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Union Calendar No. 161
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2572
[Report No. 108–274] 
To authorize appropriations for the benefit of Amtrak for fiscal years 2004 
through 2006, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2003
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. QUINN, and Ms. 
CORRINE BROWN of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois and Mr. ETHERIDGE 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the benefit of Amtrak for 
fiscal years 2004 through 2006, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Amtrak Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 24104 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 24104. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Transportation 
$2,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 
2006, for the benefit of Amtrak for capital expenditures 
under chapters 243, 247, and 249 of this title, operating 
expenses, and payments described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) MANDATORY PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds authorized under 
subsection (a) shall include—
‘‘(A) an amount equal to the amount Am-
trak is required to pay under section 3221 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is more 
than the amount needed for anticipated benefits 
for individuals who retire from Amtrak and for 
their beneficiaries; and 
‘‘(B) amounts necessary to pay—
‘‘(i) obligations of Amtrak under sec-
tion 8(a) of the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 358(a)) due in
those fiscal years that are more than obli-
gations of Amtrak calculated on an experi-
ence-related basis; and 
‘‘(ii) obligations of Amtrak due under 
section 3321 of the Code (26 U.S.C. 
3321). 
‘‘(2) REQUEST
FOR
TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.—
The Secretary shall make payments to the Treasury 
of amounts authorized under paragraph (1) only 
after the Secretary has received from Amtrak a re-
quest for the transfer of such funds, which shall in-
clude materials supporting, to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary, the amount of the request. 
‘‘(c) CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.—From amounts 
appropriated pursuant to this section, the Secretary and 
the Amtrak Board of Directors shall ensure that sufficient 
funds are reserved to satisfy Amtrak’s contractual obliga-
tions for commuter and State-supported passenger rail 
service. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN AND SUPPLEMENTAL 
REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) BUSINESS
PLAN.—Not later than Sep-
tember 15 of each of 2003, 2004, and 2005, Amtrak 
shall transmit to the Secretary and the Congress a 
comprehensive business plan for the subsequent fis-
cal year, including, as applicable, targets for rider-
ship, revenues, and capital and operating expenses. 
The plan shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A separate accounting of such targets 
for each of the following: 
‘‘(i) Northeast Corridor. 
‘‘(ii) Commuter service. 
‘‘(iii) Long-distance Amtrak service. 
‘‘(iv) State-supported service. 
‘‘(v) Commercial activities (including 
contract operations and mail and express). 
The plan shall also include targets for each 
intercity train route, including Autotrain. 
‘‘(B) With respect to capital projects, a de-
scription of the work to be funded, a work time-
table, cost estimates, and a list of other funding 
sources if the project is not entirely funded by 
the Federal Government. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENTAL
REPORTS.—Not later 
than October 1, 2003, and once each alternate 
month thereafter, Amtrak shall transmit to the Sec-
retary and the Congress a supplemental report re-
garding the business plan transmitted under para-
graph (1), which shall describe the work completed
to date, any changes to the business plan, and the 
reasons for such changes. 
‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS AND EARLY APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—(1) Amounts appropriated under this section 
remain available until expended. 
‘‘(2) Amounts for capital acquisitions and improve-
ments may be appropriated in a fiscal year before the fis-
cal year in which the amounts will be obligated. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—Amounts appropriated 
under this section may not be used to subsidize operating 
losses of commuter rail passenger or rail freight transpor-
tation.’’.
Union Calendar No. 161
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2572
[Report No. 108–274] 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the benefit of Am-
trak for fiscal years 2004 through 2006, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed