[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 118 (Sunday, July 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S5877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2498. Mr. CASEY 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 791, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

     SEC. 35440. EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESOURCE INVENTORY AND GAP 
                   ANALYSIS.

       (a) In General.--To facilitate the rapid deployment of 
     resources needed to reduce damage to life, property, and the 
     environment resulting from accidents involving tank cars 
     transporting crude oil and other flammable liquids, the 
     Secretary shall collaborate with rail carriers to develop an 
     inventory of emergency response resources available along 
     routes over which a high volume of high-hazard trains 
     operate.
       (b) Contents.--The inventory developed under subsection (a) 
     shall include a description of--
       (1) the type and quantity of private emergency response 
     resources, including equipment and fire suppression agents 
     needed to respond to a fire or explosion;
       (2) locations of the emergency response equipment; and
       (3) the availability of trained emergency response 
     personnel.
       (c) Gap Analysis.--Upon completing the inventory under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) conduct a gap analysis identifying the additional 
     emergency response needs of the communities along routes over 
     which a large volume of high-hazard trains operate; and
       (2) develop a plan to close the gap identified pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).
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