,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #b1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,mr4  
,carper7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
codify ,internal ,revenue ,service      
guidance relating to treatment of       
certain services and items for chronic  
conditions as meeting the preventive    
care deductible safe harbor for purposes
 of high deductible health plans in     
connection with health savings accounts4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,chronic ,disease ,flexible
 ,coverage ,act4  #b4 ,services and     
items for chronic conditions treated as 
preventive care  7a7 ,in general ,the   
additional preventive care services and 
items for chronic conditions that may be
 treated as preventive care for purposes
 of section #bbc7;c77#b77;,c7 of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf as set
 forth in ,,irs ,notice #bjai-de shall  

have the same force and effect as if    
included in the enactment of this ,act4 
7b7 ,no inference ,to the extent not    
inconsistent with this subsection1 no   
inference shall be made from such       
subsection with respect to such other   
rules or guidance as the ,secretary has 
provided1 or may provide1 with respect  
to preventive services for purposes of  
section #bbc7;c77#b77;,c7 of such ,code4