S.Amdt. 2206

SA 2206. Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr.
Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to
reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to
ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of part B of title X, add the following:

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

(a) Exemption.--

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(1) 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).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2014.
(b) Study of Impact on Education.--The Secretary of
Education shall--
(1) study the impact of the employer health insurance
mandate under section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act and the impact of such mandate as in effect on the
day after the date of enactment of this Act on--
(A) in coordination with the national assessment of title I
under section 1501 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491), the ability of State
educational agencies, local educational agencies, elementary
schools, and secondary schools to meet the purposes of title
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); and
(B) in coordination with the annual data collection
conducted through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System described in section 132(i)(4) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(4)), the ability of
institutions of higher education to maintain academic
programs; and
(2) not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, submit separate written reports to Congress with
respect to the studies conducted under subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of paragraph (1).
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