S.Amdt. 3268

SA 3268. Mr. GRASSLEY 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:

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On page 1798, between lines 21 and 22, insert the
following:

SEC. 6608. MEDICAL ID THEFT INFORMATION SHARING PROGRAM AND
CLEARINGHOUSE.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 24 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary''),
acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services and in coordination with the Chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission, shall establish an information
sharing program regarding beneficiary medical ID theft under
the programs under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social
Security Act (in this section referred to as the
``program'').
(b) Contents of Program.--The program shall include--
(1) the establishment of methods to identify and detect
relevant warning signs of medical ID theft; and
(2) the establishment of appropriate responses to such
warning signs that would mitigate and prevent beneficiary
medical ID theft; and
(3) the development of a detailed plan to update the
program as appropriate, taking into consideration such
warning signs and appropriate responses.
(c) Establishment of Clearinghouse.--The Secretary, in
coordination with the Chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission, shall establish a clearinghouse at the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services that collects reports of ID
theft against beneficiaries under the programs under titles
XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act from the
Federal Trade Commission and other sources determined
appropriate by the Secretary. Such clearinghouse shall be
used to fight medical ID theft against beneficiaries and to
prevent the improper payment of claims under such programs.
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