S.Amdt. 3246

SA 3246. Mr. CASEY 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 974, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

SEC. 3315. EXPANSION OF THE DEFINITION OF A COVERED PART D
DRUG UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(e)(1)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(e)(1)(A)) is amended by
inserting ``and disposable medical devices which reduce the
side effects associated with the treatment of cancer'' after
``1927(k)(2)''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply to drugs dispensed on or after January 1, 2011.
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