[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 117 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S5691]
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  SA 2338. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Markey) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2266 
proposed by Mr. McConnell 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 579, strike lines 6 through 17 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) Increase in Civil Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Section 30165(a) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence--

       (I) by inserting ``or causes the violation of'' after 
     ``violates''; and
       (II) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''; and

       (ii) by striking the third sentence;
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$10,000'' and 
     inserting ``$100,000''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the second sentence; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or causes the 
     violation of'' after ``violates'';
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000''; and
       (iii) by striking the third sentence.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed as preventing the imposition of penalties under 
     section 30165 of title 49, United States Code, as in effect 
     before the effective date set forth in subsection (b), prior 
     to the issuance of a final rule under section 31203(b) of the 
     Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (49 U.S.C. 
     30165 note).
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