S.Amdt. 2455

SA 2455. Mr. PAUL 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:

Beginning on page 888, strike line 10 and all that follows
through page 889, line 13, and insert the following:
``(2) Additional considerations.--In evaluating a project
under this section, in addition to the criteria described in
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider--
``(A) the difference between--
``(i) the estimated volume of traffic that uses an
applicable road or bridge after a project is completed; and
``(ii) the volume of traffic that existing road or bridge
was designed to accommodate;
``(B) the national significance (rather than the regional
significance) of the project; and
``(C) the extent to which the project--
``(i) leverages Federal investment by encouraging non-
Federal contributions to the project, including contributions
from public-private partnerships;
``(ii) is able to begin construction by the date that is
not later than 18 months after the date on which the project
is selected;
``(iii) incorporates innovative project delivery and
financing to the maximum extent practicable;
``(iv) helps maintain or protect the environment;
``(v) improves roadways vital to national energy security;
``(vi) improves or upgrades designated future Interstate
System routes;
``(vii) uses innovative technologies, including intelligent
transportation systems, that enhance the efficiency of the
project;
``(viii) helps to improve mobility and accessibility;
``(ix) addresses the impact of population growth on the
movement of people and freight;
``(x) would have a positive impact on 1 or more highways on
the Interstate System;
``(xi) would repair or replace a road or bridge that--

``(I) has been determined to be structurally or
functionally obsolete; and
``(II) poses a risk to public safety;

``(xii) would have a positive impact on interstate
commerce, as demonstrated by an examination of economic
indicators, including--

``(I) the impact of the project on shipping and trucking
commerce;
``(II) the nexus of the project to other States; and
``(III) the availability of alternative routes, as compared
to the routes affected by the project; and

``(xiii) would receive additional funding from a State or
local government.
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