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                     ORDER FOR STAR PRINT--S. 3815

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent S. 3815 be star printed with the 
changes at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         Reintroducing S. 3815

  Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, today, I am taking a parliamentary step to, 
in effect, reintroduce S. 3815, a bill I sponsored with Senator 
Lincoln, that would improve access to and quality of long-term care. By 
doing this, we are removing a provision from the original text of the 
bill that we did not intend, nor agree, to include in our legislation. 
Due to human error, a provision entitled ``Liability Acts of Abuse 
Committed by Employees'' was incorrectly included in text of the bill 
that I introduced with Senator Lincoln on August 3, 2006.
  Mrs. LINCOLN. I thank Senator Smith for taking this step to correct 
this error because I do not support the provision regarding liability 
protection for acts of abuse in nursing homes that was mistakenly 
included in the version of S. 3815 I cosponsored with Senator Smith on 
August 3, 2006. The parliamentary step taken today will replace the 
incorrect version of legislation with a new version that accurately 
reflects the bill Senator Smith and I agreed to sponsor to help improve 
the quality of life for those who need long-term care.

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