S.Amdt. 3090

SA 3090. Mr. BENNETT 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:

Beginning on page 102, strike line 19 and all that follows
through line 6 on page 108, and insert the following:
(a) No Definition by Secretary of Essential Health
Benefits.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act (or any amendment made by this Act), in no case
shall the Secretary define the benefit categories required
for essential health benefits or specify the covered
treatments, items, and services within such categories
through regulations or other guidance.
(2) Authority by states.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the ability of States to define benefit
categories or specific covered treatments, items, and
services within such categories.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this
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