S.Amdt. 2945

SA 2945. Mrs. BOXER 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, insert the following:

SEC. __. REPORT ON IMPACT OF NURSE STAFFING.

Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality shall submit to Congress a report on the impact
of the nurse-to-patient ratio on the quality of care and
patient outcomes, including recommendations for further
integration into quality measurement and quality improvement
activities as determined appropriate.
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