S.Amdt. 2933

SA 2933. 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:

At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title I, insert
the following:

SEC. __. STUDY OF GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN APPLICATION OF FPL.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to
examine the feasibility and implication of adjusting the
application of the Federal poverty level under this subtitle
(and the amendments made by this subtitle) for different
geographic areas so as to reflect the variations in cost-of-
living among different areas within the United States. If the
Secretary determines that an adjustment is feasible, the
study should include a methodology to make such an
adjustment. Not later than January 1, 2013, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report on such study and shall
include such recommendations as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(b) Inclusion of Territories.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the study
under subsection (a) covers the territories of the United
States and that special attention is paid to the disparity
that exists among poverty levels and the cost of living in
such territories and to the impact of such disparity on
efforts to expand health coverage and ensure health care.
(2) Territories defined.--In this subsection, the term
``territories of the United States'' includes the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other
territory or possession of the United States.
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