S.Amdt. 2408

SA 2408. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Heller) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 210, line 19, strike “and” at the end and all that follows through line 21, and insert the following:

(2) in subsection (f), by inserting “pedestrian walkways,” after “bikeways,”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(s) Safety for Motorized and Nonmotorized Users.--

“(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish standards to ensure that the design of Federal surface transportation projects provides for the safe and adequate accommodation (as determined by the State or other direct recipient of funds), in all phases of project planning, development, and operation, of all users of the transportation network, including motorized and nonmotorized users.

“(2) Waiver for state law or policy.--The Secretary may waive the application of standards established under paragraph (1) to a State that has adopted a law or policy that provides for the safe and adequate accommodation (as determined by the State or other direct recipient of funds), in all phases of project planning and development, of users of the transportation network on federally funded surface transportation projects.

“(3) Compliance.--

“(A) In general.--Each State department of transportation shall submit a report to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require, that describes measures implemented by the State to comply with this subsection.

“(B) Determination by secretary.--Upon the receipt of a report from a State under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall determine whether the State is in compliance with this section.”.