S.Amdt. 2891

SA 2891. Mr. CARPER 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 1240, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:

SEC. 4208. WORKPLACE WELLNESS GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

(a) In General.--Beginning in fiscal year 2011, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this
section as the ``Secretary'') shall award grants to eligible
small businesses to provide access to comprehensive,
evidence-based workplace wellness programs.
(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), a small business shall--
(1) employ less than 100 full or part-time employees; and
(2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require, including a description of the wellness program
to be carried out using grant funds.
(c) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--A small business shall use amounts
received under a grant under this section to carry out a
qualifying wellness program described in paragraph (2).
(2) Qualifying wellness program.--A qualifying wellness
program is described in this paragraph is a program--
(A) under which all employees would be eligible to
participate;
(B) that is consistent with evidence-based research and
best practices, as determined by the Secretary, such as
research and practices described in the Guide to Community
Preventive Services and Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
and the National Registry for Effective Programs; and
(C) that includes the following components that have proven
to be effective in helping employees make health choices:
(i) Health awareness (such as health education, preventive
screenings and health risk assessments).
(ii) Employee engagement (such as mechanisms to encourage
employee participation).
(iii) Behavioral change (including elements proven to help
alter unhealthy lifestyles such as counseling, seminars, on-
line programs, self help materials).
(iv) Supportive environment (such as creating on-site
policies that encourage healthy

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lifestyles, healthy eating, physical activity and mental
health).
(d) Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated, and there is appropriated to carry out this
section, $200,000,000 to be used for the 5-fiscal year period
beginning with fiscal year 2011.
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