S.Amdt. 2495

SA 2495. 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
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:

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following:
``(A) $11,582,715,170 for fiscal year 2016;
``(B) $11,776,421,893 for fiscal year 2017;
``(C) $12,714,493,869 for fiscal year 2018;
``(D) $14,185,318,182 for fiscal year 2019;
``(E) $14,535,815,066 for fiscal year 2020; and
``(F) $14,899,779,981 for fiscal year 2021.
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through page 336, line 2, and insert the following:
``(C) $6,366,060,470 for fiscal year 2016, $6,465,042,500
for fiscal year 2017, $7,090,591,095 for fiscal year 2018,
$8,086,207,640 for fiscal year 2019, $8,289,967,945 for
fiscal year 2020, and $8,499,970,360 for fiscal year 2021
shall be allocated in accordance with section 5336 to provide
financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307;
``(D) $368,800,740 for fiscal year 2016, $374,535,000 for
fiscal year 2017, $410,774,490 for fiscal year 2018,
$468,452,880 for fiscal year 2019, $480,257,190 for fiscal
year 2020, and $492,423,120 for fiscal year 2021 shall be
available to provide financial assistance for services for
the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with
disabilities under section 5310;
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following:
``(F) $867,816,840 for fiscal year 2016, $881,310,000 for
fiscal year 2017, $966,584,340 for fiscal year 2018,
$1,102,306,080 for fiscal year 2019, $1,130,082,540 for
fiscal year 2020, and $1,158,709,920 for fiscal year 2021
shall be available to provide financial assistance for rural
areas under section 5311, of which not less than--
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through page 339, line 2, and insert the following:
``(O) $750,880,020 for fiscal year 2016, $762,555,000 for
fiscal year 2017, $836,338,770 for fiscal year 2018,
$956,769,870 for fiscal year 2019, $977,805,870 for fiscal
year 2020, and $1,002,575,760 for fiscal year 2021 shall be
allocated in accordance with section 5340 to provide
financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307
and rural areas under section 5311; and
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