S.Amdt. 2470

SA 2470. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Carper, and Mr. Menendez) 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:

At the end of title I, add the following:

SEC. 11210. RESILIENCE FOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.

(a) Definitions.--Section 101(a) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (22) through (34) as
paragraphs (23) through (35), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following:
``(22) Resilience.--The term `resilience' means the ability
to use durable and sustainable materials and resilient
structural and nonstructural techniques that--
``(A) allow a transportation infrastructure project --
``(i) to resist hazards due to a major disaster; and
``(ii) to continue to serve the primary function of the
transportation infrastructure project following a major
disaster;
``(B) reduce the magnitude or duration of a disruptive
event to a transportation infrastructure project; and
``(C) have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and
recoverability to withstand a potentially disruptive event,
to decrease transportation project infrastructure
vulnerability.'';
(3) in paragraph (31) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``resilience,'' after
``safety,''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ``resilience,''
after ``reliability,''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(36) Vulnerability.--The term `vulnerability' means the
degree to which existing or planned infrastructure is subject
to and is susceptible to extreme weather events based on the
character, magnitude, and rate of a disruptive event to which
a system is exposed, and the sensitivity and resilience of
the system.''.
(b) National Highway Performance Program.--Section 119 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end the
following:
``(Q) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing,
restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of, and
operational improvements for, enhancing resilience.''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(4)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as
subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
``(E) measures to reduce vulnerability and ensure system
resilience;''.
(c) Highway Safety Improvement Program.--Section 148(a)(4)
of title 23, United States Code (as amended by section
11011), is amended--

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(1) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or
vulnerable'' after ``hazardous''; and
(2) in clause (xxiv) of subparagraph (B), by inserting ``,
including measures to improve resilience'' after
``improvements''.
(d) National Goals and Performance Management Measures.--
Section 150(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(8) Resilience.--To increase the resilience of
transportation systems under the jurisdiction of a State,
regional or metropolitan planning organization, as
applicable.''.
On page 229, lines 16 and 17, strike ``Section 101(a)(29)
of title 23, United States Code,'' and insert ``Paragraph
(30) of section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code (as
redesignated by section 11210(a)),''.
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