S.Amdt. 295

SA 295. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr.
Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to the bill H.R. 1, making
supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation,
infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to
the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 570, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC.--. STUDY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND NON-TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS.

(a) Study.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall undertake a
study of the differences in operation between hospitals that
are described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and are exempt from tax under section 501(a) of
such Code, and hospitals that are not so exempt. The study
conducted under this section shall include, in addition to
any other information deemed relevant by the Secretary of the
Treasury, a comprehensive review of the amount of
uncompensated care, non-patient services and other benefits,
and executive compensation provided by each type of hospital.
(b) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a
report containing the results of the study conducted under
this section.
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