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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2572

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 

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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Amtrak Reauthoriza5 tion Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

8 amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘§ 24104. Authorization of appropriations 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap3 propriated to the Secretary of Transportation 

4 $2,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 

5 2006, for the benefit of Amtrak for capital expenditures 

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

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

8 ‘‘(b) MANDATORY PAYMENTS.—

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

10 subsection (a) shall include—

11 ‘‘(A) an amount equal to the amount Am12 trak is required to pay under section 3221 of 

13 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is more 

14 than the amount needed for anticipated benefits 

15 for individuals who retire from Amtrak and for 

16 their beneficiaries; and 

17 ‘‘(B) amounts necessary to pay—

18 ‘‘(i) obligations of Amtrak under sec19 tion 8(a) of the Railroad Unemployment 

20 Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 358(a)) due in 

21 those fiscal years that are more than obli22 gations of Amtrak calculated on an experi23 ence-related basis; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) obligations of Amtrak due under 

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

26 3321). 
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1 ‘‘(2) REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—

2 The Secretary shall make payments to the Treasury 

3 of amounts authorized under paragraph (1) only 

4 after the Secretary has received from Amtrak a re5 quest for the transfer of such funds, which shall in6 clude materials supporting, to the satisfaction of the 

7 Secretary, the amount of the request. 

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

9 appropriated pursuant to this section, the Secretary and 

10 the Amtrak Board of Directors shall ensure that sufficient 

11 funds are reserved to satisfy Amtrak’s contractual obliga12 tions for commuter and State-supported passenger rail 

13 service. 

14 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN AND SUPPLEMENTAL

15 REPORTS.—

16 ‘‘(1) BUSINESS PLAN.—Not later than Sep17 tember 15 of each of 2003, 2004, and 2005, Amtrak 

18 shall transmit to the Secretary and the Congress a 

19 comprehensive business plan for the subsequent fis20 cal year, including, as applicable, targets for rider21 ship, revenues, and capital and operating expenses. 

22 The plan shall include the following: 

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

24 for each of the following: 

25 ‘‘(i) Northeast Corridor. 
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1 ‘‘(ii) Commuter service. 

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

3 ‘‘(iv) State-supported service. 

4 ‘‘(v) Commercial activities (including 

5 contract operations and mail and express). 

6 The plan shall also include targets for each 

7 intercity train route, including Autotrain. 

8 ‘‘(B) With respect to capital projects, a de9 scription of the work to be funded, a work time10 table, cost estimates, and a list of other funding 

11 sources if the project is not entirely funded by 

12 the Federal Government. 

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

14 than October 1, 2003, and once each alternate 

15 month thereafter, Amtrak shall transmit to the Sec16 retary and the Congress a supplemental report re17 garding the business plan transmitted under para18 graph (1), which shall describe the work completed 

19 to date, any changes to the business plan, and the 

20 reasons for such changes. 

21 ‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS AND EARLY APPRO22 PRIATIONS.—(1) Amounts appropriated under this section 

23 remain available until expended. 
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1 ‘‘(2) Amounts for capital acquisitions and improve2 ments may be appropriated in a fiscal year before the fis3 cal year in which the amounts will be obligated. 

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

5 under this section may not be used to subsidize operating 

6 losses of commuter rail passenger or rail freight transpor7 tation.’’.

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