[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 116 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5548-S5549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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