S.Amdt. 2394

SA 2394. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health care 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 528, strike line 11 and insert the following:

SEC. 33105. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.

Section 5116 is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(l) Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 and any appropriation limitation, the Secretary may use any prior year recoveries recognized in the current year--

“(1) to develop a hazardous materials response training curriculum for emergency responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, and

other flammable liquids by rail, in accordance with National Fire Protection Association standards;

“(2) to make the training described in paragraph (1) available through an electronic format; and

“(3) to carry out subsections (b) and (j).”.

SEC. 33106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.