[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 118 (Sunday, July 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S5887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2519. Mr. KIRK 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 332, line 23, strike ``$100,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$95,000,000''.
       Beginning on page 817, strike line 13 and all that follows 
     through page 818, line 15, and insert the following:

     SEC. 35603. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.

       Section 502(a) of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``one railroad; and'' and 
     inserting ``1 of the entities described in paragraph (1), 
     (2), (3), (4), (6), or (7);'' and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) solely for the purpose of constructing a rail 
     connection between a plant or facility and a rail carrier, 
     limited option freight shippers that own or operate a plant 
     or other facility;
       ``(7) any obligor, as designated by an entity otherwise 
     eligible to receive a direct loan or loan guarantee under 
     this section, including a special purpose entity receiving 
     user fees or other payments or revenues from dedicated 
     sources for debt service and maintenance of the equipment or 
     facilities to be acquired or improved; and
       ``(8) a public-private or private partnership between at 
     least 1 other entity listed in any of paragraphs (1) through 
     (7) and a consortium that specializes in real estate 
     development.''.

     SEC. 35604. ELIGIBLE PURPOSES.

       Section 502(b)(1) of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(b)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, and costs related 
     to these activities, including preconstruction costs'' after 
     ``shops'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph (A); 
     or'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (C);'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) reimburse planning and design expenses relating to 
     projects described in subparagraph (A) or (C); or
       ``(E) finance economic development, including commercial 
     and residential development, and related infrastructure and 
     activities, that--
       ``(i) incorporates private investment;
       ``(ii) is physically or functionally related to a passenger 
     rail station or multimodal station that includes rail 
     service;
       ``(iii) has a high probability of the applicant commencing 
     the contracting process for construction not later than 90 
     days after the date on which the direct loan or loan 
     guarantee is obligated for the project under this title; and
       ``(iv) has a high probability of reducing the need for 
     financial assistance under any other Federal program for the 
     relevant passenger rail station or service by increasing 
     ridership, tenant lease payments, or other activities that 
     generate revenue exceeding costs.''.
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