S.Amdt. 3072

SA 3072. Mrs. HAGAN 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

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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 1255, line 14, after the first period insert the
following:

``SEC. 399MM-4. WORKPLACE DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND WELLNESS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration, employers (including small, medium,
and large employers), employer organizations, worksite health
promotion organizations, State and local health departments,
Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and academic
institutions, shall provide for the implementation of a
national public-private partnership to--
``(1) promote the benefits of workplace wellness programs;
``(2) understand what types of disease prevention and
workplace wellness programs are effective, considering
different environments, factors, and circumstances;
``(3) understand the obstacles to the implementation of
disease prevention and workplace wellness programs, issues
relating to employer size and resources, and best practices
for the scalable implementation of such programs;
``(4) understand what factors influence employees to
participate in workplace disease prevention and wellness
programs;
``(5) emphasize an integrated and coordinated approach to
workplace disease management and wellness programs;
``(6) ensure informed decisions through the sharing of high
quality information and best practices; and
``(7) recommend policies to encourage or stimulate the
utilization of worksite disease management and wellness
programs, including specific recommendations as to the types
of technical and other assistance that may be necessary to
fully implement section 399MM.
``(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives, a report that contains--
``(1) the findings of the public-private partnership
implemented under subsection (a); and
``(2) recommendations for statutory changes that may be
required or useful to implement the findings described in
paragraph (1) and to encourage the development of worksite
disease management and wellness programs.
``(c) Recommendations by CDC.--The Director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention shall collect information
concerning workplace wellness programs and make
recommendations to the Secretary on ways to improve such
programs.''.
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