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SEC. 11210. AMTRAK PILOT PROGRAM FOR PASSENGERS TRANS-
PORTING DOMESTICATED CATS AND DOGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, Amtrak shall develop a pilot program that allows 
passengers to transport domesticated cats or dogs on certain trains 
operated by Amtrak. 
(b) PET POLICY.—In developing the pilot program required 
under subsection (a), Amtrak shall— 
(1) in the case of a passenger train that is comprised 
of more than 1 car, designate, where feasible, at least 1 car 
in which a ticketed passenger may transport a domesticated 
cat or dog in the same manner as carry-on baggage if— 
(A) the cat or dog is contained in a pet kennel; 
(B) the pet kennel complies with Amtrak size require-
ments for carriage of carry-on baggage; 
(C) the passenger is traveling on a train operating 
on a route described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of 
section 24102(7) of title 49, United States Code; and 
(D) the passenger pays a fee described in paragraph 
(3); 
(2) allow a ticketed passenger to transport a domesticated 
cat or dog on a train in the same manner as cargo if— 
(A) the cat or dog is contained in a pet kennel; 
(B) the pet kennel complies with Amtrak size require-
ments for carriage of carry-on baggage; 
(C) the passenger is traveling on a train operating 
on a route described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of 
section 24102(7) of title 49, United States Code; 
(D) the cargo area is temperature controlled in a 
manner protective of cat and dog safety and health; and 
(E) the passenger pays a fee described in paragraph 
(3); and 
(3) collect fees for each cat or dog transported by a ticketed 
passenger in an amount that, in the aggregate and at a min-
imum, covers the full costs of the pilot program. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the pilot program 
required under subsection (a) is first implemented, Amtrak shall 
transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing 
an evaluation of the pilot program. 
(d) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) SERVICE ANIMALS.—The pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall be separate from and in addition to the policy gov-
erning Amtrak passengers traveling with service animals. 
Nothing in this section may be interpreted to limit or waive 
the rights of passengers to transport service animals. 
(2) ADDITIONAL TRAIN CARS.—Nothing in this section may 
be interpreted to require Amtrak to add additional train cars 
or modify existing train cars. 
(3) FEDERAL FUNDS.—No Federal funds may be used to 
implement the pilot program required under this section. 
SEC. 11211. RIGHT-OF-WAY LEVERAGING. 
(a) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall issue a Request for
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Proposals seeking qualified persons or entities to utilize right- 
of-way and real estate owned, controlled, or managed by 
Amtrak for telecommunications systems, energy distribution 
systems, and other activities considered appropriate by Amtrak. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Request for Proposals shall provide 
sufficient information on the right-of-way and real estate assets 
to enable respondents to propose an arrangement that will 
monetize or generate additional revenue from such assets 
through revenue sharing or leasing agreements with Amtrak, 
to the extent possible. 
(3) DEADLINE.—Amtrak shall set a deadline for the submis-
sion of proposals that is not later than 1 year after the issuance 
of the Request for Proposals under paragraph (1). 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the deadline for the receipt of proposals under subsection 
(a), the Amtrak Board of Directors shall review and consider each 
qualified proposal. Amtrak may enter into such agreements as 
are necessary to implement any qualified proposal. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the deadline for the 
receipt of proposals under subsection (a), Amtrak shall transmit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a report on the Request for Pro-
posals required by this section, including summary information 
of any proposals submitted to Amtrak and any proposals accepted 
by the Amtrak Board of Directors. 
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to limit Amtrak’s ability to utilize right-of-way or real estate assets 
that it currently owns, controls, or manages or constrain Amtrak’s 
ability to enter into agreements with other parties to utilize such 
assets. 
SEC. 11212. STATION DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives that describes— 
(1) options to enhance economic development and accessi-
bility of and around Amtrak stations and terminals, for the 
purposes of— 
(A) improving station condition, functionality, capacity, 
and customer amenities; 
(B) generating additional investment capital and 
development-related revenue streams; 
(C) increasing ridership and revenue; and 
(D) strengthening multimodal connections, including 
transit, intercity buses, roll-on and roll-off bicycles, and 
airports, as appropriate; and 
(2) options for additional Amtrak stops that would have 
a positive incremental financial impact to Amtrak, based on 
Amtrak feasibility studies that demonstrate a financial benefit 
to Amtrak by generating additional revenue that exceeds any 
incremental costs. 
(b) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date the report is submitted under subsection (a), Amtrak 
shall issue a Request for Information for 1 or more owners of
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stations served by Amtrak to formally express an interest in com-
pleting the requirements of this section. 
(c) PROPOSALS.— 
(1) REQUEST
FOR
PROPOSALS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date the Request for Information is issued under 
subsection (b), Amtrak shall issue a Request for Proposals 
from qualified persons, including small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals and veteran-owned small businesses, to lead, 
participate, or partner with Amtrak, a station owner that 
responded under subsection (b), and other entities in enhancing 
development in and around such stations and terminals using 
applicable options identified under subsection (a) at facilities 
selected by Amtrak. 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date the Request for Proposals is issued under para-
graph (1), the Amtrak Board of Directors shall review and 
consider qualified proposals submitted under paragraph (1). 
Amtrak or a station owner that responded under subsection 
(b) may enter into such agreements as are necessary to imple-
ment any qualified proposal. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, Amtrak shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report on the Request for Proposals process required under this 
section, including summary information of any qualified proposals 
submitted to Amtrak and any proposals acted upon by Amtrak 
or a station owner that responded under subsection (b). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘small business 
concern’’, ‘‘socially and economically disadvantaged individual’’, and 
‘‘veteran-owned small business’’ have the meanings given the terms 
in section 11310(c) of this Act. 
(f) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to limit Amtrak’s ability to develop its stations, terminals, or other 
assets, to constrain Amtrak’s ability to enter into and carry out 
agreements with other parties to enhance development at or around 
Amtrak stations or terminals, or to affect any station development 
initiatives ongoing as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 11213. AMTRAK BOARDING PROCEDURES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Amtrak Office of Inspector General shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that— 
(1) evaluates Amtrak’s boarding procedures for passengers, 
including passengers using or transporting nonmotorized 
transportation, such as bicycles, at its 15 stations through 
which the most people pass; 
(2) compares Amtrak’s boarding procedures to— 
(A) boarding procedures of providers of commuter rail-
road passenger transportation at stations shared with 
Amtrak; 
(B) international intercity passenger rail boarding 
procedures; and 
(C) fixed guideway transit boarding procedures; and
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(3) makes recommendations, as appropriate, to improve 
Amtrak’s boarding procedures, including recommendations 
regarding the queuing of passengers and free-flow of all station 
users and facility improvements needed to achieve the rec-
ommendations. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 6 
months after the report is submitted under subsection (a), the 
Amtrak Board of Directors shall consider each recommendation 
provided under subsection (a)(3) for implementation at appropriate 
locations across the Amtrak system. 
SEC. 11214. AMTRAK DEBT. 
Section 205 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement 
Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘as of the date of enactment of this Act’’ 
each place it appears; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts’’ after ‘‘Amtrak’s indebtedness’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; 
(3) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation’’ and inserting ‘‘To the extent amounts 
are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary 
of the Treasury, in consultation’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, to the extent provided 
in advance in appropriations Acts’’ after ‘‘as appropriate’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘by section 102 of 
this division’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘by section 102’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for Amtrak’’; 
(6) in subsection (g) by inserting ‘‘, unless that debt receives 
credit assistance, including direct loans and loan guarantees, 
under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code or title V 
of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (45 U.S.C. 821 et seq.)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(7) by striking subsection (h). 
SEC. 11215. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE REPORTING. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) review existing Amtrak reporting requirements and 
identify where the existing requirements are duplicative with 
the business line and asset plans required by section 24320 
of title 49, United States Code, or any other planning or 
reporting requirements under Federal law or regulation; 
(2) if the duplicative requirements identified under para-
graph (1) are administrative, eliminate such requirements; and 
(3) submit to Congress a report with any recommendations 
for repealing any other duplicative requirements. 
Subtitle C—Intercity Passenger Rail Policy 
SEC. 11301. CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 244 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: