S.Amdt. 2982

SA 2982. Mr. REID (for Mr. Byrd) 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 621, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

SEC. 2956. INFANT EYE AND VISION ASSESSMENT.

(a) Inclusion in Maternal and Child Health Services
Program.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 501 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' after ``without regard to age,'';
and
(2) by inserting after ``follow-up services'' the
following: ``, and for infant eye and vision assessment
promotion''.
(b) Definition.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) The term `infant eye and vision assessment promotion'
means a nationally established program for the promotion of--
``(A) comprehensive eye and vision assessments provided to
infants who have attained 6 months, but not 12 months, in age
without charge;
``(B) the development and dissemination of parental
information and education materials on infant eye and vision
health;
``(C) increased participation by optometrists to perform
infant eye and vision assessments; and
``(D) public and private partnerships at the State and
local levels for the provision of such eye and vision
assessments.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
take effect on January 1, 2010.
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