5. Report. The commission shall submit a report and any suggested legislation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance and financial services matters no later than November 1, 2004.

PART G

Sec. G-1. Medicare and veterans' health care. The Governor shall engage in active negotiations with the Federal Government to increase access to federally sponsored health services for veterans in this State and to increase the rates of Medicare reimbursement for the State's health care providers.

Sec. G-2. Task Force on Veterans' Health Services.

1. Task force established. The Task Force on Veterans' Health Services, referred to in this section as "the task force," is established and consists of 13 members as follows:

A. One member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate;

B. One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of the Representatives;

C. Nine members appointed by the Governor:

(1) Three members who are military veterans, including one military veteran representing the Maine Veterans Coordinating Committee, one military veteran representing the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Services, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services and one military veteran representing the Maine Veterans' Homes;

(2) Two members representing state agencies that provide health care services; and