,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ab1       
#bjag,ms4 ,jenkins of ,kansas 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 provide for a
 temporary moratorium on certain taxes  
affecting purchases of prescription     
medication4  #a4 ,temporary moratorium  
on tax on over-the-counter medications  
7a7 ,h,s,as ,subparagraph 7,a7 of       
section #bbc7;d77#b7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking only if such and all that      
follows and by inserting only if-- 7i7  
such medicine or drug is a prescribed   
drug 7determined without regard to      
whether such drug is available without a
 prescription7 or is insulin1 or  7ii7  
such amount is paid during the period   
beginning on ,january #a1 #bjah1 and    
ending on ,december #ca1 #bjai4  4  7b7 
,archer ,m,s,as ,subparagraph 7,a7 of   

section #bbj7;d77#b7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking only if such and all that      
follows and by and inserting only if--  
7i7 such medicine or drug is a          
prescribed drug 7determined without     
regard to whether such drug is available
 without a prescription7 or is insulin1 
or  7ii7 such amount is paid during the 
period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjah1 
and ending on ,december #ca1 #bjai4  4  
7c7 ,health flexible spending           
arrangements and health reimbursement   
arrangements ,subsection 7f7 of section 
#ajf of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of 
#aihf is amended by striking only if    
such and all that follows and by and    
inserting only if-- 7#a7 such medicine  
or drug is a prescribed drug 7determined
 without regard to whether such drug is 
available without a prescription7 or is 
insulin1 or  7#b7 such expense is       
incurred during the period beginning on 
,january #a1 #bjah1 and ending on       
,december #ca1 #bjai4  4  7d7 ,effective

 dates  7#a7 ,distributions from savings
 accounts ,the amendments made by       
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall apply to  
amounts paid after ,december #ca1 #bjag4
  7#b7 ,reimbursements ,the amendment   
made by subsection 7c7 shall apply to   
expenses incurred after ,december #ca1  
#bjag4