S.Amdt. 3214

SA 3214. Ms. SNOWE 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 34, line 16, insert before the semicolon the
following: ``operated by a non-profit consumer-based
community group or groups''.
On page 35, strike lines 3 through 6, and insert the
following:
``(2) Criteria.--The Secretary in collaboration with the
Administrator of the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services
shall develop standards that must be met by all entities that
provide consumer assistance, including standards relating
to--
``(A) adequate capacity and training to respond to consumer
concerns;
``(B) a review process for monitoring accuracy of
responses;
``(C) cultural and linguistic competency to meet the needs
of the community; and
``(D) documented experience working with the target
population.''.
On page 36, line 6, insert before the period the following:
``, including regular and timely accounting of types of
problems and inquiries; income, zip code, gender, race or
ethnicity and language spoken by persons served; enrollment
and outreach activities provided; and implementation issues
encountered or identified, if any''.
On page 36, line 15, strike ``$30,000,000'' and insert
``$100,000,000''.
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