[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 116 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5538-S5556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2284. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 22, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the 
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division F, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SEQUESTRATION.

       It is the Sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Nation's fiscal challenges are a top priority for 
     Congress, and sequestration, non-strategic, across-the-board 
     budget cuts, remains an unreasonable and inadequate budgeting 
     tool to address the Nation's deficits and debt;
       (2) sequestration relief must be accomplished for fiscal 
     years 2016 and 2017;
       (3) sequestration relief should include equal defense and 
     non-defense relief; and
       (4) sequestration relief should be offset through targeted 
     changes in mandatory and discretionary categories and 
     revenues.
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  SA 2285. Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with 
health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being 
taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which 
the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DISBURSEMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE NATIONAL 
                   TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1552 of title 31, 
     United States Code, funds made available for the Broadband 
     Technology Opportunities Program (including funds that have 
     expired, but have not been cancelled) under title II of 
     division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
     2009 (Public Law 111-5) shall remain available for 
     expenditure through fiscal year 2020 for the purpose of 
     liquidating valid obligations of active grants under such 
     program.
       (b) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``active 
     grants'' means grants for which the period of performance has 
     expired but are not finally closed out.
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  SA 2286. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
submitted an amendment intended to be

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proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 582, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 34216. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF EARLY WARNING DATA.

       (a) Rulemaking.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall promulgate regulations establishing categories of 
     information provided to the Secretary under section 30166(m) 
     of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 34217, 
     which shall be made available to the public. The Secretary 
     may establish categories of information that are exempt from 
     public disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Consultation.--In conducting the rulemaking under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with--
       (1) the Director of the Office of Government Information 
     Services of the National Archives and Records Administration; 
     and
       (2) the Director of the Office of Information Policy of the 
     Department of Justice.
       (c) Presumption.--In promulgating regulations under 
     subsection (a), vehicle safety defect information related to 
     incidents involving death or injury shall presumptively not 
     be eligible for protection under section 552(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (d) Nullification of Prior Regulations.--Beginning 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the regulations 
     establishing early warning reporting class determinations in 
     appendix C of part 512 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, shall have no force or effect.

     SEC. 34217. ADDITIONAL EARLY WARNING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 30166(m) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``The manufacturer'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--The manufacturer''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Fatal incidents.--If an incident described in clause 
     (i) involves a fatality, the Secretary shall require the 
     manufacturer to submit, as part of its incident report--

       ``(I) all initial claim or notice documents (as defined by 
     the Secretary through regulation) except media reports, that 
     notified the manufacturer of the incident;
       ``(II) any police reports or other documents that--

       ``(aa) describe or reconstruct the incident (as defined by 
     the Secretary through regulation);
       ``(bb) relate to the initial claim or notice (except for 
     documents that are protected by attorney-client privilege or 
     work product privileges that are not already publicly 
     available); and
       ``(cc) are in the physical possession or control of the 
     manufacturer at the time the incident report is submitted; 
     and

       ``(III) any police reports or other documents that describe 
     or reconstruct the incident that are obtained by the 
     manufacturer after the submission of its incident report.'';

       (2) in paragraph (4), by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(C) Disclosure.--The information provided to the 
     Secretary under this subsection--
       ``(i) shall be disclosed publicly after the Secretary 
     redacts or confirms the redaction of any information that is 
     withholdable under sections 552 and 552a of title 5; and
       ``(ii) shall be entered into the early warning reporting 
     database in a manner specified by the Secretary through 
     regulation that is searchable by manufacturer name, vehicle 
     or equipment make and model name, model year, and reported 
     system or component.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Public disclosure of information.--Any requirement 
     for the Secretary to publicly disclose information under this 
     subsection shall be construed in a manner that is consistent 
     with the requirements under sections 552 and 552a of title 
     5.''.
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  SA 2287. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with 
health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being 
taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which 
the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 450, strike line 13 and all that follows 
     through page 453, line 16.
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  SA 2288. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the 
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXXIV, add the following:

                      PART IV--SPY CAR ACT OF 2015

     SEC. 34441. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Security and Privacy in 
     Your Car Act of 2015'' or the ``SPY Car Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 34442. CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 301 is amended--
       (1) in section 30102(a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (17), respectively;
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
       (C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(1) `Administrator' means the Administrator of the 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;
       ``(2) `Commission' means the Federal Trade Commission;
       ``(3) `critical software systems' means software systems 
     that can affect the driver's control of the vehicle 
     movement;''; and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(7) `driving data' include, but are not limited to, any 
     electronic information collected about--
       ``(A) a vehicle's status, including, but not limited to, 
     its location or speed; and
       ``(B) any owner, lessee, driver, or passenger of a vehicle;
       ``(8) `entry points' include, but are not limited to, means 
     by which--
       ``(A) driving data may be accessed, directly or indirectly; 
     or
       ``(B) control signals may be sent or received either 
     wirelessly or through wired connections;
       ``(9) `hacking' means the unauthorized access to electronic 
     controls or driving data, either wirelessly or through wired 
     connections;''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 30129. Cybersecurity standards

       ``(a) Cybersecurity Standards.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--All motor vehicles manufactured for 
     sale in the United States on or after the date that is 2 
     years after the date on which final regulations are 
     prescribed pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of the SPY Car Act of 
     2015 shall comply with the cybersecurity standards set forth 
     in paragraphs (2) through (4).
       ``(2) Protection against hacking.--
       ``(A) In general.--All entry points to the electronic 
     systems of each motor vehicle manufactured for sale in the 
     United States shall be equipped with reasonable measures to 
     protect against hacking attacks.
       ``(B) Isolation measures.--The measures referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) shall incorporate isolation measures to 
     separate critical software systems from noncritical software 
     systems.
       ``(C) Evaluation.--The measures referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be evaluated for security 
     vulnerabilities following best security practices, including 
     appropriate applications of techniques such as penetration 
     testing.
       ``(D) Adjustment.--The measures referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be adjusted and updated based 
     on the results of the evaluation described in subparagraph 
     (C).
       ``(3) Security of collected information.--All driving data 
     collected by the electronic systems that are built into motor 
     vehicles shall be reasonably secured to prevent unauthorized 
     access--
       ``(A) while such data are stored onboard the vehicle;
       ``(B) while such data are in transit from the vehicle to 
     another location; and
       ``(C) in any subsequent offboard storage or use.
       ``(4) Detection, reporting, and responding to hacking.--Any 
     motor vehicle that presents an entry point shall be equipped 
     with capabilities to immediately detect, report, and stop 
     attempts to intercept driving data or control the vehicle.
       ``(b) Penalties.--A person that violates this section is 
     liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of 
     not more than $5,000 for each violation in accordance with 
     section 30165.''.
       (b) Rulemaking.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, after consultation 
     with the Federal Trade Commission, shall issue a Notice of 
     Proposed Rulemaking to carry out section 30129 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Final regulations.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, after 
     consultation with the Commission, shall issue final 
     regulations to carry out section 30129 of title 49, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (3) Updates.--Not later than 3 years after final 
     regulations are issued pursuant to paragraph (2) and not less 
     frequently than once

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     every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator, after 
     consultation with the Commission, shall--
       (A) review the regulations issued pursuant to paragraph 
     (2); and
       (B) update such regulations, as necessary.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     301 is amended by striking the item relating to section 30128 
     and inserting the following:

``30128. Vehicle rollover prevention and crash mitigation.
``30129. Cybersecurity standards.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 30165(a)(1) is amended 
     by inserting ``30129,'' after ``30127,''.

     SEC. 34443. CYBER DASHBOARD.

       (a) In General.--Section 32302 is amended by inserting 
     after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Cyber Dashboard.--
       ``(1) In general.--All motor vehicles manufactured for sale 
     in the United States on or after the date that is 2 years 
     after the date on which final regulations are prescribed 
     pursuant to section 3(b)(2) of the SPY Car Act of 2015 shall 
     display a `cyber dashboard', as a component of the label 
     required to be affixed to each motor vehicle under section 
     32908(b).
       ``(2) Features.--The cyber dashboard required under 
     paragraph (1) shall inform consumers, through an easy-to-
     understand, standardized graphic, about the extent to which 
     the motor vehicle protects the cybersecurity and privacy of 
     motor vehicle owners, lessees, drivers, and passengers beyond 
     the minimum requirements set forth in section 30129 of this 
     title and in section 27 of the Federal Trade Commission 
     Act.''.
       (b) Rulemaking.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, after consultation 
     with the Federal Trade Commission, shall prescribe 
     regulations for the cybersecurity and privacy information 
     required to be displayed under section 32302(c) of title 49, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Final regulations.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, after 
     consultation with the Commission, shall issue final 
     regulations to carry out section 32302 of title 49, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (3) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 3 years, 
     the Administrator, after consultation with the Commission, 
     shall--
       (A) review the regulations issued pursuant to paragraph 
     (2); and
       (B) update such regulations, as necessary.

     SEC. 34444. PRIVACY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 26 
     (15 U.S.C. 57c-2) the following:

     ``SEC. 27. PRIVACY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

       ``(a) In General.--All motor vehicles manufactured for sale 
     in the United States on or after the date that is 2 years 
     after the date on which final regulations are prescribed 
     pursuant to subsection (e) shall comply with the features 
     required under subsections (b) through (d).
       ``(b) Transparency.--Each motor vehicle shall provide clear 
     and conspicuous notice, in clear and plain language, to the 
     owners or lessees of such vehicle of the collection, 
     transmission, retention, and use of driving data collected 
     from such motor vehicle.
       ``(c) Consumer Control.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     owners or lessees of motor vehicles shall be given the option 
     of terminating the collection and retention of driving data.
       ``(2) Access to navigation tools.--If a motor vehicle owner 
     or lessee decides to terminate the collection and retention 
     of driving data under paragraph (1), the owner or lessee 
     shall not lose access to navigation tools or other features 
     or capabilities, to the extent technically possible.
       ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to driving 
     data stored as part of the electronic data recorder system or 
     other safety systems on-board the motor vehicle that are 
     required for post-incident investigations, emissions history 
     checks, crash avoidance or mitigation, or other regulatory 
     compliance programs.
       ``(d) Limitation on Use of Personal Driving Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--A manufacturer (including an original 
     equipment manufacturer) may not use any information collected 
     by a motor vehicle for advertising or marketing purposes 
     without affirmative express consent by the owner or lessee.
       ``(2) Requests.--Consent requests under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be clear and conspicuous;
       ``(B) shall be made in clear and plain language; and
       ``(C) may not be a condition for the use of any 
     nonmarketing feature, capability, or functionality of the 
     motor vehicle.
       ``(e) Enforcement.--A violation of this section shall be 
     treated as an unfair and deceptive act or practice in 
     violation of a rule prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B).''.
       (b) Rulemaking.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission, 
     after consultation with the Administrator of the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall prescribe 
     regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to carry out section 27 of the Federal 
     Trade Commission Act, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Final regulations.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission, after 
     consultation with the Administrator, shall issue final 
     regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to carry out section 27 of the Federal 
     Trade Commission Act, as added by subsection (a).
       (3) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 3 years, 
     the Commission, after consultation with the Administrator, 
     shall--
       (A) review the regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph 
     (2); and
       (B) update such regulations, as necessary.
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  SA 2289. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2266 submitted by Mr. 
McConnell and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer 
mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 33, line 25, strike ``65 percent''and ``64 
     percent''.
       On page 34, line 2, strike ``29 percent'' and insert ``30 
     percent''.
       On page 41, line 3, strike ``55 percent'' and insert ``67 
     percent''.
       On page 41, line 8, strike ``45 percent'' and insert ``33 
     percent''.
       On page 41, strike lines 10 through 15 and insert the 
     following:
       (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Access to funds for areas of under 200,000 
     population.--For purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
     paragraph (1)(A), excluding funds a State has suballocated to 
     metropolitan areas in the areas in described in those 
     clauses, before obligating funding for an area with a 
     population of less than 200,000, each State, in coordination 
     with local interested parties, shall carry out an open and 
     transparent competitive grant process to allow local 
     governments, metropolitan planning organizations, regional 
     transportation authorities, transit agencies, regional 
     transportation planning organizations, and tribal governments 
     to submit projects for funding that achieve the objectives 
     established by the State and the relevant metropolitan 
     planning organization for the performance-based planning 
     process.'';
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  SA 2290. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. REDUCTION OF APPORTIONMENT FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL-AID 
                   HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

       Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Reduction of Apportionment for Certain Federal-aid 
     Highway Programs.--The amount apportioned to a State under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be reduced by 
     an amount equal to 5 percent of those funds--
       ``(1) effective beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal 
     year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, for each fiscal year in which the State issues a 
     license plate that contains an image of a flag of the 
     Confederate States of America, including the Battle Flag of 
     the Confederate States of America; and
       ``(2) effective beginning on October 1 of the second fiscal 
     year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, for each fiscal year in which the State allows a 
     license plate described in paragraph (1) and issued by the 
     State before the first fiscal year referred to in that 
     paragraph to be displayed on a motor vehicle registered in 
     the State.''.
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  SA 2291. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with 
health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being 
taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which 
the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 34205 and insert the following:

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     SEC. 34205. RECALL GRANT PROGRAMS.

       (a) State Notification of Open Safety Recalls.--
       (1) Grant program.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     grant program for States to notify registered motor vehicle 
     owners of safety recalls issued by the manufacturers of those 
     motor vehicles.
       (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     subsection, a State shall--
       (A) submit an application in such form and manner as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe;
       (B) agree that when a motor vehicle owner registers the 
     motor vehicle for use in that State, the State will--
       (i) search the recall database maintained by the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration using the motor vehicle 
     identification number;
       (ii) determine all safety recalls issued by the 
     manufacturer of that motor vehicle that have not been 
     completed; and
       (iii) notify the motor vehicle owner of the safety recalls 
     described in clause (ii); and
       (C) provide such other information or notification as the 
     Secretary may require.
       (b) Recall Completion Pilot Grant Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a pilot 
     program to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a 
     State process for increasing the recall completion rate for 
     motor vehicles by requiring each owner or lessee of a motor 
     vehicle to have repaired any open recall on that motor 
     vehicle.
       (2) Grants.--To carry out the program under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall award a grant to a State to 
     be used to implement the pilot program described in paragraph 
     (1) in accordance with the requirements under paragraph (3).
       (3) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     subsection, a State shall--
       (A) submit an application in such form and manner as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe;
       (B) meet the requirements and provide notification of 
     safety recalls to registered motor vehicle owners under the 
     grant program described in subsection (a);
       (C) except as provided in paragraph (4), agree to require, 
     as a condition of motor vehicle registration, including 
     renewal, that the motor vehicle owner or lessee complete all 
     remedies for defects and noncompliance offered without charge 
     by the manufacturer or a dealer under section 30120 of title 
     49, United States Code; and
       (D) provide such other information or notification as the 
     Secretary may require.
       (4) Exception.--A State may exempt a motor vehicle owner or 
     lessee from the requirement under paragraph (3)(C) if--
       (A) the recall occurred not earlier than 75 days before the 
     registration or renewal date;
       (B) the manufacturer, through a local dealership, has not 
     provided the motor vehicle owner or lessee with a reasonable 
     opportunity to complete any applicable safety recall remedy 
     due to a shortage of necessary parts or qualified labor; or
       (C) the motor vehicle owner or lessee states that the owner 
     or lessee has had no reasonable opportunity to complete all 
     applicable safety recall remedies, in which case the State 
     may grant a temporary registration, of not more than 90 days, 
     during which time the motor vehicle owner or lessee shall 
     complete all applicable safety recall remedies for which the 
     necessary parts and qualified labor are available.
       (5) Award.--In selecting an applicant for a grant under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the State's 
     methodology for--
       (A) determining safety recalls on a motor vehicle;
       (B) informing the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle of the 
     safety recalls;
       (C) requiring the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle to 
     repair any safety recall prior to issuing any registration, 
     approval, document, or certificate related to a motor vehicle 
     registration renewal; and
       (D) determining performance in increasing the safety recall 
     completion rate.
       (6) Performance period.--A grant awarded under this 
     subsection shall require a performance period of at least 2 
     years.
       (7) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the completion of 
     the performance period under paragraph (6) and the 
     obligations under the pilot program, the grantee shall submit 
     a performance report to the Secretary that contains such 
     information as the Secretary considers necessary to evaluate 
     the extent to which safety recalls have been remedied.
       (8) Evaluation.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (7), 
     the Secretary shall evaluate the extent to which safety 
     recalls identified under paragraph (3) have been remedied.
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  SA 2292. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division F, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. REQUIREMENTS FOR IANA STEWARDSHIP TRANSITION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Domain 
     Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2015'' or 
     the ``DOTCOM Act of 2015''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
     means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
     and Information.
       (2) ICANN.--The term ``ICANN'' means the Internet 
     Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
       (3) Joint resolution.--The term ``joint resolution'' means 
     a joint resolution--
       (A) that does not have a preamble;
       (B) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint resolution 
     approving the proposal relating to the transition of the 
     stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority 
     functions''; and
       (C) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
     follows: ``That Congress approves the proposal relating to 
     the transition of the stewardship of the Internet Assigned 
     Numbers Authority functions as described in the report of the 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information submitted to Congress on _______.'', with the 
     blank space being filled with the appropriate date.
       (4) Legislative day.--The term ``legislative day'' does not 
     include Saturdays, Sundays, legal public holidays, or days 
     either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days 
     during a session of Congress.
       (5) NTIA.--The term ``NTIA'' means the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration.
       (c) Requirements for IANA Stewardship Transition.--Until 
     the date that is 30 legislative days after the submission to 
     Congress of the report described in subsection (d), and 
     unless a joint resolution is enacted on or before that date, 
     the Assistant Secretary may not permit the NTIA's role in the 
     performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority 
     functions to terminate, lapse, be cancelled, or otherwise 
     cease to be in effect.
       (d) Report Described.--The report described in this 
     subsection is a report that contains--
       (1) the proposal relating to the transition of the NTIA's 
     stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority 
     functions that was developed in a process convened by ICANN 
     at the request of the NTIA; and
       (2) a certification by the Assistant Secretary that--
       (A) such proposal--
       (i) supports and enhances the multistakeholder model of 
     Internet governance;
       (ii) maintains the security, stability, and resiliency of 
     the Internet domain name system;
       (iii) meets the needs and expectations of the global 
     customers and partners of the Internet Assigned Numbers 
     Authority services;
       (iv) maintains the openness of the Internet; and
       (v) does not replace the role of the NTIA with a 
     government-led or intergovernmental organization solution; 
     and
       (B) the required changes to ICANN's bylaws contained in the 
     final report of ICANN's Cross Community Working Group on 
     Enhancing ICANN Accountability and the changes to ICANN's 
     bylaws required by ICANN's IANA Stewardship Transition 
     Coordination Group have been adopted.
       (e) Requirement of Congressional Approval.--
       (1) Expedited consideration in the house of 
     representatives.--
       (A) Reporting and discharge.--
       (i) In general.--Any committee of the House of 
     Representatives to which a joint resolution is referred shall 
     report it to the House of Representatives not later than 10 
     days after the date on which the joint resolution is 
     introduced.
       (ii) Discharge.--If a committee of the House of 
     Representatives fails to report a joint resolution within the 
     period specified in clause (i), the committee shall be 
     discharged from further consideration of the joint 
     resolution, and the joint resolution shall be referred to the 
     appropriate calendar.
       (B) Proceeding to consideration.--
       (i) In general.--After each committee authorized to 
     consider a joint resolution reports it to the House of 
     Representatives or has been discharged from its 
     consideration, it shall be in order, not later than the 11th 
     day after the date on which the joint resolution is 
     introduced, to move to proceed to consider the joint 
     resolution in the House of Representatives.
       (ii) Procedures.--If a motion to proceed to a joint 
     resolution is made--

       (I) all points of order against the motion are waived;
       (II) the motion shall not be in order after the House has 
     disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution;
       (III) the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion;
       (IV) the motion shall not be debatable; and
       (V) a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is 
     disposed of shall not be in order.

       (C) Consideration.--If the House of Representatives 
     proceeds to a joint resolution--
       (i) the joint resolution shall be considered as read;
       (ii) all points of order against the joint resolution and 
     against its consideration are waived;

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       (iii) the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the joint resolution to its passage without intervening 
     motion, except 2 hours of debate equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent;
       (iv) an amendment to the joint resolution shall not be in 
     order; and
       (v) a motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint 
     resolution shall not be in order.
       (2) Expedited consideration in the senate.--
       (A) Reporting and discharge.--
       (i) In general.--Any committee of the Senate to which a 
     joint resolution is referred shall report it to the Senate 
     not later than 10 days after the date on which the joint 
     resolution is introduced.
       (ii) Discharge.--If a committee of the Senate fails to 
     report a joint resolution within the period specified in 
     clause (i), the committee shall be discharged from further 
     consideration of the joint resolution, and the joint 
     resolution shall be placed on the calendar.
       (B) Motion to proceed.--
       (i) In general.--Notwithstanding rule XXII of the Standing 
     Rules of the Senate, it is in order, not later than the 11th 
     day after the date on which the joint resolution is 
     introduced, to move to proceed to consider the joint 
     resolution in the Senate (even though a previous motion to 
     the same effect has been disagreed to).
       (ii) Procedures.--If a motion to proceed to a joint 
     resolution is made--

       (I) all points of order against the motion (and against 
     consideration of the joint resolution) are waived;
       (II) the motion is not debatable;
       (III) the motion is not subject to a motion to postpone; 
     and
       (IV) a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is 
     agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order.

       (iii) Motion agreed to.--If a motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of a joint resolution is agreed to, the joint 
     resolution shall remain the unfinished business until 
     disposed of.
       (C) Consideration.--If the Senate proceeds to a joint 
     resolution--
       (i) all points of order against the joint resolution are 
     waived;
       (ii) consideration of the joint resolution, and on all 
     debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall 
     be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided 
     equally between the majority and minority leaders or their 
     designees;
       (iii) a motion further to limit debate is in order and not 
     debatable; and
       (iv) an amendment to the joint resolution, a motion to 
     postpone, a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
     business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution are 
     not in order.
       (D) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage shall occur 
     immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint 
     resolution, and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the 
     debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
     Senate.
       (E) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the 
     decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the 
     rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint 
     resolution shall be decided without debate.
       (3) Rules relating to senate and house of 
     representatives.--
       (A) Coordination with action by other house.--If, before 
     the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House, 
     that House receives from the other House a joint resolution--
       (i) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee;
       (ii) with respect to a joint resolution of the House 
     receiving the resolution--

       (I) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
     joint resolution had been received from the other House; and
       (II) the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution 
     of the other House.

       (B) Treatment of joint resolution of other house.--If one 
     House fails to introduce or consider a joint resolution under 
     this subsection, the joint resolution of the other House 
     shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this 
     subsection.
       (C) Treatment of companion measures.--If, following passage 
     of the joint resolution in the Senate, the Senate then 
     receives the companion measure from the House of 
     Representatives, the companion measure shall not be 
     debatable.
       (D) Consideration after passage.--If the President vetoes a 
     joint resolution, debate on a veto message in the Senate 
     under this subsection shall be 1 hour equally divided between 
     the majority and minority leaders or their designees.
       (4) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This 
     subsection is enacted by Congress--
       (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
     applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
     in that House in the case of a joint resolution, and it 
     supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is 
     inconsistent with such rules; and
       (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.
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  SA 2293. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

                Subtitle D--American Infrastructure Bank

     SEC. 11301. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Build USA Act''.

     SEC. 11302. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Bank.--The term ``Bank'' means the American 
     Infrastructure Bank established under section 11311(a).
       (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors 
     of the Bank.
       (3) Core infrastructure project.--The term ``core 
     infrastructure project'' means a Federal-aid highway or 
     highway (as those terms are defined in section 101 of title 
     23, United States Code) project of a State that is eligible 
     for funding under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.

                  PART I--AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE BANK

     SEC. 11311. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established as a wholly owned 
     Government corporation subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the ``Government 
     Corporation Control Act'') (except as otherwise provided in 
     this part), a bank to be known as the ``American 
     Infrastructure Bank''.
       (2) Responsibility of secretary.--The Secretary shall take 
     such action as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     assist in implementing the establishment of the Bank in 
     accordance with this subtitle.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 9101(3) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     subparagraph (N) the following:
       ``(O) the American Infrastructure Bank.''.
       (b) Board of Directors.--
       (1) Membership.--
       (A) In general.--The Bank shall have a bipartisan Board of 
     Directors consisting of--
       (i) 4 voting members, 1 of each who shall be appointed, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate--

       (I) by the Majority Leader of the Senate, in consultation 
     with the Chairperson of the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate;
       (II) by the Minority Leader of the Senate, in consultation 
     with the Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate;
       (III) by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in 
     consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (IV) by the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives, in consultation with the Ranking Member of 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives; and

       (ii) 1 nonvoting member, who shall be the Secretary (or a 
     designee).
       (B) Qualifications.--A Board member appointed under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) shall have relevant expertise in the 
     fields of public or private finance, infrastructure 
     financing, or transportation infrastructure policy.
       (C) Term.--A member of the Board shall be appointed for a 
     term of 3 years.
       (D) Date of initial appointments.--The initial appointments 
     to the Board under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be made not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (E) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Board--
       (i) shall not affect the powers of the Board; and
       (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment was made.
       (F) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the 
     chairperson.
       (G) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
     constitute a quorum.
       (H) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The Board shall 
     select a chairperson and vice chairperson from among the 
     members of the Board.
       (I) Compensation.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary 
     shall determine compensation of members of the Board in a 
     manner that is consistent with similar compensation for 
     members of other boards in the Federal Government.
       (ii) Federal employees and officials.--A member of the 
     Commission who is an officer or employee of the Federal 
     Government shall serve without compensation in addition to 
     the compensation received for the services of the member as 
     an officer or employee of the Federal Government.
       (J) Administrative costs.--
       (i) In general.--For the first 3 years beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, not more than \1/2\ of 1 
     percent of the funds made available under section 11322 shall 
     be used for--

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       (I) compensation for members of the Board under 
     subparagraph (I);
       (II) compensation for employees of the Board;
       (III) administrative expenses; and
       (IV) any other expenses incurred by the Bank.

       (ii) 3 years after the date of enactment.--For any year 
     beginning after the date that is 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, funds from interest received by 
     the Bank shall be used to provide funds for the expenses 
     described in clause (i).
       (2) Duties.--The Board shall--
       (A) not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, commence operation of the Bank, 
     including by establishing all operational and administrative 
     parameters of the Bank; and
       (B) monitor and exercise oversight of core infrastructure 
     projects as necessary to achieve the purposes of the Bank.
       (3) Powers.--The Board shall have the authority--
       (A) in accordance with such terms as the Board determines 
     to be appropriate, to make senior and subordinated loans, 
     purchase senior and subordinated debt securities, and enter 
     into a binding commitment to make any such loan or purchase 
     any such security, the proceeds of which are used to assist 
     in the financing or refinancing of the development of 1 or 
     more core infrastructure projects;
       (B) to issue and sell debt securities of the Bank on such 
     terms as the Board determines to be appropriate;
       (C) to issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to 
     core infrastructure projects from amounts made available from 
     the issuance of those bonds;
       (D) to make loan guarantees;
       (E) to enter into agreements or contracts with any 
     individual or entity in support of the business of the Bank;
       (F) to purchase in the open market any outstanding 
     obligation of the Bank at any time and at any price;
       (G) to acquire, lease, pledge, exchange, and dispose of 
     real and personal property and otherwise exercise all the 
     usual incidents of ownership of property to the extent the 
     exercise of those powers are appropriate to, and consistent 
     with, the purposes of the Bank;
       (H) to sue and be sued in a corporate capacity in any court 
     of competent jurisdiction, except that no attachment, 
     injunction, or similar process, may be issued against the 
     property of the Bank or against the Bank with respect to that 
     property;
       (I) to indemnify the members of the Board for liabilities 
     arising out of the actions of the Board, in accordance with, 
     and subject to the limitations contained in, this subtitle; 
     and
       (J) to exercise all other lawful powers that are necessary 
     or appropriate to carry out, and are consistent with, the 
     purposes of the Bank.
       (4) Limitations.--
       (A) Issuance of debt security.--The Board may not issue any 
     debt security without the consent of the Secretary.
       (B) Issuance of voting security.--The Board may not issue 
     any voting security in the Bank.
       (c) Audits; Reports.--
       (1) Accounting.--The book of accounts of the Bank shall 
     be--
       (A) maintained in accordance with generally accepted 
     accounting principles; and
       (B) subject to an annual audit by an independent public 
     accountant that is--
       (i) appointed by the Board; and
       (ii) of nationally recognized standing.
       (2) Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the last day of 
     each fiscal year during which the Bank is in operation, the 
     Board shall submit to the President and the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report that describes, with respect 
     to the preceding fiscal year--
       (A) the operations of the Bank;
       (B) a schedule of the obligations and outstanding capital 
     securities of the Bank, together with a statement of the 
     amounts issued and redeemed or paid during that fiscal year; 
     and
       (C) the status of core infrastructure projects receiving 
     funding or other assistance pursuant to this subtitle, 
     including disclosure of all entities with a development, 
     ownership, or operational interest in those core 
     infrastructure projects.
       (3) Books and records.--
       (A) In general.--The Bank shall maintain adequate books and 
     records to support the financial transactions of the Bank, 
     including a description, to be maintained on a publically 
     accessible database, of--
       (i) each financial transaction of the Bank and each core 
     infrastructure project that receives funding from the Bank; 
     and
       (ii) the amount of funding for each core infrastructure 
     project.
       (B) Audits.--The books and records of the Bank shall be--
       (i) maintained in accordance with recommended accounting 
     practices; and
       (ii) open to inspection by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States.

     SEC. 11312. STATE REMITTANCE AGREEMENTS WITH BANK.

       (a) In General.--A State may enter into an agreement of not 
     less than 3 years with the Bank, under which--
       (1) the State agrees to remit not less than 60 percent of 
     the total amount of funds received by the State in each year 
     of the 3-year period from the Federal Government for Federal-
     aid highway activities under sections 119(d) and 133(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code;
       (2) the Board will issue to the State funds from the Bank 
     received under section 11322 in an amount equal to 90 percent 
     of the amount the State remitted to the Bank under paragraph 
     (1); and
       (3) the State will use the funds received from the Bank 
     under paragraph (2) to carry out core infrastructure projects 
     in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) State Determination of Compliance.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, in carrying out a project under 
     subsection (a)(3), a State shall--
       (1) have the authority to determine whether the State is in 
     compliance with all Federal requirements of--
       (A) environmental approvals relating to the project;
       (B) environmental permits relating to the project;
       (C) section 313 of title 23, United States Code;
       (D) the development and construction of the project, 
     including--
       (i) preliminary design;
       (ii) right-of-way acquisition;
       (iii) construction engineering; and
       (iv) final acceptance of the project;
       (E) preapproval for preventative maintenance projects and 
     procedures;
       (F) project agreements and modifications to project 
     agreements; and
       (G) consultant procurement services relating to the 
     project;
       (2) assume responsibility of and oversight duties over 
     compliance with the requirements described in paragraph (1); 
     and
       (3) to the maximum extent practicable, attempt to carry out 
     the project in compliance with all Federal requirements.
       (c) Use of State-Remitted Funds.--The Bank shall use an 
     amount equal to 10 percent of the funds remitted to the Bank 
     by States under subsection (a)(1) to carry out section 11313.

     SEC. 11313. LOANS TO STATES AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR 
                   TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Bank may grant a loan to a State or a 
     unit of local government to carry out a core infrastructure 
     project in compliance with all applicable Federal laws and 
     requirements.
       (b) Submission of Applications.--In order to be eligible to 
     receive a loan under subsection (a), a State or unit of local 
     government shall submit to the Board an application at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Board may reasonably require.
       (c) Interest Rates for Loans.--The Board shall--
       (1) set the interest rate for a loan provided under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) ensure that the interest rate remains at a level that 
     is more favorable than that of similar infrastructure loans 
     available on the private market.

                    PART II--CAPITALIZATION OF BANK

     SEC. 11321. ALLOWANCE OF TEMPORARY DIVIDENDS RECEIVED 
                   DEDUCTION FOR DIVIDENDS RECEIVED FROM A 
                   CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATION.

       (a) Applicability of Temporary Dividends Received 
     Deduction.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 965 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Election.--
       ``(1) In general.--The taxpayer may elect to apply this 
     section to the 3-taxable year period beginning with--
       ``(A) the taxpayer's last taxable year which begins before 
     the date of the enactment of the Build USA Act, or
       ``(B) the taxpayer's first taxable year which begins during 
     the 1-year period beginning on such date of enactment.
       ``(2) Time for making election.--Any election made under 
     this section shall be made on or before the due date 
     (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for the 
     first taxable year in the 3-taxable year period described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Declaration of amount repatriated.--An election under 
     this section shall designate a limitation of the aggregate 
     amount of dividends to be taken into account under subsection 
     (a) during the 3-taxable year period.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Extraordinary dividends.--Section 965(b)(2) of such 
     Code is amended by striking ``June 30, 2003'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2014'', and
       (B) Determinations relating to related party 
     indebtedness.--Section 965(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended 
     by striking ``October 3, 2004'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2014''.
       (C) Determinations relating to base period.--Section 
     965(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ``June 30, 
     2003'' and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
       (b) Amount of Deduction.--Paragraph (1) of section 965(a) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``85 percent'' and inserting ``81.4 percent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11322. APPROPRIATIONS TO BANK.

       (a) Estimation of Revenues From Repatriation.--Not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's designee) shall 
     estimate the increase in the amount of revenues to be 
     received in the Treasury after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and before October 1, 2019, attributable to the 
     amendments made by this part.

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       (b) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the 
     Bank an amount equal to the amount described in subsection 
     (a), to remain available until expended.
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  SA 2294. Ms. AYOTTE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S BRIDGES FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund, to be known as the ``Strengthening 
     America's Bridges Fund'' (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Fund''), consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated 
     to the Fund under paragraph (2).
       (2) Transfers to fund.--There is appropriated to the Fund 
     an amount equivalent to the increase in revenue received in 
     the Treasury due to the amendments made by subsection (b), as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (or a designee).
       (3) Expenditures from fund.--Amounts in the Fund shall be 
     made available by the Secretary of Transportation for the 
     purpose of making grants, in accordance with the requirements 
     of this subsection, to States for the repair or maintenance 
     of any bridges classified as deficient in the National Bridge 
     Inventory, as authorized under section 144(b) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Selection process.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall select the recipients 
     of grants awarded under this subsection in accordance with 
     the criteria published under subparagraph (B) and described 
     in paragraph (5).
       (B) Publication of criteria.--The Secretary shall publish 
     selection criteria for any grants awarded under this 
     subsection not earlier than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (C) Timeline for submission.--Applications for grants under 
     this section shall be submitted not earlier than 120 days 
     after the date on which the criteria are published under 
     subparagraph (B).
       (D) Deadline for selection.--The Secretary shall select and 
     announce all projects selected under this paragraph not 
     earlier than 60 days after the last date of the submission 
     period described in subparagraph (C).
       (5) Criteria.--In making grants under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that--
       (A) the distribution of funds is geographically equitable, 
     including an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of 
     urban and rural areas;
       (B) not more than 25 percent of the funds made available 
     under this section are awarded to projects in a single State;
       (C) not less than 20 percent of the funds provided under 
     this section shall be for projects located in rural areas;
       (D) for projects located in rural areas, the Secretary may 
     increase the Federal share of costs to more than 80 percent; 
     and
       (E) priority is given to projects that require a 
     contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall 
     financing package.
       (6) Retention of funds.--To fund the provision and 
     oversight of grants under this subsection, the Secretary 
     may--
       (A) retain not more than 10 percent of the funds made 
     available to the Secretary under paragraph (3); and
       (B) transfer any portion of those funds to the 
     Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.
       (7) Federal share.--Except as provided in paragraph (5)(D), 
     the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is 
     made under this subsection shall be, at the option of the 
     recipient, not more than 80 percent.
       (b) Social Security Number Required to Claim Refundable 
     Portion of Child Tax Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (e) of section 24 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Identification Requirement With Respect to Qualifying 
     Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), no credit 
     shall be allowed under this section to a taxpayer with 
     respect to any qualifying child unless the taxpayer includes 
     the name and taxpayer identification number of such 
     qualifying child on the return of tax for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Refundable portion.--Subsection (d)(1) shall not 
     apply to any taxpayer with respect to any qualifying child 
     unless the taxpayer includes the name and social security 
     number of such qualifying child on the return of tax for the 
     taxable year.''.
       (2) Omission treated as mathematical or clerical error.--
     Subparagraph (I) of section 6213(g)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(I) an omission of a correct TIN under section 24(e)(1) 
     (relating to child tax credit) or a correct Social Security 
     number required under section 24(e)(2) (relating to 
     refundable portion of child tax credit), to be included on a 
     return,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
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  SA 2295. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

    TITLE __--TERMINATION OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

     SEC. __01. ABOLISHMENT OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) In General.--Effective on the abolishment date:
       (1) Abolishment.--The Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States (in this title referred to as the ``Bank'') is 
     abolished.
       (2) Transfer of functions.--All functions that, on the day 
     before the abolishment date are authorized to be performed by 
     the Bank, the Board of Directors of the Bank, any officer or 
     employee of the Bank acting in that capacity, or any agency 
     or office of the Bank, are transferred to the Secretary of 
     the Treasury (in this title referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'').
       (3) Transfer of assets and obligations.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this title, the obligations, assets, 
     personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of 
     appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, 
     held, available, or to be made available in connection with a 
     function transferred under paragraph (2) are transferred to 
     the Secretary.
       (b) Abolishment Date Defined.--In this title, the term 
     ``abolishment date'' means the date that is 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. __02. RESOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF BANK FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Resolution of Functions.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) complete the disposition and resolution of functions of 
     the Bank in accordance with this title; and
       (2) resolve all functions that are transferred to the 
     Secretary under section __01.
       (b) Termination of Functions.--All functions that are 
     transferred to the Secretary under section __01 shall 
     terminate on the date all obligations of the Bank, and all 
     obligations of others to the Bank, in effect on the day 
     before the abolishment date have been sold under section __03 
     or otherwise satisfied, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Report to the Congress.--When the Secretary makes the 
     determination described in subsection (b), the Secretary 
     shall report the determination to the Committee on Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

     SEC. __03. AUCTION OF BANK ASSETS AND OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the assets 
     and obligations of the Bank are transferred to the Secretary 
     under this title, the Secretary shall conduct an auction to 
     sell such assets and obligations to non-Federal entities.
       (b) Remaining Assets and Obligations.--The Secretary shall 
     service any assets and obligations not sold pursuant to 
     subsection (a) until such assets and obligations reach 
     maturity.
       (c) Deposit in General Fund.--The proceeds of the auction 
     required by subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general 
     fund of the Treasury and used for the purpose of deficit 
     reduction.

     SEC. __04. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SECRETARY OF 
                   THE TREASURY.

       The Secretary shall--
       (1) be responsible for the implementation of this title; 
     and
       (2) have the authority to carry out any tasks necessary to 
     provide for the transfer of any assets or obligations under 
     section __01 or the auction required by section __03.

     SEC. __05. PERSONNEL.

       Effective on the abolishment date, there are transferred to 
     the Department of the Treasury all individuals, other than 
     members of the Board of Directors of the Bank, who--
       (1) immediately before the abolishment date, were officers 
     or employees of the Bank; and
       (2) in their capacity as such an officer or employee, 
     performed functions that are transferred to the Secretary 
     under section __01.

     SEC. __06. TRANSFER OF INSPECTOR GENERAL DUTIES.

       (a) Termination of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Office of Inspector General for 
     the Bank shall terminate on the abolishment date, and the 
     assets and obligations of the Office shall be transferred to 
     the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of the 
     Treasury or otherwise disposed of.

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       (b) Authority and Responsibility for Transfer or 
     Disposal.--The Secretary shall have the authority and 
     responsibility for transfer or disposal under subsection (a).
       (c) Savings Provision.--The provisions of this section 
     shall not affect the performance of any pending audit, 
     investigation, inspection, or report by the Office of the 
     Inspector General for the Bank as of the abolishment date, 
     with respect to functions transferred by this section. 
     Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the 
     discontinuance or modification of any performance under the 
     same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such 
     performance could have been discontinued or modified if this 
     section had not been enacted.

     SEC. __07. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary may, for 
     purposes of performing a function transferred by this title, 
     exercise all authorities under any other provision of law 
     that were available with respect to the performance of that 
     function to the Bank on the day before the effective date of 
     the transfer of the function under this title.

     SEC. __08. AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Existing appropriations and funds 
     available for the performance of functions, programs, and 
     activities terminated pursuant to this title shall remain 
     available, for the duration of their period of availability, 
     for necessary expenses in connection with the termination and 
     resolution of such functions, programs, and activities.
       (b) Deposit in General Fund.--Any appropriations or other 
     funds described in subsection (a) not used for necessary 
     expenses in connection with the termination and resolution of 
     functions, programs, and activities under this title shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and used for 
     the purpose of deficit reduction.

     SEC. __09. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.

       (a) Repeal of Primary Authorizing Statute.--The Export-
     Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.) is repealed.
       (b) Elimination of Related Authorizing Provisions.--
       (1) Section 103 of the International Development and 
     Finance Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-240; 12 U.S.C. 635 note) 
     is repealed.
       (2) Section 303 of the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179; 12 U.S.C. 635 note) 
     is repealed.
       (3) Section 1908 of the Export-Import Bank Act Amendments 
     of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 635a-1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a)''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b).
       (4) Sections 1911 and 1912 of the Export-Import Bank Act 
     Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 635a-2 and 635a-3) are 
     repealed.
       (5) Section 206 of the Bank Export Services Act (12 U.S.C. 
     635a-4) is repealed.
       (6) Sections 1 through 5 of Public Law 90-390 (12 U.S.C. 
     635j through 635n) are repealed.
       (7) Sections 641 through 647 of the Trade and Development 
     Enhancement Act of 1983 (12 U.S.C. 635o note and 12 U.S.C. 
     536o through 635t) are repealed.
       (8) Section 534 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 
     (Public Law 101-167; 12 U.S.C. 635g note) is amended by 
     striking subsection (d).
       (9) Section 3302 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness 
     Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418; 12 U.S.C. 635i-3 note) is 
     amended by striking subsection (a).
       (10) Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking paragraph (34) and redesignating the 
     succeeding paragraphs of such section as paragraphs (34) 
     through (38), respectively.
       (11) Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (C).
       (c) Elimination of Related Compensation Provisions.--
       (1) Position at level iii.--Section 5314 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the following item:
       ``President of the Export-Import Bank of Washington.''.
       (2) Positions at level iv.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking the following item:
       ``First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of 
     Washington.''; and
       (B) by striking the following item:
       ``Members, Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of 
     Washington.''.
       (d) Elimination of Office of Inspector General for the 
     Bank.--Section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the President of the 
     Export-Import Bank;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Export-Import 
     Bank,''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The repeals and amendments made by 
     this section shall take effect on the abolishment date.
       (f) Report to the Congress on Other Amendments to Federal 
     Statute.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a written report that contains suggestions for such 
     other amendments to Federal statutes as may be necessary or 
     appropriate as a result of this title.

     SEC. __10. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, 
     rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document 
     of or pertaining to Bank shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     the Secretary.
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  SA 2296. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2266 submitted by Mr. McConnell and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V of division A, add the following:

     SEC. 15___. LIMITATION ON WITHHOLDING OF APPORTIONMENTS FOR 
                   NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 159 the following:

     ``Sec. 160. Noncompliance with air quality standards

       ``The Secretary may withhold amounts required to be 
     apportioned under section 104(b) or any other provision of 
     this title or title 49 for Federal-aid highway projects for a 
     fiscal year from a State that contains an area that has not 
     attained an applicable national primary or secondary ambient 
     air quality standard under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
     et seq.) (including regulations promulgated pursuant to that 
     Act) only if--
       ``(1) the rule establishing the standard has been finalized 
     and implemented before the date of enactment of the DRIVE 
     Act; or
       ``(2) in a case in which the rule establishing the standard 
     is finalized and implemented on or after the date of 
     enactment of the DRIVE Act, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency includes in each regulatory 
     impact analysis regarding the proposed and final rule at 
     least 1 analysis that does not include--
       ``(A) any other proposed rule;
       ``(B) any other rule that, as of the date of the analysis--
       ``(i) has been finalized by the Administrator; but
       ``(ii) has not been implemented; and
       ``(C) any calculation of benefits resulting from reducing 
     emissions of any other criteria pollutant.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 159 the following:

``160. Noncompliance with air quality standards.''.
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  SA 2297. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPEAL OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE 
                   ACT AND THE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION 
                   RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Patient protection and affordable care act.--Effective 
     on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
     (Public Law 111-148) is repealed and the provisions of law 
     amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if 
     such Act had not been enacted.
       (2) Health care and education reconciliation act of 2010.--
     Effective on the date that is 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Health Care and Education 
     Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152) is repealed 
     and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are 
     restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.
       (b) Budgetary Effects of This Section.--The budgetary 
     effects of this section, for the purpose of complying with 
     the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
     by reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary 
     Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this section, submitted 
     for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of 
     the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, 
     as long as such statement has been submitted prior to the 
     vote on passage of this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2298. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Vitter) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the 
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act; which

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was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL 
                   MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1312(d)(3)(D) of 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
     18032(d)(3)(D)), Members of Congress, the President, Vice 
     President, and all other political appointees shall purchase 
     health insurance coverage through a health exchange 
     established under such Act and shall receive no Federal 
     subsidy or contribution to the costs of such coverage that is 
     not also otherwise available to individuals at a similar 
     income level.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' 
     shall have the meaning given such term in section 
     1312(d)(3)(D)(ii)(I) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)(ii)(I)).
       (2) Political appointee.--The term ``political appointee'' 
     means any individual who--
       (A) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 
     through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the 
     Executive Schedule);
       (B) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency 
     appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive 
     Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), 
     respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code;
       (C) is employed in a position in the executive branch of 
     the Government of a confidential or policy-determining 
     character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 
     5 of the Code of Federal Regulations; or
       (D) is employed in or under the Executive Office of the 
     President in a position that is excluded from the competitive 
     service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, 
     policy-making, or policy-advocating character.
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  SA 2299. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CONDITION ON RECEIPT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal 
     funds shall be made available to any entity unless the entity 
     certifies that, during the period beginning on the date of 
     receipt of such funds and ending on the date such funds are 
     exhausted, the entity will not perform, and will not provide 
     any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion 
     unless in reasonable medical judgment, the abortion is 
     necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman whose life is 
     endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or 
     physical injury, including a life-endangering physical 
     condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, but 
     not including psychological or emotional conditions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2300. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING OF CERTAIN ENTITIES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal 
     funds shall be made available to any entity that--
       (1) is the target of an investigation by an agency of the 
     Federal government; and
       (2) performs, or provides any funds to any other entity 
     that performs, an abortion unless in the reasonable medical 
     judgment of the physician involved, the abortion is necessary 
     to save the life of a pregnant woman whose life is endangered 
     by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, 
     including a life-endangering condition caused by or arising 
     from the pregnancy itself, but not including psychological or 
     emotional conditions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2301. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON SANCTIONS RELIEF FOR IRAN.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 
     may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or 
     otherwise limit the application of statutory sanctions with 
     respect to Iran under any provision of law or refrain from 
     applying any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement with 
     Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program until--
       (1) the Government of Iran has recognized Israel's right to 
     exist; and
       (2) the Government of Iran has released all American 
     prisoners of conscience who are being unjustly held in 
     Iranian jails, including Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, and 
     Jason Rezaian, and located and returned Robert Levinson.
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  SA 2302. Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
Boozman, and Mr. Perdue) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPEAL OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIREMENTS 
                   FOR BEEF, PORK, AND CHICKEN.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (7);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), 
     (8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and 
     (7), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (1)(A) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(i) muscle cuts of lamb and venison;'';
       (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(ii) ground lamb and ground venison;'';
       (C) by striking clause (viii); and
       (D) by redesignating clauses (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses 
     (viii), (ix), and (x), respectively.
       (b) Notice of Country of Origin.--Section 282 of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``beef, lamb, pork, 
     chicken,'' and inserting ``lamb,'';
       (B) by striking ``beef, lamb, pork, chicken,'' and 
     inserting ``lamb,'' each place it appears in subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), (C), and (D); and
       (C) in subparagraph (E)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Ground beef, pork, lamb, 
     chicken,'' and inserting ``Ground lamb,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, 
     ground chicken,'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``ground lamb,''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2303. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2266 submitted by Mr. 
McConnell and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer 
mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 11001(b)(1) (relating to research, technology, 
     and education authorizations of appropriations)--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) (relating to the highway research 
     and development program), reduce the amounts made available 
     for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 by $15,000,000; 
     and
       (2) in subparagraph (D) (relating to the intelligent 
     transportation systems program), reduce the amounts made 
     available for--
       (A) each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 by $5,000,000; 
     and
       (B) fiscal year 2021 by $4,315,400.
       In subsection (b)(2) of section 11009 (relating to 
     flexibility for certain rural road and bridge projects), 
     strike ``section 1316(b) of MAP-21'' and insert ``section 
     1316(a) of MAP-21 (as amended by section 11304)''.
       At the end of title I, add the following:

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   Subtitle D--Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety

     SEC. 11301. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Tribal Infrastructure 
     and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act'' or ``TIRES Act''.

     SEC. 11302. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Indian reservation.--The term ``Indian reservation'' 
     has the meaning given the term ``reservation'' in section 3 
     of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     SEC. 11303. APPLICATION OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS TO CERTAIN 
                   TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

       (a) Categorical Exclusions.--
       (1) In general.--Effective on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, a highway project, including projects administered by 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs, located on a road eligible for 
     assistance under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is deemed to be an action categorically excluded from the 
     requirements relating to environmental assessments or 
     environmental impact statements under section 1508.4 of title 
     40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act), if the project--
       (A) qualifies for categorical exclusion under--
       (i) MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 405) or an 
     amendment made by that Act; or
       (ii) section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or successor regulations); or
       (B) would meet those requirements if the project sponsor 
     were a State agency.
       (2) MAP-21 categorical exclusions to certain tribal 
     transportation facilities.--Section 1317 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 
     109 note; 126 Stat. 550) (as amended by section 11101 
     (relating to categorical exclusions for projects of limited 
     Federal assistance)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Application of Categorical Exclusions to Certain 
     Tribal Transportation Facilities.--With respect to a project 
     described in subsection (a) that is located on a road 
     eligible for assistance under section 202 of title 23, United 
     States Code, for the first full fiscal year after the date of 
     enactment of the TIRES Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be 
     adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending 
     the preceding November 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All 
     Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     of the Department of Labor.''.
       (b) Administration.--The Secretary may issue guidance or 
     rules for the administration of this section.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The categorical exclusions described in 
     subsection (a), and the amendments made by subsection (a), 
     take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Failure of secretary to act.--The failure of the 
     Secretary to promulgate any final regulations or guidance 
     shall not affect the qualification for the categorical 
     exclusions described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 11304. STREAMLINING FOR TRIBAL PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS 
                   WITHIN EXISTING OPERATIONAL RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

       Section 1316 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 126 Stat. 549) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``(b) Definition of an Operational Right-
     of-way.--In this section, the'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Operational right-of-way.--
       ``(A) In general.--The''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Inclusion.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), if a 
     real property interest on an Indian reservation has not been 
     formally designated an operational right-of-way, an Indian 
     tribe may determine the scope and boundaries of that real 
     property interest as an operational right-of-way, subject to 
     the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Tribal public safety project.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `tribal public safety project' 
     means a project subject to this section that--
       ``(i) corrects or improves a hazardous road location or 
     feature; or
       ``(ii) addresses a highway safety problem.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `tribal public safety project' 
     includes a project for 1 or more of the following:
       ``(i) An intersection safety improvement.
       ``(ii) Pavement and shoulder widening, including addition 
     of a passing lane to remedy an unsafe condition.
       ``(iii) Installation of a rumble strip or other warning 
     device, if the rumble strip or other warning device does not 
     adversely affect the safety or mobility of bicyclists, 
     pedestrians, or the disabled.
       ``(iv) Installation of a skid-resistant surface at an 
     intersection or other location with a high frequency of 
     accidents.
       ``(v) An improvement for pedestrian or bicyclist safety or 
     safety of the disabled.
       ``(vi) Construction of any project for the elimination of 
     hazards at a railway-highway crossing that is eligible for 
     funding under section 130 of title 23, United States Code, 
     including the separation or protection of grades at railway-
     highway crossings.
       ``(vii) Construction of a railway-highway crossing safety 
     feature, including installation of protective devices.
       ``(viii) The conduct of a model traffic enforcement 
     activity at a railway-highway crossing.
       ``(ix) Construction of a traffic calming feature.
       ``(x) Elimination of a roadside obstacle.
       ``(xi) Improvement of highway signage and pavement 
     markings.
       ``(xii) Installation of a priority control system for 
     emergency vehicles at signalized intersections.
       ``(xiii) Installation of a traffic control or other warning 
     device at a location with high accident potential.
       ``(xiv) Safety-conscious planning.
       ``(xv) Improvements in the collection and analysis of crash 
     data.
       ``(xvi) Planning integrated interoperable emergency 
     communications equipment, operational activities, or traffic 
     enforcement activities, including police assistance, relating 
     to workzone safety.
       ``(xvii) Installation of guardrails, barriers, including 
     barriers between construction work zones and traffic lanes 
     for the safety of motorists and workers, and crash 
     attenuators.
       ``(xviii) The addition or retrofitting of structures or 
     other measures to eliminate or reduce accidents involving 
     vehicles and wildlife.
       ``(xix) Installation and maintenance of signs, including 
     fluorescent, yellow-green signs, at pedestrian-bicycle 
     crossings and in school zones.
       ``(xx) Construction and yellow-green signs at pedestrian-
     bicycle crossings and in school zones.
       ``(xxi) Construction and operational improvements on high-
     risk rural roads.
       ``(xxii) Any other project that the Secretary determines 
     qualifies.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
     (b) and (a), respectively, and moving the subsections so as 
     to appear in alphabetical order;
       (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), in the 
     subsection heading, by striking ``In General'' and inserting 
     ``Designation''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Projects Within Existing Operational Rights-of-Way.--
       ``(1) Applicability.--This subsection applies to a project 
     within an existing operational right-of-way on an Indian 
     reservation (as defined in section 3 of the Indian Financing 
     Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452)) that is--
       ``(A) for a maintenance or preservation activity, whether 
     or not federally funded, within the existing operational 
     right-of-way, including for roadside ditches; or
       ``(B) a project that--
       ``(i) is a tribal public safety project or a project that 
     the tribal department of transportation or the equivalent (or 
     in the case of an Indian tribe without a tribal department of 
     transportation or equivalent, an official representing the 
     Indian tribe) certifies to the Secretary as providing a 
     safety benefit to the public; and
       ``(ii) is an action that--

       ``(I) is categorically excluded under section 771.117 of 
     title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations); or
       ``(II) would be categorically excluded under section 
     771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     successor regulations), if the applicant were a State agency.

       ``(2) Final action.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), a 
     Federal agency shall take final action on an application by 
     an Indian tribe for a permit, approval, or jurisdictional 
     determination for a project described in paragraph (1) not 
     later than 45 days after the date of receipt of the 
     application.
       ``(3) Extensions.--A Federal agency may extend the period 
     to take final action on an application by an Indian tribe 
     under paragraph (2) by an additional 30 days by providing to 
     the Secretary and the Indian tribe notice of the extension, 
     including a statement of the need for the extension.
       ``(4) Constructive approval.--If a Federal agency does not 
     take final action on an application by an Indian tribe under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3)--
       ``(A) the permit or approval for the project described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be considered approved; and
       ``(B) the Indian tribe shall notify the Secretary of 
     approval under this paragraph.
       ``(5) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of the `TIRES Act', the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report that describes the operation of this 
     subsection, including any recommendations.''.

     SEC. 11305. OPTION OF ASSUMING NEPA APPROVAL AUTHORITY.

       (a) Definition of Secretary.--In this section, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     Secretary of Transportation, as applicable.
       (b) Assumption of Federal Responsibilities.--An Indian 
     tribe participating in tribal self-governance or a contract 
     or agreement under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(7) of section 202 
     of title 23, United States Code, and carrying out 
     construction projects on the Indian reservation over which 
     the Indian tribe has jurisdiction, may elect to assume all 
     Federal responsibilities under the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), division A of 
     subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, and other 
     applicable Federal law that would apply if the Secretary were 
     to undertake a construction project if the Indian tribe--
       (1) designates an officer--
       (A) to represent the Indian tribe; and
       (B) to assume the status of a responsible Federal official 
     under those laws; and
       (2) accepts the jurisdiction of the Federal court for the 
     purpose of enforcement of the

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     responsibilities of the responsible Federal official under 
     those laws.

     SEC. 11306. TRIBAL GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY DATA 
                   REPORT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) in many States, the Native American population is 
     disproportionately represented in fatalities and crash 
     statistics;
       (2) improved crash reporting by tribal law enforcement 
     agencies would facilitate safety planning and would enable 
     Indian tribes to apply more successfully for State and 
     Federal funds for safety improvements;
       (3) the causes of underreporting of crashes on Indian 
     reservations include--
       (A) tribal law enforcement capacity, including--
       (i) staffing shortages and turnover; and
       (ii) lack of equipment, software, and training; and
       (B) lack of standardization in crash reporting forms and 
     protocols; and
       (4) without more accurate reporting of crashes on Indian 
     reservations and rural roads located in or around Alaska 
     Native villages and within the boundaries of Regional 
     Corporations (within the meaning of the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), it is difficult or 
     impossible to fully understand the nature of the problem and 
     develop appropriate countermeasures, which may include 
     effective transportation safety planning and programs aimed 
     at--
       (A) DUI prevention;
       (B) pedestrian safety;
       (C) roadway safety improvements;
       (D) seat belt usage; and
       (E) proper use of child restraints.
       (b) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation with 
     the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, the Attorney General, and Indian tribes, 
     shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the quality of 
     transportation safety data collected by States and counties 
     for transportation safety systems and the relevance of that 
     data to improving the collection and sharing of data on 
     crashes on or near--
       (A) Indian reservations; or
       (B) rural roads located in or around Alaska Native villages 
     and within the boundaries of Regional Corporations (within 
     the meaning of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)).
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the report described in 
     paragraph (1) are--
       (A) to improve the collection and sharing of data on 
     crashes on or near Indian reservations; and
       (B) to develop data that Indian tribes can use to recover 
     damages to tribal property caused by motorists.
       (3) Paperless data reporting.--In preparing the report 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide Indian 
     tribes with options and best practices for transition to a 
     paperless transportation safety data reporting system that--
       (A) improves the collection of crash reports;
       (B) stores, archives, queries, and shares crash records; 
     and
       (C) uses data exclusively--
       (i) to address traffic safety issues on--

       (I) Indian reservations; and
       (II) rural roads located in or around Alaska Native 
     villages and within the boundaries of Regional Corporations 
     (within the meaning of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)); and

       (ii) to identify and improve problem areas on--

       (I) public roads on Indian reservations; and
       (II) rural roads located in or around Alaska Native 
     villages and within the boundaries of Regional Corporations 
     (within the meaning of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)).

       (4) Additional budgetary resources.--The Secretary shall 
     include in the report under paragraph (1) the identification 
     of Federal transportation funds provided to Indian tribes by 
     agencies in addition to the Department of the Interior.

     SEC. 11307. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ROAD SAFETY STUDY.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
     for Indian Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Transportation, the Attorney General, and States, shall--
       (1) complete a study that identifies and evaluates options 
     for improving safety on--
       (A) public roads on or near Indian reservations; and
       (B) rural roads located in or around Alaska Native villages 
     and within the boundaries of Regional Corporations (within 
     the meaning of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)); and
       (2) submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the results of the study.

     SEC. 11308. TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--Section 1101(a)(3) of MAP-21 (Public Law 
     112-141; 126 Stat. 414) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Tribal transportation program.--For the tribal 
     transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United 
     States Code (other than subsection (d) of that section), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated--
       ``(i) $468,180,000 for fiscal year 2016;
       ``(ii) $477,540,000 for fiscal year 2017;
       ``(iii) $487,090,000 for fiscal year 2018;
       ``(iv) $496,830,000 for fiscal year 2019;
       ``(v) $506,770,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
       ``(vi) $516,905,400 for fiscal year 2021.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Tribal transportation facility bridge program.--For 
     the tribal transportation facility bridge program under 
     section 202(d) of title 23, United States Code, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated--
       ``(i) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
       ``(ii) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
       ``(iii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
       ``(iv) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
       ``(v) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
       ``(vi) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.''.
       (3) Tribal transportation facility bridge program.--Section 
     202(d) of title 23, United States Code (as amended by 
     sections 11023(c)(2) (relating to asset management) and 
     11024(2) (relating to a tribal transportation program 
     amendment)), is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Tribal transportation facility bridge program.--The 
     Secretary shall use funds made available to carry out this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) to carry out any planning, design, engineering, 
     preconstruction, construction, and inspection of new or 
     replacement tribal transportation facility bridges;
       ``(B) to replace, rehabilitate, seismically retrofit, 
     paint, apply calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/
     formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally 
     corrosive anti-icing and deicing composition; or
       ``(C) to implement any countermeasure for deficient tribal 
     transportation facility bridges, including multiple-pipe 
     culverts.''.
       In section 34101(6) (relating to authorization of 
     appropriations for administrative expenses), reduce the 
     amounts made available for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
     2020 by $10,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2304. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.

       Section 109(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``(d)(1) Not later 
     than December 31, 1980, and at five-year intervals'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(d) Review and Revision of Criteria and Standards; 
     Independent Scientific Review Committee; Appointment; 
     Advisory Functions.--
       ``(1) Review and revision of criteria and standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     not later than December 31, 1980, and at 10-year intervals'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The 
     Administrator'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Early and frequent review and revision.--Except with 
     respect to any national ambient air quality standard 
     promulgated under this section for ozone concentrations, the 
     Administrator''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) National ambient air quality standards for ozone 
     concentrations.--Not earlier than February 1, 2018, but not 
     later than December 31, 2018, and at 10-year intervals 
     thereafter, the Administrator shall, with respect to national 
     ambient air quality standards for ozone concentrations--
       ``(i) complete a thorough review of any standard 
     promulgated under this section; and
       ``(ii) make revisions to the standards described in clause 
     (i) and promulgate new standards as may be appropriate in 
     accordance with section 108 and subsection (b).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``(B) Not later than January 1, 1980, and 
     at five-year intervals'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Review.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), not 
     later than January 1, 1980, and at 10-year intervals''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) National ambient air quality standards for ozone 
     concentrations.--Not earlier than February 1, 2018, and at 
     10-year intervals thereafter, the committee referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) shall, with respect to national ambient air 
     quality standards for ozone concentrations--

       ``(I) complete a review of any standard promulgated under 
     this section; and
       ``(II) recommend to the Administrator any new standard and 
     any revision to the standards described in subclause (I) as 
     may be appropriate under section 108 and subsection (b).''.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2305. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Alexander) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the 
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. AGREEMENT TO KEEP PUBLIC LAND OPEN DURING A 
                   GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered unit.--The term ``covered unit'' means--
       (A) public land;
       (B) units of the National Park System;
       (C) units of the National Wildlife Refuge System; or
       (D) units of the National Forest System.
       (2) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``public lands'' in section 103 of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; or
       (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (b) Authorization of Agreement.--Subject to subsection (c), 
     if a State or political subdivision of the State offers, the 
     Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the State or 
     political subdivision of the State under which the United 
     States may accept funds from the State or political 
     subdivision of the State to reopen, in whole or in part, any 
     covered unit within the State or political subdivision of the 
     State during any period in which there is a lapse in 
     appropriations for the covered unit.
       (c) Applicability.--The authority under subsection (b) 
     shall only be in effect during any period in which the 
     Secretary is unable to operate and manage covered units at 
     normal levels, as determined in accordance with the terms of 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b).
       (d) Refund.--The Secretary shall refund to the State or 
     political subdivision of the State all amounts provided to 
     the United States under an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (b)--
       (1) on the date of enactment of an Act retroactively 
     appropriating amounts sufficient to maintain normal operating 
     levels at the covered unit reopened under an agreement 
     entered into under subsection (b); or
       (2) on the date on which the State or political subdivision 
     establishes, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, 
     that, during the period in which the agreement was in effect, 
     fees for entrance to, or use of, the covered units were 
     collected by the Secretary.
       (e) Voluntary Reimbursement.--If the requirements for a 
     refund under subsection (d) are not met, the Secretary may, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, reimburse the 
     State and political subdivision of the State for any amounts 
     provided to the United States by the State or political 
     subdivision under an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (b).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2306. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. UNUSED EARMARKS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Jurassic Pork Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``Executive agency'' under section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code;
       (2) the term ``earmark'' means--
       (A) a congressionally directed spending item, as defined in 
     rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate; and
       (B) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives; and
       (3) the term ``unused DOT earmark'' means an earmark of 
     funds provided for the Department of Transportation as to 
     which more than 90 percent of the dollar amount of the 
     earmark of funds remains available for obligation at the end 
     of the 9th fiscal year following the fiscal year during which 
     the earmark was made available.
       (c) Rescission of Unused DOT Earmarks.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     effective on October 1 of the 10th fiscal year after funds 
     under an unused DOT earmark are made available, all 
     unobligated amounts made available under the unused DOT 
     earmark are rescinded and shall be transferred to the Highway 
     Trust Fund.
       (2) Exception.--The Secretary of Transportation may delay 
     the rescission of amounts made available under an unused DOT 
     earmark for 1 year if the Secretary determines that an 
     additional obligation of amounts from the earmark is likely 
     to occur during the 10th fiscal year after funds under the 
     unused DOT earmark are made available.
       (d) Agency-Wide Identification and Report.--
       (1) Agency identification.--Each agency shall identify and 
     submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     an annual report--
       (A) that identifies each earmark for a project of the 
     agency that is ineligible for funding; and
       (B) that discusses each project of the agency for which--
       (i) amounts are made available under an earmark; and
       (ii) as of the end of a fiscal year, unobligated balances 
     remain available.
       (2) Annual report.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit to Congress and publically 
     post on the website of the Office of Management and Budget an 
     annual report regarding earmarks (including any earmark that 
     is ineligible for funding) that includes--
       (A) a listing and accounting for earmarks for which 
     unobligated balances remain available, summarized by agency, 
     which shall include, for each earmark--
       (i) the amount of funds made available under the original 
     earmark;
       (ii) the amount of the unobligated balances that remain 
     available;
       (iii) the fiscal year through which the funds are made 
     available, if applicable; and
       (iv) recommendations and justifications for whether the 
     earmark should be rescinded or retained in the next fiscal 
     year;
       (B) the number of rescissions resulting from this section 
     and the annual savings resulting from this section for the 
     previous fiscal year; and
       (C) a listing and accounting for earmarks provided for the 
     Department of Transportation scheduled to be rescinded under 
     subsection (c) at the end of the fiscal year during which the 
     report is submitted.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2307. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Vitter) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the 
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. USE OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS IN CONSTRUCTION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Civilian Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Division C of subtitle I of title 41, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 4713. Prohibition on awarding of construction 
       contracts based on awardees entering into agreements with 
       labor organizations

       ``(a) In General.--The head of an executive agency may not 
     in any solicitation, bid specification, project agreement, or 
     other controlling document--
       ``(1) require or prohibit bidders, offerors, contractors, 
     or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements with 
     one or more labor organizations; or
       ``(2) discriminate against or give preference to bidders, 
     offerors, contractors, or subcontractors based on their 
     entering or refusing to enter into such an agreement.
       ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     prohibit a contractor or subcontractor from voluntarily 
     entering into such an agreement, as is protected by the 
     National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for division 
     C of subtitle I of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the item relating to section 4712 the 
     following new item:

``4713. Prohibition on awarding of construction contracts based on 
              awardees entering into agreements with labor 
              organizations.''.
       (b) Defense Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2338. Prohibition on awarding of construction 
       contracts based on awardees entering into agreements with 
       labor organizations

       ``(a) In General.--The head of an agency may not in any 
     solicitation, bid specification, project agreement, or other 
     controlling document--
       ``(1) require or prohibit bidders, offerors, contractors, 
     or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements with 
     one or more labor organizations; or
       ``(2) discriminate against or give preference to bidders, 
     offerors, contractors, or subcontractors based on their 
     entering or refusing to enter into such an agreement.
       ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     prohibit a contractor or subcontractor from voluntarily 
     entering into such an agreement, as is protected by the 
     National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).''.

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       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 2337 the following new 
     item:

``2338. Prohibition on awarding of construction contracts based on 
              awardees entering into agreements with labor 
              organizations.''.
       (c) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to construction 
     contracts awarded before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2308. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2266 submitted by Mr. McConnell and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 888, strike lines 7 through 20 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(i) reduction of long-term congestion, including impacts 
     on a national, regional, and statewide basis;
       ``(ii) an increase in the speed, reliability, and 
     accessibility of the movement of people or freight; or
       ``(iii) improvement of transportation safety, including 
     reducing transportation accident and serious injuries and 
     fatalities;
       ``(G) is justified based on the ability of the project to 
     achieve generation of national economic benefits that 
     reasonably exceed the costs of the project; and
       ``(H) is supported by a sufficient amount
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2309. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2266 submitted by Mr. McConnell and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike paragraph (1) of section 15002(b) (relating to 
     authorization of appropriations for the Appalachian regional 
     development program)) and insert the following:
       (1) by striking paragraph (5) of subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(5) $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
     2021.'';
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2310. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2266 submitted by Mr. McConnell and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division H, add the following:

     SEC. 800___. ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO MATCH FUNDING.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall determine the total amount of 
     revenue generated by this Act and the amendments made by this 
     Act and adjust, on a fiscal year basis, each extension or 
     authorization of authority provided under this Act or an 
     amendment made by this Act so that the total amount of 
     revenue generated offsets the total revenue obligated.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2311. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated under this 
     Act or an amendment made by this Act may be used for an 
     earmark.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``earmark'' 
     means--
       (1) a congressionally directed spending item, as defined in 
     rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate; and
       (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2312. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the 
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DEADLINE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE 
                   EMISSIONS RULE.

       (a) Definition of Compliance Date.--
       (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``compliance 
     date'' means the date by which any State, local, or tribal 
     government or other person is required to comply with any 
     requirement in a final rule that succeeds--
       (A) the proposed rule entitled ``Carbon Pollution Emission 
     Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 
     Generating Units'' (79 Fed. Reg. 34830 (June 18, 2014)); or
       (B) the supplemental proposed rule entitled ``Carbon 
     Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary 
     Sources: EGUs in Indian Country and U.S. Territories; Multi-
     Jurisdictional Partnerships'' (79 Fed. Reg. 65482 (November 
     4, 2014)).
       (2) Inclusion.--The term ``compliance date'' includes the 
     date by which State plans are required to be submitted to the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under 
     any final rule described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Extensions.--If any person files a petition for review 
     to challenge a final rule described in subsection (a)(1), 
     each compliance date shall be extended by the time period 
     equal to the period of days that--
       (1) begins on the date that is 60 days after the date on 
     which notice of promulgation of a final rule described in 
     subsection (a)(1) appears in the Federal Register; and
       (2) ends on the date that is 60 days after the date on 
     which judgment becomes final, and no longer subject to 
     further appeal or review, in all actions (including any 
     action filed pursuant to section 307 of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7607)) that--
       (A) are filed during the time period described in paragraph 
     (1); and
       (B) seek review of any aspect of the rule.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2313. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2266 submitted by Mr. McConnell and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 52203, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$15,000,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2314. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2266 submitted by Mr. McConnell and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 11__. STRENGTHEN AND FORTIFY EXISTING BRIDGES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Bridge.--The term ``bridge'' means a bridge on a public 
     road, without regard to whether the bridge is on a Federal-
     aid highway.
       (2) Eligible bridge.--The term ``eligible bridge'' means a 
     bridge that is--
       (A) structurally deficient;
       (B) functionally obsolete; or
       (C) fracture critical.
       (3) Federal-aid highway.--The term ``Federal-aid highway'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Fracture critical.--The term ``fracture critical'' 
     means, with respect to a bridge, a bridge with a steel member 
     in tension, or with a tension element, the failure of which 
     would likely cause a portion of the bridge or the entire 
     bridge to collapse.
       (5) Functionally obsolete.--The term ``functionally 
     obsolete'' means, with respect to a bridge, a bridge that, as 
     determined by

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     the Secretary, no longer meets the most current design 
     standards for the traffic demands on the bridge.
       (6) Public road.--The term ``public road'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (7) Rehabilitation.--The term ``rehabilitation'' means, 
     with respect to a bridge, the carrying out of major work 
     necessary, as determined by the Secretary--
       (A) to restore the structural integrity of the bridge; or
       (B) to correct a major safety defect of the bridge.
       (8) Replacement.--The term ``replacement'' means, with 
     respect to a bridge, the construction of a new facility that, 
     as determined by the Secretary, is in the same general 
     traffic corridor as the replaced bridge.
       (9) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) a State; and
       (B) the District of Columbia.
       (10) Structurally deficient.--The term ``structurally 
     deficient'' means, with respect to a bridge, a bridge that, 
     as determined by the Secretary--
       (A) has significant load-carrying elements that are in poor 
     or worse condition due to deterioration, damage, or both;
       (B) has a load capacity that is significantly below 
     truckloads using the bridge and that requires replacement; or
       (C) has a waterway opening causing frequent flooding of the 
     bridge deck and approaches resulting in significant traffic 
     interruptions.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to assist States to rehabilitate or replace eligible 
     bridges.
       (c) Apportionment of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out the 
     program established under subsection (b) for a fiscal year 
     shall be apportioned to each State according to the ratio 
     that--
       (A) the total cost to rehabilitate or replace structurally 
     deficient and functionally obsolete bridges in that State; 
     bears to
       (B) the total cost to rehabilitate or replace structurally 
     deficient and functionally obsolete bridges in all States.
       (2) Calculation of total cost.--
       (A) Categories of bridges.--The Secretary shall place each 
     structurally deficient or functionally obsolete bridge into 1 
     of the following categories:
       (i) Federal-aid highway bridges eligible for 
     rehabilitation.
       (ii) Federal-aid highway bridges eligible for replacement.
       (iii) Bridges not on Federal-aid highways eligible for 
     rehabilitation.
       (iv) Bridges not on Federal-aid highways eligible for 
     replacement.
       (B) Calculation.--For purposes of the calculation under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall multiply the deck area of 
     structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges in 
     each category described in subparagraph (A) by the respective 
     unit price on a State-by-State basis, as determined by the 
     Secretary, to determine the total cost to rehabilitate or 
     replace bridges in each State.
       (C) Data used in making determinations.--The Secretary 
     shall make determinations under this subsection based on the 
     latest available data, which shall be updated not less than 
     annually.
       (D) Use of existing inventories.--To the extent 
     practicable, the Secretary shall make determinations under 
     this subsection using inventories prepared under section 144 
     of title 23, United States Code.
       (d) Use of Funds.--Funds apportioned to a State under the 
     program established under subsection (b) shall--
       (1) be used by that State for the rehabilitation and 
     replacement of eligible bridges;
       (2) except as otherwise specified in this section, be 
     administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code, except that the funds shall not be 
     transferable;
       (3) be subject to the requirements described in section 
     1101(b) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 126 Stat. 414) in the 
     same manner as amounts made available for programs under 
     divisions A and B of that Act; and
       (4) not be subject to any limitation on obligations for 
     Federal-aid highways or highway safety construction programs 
     set forth in any Act.
       (e) Condition at Project Completion.--A bridge that is 
     rehabilitated or replaced under the program established under 
     subsection (b) may not be structurally deficient, 
     functionally obsolete, or fracture critical upon the 
     completion of the rehabilitation or replacement.
       (f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out with funds apportioned to a State under 
     the program established under subsection (b) shall be 100 
     percent.
       (g) Reapportionment of Unobligated Funds.--Any funds 
     apportioned to a State under the program established under 
     subsection (b) and not obligated by that State at the end of 
     the third fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year during 
     which the funds were apportioned shall be withdrawn from that 
     State and reapportioned by the Secretary to States that have 
     not had funds withdrawn under this subsection in accordance 
     with the formula specified in subsection (b).
       (h) Nonsubstitution.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that funding made available to a State under the program 
     supplements, and does not supplant--
       (1) other Federal funding made available for the 
     rehabilitation or replacement of eligible bridges; and
       (2) the planned obligations of that State with respect to 
     eligible bridges.
       (i) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter if States 
     obligated funds apportioned under the program established 
     under subsection (b) during that year, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 
     describes the amounts obligated by each State for projects 
     under the program.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section (other 
     than subsection (k)) $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2016 through 2018.
       (k) Offset.--
       (1) In general.--Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (p) as 
     subsection (q) and by inserting after subsection (o) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(p) Certain Corporations Managed and Controlled in the 
     United States Treated as Domestic for Income Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), in 
     the case of a corporation described in paragraph (2) if--
       ``(A) the corporation would not otherwise be treated as a 
     domestic corporation for purposes of this title, but
       ``(B) the management and control of the corporation occurs, 
     directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States,
     then, solely for purposes of chapter 1 (and any other 
     provision of this title relating to chapter 1), the 
     corporation shall be treated as a domestic corporation.
       ``(2) Corporation described.--
       ``(A) In general.--A corporation is described in this 
     paragraph if--
       ``(i) the stock of such corporation is regularly traded on 
     an established securities market, or
       ``(ii) the aggregate gross assets of such corporation (or 
     any predecessor thereof), including assets under management 
     for investors, whether held directly or indirectly, at any 
     time during the taxable year or any preceding taxable year is 
     $50,000,000 or more.
       ``(B) General exception.--A corporation shall not be 
     treated as described in this paragraph if--
       ``(i) such corporation was treated as a corporation 
     described in this paragraph in a preceding taxable year,
       ``(ii) such corporation--

       ``(I) is not regularly traded on an established securities 
     market, and
       ``(II) has, and is reasonably expected to continue to have, 
     aggregate gross assets (including assets under management for 
     investors, whether held directly or indirectly) of less than 
     $50,000,000, and

       ``(iii) the Secretary grants a waiver to such corporation 
     under this subparagraph.
       ``(3) Management and control.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations for purposes of determining cases in which the 
     management and control of a corporation is to be treated as 
     occurring primarily within the United States.
       ``(B) Executive officers and senior management.--Such 
     regulations shall provide that--
       ``(i) the management and control of a corporation shall be 
     treated as occurring primarily within the United States if 
     substantially all of the executive officers and senior 
     management of the corporation who exercise day-to-day 
     responsibility for making decisions involving strategic, 
     financial, and operational policies of the corporation are 
     located primarily within the United States, and
       ``(ii) individuals who are not executive officers and 
     senior management of the corporation (including individuals 
     who are officers or employees of other corporations in the 
     same chain of corporations as the corporation) shall be 
     treated as executive officers and senior management if such 
     individuals exercise the day-to-day responsibilities of the 
     corporation described in clause (i).
       ``(C) Corporations primarily holding investment assets.--
     Such regulations shall also provide that the management and 
     control of a corporation shall be treated as occurring 
     primarily within the United States if--
       ``(i) the assets of such corporation (directly or 
     indirectly) consist primarily of assets being managed on 
     behalf of investors, and
       ``(ii) decisions about how to invest the assets are made in 
     the United States.''.
       (2) Revenues placed in highway trust fund.--Section 9503(b) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Certain other amounts.--There are hereby appropriated 
     to the Highway Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the revenues 
     received in the Treasury which are attributable to the 
     amendments made by section 11__ (k)(1) of the DRIVE Act.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after the date 
     which is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whether or not regulations are issued under section 
     7701(p)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by 
     this subsection.

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  SA 2315. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, 
and Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 
to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 52301.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2316. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the 
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. GRANTS TO STATES.

       Chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 31101--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) `covered farm vehicle' means a motor vehicle 
     (including an articulated motor vehicle)--
       ``(A) that--
       ``(i) is registered or otherwise designated by the State 
     for use in, or transportation activities related to, the 
     operation of farms;
       ``(ii) is equipped with a special registration plate or 
     other State-issued designation to allow for identification of 
     the vehicle as a farm vehicle by law enforcement personnel;
       ``(iii) is traveling in the State of registration or 
     designation or in another State;
       ``(iv) is operated by--

       ``(I) a farm owner or operator;
       ``(II) a ranch owner or operator; or
       ``(III) an employee or family member of an individual 
     specified in subclause (I) or (II);

       ``(v) is transporting to or from a farm or ranch--

       ``(I) agricultural commodities;
       ``(II) livestock;
       ``(III) agricultural supplies; or
       ``(IV) machinery, including machinery being transported for 
     the purpose of performance of agricultural production 
     activity or for the purpose of servicing or repairing the 
     item being transported;

       ``(vi) is not used in the operations of a for-hire motor 
     carrier;
       ``(vii) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle 
     weight, whichever is greater, that is--

       ``(I) 26,001 pounds or less; or
       ``(II) greater than 26,001 pounds and is traveling within 
     the State of registration or designation or within 150 air 
     miles of the farm or ranch with respect to which the vehicle 
     is being operated; and

       ``(viii) is not transporting materials that require a 
     placard; or
       ``(B) that--
       ``(i) meets the requirements under subparagraph (A) (other 
     than clause (vi) of such subparagraph);
       ``(ii) is operated pursuant to a crop share farm lease 
     agreement;
       ``(iii) is owned by a tenant with respect to that 
     agreement; and
       ``(iv) is transporting the landlord's portion of the crops 
     under that agreement.''; and
       (2) in section 31102--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2)(E), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting a semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (C) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Limitation of Authority; State Standards for Covered 
     Farm Vehicles and Drivers.--The Secretary may not terminate, 
     reduce, limit, or otherwise interfere with the amount or 
     timing of grants that a State is otherwise eligible to 
     receive under this title or title 23 as a result of any 
     minimum standard or exemption provided by the State for a 
     covered farm vehicle or the driver of such vehicle that is 
     less stringent than the requirements for commercial motor 
     vehicles and drivers established under title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, including requirements pertaining to--
       ``(1) controlled substances and alcohol use and testing;
       ``(2) commercial driver's licensing;
       ``(3) driver qualifications;
       ``(4) medical certifications;
       ``(5) driving and operating commercial vehicles;
       ``(6) parts and accessories for the safe operation of 
     commercial vehicles;
       ``(7) the maximum hours of service of drivers;
       ``(8) vehicle inspection repair and maintenance;
       ``(9) employee safety and health standards; and
       ``(10) recordkeeping related to compliance with such 
     standards.''.
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  SA 2317. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 10__. EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS.

       Any road, highway, railway, bridge, or transit facility 
     that is damaged by an emergency that is declared by the 
     Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security or declared as an emergency by the 
     President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and 
     that is in operation or under construction on the date on 
     which the emergency occurs--
       (1) may be reconstructed in the same location with the same 
     capacity, dimensions, and design as before the emergency; and
       (2) shall be exempt from any environmental reviews, 
     approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under--
       (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
       (B) sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344);
       (C) division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
     Code;
       (D) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);
       (E) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et 
     seq.);
       (F) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 
     et seq.);
       (G) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.), except when the reconstruction occurs in designated 
     critical habitat for threatened and endangered species;
       (H) Executive Order 11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 
     the protection of wetland); and
       (I) any Federal law (including regulations) requiring no 
     net loss of wetland.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2318. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

            TITLE __EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Restoring Competition in 
     Export Financing Act of 2015''.

     SEC. __02. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 (12 U.S.C. 635f) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2014'' and inserting ``June 30, 2025''.
       (b) Dual-Use Exports.--Section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428 
     (12 U.S.C. 635 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2014'' and inserting ``June 30, 2025''.
       (c) Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee.--Section 
     2(b)(9)(B)(iii) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(9)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 2014'' and inserting ``June 30, 2025''.

     SEC. __03. AGGREGATE LOAN, GUARANTEE, AND INSURANCE 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(a)(2) of the Export-Import Bank 
     Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635e(a)(2)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Applicable amount.--In paragraph (1), the term 
     `applicable amount' means--
       ``(A) during fiscal year 2015, $120,000,000,000;
       ``(B) during fiscal year 2016, $115,000,000,000;
       ``(C) during fiscal year 2017, $103,500,000,000;
       ``(D) during fiscal year 2018, $92,000,000,000;
       ``(E) during fiscal year 2019, $80,500,000,000;
       ``(F) during fiscal year 2020, $69,000,000,000;
       ``(G) during fiscal year 2021, $57,500,000,000;
       ``(H) during fiscal year 2022, $46,000,000,000;
       ``(I) during fiscal year 2023, $34,500,000,000;
       ``(J) during fiscal year 2024, $23,000,000,000; and
       ``(K) during fiscal year 2025, $11,500,000,000.''.
       (b) Measures To Ensure Compliance.--Section 6(a) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635e(a)), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Authority to sell seasoned loans and guarantees to 
     comply with limitation.--The Bank may sell seasoned loans and

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     guarantees to private investors to comply with the decreasing 
     limitation on outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance 
     under this subsection.
       ``(4) Consequences of exceeding limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Bank exceeds the limitation on 
     outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance under this 
     subsection in a fiscal year, the Bank--
       ``(i) may not provide any new loans, guarantees, or 
     insurance on or after the date on which the Bank exceeds that 
     limitation; and
       ``(ii) the President of the Bank shall submit to Congress a 
     report describing the reasons the Bank exceeded that 
     limitation and the efforts of the Bank to come into 
     compliance with the limitation.
       ``(B) Testimony.--The Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives may compel the 
     President of the Bank to testify with respect to a report 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii).''.

     SEC. __04. REPORT ON WINDING DOWN OF OPERATIONS.

       (a) Report by Export-Import Bank.--Not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States shall submit to Congress and 
     the Comptroller General of the United States a plan on how 
     the Bank plans--
       (1) to manage the orderly wind-down of the portfolio and 
     operations of the Bank by June 30, 2025; and
       (2) to comply with the decreasing limitation on the 
     aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority of the 
     Bank under section 6(a) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945, as amended by section __03.
       (b) Report by Comptroller General of the United States.--
     After receiving the report required by subsection (a), the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress an assessment of the plan and such recommendations 
     as the Comptroller General considers appropriate with respect 
     to the plan and the orderly wind-down of the portfolio and 
     operations of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

     SEC. __05. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The provisions of and amendments made by this title shall 
     take effect on June 30, 2015.
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  SA 2319. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer 
mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division F, add the following:

     SEC. ___. SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
                   DETERMINATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing 
     Federal Land.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 3(11) of the Secure Rural Schools 
     and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102) 
     is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2012 
     through 2015''; and
       (ii) by striking ``year.'' and inserting ``year; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018, the 
     amount that is equal to 150 percent of the full funding 
     amount for fiscal year 2011.''.
       (2) Calculation of payments.--Section 101 of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 7111) is amended by striking ``2015'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``2018''.
       (3) Elections.--Section 102(b) of the Secure Rural Schools 
     and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
     7112(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``August 1, 2013 (or 
     as soon thereafter as the Secretary concerned determines is 
     practicable), and August 1 of each second fiscal year 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``August 1 of each fiscal year (or 
     a later date specified by the Secretary concerned for the 
     fiscal year)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Payment for fiscal years 2016 through 2018.--A county 
     election otherwise required by subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply for fiscal years 2016 through 2018 if the county elects 
     to receive a share of the State payment or the county payment 
     in 2013.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by inserting ``or any subsequent year'' after ``2013''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2018''.
       (4) Election as to use of balance.--Section 102(d)(1) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``not more than 7 
     percent of the total share for the eligible county of the 
     State payment or the county payment'' and inserting ``any 
     portion of the balance''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Counties with major distributions.--In the case of 
     each eligible county to which $350,000 or more is distributed 
     for any fiscal year pursuant to either or both of paragraphs 
     (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (a), the eligible county 
     shall elect to do 1 or more of the following with the balance 
     of any funds not expended pursuant to subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) Reserve any portion of the balance for projects in 
     accordance with title II.
       ``(ii) Reserve not more than 7 percent of the total share 
     for the eligible county of the State payment or the county 
     payment for projects in accordance with title III.
       ``(iii) Return to the Treasury of the United States the 
     portion of the balance not reserved under clauses (i) and 
     (ii).''.
       (5) Failure to elect.--Section 102(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the 
     Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
     2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 
     ``purpose described in section 202(b)'' and inserting 
     ``purposes described in section 202(b), section 203(c), or 
     section 204(a)(5)''.
       (6) Distribution of payments to eligible counties.--Section 
     103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2018''.
       (b) Continuation of Authority To Conduct Special Projects 
     on Federal Land.--
       (1) Pilot program.--Section 204(e) of the Secure Rural 
     Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 7124(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (2) Availability of project funds.--Section 207(d)(2) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7127(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)(i)''.
       (3) Termination of authority.--Section 208 of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 7128) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
     ``2020''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
     ``2021''.
       (c) Continuation of Authority To Use County Funds.--
       (1) Funding for search and rescue.--Section 302(a) of the 
     Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
     2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(2) to reimburse the participating county or sheriff for 
     amounts paid for by the participating county or sheriff, as 
     applicable, for--
       ``(A) search and rescue and other emergency services, 
     including firefighting, that are performed on Federal land; 
     and
       ``(B) emergency response vehicles or aircraft but only in 
     the amount attributable to the use of the vehicles or 
     aircraft to provide the services described in subparagraph 
     (A).''.
       (2) Termination of authority.--Section 304 of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
     ``2020'' and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
     ``2021''.
       (d) No Reduction in Payment.--Title IV of the Secure Rural 
     Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 7151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 404. NO REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS.

       ``Payments under this Act for fiscal year 2016 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter shall be exempt from direct spending 
     reductions under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2320. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer 
mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6_____. WILDFIRE DISASTER FUNDING.

       (a) Disaster Funding.--Section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(D)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' at the end and 
     inserting ``plus'';
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; less''; and
       (C) by adding the following:

       ``(III) the additional new budget authority provided in an 
     appropriation Act for wildfire suppression operations 
     pursuant to subparagraph (E) for the preceding fiscal 
     year.''; and

       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) Beginning in fiscal year 2018, and for each fiscal 
     year thereafter, the calculation of the `average funding 
     provided for disaster relief over the previous 10 years' 
     shall include, for each year within that average, the 
     additional new budget authority provided in an appropriation 
     Act for wildfire suppression

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     operations pursuant to subparagraph (E) for the preceding 
     fiscal year.''.
       (b) Wildfire Suppression.--Section 251(b)(2) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) Wildfire suppression.--
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Additional new budget authority.--The term 
     `additional new budget authority' means the amount provided 
     for a fiscal year in an appropriation Act that is--

       ``(aa) in excess of 100 percent of the average costs for 
     wildfire suppression operations over the previous 10 years; 
     and
       ``(bb) specified to pay for the costs of wildfire 
     suppression operations.

       ``(II) Wildfire suppression operations.--The term `wildfire 
     suppression operations' means the emergency and unpredictable 
     aspects of wildland firefighting, including--

       ``(aa) support, response, and emergency stabilization 
     activities;
       ``(bb) other emergency management activities; and
       ``(cc) the funds necessary to repay any transfers needed 
     for the costs of wildfire suppression operations.
       ``(ii) Additional new budget authority.--If a bill or joint 
     resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted 
     that specifies an amount for wildfire suppression operations 
     in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of 
     Agriculture or the Department of the Interior, then the 
     adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of 
     additional new budget authority provided in that Act for 
     wildfire suppression operations for that fiscal year, but 
     shall not exceed--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 2016, $1,460,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(II) for fiscal year 2017, $1,557,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(III) for fiscal year 2018, $1,778,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(IV) for fiscal year 2019, $2,030,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(V) for fiscal year 2020, $2,319,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority; and
       ``(VI) for fiscal year 2021, $2,650,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority.

       ``(iii) Average cost calculation.--The average costs for 
     wildfire suppression operations over the previous 10 years 
     shall be calculated annually and reported in the budget of 
     the President submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, for each fiscal year.''.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Supplemental appropriations.--If the Secretary of the 
     Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture determines that 
     supplemental appropriations are necessary for a fiscal year 
     for wildfire suppression operations, a request for the 
     supplemental appropriations shall promptly be submitted to 
     Congress.
       (2) Notice of need for additional funds.--Prior to the 
     obligation of any of the additional new budget authority for 
     wildfire suppression operations specified for purposes of 
     section 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(E)(ii)), the 
     Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
     applicable, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     and the Budget of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the Senate 
     written notification that describes--
       (A) that the amount for wildfire suppression operations to 
     meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(E) of that Act for that 
     fiscal year will be exhausted imminently; and
       (B) the need for additional new budget authority for 
     wildfire suppression operations.
       (3) Accounting, reports and accountability.--
       (A) Accounting and reporting requirements.--For each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall account for and report on the amounts used 
     from the additional new budget authority for wildfire 
     suppression operations provided to the Secretary of the 
     Interior or Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, in an 
     appropriations Act pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(E)(ii)).
       (B) Annual report.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year for which additional new budget authority is 
     used, pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(E)(ii)), the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, shall--

       (I) prepare an annual report with respect to the additional 
     new budget authority;
       (II) submit to the Committees on Appropriations, the 
     Budget, and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, and Energy 
     and Natural Resources of the Senate the annual report 
     prepared under subclause (I); and
       (III) make the report prepared under subclause (I) 
     available to the public.

       (ii) Components.--The annual report prepared under clause 
     (i) shall--

       (I) document risk-based factors that influenced management 
     decisions with respect to wildfire suppression operations;
       (II) analyze a statistically significant sample of large 
     fires, including an analysis for each fire of--

       (aa) cost drivers;
       (bb) the effectiveness of risk management techniques and 
     whether fire operations strategy tracked the risk assessment;
       (cc) any resulting ecological or other benefits to the 
     landscape;
       (dd) the impact of investments in wildfire suppression 
     operations preparedness;
       (ee) effectiveness of wildfire suppression operations, 
     including an analysis of resources lost versus dollars 
     invested;
       (ff) effectiveness of any fuel treatments on fire behavior 
     and suppression expenditures;
       (gg) suggested corrective actions; and
       (hh) any other factors the Secretary of the Interior or 
     Secretary of Agriculture determines to be appropriate;

       (III) include an accounting of overall fire management and 
     spending by the Department of the Interior or the Department 
     of Agriculture, which shall be analyzed by fire size, cost, 
     regional location, and other factors;
       (IV) describe any lessons learned in the conduct of 
     wildfire suppression operations; and
       (V) include any other elements that the Secretary of the 
     Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be 
     necessary.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2321. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer 
mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6____. WILDFIRE DISASTER FUNDING AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Flame wildfire suppression.--
       ``(i) If a bill or joint resolution making appropriations 
     for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies an amount for 
     wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire 
     Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture or the 
     Department of the Interior, then the adjustments for that 
     fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget 
     authority provided in that Act for wildfire suppression 
     operations for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 2016, $1,410,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(II) for fiscal year 2017, $1,460,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(III) for fiscal year 2018, $1,560,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(IV) for fiscal year 2019, $1,780,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(V) for fiscal year 2020 $2,030,000,000 in additional new 
     budget authority;
       ``(VI) for fiscal year 2021, $2,320,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(VII) for fiscal year 2022, $2,650,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(VIII) for fiscal year 2023, $2,690,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority;
       ``(IX) for fiscal year 2024, $2,690,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority; and
       ``(X) for fiscal year 2025, $2,690,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority.

       ``(ii) As used in this subparagraph--

       ``(I) the term `additional new budget authority' means the 
     amount provided for a fiscal year, in excess of 70 percent of 
     the average costs for wildfire suppression operations over 
     the previous 10 years, in an appropriation Act and specified 
     to pay for the costs of wildfire suppression operations; and
       ``(II) the term `wildfire suppression operations' means the 
     emergency and unpredictable aspects of wildland firefighting 
     including support, response, and emergency stabilization 
     activities; other emergency management activities; and funds 
     necessary to repay any transfers needed for these costs.

       ``(iii) The average costs for wildfire suppression 
     operations over the previous 10 years shall be calculated 
     annually and reported in the President's Budget submission 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
     each fiscal year.''.
       (b) Disaster Funding.--Section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(D)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' and inserting 
     ``plus'';
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; less''; and
       (C) by adding the following:

       ``(III) the additional new budget authority provided in an 
     appropriation Act for wildfire suppression operations 
     pursuant to subparagraph (E) for the preceding fiscal 
     year.''; and

       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) Beginning in fiscal year 2018 and in subsequent 
     fiscal years, the calculation of the `average funding 
     provided for disaster relief over the previous 10 years' 
     shall include the additional new budget authority provided in 
     an appropriation Act for wildfire suppression operations 
     pursuant to subparagraph (E) for the preceding fiscal 
     year.''.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--If the Secretary of the 
     Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture determines that 
     supplemental appropriations are necessary for a fiscal year 
     for wildfire suppression operations, such Secretary shall 
     promptly submit to Congress--

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       (1) a request for such supplemental appropriations; and
       (2) a plan detailing the manner in which such Secretary 
     intends to obligate the supplemental appropriations by not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which the amounts are 
     made available.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2322. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer 
mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division F, add the following:

     SEC. ___. SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
                   DETERMINATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing 
     Federal Land.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 3(11) of the Secure Rural Schools 
     and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102) 
     is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2012 
     through 2015''; and
       (ii) by striking ``year.'' and inserting ``year; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the 
     amount that is equal to 150 percent of the full funding 
     amount for fiscal year 2011.''.
       (2) Calculation of payments.--Section 101 of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 7111) is amended by striking ``2015'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``2021''.
       (3) Elections.--Section 102(b) of the Secure Rural Schools 
     and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
     7112(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``August 1, 2013 (or 
     as soon thereafter as the Secretary concerned determines is 
     practicable), and August 1 of each second fiscal year 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``August 1 of each fiscal year (or 
     a later date specified by the Secretary concerned for the 
     fiscal year)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Payment for fiscal years 2016 through 2021.--A county 
     election otherwise required by subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply for fiscal years 2016 through 2021 if the county elects 
     to receive a share of the State payment or the county payment 
     in 2013.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by inserting ``or any subsequent year'' after ``2013''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2021''.
       (4) Election as to use of balance.--Section 102(d)(1) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``not more than 7 
     percent of the total share for the eligible county of the 
     State payment or the county payment'' and inserting ``any 
     portion of the balance''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Counties with major distributions.--In the case of 
     each eligible county to which $350,000 or more is distributed 
     for any fiscal year pursuant to either or both of paragraphs 
     (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (a), the eligible county 
     shall elect to do 1 or more of the following with the balance 
     of any funds not expended pursuant to subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) Reserve any portion of the balance for projects in 
     accordance with title II.
       ``(ii) Reserve not more than 7 percent of the total share 
     for the eligible county of the State payment or the county 
     payment for projects in accordance with title III.
       ``(iii) Return to the Treasury of the United States the 
     portion of the balance not reserved under clauses (i) and 
     (ii).''.
       (5) Failure to elect.--Section 102(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the 
     Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
     2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 
     ``purpose described in section 202(b)'' and inserting 
     ``purposes described in section 202(b), section 203(c), or 
     section 204(a)(5)''.
       (6) Distribution of payments to eligible counties.--Section 
     103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2021''.
       (b) Continuation of Authority to Conduct Special Projects 
     on Federal Land.--
       (1) Pilot program.--Section 204(e) of the Secure Rural 
     Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 7124(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (2) Availability of project funds.--Section 207(d)(2) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7127(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)(i)''.
       (3) Termination of authority.--Section 208 of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 7128) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
     ``2023''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
     ``2024''.
       (c) Continuation of Authority to Use County Funds.--
       (1) Funding for search and rescue.--Section 302(a) of the 
     Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
     2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(2) to reimburse the participating county or sheriff for 
     amounts paid for by the participating county or sheriff, as 
     applicable, for--
       ``(A) search and rescue and other emergency services, 
     including firefighting, that are performed on Federal land; 
     and
       ``(B) emergency response vehicles or aircraft but only in 
     the amount attributable to the use of the vehicles or 
     aircraft to provide the services described in subparagraph 
     (A).''.
       (2) Termination of authority.--Section 304 of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
     ``2023'' and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
     ``2024''.
       (d) No Reduction in Payment.--Title IV of the Secure Rural 
     Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 7151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 404. NO REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS.

       ``Payments under this Act for fiscal year 2016 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter shall be exempt from direct spending 
     reductions under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2323. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division F, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. _____. INDUSTRIAL HEMP FARMING.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015''.
       (b) Exclusion of Industrial Hemp From Definition of 
     Marihuana.--Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 802) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (16)--
       (A) by striking ``(16) The'' and inserting ``(16)(A) The''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) The term `marihuana' does not include industrial 
     hemp.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(57) The term `industrial hemp' means the plant Cannabis 
     sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, 
     with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more 
     than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.''.
       (c) Industrial Hemp Determination by States.--Section 201 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Industrial Hemp Determination.--If a person grows or 
     processes Cannabis sativa L. for purposes of making 
     industrial hemp in accordance with State law, the Cannabis 
     sativa L. shall be deemed to meet the concentration 
     limitation under section 102(57), unless the Attorney General 
     determines that the State law is not reasonably calculated to 
     comply with section 102(57).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2324. Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mr. Scott) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the 
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. SAVINGS PROVISION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any 
     authorization or appropriation for each of fiscal years 2019, 
     2020, and 2021 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2325. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care

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Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title I, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 11__. BRIDGES NOT ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       Section 119(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(Q) Replacement (including replacement with fill 
     material), rehabilitation, preservation, and protection 
     (including scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact 
     protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection 
     against extreme events) of bridges on Federal-aid highways 
     (other than on the National Highway System).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2326. Mr. SULLIVAN (for Mr. Vitter (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Risch, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Peters)) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2499, to amend the Small Business Act to increase access to 
capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 4. BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM.

       (a) Section 7(a) Funding Levels.--The third proviso under 
     the heading ``business loans program account'' under the 
     heading ``Small Business Administration'' under title V of 
     division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235; 128 Stat. 2371) 
     is amended by striking ``$18,750,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$23,500,000,000''.
       (b) Loan Limitations.--Section 7(a)(1) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``No financial assistance'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(i) In general.--No financial assistance''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Liquidity.--On and after October 1, 2015, the 
     Administrator may not guarantee a loan under this subsection 
     if the lender determines that the borrower is unable to 
     obtain credit elsewhere solely because the liquidity of the 
     lender depends upon the guaranteed portion of the loan being 
     sold on the secondary market.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Lending limits of lenders.--On and after October 1, 
     2015, the Administrator may not guarantee a loan under this 
     subsection if the sole purpose for requesting the guarantee 
     is to allow the lender to exceed the legal lending limit of 
     the lender.''.
       (c) Reporting.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       (A) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the Small Business Administration;
       (B) the term ``business loan'' means a loan made or 
     guaranteed under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 636(a));
       (C) the term ``cancellation'' means that the Administrator 
     approves a proposed business loan, but the prospective 
     borrower determines not to take the business loan; and
       (D) the term ``net dollar amount of business loans'' means 
     the difference between the total dollar amount of business 
     loans and the total dollar amount of cancellations.
       (2) Requirement.--During the 3-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
     to Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Small Business and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives a quarterly report regarding the 
     loan programs carried out under section 7(a) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), which shall include--
       (A) for the fiscal year during which the report is 
     submitted and the 3 fiscal years before such fiscal year--
       (i) the weekly total dollar amount of business loans;
       (ii) the weekly total dollar amount of cancellations;
       (iii) the weekly net dollar amount of business loans--

       (I) for all business loans; and
       (II) for each category of loan amount described in clause 
     (i), (ii), or (iii) of section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18));

       (B) for the fiscal year during which the report is 
     submitted--
       (i) the amount of remaining authority for business loans, 
     in dollar amount and as a percentage; and
       (ii) estimates of the date on which the net dollar amount 
     of business loans will reach the maximum for such business 
     loans based on daily net lending volume and extrapolations 
     based on year to date net lending volume, quarterly net 
     lending volume, and quarterly growth trends;
       (C) the number of early defaults (as determined by the 
     Administrator) during the quarter covered by the report;
       (D) the total amount paid by borrowers in early default 
     during the quarter covered by the report, as of the time of 
     purchase of the guarantee;
       (E) the number of borrowers in early default that are 
     franchisees;
       (F) the total amount of guarantees purchased by the 
     Administrator during the quarter covered by the report; and
       (G) a description of the actions the Administrator is 
     taking to combat early defaults administratively and any 
     legislative action the Administrator recommends to address 
     early defaults.

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