S.Amdt. 3286

SA 3286. Mr. GREGG 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 114, beginning with line 17, strike all through
page 116, line 6, and insert the following:
(e) Catastrophic Plan.--A health plan not providing a
bronze, silver, gold, or platinum level of coverage shall be
treated as meeting the requirements of subsection (d) with
respect to any plan year if the plan provides--
(1) except as provided in paragraph (1), the essential
health benefits determined under subsection (b), except that
the plan provides no benefits for any plan year until the
individual has incurred cost-sharing expenses in an amount
equal to the annual limitation in effect under subsection
(c)(1) for the plan year (except as provided for in section
2713); and
(2) coverage for at least three primary care visits.
On page 155, beginning with line 22, strike all through
page 156, line 3, and insert the following:
(A) Individuals allowed to enroll in any plan.--A qualified
individual may enroll in any qualified health plan.
On page 250, lines 7 through 10, strike ``, except that
such term shall not include a qualified health plan which is
a catastrophic health plan described in section 1302(e) of
such Act''.
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