[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 369 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 369

   To authorize and appropriate funding for grants to Amtrak for the 
   restoration of long-distance routes and the rehiring of employees 
            furloughed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 23, 2021

  Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize and appropriate funding for grants to Amtrak for the 
   restoration of long-distance routes and the rehiring of employees 
            furloughed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

SECTION 1. GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION FOR 
              LONG-DISTANCE SERVICE RESTORATION AND EMPLOYEE RECALLS.

    (a) Appropriations.--In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $165,926,000, which 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (commonly known as ``Amtrak'').
    (b) Use of Funds.--Grant funds appropriated under subsection (a) 
may be used by Amtrak--
            (1) to restore, not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the frequency of rail service on 
        long-distance routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, 
        United States Code) that Amtrak reduced the frequency of on or 
        after July 1, 2020, and continue to operate such service at 
        such frequency; and
            (2) to recall and manage employees furloughed on or after 
        October 1, 2020, as a result of efforts to prevent, prepare 
        for, and respond to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease 
        pandemic.
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