A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a uniform Federal tax treatment for employer-provided health care benefits for retired employees.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Retiree Health Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add provisions relating to voluntary retiree health plans. Permits an income tax deduction for employer contributions to a qualified retiree health care trust. Limits the deduction to the least of: (1) $1,500 (adjusted annually for increases in the medical component of the Consumer Price Index); (2) 25 percent of the participant-employee's compensation; or (3) the amount actuarially determined to be necessary to fund the target account balance for the given employee. Excludes from the gross income of an individual or spouse: (1) any employer contribution under a qualified voluntary retiree health plan; (2) any earnings on the account of the individual or spouse in such a plan; or (3) receipts of any post-retirement benefit under the plan. Disallows this tax exclusion when: (1) the individual is a participant or beneficiary under more than one qualified plan and does not consolidate the accounts; (2) the plan ceases to be qualified; or (3) the individual assigns any portion of his or her interest in the plan. Sets forth plan qualification criteria, including requirements that the plan be in writing, provide …