[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 117 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5686-S5687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 2329. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment 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; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. 70001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may cited as the ``Surface Transportation
Extension Act of 2015''.
TITLE LXXI--EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS
SEC. 71001. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 1001 of the Highway and
Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-159; 128
Stat. 1840; 129 Stat. 219) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``July 31, 2015'' and
inserting ``September 29, 2015'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) by striking ``July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``September
30, 2015''; and
(B) by striking ``\304/365\'' and inserting ``\365/365\'';
and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``September
30, 2015''; and
(ii) by striking ``\304/365\'' and inserting ``\365/365\'';
and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``by this
subsection''.
(b) Obligation Ceiling.--Section 1102 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C.
104 note; Public Law 112-141) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3)--
(A) by striking ``$33,528,284,932'' and inserting
``$40,256,000,000''; and
(B) by striking ``July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``September
30, 2015'';
(2) in subsection (b)(12)--
(A) by striking ``July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``September
30, 2015''; and
(B) by striking ``\304/365\'' and inserting ``\365/365\'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2015''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``September
30, 2015''; and
(ii) by striking ``\304/365\'' and inserting ``\365/365\'';
and
(4) in subsection (f)(1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``July 31, 2015'' and inserting
``September 30, 2015''.
(c) Tribal High Priority Projects Program.--Section
1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 202 note; Public Law 112-141)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``$24,986,301'' and inserting
``$30,000,000''; and
(2) by striking ``July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``September
30, 2015''.
SEC. 71002. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
(a) Authorization of Contract Authority.--Section 1002(a)
of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (Public
Law 113-159; 128 Stat. 1842; 129 Stat. 220) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$366,465,753'' and inserting
``$440,000,000''; and
(2) by striking ``July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``September
30, 2015''.
(b) Contract Authority.--Section 1002(b)(2) of the Highway
and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-159;
128 Stat. 1842; 129 Stat. 220) is amended by striking ``July
31, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2015''.
TITLE LXXII--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
SEC. 72001. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.
Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``ending before'' and
all that follows through ``July 31, 2015,''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``ending before'' and
all that follows through ``July 31, 2015,''.
SEC. 72002. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORMULA
GRANTS.
Section 5336(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``before October 1, 2014'' and all that
follows through ``July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``before
October 1, 2015''.
SEC. 72003. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
(a) Formula Grants.--Section 5338(a) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for fiscal year 2014''
and all that follows and inserting ``for fiscal year 2014,
and $8,595,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$107,274,521 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$128,800,000 for fiscal year 2015'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2013 and 2014 and
$8,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and
ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``2013, 2014, and
2015'';
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$3,713,505,753 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July
31, 2015,'' and inserting ``$4,458,650,000 for fiscal year
2015'';
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``$215,132,055 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$258,300,000 for fiscal year 2015'';
(E) in subparagraph (E)--
(i) by striking ``$506,222,466 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting
``$607,800,000 for fiscal year 2015'';
(ii) by striking ``$24,986,301 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting
``$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2015''; and
(iii) by striking ``$16,657,534 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting
``$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2015'';
(F) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``2013 and 2014 and
$2,498,630 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and
ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``2013, 2014, and
2015'';
(G) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``2013 and 2014 and
$4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and
ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``2013, 2014, and
2015'';
(H) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``2013 and 2014 and
$3,206,575 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and
ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``2013, 2014, and
2015'';
(I) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``$1,803,927,671 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July
31, 2015,'' and inserting ``$2,165,900,000 for fiscal year
2015'';
(J) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``$356,304,658 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$427,800,000 for fiscal year 2015'';
and
(K) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``$438,009,863 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$525,900,000 for fiscal year 2015''.
(b) Research, Development Demonstration and Deployment
Projects.--Section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``$58,301,370 for the period beginning
on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015'' and
inserting ``$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2015''.
(c) Transit Cooperative Research Program.--Section 5338(c)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``$5,830,137 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and
ending on July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``$7,000,000 for
fiscal year 2015''.
(d) Technical Assistance and Standards Development.--
Section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``$5,830,137 for the period beginning on October
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015'' and inserting
``$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2015''.
(e) Human Resources and Training.--Section 5338(e) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$4,164,384
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on
July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``$5,000,000 for fiscal year
2015''.
(f) Capital Investment Grants.--Section 5338(g) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``$1,558,295,890 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014,
and ending on July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``$1,907,000,000
for fiscal year 2015''.
(g) Administration.--Section 5338(h) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$86,619,178 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015'' and inserting ``$104,000,000 for fiscal year 2015'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2013 and 2014 and not
less than $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1,
2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``2013,
2014, and 2015''; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2013 and 2014 and not
less than $832,877 for the period beginning on October 1,
2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``2013,
2014, and 2015''.
SEC. 72004. BUS AND BUS FACILITIES FORMULA GRANTS.
Section 5339(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``2013 and 2014 and $54,553,425 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014,
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and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``2013, 2014,
and 2015'';
(2) by striking ``and $1,041,096 for such period''; and
(3) by striking ``and $416,438 for such period''.
TITLE LXXIII--EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--Extension of Highway Safety Programs
SEC. 73101. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.
(a) Extension of Programs.--
(1) Highway safety programs.--Section 31101(a)(1)(C) of
MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:
``(C) $235,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
(2) Highway safety research and development.--Section
31101(a)(2)(C) of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read
as follows:
``(C) $113,500,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
(3) National priority safety programs.--Section
31101(a)(3)(C) of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read
as follows:
``(C) $272,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
(4) National driver register.--Section 31101(a)(4)(C) of
MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:
``(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
(5) High visibility enforcement program.--
(A) Authorization of appropriations.--Section
31101(a)(5)(C) of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read
as follows:
``(C) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
(B) Law enforcement campaigns.--Section 2009(a) of SAFETEA-
LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ``and 2014 and in
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July
31, 2015'' and inserting ``through 2015''; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``and 2014 and in
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July
31, 2015,'' and inserting ``through 2015''.
(6) Administrative expenses.--Section 31101(a)(6)(C) of
MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:
``(C) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
(b) Cooperative Research and Evaluation.--Section 403(f)(1)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
``under subsection 402(c) in each fiscal year ending before
October 1, 2014, and $2,082,192 of the total amount available
for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs
under section 402(c) in the period beginning on October 1,
2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``under
section 402(c) in each fiscal year ending before October 1,
2015,''.
(c) Applicability of Title 23.--Section 31101(c) of MAP-21
(126 Stat. 733) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2013
and 2014 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and
ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2015''.
SEC. 73102. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Motor Carrier Safety Grants.--Section 31104(a)(10) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(10) $218,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
(b) Administrative Expenses.--Section 31104(i)(1)(J) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(J) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
(c) Grant Programs.--
(1) Commercial driver's license program improvement
grants.--Section 4101(c)(1) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) is
amended by striking ``each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and
$24,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and
ending on July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2015''.
(2) Border enforcement grants.--Section 4101(c)(2) of
SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking ``each of
fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $26,652,055 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015''
and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015''.
(3) Performance and registration information system
management grant program.--Section 4101(c)(3) of SAFETEA-LU
(119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking ``each of fiscal
years 2013 and 2014 and $4,164,384 for the period beginning
on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015'' and
inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015''.
(4) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks
deployment program.--Section 4101(c)(4) of SAFETEA-LU (119
Stat. 1715) is amended by striking ``each of fiscal years
2013 and 2014 and $20,821,918 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015'' and inserting
``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015''.
(5) Safety data improvement grants.--Section 4101(c)(5) of
SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking ``each of
fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $2,498,630 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015''
and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015''.
(d) High-Priority Activities.--Section 31104(k)(2) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``each of
fiscal years 2006 through 2014 and up to $12,493,151 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2006 through
2015''.
(e) New Entrant Audits.--Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``per fiscal
year and up to $26,652,055 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting
``per fiscal year''.
(f) Outreach and Education.--Section 4127(e) of SAFETEA-LU
(119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking ``each of fiscal
years 2013 and 2014 and $3,331,507 to the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration for the period beginning on
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting
``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015''.
(g) Grant Program for Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.--
Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 note) is
amended by striking ``each of fiscal years 2005 through 2014
and $832,877 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and
ending on July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal
years 2005 through 2015''.
SEC. 73103. DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT.
Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1) by striking ``each fiscal year through 2014 and for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``each fiscal year through 2015''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ``for each fiscal
year ending before October 1, 2014, and for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,''
and inserting ``for each fiscal year ending before October 1,
2015''.
Subtitle B--Hazardous Materials
SEC. 73201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 5128(a)(3) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(3) $42,762,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
(b) Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund.--
Section 5128(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(2) Fiscal year 2015.--From the Hazardous Materials
Emergency Preparedness Fund established under section
5116(i), the Secretary may expend during fiscal year 2015--
``(A) $188,000 to carry out section 5115;
``(B) $21,800,000 to carry out subsections (a) and (b) of
section 5116, of which not less than $13,650,000 shall be
available to carry out section 5116(b);
``(C) $150,000 to carry out section 5116(f);
``(D) $625,000 to publish and distribute the Emergency
Response Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3); and
``(E) $1,000,000 to carry out section 5116(j).''.
(c) Hazardous Materials Training Grants.--Section 5128(c)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $3,331,507 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013 through
2015''.
TITLE LXXIV--REVENUE PROVISIONS
SEC. 74001. EXTENSION OF TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.
(a) Highway Trust Fund.--Section 9503 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``August 1, 2015'' in subsections
(b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting ``October 1,
2015'', and
(2) by striking ``Highway and Transportation Funding Act of
2015'' in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting
``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015''.
(b) Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.--Section
9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``Highway and Transportation Funding Act of
2015'' each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and
inserting ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015'',
and
(2) by striking ``August 1, 2015'' in subsection (d)(2) and
inserting ``October 1, 2015''.
(c) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.--Paragraph
(2) of section 9508(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking ``August 1, 2015'' and inserting
``October 1, 2015''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on August 1, 2015.
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