[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25095]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2692. Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Enzi) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 1793, to amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service 
Act to revise and extend the program for providing life-saving care for 
those with HIV/AIDS; as follows:

       On page 5, line 14, strike ``In'' and insert ``in''.
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     realign the margin accordingly.
       On page 8, line 1, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       On page 26, line 5, insert ``section'' after ``in''.
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     ``(c)(4)(A)''.
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     realign the margin accordingly.
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     realign the margin accordingly.
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     ``part''.
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     ``part''.
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     ``part''.
       On page 48, strike lines 1 through 8, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(a) Liability of Medical Facilities, Designated Officers, 
     Public Health Officers, and Governing Entities.--This part 
     may not be construed to authorize any cause of action for 
     damages or any civil penalty against any medical facility, 
     any designated officer, any other public health officer, or 
     any governing entity of such facility or officer for failure 
     to comply with the duties established in this part.''.
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     ``part''.
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     ``part''.
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     ``part''.
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     ``part''.
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  SA 2693. Mrs. LINCOLN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1776, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule 
for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the 
sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. __. REDUCTION IN TARP FUNDS TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF THE 
                   PAYMENT UPDATE FOR MEDICARE PHYSICIANS' 
                   SERVICES.

       Paragraph (3) of section 115(a) of the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5225) is amended by 
     striking ``$1,244,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$251,244,000,000''.

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