S.Amdt. 3144

SA 3144. Mr. FRANKEN 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 in title VI, insert the following:

SEC. __. ANTI-FRAUD CONSULTATION GROUP.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services jointly with the Attorney General shall establish an
anti-fraud consultation group for the purpose of coordinating
expertise and best practices relating to the analysis,
detection, and prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse arising
from, or related to, health care.
(b) Composition.--The anti-fraud consultation group under
subsection (a) shall be composed of individuals, to be
appointed jointly by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Attorney General, with expertise from both
the public and private sectors in fraud arising from, or
related to, health care, including law enforcement personnel,
health insurance issuers, physicians and other health care
providers, insurance anti-fraud organizations, academic
experts, consumer groups, and insurance regulators.
(c) Duties.--At the request of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and the Attorney General, the anti-fraud
consultation group under subsection (a) shall provide advice
concerning--
(1) methods of preventing fraud against Federal and State
health care programs, consumers, providers, employers, and
health insurance issuers;
(2) the evaluation of information and data to improve the
ability to detect and prevent fraud;
(3) the enhancement of anti-fraud information data systems,
consistent with the protection of personal privacy; and
(4) the coordination of public and private resources in the
analysis, detection, and prevention of fraud arising from, or
related to, health care.
(d) Annual Report.--The anti-fraud consultation group under
subsection (a) shall, not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, submit to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney
General a report concerning the group's--
(1) accomplishments to improve the coordination of public
and private health care antifraud actions;
(2) development of enhanced techniques for the analysis,
detection, and prevention of fraud; and
(3) recommendations for the improvement of anti-fraud
programs.
(e) Funding.--The Secretary and the Attorney General shall
use funds appropriated to the Secretary or Attorney General
prior to the date of enactment of this Act, and otherwise
available, to carry out this section.
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