[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13510]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3700. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2569, to provide an incentive for businesses to 
bring jobs back to America; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 13, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 4. LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS NOT TAKEN INTO 
                   ACCOUNT FOR EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE COVERAGE 
                   MANDATE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 4980H(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Exception for long-term unemployed individuals.--The 
     term `full-time employee' shall not include any individual 
     who is a long-term unemployed individual (as defined in 
     section 3111(d)(3)) with respect to such employer.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.
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  SA 3701. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2569, to provide an incentive for businesses to 
bring jobs back to America; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 13, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 4. CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYER 
                   HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.

       (a) In General.--Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Exception for certain educational institutions.--The 
     term `applicable large employer' shall not include--
       ``(i) any elementary school or secondary school (as such 
     terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965),
       ``(ii) any local educational agency or State educational 
     agency (as such terms are defined in section 9101 of such 
     Act), and
       ``(iii) any institution of higher education (as such term 
     is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.
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  SA 3702. Mrs. HAGAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 5021, to provide an extension of Federal-aid 
highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other 
programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1___. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (13) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(13) Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor from Raleigh, North 
     Carolina, through Rocky Mount, Williamston, and Elizabeth 
     City, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia.''.
       (b) Inclusion of Certain Route Segments on Interstate 
     System.--Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (109 Stat. 597; 115 
     Stat. 872; 118 Stat. 293) is amended in the first sentence by 
     inserting ``subsection (c)(13),'' after ``subsection 
     (c)(9),''.
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  SA 3703. Mr. KIRK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1247. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE MILITARY POWER 
                   OF IRAN.

       Section 1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2544) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2018''.
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  SA 3704. Mr. KIRK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XVI, add the following:

     SEC. 1616. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   SYSTEMS OF CHINA INTO MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 
                   OF UNITED STATES.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the 
     Department of Defense may be used to integrate a missile 
     defense system of the People's Republic of China into any 
     missile defense system of the United States.
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  SA 3705. Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5021, to 
provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor 
carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway 
Trust Fund, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PAYMENTS FROM THE ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 411(h) of the Surface Mining 
     Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1240a(h)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``Payments'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--Payments''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Certain payments required.--Not withstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, as soon as practicable after 
     October 1, 2015, of the 7 equal installments referred to in 
     clause (i), the Secretary shall pay to any certified State or 
     Indian tribe to which the total annual payment under this 
     subsection was limited to $15,000,000 in 2013 and $28,000,000 
     in fiscal year 2014--

       ``(I) the final 2 installments in 2 separate payments of 
     $82,700,000 each; and
       ``(II) 2 separate payments of $32,600,000 each.''; and

       (2) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(2) shall take effect October 1, 2015.
       (c) Offset.--For purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.)--
       (1) oil and gas exploration, development, and production 
     activities shall be considered to be compatible with the 
     purposes for which the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was 
     established; and
       (2) no further findings or decisions shall be required to 
     implement those activities.

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