House of Representatives Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure. The report shall include the Comp-
troller General’s assessment regarding whether it is fea-
sible to implement within the United States any of the 
same or similar security measures that are determined ef-
fective under the study. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2006 to carry out the provisions of this section, which 
shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 5. FIRE AND LIFE-SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) LIFE-SAFETY NEEDS.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation is authorized to make grants to Amtrak for the 
purpose of making fire and life-safety improvements to 
tunnels on the Northeast Corridor in New York, New 
York, Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, District of Co-
lumbia, and Boston, Massachusetts. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation for the purposes of carrying out subsection 
(a) the following amounts: 
(1) For the 6 New York tunnels to provide ven-
tilation, electrical, and fire safety technology up-
grades, emergency communication and lighting sys-
tems, and emergency access and egress for pas-
sengers— 
(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(B) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
and 
(E) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(2) For the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel and 
the Union tunnel, together, to provide adequate 
drainage, ventilation, communication, lighting, and 
passenger egress upgrades— 
(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(E) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(3) For the Washington, District of Columbia, 
Union Station tunnels to improve ventilation, com-
munication, lighting, and passenger egress up-
grades— 
(A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(D) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
(E) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(4) For the Boston, Massachusetts, Back Bay 
tunnels to improve ventilation, communication, light-
ing, and passenger egress upgrades— 
(A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(D) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(E) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(c) INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation for fiscal year 2006 $3,000,000 for the preliminary 
design of options for a new tunnel on a different alignment 
to augment the capacity of the existing Baltimore tunnels. 
(d) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPROPRIATED
FUNDS.— 
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this section shall re-
main available until expended. 
(e) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary may not make 
amounts available to Amtrak for obligation or expenditure 
under subsection (a)— 
(1) until Amtrak has submitted to the Sec-
retary, and the Secretary has approved, an engineer-
ing and financial plan for such projects; and 
(2) unless, for each project funded pursuant to 
this section, the Secretary has approved a project