S.Amdt. 2915

SA 2915. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Menendez, and Mr.
Lautenberg) 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 531, line 2, insert the following after the period:
``In awarding planning grants, the Secretary shall give
preference to States that agree to develop a State plan
amendment that includes methodologies and procedures that are
intended to improve coordination of care for eligible
individuals with chronic conditions who are high users of
health care services (including emergency room and inpatient
hospital services), including through the use of referrals to
health homes and outreach care management services.''
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