S.Amdt. 2355

SA 2355. Mr. MERKLEY 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:

In subsection (d)(3)(A) of section 31203 (relating to
consolidated research prospectus and strategic plan), strike
clauses (iii) through (vi) and insert the following:
(iii) preserving the environment;
(iv) improving mobility;
(v) preserving the existing transportation system;
(vi) improving the durability and extending the life of
transportation infrastructure; and
(vii) improving goods movement;
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