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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4107 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        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 Amtrak-served 
    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 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.
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