S.Amdt. 2487

SA 2487. Mr. BROWN 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:

On page 301, before line 6, insert the following:
(c) Determination of Scope of Public Transportation
Research by the Federal Transit Administrator.--
(1) In general.--For research conducted with assistance
under section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, the
Federal Transit Administrator shall determine--
(A) the scope of research to be conducted;
(B) whether research to be conducted has unique benefits
for public transportation; and
(C) whether any research duplicates the research efforts of
any other modal administration.
(2) Limitation on assistant secretary for research and
technology.--Notwithstanding section 31202 of this Act, the
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the
Department--
(A) shall honor a determination made by the Federal Transit
Administrator under paragraph (1) of this subsection;
(B) may not deny a modal plan or other submission by the
Federal Transit Administrator based on a determination
described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) may not limit the expenditure of funds authorized to
carry out carry section 5312 of title 49, United States Code.
______