S.Amdt. 2338

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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