S.Amdt. 3274

SA 3274. Mr. MERKLEY 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

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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 144, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
(3) Standards for offering plans through exchange.--In
carrying out its responsibilities under paragraph (1)(B), an
Exchange may--
(A) set standards under which health plans may be offered
through the Exchange, including the authority to negotiate
bids; and
(B) enforce such standards, including by refusing to
certify a health plan as a qualified health plan that may be
offered through the Exchange.
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