,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #fai #aadth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #cbig    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,september #g1 #bjaf ,mr4     
,cotton 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4
 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4         
,johnson1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1   
,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 and ,mr4     
,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read the first time           
,september #h1 #bjaf,read the second    
time and placed on the calendar  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to provide an exemption 
to the individual mandate to maintain   
health coverage for certain individuals 
whose premium has increased by more than
 #aj percent1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,relief from ,obamacare ,mandate
 ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,modifications to  
exemption to requirement to maintain    
health coverage  7a7 ,exemption for     
,individuals with excessive premium     
increases ,section #ejjj;,a7e7 of the   

,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#f7          
,individuals with excessive premium     
increases ,any applicable individual for
 any month during a calendar year if    
such applicable individual resides in a 
,state in which either--  7,a7 the      
average premium for self-only coverage  
for the second lowest cost silver plan  
within the ,state for such calendar year
 is more than #aj percent greater than  
the average premium for self-only       
coverage for the second lowest cost     
silver plan within the ,state for the   
preceding calendar year1 or  7,b7 the   
average premium for family coverage for 
the second lowest cost silver plan      
within the ,state for such calendar year
 is more than #aj percent greater than  
the average premium for family coverage 
for the second lowest cost silver plan  
within the ,state for the preceding     
calendar year4  4  7b7 ,modification of 
rules for determining affordability     

,section #ejjj;,a7e77#a77;,b77ii7 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting the sum of  
before the annual premium for the lowest
 cost bronze plan1 and  7#b7 by         
inserting and the maximum annual        
deductible for such plan after though   
the ,exchange74  7c7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply to months beginning after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#c4 ,repeal of distributions for        
medicine qualified only if for          
prescribed drug or insulin  7a7 ,h,s,as 
,subparagraph 7,a7 of section           
#bbc7;d77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
the last sentence4  7b7 ,archer ,m,s,as 
,subparagraph 7,a7 of section           
#bbj7;d77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
the last sentence4  7c7 ,health flexible
 spending arrangements and health       
reimbursement arrangements ,section #ajf
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
#aihf is amended by striking subsection 

7f74  7d7 ,effective dates  7#a7        
,distributions from savings accounts    
,the amendments made by subsections 7a7 
and 7b7 shall apply to amounts paid with
 respect to taxable years beginning     
after ,december #ca1 #bjae4  7#b7       
,reimbursements ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7c7 shall apply to expenses  
incurred with respect to taxable years  
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjaf4   
#d4 ,repeal of limitation on health     
flexible spending arrangements under    
cafeteria plans  7a7 ,in general        
,section #abe of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking subsection 7i71 and  7#b7 by   
redesignating subsections 7j71 7k71 and 
7l7 as subsections 7i71 7j71 and 7k71   
respectively4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to taxable years beginning after  
,december #ca1 #bjaf4  #e4 ,repeal of   
tax on health savings accounts  7a7     
,h,s,as ,section #bbc7;f77#d77;,a7 of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is

 amended by striking #bj percent and    
inserting #aj percent4  7b7 ,archer     
,m,s,as ,section #bbj7;f77#d77;,a7 of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by striking #bj percent and    
inserting #ae percent4  7c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply to distributions    
made after ,december #ca1 #bjaf4        
,september #h1 #bjaf,read the second    
time and placed on the calendar