S.Amdt. 3015

SA 3015. Mr. ENSIGN 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. __. PROTECTION OF ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE THROUGH
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Health Care Through Department of Veterans Affairs.--
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit, limit, or
otherwise penalize veterans and dependents eligible for
health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs under
the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
from receiving timely access to quality health care in any
facility of the Department or from any non-Department health
care provider through which the Secretary provides health
care.
(b) Health Care Through Department of Defense.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
prohibit, limit, or otherwise penalize eligible beneficiaries
from receiving timely access to quality health care in any
military medical treatment facility or under the TRICARE
program.
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) The term ``eligible beneficiaries'' means covered
beneficiaries (as defined in section 1072(5) of title 10,
United States Code) for purposes of eligibility for mental
and dental care under chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code.
(B) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that
term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.
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