S.Amdt. 3188

SA 3188. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 2074, after line 25, add the following:

SEC. ___. TREATMENT OF HRAS.

For purposes of the provisions of, and amendments made by,
this Act, and the provisions of any other law, funds from a
health reimbursement arrangement used in whole or in part by
an individual to purchase an individual or family health
benefits plan shall not be considered or construed as an
employer contribution and such individual or family plan
shall not be considered or construed as a group health
benefits plan.
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