S.Amdt. 3021

SA 3021. 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:

On page 816, after line 20, insert the following:

SEC. 3115. ENSURING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ELECTS TO OPT-OUT
OF MEDICARE PART A BENEFITS IS NOT ALSO
REQUIRED TO OPT-OUT OF SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFITS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of
an individual who elects to opt-out of benefits under part A
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, such individual
shall not be required to opt-out of

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benefits under title II of such Act as a condition for making
such election.
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