S.Amdt. 3160

SA 3160. Mr. BEGICH 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 end of subtitle C of title IV, insert the following:

SEC. 4208. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN THE STATE OF ALASKA.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be
known as the ``Interagency Access to Health Care in Alaska
Task Force'' (referred to in this section as the ``Task
Force'').
(b) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
(1) assess access to health care for beneficiaries of
Federal health care systems in Alaska; and
(2) develop a strategy for the Federal Government to
improve delivery of health care to Federal beneficiaries in
the State of Alaska.
(c) Membership.--The Task Force shall be comprised of
Federal members who shall be appointed, not later than 45
days after the date of enactment of this Act, as follows:
(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
appoint one representative of each of the following:
(A) The Department of Health and Human Services.
(B) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(C) The Indian Health Service.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint one
representative of the TRICARE Management Activity.
(3) The Secretary of the Army shall appoint one
representative of the Army Medical Department.
(4) The Secretary of the Air Force shall appoint one
representative of the Air Force, from among officers at the
Air Force performing medical service functions.
(5) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall appoint one
representative of each of the following:
(A) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
(B) The Veterans Health Administration.
(6) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall appoint one
representative of the United States Coast Guard.
(d) Chairperson.--One chairperson of the Task Force shall
be appointed by the Secretary at the time of appointment of
members under subsection (c), selected from among the members
appointed under paragraph (1).
(e) Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of the
chairperson.
(f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit to
Congress a report detailing the activities of the Task Force
and containing the findings, strategies, recommendations,
policies, and initiatives developed pursuant to the duty
described in subsection (b)(2). In preparing such report, the
Task Force shall consider completed and ongoing efforts by
Federal agencies to improve access to health care in the
State of Alaska.
(g) Termination.--The Task Force shall be terminated on the
date of submission of the report described in subsection (f).
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