S.Amdt. 2467

SA 2467. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) 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 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:

At the appropriate place in title XXXII of division C, insert the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITING CELL PHONE USAGE BY COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS.

(a) Prohibition.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate regulations that--

(1) prohibit the use of a personal wireless communications device, including those using hands-free technology, while operating a commercial motor vehicle, including a marked pilot car that is escorting an oversize vehicle; and

(2) prohibit the use of a personal wireless communications device, including those using hands-free technology, while transporting hazardous materials.

(b) Definition.--In this section the term “personal wireless communications device”--

(1) means a device through which personal wireless services (as defined in section 332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i))) are transmitted; and

(2) does not include a global navigation satellite system receiver used for positioning, emergency notification, or navigation purposes.