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Union Calendar No. 161

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2572

[Report No. 108–274] 

To authorize appropriations for the benefit of Amtrak for fiscal years 2004 

through 2006, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2003

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. QUINN, and Ms. 

CORRINE BROWN of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2003

Additional sponsors: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois and Mr. ETHERIDGE

SEPTEMBER 17, 2003

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the benefit of Amtrak for 

fiscal years 2004 through 2006, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Amtrak Reauthoriza3 tion Act of 2003’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 Section 24104 of title 49, United States Code, is 

6 amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘§ 24104. Authorization of appropriations 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap9 propriated to the Secretary of Transportation 

10 $2,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 

11 2006, for the benefit of Amtrak for capital expenditures 

12 under chapters 243, 247, and 249 of this title, operating 

13 expenses, and payments described in subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(b) MANDATORY PAYMENTS.—

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds authorized under 

16 subsection (a) shall include—

17 ‘‘(A) an amount equal to the amount Am18 trak is required to pay under section 3221 of 

19 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is more 

20 than the amount needed for anticipated benefits 

21 for individuals who retire from Amtrak and for 

22 their beneficiaries; and 

23 ‘‘(B) amounts necessary to pay—

24 ‘‘(i) obligations of Amtrak under sec25 tion 8(a) of the Railroad Unemployment 

26 Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 358(a)) due in 
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1 those fiscal years that are more than obli2 gations of Amtrak calculated on an experi3 ence-related basis; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) obligations of Amtrak due under 

5 section 3321 of the Code (26 U.S.C. 

6 3321). 

7 ‘‘(2) REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—

8 The Secretary shall make payments to the Treasury 

9 of amounts authorized under paragraph (1) only 

10 after the Secretary has received from Amtrak a re11 quest for the transfer of such funds, which shall in12 clude materials supporting, to the satisfaction of the 

13 Secretary, the amount of the request. 

14 ‘‘(c) CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.—From amounts 

15 appropriated pursuant to this section, the Secretary and 

16 the Amtrak Board of Directors shall ensure that sufficient 

17 funds are reserved to satisfy Amtrak’s contractual obliga18 tions for commuter and State-supported passenger rail 

19 service. 

20 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN AND SUPPLEMENTAL

21 REPORTS.—

22 ‘‘(1) BUSINESS PLAN.—Not later than Sep23 tember 15 of each of 2003, 2004, and 2005, Amtrak 

24 shall transmit to the Secretary and the Congress a 

25 comprehensive business plan for the subsequent fis-
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1 cal year, including, as applicable, targets for rider2 ship, revenues, and capital and operating expenses. 

3 The plan shall include the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) A separate accounting of such targets 

5 for each of the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) Northeast Corridor. 

7 ‘‘(ii) Commuter service. 

8 ‘‘(iii) Long-distance Amtrak service. 

9 ‘‘(iv) State-supported service. 

10 ‘‘(v) Commercial activities (including 

11 contract operations and mail and express). 

12 The plan shall also include targets for each 

13 intercity train route, including Autotrain. 

14 ‘‘(B) With respect to capital projects, a de15 scription of the work to be funded, a work time16 table, cost estimates, and a list of other funding 

17 sources if the project is not entirely funded by 

18 the Federal Government. 

19 ‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.—Not later 

20 than October 1, 2003, and once each alternate 

21 month thereafter, Amtrak shall transmit to the Sec22 retary and the Congress a supplemental report re23 garding the business plan transmitted under para24 graph (1), which shall describe the work completed 
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1 to date, any changes to the business plan, and the 

2 reasons for such changes. 

3 ‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS AND EARLY APPRO4 PRIATIONS.—(1) Amounts appropriated under this section 

5 remain available until expended. 

6 ‘‘(2) Amounts for capital acquisitions and improve7 ments may be appropriated in a fiscal year before the fis8 cal year in which the amounts will be obligated. 

9 ‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—Amounts appropriated 

10 under this section may not be used to subsidize operating 

11 losses of commuter rail passenger or rail freight transpor12 tation.’’. 
Union Calendar No. 161

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2572

[Report No. 108–274] 

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the benefit of Amtrak for fiscal years 2004 through 2006, and for 

other purposes. 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2003

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed