S.Amdt. 2526

SA 2526. Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Tillis) 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 subtitle A of title I, add the following:

SEC. 11030. CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code
(as amended by section 44002(a)), is amended by adding at the
end the following:

``Sec. 172. Consolidated funding pilot program

``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a
consolidated funding pilot program (referred to in this
section as the `program') in each of the States of Utah,
North Carolina, and a third State--
``(1) to transform the Federal-aid highway program to a
performance- and outcome-based program that refocuses
investment of resources on transportation projects that make
progress toward the achievement of the national goals
described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 150(b);
and
``(2) to continue advancements made under MAP-21 (Public
Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 405) to streamline program categories
by demonstrating how additional flexibility would enable
States to make investment decisions that better achieve State
and national goals while advancing accountability and
transparency of the Federal-aid highway program.
``(b) Implementation.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program, of those
funds apportioned to a participating eligible State and after
suballocations, set-asides, and pass-throughs made within
each State to entities other than the transportation
department of the State (including a metropolitan planning
organization and a regional transportation planning
organization), the Secretary shall treat the apportionments
remaining with the State transportation department under the
individual apportionment programs described in section 104 as
a single, consolidated apportionment.
``(2) Eligible activities.--Activities eligible under the
program shall include all activities eligible for the
individual apportionment programs described in section 104.
``(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the
program--
``(1) a State referred to in subsection (a) shall--
``(A) demonstrate that well-established performance
management systems are in place in the State for the national
goals for--
``(i) safety described in section 150(b)(1); and
``(ii) infrastructure condition described in section
150(b)(2);
``(B) demonstrate that the performance management systems
in place in the State include a system of metrics and
performance measures that guide the State in using program
funds and prioritizing projects--
``(i) to ensure an effective use of resources; and
``(ii) to further the objectives of the program;
``(C) demonstrate progress made toward achieving measurable
performance of national goals for--
``(i) congestion reduction described in section 150(b)(3);
``(ii) system reliability described in section 150(b)(4);
``(iii) freight movement and economic vitality described in
section 150(b)(5);
``(iv) environmental sustainability described in section
150(b)(6); and
``(v) reduced project delivery delays described in section
150(b)(7); and
``(2) the head of the State agency with primary
jurisdiction over highways shall enter into a written
agreement with the division administrator of the field office
of the Federal Highway Administration located in the State
and any metropolitan planning organization located in the
State, which shall specify which individual apportionment
programs or portions of programs referred to in subsection
(b) shall be included in the program in that State.
``(d) Term.--The Secretary shall carry out the program for
a term of not fewer than 6 years.
``(e) Termination.--The Secretary may terminate the
participation of a State in the program if--
``(1) the Secretary determines that the State is not
adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the
State under the program;
``(2) the Secretary provides to the State--
``(A) notification of the determination of noncompliance
under paragraph (1); and
``(B) a period of not less than 30 days during which the
State may take such corrective action as the Secretary
determines necessary to comply with the program; and
``(3) after the notification of noncompliance and the
expiration of the period under paragraph (2), the State has
not taken satisfactory corrective action, as determined by
the Secretary.
``(f) Reports.--
``(1) State reporting requirements.--Participating eligible
States shall submit to the Secretary an annual report--
``(A) demonstrating how performance management systems were
used to guide the decisionmaking process of the State in the
development of the statewide transportation improvement
program of the State under section 135; and
``(B) describing the results of the program based on
performance measures that demonstrate progress toward the
achievement of performance goals.
``(2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall submit to
Congress an annual report that describes the administration
of the program.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code (as amended by section
44002(c)), is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 171 the following:

``172. Consolidated funding pilot program.''.
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