S.Amdt. 2959

SA 2959. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Brown) 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 1266, between lines 17 and 18, insert the
following:

SEC. 4403. EXTENSION OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE COVERAGE TO FREE
CLINICS.

(a) In General.--Section 224(o)(1) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 233(o)(1)) is amended by inserting
after ``to an individual'' the following: ``, or an officer,
governing board member, employee, or contractor of a free
clinic shall in providing services for the free clinic,''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and
apply to any act or omission which occurs on or after that
date.
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