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  SA 3157. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, and 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 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 1703, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

     SEC. 6303. IMPROVEMENTS TO COMPARATIVE CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS 
                   RESEARCH.

       Section 1181 of the Social Security Act (as added by 
     section 6301) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(2)(B)--
       (A) in clause (ii)(IV)--
       (i) by inserting ``, as described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii),'' after ``original research''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, as long as the researcher enters into 
     a data use agreement with the Institute for use of the data 
     from the original research, as appropriate'' after 
     ``publication''; and
       (B) by amending clause (iv) to read as follows:
       ``(iv) Subsequent use of the data.--The Institute shall not 
     allow the subsequent use of data from original research in 
     work-for-hire contracts with individuals, entities, or 
     instrumentalities that have a financial interest in the 
     results, unless approved under a data use agreement with the 
     Institute.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(8)(A)(iv), by striking ``not be 
     construed as mandates for'' and inserting ``do not include''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (f)(1)(C), by amending clause (ii) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(ii) 5 members representing physicians and providers, 
     including 3 members representing physicians (at least 1 of 
     whom is a surgeon), 1 of whom is either a nurse or a State-
     licensed integrative health care practitioner, and 1 of whom 
     is a representative of a hospital.''.
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