihj;,i4  7d7 ,effective date  
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all    
apply to taxable ye>s beg9n+ aft]       
,decemb] #ca1 #bjag4