Text of US HB 2995 (2013)
Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013
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113TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2995
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate the
limitation on deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 2013
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Mr. TIBERI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
to eliminate the limitation on deductibles for employer-
sponsored health plans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unnecessary Cap Act
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of 2013’’.
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTIBLES
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FOR EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLANS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1302(c) of the Patient
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Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148;
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42 U.S.C. 18022(c)) is amended—
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(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
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(2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘para-
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graphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
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graph (1)(B)(i)’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2707(b) of
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the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–6(b)) is
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amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this Act shall be effective as if included in the enactment
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of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public
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Law 111–148).
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