I 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 523 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax 

on medical devices. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2013 

Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. GERLACH, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. 

DENT, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 

Mr. TIBERI, Mr. OWENS, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 

ROKITA, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. 

SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. BOUSTANY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. 

VARGAS, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. WALZ, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. LOEBSACK, 

Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. BARROW of Georgia, Ms. 

JENKINS, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. 

KELLY, Mr. NOLAN, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. 

BACHUS, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. BARR, Mr. BARTON, Mr. BENISHEK, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. BONNER, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mrs. BROOKS of 

Indiana, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 

CAMPBELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARTER, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 

CHAFFETZ, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. COLE, Mr. COLLINS of New 

York, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CULBERSON, 

Mr. DAINES, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DUNCAN of South 

Carolina, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. FLORES, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Ms. 

FOXX, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. 

GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 

GOWDY, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. GRIMM, 

Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HARPER, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. HARTZLER, 

Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. HUIZENGA

of Michigan, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. ISSA, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KINZINGER

of Illinois, Mr. KLINE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LANCE, Mr. 

LATHAM, Mr. LATTA, Mr. LONG, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. 

MARINO, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mrs. MCMORRIS

RODGERS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MESSER, Mr. MICA, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, 

Mrs. NOEM, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PALAZZO, 

Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. 


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POSEY, Mr. RADEL, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. ROSS, Mr. 

ROYCE, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, 

Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 

STEWART, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. TERRY, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 

Mr. TIPTON, Mr. TURNER, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WALDEN, 

Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. 

WENSTRUP, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WILSON of 

South Carolina, Mr. YOHO, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. AMASH, Mr. 

UPTON, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. KEATING, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS

of Illinois, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. PERRY) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal 

the excise tax on medical devices. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Medical Inno5 vation Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 32 of the Internal Rev8 enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter E. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) Subsection (a) of section 4221 of such Code 

11 is amended by striking the last sentence. 

12 (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such 

13 Code is amended by striking the last sentence. 


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1 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sub2 chapters for chapter 32 of such Code is amended by strik3 ing the item relating to subchapter E. 

4 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

5 this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2012. 

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