[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1991 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 404
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1991

                          [Report No. 107-157]

     To establish a national rail passenger transportation system, 
  reauthorize Amtrak, improve security and service on Amtrak, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2001

   Mr. Hollings (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
 Cleland, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
    Hutchison, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Leahy, Ms. 
  Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
   Torricelli, Mr. Baucus, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
Inouye, Mr. Specter, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Burns, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, 
  Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. 
    Miller) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                              May 29, 2002

 Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of May 22, 2002, 
    by Mr. Hollings, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
 [Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in 
                                italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
     To establish a national rail passenger transportation system, 
  reauthorize Amtrak, improve security and service on Amtrak, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49; TABLE OF 
              CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National 
Defense Rail Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Amendment of Title 49.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of title 49, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of title 49; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Findings.
                              <DELETED>Title I--Rail Transportation 
                                        Security
<DELETED>Sec. 101. Amtrak security assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Study of foreign rail transport security programs.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Passenger, baggage, and cargo screening.
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Rail security.
<DELETED>Sec. 105. Rail transportation security risk assessment.
                              <DELETED>TITLE II--Interstate Railroad 
                                        Passenger High-Speed 
                                        Transportation System
<DELETED>Sec. 201. Interstate railroad passenger high-speed 
                            transportation policy.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. High-speed rail corridor planning.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Implemenation assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Designated high-speed rail corridors.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Labor standards.
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Railway-highway crossings in high-speed rail 
                            corridors.
<DELETED>Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
                              <DELETED>TITLE III--National Railroad 
                                        Passenger Corporation
<DELETED>Sec. 301. National railroad passenger transportation system 
                            defined.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Extension of authorization.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Additional Amtrak authorizations.
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Northeast Corridor authorizations.
<DELETED>Sec. 305. Long distance trains.
<DELETED>Sec. 306. Short distance trains; State-supported routes.
<DELETED>Sec. 307. Re-establishment of Northeast Corridor Safety 
                            Committee.
<DELETED>Sec. 308. On-time performance.
<DELETED>Sec. 309. Amtrak board of directors.
<DELETED>Sec. 310. Independent audit of Amtrak operations; review by 
                            DOT IG.
                              <DELETED>TITLE IV--Miscellaneous
<DELETED>Sec. 401. Rehabilitation, improvement, and security financing.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Rail passenger cooperative research program.
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Conforming amendments to title 49 reflecting ICC 
                            Termination Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 404. Applicability of reversion to Alaska Railroad right-
                            of-way property.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Financial investment in passenger rail 
        infrastructure is critical, and Federal leadership is required 
        to address the needs of a reliable safe, secure passenger rail 
        network, just as has been used in establishing the interstate 
        highway system and the Federal aviation network.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Lack of investment and attention to the needs 
        of passenger rail infrastructure has resulted in a weak 
        passenger rail network, and has caused a strain on the capacity 
        of other modes of transportation in many areas of the country. 
        According to the Department of Transportation, in 1999 the cost 
        of wasted time and extra fuel consumption due to delays on 
        congested roads was estimated at $78 billion.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Passenger rail is an integral part of the 
        United States transportation system, and, as can be evidenced 
        in the Northeast Corridor, relieves the pressures of congestion 
        on highways and at airports, and creates a more balanced system 
        of transportation alternatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Passenger rail service has been a vital 
        instrument in the transportation needs of our nation. For 
        instance, during World War II, the privately owned, operated, 
        and constructed railroad industry transported 90 percent of all 
        defense freight, and 97 percent of all defense personnel 
        transported to points of embarkation for theaters of action. By 
        the end of the war, railroads accounted for three quarters of 
        the share of the common carrier share of intercity traffic, 
        with airplanes and buses sharing the remaining quarter of 
        traffic.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Significant attention and Federal funding were 
        required to construct the Eisenhower System of Interstate and 
        Defense Highways. The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 
        established a Highway Trust Fund based upon Federal user taxes 
        in order to finance up to 90 percent of the costs of the $25 
        billion dollar highway construction plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Federal policies with respect to investment in 
        aviation resulted in a strengthened aviation industry and the 
        rapid development of air passenger service, and by the late 
        1960's most rail companies were petitioning the government to 
        discontinue passenger services because of losses.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Amtrak was established in 1971 by the Rail 
        Passenger Service Act of 1970 to provide passenger rail 
        services in the United States as a public service; at the time 
        of Amtrak's formation, freight railroads were losing money on 
        unprofitable passenger rail operations. Since 1971 Amtrak has 
        received only $25 billion in public subsidies; during that 
        period, the United States invested $750 billion on highways and 
        aviation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) The Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 
        1997, and preceding statutes, resulted in creating conflicting 
        missions for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation of 
        both serving a public function by operating unprofitable long-
        distance routes while also attempting to operate at a profit. 
        This policy has also restricted Amtrak's profit potential on 
        the Northeast Corridor by limiting the capital expenditures to 
        help defray other costs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Due to a lack of capital investment, the 
        Northeast Corridor has accumulated a backlog of repair needs, 
        including life safety and security needs. Investment in the 
        capital needs of the Northeast Corridor would result in 
        capacity improvements which would result in greater utilization 
        of the existing infrastructure.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) The Department of Transportation Inspector 
        General's 2001 Assessment of Amtrak's Financial Performance and 
        Requirements (Report #CR-2002-075) found that Amtrak's lack of 
        available capital has impeded its efforts to achieve financial 
        goals.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) In order to attempt to meet the mandate of 
        the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997, Amtrak has 
        been forced to delay capital improvement projects and other 
        projects which would produce long-term benefits.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) The Department of Transportation Inspector 
        General's 2001 Assessment of Amtrak's Financial Performance and 
        Requirements (Report #CR-2002-075) found that Amtrak's most 
        profitable operations are on the Northeast Corridor, where 
        Federal investment in passenger rail infrastructure has been 
        significantly higher than anywhere else in the 
        country.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) Federal investments in capital projects to 
        support passenger rail in areas other than the Northeast 
        Corridor would result in improved service and increase 
        profitability.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) The need for a balanced interstate and 
        international transportation system that provides a viable 
        alternative to travel by private automobile or commercial 
        aircraft is particularly evident after the events of September 
        11, 2001.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (15) As a matter of national security, a strong 
        passenger rail network would provide travelers an alternative 
        to highway and air travel, which could lead to reduced United 
        States reliance on foreign oil imports.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (16) In fiscal year 2001, the United States spent 
        less than 1 percent of all transportation modal spending on 
        intercity passenger rail, and since 1998, Amtrak has received 
        only $4.59 billion of the $8.42 billion it has been authorized 
        to receive by Congress.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (17) Passenger rail in the United States has no 
        stable funding source, in contrast to highways, aviation, and 
        transit.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (18) Per capita spending on passenger rail is much 
        higher in other countries than the United States and, in fact, 
        the United States ranks behind other countries including 
        Canada, Japan, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Austria, 
        Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, 
        Norway, the Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia, Portugal, 
        Poland, South Africa, Greece, and Estonia.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (19) The United States needs to engage in long-
        term planning to foster and address future passenger 
        transportation growth and show forethought regarding 
        transportation solutions rather than be forced to act due to an 
        impending crisis.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (20) It is in the national interest to preserve 
        passenger rail service in the United States and to maintain the 
        solvency of the National Railroad Passenger 
        Corporation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (21) Long-term planning and support for passenger 
        rail will help offset the emerging problems created by 
        transportation congestion, and contribute to a cleaner and more 
        environmentally-friendly transportation system.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (22) A comprehensive re-evaluation of our nation's 
        rail passenger policy is required and a clearly defined role 
        for Amtrak and a connected rail passenger network must be 
        established.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (23) The Federal government must take the primary 
        responsibility for developing national railroad passenger 
        transportation infrastructure, and help ensure that it 
        functions as an efficient network. Privatization of the rail 
        passenger industry in Great Britain has been disastrous and 
        passenger service has suffered overall.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (24) The nation should be afforded the opportunity 
        to receive safe, efficient, and cost-effective rail passenger 
        services, taking into account all benefits to the nation as a 
        whole.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>TITLE I--RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. AMTRAK SECURITY ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Infrastructure Security.--The following amounts are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for 
the use of Amtrak for fiscal year 2003:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) $26,000,000 for tunnel, bridge, electric 
        traction, and tower security, including closed circuit 
        television cameras, vehicle barriers, lighting, and fencing, of 
        which $19,725,000 shall be obligated or expended on the 
        Northeast Corridor and $6,275,000 shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) $137,370,000 for interlocking security needs, 
        including closed circuit television cameras, lighting, fencing 
        and vehicle barriers, of which 50 percent shall be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) $12,525,000 for equipment facility security, 
        including closed circuit television cameras, lighting, and 
        vehicle barriers, of which $4,175,000 shall be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and $8,350,000 shall be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) $22,140,000 for yard and terminal security, 
        including closed circuit television cameras, lighting, fencing 
        and vehicle barriers, of which $9,225,000 shall be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and $12,915,000 shall be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) $2,940,000 for mail and express facilities 
        security, including closed circuit television cameras, 
        lighting, fencing, and vehicle barriers, of which $1,470,000 
        shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 
        $1,470,000 shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) $20,125,000 for station security, including 
        closed circuit television cameras, x-ray machines, lighting, 
        fencing and vehicle barriers, of which $7,000,000 shall be 
        obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and $13,125,000 
        shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) $538,000 for employee identification systems, 
        including improved technology for badges issued to employees 
        and visitors controlled through a centralized 
        database.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) $75,000 for bomb-resistant trash containers, 
        of which 50 percent shall be obligated or expended on the 
        Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) $5,800,000 for a passenger information 
        retrieval system to capture security information, create 
        watchlists, and an online history of passengers, of which 50 
        percent shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
        Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or expended outside 
        the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) $6,200,000 for an incident tracking system to 
        create and maintain an electronic database of data on criminal 
        and operational incidents, of which 50 percent shall be 
        obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent 
        shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) $4,300,000 for upgrades to ticket kiosks for 
        photo imaging for identification purposes, of which 50 percent 
        shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 
        percent shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) $16,750,000 for an incident command system to 
        serve as a second command center and a disaster recovery 
        command site, of which $5,000,000 shall be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and $11,750,000 shall be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) $5,000,000 for train locator and tracking 
        systems to provide GPS coordinates for all locomotives, of 
        which 50 percent shall be obligated or expended on the 
        Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) $120,000 for a notification system for 
        integration of GPS information into the central computer 
        systems, of which 50 percent shall be obligated or expended on 
        the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (15) $1,245,000 for mail and express shipment 
        software to identify each shipment positively before it is 
        transported by rail, of which $405,000 shall be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and $840,000 shall be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (16) $1,211,000 for mail and express tracking 
        deployment to identify the status of each rail 
        shipment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Security Operations.--The following amounts are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for 
the use of Amtrak for fiscal year 2003:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) $354,000 for hiring 4 police officers, each of 
        whom is to be dedicated to a specific region of the United 
        States, to provide intelligence-gathering and analysis, conduct 
        crime-mapping assessments throughout the entire system, work 
        with law enforcement to prevent terrorist acts and reduce 
        Amtrak's vulnerability, of which 50 percent shall be obligated 
        or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) $10,411,000 for the hiring of 150 patrol 
        officers and 48 specialized personnel, of whom 101 would be 
        deployed on the Northeast Corridor and 97 outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) $11,292,000 for the hiring of 250 security 
        officers, of whom 147 would be deployed on the Northeast 
        Corridor and 103 outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) $1,828,000 for the hiring of 20 canine bomb 
        teams, of which 14 are to be deployed outside the Northeast 
        Corridor and 10 are to be deployed to mail and express 
        facilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) $30,761,000 for 90 infrastructure security 
        inspectors to inspect the rights-of-way, bridges, buildings, 
        tunnels, communications and signaling equipment, fencing, 
        gates, barriers, lighting, catenary system, and other security 
        features, of which $21,000,000 is to be obligated or expended 
        on the Northeast Corridor and $10,000,000 is to be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) $2,990,000 to expand aviation capabilities for 
        security coverage and patrol capabilities, including equipment, 
        staff, and facilities, of which $997,000 is to be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and $1,993,000 is to be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) $1,095,000 for the leasing of 150 vehicles and 
        10 bicycles to support patrol capabilities, of which $569,000 
        is to be obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 
        $526,000 is to be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) $669,000 for 6 management level positions with 
        responsibility for direction, control, implementation, and 
        monitoring of security systems, including the deployment of the 
        250 security officers throughout the Amtrak system, of which 
        $446,000 is to be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
        Corridor and $223,000 is to be obligated or expended outside 
        the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) $980,000 for applicant background 
        investigations, of which 50 percent shall be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) $457,000 for rapid response teams to respond 
        to and prepare for on-site consequence management, all of which 
        shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Equipment Security.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The following amounts are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
        Transportation for the use of Amtrak for fiscal year 
        2003:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $1,755,000 to provide two-way 
                communication devices for all Amtrak 
                conductors.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $3,000,000 for 2 mobile emergency 
                command and communication units and rapid response 
                teams, 1 to be located in the Midwest and 1 on the West 
                Coast.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) $651,000 for 200 to 400 radioactive 
                material detectors to be deployed system-wide, of which 
                $231,000 is to be obligated or expended on the 
                Northeast Corridor and $420,000 is to be obligated or 
                expended outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) $4,000,000 for hand-held bomb 
                detectors for use by police to inspect baggage and 
                packages.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) $1,400,000 to screen express packages 
                before being placed on trains.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) $1,305,000 for secure locking devices 
                on mail and express cars that have satellite-monitoring 
                capability.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) $10,234,000 for video recording 
                systems on road locomotives, of which $4,859,000 is to 
                be obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 
                $5,375,000 is to be obligated or expended outside the 
                Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) $6,712,000 to acquire and install 
                satellite-based technology to shut down any locomotive 
                that is not under the control of its crew.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) $4,320,000 to install 10 new 
                communications stations to enable radio communications 
                in remote locations and 12 satellite 
                receivers.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) $4,000,000 for 4 self-propelled high-
                speed rail cars designated for selective patrol and 
                enforcement functions, including critical incident 
                response, dignitary protection, and roving rail 
                security inspections.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Allocation.--Except as provided in 
        subparagraphs (B), (C), and (G) of paragraph (1), 50 percent of 
        any amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
        obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent 
        of such amounts shall be obligated or expended outside the 
        Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall remain available until 
expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Prohibition on Use of Equipment for Employment-related 
Purposes.--An employer may not use closed circuit television cameras 
purchased with amounts authorized by this section for employee 
disciplinary or monitoring purposes unrelated to transportation 
security.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. STUDY OF FOREIGN RAIL TRANSPORT SECURITY 
              PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Requirement for Study.--Not later than June 1, 2003, 
the Comptroller General shall carry out a study of the rail passenger 
transportation security programs that are carried out for rail 
transportation systems in Japan, member nations of the European Union, 
and other foreign countries.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to 
identify effective rail transportation security measures that are in 
use in foreign rail transportation systems, including innovative 
measures and screening procedures determined effective.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit a report 
on the results of the study to Congress. The report shall include the 
Comptroller General's assessment regarding whether it is feasible to 
implement within the United States any of the same or similar security 
measures that are determined effective under the study.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. PASSENGER, BAGGAGE, AND CARGO SCREENING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Requirement for Study and Report.--The Secretary of 
Transportation shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) study the cost and feasibility of requiring 
        security screening for all passengers, baggage, and mail, 
        express, and other cargo on Amtrak trains; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) report the results of the study, together with 
        any recommendations that the Secretary may have for 
        implementing a rail security screening program to the Committee 
        on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives one year after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Pilot Program.--As part of the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall conduct a pilot program of random security 
screening of passengers and baggage at 5 of the 10 busiest passenger 
rail stations served by Amtrak (measured by the average number of 
boardings of Amtrak passenger trains) and at up to five additional rail 
stations served by Amtrak that are selected by the Secretary. In 
selecting the additional train stations the Secretary shall attempt to 
achieve a distribution of participating stations in terms of geographic 
location and size.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 104. RAIL SECURITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Secretary of Transportation.--Section 20103(a) is 
amended by striking ``safety'' and inserting ``safety, including the 
security of railroad operations,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Rail Police Officers.--Section 28101 is amended by 
striking ``the rail carrier'' each place it appears and inserting ``any 
rail carrier''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Review of Rail Regulations.--Within 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in 
consultation with the Federal Railroad Administration's Rail Safety 
Advisory Committee, shall review existing rail regulations of the 
Department of Transportation for the purpose of identifying areas in 
which those regulations need to be revised to improve rail safety and 
security.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 105. RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY RISK 
              ASSESSMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Assessment.--The Secretary of Transportation 
        shall assess the security risks associated with rail 
        transportation and develop prioritized recommendations for--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) improving the security of rail 
                tunnels, rail bridges, rail switching areas, and other 
                areas identified by the Secretary as posing significant 
                rail-related risks to public safety and the movement of 
                interstate commerce, taking into account the impact 
                that any proposed security measure might have on the 
                provision of rail service;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the deployment of chemical and 
                biological weapon detection equipment;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) dealing with the immediate and long-
                term economic impact of measures that may be required 
                to address those risks; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) training employees in terrorism 
                response activities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Existing private and public sector efforts.--
        The assessment shall include a review of any actions already 
        taken to address identified security issues by both public and 
        private entities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Railroad crossing delays.--The Secretary shall 
        include in the assessment an analysis of the risks to public 
        safety and to the security of rail transportation that are 
        associated with long delays in the movement of trains that have 
        stopped on railroad grade crossings of highways, streets, and 
        other roads for motor vehicle traffic, especially in major 
        metropolitan areas. The Secretary shall include in the 
        recommendations developed under paragraph (1) recommended 
        actions for preventing such delays and reducing the risks 
        identified in the analysis.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation; Use of Existing Resources.--In carrying 
out the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) consult with rail management, rail labor, and 
        public safety officials (including officials responsible for 
        responding to emergencies); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) utilize, to the maximum extent feasible, the 
        resources and assistance of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Federal Railroad Administration's 
                Rail Safety Advisory Committee; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Transportation Research Board of 
                the National Academy of Sciences.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Contents.--Within 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
        Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
        the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure a report, without compromising national 
        security, containing--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the assessment and prioritized 
                recommendations required by subsection (a); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) any proposals the Secretary deems 
                appropriate for providing Federal financial, 
                technological, or research and development assistance 
                to railroads to assist the railroads in reducing the 
                likelihood, severity, and consequences of deliberate 
                acts of crime or terrorism toward rail employees, rail 
                passengers, rail shipments, or rail property.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Format.--The Secretary may submit the report 
        in both classified and redacted formats if the Secretary 
        determines that such action is appropriate or 
        necessary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 to 
carry out this section, such sums to remain available until 
expended.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>TITLE II--INTERSTATE RAILROAD PASSENGER HIGH-SPEED 
                    TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. INTERSTATE RAILROAD PASSENGER HIGH-SPEED 
              TRANSPORTATION POLICY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In general.--Chapter 261 is amended by inserting 
before section 26101 the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 26100. Policy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>      ``(a) In General.--The Congress declares that it is the 
policy of the United States that designated high-speed railroad 
passenger transportation corridors are the building blocks of an 
interconnected interstate railroad passenger system that serves the 
entire Nation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Secretary Required To Establish National High-speed 
Ground Transportation Policy.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish the national high-speed ground transportation policy required 
by section 309(e)(1) of this title no later than December 31, 
2002.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendments.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The chapter analysis for chapter 261 is 
        amended by inserting before the item relating to section 26101 
        the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``26100. Policy''.
        <DELETED>    (2) Section 309(e)(1) is amended by striking 
        ``Within 12 months after the submission of the study required 
        by subsection (d),'' and inserting ``No later than December 31, 
        2002,''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR PLANNING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 26101(a) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Planning.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation 
        shall provide planning assistance to States or group of States 
        and other public agencies promoting the development of high-
        speed rail corridors designated by the Secretary under section 
        104(d) of title 23.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Secretary may provide direct or financial 
        assistance.--The Secretary may provide planning assistance 
        under paragraph (1) directly or by providing financial 
        assistance to a public agency or group of public agencies to 
        undertake planning activities approved by the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) 100 percent federal funding.--The Secretary 
        may not require any portion of the publicly financed costs 
        associated with eligible activities to come from non-Federal 
        sources.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Priorities to chicago, atlanta, and dallas/
        fort worth.--In determining projects to be undertaken pursuant 
        to this paragraph, the Secretary shall give the highest 
        priorities to undertaking planning in the vicinity of Union 
        Station in Chicago, Illinois, in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, 
        and in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming and Other Amendments to Section 26101.--
Section 26101 is further amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking subsection (c)(2) and inserting 
        the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the extent to which the proposed planning 
        focuses on high-speed rail systems, giving a priority to 
        systems which will achieve sustained speeds of 125 miles per 
        hour or greater and projects involving dedicated rail passenger 
        rights-of-way;'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon in 
        subsection (c)(12);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``completed; and'' in subsection 
        (c)(13) and inserting ``completed.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking subsection (c)(14); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Operators and Certain Service Providers Deemed Rail 
Carriers.--A person that conducts rail operations, or performs 
catering, cleaning, construction, maintenance or other services for 
rail operations, funded or otherwise receiving assistance under this 
section is deemed to be a rail carrier for purposes of part A of 
subtitle IV, when so operating or performing such 
services.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 511(n)(1) of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
831(n)(1)) is amended by striking ``125'' and inserting 
``90''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Financial Assistance To Include Loans and Loan 
Guarantees.--Section 26105(1) is amended by inserting ``loans, loan 
guarantees,'' after ``contracts,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Reinvestment of Non-passenger Operating Profit.--
Amtrak shall invest any revenue from non-passenger operations in 
capital needs outside the Northeast Corridor.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. IMPLEMENATION ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Chapter 261 is amended by inserting after 
section 26101 the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 26101A. Implementation of corridor plans</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Implementation Assistance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation 
        shall provide implementation assistance to States or group of 
        States and other public agencies promoting the development of 
        high-speed rail corridors designated by the Secretary under 
        section 104(d) of title 23. The Secretary shall establish an 
        application and qualification process and, before providing 
        assistance under this section, make a determination on the 
        record that the applicant is qualified and eligible for 
        assistance under this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Secretary may provide direct or financial 
        assistance.--The Secretary may provide implementation 
        assistance under paragraph (1) directly or by providing 
        financial assistance to a public agency or group of public 
        agencies to undertake implementation activities approved by the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) 100 percent federal share.--The Secretary 
        may not require any portion of the publicly financed costs 
        associated with eligible activities to come from non-Federal 
        sources.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Contribution of land.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (3), the Secretary may accept land contributed by a 
        State for right-of-way, without regard to whether the State 
        acquired the land directly or indirectly through the use of 
        Federal funds, including transfers from the Highway Trust Fund 
        under section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Priorities to chicago, atlanta, and dallas/
        fort worth.--In determining projects to be undertaken pursuant 
        to this subsection, the Secretary shall give the highest 
        priorities to undertaking implementation assistance in the 
        vicinity of Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, in metropolitan 
        Atlanta, Georgia, and in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 
        area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Special transportation circumstances.--In 
        carrying out this section, the Secretary shall allocate an 
        appropriate portion of the amounts available for implementation 
        assistance to providing appropriate related assistance in any 
        State the rail transportation system of which--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is not physically connected to rail 
                systems in the continental United States; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) may not otherwise qualify for high-
                speed rail implementation assistance due to the 
                constraints imposed on the railway infrastructure in 
                that State due to the unique characteristics of the 
                geography of that State or other relevant 
                considerations, as determined by the 
                Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Eligible Implementation Activities.--The following 
activities are eligible for implementation assistance under subsection 
(a):</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Security planning and the acquisition of 
        security and emergency response equipment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Operating expenses.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Infrastructure acquisition and construction 
        of track and facilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Highway-rail grade crossing eliminations and 
        improvements.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Acquisition of rights-of-way, locomotives, 
        rolling stock, track, and signal equipment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Criteria for Determining Assistance for 
Implementation Activities.--The Secretary, in selecting recipients of 
assistance under subsection (a), shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) encourage the use of positive train control 
        technologies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) require that any project meet any existing 
        safety regulations, and give preference to any project 
        determined by the Secretary to have particularly high levels of 
        safety;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) encourage intermodal connectivity by 
        locating train stations in or near airports, bus terminals, 
        subway stations, ferry ports, and other modes of 
        transportation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) ensure a general regional balance in 
        providing such assistance and avoid the concentration of a 
        disproportionate dedication of available financial assistance 
        resources to a single project or region of the 
        country.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Operators and Certain Service Providers Deemed Rail 
Carriers.--A person that conducts rail operations, or performs 
catering, cleaning, construction, maintenance or other services for 
rail operations, funded or otherwise receiving assistance under this 
section is deemed to be a rail carrier for purposes of part A of 
subtitle IV, when so operating or performing such 
services.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Rulemaking Required.--Within 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a 
rulemaking to create an application and qualification procedure for 
providing high-speed rail corridor implementation assistance under 
section 26101A of title 49, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for 
chapter 261 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
26101 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``26101A. Implementation of corridor plans''.

<DELETED>SEC. 204. DESIGNATED HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
give priority in allocating funds authorized by section 26104 of title 
49, United States Code, to designated high-speed rail 
corridors.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Designated High-Speed Rail Corridors.--For purposes of 
subsection (a), the following shall be considered to be designated 
high-speed rail corridors:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) California Corridor connecting the San 
        Francisco Bay area and Sacramento to Los Angeles and San 
        Diego.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Chicago Hub Corridor Network with the 
        following spokes:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Chicago to Detroit.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Chicago to Minneapolis/St. Paul, 
                Minnesota, via Milwaukee, Wisconsin.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Chicago to Kansas City, Missouri, via 
                Springfield, Illinois, and St. Louis, 
                Missouri.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, via 
                Indianapolis, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) Chicago to Cleveland, Ohio, via 
                Toledo, Ohio.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Cleveland, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio, 
                via Columbus, Ohio.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Empire State Corridor from New York City, New 
        York, through Albany, New York, to Buffalo, New York.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Florida High-Speed Rail Corridor from Tampa 
        through Orlando to Miami.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Gulf Coast Corridor from Houston Texas, 
        through New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mobile, Alabama, with a 
        branch from New Orleans, through Meridian, Mississippi, and 
        Birmingham, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Keystone Corridor from Philadelphia, 
        Pennsylvania, through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Pittsburgh, 
        Pennsylvania.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Northeast Corridor from Washington, District 
        of Columbia, through New York City, New York, New Haven, 
        Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island, to Boston, 
        Massachusetts, with a branch from New Haven, Connecticut, to 
        Springfield, Massachusetts.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) New England Corridor from Boston, 
        Massachusetts, to Portland and Auburn, Maine, and from Boston, 
        Massachusetts, through Concord, New Hampshire, and Montpelier, 
        Vermont, to Montreal, Quebec.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Pacific Northwest Corridor from Eugene, 
        Oregon, through Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, to 
        Vancouver, British Columbia.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) South Central Corridor from San Antonio, 
        Texas, through Dallas/ Fort Worth to Little Rock, Arkansas, 
        with a branch from Dallas/Fort Worth through Oklahoma City, 
        Oklahoma, to Tulsa, Oklahoma.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) Southeast Corridor from Washington, District 
        of Columbia, through Richmond, Virginia, Raleigh, North 
        Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia, and 
        Jessup, Georgia, to Jacksonville, Florida, with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a branch from Raleigh, North Carolina, 
                through Charlotte, North Carolina, and Greenville, 
                South Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia; a branch from 
                Richmond, to Hampton Roads/Norfolk, Virginia;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a branch from Charlotte, North 
                Carolina, to Columbia, South Carolina, to Charleston, 
                South Carolina;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a connecting route from Atlanta, 
                Georgia, to Jessup, Georgia;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) a connecting route from Atlanta, 
                Georgia, to Charleston, South Carolina; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) a branch from Raleigh, North Carolina, 
                through Florence, South Carolina, to Charleston, South 
                Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, with a connecting 
                route from Florence, South Carolina, to Myrtle Beach, 
                South Carolina.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) Southwest Corridor from Los Angeles, 
        California, to Las Vegas, Nevada.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Other High-speed Rail Corridors.--For purposes of this 
section, subsection (b)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) does not limit the term ``designated high-
        speed rail corridor'' to those corridors described in 
        subsection (b); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) does not limit the Secretary of 
        Transportation's authority--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to designate additional high-speed 
                rail corridors; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to terminate the designation of any 
                high-speed rail corridor.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. LABOR STANDARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Employee Protection.--The Secretary of Transportation 
shall require as a condition of any project financed in whole or in 
part by funds authorized by this Act that the project be conducted in a 
manner that provides a fair arrangement at least as protective of the 
interests of employees who are affected by the project so funded as the 
terms imposed under arrangements reached under section 141 of the 
Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24706 note) on 
rail carriers.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Labor Standards.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Prevailing wages.--The Secretary or 
        Transportation--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) shall ensure that laborers and 
                mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in 
                construction work financed in whole or in part by funds 
                authorized by this Act will be paid wages not less than 
                those prevailing on similar construction in the 
                locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under 
                the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act; 
                40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) may make such funds available with 
                respect to construction work only after being assured 
                that required labor standards will be maintained on the 
                construction work.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Wage rates.--Wage rates in a collective 
        bargaining agreement negotiated under the Railway Labor Act (45 
        U.S.C. 151 et seq.) are deemed for purposes of this subsection 
        to comply with the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-
        Bacon Act; 40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 206. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS IN HIGH-SPEED RAIL 
              CORRIDORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The entire cost of construction of 
projects for the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings in 
designated high-speed rail corridors, including the separation or 
protection of grades at crossings, the reconstruction of existing 
railroad grade crossing structures, and the relocation of highways to 
eliminate grade crossings, may be paid from sums authorized by 
subsection (k). In any case when the elimination of the hazards of a 
railway-highway crossing can be effected by the relocation of a portion 
of a railway at a cost estimated by the Secretary of Transportation to 
be less than the cost of such elimination by one of the methods 
mentioned in the first sentence of this section, then the entire cost 
of such relocation project may be paid from sums authorized by 
subsection (k).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Classification of Projects.--The Secretary may 
classify the various types of projects involved in the elimination of 
hazards of high-speed rail corridor railway-highway crossings, and may 
set for each such classification a percentage of the costs of 
construction which shall be deemed to represent the net benefit to the 
railroad or railroads for the purpose of determining the railroad's 
share of the cost of construction. The percentage so determined shall 
in no case exceed 10 per cent of such costs. The Secretary shall 
determine the appropriate classification of each project.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Liability of Railroad.--Any railroad involved in a 
project for the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings 
paid for in whole or in part from sums made available under this 
section shall be liable to the United States for the net benefit to the 
railroad determined under the classification of such project made under 
subsection (b). That liability to the United States may be discharged 
by direct payment to the State transportation department of the State 
in which the project is located, in which case such payment shall be 
credited to the cost of the project. The payment may consist in whole 
or in part of materials and labor furnished by the railroad in 
connection with the construction of the project. If any such railroad 
fails to discharge such liability within a 6-month period after 
completion of the project, it shall be liable to the United States for 
its share of the cost, and the Secretary shall request the Attorney 
General to institute proceedings against such railroad for the recovery 
of the amount for which it is liable under this subsection. The 
Attorney General is authorized to bring such proceedings on behalf of 
the United States, in the appropriate district court of the United 
States, and the United States shall be entitled in such proceedings to 
recover such sums as it is considered and adjudged by the court that 
such railroad is liable for in the premises. Any amounts recovered by 
the United States under this subsection shall be credited to 
miscellaneous receipts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Survey and Schedule of Projects.--Each State shall 
conduct and systematically maintain a survey of all high-speed rail 
corridor railway-highway crossings to identify those railroad crossings 
which may require separation, relocation, or protective devices, and 
establish and implement a schedule of projects for this 
purpose.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Funds for Protective Devices.--The Secretary shall 
give priority under this section to the elimination of high-speed rail 
corridor railway-highway grade crossings, but shall make funds 
authorized for obligation or expenditure under this section available 
for the installation of protective devices at high-speed rail corridor 
railway-highway crossings where appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds 
available for obligation and expenditure under this section between 
high-speed rail corridor railway-highway crossings on the Northeast 
Corridor and such crossings outside the Northeast Corridor in an 
equitable fashion, taking into account traffic volume, traffic 
patterns, frequency of trains, adequacy of existing hazard warnings, 
and such other factors as the Secretary deems appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall report to the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House 
of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure not 
later than December 30 of each year on the progress being made to 
implement the railway-highway crossings program authorized by this 
section and the effectiveness of such improvements. Each report shall 
contain an assessment of the costs of the various treatments employed 
and subsequent accident experience at improved locations. The report 
shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the number of projects undertaken, their 
        distribution by cost range, road system, nature of treatment, 
        and subsequent accident experience at improved 
        locations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) an analysis and evaluation of the program 
        activities in each State, including identification of any State 
        found not to be in compliance with the schedule of improvements 
        required by subsection (d); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) recommendations for future implementation of 
        the railway-highway crossings program under this section and 
        section 130 of title 23, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Use of Funds for Matching.--Funds authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section may be used to provide a local 
government with funds to be used on a matching basis when State funds 
are available which may only be spent when the local government 
produces matching funds for the improvement of railway-highway 
crossings.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Incentive Payments for At-grade Crossing Closures.--
.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this section and subject to paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), the Secretary may make incentive payments to a local 
        government upon the permanent closure by such government of 
        public at-grade high-speed rail corridor railway-highway 
        crossings under its jurisdiction.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Incentive payments by railroads.--The 
        Secretary may not make an incentive payment under paragraph (1) 
        to a local government with respect to the closure of a crossing 
        unless the railroad owning the tracks on which the crossing is 
        located makes an incentive payment to the government with 
        respect to the closure.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Amount of Federal incentive payment.--The 
        amount of the incentive payment payable to a local government 
        under paragraph (1) with respect to a crossing may not exceed 
        the lesser of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the amount of the incentive payment 
                paid to the government with respect to the crossing by 
                the railroad concerned under paragraph (2); 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $ 7,500.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (j) Coordination with Title 23 Program.--In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) implement this section in accordance with the 
        classification of projects and railroad share of the cost as 
        provided in section 646.210 of title 23, Code of Federal 
        Regulations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) coordinate the administration of this section 
        with the program established by section 130 of title 23, United 
        States Code, in order to avoid duplication of effort and to 
        ensure the effectiveness of both programs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (k) Funding.--Not less than 10 percent of the amounts 
appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out section 26101A shall be 
obligated or expended to carry out this section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 26104 is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 26104. Authorization of appropriations</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Fiscal Years 2003 through 2008.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 
2003 through 2008--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) $25,000,000 for carrying out section 
        26101;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) $1,500,000,000 for carrying out section 
        26101A; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) $25,000,000 for carrying out section 
        26102.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Funds To Remain Available.--Funds made available 
under this section shall remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Special Rule.--Except as specifically provided in 
section 26101, 26101A, or 26102, no amount authorized by subsection (a) 
may be used for obligation or expenditure on the Boston-to-Washington 
segment of the Northeast Corridor while that segment is receiving 
Federal funds for capital or operating expenses.''.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>TITLE III--NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
              DEFINED.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 24102 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking paragraph (2);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 
        as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) as so 
        redesignated the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) `national rail passenger transportation 
        system' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the spine of the Northeast Corridor 
                between Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, 
                D.C.;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) rail corridors that have been 
                designated by the Secretary of Transportation as high-
                speed corridors, but only after they have been improved 
                to permit operation of high-speed service;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) long-distance routes of more than 
                750 miles between endpoints operated by Amtrak as of 
                the date of enactment of the National Defense Rail Act; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) short-distance corridors or routes 
                operated as of the date of enactment of the National 
                Defense Rail Act, unless discontinued by 
                Amtrak.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Amtrak Routes with State Funding.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Chapter 247 is amended by 
        inserting after section 27101 the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 24702. Transportation requested by States, authorities, 
              and other persons</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Contracts for Transportation.--Amtrak and a State, a 
regional or local authority, or another person may enter into a 
contract for Amtrak to operate an intercity rail service or route not 
included in the national rail passenger transportation system upon such 
terms as the parties thereto may agree.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Discontinuance.--Upon termination of a contract 
entered into under this section, or the cessation of financial support 
under such a contract, Amtrak may discontinue such service or route, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conforming amendment.--The chapter analysis 
        for chapter 247 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
        to section 24701 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``24702. Transportation requested by States, authorities, and 
                            other persons''.

<DELETED>SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 24104(a) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``and'' in paragraph 
        (4);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``2002,'' in paragraph (5) and 
        inserting ``2002; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) such sums as are authorized by this title 
        and by the National Defense Rail Act for fiscal years 2003 
        through 2007,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Repeal of Self-sufficiency Requirements.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Title 49 amendments.--Chapter 241 is amended--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking the last sentence of 
                section 24101(d); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking the last sentence of 
                section 24104(a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Amtrak reform and accountability act 
        amendments.--Title II of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability 
        Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24101 nt) is amended by striking 
        sections 204 and 205.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Common stock redemption date.--Section 415 of 
        the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 
        24304 nt) is amended by striking subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Lease arrangements.--Amtrak may obtain services from 
the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator may 
provide services to Amtrak, under section 201(b) and 211(b) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Service Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
481(b) and 491(b)) for fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year 
thereafter.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Miscellaneous Amtrak-related Amendments.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Financial powers.--Section 415(d) of the 
        Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 by adding at the 
        end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) This section does not affect the 
        applicability of section 3729 of title 31, United States Code, 
        to claims made against Amtrak.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Application of d.c. corporation act.--Section 
        24301(e) is amended by striking ``title 5, this part, and, to 
        the extent consistent with this part, the District of Columbia 
        Corporation Act (D.C. Code 29-301 et seq.)'' and inserting 
        ``title 5 and this part''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Application of buy american act.--Section 
        24305(f) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Domestic Buying Preferences.--The Buy American Act 
(41 U.S.C. 10a) and section 301 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
U.S.C. 2511) apply to Amtrak.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. ADDITIONAL AMTRAK AUTHORIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Excess RRTA.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for fiscal 
year 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the 
amount Amtrak must pay under section 3221 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 in fiscal years that is more than the amount needed for 
benefits for individuals who retire from Amtrak and for their 
beneficiaries.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Principal and Interest Payments.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Principal on debt service.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
        Transportation for the use of Amtrak for retirement of 
        principal on loans for capital equipment, or capital leases, 
        the following amounts:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) For fiscal year 2003, 
                $105,000,000.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) For fiscal year 2004, 
                $93,000,000.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) For fiscal year 2005, 
                $105,000,000.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) For fiscal year 2006, 
                $108,000,000.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) For fiscal year 2007, 
                $183,000,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Interest on Debt.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
        Amtrak for the payment of interest on loans for capital 
        equipment, or capital leases, the following amounts:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) For fiscal year 2003, 
                $160,000,000.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) For fiscal year 2004, 
                $157,000,000.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) For fiscal year 2005, 
                $147,000,000.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) For fiscal year 2006, 
                $142,000,000.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) For fiscal year 2007, 
                $134,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Environmental Compliance.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for fiscal year 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, $30,000,000, of 
which one-third shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
Corridor and two-thirds shall be obligated or expended outside the 
Northeast Corridor, in order to comply with environmental 
regulations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Compliance with ADA Requirements.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
        Amtrak for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, $43,000,000 
        for access improvements in facilities and stations necessary to 
        comply with the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities 
        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162), including an initial assessment 
        of the full set of needs across the national rail passenger 
        transportation system, of which--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $10,000,000 shall be obligated or 
                expended on the Northeast Corridor; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $33,000,000,000 shall be obligated or 
                expended outside the Northeast Corridor, of which 
                $15,000,000 shall be obligated or expended for long-
                distance trains.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Best efforts requirement.--If Amtrak fails to 
        meet the period for compliance requirement imposed by section 
        242(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 
        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I))--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) it shall not be considered 
                discrimination for purposes of section 202 of that Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 12132) or section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
                Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) if Amtrak demonstrates to 
                the satisfaction of the Secretary of Transportation 
                that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Amtrak has made substantial 
                        progress toward meeting the requirements of 
                        section 242(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Americans 
                        With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                        12162(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I)); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Amtrak's failure to meet the 
                        period of compliance requirement of that 
                        section is attributable to the insufficiency of 
                        appropriated funds; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the period for compliance under 
                section 242(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Americans With 
                Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                12162(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) shall be extended until--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) sufficient funds have been 
                        appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation 
                        for the use of Amtrak to enable Amtrak to 
                        comply fully with the requirements of that 
                        section; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a reasonable period of time 
                        for the completion of necessary construction so 
                        funded has passed.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 304. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR AUTHORIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for fiscal 
year 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, the following 
amounts:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) $370,000,000 for capital backlog on 
        infrastructure on the Northeast Corridor to bring 
        infrastructure up to state-of-good-repair, including renewal of 
        the South End electric traction system, improvements on bridges 
        and tunnels, and interlocking and signal system 
        renewal.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) $60,000,000 for capital backlog on fleet to 
        bring existing fleet to a state-of-good-repair, including 
        equipment replacement and upgrades necessary to meet current 
        service commitments.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) $40,000,000 for capital backlog on stations 
        and facilities, including improvements to the facility and 
        platform at the existing Penn Station, and bringing 
        maintenance-of-way facilities up to state-of-good-
        repair.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) $350,000,000 for ongoing capital 
        infrastructure--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to replace assets on a life-cycle 
                basis;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to ensure that a state-of-good-repair 
                is maintained in order to meet safety and reliability 
                standards; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to meet current service 
                commitments.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) $40,000,000 for ongoing capital fleet 
        investment to sustain regularly scheduled maintenance, 
        including a 120-day cycle of preventive maintenance, and heavy 
        overhauls on a 4-year schedule, with interior enhancements as 
        needed.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) $30,000,000 for ongoing capital improvements 
        to stations and facilities to provide for regular upgrades to 
        stations to meet current service needs, and regular 
        improvements to maintenance-of-equipment and maintenance-of-way 
        facilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) $20,000,000 for ongoing technology upgrades of 
        reservation, distribution, financial, and operations systems, 
        including hardware, software, infrastructure, and 
        communications.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Life Safety Needs.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for fiscal year 2003:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) $798,000,000 for the 6 New York tunnels built 
        in 1910 to provide ventilation, electrical, and fire safety 
        technology upgrades, emergency communication and lighting 
        systems, and emergency access and egress for 
        passengers.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) $57,000,000 for the Baltimore & Potomac tunnel 
        built in 1872 to provide adequate drainage, ventilation, 
        communication, lighting, and passenger egress 
        upgrades.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) $40,000,000 for the Washington, D.C. Union 
        Station tunnels built in 1904 under the Supreme Court and House 
        and Senate Office Buildings to improve ventilation, 
        communication, lighting, and passenger egress 
        upgrades.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Infrastructure Upgrades.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for fiscal year 2003, $3,000,000 for the preliminary design of options 
for a new tunnel on a different alignment to augment the capacity of 
the existing Baltimore tunnels.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Corridor Growth investment.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
Amtrak for corridor growth investments in the Northeast Corridor--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) For fiscal year 2003, $200,000,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) For fiscal year 2004, $300,000,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) For fiscal year 2005, $400,000,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) For fiscal year 2006, $500,000,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) For fiscal year 2007, $600,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Financial Contribution from Other Tunnel Users.--The 
Secretary shall, taking into account the need for the timely completion 
of all life safety portions of the tunnel projects described in 
subsection (b)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) consider the extent to which rail carriers 
        other than Amtrak use the tunnels;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) consider the feasibility of seeking a 
        financial contribution from those other rail carriers toward 
        the costs of the projects; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) obtain financial contributions or commitments 
        from such other rail carriers if feasible.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to this section shall remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Reinvestment of NEC Operating Profit.--Amtrak shall 
invest any revenue from operations in the Northeast Corridor in capital 
needs of the corridor until the backlog of capital improvements are 
completed under Amtrak's 20-year plan.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. LONG DISTANCE TRAINS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for fiscal 
year 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, $360,000,000 for operating 
costs associated with long distance trains.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Capital Backlog and Upgrades.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
Amtrak for fiscal year 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
$70,000,000 to reduce the capital backlog and to bring its existing 
fleet to a state-of-good-repair, including equipment replacement and 
upgrades necessary to meet current service commitments.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Ongoing Capital Infrastructure Investments.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for 
the use of Amtrak for fiscal year 2003, and each fiscal year 
thereafter, $80,000,000 for ongoing capital infrastructure--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to replace assets on a life-cycle 
        basis;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to ensure that a state-of-good-repair is 
        maintained in order to meet safety and reliability 
        standards;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to meet current service commitments; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to provide funds for investment in partner 
        railroads to operate passenger service at currently committed 
        levels.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Capital Fleet Needs.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for fiscal year 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, $50,000,000 for 
ongoing capital fleet needs to sustain regularly scheduled maintenance, 
including a 120-day cycle of preventive maintenance, and heavy 
overhauls on a 4-year schedule, with interior enhancements as 
needed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Capital stations and facilities.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
Amtrak for fiscal year 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
$10,000,000 for ongoing capital stations and facilities needs to 
provide regular upgrades to stations to meet current service needs, and 
regular improvements to maintenance-of-way equipment and maintenance-
of-way facilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Technology Needs.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for fiscal year 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, $10,000,000 for 
ongoing technology needs to upgrade reservation, distribution, 
financial, and operations systems, including hardware, software, 
infrastructure, and communications.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 306. SHORT DISTANCE TRAINS; STATE-SUPPORTED 
              ROUTES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for fiscal year 2003, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, for obligation and expenditure on routes 
outside the Northeast Corridor--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) $20,000,000 for capital backlog on 
        infrastructure to bring infrastructure up to a state-of-good-
        repair, including improvements on bridges and tunnels that are 
        approaching the end of their useful life and interlocking and 
        signal system renewal;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) $10,000,000 for capital backlog on its fleet 
        to bring Amtrak's existing fleet as of the date of enactment of 
        this Act to a state-of-good-repair, including equipment 
        replacement and upgrades necessary to meet current service 
        commitments;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) $170,000,000 for ongoing capital 
        infrastructure to replace assets on a life-cycle basis to 
        ensure a state-of-good-repair is maintained in order to meet 
        safety and reliability standards needed to deliver current 
        service commitments, including investment in partner railroads 
        to operate passenger service at currently committed 
        levels.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) $40,000,000 for ongoing capital fleet needs to 
        sustain regularly scheduled maintenance, including a 120-day 
        cycle preventive maintenance schedule, and heavy overhauls on a 
        4-year schedule, with interior enhancements as 
        needed;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) $10,000,000 for ongoing capital stations and 
        facilities needs to provide regular upgrades to stations to 
        meet current service needs, and regular improvements to 
        maintenance-of-way equipment and maintenance-of-way facilities; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) $20,000,000 for ongoing technology needs to 
        upgrade of reservation, distribution, financial, and operations 
        systems, including hardware, software, infrastructure and 
        communications.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 307. RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NORTHEAST CORRIDOR SAFETY 
              COMMITTEE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Re-establishment of Northeast Corridor Safety 
Committee.--The Secretary of Transportation shall re-establish the 
Northeast Corridor Safety Committee authorized by section 24905(b) of 
title 49, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Termination Date.--Section 24905(b)(4) is amended by 
striking ``January 1, 1999,'' and inserting ``January 1, 
2008,''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 308. ON-TIME PERFORMANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 24308 is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) On-time Performance.--If the on-time performance of 
any intercity passenger train averages less than 80 percent for any 
consecutive 3-month period, Amtrak may petition the Surface 
Transportation Board to investigate whether, and to what extent, delays 
are due to causes that could reasonably be addressed by a rail carrier 
over the tracks of which the intercity passenger train operates, or by 
a regional authority providing commuter service, if any. In carrying 
out such an investigation, the Surface Transportation Board shall 
obtain information from all parties involved and make recommendations 
regarding reasonable measures to improve the on-time performance of the 
train.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 309. AMTRAK BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 24302 is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 24302. Board of directors</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Composition and Terms.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The board of directors of Amtrak is composed 
        of the following 9 directors, each of whom must be a citizen of 
        the United States:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) The President of Amtrak.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) The Secretary of 
                Transportation.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) 7 individuals appointed by the 
                President of the United States, by and with the advice 
                and consent of the Senate, with an interest, 
                experience, and qualifications in or directly related 
                to rail transportation, including representatives of 
                the passenger rail transportation, travel, hospitality, 
                cruise line, and passenger air transportation 
                businesses, and consumers of passenger rail 
                transportation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) An individual appointed under paragraph 
        (1)(C) of this subsection serves for 5 years or until the 
        individual's successor is appointed and qualified. Not more 
        than 4 individuals appointed under paragraph (1)(C) may be 
        members of the same political party.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The board shall elect a chairman and a vice 
        chairman from among its membership. The vice chairman shall 
        serve as chairman in the absence of the chairman.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) The Secretary may be represented at a 
        meeting of the board only by the Deputy Secretary of 
        Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
        Administration, or the General Counsel of the Department of 
        Transportation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Pay and Expenses.--Each director not employed by the 
United States Government is entitled to $300 a day when performing 
board duties and powers. Each director is entitled to reimbursement for 
necessary travel, reasonable secretarial and professional staff 
support, and subsistence expenses incurred in attending board 
meetings.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the board is filled in the 
same way as the original selection, except that an individual appointed 
by the President of the United States under subsection (a)(1)(C) of 
this section to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term for 
which the predecessor of that individual was appointed is appointed for 
the remainder of that term. A vacancy required to be filled by 
appointment under subsection (a)(1)(C) must be filled not later than 
120 days after the vacancy occurs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Bylaws.--The board may adopt and amend bylaws 
governing the operation of Amtrak. The bylaws shall be consistent with 
this part and the articles of incorporation.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on October 1, 2003. The members of the Amtrak Reform 
Board may continue to serve until 3 directors appointed by the 
President under section 24302(a) of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a), have qualified for office.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 310. INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF AMTRAK OPERATIONS; REVIEW BY 
              DOT IG.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Amtrak shall employ an independent 
financial consultant--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to assess its financial accounting and 
        reporting system;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to design and assist Amtrak in implementing a 
        modern financial accounting and reporting system, on the basis 
        of the assessment, that will produce accurate and timely 
        financial information in sufficient detail--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to enable Amtrak to assign revenues 
                and expenses appropriately to each of its lines of 
                business activity; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to aggregate expenses and revenues 
                related to infrastructure and distinguish them from 
                expenses and revenues related to rail 
                operations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Verification of System; Report.--The Inspector General 
of the Department of Transportation shall review the accounting system 
designed and implemented under subsection (a) to ensure that it 
accomplishes the purposes for which it is intended. The Inspector 
General shall report his findings and conclusions, together with any 
recommendations, to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Review of Financial Status and Funding Requirements by 
DOT Inspector General.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation shall, as part of the Department's annual assessment of 
Amtrak's financial status and capital funding requirements review the 
obligation and expenditure of funds under each such funding document, 
procedure, or arrangement to ensure that the expenditure and obligation 
of those funds are consistent with the purposes for which they are 
provided under this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
Amtrak $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2003 to carry out subsection (a), 
such sums to remain available until expended.</DELETED>

               <DELETED>TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. REHABILITATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND SECURITY 
              FINANCING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--Section 102(7) of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 802(7)) is 
amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) `railroad' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code; 
        and''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) General Authority.--Section 502 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``Secretary may provide direct 
        loans and loan guarantees to State and local governments,'' in 
        subsection (a) and inserting ``Secretary shall provide direct 
        loans and loan guarantees to State and local governments, 
        interstate compacts entered into under section 410 of the 
        Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C 24101 
        nt),'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``or'' in subsection 
        (b)(1)(B);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) of 
        subsection (b)(1) as subparagraph (D); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) of 
        subsection (b)(1) the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate 
                rail safety and security equipment and facilities; 
                or''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Extent of Authority.--Section 502(d) of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(d)) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``$3,500,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$35,000,000,000'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``$1,000,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$7,000,000,000''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``The Secretary shall not establish any limit on the 
        proportion of the unused amount authorized under this 
        subsection that may be used for 1 loan or loan 
        guarantee.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Cohorts of Loans.--Section 502(f) of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(f)) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (D);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (F); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding after subparagraph (D) the 
                following new subparagraph:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) the size and characteristics of the 
                cohort of which the loan or loan guarantee is a member; 
                and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the 
        following: ``A cohort may include loans and loan guarantees. 
        The Secretary shall not establish any limit on the proportion 
        of a cohort that may be used for 1 loan or loan 
        guarantee.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Conditions of Assistance.--Section 502 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``offered;'' in subsection 
        (f)(2)(A) and inserting ``offered, if any;''and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end of subsection (h) the 
        following: ``The Secretary shall not require an applicant for a 
        direct loan or loan guarantee under this section to provide 
        collateral. The Secretary shall not require that an applicant 
        for a direct loan or loan guarantee under this section have 
        previously sought the financial assistance requested from 
        another source. The Secretary shall require recipients of 
        direct loans or loan guarantees under this section to apply the 
        standards of section 22301(b) and (c) of title 49, United 
        States Code, to their projects.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Time Limit for Approval or Disapproval.--Section 502 
of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
U.S.C. 822) is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Time Limit for Approval or Disapproval.--Not later 
than 180 days after receiving a complete application for a direct loan 
or loan guarantee under this section, the Secretary shall approve or 
disapprove the application.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Fees and Charges.--Section 503 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 823) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by adding at the end of subsection (k) the 
        following: ``Funds received by the Secretary under the 
        preceding sentence shall be credited to the appropriation from 
        which the expenses of making such appraisals, determinations, 
        and findings were incurred.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(l) Fees and Charges.--Except as provided in this title, 
the Secretary may not assess any fees, including user fees, or charges 
in connection with a direct loan or loan guarantee provided under 
section 502.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Substantive Criteria and Standards.--Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall publish in the Federal Register and post on the 
Department of Transportation website the substantive criteria and 
standards used by the Secretary to determine whether to approve or 
disapprove applications submitted under section 502 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
822).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Operators and Service Providers Deemed Rail 
Carriers.--Section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822), as amended by subsection (f), is 
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Operators and Certain Service Providers Deemed Rail 
Carriers.--A person that conducts rail operations, or performs 
catering, cleaning, construction, maintenance, or other services for 
rail operations, funded or otherwise receiving assistance under this 
section is deemed to be a rail carrier for purposes of part A of 
subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, when so operating or 
performing such services.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. RAIL PASSENGER COOPERATIVE RESEARCH 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Chapter 249 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 24910. Passenger rail cooperative research 
              program</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
out a rail passenger cooperative research program. The program shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) address, among other matters, intercity rail 
        passenger services, including existing rail passenger 
        technologies and speeds, incrementally enhanced rail systems 
        and infrastructure, and new high-speed wheel-on-rail 
        systems;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) give consideration to research on commuter 
        rail, regional rail, freight rail, and other modes of rail 
        transportation that may affect rail passenger transportation 
        due to the interconnectedness of the rail passenger network 
        with other rail transportation services; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) give consideration to regional concerns 
        regarding rail passenger transportation, including meeting 
        research needs common to designated high-speed corridors, long-
        distance rail services, and regional intercity rail corridors, 
        projects, and entities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Contents.--The program to be carried out under this 
section shall include research designed--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to develop more accurate models for 
        evaluating the indirect effects of rail passenger service, 
        including the effects on highway and airport and airway 
        congestion, environmental quality, and energy 
        consumption;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to develop a better understanding of modal 
        choice as it affects rail passenger transportation, including 
        development of better models to predict ridership;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to recommend priorities for technology 
        demonstration and development;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) to meet additional priorities as determined 
        by the advisory board established under subsection (c), 
        including any recommendations made by the National Research 
        Council;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) to explore improvements in management, 
        financing, and institutional structures;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) to address rail capacity constraints that 
        affect passenger rail service through a wide variety of 
        options, ranging from operating improvements to dedicated new 
        infrastructure, taking into account the impact of such options 
        on freight and commuter rail operations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) to improve maintenance, operations, customer 
        service, or other aspects of existing intercity rail passenger 
        service existing in 2002.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Advisory Board.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--In consultation with the 
        heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, the 
        Secretary shall establish an advisory board to recommend 
        research, technology, and technology transfer activities 
        related to rail passenger transportation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Membership.--The advisory board shall 
        include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) representatives of State 
                transportation agencies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) transportation and environmental 
                economists, scientists, and engineers; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) representatives of Amtrak, the 
                Alaska Railroad, transit operating agencies, intercity 
                rail passenger agencies, railway labor organizations, 
                and environmental organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) National Academy of Sciences.-- The Secretary may 
make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the 
National Academy of Sciences to carry out such activities relating to 
the research, technology, and technology transfer activities described 
in subsection (b) as the Secretary deems appropriate.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for 
chapter 249 is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``24910. Passenger rail cooperative research program''.
<DELETED>    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, to carry out section 
24910(d) of title 49, United States Code.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49 REFLECTING ICC 
              TERMINATION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Section 307.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Section 307 is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
                Commission'' in the section heading and inserting 
                ``Surface Transportation Board'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
                Commission'' in subsection (a) and inserting ``Surface 
                Transportation Board''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking ``Commission'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``Board''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The chapter analysis for chapter 3 is amended 
        by striking the item relating to section 307 and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``307. Safety information and intervention in Surface 
                            Transportation Board proceedings''.
<DELETED>    (b) Section 333.--Section 333 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
        Board''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``Commission'' in subsection (c) 
        and inserting ``Board''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Section 351.--Section 351(c) is amended by striking 
``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting ``Surface 
Transportation Board''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Section 24307.--Section 24307(b)(3) is amended by 
striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting ``Surface 
Transportation Board''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Section 24308.--Section 24308 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' 
        in subsection (a)(2)(A) and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
        Board''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it 
        appears in subsection (a) and (b) and inserting 
        ``Board''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Section 24311.--Section 24311 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' 
        in subsection (c)(1) and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
        Board''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it 
        appears in subsection (c) and inserting ``Board''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Section 24902.--Section 24902 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' 
        in subsections (g)(2) and (g)(3) and inserting ``Surface 
        Transportation Board''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it 
        appears in subsections (g)(2) and (g)(3) and inserting 
        ``Board''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Section 24904.--Section 24904 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' 
        in subsection (c)(2) and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
        Board''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it 
        appears in subsection (c) and inserting ``Board''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC.404. APPLICABILITY OF REVERSION TO ALASKA RAILROAD RIGHT-
              OF-WAY PROPERTY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 601(b) of the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 
(45 U.S.C. 1209(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2)(A) The State-owned railroad may convey all right, 
title, and interest of the State in any land within the right-of-way to 
a third party in exchange for other land that, in substitution for the 
land conveyed, is to be utilized as part of the right-of-way if the 
continuity of the right-of-way corridor for transportation, 
communications, and transmission purposes is provided by such use of 
the substituted land.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) The provisions of this section that require 
reversion shall apply to the substituted land, as of the effective date 
of the exchange of that land in a transaction authorized by 
subparagraph (A), as fully as if the substituted land had been rail 
properties of the Alaska Railroad as of January 13, 1983.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(C) Upon the conveyance of land in a transaction 
authorized by subparagraph (A), any reversionary interest in the land 
under this section shall terminate.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense 
Rail Act''.
    (b) Amendment of Title 49.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of title 49, United States Code.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of title 49; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.

                 TITLE I--RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

Sec. 101. Amtrak security assistance.
Sec. 102. Study of foreign rail transport security programs.
Sec. 103. Passenger, baggage, and cargo screening.
Sec. 104. Rail security.
Sec. 105. Rail transportation security risk assessment.
Sec. 106. Offset for emergency supplemental appropriations.

   TITLE II--INTERSTATE RAILROAD PASSENGER HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORTATION 
                                 SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Interstate railroad passenger high-speed transportation 
                            policy.
Sec. 202. High-speed rail corridor planning.
Sec. 203. Implemenation assistance.
Sec. 204. Designated high-speed rail corridors.
Sec. 205. Labor standards.
Sec. 206. Railway-highway crossings in high-speed rail corridors.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.

           TITLE III--NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

Sec. 301. National railroad passenger transportation system defined.
Sec. 302. Extension of authorization.
Sec. 303. Additional Amtrak authorizations.
Sec. 304. Northeast Corridor authorizations.
Sec. 305. Long distance trains.
Sec. 306. Short distance trains; State-supported routes.
Sec. 307. Re-establishment of Northeast Corridor Safety Committee.
Sec. 308. On-time performance.
Sec. 309. Amtrak board of directors.
Sec. 310. Establishment of financial accounting system for Amtrak 
                            operations by independent auditor.
Sec. 311. Development of 5-year financial plan.
Sec. 312. Revised reporting methodology required.
Sec. 313. Appropriated amounts to be spent proportionately.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Rehabilitation, improvement, and security financing.
Sec. 402. Rail passenger cooperative research program.
Sec. 403. Conforming amendments to title 49 reflecting ICC Termination 
                            Act.
Sec. 404. Applicability of reversion to Alaska Railroad right-of-way 
                            property.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Financial investment in passenger rail infrastructure 
        is critical, and Federal leadership is required to address the 
        needs of a reliable safe, secure passenger rail network, just 
        as has been used in establishing the interstate highway system 
        and the Federal aviation network.
            (2) Lack of investment and attention to the needs of 
        passenger rail infrastructure has resulted in a weak passenger 
        rail network, and has caused a strain on the capacity of other 
        modes of transportation in many areas of the country. According 
        to the Department of Transportation, in 1999 the cost of wasted 
        time and extra fuel consumption due to delays on congested 
        roads was estimated at $78 billion.
            (3) Passenger rail is an integral part of the United States 
        transportation system, and, as can be evidenced in the 
        Northeast Corridor, relieves the pressures of congestion on 
        highways and at airports, and creates a more balanced system of 
        transportation alternatives.
            (4) Passenger rail service has been a vital instrument in 
        the transportation needs of our nation. For instance, during 
        World War II, the privately owned, operated, and constructed 
        railroad industry transported 90 percent of all defense 
        freight, and 97 percent of all defense personnel transported to 
        points of embarkation for theaters of action. By the end of the 
        war, railroads accounted for three quarters of the share of the 
        common carrier share of intercity traffic, with airplanes and 
        buses sharing the remaining quarter of traffic.
            (5) Significant attention and Federal funding were required 
        to construct the Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense 
        Highways. The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 established a 
        Highway Trust Fund based upon Federal user taxes in order to 
        finance up to 90 percent of the costs of the $25 billion dollar 
        highway construction plan.
            (6) Federal policies with respect to investment in aviation 
        resulted in a strengthened aviation industry and the rapid 
        development of air passenger service, and by the late 1960's 
        most rail companies were petitioning the government to 
        discontinue passenger services because of losses.
            (7) Amtrak was established in 1971 by the Rail Passenger 
        Service Act of 1970 to provide passenger rail services in the 
        United States as a public service; at the time of Amtrak's 
        formation, freight railroads were losing money on unprofitable 
        passenger rail operations. Since 1971 Amtrak has received only 
        $25 billion in public subsidies; during that period, the United 
        States invested over $570 billion on highways and aviation.
            (8) The Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997, and 
        preceding statutes, resulted in creating conflicting missions 
        for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation of both serving 
        a public function by operating unprofitable long-distance 
        routes while also attempting to operate at a profit. This 
        policy has also restricted Amtrak's profit potential on the 
        Northeast Corridor by limiting the capital expenditures to help 
        defray other costs.
            (9) Due to a lack of capital investment, the Northeast 
        Corridor has accumulated a backlog of repair needs, including 
        life safety and security needs. Investment in the capital needs 
        of the Northeast Corridor would result in capacity improvements 
        which would result in greater utilization of the existing 
        infrastructure.
            (10) The Department of Transportation Inspector General's 
        2001 Assessment of Amtrak's Financial Performance and 
        Requirements (Report #CR-2002-075) found that Amtrak's lack of 
        available capital has impeded its efforts to achieve financial 
        goals.
            (11) In order to attempt to meet the mandate of the Amtrak 
        Reform and Accountability Act of 1997, Amtrak has been forced 
        to delay capital improvement projects and other projects which 
        would produce long-term benefits.
            (12) The Department of Transportation Inspector General's 
        2001 Assessment of Amtrak's Financial Performance and 
        Requirements (Report #CR-2002-075) found that Amtrak's most 
        profitable operations are on the Northeast Corridor, where 
        Federal investment in passenger rail infrastructure has been 
        significantly higher than anywhere else in the country.
            (13) Federal investments in capital projects to support 
        passenger rail in areas other than the Northeast Corridor would 
        result in improved service and increase profitability.
            (14) The need for a balanced interstate and international 
        transportation system that provides a viable alternative to 
travel by private automobile or commercial aircraft is particularly 
evident after the events of September 11, 2001.
            (15) As a matter of national security, a strong passenger 
        rail network would provide travelers an alternative to highway 
        and air travel, which could lead to reduced United States 
        reliance on foreign oil imports.
            (16) In fiscal year 2001, the United States spent less than 
        1 percent of all transportation modal spending on intercity 
        passenger rail, and since 1998 Amtrak has received only $2.8 
        billion of the $5.3 billion it has been authorized to receive 
        by Congress.
            (17) Passenger rail in the United States has no stable 
        funding source, in contrast to highways, aviation, and transit.
            (18) Per capita spending on passenger rail is much higher 
        in other countries than the United States and, in fact, the 
        United States ranks behind other countries including Canada, 
        Japan, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Austria, 
        Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, 
        Norway, the Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia, Portugal, 
        Poland, South Africa, Greece, and Estonia.
            (19) The United States needs to engage in long-term 
        planning to foster and address future passenger transportation 
        growth and show forethought regarding transportation solutions 
        rather than be forced to act due to an impending crisis.
            (20) It is in the national interest to preserve passenger 
        rail service in the United States and to maintain the solvency 
        of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
            (21) Long-term planning and support for passenger rail will 
        help offset the emerging problems created by transportation 
        congestion, and contribute to a cleaner and more 
        environmentally-friendly transportation system.
            (22) A comprehensive re-evaluation of our nation's rail 
        passenger policy is required and a clearly defined role for 
        Amtrak and a connected rail passenger network must be 
        established.
            (23) The Federal government must take the primary 
        responsibility for developing national railroad passenger 
        transportation infrastructure, and help ensure that it 
        functions as an efficient network. Privatization of the rail 
        passenger industry in Great Britain has been disastrous and 
        passenger service has suffered overall.
            (24) The nation should be afforded the opportunity to 
        receive safe, efficient, and cost-effective rail passenger 
        services, taking into account all benefits to the nation as a 
        whole.

                 TITLE I--RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

SEC. 101. AMTRAK SECURITY ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Infrastructure Security.--The following amounts are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
Amtrak for fiscal year 2003:
            (1) $39,714,000 for tunnel security, including closed 
        circuit television cameras, lighting, and fencing, of which 
        $26,476,000 shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
        Corridor and $13,238,000 shall be obligated or expended outside 
        the Northeast Corridor.
            (2) $176,568,000 for interlocking security needs, including 
        closed circuit television cameras, lighting, and fencing, of 
        which 50 percent shall be obligated or expended on the 
        Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (3) $17,030,000 for equipment facility security, including 
        closed circuit television cameras and lighting, of which 
        $5,677,000 shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
        Corridor and $11,353,000 shall be obligated or expended outside 
        the Northeast Corridor.
            (4) $29,280,000 for yard and terminal security, including 
        closed circuit television cameras, lighting, and fencing, of 
        which $9,760,000 shall be obligated or expended on the 
        Northeast Corridor and $19,520,000 shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (5) $3,779,000 for mail and express facilities security, 
        including closed circuit television cameras, lighting, and 
        fencing, of which 50 percent shall be obligated or expended on 
        the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (6) $27,233,000 for station security, including closed 
        circuit television cameras, x-ray machines, lighting, and 
        fencing, of which $7,104,000 shall be obligated or expended on 
        the Northeast Corridor and $20,129,000 shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (7) $30,798,000 for bridge security, including closed 
        circuit television cameras, lighting, and fencing, of which 
        $19,065,000 shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
        Corridor and $11,733,000 shall be obligated or expended outside 
        the Northeast Corridor.
            (8) $420,000 for tower security, including closed circuit 
        television cameras, lighting, and fencing, which shall be 
        obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor.
            (9) $29,451,000 for electric traction facilities security, 
        including closed circuit television cameras, lighting, and 
        fencing, of which $23,650,000 shall be obligated or expended on 
        the Northeast Corridor and $5,801,000 shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (10) $11,112,000 for vehicle barriers, of which 50 percent 
        shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 
        percent shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.
            (11) $212,000 for centralized electrification and traffic 
        control security, including access control systems, monitoring 
        and alarm systems, and technological protection for systems, 
        which shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor.
            (12) $10,283,000 for primary and backup central monitoring 
        technology centers, which shall be obligated or expended 
        outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (13) $538,000 for employee identification systems, 
        including improved technology for badges issued to employees 
        and visitors controlled through a centralized database.
            (14) $75,000 for bomb-resistant trash containers, of which 
        50 percent shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
        Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or expended outside 
        the Northeast Corridor.
            (15) $5,800,000 for a passenger information retrieval 
        system to capture security information, create watchlists, and 
        an online history of passengers, of which 50 percent shall be 
        obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent 
        shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (16) $6,200,000 for an incident tracking system to create 
        and maintain an electronic database of data on criminal and 
        operational incidents, of which 50 percent shall be obligated 
        or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (17) $4,300,000 for upgrades to ticket kiosks for photo 
        imaging for identification purposes, of which 50 percent shall 
        be obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 
        percent shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.
            (18) $16,750,000 for an incident command system to serve as 
        a second command center and a disaster recovery command site, 
        of which $5,000,000 shall be obligated or expended on the 
        Northeast Corridor and $11,750,000 shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (19) $5,000,000 for train locator and tracking systems to 
        provide GPS coordinates for all locomotives, of which 50 
        percent shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
        Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or expended outside 
        the Northeast Corridor.
            (20) $120,000 for a notification system for integration of 
        GPS information into the central computer systems, of which 50 
        percent shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
        Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or expended outside 
        the Northeast Corridor.
            (21) $1,245,000 for mail and express shipment software to 
        identify each shipment positively before it is transported by 
        rail, of which $405,000 shall be obligated or expended on the 
        Northeast Corridor and $840,000 shall be obligated or expended 
        outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (22) $1,211,000 for mail and express tracking deployment to 
        identify the status of each rail shipment.
    (b) Security Operations.--The following amounts are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
Amtrak for fiscal year 2003:
            (1) $354,000 for hiring 4 police officers, each of whom is 
        to be dedicated to a specific region of the United States, to 
        provide intelligence-gathering and analysis, conduct crime-
        mapping assessments throughout the entire system, work with law 
        enforcement to prevent terrorist acts and reduce Amtrak's 
        vulnerability, of which 50 percent shall be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (2) $10,411,000 for the hiring of 150 patrol officers and 
        48 specialized personnel, of whom 101 would be deployed on the 
        Northeast Corridor and 97 outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (3) $11,292,000 for the hiring of 250 security officers, of 
        whom 147 would be deployed on the Northeast Corridor and 103 
        outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (4) $1,828,000 for the hiring of 20 canine bomb teams, of 
        which 15 are to be deployed outside the Northeast Corridor and 
        5 are to be deployed on the Northeast Corridor.
            (5) $30,761,000 for infrastructure security inspectors to 
        inspect the rights-of-way, bridges, buildings, tunnels, 
        communications and signaling equipment, fencing, gates, 
        barriers, lighting, catenary system, and other security 
        features, of which 50 percent is to be obligated or expended on 
        the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent is to be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (6) $2,990,000 to expand aviation capabilities for security 
        coverage and patrol capabilities, including equipment, staff, 
        and facilities, of which $997,000 is to be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and $1,993,000 is to be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (7) $1,095,000 for the leasing of 150 vehicles to support 
        patrol capabilities, of which $569,000 is to be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and $526,000 is to be 
        obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (8) $669,000 for 6 management level positions with 
        responsibility for direction, control, implementation, and 
        monitoring of security systems, including the deployment of the 
        250 security officers throughout the Amtrak system, of which 
        $446,000 is to be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
        Corridor and $223,000 is to be obligated or expended outside 
        the Northeast Corridor.
            (9) $980,000 for applicant background investigations, of 
        which 50 percent shall be obligated or expended on the 
        Northeast Corridor and 50 percent shall be obligated or 
        expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
            (10) $457,000 for rapid response teams to respond to and 
        prepare for on-site consequence management, all of which shall 
        be obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor.
    (c) Equipment Security.--
            (1) In general.--The following amounts are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
        Amtrak for fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) $1,755,000 to provide two-way communication 
                devices for all Amtrak conductors.
                    (B) $3,000,000 for 2 mobile emergency command and 
                communication units and rapid response teams, 1 to be 
                located in the Midwest and 1 on the West Coast.
                    (C) $651,000 for 200 to 400 radioactive material 
                detectors to be deployed system-wide, of which $231,000 
                is to be obligated or expended on the Northeast 
                Corridor and $420,000 is to be obligated or expended 
                outside the Northeast Corridor.
                    (D) $4,000,000 for hand-held bomb detectors for use 
                by police to inspect baggage and packages.
                    (E) $1,400,000 to screen express packages before 
                being placed on trains.
                    (F) $1,305,000 for secure locking devices on mail 
                and express cars that have satellite-monitoring 
                capability.
                    (G) $10,234,000 for video recording systems on road 
                locomotives, of which $4,859,000 is to be obligated or 
                expended on the Northeast Corridor and $5,375,000 is to 
                be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
                Corridor.
                    (H) $6,712,000 to acquire and install satellite-
                based technology to shut down any locomotive that is 
                not under the control of its crew.
                    (I) $4,320,000 to install 10 new communications 
                stations to enable radio communications in remote 
                locations and 12 satellite receivers.
                    (J) $4,000,000 for 4 self-propelled high-speed rail 
                cars designated for selective patrol and enforcement 
                functions, including critical incident response, 
                dignitary protection, and roving rail security 
                inspections.
            (2) Allocation.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), 
        (C), and (G) of paragraph (1), 50 percent of any amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be obligated or 
        expended on the Northeast Corridor and 50 percent of such 
        amounts shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast 
        Corridor.
    (d) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall remain available until expended.
    (e) Prohibition on Use of Equipment for Employment-related 
Purposes.--An employer may not use closed circuit television cameras 
purchased with amounts authorized by this section for employee 
disciplinary or monitoring purposes unrelated to transportation 
security.

SEC. 102. STUDY OF FOREIGN RAIL TRANSPORT SECURITY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Requirement for Study.--Not later than June 1, 2003, the 
Comptroller General shall carry out a study of the rail passenger 
transportation security programs that are carried out for rail 
transportation systems in Japan, member nations of the European Union, 
and other foreign countries.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to identify 
effective rail transportation security measures that are in use in 
foreign rail transportation systems, including innovative measures and 
screening procedures determined effective.
    (c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the 
results of the study to Congress. The report shall include the 
Comptroller General's assessment regarding whether it is feasible to 
implement within the United States any of the same or similar security 
measures that are determined effective under the study.

SEC. 103. PASSENGER, BAGGAGE, AND CARGO SCREENING.

    (a) Requirement for Study and Report.--The Secretary of 
Transportation shall--
            (1) study the cost and feasibility of requiring security 
        screening for all passengers, baggage, and mail, express, and 
        other cargo on Amtrak trains; and
            (2) report the results of the study, together with any 
        recommendations that the Secretary may have for implementing a 
        rail security screening program to the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives one year after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
    (b) Pilot Program.--As part of the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall conduct a pilot program of random security screening of 
passengers and baggage at 5 of the 10 busiest passenger rail stations 
served by Amtrak (measured by the average number of boardings of Amtrak 
passenger trains) and at up to five additional rail stations served by 
Amtrak that are selected by the Secretary. In selecting the additional 
train stations the Secretary shall attempt to achieve a distribution of 
participating stations in terms of geographic location and size.

SEC. 104. RAIL SECURITY.

    (a) Secretary of Transportation.--Section 20103(a) is amended by 
striking ``safety'' and inserting ``safety, including the security of 
railroad operations,''.
    (b) Rail Police Officers.--Section 28101 is amended by striking 
``the rail carrier'' each place it appears and inserting ``any rail 
carrier''.
    (c) Review of Rail Regulations.--Within 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the Federal Railroad Administration's Rail Safety Advisory 
Committee, shall review existing rail regulations of the Department of 
Transportation for the purpose of identifying areas in which those 
regulations need to be revised to improve rail safety and security.

SEC. 105. RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Assessment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        assess the security risks associated with rail transportation 
        and develop prioritized recommendations for--
                    (A) improving the security of rail tunnels, rail 
                bridges, rail switching areas, and other areas 
                identified by the Secretary as posing significant rail-
                related risks to public safety and the movement of 
                interstate commerce, taking into account the impact 
                that any proposed security measure might have on the 
                provision of rail service;
                    (B) the deployment of chemical and biological 
                weapon detection equipment;
                    (C) dealing with the immediate and long-term 
                economic impact of measures that may be required to 
                address those risks; and
                    (D) training employees in terrorism response 
                activities.
            (2) Existing private and public sector efforts.--The 
        assessment shall include a review of any actions already taken 
        to address identified security issues by both public and 
        private entities.
            (3) Railroad crossing delays.--The Secretary shall include 
        in the assessment an analysis of the risks to public safety and 
        to the security of rail transportation that are associated with 
        long delays in the movement of trains that have stopped on 
        railroad grade crossings of highways, streets, and other roads 
        for motor vehicle traffic, especially in major metropolitan 
        areas. The Secretary shall include in the recommendations 
        developed under paragraph (1) recommended actions for 
        preventing such delays and reducing the risks identified in the 
        analysis.
    (b) Consultation; Use of Existing Resources.--In carrying out the 
assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) consult with rail management, rail labor, and public 
        safety officials (including officials responsible for 
        responding to emergencies); and
            (2) utilize, to the maximum extent feasible, the resources 
        and assistance of--
                    (A) the Federal Railroad Administration's Rail 
                Safety Advisory Committee; and
                    (B) the Transportation Research Board of the 
                National Academy of Sciences.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) Contents.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Senate 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
        House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure a report, without compromising national 
        security, containing--
                    (A) the assessment and prioritized recommendations 
                required by subsection (a); and
                    (B) any proposals the Secretary deems appropriate 
                for providing Federal financial, technological, or 
                research and development assistance to railroads to 
                assist the railroads in reducing the likelihood, 
                severity, and consequences of deliberate acts of crime 
                or terrorism toward rail employees, rail passengers, 
                rail shipments, or rail property.
            (2) Format.--The Secretary may submit the report in both 
        classified and redacted formats if the Secretary determines 
        that such action is appropriate or necessary.
    (d) Security Needs of Non-amtrak Stations.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
        study of the security and station improvements that may be 
        needed on rail stations served by Amtrak that are not owned by 
        Amtrak.
            (2) Report.--The Secretary shall report, within 180 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, to the Senate 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
        House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure the results of the study, including--
                    (A) the total number of such stations;
                    (B) the estimated costs of the security and station 
                improvements identified in the study; and
                    (C) any additional findings, conclusions, and 
                recommendations, including legislative recommendations, 
                the Secretary deems appropriate.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 to carry 
out this section, such sums to remain available until expended.

SEC. 106. OFFSET FOR EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that amounts were appropriated by 
the Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States 
Act, 2002 (Pub. Law 107-117) to be obligated or expended for Amtrak 
security-related activities.
    (b) Statement of Intent.--It is the intent of the Congress that the 
amounts appropriated by that Act for Amtrak security-related activities 
should offset the amounts authorized by this title to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak's use for security-
related activities.
    (c) Reduction of Authorizations.--Each amount authorized by this 
title to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use 
of Amtrak for a security-related activity in any preceding section of 
this title for any fiscal year shall be reduced by any such 
appropriated amount used by Amtrak for that activity in that fiscal 
year.

   TITLE II--INTERSTATE RAILROAD PASSENGER HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORTATION 
                                 SYSTEM

SEC. 201. INTERSTATE RAILROAD PASSENGER HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORTATION 
              POLICY.

    (a) In general.--Chapter 261 is amended by inserting before section 
26101 the following:
``Sec. 26100. Policy.
      ``(a) In General.--The Congress declares that it is the policy of 
the United States that designated high-speed railroad passenger 
transportation corridors are the building blocks of an interconnected 
interstate railroad passenger system that serves the entire Nation.
    ``(b) Secretary Required To Establish National High-speed Ground 
Transportation Policy.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
the national high-speed ground transportation policy required by 
section 309(e)(1) of this title no later than December 31, 2002.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The chapter analysis for chapter 261 is amended by 
        inserting before the item relating to section 26101 the 
        following:

``26100. Policy.''.
            (2) Section 309(e)(1) is amended by striking ``Within 12 
        months after the submission of the study required by subsection 
(d),'' and inserting ``No later than December 31, 2002,''.

SEC. 202. HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR PLANNING.

    (a) In General.--Section 26101(a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Planning.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        provide planning assistance to States or group of States and 
        other public agencies promoting the development of high-speed 
        rail corridors designated by the Secretary under section 104(d) 
        of title 23.
            ``(2) Secretary may provide direct or financial 
        assistance.--The Secretary may provide planning assistance 
        under paragraph (1) directly or by providing financial 
        assistance to a public agency or group of public agencies to 
        undertake planning activities approved by the Secretary.
            ``(3) 100 percent federal funding.--The Secretary may 
        permit, but may not require, a portion of the publicly financed 
        costs associated with eligible activities to come from non-
        Federal sources.
            ``(4) Priorities to chicago, atlanta, dallas/fort worth, 
        portland, and orlando.--In determining projects to be 
        undertaken pursuant to this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 
        the highest priorities to undertaking planning in the vicinity 
        of Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, in metropolitan Atlanta, 
        Georgia, in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area, in the 
        Portland, Oregon, area, and on the Orlando Corridor in 
        Florida.''.
    (b) Conforming and Other Amendments to Section 26101.--Section 
26101 is further amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c)(2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) the extent to which the proposed planning focuses on 
        high-speed rail systems, giving a priority to systems which 
        will achieve sustained speeds of 125 miles per hour or greater 
        and projects involving dedicated rail passenger rights-of-
        way;'';
            (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon in subsection 
        (c)(12);
            (3) by striking ``completed; and'' in subsection (c)(13) 
        and inserting ``completed.'';
            (4) by striking subsection (c)(14); and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Operators Deemed Rail Carriers.--A person that conducts rail 
operations funded or otherwise receiving assistance under this section 
is deemed to be a rail carrier for purposes of part A of subtitle IV, 
when so operating or performing such services.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 26105(2)(A) is amended by 
striking ``more than 125 miles per hour;'' and inserting ``90 miles per 
hour or more;''.
    (d) Financial Assistance To Include Loans and Loan Guarantees.--
Section 26105(1) is amended by inserting ``loans, loan guarantees,'' 
after ``contracts,''.

SEC. 203. IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 261 is amended by inserting after section 
26101 the following:
``Sec. 26101A. Implementation of corridor plans
    ``(a) Implementation Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        provide implementation assistance to States or group of States 
        and other public agencies promoting the development of high-
        speed rail corridors designated by the Secretary under section 
        104(d) of title 23. The Secretary shall establish an 
        application and qualification process and, before providing 
        assistance under this section, make a determination on the 
        record that the applicant is qualified and eligible for 
        assistance under this section.
            ``(2) Secretary may provide direct or financial 
        assistance.--The Secretary may provide implementation 
        assistance under paragraph (1) directly or by providing 
        financial assistance to a public agency or group of public 
        agencies to undertake implementation activities approved by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(3) 100 percent federal share.--The Secretary may permit, 
        but may not require, a portion of the publicly financed costs 
        associated with eligible activities to come from non-Federal 
        sources.
            ``(4) Contribution of land.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3), 
        the Secretary may accept land contributed by a State for right-
        of-way, without regard to whether the State acquired the land 
        directly or indirectly through the use of Federal funds, 
        including transfers from the Highway Trust Fund under section 
        9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(5) Priorities to chicago, atlanta, dallas/fort worth, 
        portland, and orlando.--In determining projects to be 
        undertaken pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary shall 
        give the highest priorities to undertaking implementation 
        assistance in the vicinity of Union Station in Chicago, 
        Illinois, in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, and in the Dallas/
        Fort Worth, Texas, area, in the Portland, Oregon, area, and on 
        the Orlando Corridor in Florida.
            ``(6) Special transportation circumstances.--In carrying 
        out this section, the Secretary shall allocate an appropriate 
        portion of the amounts available for implementation assistance 
        to providing appropriate related assistance in any State the 
        rail transportation system of which--
                    ``(A) is not physically connected to rail systems 
                in the continental United States; and
                    ``(B) may not otherwise qualify for high-speed rail 
                implementation assistance due to the constraints 
                imposed on the railway infrastructure in that State due 
                to the unique characteristics of the geography of that 
                State or other relevant considerations, as determined 
                by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Eligible Implementation Activities.--The following activities 
are eligible for implementation assistance under subsection (a):
            ``(1) Security planning and the acquisition of security and 
        emergency response equipment.
            ``(2) Operating expenses.
            ``(3) Infrastructure acquisition and construction of track 
        and facilities.
            ``(4) Highway-rail grade crossing eliminations and 
        improvements.
            ``(5) Acquisition of rights-of-way, locomotives, rolling 
        stock, track, and signal equipment.
    ``(c) Criteria for Determining Assistance for Implementation 
Activities.--The Secretary, in selecting recipients of assistance under 
subsection (a), shall--
            ``(1) encourage the use of positive train control 
        technologies;
            ``(2) require that any project meet any existing safety 
        regulations, and give preference to any project determined by 
        the Secretary to have particularly high levels of safety;
            ``(3) encourage intermodal connectivity by locating train 
        stations in or near airports, bus terminals, subway stations, 
        ferry ports, and other modes of transportation;
            ``(4) ensure a general regional balance in providing such 
        assistance and avoid the concentration of a disproportionate 
        dedication of available financial assistance resources to a 
        single project or region of the country; and
            ``(5) ensure that any project is compatible with, and 
        operated in conformance with, plans developed pursuant to the 
        requirements of sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States 
        Code.
    ``(d) Operators Deemed Rail Carriers.--A person that conducts rail 
operations funded or otherwise receiving assistance under this section 
is deemed to be a rail carrier for purposes of part A of subtitle IV, 
when so operating or performing such services.
    ``(e) Domestic Buying Preferences.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out a project assisted under 
        this section, a recipient shall buy only--
                    ``(A) unmanufactured articles, material, and 
                supplies mined or produced in the United States; or
                    ``(B) manufactured articles, material, and supplies 
                manufactured in the United States substantially from 
                articles, material, and supplies mined, produced, or 
                manufactured in the United States.
            ``(2) De minimis amount.--Paragraph (1) of this subsection 
        applies only when the cost of those articles, material, or 
        supplies bought is at least $1,000,000.
            ``(3) Exemptions.--On application of a recipient, the 
        Secretary of Transportation may exempt a recipient from the 
        requirements of this subsection if the Secretary decides that, 
        for particular articles, material, or supplies--
                    ``(A) the requirements of paragraph (1) of this 
                subsection are inconsistent with the public interest;
                    ``(B) the cost of imposing those requirements is 
                unreasonable; or
                    ``(C) the articles, material, or supplies, or the 
                articles, material, or supplies from which they are 
                manufactured, are not mined, produced, or manufactured 
                in the United States in sufficient and reasonably 
                available commercial quantities and are not of a 
                satisfactory quality.
            ``(4) United states defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        `the United States' means the States, territories, and 
        possessions of the United States and the District of 
        Columbia.''.
    (b) Rulemaking Required.--Within 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a 
rulemaking to create an application and qualification procedure for 
providing high-speed rail corridor implementation assistance under 
section 26101A of title 49, United States Code.
    (c) Procedures for Grant Award.--Within 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a 
rulemaking to create procedures for the awarding of implementation 
assistance under this section. The Procedures shall include the 
execution of a full funding grant agreement between the applicant and 
the government.
    (d) Competitive Bidding on High-Speed Rail Routes.--The Secretary 
of Transportation shall determine that a State or group of States and 
other public agencies promoting a high-speed rail project under the 
provisions of section 26101A of title 49, United States Code, as a 
condition of receiving funding under such section, has provided for 
competitive bidding for the project in accordance with the Uniform 
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to 
State and Local Governments (49 C.F.R. section 18.36). Within 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the States or groups of States and other public agencies, shall 
issue criteria for the services to which the competitive bidding by 
this section applies. A train operator selected under section 26101A of 
title 49, United States Code, is deemed to be a rail carrier for 
purposes of part A of subtitle 49, United States Code, when performing 
such services.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 261 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 26101 the 
following:

``26101A. Implementation of corridor plans.''.

SEC. 204. DESIGNATED HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall give 
priority in allocating funds authorized by section 26104 of title 49, 
United States Code, to designated high-speed rail corridors.
    (b) Designated High-Speed Rail Corridors.--For purposes of 
subsection (a), the following shall be considered to be designated 
high-speed rail corridors:
            (1) California Corridor connecting the San Francisco Bay 
        area and Sacramento to Los Angeles and San Diego.
            (2) Chicago Hub Corridor Network with the following spokes:
                    (A) Chicago to Detroit.
                    (B) Chicago to Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, via 
                Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
                    (C) Chicago to Kansas City, Missouri, via 
                Springfield, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri.
                    (D) Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, via 
                Indianapolis, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio.
                    (E) Chicago to Cleveland, Ohio, via Toledo, Ohio.
                    (F) Cleveland, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio, via 
                Columbus, Ohio.
            (3) Empire State Corridor from New York City, New York, 
        through Albany, New York, to Buffalo, New York.
            (4) Florida High-Speed Rail Corridor from Tampa through 
        Orlando to Miami.
            (5) Gulf Coast Corridor from Houston Texas, through New 
        Orleans, Louisiana, to Mobile, Alabama, with a branch from New 
        Orleans, through Meridian, Mississippi, and Birmingham, 
        Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia.
            (6) Keystone Corridor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
        through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
            (7) Northeast Corridor from Washington, District of 
        Columbia, through New York City, New York, New Haven, 
        Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island, to Boston, 
        Massachusetts, with a branch from New Haven, Connecticut, to 
        Springfield, Massachusetts.
            (8) New England Corridor from Boston, Massachusetts, to 
        Portland and Auburn, Maine, and from Boston, Massachusetts, 
        through Concord, New Hampshire, and Montpelier, Vermont, to 
        Montreal, Quebec.
            (9) Pacific Northwest Corridor from Eugene, Oregon, through 
        Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, to Vancouver, 
        British Columbia.
            (10) South Central Corridor from San Antonio, Texas, 
        through Dallas/ Fort Worth to Little Rock, Arkansas, with a 
        branch from Dallas/Fort Worth through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 
        to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
            (11) Southeast Corridor from Washington, District of 
        Columbia, through Richmond, Virginia, Raleigh, North Carolina, 
        Columbia, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia, and Jessup, 
        Georgia, to Jacksonville, Florida, with--
                    (A) a branch from Raleigh, North Carolina, through 
                Charlotte, North Carolina, and Greenville, South 
                Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia; a branch from Richmond, 
                to Hampton Roads/Norfolk, Virginia;
                    (B) a branch from Charlotte, North Carolina, to 
                Columbia, South Carolina, to Charleston, South 
                Carolina;
                    (C) a connecting route from Atlanta, Georgia, to 
                Jessup, Georgia;
                    (D) a connecting route from Atlanta, Georgia, to 
                Charleston, South Carolina; and
                    (E) a branch from Raleigh, North Carolina, through 
                Florence, South Carolina, to Charleston, South 
                Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, with a connecting 
                route from Florence, South Carolina, to Myrtle Beach, 
                South Carolina.
            (12) Southwest Corridor from Los Angeles, California, to 
        Las Vegas, Nevada.
    (c) Other High-speed Rail Corridors.--For purposes of this section, 
subsection (b)--
            (1) does not limit the term ``designated high-speed rail 
        corridor'' to those corridors described in subsection (b); and
            (2) does not limit the Secretary of Transportation's 
        authority--
                    (A) to designate additional high-speed rail 
                corridors; or
                    (B) to terminate the designation of any high-speed 
                rail corridor.

SEC. 205. LABOR STANDARDS.

    (a) Current Employee Protections.--Nothing in this Act, or in any 
amendment made by this Act, shall affect the level of protection 
provided to freight railroad employees, employees of the National 
Passenger Railroad Corporation, and mass transportation employees as it 
existed on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Labor Standards.--
            (1) Prevailing wages.--The Secretary or Transportation--
                    (A) shall ensure that laborers and mechanics 
                employed by contractors and subcontractors in 
                construction work financed in whole or in part by funds 
                authorized by this Act will be paid wages not less than 
                those prevailing on similar construction in the 
                locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under 
                the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act; 
                40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.); and
                    (B) may make such funds available with respect to 
                construction work only after being assured that 
                required labor standards will be maintained on the 
                construction work.
            (2) Wage rates.--Wage rates in a collective bargaining 
        agreement negotiated under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 
        et seq.) are deemed for purposes of this subsection to comply 
        with the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act; 40 
        U.S.C. 276a et seq.).
            (3) Employee protection.--The Secretary of Transportation 
        shall require as a condition of any project financed in whole 
        or in part by funds authorized by this title that the project 
        be conducted in a manner that provides a fair arrangement at 
        least as protective of the interests of employees who are 
        affected by the project so funded as the terms imposed under 
        arrangements reached under section 141 of the Amtrak Reform and 
        Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24706 note).

SEC. 206. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS IN HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.

    (a) In General.--The entire cost of construction of projects for 
the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings in designated 
high-speed rail corridors, including the separation or protection of 
grades at crossings, the reconstruction of existing railroad grade 
crossing structures, and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade 
crossings, may be paid from sums authorized by subsection (k). In any 
case when the elimination of the hazards of a railway-highway crossing 
can be effected by the relocation of a portion of a railway at a cost 
estimated by the Secretary of Transportation to be less than the cost 
of such elimination by one of the methods mentioned in the first 
sentence of this section, then the entire cost of such relocation 
project may be paid from sums authorized by subsection (k).
    (b) Classification of Projects.--The Secretary may classify the 
various types of projects involved in the elimination of hazards of 
high-speed rail corridor railway-highway crossings, and may set for 
each such classification a percentage of the costs of construction 
which shall be deemed to represent the net benefit to the railroad or 
railroads for the purpose of determining the railroad's share of the 
cost of construction. The percentage so determined shall in no case 
exceed 10 per cent of such costs. The Secretary shall determine the 
appropriate classification of each project.
    (c) Liability of Railroad.--Any railroad involved in a project for 
the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings paid for in 
whole or in part from sums made available under this section shall be 
liable to the United States for the net benefit to the railroad 
determined under the classification of such project made under 
subsection (b). That liability to the United States may be discharged 
by direct payment to the State transportation department of the State 
in which the project is located, in which case such payment shall be 
credited to the cost of the project. The payment may consist in whole 
or in part of materials and labor furnished by the railroad in 
connection with the construction of the project. If any such railroad 
fails to discharge such liability within a 6-month period after 
completion of the project, it shall be liable to the United States for 
its share of the cost, and the Secretary shall request the Attorney 
General to institute proceedings against such railroad for the recovery 
of the amount for which it is liable under this subsection. The 
Attorney General is authorized to bring such proceedings on behalf of 
the United States, in the appropriate district court of the United 
States, and the United States shall be entitled in such proceedings to 
recover such sums as it is considered and adjudged by the court that 
such railroad is liable for in the premises. Any amounts recovered by 
the United States under this subsection shall be credited to 
miscellaneous receipts.
    (d) Survey and Schedule of Projects.--Each State shall conduct and 
systematically maintain a survey of all high-speed rail corridor 
railway-highway crossings to identify those railroad crossings which 
may require separation, relocation, or protective devices, and 
establish and implement a schedule of projects for this purpose.
    (e) Funds for Protective Devices.--The Secretary shall give 
priority under this section to the elimination of high-speed rail 
corridor railway-highway grade crossings, but shall make funds 
authorized for obligation or expenditure under this section available 
for the installation of protective devices at high-speed rail corridor 
railway-highway crossings where appropriate.
    (f) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds available 
for obligation and expenditure under this section between high-speed 
rail corridor railway-highway crossings on the Northeast Corridor and 
such crossings outside the Northeast Corridor in an equitable fashion, 
taking into account traffic volume, traffic patterns, frequency of 
trains, adequacy of existing hazard warnings, and such other factors as 
the Secretary deems appropriate.
    (g) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall report to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure not 
later than December 30 of each year on the progress being made to 
implement the railway-highway crossings program authorized by this 
section and the effectiveness of such improvements. Each report shall 
contain an assessment of the costs of the various treatments employed 
and subsequent accident experience at improved locations. The report 
shall include--
            (1) the number of projects undertaken, their distribution 
        by cost range, road system, nature of treatment, and subsequent 
        accident experience at improved locations;
            (2) an analysis and evaluation of the program activities in 
        each State, including identification of any State found not to 
        be in compliance with the schedule of improvements required by 
        subsection (d); and
            (3) recommendations for future implementation of the 
        railway-highway crossings program under this section and 
        section 130 of title 23, United States Code.
    (h) Use of Funds for Matching.--Funds authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section may be used to provide a local government 
with funds to be used on a matching basis when State funds are 
available which may only be spent when the local government produces 
matching funds for the improvement of railway-highway crossings.
    (i) Incentive Payments for At-grade Crossing Closures.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
        Secretary may make incentive payments to a local government 
        upon the permanent closure by such government of public at-
        grade high-speed rail corridor railway-highway crossings under 
        its jurisdiction.
            (2) Incentive payments by railroads.--The Secretary may not 
        make an incentive payment under paragraph (1) to a local 
        government with respect to the closure of a crossing unless the 
        railroad owning the tracks on which the crossing is located 
        makes an incentive payment to the government with respect to 
        the closure.
            (3) Amount of Federal incentive payment.--The amount of the 
        incentive payment payable to a local government under paragraph 
        (1) with respect to a crossing may not exceed the lesser of--
                    (A) the amount of the incentive payment paid to the 
                government with respect to the crossing by the railroad 
                concerned under paragraph (2); or
                    (B) $ 7,500.
    (j) Coordination with Title 23 Program.--In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall--
            (1) implement this section in accordance with the 
        classification of projects and railroad share of the cost as 
        provided in section 646.210 of title 23, Code of Federal 
        Regulations; and
            (2) coordinate the administration of this section with the 
        program established by section 130 of title 23, United States 
        Code, in order to avoid duplication of effort and to ensure the 
        effectiveness of both programs.
    (k) Funding.--Not less than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated 
for each fiscal year to carry out section 26101A shall be obligated or 
expended to carry out this section.

SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 26104 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 26104. Authorization of appropriations
    ``(a) Fiscal Years 2003 through 2007.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
2007--
            ``(1) $25,000,000 for carrying out section 26101;
            ``(2) $1,500,000,000 for carrying out section 26101A; and
            ``(3) $25,000,000 for carrying out section 26102.
    ``(b) Funds To Remain Available.--Funds made available under this 
section shall remain available until expended.
    ``(c) Special Rule.--Except as specifically provided in section 
26101, 26101A, or 26102, no amount authorized by subsection (a) may be 
used for obligation or expenditure on the Boston-to-Washington segment 
of the Northeast Corridor while that segment is receiving Federal funds 
for capital or operating expenses.''.

           TITLE III--NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

SEC. 301. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DEFINED.

    (a) In General.--Section 24102 is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
        paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) as so redesignated the 
        following:
            ``(5) `national rail passenger transportation system' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the segment of the Northeast Corridor between 
                Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.;
                    ``(B) rail corridors that have been designated by 
                the Secretary of Transportation as high-speed 
                corridors, but only after they have been improved to 
                permit operation of high-speed service;
                    ``(C) long-distance routes of more than 750 miles 
                between endpoints operated by Amtrak as of the date of 
                enactment of the National Defense Rail Act; and
                    ``(D) short-distance corridors or routes operated 
                as of the date of enactment of the National Defense 
                Rail Act, unless discontinued by Amtrak.''.
    (b) Amtrak Routes with State Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 247 is amended by inserting after 
        section 27101 the following:
``Sec. 24702. Transportation requested by States, authorities, and 
              other persons
    ``(a) Contracts for Transportation.--Amtrak and a State, a regional 
or local authority, or another person may enter into a contract for 
Amtrak to operate an intercity rail service or route not included in 
the national rail passenger transportation system upon such terms as 
the parties thereto may agree.
    ``(b) Discontinuance.--Upon termination of a contract entered into 
under this section, or the cessation of financial support under such a 
contract, Amtrak may discontinue such service or route, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 
        247 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
        24701 the following:

``24702. Transportation requested by States, authorities, and other 
                            persons.''.
    (c) Amtrak To Continue To Provide Non High-speed Services.--Nothing 
in this Act is intended to preclude Amtrak from restoring, improving, 
or developing non-high-speed intercity passenger rail service.

SEC. 302. AMTRAK AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Repeal of Self-sufficiency Requirements.--
            (1) Title 49 amendments.--Chapter 241 is amended--
                    (A) by striking the last sentence of section 
                24101(d); and
                    (B) by striking the last sentence of section 
                24104(a).
            (2) Amtrak reform and accountability act amendments.--Title 
        II of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 
        U.S.C. 24101 nt) is amended by striking sections 204 and 205.
            (3) Common stock redemption date.--Section 415 of the 
        Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24304 
        nt) is amended by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Lease Arrangements.--Amtrak may obtain services from the 
Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator may provide 
services to Amtrak, under section 201(b) and 211(b) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Service Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(b) and 
491(b)) for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
    (c) Financial Powers.--Section 415(d) of the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997 by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) This section does not affect the applicability of 
        section 3729 of title 31, United States Code, to claims made 
        against Amtrak.''.

SEC. 303. ADDITIONAL AMTRAK AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Excess RRTA.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007, an amount equal to the amount Amtrak must pay 
under section 3221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in fiscal years 
that is more than the amount needed for benefits for individuals who 
retire from Amtrak and for their beneficiaries.
    (b) Principal and Interest Payments.--
            (1) Principal on debt service.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
        Amtrak for retirement of principal on loans for capital 
        equipment, or capital leases, the following amounts:
                    (A) For fiscal year 2003, $105,000,000.
                    (B) For fiscal year 2004, $93,000,000.
                    (C) For fiscal year 2005, $105,000,000.
                    (D) For fiscal year 2006, $108,000,000.
                    (E) For fiscal year 2007, $183,000,000.
            (2) Interest on Debt.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of 
        Amtrak for the payment of interest on loans for capital 
        equipment, or capital leases, the following amounts:
                    (A) For fiscal year 2003, $160,000,000.
                    (B) For fiscal year 2004, $157,000,000.
                    (C) For fiscal year 2005, $147,000,000.
                    (D) For fiscal year 2006, $142,000,000.
                    (E) For fiscal year 2007, $134,000,000.
    (c) Environmental Compliance.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, $30,000,000, of which one-
third shall be obligated or expended on the Northeast Corridor and two-
thirds shall be obligated or expended outside the Northeast Corridor, 
in order to comply with environmental regulations.
    (d) Compliance with ADA Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for each 
        of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, $43,000,000 for access 
        improvements in facilities and stations necessary to comply 
        with the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 
        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162), including an initial assessment of the 
        full set of needs across the national rail passenger 
        transportation system, of which--
                    (A) $10,000,000 shall be obligated or expended on 
                the Northeast Corridor; and
                    (B) $33,000,000 shall be obligated or expended 
                outside the Northeast Corridor, of which $15,000,000 
                shall be obligated or expended for long-distance 
                trains.
            (2) Best efforts requirement.--If Amtrak fails to meet the 
        period for compliance requirement imposed by section 
        242(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 
        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I))--
                    (A) it shall not be considered discrimination for 
                purposes of section 202 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 12132) 
                or section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. 794) if Amtrak demonstrates to the satisfaction 
                of the Secretary of Transportation that--
                            (i) Amtrak has made substantial progress 
                        toward meeting the requirements of section 
                        242(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Americans With 
                        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                        12162(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I)); and
                            (ii) Amtrak's failure to meet the period of 
                        compliance requirement of that section is 
                        attributable to the insufficiency of 
                        appropriated funds; and
                    (B) the period for compliance under section 
                242(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Americans With Disabilities 
                Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) shall be 
                extended until--
                            (i) sufficient funds have been appropriated 
                        to the Secretary of Transportation for the use 
                        of Amtrak to enable Amtrak to comply fully with 
                        the requirements of that section; and
                            (ii) a reasonable period of time for the 
                        completion of necessary construction so funded 
                        has passed.
    (e) Reinvestment of Net Revenues from Non-passenger Operations.--
Amtrak shall apply any net revenues from non-passenger operations to 
the railroad's working capital for use in satisfying systemwide current 
liabilities. When Amtrak's working capital has improved to the point at 
which Amtrak's liquid assets are sufficient to satisfy projected short-
term liabilities, Amtrak shall invest any excess net non-passenger 
revenues in high priority capital projects.

SEC. 304. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007, the following amounts:
            (1) $370,000,000 for capital backlog on infrastructure on 
        the Northeast Corridor to bring infrastructure up to state-of-
        good-repair, including renewal of the South End electric 
        traction system, improvements on bridges and tunnels, and 
        interlocking and signal system renewal.
            (2) $60,000,000 for capital backlog on fleet to bring 
        existing fleet to a state-of-good-repair, including equipment 
        replacement and upgrades necessary to meet current service 
        commitments.
            (3) $40,000,000 for capital backlog on stations and 
        facilities, including improvements to the facility and platform 
        at the existing Penn Station, and bringing maintenance-of-way 
        facilities up to state-of-good-repair.
            (4) $350,000,000 for ongoing capital infrastructure--
                    (A) to replace assets on a life-cycle basis;
                    (B) to ensure that a state-of-good-repair is 
                maintained in order to meet safety and reliability 
                standards; and
                    (C) to meet current service commitments.
            (5) $40,000,000 for ongoing capital fleet investment to 
        sustain regularly scheduled maintenance, including a 120-day 
        cycle of preventive maintenance, and heavy overhauls on a 4-
        year schedule, with interior enhancements as needed.
            (6) $30,000,000 for ongoing capital improvements to 
        stations and facilities to provide for regular upgrades to 
        stations to meet current service needs, and regular 
        improvements to maintenance-of-equipment and maintenance-of-way 
        facilities.
            (7) $20,000,000 for ongoing technology upgrades of 
        reservation, distribution, financial, and operations systems, 
        including hardware, software, infrastructure, and 
        communications.
    (b) Life Safety Needs.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for fiscal year 
2003:
            (1) $798,000,000 for the 6 New York tunnels built in 1910 
        to provide ventilation, electrical, and fire safety technology 
        upgrades, emergency communication and lighting systems, and 
        emergency access and egress for passengers.
            (2) $57,000,000 for the Baltimore & Potomac tunnel built in 
        1872 to provide adequate drainage, ventilation, communication, 
lighting, and passenger egress upgrades.
            (3) $40,000,000 for the Washington, D.C. Union Station 
        tunnels built in 1904 under the Supreme Court and House and 
        Senate Office Buildings to improve ventilation, communication, 
        lighting, and passenger egress upgrades.
    (c) Infrastructure Upgrades.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for fiscal year 2003, $3,000,000 for the preliminary design of options 
for a new tunnel on a different alignment to augment the capacity of 
the existing Baltimore tunnels, such funds to remain available until 
expended.
    (d) Corridor Growth Investment.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for corridor growth investments in the Northeast Corridor--
            (1) For fiscal year 2003, $200,000,000.
            (2) For fiscal year 2004, $300,000,000.
            (3) For fiscal year 2005, $400,000,000.
            (4) For fiscal year 2006, $500,000,000.
            (5) For fiscal year 2007, $600,000,000.
    (e) Financial Contribution from Other Tunnel Users.--The Secretary 
shall, taking into account the need for the timely completion of all 
life safety portions of the tunnel projects described in subsection 
(b)--
            (1) consider the extent to which rail carriers other than 
        Amtrak use the tunnels;
            (2) consider the feasibility of seeking a financial 
        contribution from those other rail carriers toward the costs of 
        the projects; and
            (3) obtain financial contributions or commitments from such 
        other rail carriers if feasible.
    (f) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
section shall remain available until expended.
    (g) Reinvestment of Northeast Corridor Net Operating Revenues.--
Amtrak shall invest any net revenue generated from core passenger 
operations in the Northeast Corridor in capital needs of the corridor 
until the backlog of capital improvements is completed under Amtrak's 
20-year capital plan.

SEC. 305. LONG DISTANCE TRAINS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007, $360,000,000 for operating costs associated 
with long distance trains.
    (b) Capital Backlog and Upgrades.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, $70,000,000 to reduce the 
capital backlog and to bring its existing fleet to a state-of-good-
repair, including equipment replacement and upgrades necessary to meet 
current service commitments.
    (c) Ongoing Capital Infrastructure Investments.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for 
the use of Amtrak for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, 
$80,000,000 for ongoing capital infrastructure--
            (1) to replace assets on a life-cycle basis;
            (2) to ensure that a state-of-good-repair is maintained in 
        order to meet safety and reliability standards;
            (3) to meet current service commitments; and
            (4) to provide funds for investment in partner railroads to 
        operate passenger service at currently committed levels.
    (d) Capital Fleet Needs.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for each of 
fiscal years 2003 through 2007, $50,000,000 for ongoing capital fleet 
needs to sustain regularly scheduled maintenance, including a 120-day 
cycle of preventive maintenance, and heavy overhauls on a 4-year 
schedule, with interior enhancements as needed.
    (e) Capital Stations and Facilities.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, $10,000,000 for ongoing 
capital stations and facilities needs to provide regular upgrades to 
stations to meet current service needs, and regular improvements to 
maintenance-of-way equipment and maintenance-of-way facilities.
    (f) Technology Needs.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for each of 
fiscal years 2003 through 2007, $10,000,000 for ongoing technology 
needs to upgrade reservation, distribution, financial, and operations 
systems, including hardware, software, infrastructure, and 
communications.

SEC. 306. SHORT DISTANCE TRAINS; STATE-SUPPORTED ROUTES.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation for the use of Amtrak for each of fiscal years 2003 
through 2007, for obligation and expenditure on routes outside the 
Northeast Corridor--
            (1) $20,000,000 for capital backlog on infrastructure to 
        bring infrastructure up to a state-of-good-repair, including 
        improvements on bridges and tunnels that are approaching the 
        end of their useful life and interlocking and signal system 
        renewal;
            (2) $10,000,000 for capital backlog on its fleet to bring 
        Amtrak's existing fleet as of the date of enactment of this Act 
        to a state-of-good-repair, including equipment replacement and 
        upgrades necessary to meet current service commitments;
            (3) $170,000,000 for ongoing capital infrastructure to 
        replace assets on a life-cycle basis to ensure a state-of-good-
        repair is maintained in order to meet safety and reliability 
        standards needed to deliver current service commitments, 
        including investment in partner railroads to operate passenger 
        service at currently committed levels.
            (4) $40,000,000 for ongoing capital fleet needs to sustain 
        regularly scheduled maintenance, including a 120-day cycle 
        preventive maintenance schedule, and heavy overhauls on a 4-
        year schedule, with interior enhancements as needed;
            (5) $10,000,000 for ongoing capital stations and facilities 
        needs to provide regular upgrades to stations to meet current 
        service needs, and regular improvements to maintenance-of-way 
        equipment and maintenance-of-way facilities; and
            (6) $20,000,000 for ongoing technology needs to upgrade of 
        reservation, distribution, financial, and operations systems, 
        including hardware, software, infrastructure and 
        communications.

SEC. 307. RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NORTHEAST CORRIDOR SAFETY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Re-establishment of Northeast Corridor Safety Committee.--The 
Secretary of Transportation shall re-establish the Northeast Corridor 
Safety Committee authorized by section 24905(b) of title 49, United 
States Code.
    (b) Termination Date.--Section 24905(b)(4) is amended by striking 
``January 1, 1999,'' and inserting ``January 1, 2008,''.

SEC. 308. ON-TIME PERFORMANCE.

    Section 24308 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) On-time Performance.--If the on-time performance of any 
intercity passenger train averages less than 80 percent for any 
consecutive 3-month period, Amtrak may petition the Surface 
Transportation Board to investigate whether, and to what extent, delays 
are due to causes that could reasonably be addressed by a rail carrier 
over the tracks of which the intercity passenger train operates, or by 
a regional authority providing commuter service, if any. In carrying 
out such an investigation, the Surface Transportation Board shall 
obtain information from all parties involved and make recommendations 
regarding reasonable measures to improve the on-time performance of the 
train.''.

SEC. 309. AMTRAK BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    (a) In General.--Section 24302 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 24302. Board of directors
    ``(a) Composition and Terms.--
            ``(1) The board of directors of Amtrak is composed of the 
        following 9 directors, each of whom must be a citizen of the 
        United States:
                    ``(A) The President of Amtrak.
                    ``(B) The Secretary of Transportation.
                    ``(C) 7 individuals appointed by the President of 
                the United States, by and with the advice and consent 
                of the Senate, with an interest, experience, and 
                qualifications in or directly related to rail 
                transportation, including representatives of the 
                passenger rail transportation, travel, hospitality, 
                cruise line, and passenger air transportation 
                businesses, and consumers of passenger rail 
                transportation.
            ``(2) An individual appointed under paragraph (1)(C) of 
        this subsection serves for 5 years or until the individual's 
        successor is appointed and qualified. Not more than 4 
        individuals appointed under paragraph (1)(C) may be members of 
        the same political party.
            ``(3) The board shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman 
        from among its membership. The vice chairman shall serve as 
        chairman in the absence of the chairman.
            ``(4) The Secretary may be represented at board meetings by 
        the Secretary's designee.
    ``(b) Pay and Expenses.--Each director not employed by the United 
States Government is entitled to $300 a day when performing board 
duties and powers. Each director is entitled to reimbursement for 
necessary travel, reasonable secretarial and professional staff 
support, and subsistence expenses incurred in attending board meetings.
    ``(c) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the board is filled in the same way 
as the original selection, except that an individual appointed by the 
President of the United States under subsection (a)(1)(C) of this 
section to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term for 
which the predecessor of that individual was appointed is appointed for 
the remainder of that term. A vacancy required to be filled by 
appointment under subsection (a)(1)(C) must be filled not later than 
120 days after the vacancy occurs.
    ``(d) Bylaws.--The board may adopt and amend bylaws governing the 
operation of Amtrak. The bylaws shall be consistent with this part and 
the articles of incorporation.
    ``(e) Conflicts of Interest.--Subparts D, E, and F of part 2635 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, shall apply to members of the 
board of directors during their term of office in the same manner as if 
they were employees of an executive agency (as defined in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment To Apply Same Standard to Officers.--
Section 24303(c) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Conflicts of Interest.--Subparts D, E, and F of part 2635 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, shall apply to officers when 
employed by Amtrak in the same manner as if they were employees of an 
executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code).''.
    (c) Effective Date for Directors' Provision.--The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2003. The members of the 
Amtrak Reform Board may continue to serve until 3 directors appointed 
by the President under section 24302(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a), have qualified for office.

SEC. 310. ESTABLISHMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM FOR AMTRAK 
              OPERATIONS BY INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.

    (a) In General.--Amtrak shall employ an independent financial 
consultant--
            (1) to assess its financial accounting and reporting system 
        and practices;
            (2) to design and assist Amtrak in implementing a modern 
        financial accounting and reporting system, on the basis of the 
        assessment, that will produce accurate and timely financial 
        information in sufficient detail--
                    (A) to enable Amtrak to assign revenues and 
                expenses appropriately to each of its lines of business 
                and to each major activity within each line of business 
                activity, including train operations, equipment 
                maintenance, ticketing, and reservations;
                    (B) to aggregate expenses and revenues related to 
                infrastructure and distinguish them from expenses and 
                revenues related to rail operations; and
                    (C) to provide ticketing and reservation 
                information on a real-time basis.
    (b) Verification of System; Report.--The Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation shall review the accounting system 
designed and implemented under subsection (a) to ensure that it 
accomplishes the purposes for which it is intended. The Inspector 
General shall report his findings and conclusions, together with any 
recommendations, to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak 
$2,500,000 for fiscal year 2003 to carry out subsection (a), such sums 
to remain available until expended.

SEC. 311. DEVELOPMENT OF 5-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN.

    (a) Development of 5-year Financial Plan.--The Amtrak board of 
directors shall submit an annual budget for Amtrak, and a 5-year 
financial plan for the fiscal year to which that budget relates and the 
subsequent 4 years, prepared in accordance with this section, to the 
Secretary of Transportation and the Inspector General of the Department 
of Transportation no later than--
            (1) the first day of each fiscal year beginning after the 
        date of enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of 
        an appropriation Act for the fiscal year, if later.
    (b) Contents of 5-year Financial Plan.--The 5-year financial plan 
for Amtrak shall include, at a minimum--
            (1) all projected revenues and expenditures for Amtrak, 
        including governmental funding sources;
            (2) projected ridership levels for all Amtrak passenger 
        operations;
            (3) revenue and expenditure forecasts for non-passenger 
        operations;
            (4) capital funding requirements and expenditures necessary 
        to maintain passenger service which will accommodate predicted 
        ridership levels and predicted sources of capital funding;
            (5) operational funding needs, if any, to maintain current 
        and projected levels of passenger service, including state-
        supported routes and predicted funding sources;
            (6) an assessment of the continuing financial stability of 
        Amtrak, as indicated by factors such as: the ability of the 
        federal government to adequately meet capital and operating 
        requirements, Amtrak's access to long-term and short-term 
        capital markets, Amtrak's ability to efficiently manage its 
        workforce, and Amtrak's ability to effectively provide 
        passenger train service.
            (7) lump sum expenditures of $10 million or more and 
        sources of funding.
            (8) estimates of long-term and short-term debt and 
        associated principle and interest payments (both current and 
        anticipated);
            (9) annual cash flow forecasts; and
            (10) a statement describing methods of estimation and 
        significant assumptions.
    (c) Standards to Promote Financial Stability.--In meeting the 
requirements of subsection (b) with respect to a 5-year financial plan, 
Amtrak shall--
            (1) apply sound budgetary practices, including reducing 
        costs and other expenditures, improving productivity, 
        increasing revenues, or combinations of such practices; and
            (2) use the categories specified in the financial 
        accounting and reporting system developed under section 310 
        when preparing its 5-year financial plan.
    (d) Assessment by DOT Inspector General.--
            (1) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
        Transportation shall assess the 5-year financial plans prepared 
        by Amtrak under this section to determine whether they meet the 
        requirements of subsection (b), and may suggest revisions to 
        any components thereof that do not meet those requirements.
            (2) Assessment to be furnished to the congress.--The 
        Inspector General shall furnish to the House of Representatives 
        Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on 
        Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
        and Transportation--
                    (A) an assessment of the annual budget within 90 
                days after receiving it from Amtrak; and
                    (B) an assessment of the remaining 4 years of the 
                5-year financial plan within 180 days after receiving 
                it from Amtrak.

SEC. 312. REVISED REPORTING METHODOLOGY REQUIRED.

    Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak, in 
consultation with the Comptroller General, shall develop a revised 
methodology to be used in preparing the annual operations report 
required by section 24315(a) of title 49, United States Code, beginning 
with the report on operations for fiscal year 2002. The new report 
methodology shall specifically exclude non-core profits in calculating 
the performance of Amtrak's trains.

SEC. 313. APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS TO BE SPENT PROPORTIONATELY.

    If for any fiscal year the sum of the amounts appropriated to the 
Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak is less than the sum 
of the amounts authorized by this title for that fiscal year, then 
Amtrak shall--
            (1) first obligate anounts appropriated pursuant to the 
        authorization in section 303(a); and
            (2) then allocate its obligation and expenditure of the 
        remainder of the amounts appropriated for that fiscal year 
        pursuant to this title (except amounts authorized by section 
        section 304(b), (c), and (d)) among the segments of the system 
        in the same proportion as the authorizations were allocated 
        among those segments by this title.

SEC. 314. INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR AMTRAK ROUTE 
              AND SERVICE PLANNING DECISIONS.

    (a) Inspector General To Hire Consultant.--The Inspector General of 
the Department of Transportation shall--
            (1) execute a contract to obtain the services of an 
        independent auditor or consultant for the establishment of 
        objective criteria for Amtrak service changes, including the 
        establishment of new routes, the elimination of existing 
        routes, and the contraction or expansion of existing services;
            (2) review the criteria developed under the contract; and
            (3) if the Inspector General approves the criteria, 
        transmit them to the Amtrak board of directors.
    (b) Incorporation of Criteria by Amtrak.--The Amtrak board of 
directors shall incorporate the criteria in--
            (1) its route and service planning and decision-making 
        process; and
            (2) its capital plans and budgets developed in compliance 
        with section 311 of this Act.
    (c) Notification of Congress Where Not Complying with Criteria.--
The Amtrak board of directors shall--
            (1) notify the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure not less than 30 days before 
        the implementation date of any decision to establish a new 
        route, terminate an existing route, or effect any other major 
        change in service that is inconsistent with the criteria 
        incorporated under subsection (b); and
            (2) explain its decision not to follow the criteria.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
made available to the Inspector General, out of any amounts 
appropriated to Amtrak pursuant to the authority of this Act and not 
otherwise obligated or expended, such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this section.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 401. REHABILITATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND SECURITY FINANCING.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 102(7) of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 802(7)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(7) `railroad' has the meaning given that term in section 
        20102 of title 49, United States Code; and''.
    (b) General Authority.--Section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization 
and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Secretary may provide direct loans and 
        loan guarantees to State and local governments,'' in subsection 
        (a) and inserting ``Secretary shall provide direct loans and 
        loan guarantees to State and local governments, interstate 
        compacts entered into under section 410 of the Amtrak Reform 
        and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C 24101 nt),'';
            (2) by striking ``or'' in subsection (b)(1)(B);
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(1) 
        as subparagraph (D); and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) of subsection 
        (b)(1) the following:
                    ``(C) to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate rail 
                safety and security equipment and facilities; or''.
    (c) Extent of Authority.--Section 502(d) of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(d)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``$3,500,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$35,000,000,000'';
            (2) by striking ``$1,000,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$7,000,000,000''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
        Secretary shall not establish any limit on the proportion of 
        the unused amount authorized under this subsection that may be 
        used for 1 loan or loan guarantee.''.
    (d) Cohorts of Loans.--Section 502(f) of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (D);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (F); and
                    (C) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following 
                new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) the size and characteristics of the cohort of 
                which the loan or loan guarantee is a member; and''; 
                and
            (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the following: 
        ``A cohort may include loans and loan guarantees. The Secretary 
        shall not establish any limit on the proportion of a cohort 
        that may be used for 1 loan or loan guarantee.''.
    (e) Conditions of Assistance.--Section 502 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``offered;'' in subsection (f)(2)(A) and 
        inserting ``offered, if any;'';
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'' in 
        subsection (h) and redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
        of that subsection as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); and
            (3) by adding at the end of subsection (h) the following:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall not require an applicant for a direct 
loan or loan guarantee under this section to provide collateral.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall not require that an applicant for a 
direct loan or loan guarantee under this section have previously sought 
the financial assistance requested from another source.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall require recipients of direct loans or 
loan guarantees under this section to apply the standards of section 
22301(b) and (c) of title 49, United States Code, to their projects.''.
    (f) Time Limit for Approval or Disapproval.--Section 502 of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
822) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Time Limit for Approval or Disapproval.--Not later than 180 
days after receiving a complete application for a direct loan or loan 
guarantee under this section, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove 
the application.''.
    (g) Fees and Charges.--Section 503 of the Railroad Revitalization 
and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 823) is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of subsection (k) the following: 
        ``Funds received by the Secretary under the preceding sentence 
        shall be credited to the appropriation from which the expenses 
        of making such appraisals, determinations, and findings were 
        incurred.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Fees and Charges.--Except as provided in this title, the 
Secretary may not assess any fees, including user fees, or charges in 
connection with a direct loan or loan guarantee provided under section 
502.''.
    (h) Substantive Criteria and Standards.--Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall publish in the Federal Register and post on the 
Department of Transportation website the substantive criteria and 
standards used by the Secretary to determine whether to approve or 
disapprove applications submitted under section 502 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822).
    (i) Operators Deemed Rail Carriers; Loans and Loan Guarantees for 
Non-Railroad Entities.--Section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822), as amended by subsection 
(f), is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Operators Deemed Rail Carriers.--A person that conducts rail 
operations funded or otherwise receiving assistance under this section 
is deemed to be a rail carrier for purposes of part A of subtitle IV of 
title 49, United States Code, when so operating or performing such 
services.
    ``(k) Loan and Loan Guarantees for Non-Railroad Entities.--
Nothwithstanding any other provision of law, entities other than rail 
companies shall be eligible for loans and loan guarantees under this 
section.''.

SEC. 402. RAIL PASSENGER COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 249 is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 24910. Passenger rail cooperative research program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
rail passenger cooperative research program. The program shall--
            ``(1) address, among other matters, intercity rail 
        passenger services, including existing rail passenger 
        technologies and speeds, incrementally enhanced rail systems 
        and infrastructure, and new high-speed wheel-on-rail systems;
            ``(2) give consideration to research on commuter rail, 
        regional rail, freight rail, and other modes of rail 
        transportation that may affect rail passenger transportation 
        due to the interconnectedness of the rail passenger network 
        with other rail transportation services; and
            ``(3) give consideration to regional concerns regarding 
        rail passenger transportation, including meeting research needs 
        common to designated high-speed corridors, long-distance rail 
        services, and regional intercity rail corridors, projects, and 
        entities.
    ``(b) Contents.--The program to be carried out under this section 
shall include research designed--
            ``(1) to develop more accurate models for evaluating the 
        indirect effects of rail passenger service, including the 
        effects on highway and airport and airway congestion, 
        environmental quality, and energy consumption;
            ``(2) to develop a better understanding of modal choice as 
        it affects rail passenger transportation, including development 
        of better models to predict ridership;
            ``(3) to recommend priorities for technology demonstration 
        and development;
            ``(4) to meet additional priorities as determined by the 
        advisory board established under subsection (c), including any 
        recommendations made by the National Research Council;
            ``(5) to explore improvements in management, financing, and 
        institutional structures;
            ``(6) to address rail capacity constraints that affect 
        passenger rail service through a wide variety of options, 
        ranging from operating improvements to dedicated new 
        infrastructure, taking into account the impact of such options 
        on freight and commuter rail operations; and
            ``(7) to improve maintenance, operations, customer service, 
        or other aspects of existing intercity rail passenger service 
        existing in 2002.
    ``(c) Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--In consultation with the heads of 
        appropriate Federal departments and agencies, the Secretary 
        shall establish an advisory board to recommend research, 
        technology, and technology transfer activities related to rail 
        passenger transportation.
            ``(2) Membership.--The advisory board shall include--
                    ``(A) representatives of State transportation 
                agencies;
                    ``(B) transportation and environmental economists, 
                scientists, and engineers; and
                    ``(C) representatives of Amtrak, the Alaska 
                Railroad, transit operating agencies, intercity rail 
                passenger agencies, railway labor organizations, and 
                environmental organizations.
    ``(d) National Academy of Sciences.-- The Secretary may make grants 
to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National Academy of 
Sciences to carry out such activities relating to the research, 
technology, and technology transfer activities described in subsection 
(b) as the Secretary deems appropriate.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 249 is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``24910. Passenger rail cooperative research program.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2003 through 2007, to carry out section 24910(d) of title 
49, United States Code.

SEC. 403. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49 REFLECTING ICC TERMINATION 
              ACT.

    (a) Section 307.--
            (1) Section 307 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' 
                in the section heading and inserting ``Surface 
                Transportation Board'';
                    (B) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' 
                in subsection (a) and inserting ``Surface 
                Transportation Board''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Commission'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Board''.
            (2) The chapter analysis for chapter 3 is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 307 and inserting the 
        following:

``307. Safety information and intervention in Surface Transportation 
                            Board proceedings.''.
    (b) Section 333.--Section 333 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
        Board''; and
            (2) by striking ``Commission'' in subsection (e) and 
        inserting ``Board''.
    (c) Section 351.--Section 351(c) is amended by striking 
``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting ``Surface 
Transportation Board''.
    (d) Section 24307.--Section 24307(b)(3) is amended by striking 
``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting ``Surface 
Transportation Board''.
    (e) Section 24308.--Section 24308 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' in 
        subsection (a)(2)(A) and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
        Board''; and
            (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears in 
        subsections (a), (b), and (e) and inserting ``Board''.
    (f) Section 24311.--Section 24311 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' in 
        subsection (c)(1) and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
        Board''; and
            (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears in 
        subsection (c) and inserting ``Board''.
    (g) Section 24902.--Section 24902 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' in 
        subsections (g)(2) and (g)(3) and inserting ``Surface 
        Transportation Board''; and
            (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears in 
        subsections (g)(2) and (g)(3) and inserting ``Board''.
    (h) Section 24904.--Section 24904 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' in 
        subsection (c)(2) and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
        Board''; and
            (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears in 
        subsection (c) and inserting ``Board''.

SEC.404. APPLICABILITY OF REVERSION TO ALASKA RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY 
              PROPERTY.

    Section 610(b) of the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 (45 
U.S.C. 1209(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Discontinuance.--'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) The State-owned railroad may convey all right, title, and 
interest of the State in any land within the right-of-way to a third 
party in exchange for other land that, in substitution for the land 
conveyed, is to be utilized as part of the right-of-way if the 
continuity of the right-of-way corridor for transportation, 
communications, and transmission purposes is provided by such use of 
the substituted land.
    ``(B) The provisions of this section that require reversion shall 
apply to the substituted land, as of the effective date of the exchange 
of that land in a transaction authorized by subparagraph (A), as fully 
as if the substituted land had been rail properties of the Alaska 
Railroad as of January 13, 1983.
    ``(C) Upon the conveyance of land in a transaction authorized by 
subparagraph (A), any reversionary interest in the land under this 
section shall terminate.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 404

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1991

                          [Report No. 107-157]

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                                 A BILL

     To establish a national rail passenger transportation system, 
  reauthorize Amtrak, improve security and service on Amtrak, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                              May 29, 2002

        Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute