S.Amdt. 3023

SA 3023. 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 1053, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

SEC. 3404. ENSURING MEDICARE SAVINGS ARE KEPT IN THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM.

No reduction in outlays under the Medicare program under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act under the provisions
of and amendments made by this Act may be utilized to offset
any outlays under any other program or activity of the
Federal government.
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