S.Amdt. 2813

SA 2813. Mr. CRAPO 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 923, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

SEC. 3211. PROTECTING CHOICE AND COMPETITION FOR MEDICARE
BENEFICIARIES.

No provisions of, or amendments made by, this Act that
change the Medicare Advantage program under part C of title
XVIII of the Social Security Act in a manner that would
result in decreased choice and competition for Medicare
beneficiaries shall take effect and are repealed.
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