[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 77 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3927. Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
Carper) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3896 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
Tester) to the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In division A, beginning on page 51, strike line 14 and all 
     that follows through page 53, line 3, and insert the 
     following:

         grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities 
     associated with the Northeast Corridor, as authorized by 
     section 11101(a) of the Fixing America's Surface 
     Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114-94), and for 
     activities associated with the National Network, as 
     authorized by section 11101(b) of such Act, $1,834,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary may retain up to 0.5 percent of the funds provided 
     under this heading to fund the costs of project management 
     and oversight of activities authorized by section 11101(c) of 
     such Act:  Provided further, That in addition to the project 
     management oversight funds authorized under such section 
     11101(c), the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
     $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
     expenses associated with the Northeast Corridor Commission 
     established under section 24905 of title 49, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up to 
     an additional $2,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
     heading to fund expenses associated with the State-Supported 
     Route Committee established under 24712 of title 49, United 
     States Code:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall 
     be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and 
     stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
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