S. 4107 

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four 

An Act 

To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak compliance with 

the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with respect to trains and stations. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Think Differently Transportation 

Act’’. 

SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMTRAK ADA COMPLIANCE. 

Section 24315(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 

the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(D) shall include an action plan for bringing Amtrakserved stations that are not in compliance with the Americans 

with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) into 

compliance with such Act, as required by the settlement agreement entered into in 2020 between Amtrak and the Department 

of Justice; 

‘‘(E) shall include a status report on— 

‘‘(i) Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak is solely 

responsible for compliance with such Act based on a station 

assessment carried out by Amtrak, including a timeline 

for any required compliance with such Act, as required 

by the settlement agreement; 

‘‘(ii) Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak has a 

shared responsibility for compliance with such Act based 

on a station assessment carried out by Amtrak or by the 

party responsible for such compliance, including a timeline 

for any required compliance with such Act for the portions 

of the station for which Amtrak is the responsible party 

consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement, 

identifying who is responsible for compliance (and the 

status of the compliance of each responsible party with 

such Act) for such portions and the timeline for compliance 

in cases in which Amtrak is not the responsible party; 

and 

‘‘(iii) the status of compliance with such Act for all 

Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak is not the responsible party, nor is responsible for a portion of the station, 

and identify the entity or entities that have responsibility 
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for compliance with such Act, based on a station assessment 

carried out by Amtrak or the party responsible under such 

Act.’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) Amtrak may meet the requirements described in clauses 

(ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(E) by demonstrating that Amtrak 

took reasonable measures to obtain cooperation from responsible 

entities. 

‘‘(4) Amtrak shall submit the action plan and status report 

required under subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (1)— 

‘‘(A) annually while the settlement agreement referred to 

in paragraph (1)(D) is in effect; and 

‘‘(B) every 5 years beginning on the first day the settlement 

is no longer in effect.’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.