S.Amdt. 2498

SA 2498. Mr. CASEY 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 791, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

SEC. 35440. EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESOURCE INVENTORY AND GAP
ANALYSIS.

(a) In General.--To facilitate the rapid deployment of
resources needed to reduce damage to life, property, and the
environment resulting from accidents involving tank cars
transporting crude oil and other flammable liquids, the
Secretary shall collaborate with rail carriers to develop an
inventory of emergency response resources available along
routes over which a high volume of high-hazard trains
operate.
(b) Contents.--The inventory developed under subsection (a)
shall include a description of--
(1) the type and quantity of private emergency response
resources, including equipment and fire suppression agents
needed to respond to a fire or explosion;
(2) locations of the emergency response equipment; and
(3) the availability of trained emergency response
personnel.
(c) Gap Analysis.--Upon completing the inventory under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) conduct a gap analysis identifying the additional
emergency response needs of the communities along routes over
which a large volume of high-hazard trains operate; and
(2) develop a plan to close the gap identified pursuant to
paragraph (1).
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