S.Amdt. 1141
What it does: Adds SEC. 714. FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE AND DEPENDENT CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES at the end of subtitle B of title VII
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 714. FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE AND DEPENDENT CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES at the end of subtitle B of title VII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2416; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is repealed.
Inserted: SEC. 714. FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE AND DEPENDENT CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
Inserted: (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretaries concerned should implement flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services with respect to basic pay and compensation for health care and dependent care on a pre-tax basis in accordance with regulations prescribed under sections 106(c) and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the other Secretaries concerned, submit to Congress a report setting forth a plan to implement flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services as described in subsection (a). The plan shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) An identification of any obstacles to the implementation of the plan, including a statement of any additional authorities required for implementation of the plan.
Inserted: (2) A schedule for completion of the implementation of the plan.
Inserted: (3) An estimate of the costs to be associated with the implementation of the plan.
Inserted: (c) Secretaries Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term "Secretaries concerned" means the following:
Inserted: (1) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to members of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force.
Inserted: (2) The Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to members of the Coast Guard.
Inserted: (3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to commissioned officers of the Public Health Service.
Inserted: (4) The Secretary of Commerce, with respect to commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1141. Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Burr) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 714. FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE AND DEPENDENT CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretaries concerned should implement flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services with respect to basic pay and compensation for health care and dependent care on a pre-tax basis in accordance with regulations prescribed under sections 106(c) and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the other Secretaries concerned, submit to Congress a report setting forth a plan to implement flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services as described in subsection (a). The plan shall include the following:
(1) An identification of any obstacles to the implementation of the plan, including a statement of any additional authorities required for implementation of the plan.
(2) A schedule for completion of the implementation of the plan.
(3) An estimate of the costs to be associated with the implementation of the plan.
(c) Secretaries Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term “Secretaries concerned” means the following:
(1) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to members of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force.
(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to members of the Coast Guard.
(3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to commissioned officers of the Public Health Service.
(4) The Secretary of Commerce, with respect to commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2011