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such remaining amounts available under this paragraph 
shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to 
cover operating losses for the Corporation only after re-
ceiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific 
train route: Provided further, That each such grant re-
quest shall be accompanied by a detailed financial anal-
ysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection 
justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfac-
tion: Provided further, That the Corporation is directed 
to achieve savings through operating efficiencies including, 
but not limited to, modifications to food and beverage 
service and first class service: Provided further, That the 
Inspector General of the Department of Transportation 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations beginning 3 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act and quarterly thereafter with esti-
mates of the savings accrued as a result of all operational 
reforms instituted by the Corporation: Provided further, 
That not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Corporation shall transmit to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations the status of its plan to 
improve the financial performance of food and beverage 
service and its plan to improve the financial performance 
of first class service (including sleeping car service): Pro-
vided further, That the Corporation shall report quarterly 
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to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
on its progress against the milestones and target dates 
contained in the plan provided in fiscal year 2008 and 
quantify savings realized to date on a monthly basis com-
pared to those projected in the plan, identify any changes 
in the plan or delays in implementing these plans, and 
identify the causes of delay and proposed corrective meas-
ures: Provided further, That not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in 
electronic format, to the Secretary, the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation a com-
prehensive business plan approved by the Board of Direc-
tors for fiscal year 2009 under section 24104(a) of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That the busi-
ness plan shall include, as applicable, targets for ridership, 
revenues, and capital and operating expenses: Provided 
further, That the plan shall also include a separate ac-
counting of such targets for the Northeast Corridor; com-
muter service; long-distance Amtrak service; State-sup-
ported service; each intercity train route, including Auto-
train; and commercial activities including contract oper-
ations: Provided further, That the business plan shall in-
clude a description of the work to be funded, along with 
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cost estimates and an estimated timetable for completion 
of the projects covered by this business plan: Provided fur-
ther, That the Corporation shall continue to provide 
monthly reports in electronic format regarding the pend-
ing business plan, which shall describe the work completed 
to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons 
for such changes, and shall identify all sole source contract 
awards which shall be accompanied by a justification as 
to why said contract was awarded on a sole source basis: 
Provided further, That the Corporation’s business plan 
and all subsequent supplemental plans shall be displayed 
on the Corporation’s website within a reasonable time-
frame following their submission to the appropriate enti-
ties: Provided further, That none of the funds under this 
heading may be obligated or expended until the Corpora-
tion agrees to continue abiding by the provisions of para-
graphs 1, 2, 5, 9, and 11 of the summary of conditions 
for the direct loan agreement of June 28, 2002, in the 
same manner as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in 
this Act may be used after March 1, 2006, to support any 
route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more 
than 50 percent off the normal, peak fare: Provided fur-
ther, That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes 
where the operating loss as a result of the discount is cov-
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ered by a State and the State participates in the setting 
of fares: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading not less than $18,500,000 
shall be available for the Amtrak Office of Inspector Gen-
eral. 
CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration for the maintenance and repair of capital infra-
structure owned by the Corporation, including railroad 
equipment, rolling stock, legal mandates and other serv-
ices, $940,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $285,000,000 shall be for debt service 
obligations: Provided, That the Secretary may retain up 
to one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds under this head-
ing to fund the oversight by the Federal Railroad Adminis-
tration of the design and implementation of capital 
projects funded by grants made under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall approve funding 
for capital expenditures, including advance purchase or-
ders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving 
and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital 
grant justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s 
satisfaction: Provided further, That none of the funds 
under this heading may be used to subsidize operating 
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