118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4107 

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. 

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 ‘‘Think Differently 

3 Transportation Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMTRAK ADA COMPLIANCE. 

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

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

9 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

10 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

11 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

12 and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(D) shall include an action plan for bringing 

15 Amtrak-served stations that are not in compliance 

16 with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

17 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) into compliance with such 

18 Act, as required by the settlement agreement en19 tered into in 2020 between Amtrak and the Depart20 ment of Justice; 

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

22 ‘‘(i) Amtrak-served stations for which Am23 trak is solely responsible for compliance with 

24 such Act based on a station assessment carried 

25 out by Amtrak, including a timeline for any re-
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1 quired compliance with such Act, as required by 

2 the settlement agreement; 

3 ‘‘(ii) Amtrak-served stations for which Am4 trak has a shared responsibility for compliance 

5 with such Act based on a station assessment 

6 carried out by Amtrak or by the party respon7 sible for such compliance, including a timeline 

8 for any required compliance with such Act for 

9 the portions of the station for which Amtrak is 

10 the responsible party consistent with the terms 

11 of the settlement agreement, identifying who is 

12 responsible for compliance (and the status of 

13 the compliance of each responsible party with 

14 such Act) for such portions and the timeline for 

15 compliance in cases in which Amtrak is not the 

16 responsible party; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) the status of compliance with such 

18 Act for all Amtrak-served stations for which 

19 Amtrak is not the responsible party, nor is re20 sponsible for a portion of the station, and iden21 tify the entity or entities that have responsi22 bility for compliance with such Act, based on a 

23 station assessment carried out by Amtrak or 

24 the party responsible under such Act.’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(3) Amtrak may meet the requirements described in 

2 clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(E) by demonstrating 

3 that Amtrak took reasonable measures to obtain coopera4 tion from responsible entities. 

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

6 report required under subparagraphs (D) and (E) of para7 graph (1)— 

8 ‘‘(A) annually while the settlement agreement 

9 referred to in paragraph (1)(D) is in effect; and 

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

11 the settlement is no longer in effect.’’. 

Passed the Senate December 3, 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4107 

AN ACT 

To require Amtrak to report to Congress informatrains and stations. with Disabilities Act of 1990 with respect to tion on Amtrak compliance with the Americans