I CAN Act

IB Union Calendar No. 323 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4716 [Report No. 116–401] To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a safe harbor for high deductible health plans without a deductible for certain inhalers. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 17, 2019 Mr. COX of California (for himself and Ms. SEWELL of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means FEBRUARY 21, 2020 Additional sponsors: Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. FITZPATRICK FEBRUARY 21, 2020 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 17, 2019] VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:19 Feb 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4716.RH H4716 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4716 RH A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a safe harbor for high deductible health plans without a deductible for certain inhalers. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:19 Feb 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4716.RH H4716 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4716 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inhaler Coverage and 4 Access Now Act’’ or as the ‘‘I CAN Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH 6 PLANS WITHOUT DEDUCTIBLE FOR CERTAIN 7 INHALERS. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c)(2)(C) of the Internal 9 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 10 (1) by striking ‘‘for preventive care’’ and insert- 11 ing ‘‘for one or more of the following: 12 ‘‘(i) Preventive care’’, and 13 (2) by adding at the end the following new 14 clause: 15 ‘‘(ii) Inhalers for treatment of any 16 chronic lung disease (and any medicine or 17 drug which is delivered through such in- 18 haler for treatment of such disease).’’. 19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for sec- 20 tion 223(c)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking 21 ‘‘PREVENTIVE CARE DEDUCTIBLE’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN 22 DEDUCTIBLES’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:19 Feb 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4716.RH H4716 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 4716 RH (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 1 section shall apply to months beginning after the date of 2 the enactment of this Act. 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:19 Feb 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4716.RH H4716 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:19 Feb 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4716.RH H4716 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 323 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4716 [Report No. 116–401] A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a safe harbor for high deductible health plans without a deductible for certain inhalers. FEBRUARY 21, 2020 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:19 Feb 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H4716.RH H4716 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS