[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 174 (Saturday, November 21, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11972-S11974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2788. Mr. COBURN 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:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) Scoring and Summary.--It shall not be in order in the 
     Senate or the House of Representatives to vote on final 
     passage on a bill, resolution, or conference report unless a 
     final Congressional Budget Office score and Congressional 
     Research Service summary report on policy changes in the 
     bill, resolution, or conference report has been posted online 
     on the public website of the body 72 hours before such final 
     vote.
       (b) Additional Requirements.--The information required to 
     be posted by subsection (a) shall also include--
       (1) an affidavit that the policy summary of the 
     Congressional Research Service adequately reflects the 
     measure signed by the Majority and Minority Leaders; and
       (2) signed affidavits from every member of the body 
     attesting that they have read the measure.
       (c) Waiver and Appeal.--
       (1) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the 
     Senate or House of Representatives only by an affirmative 
     vote of 3/5 of the members, duly chosen and sworn.
       (2) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of 3/5 of the members of 
     the Senate or House of Representatives, duly chosen and 
     sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling 
     of the Chair on a point of order raised under this 
     subsection.
       (d) Public Availability of Amendments.--Each amendment 
     offered in the Senate or House of Representatives shall to be 
     posted online on the public website of the body as soon as 
     practicable after the amendment is offered.
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  SA 2789. Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Burr, and Mr. 
Hatch) 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 156, line 4, strike all through page 157, line 7, 
     and insert the following:
       (D) Requirement of members of congress to enroll in the 
     public option.--
       (i) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, all Members of Congress shall be enrolled in the 
     community health insurance option when established by the 
     Secretary.
       (ii) Ineligible for fehbp.--Effective on the date on which 
     the community health insurance option is established by the 
     Secretary, no Member of Congress shall be eligible to 
     participate in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (iii) Exception.--Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii), if 
     a Member of Congress resides in a State which opts out of 
     providing a community health insurance option, that Member 
     may be enrolled in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of 
     title 5, United States Code, during any period which that 
     State has opted out.
       (iv) Employer contribution.--

       (I) In general.--The Secretary of the Senate or the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall 
     pay the amount determined under subclause (II) to the 
     appropriate community health insurance option.
       (II) Amount of employer contribution.--The Director of the 
     Office Of Personnel Management shall determine the amount of 
     the employer contribution for each Member of Congress 
     enrolled in a community health insurance option. The amount 
     shall be equal to the employer contribution for the health 
     benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States 
     Code, with the greatest number of enrollees, except that the 
     contribution shall be actuarially adjusted for age.

       (v) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       (I) Community health insurance option.--The term 
     ``community health insurance option'' means the health 
     insurance established by the Secretary under section 1323.

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       (II) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' 
     means any member of the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate.

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