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covered by this business plan: Provided further, That the Corpora-
tion shall continue to provide monthly reports in electronic format 
regarding the pending 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 supple-
mental plans shall be displayed on the Corporation’s website within 
a reasonable timeframe following their submission to the appro-
priate entities: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
this heading may be obligated or expended until the Corporation 
agrees to continue abiding by the provisions of paragraphs 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 
further, That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where 
the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered 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 General. 
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 Corporation for the 
maintenance and repair of capital infrastructure owned by the 
Corporation, including railroad equipment, rolling stock, legal man-
dates and other services, $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 heading to 
fund the oversight by the Federal Railroad Administration of the 
design and implementation of capital projects funded by grants 
made under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance 
purchase orders 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 losses of the Corporation: Provided 
further, That none of the funds under this heading may be used 
for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation 
or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2009 business plan: Provided 
further, That, the business plan shall be accompanied by a com-
prehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock which shall 
address the Corporation’s detailed plans and timeframes for the 
maintenance, refurbishment, replacement and expansion of the 
Amtrak fleet: Provided further, That said fleet plan shall establish 
year-specific goals and milestones and discuss potential, current, 
and preferred financing options for all such activities.