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H. Rept. 114-627 1 (2016-06-17)

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                    114TH CONGRESS                                        REPORT
                       2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES          114-627







                               HEALTH CARE SECURITY ACT OF 2016



                     JUNE 17, 2016.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                       the Union and ordered to be printed



                      Mr.  BRADY  of Texas, from the Committee on Ways  and  Means,
                                         submitted  the following


                                             REPORT

                                             together  with

                                          DISSENTING VIEWS

                                          [To accompany H.R. 5445]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee  on Ways   and Means,  to whom   was referred the
                    bill (H.R. 5445) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to im-
                    prove the rules with respect to health savings accounts, having con-
                    sidered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment   and
                    recommend   that the bill as amended do pass.

                                                CONTENTS
                                                                                   Page
                      I. SUMMARY  AND  BACKGROUND   .............................................................  3
                      II. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL .................................................................. .  4
                            A. Allow Both Spouses to Make Catch-Up Contributions to the
                                Same Health Savings Account (sec. 2 of the bill and sec. 223
                                of the C ode)  .....................................................................................  4
                            B. Special Rule for Certain Medical Expenses Incurred Before Es-
                                tablishment of Health Savings Account (sec. 3 of the bill and
                                sec. 223  of  the  Code)  .......................................................................  5
                            C. Maximum Contribution Limit to HSA Increased to Amount of
                                Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limitation (sec. 4 of the bill and
                                sec. 223  of  the  Code)  .......................................................................  6
                     III. VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE  ....................................................................  8
                     IV. BUDGET EFFECTS  OF THE BILL ...........................................................  8
                            A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects .....................................  8
                            B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi-
                                tures Budget  Authority  ..................................................................  10
                            C. Cost Estimate Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office .......  10


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