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of Representatives a report that describes, as ap-
plicable— 
‘‘(i) the adequacy and fairness of the 
process by which the projects were selected; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the justification and criteria used 
for the selection of the projects. 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
$2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026. 
‘‘(2) OTHER PROJECTS.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1), 50 percent shall be set 
aside for projects that have a project cost of— 
‘‘(A) more than $100,000,000; but 
‘‘(B) less than $500,000,000. 
‘‘(3) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amounts made available to carry out the program for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not more 
than 2 percent for the costs of— 
‘‘(A) administering and overseeing the pro-
gram; and
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‘‘(B) hiring personnel for the program, in-
cluding personnel dedicated to processing permit-
ting and environmental review issues. 
‘‘(4) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
may transfer any portion of the amounts reserved 
under paragraph (3) for a fiscal year to the Adminis-
trator of any of the Federal Highway Administration, 
the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Rail-
road Administration, or the Maritime Administration 
to award and oversee grants in accordance with this 
section. 
‘‘(n) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each project that receives a 
grant under this chapter shall achieve compliance 
with the applicable requirements of— 
‘‘(A) subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40; 
‘‘(B) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); and 
‘‘(C) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) MODAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant 
under this section, apply— 
‘‘(A) the requirements of title 23 to a high-
way, road, or bridge project;
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‘‘(B) the requirements of chapter 53 to a 
transit project; and 
‘‘(C) the requirements of section 22905 to a 
rail project. 
‘‘(3) MULTIMODAL PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project 
is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) determine the predominant modal 
component of the project; and 
‘‘(ii) apply the applicable requirements 
described in paragraph (2) of the predomi-
nant modal component to the project. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) PASSENGER
OR
FREIGHT
RAIL 
COMPONENT.—The requirements of section 
22905 shall apply to any passenger or 
freight rail component of a project. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMPO-
NENT.—The requirements of section 5333 
shall apply to any public transportation 
component of a project.’’.
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SEC. 21202. LOCAL AND REGIONAL PROJECT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 67 of subtitle III of title 
49, United States Code (as added by section 21201), is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 6702. Local and regional project assistance 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AREA OF PERSISTENT POVERTY.—The term 
‘area of persistent poverty’ means— 
‘‘(A) any county (or equivalent jurisdiction) 
in which, during the 30-year period ending on 
the date of enactment of this chapter, 20 percent 
or more of the population continually lived in 
poverty, as measured by— 
‘‘(i) the 1990 decennial census; 
‘‘(ii) the 2000 decennial census; and 
‘‘(iii) the most recent annual small 
area income and poverty estimate of the 
Bureau of the Census; 
‘‘(B) any census tract with a poverty rate 
of not less than 20 percent, as measured by the 
5-year data series available from the American 
Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census 
for the period of 2014 through 2018; and 
‘‘(C) any territory or possession of the 
United States.
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(C) any territory or possession of the 
United States; 
‘‘(D) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(E) a public agency or publicly chartered 
authority established by 1 or more States; 
‘‘(F) a special purpose district or public au-
thority with a transportation function, including 
a port authority; 
‘‘(G) a federally recognized Indian Tribe or 
a consortium of such Indian Tribes; 
‘‘(H) a transit agency; and 
‘‘(I) a multi-State or multijurisdictional 
group of entities described in any of subpara-
graphs (A) through (H). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘eligible 
project’ means— 
‘‘(A) a highway or bridge project eligible for 
assistance under title 23; 
‘‘(B) a public transportation project eligible 
for assistance under chapter 53;
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‘‘(C) a passenger rail or freight rail trans-
portation project eligible for assistance under 
this title; 
‘‘(D) a port infrastructure investment, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) inland port infrastructure; and 
‘‘(ii) a land port-of-entry; 
‘‘(E) the surface transportation components 
of an airport project eligible for assistance under 
part B of subtitle VII; 
‘‘(F) a project for investment in a surface 
transportation facility located on Tribal land, 
the title or maintenance responsibility of which 
is vested in the Federal Government; 
‘‘(G) a project to replace or rehabilitate a 
culvert or prevent stormwater runoff for the pur-
pose of improving habitat for aquatic species 
that will advance the goal of the program de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2); and 
‘‘(H) any other surface transportation in-
frastructure project that the Secretary considers 
to be necessary to advance the goal of the pro-
gram.
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‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 
Local and Regional Project Assistance Program estab-
lished under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(5) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘rural area’ means 
an area that is located outside of an urbanized area. 
‘‘(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(7) URBANIZED
AREA.—The term ‘urbanized 
area’ means an area with a population of more than 
200,000 residents, based on the most recent decennial 
census. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and carry out a program, to be known as the ‘Local 
and Regional Project Assistance Program’, to provide 
for capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure. 
‘‘(2) GOAL.—The goal of the program shall be to 
fund eligible projects that will have a significant local 
or regional impact and improve transportation infra-
structure. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretary may make grants to eligible enti-
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ties, on a competitive basis, in accordance with this 
section. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, each grant made under the program shall 
be in an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) not less than $5,000,000 for an urban-
ized area; 
‘‘(B) not less than $1,000,000 for a rural 
area; and 
‘‘(C) not more than $25,000,000. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 15 percent of 
the funds made available to carry out the program for 
a fiscal year may be awarded to eligible projects in 
a single State during that fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE
OF
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITY.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date on which funds are 
made available to carry out the program, the Sec-
retary shall publish a notice of funding opportunity 
for the funds. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under the program, an eligible entity shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application—
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‘‘(A) in such form and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary considers to be appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(B) by such date as the Secretary may es-
tablish, subject to the condition that the date 
shall be not later than 90 days after the date on 
which the Secretary issues the solicitation under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA.—In award-
ing grants under the program, the Secretary shall 
evaluate the extent to which a project— 
‘‘(A) improves safety; 
‘‘(B) 
improves 
environmental 
sustain-
ability; 
‘‘(C) improves the quality of life of rural 
areas or urbanized areas; 
‘‘(D) increases economic competitiveness 
and opportunity, including increasing tourism 
opportunities; 
‘‘(E) contributes to a state of good repair; 
and 
‘‘(F) improves mobility and community 
connectivity. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA.—In se-
lecting projects to receive grants under the program,
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the Secretary shall take into consideration the extent 
to which— 
‘‘(A) the project sponsors collaborated with 
other public and private entities; 
‘‘(B) the project adopts innovative tech-
nologies or techniques, including— 
‘‘(i) innovative technology; 
‘‘(ii) innovative project delivery tech-
niques; and 
‘‘(iii) innovative project financing; 
‘‘(C) the project has demonstrated readiness; 
and 
‘‘(D) the project is cost effective. 
‘‘(5) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, shall 
evaluate, through a methodology that is discern-
ible and transparent to the public, the means by 
which each application submitted under para-
graph (2) addresses the criteria under para-
graphs (3) and (4) or otherwise established by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) 
PUBLICATION.—The 
methodology 
under subparagraph (A) shall be published by 
the Secretary as part of the notice of funding op-
portunity under the program.
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‘‘(6) AWARDS.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date on which amounts are made available to provide 
grants under the program for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall announce the selection by the Secretary 
of eligible projects to receive the grants in accordance 
with this section. 
‘‘(7) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On request of an eligi-
ble entity that submitted an application under 
paragraph (2) for a project that is not selected 
to receive a grant under the program, the Sec-
retary shall provide to the eligible entity tech-
nical assistance and briefings relating to the 
project. 
‘‘(B) 
TREATMENT.—Technical 
assistance 
provided under this paragraph shall not be con-
sidered a guarantee of future selection of the ap-
plicable project under the program. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of an eligible 
project carried out using a grant provided under the 
program shall not exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Federal share of the cost 
of an eligible project carried out in a rural area, a
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historically disadvantaged community, or an area of 
persistent poverty using a grant under this subsection 
may exceed 80 percent, at the discretion of the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
Amounts provided under any of the following pro-
grams shall be considered to be a part of the non-Fed-
eral share for purposes of this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The tribal transportation program 
under section 202 of title 23. 
‘‘(B) The Federal lands transportation pro-
gram under section 203 of title 23. 
‘‘(C) The TIFIA program (as defined in sec-
tion 601(a) of title 23). 
‘‘(D) The Railroad Rehabilitation and Im-
provement Financing Program under chapter 
224. 
‘‘(f) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount made 
available to carry out the program for each fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(A) not more than 50 percent shall be allo-
cated for eligible projects located in rural areas; 
and
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‘‘(B) not more than 50 percent shall be allo-
cated for eligible projects located in urbanized 
areas. 
‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITIES AND AREAS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY.—Of the 
total amount made available to carry out the pro-
gram for each fiscal year, not less than 1 percent 
shall be awarded for projects in historically disadvan-
taged communities or areas of persistent poverty. 
‘‘(3) MULTIMODAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONSID-
ERATIONS.—In selecting projects to receive grants 
under the program, the Secretary shall take into con-
sideration geographical and modal diversity. 
‘‘(g) PROJECT PLANNING.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out the program for each fiscal year, not 
less than 5 percent shall be made available for the planning, 
preparation, or design of eligible projects. 
‘‘(h) TRANSFER
OF AUTHORITY.—Of the amounts 
made available to carry out the program for each fiscal 
year, the Secretary may transfer not more than 2 percent 
for a fiscal year to the Administrator of any of the Federal 
Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion, the Federal Railroad Administration, or the Maritime 
Administration to award and oversee grants and credit as-
sistance in accordance with this section.
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‘‘(i) CREDIT PROGRAM COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), at 
the request of an eligible entity, the Secretary may 
use a grant provided to the eligible entity under the 
program to pay the subsidy or credit risk premium, 
and the administrative costs, of an eligible project 
that is eligible for Federal credit assistance under— 
‘‘(A) chapter 224; or 
‘‘(B) chapter 6 of title 23. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 20 percent of 
the funds made available to carry out the program for 
a fiscal year may be used to carry out paragraph (1). 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, 
to remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years following 
the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated. 
‘‘(k) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
make available on the website of the Department of 
Transportation at the end of each fiscal year an an-
nual report that describes each eligible project for 
which a grant was provided under the program dur-
ing that fiscal year.
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‘‘(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date on which the initial grants are 
awarded for eligible projects under the program, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
‘‘(A) review the administration of the pro-
gram, including— 
‘‘(i) the solicitation process; and 
‘‘(ii) the selection process, including— 
‘‘(I) the adequacy and fairness of 
the process; and 
‘‘(II) the selection criteria; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a re-
port describing the findings of the review under 
subparagraph (A), including recommendations 
for improving the administration of the pro-
gram, if any.’’. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct, and submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report describing the results of,
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a study of how changes to Federal share matching require-
ments and selection criteria, such as using State population 
data in Department discretionary programs, may impact 
the allocations made to States. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for subtitle 
III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 67—MULTIMODAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
‘‘6701. National infrastructure project assistance. 
‘‘6702. Local and regional project assistance.’’. 
SEC. 21203. NATIONAL CULVERT REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT, 
AND RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 67 of title 49, United 
States Code (as amended by section 21202(a)), is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 6703. National culvert removal, replacement, and 
restoration grant program 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
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‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 
annual competitive grant program established under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(5) UNDERSECRETARY.—The term ‘Undersecre-
tary’ means the Undersecretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Undersecretary, shall establish an annual 
competitive grant program to award grants to eligible enti-
ties for projects for the replacement, removal, and repair 
of culverts or weirs that— 
‘‘(1) would meaningfully improve or restore fish 
passage for anadromous fish; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to weirs, may include— 
‘‘(A) infrastructure to facilitate fish passage 
around or over the weir; and 
‘‘(B) weir improvements. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to receive 
a grant under the program is— 
‘‘(1) a State; 
‘‘(2) a unit of local government; or 
‘‘(3) an Indian Tribe.
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‘‘(d) GRANT SELECTION PROCESS.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Undersecretary and the Director, shall 
establish a process for determining criteria for awarding 
grants under the program, subject to subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Undersecretary and the Director, shall establish 
procedures to prioritize awarding grants under the program 
to— 
‘‘(1) projects that would improve fish passage 
for— 
‘‘(A) anadromous fish stocks listed as an en-
dangered species or a threatened species under 
section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1533); 
‘‘(B) anadromous fish stocks identified by 
the Undersecretary or the Director that could 
reasonably become listed as an endangered spe-
cies or a threatened species under that section; 
‘‘(C) anadromous fish stocks identified by 
the Undersecretary or the Director as prey for 
endangered species, threatened species, or pro-
tected species, including Southern resident orcas 
(Orcinus orcas); or
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‘‘(D) anadromous fish stocks identified by 
the Undersecretary or the Director as climate re-
silient stocks; and 
‘‘(2) projects that would open up more than 200 
meters of upstream habitat before the end of the nat-
ural habitat. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project carried out with a grant to a State or a unit 
of local government under the program shall be not more 
than 80 percent. 
‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Undersecretary and the Director, shall 
develop a process to provide technical assistance to Indian 
Tribes and underserved communities to assist in the project 
design and grant process and procedures. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the amounts 
made available for each fiscal year to carry out the pro-
gram, the Secretary, the Undersecretary, and the Director 
may use not more than 2 percent to pay the administrative 
expenses necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program 
$800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
67 of title 49, United States Code (as added by section 
21202(c)), is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘6703. National culvert removal, replacement, and restoration grant program.’’. 
SEC. 
21204. 
NATIONAL 
MULTIMODAL 
COOPERATIVE 
FREIGHT RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 702 of title 49, United 
States Code (as amended by section 21106(a)), is amended 
by inserting after section 70204 the following: 
‘‘§ 70205. National multimodal cooperative freight re-
search program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall 
establish and support a national cooperative freight trans-
portation research program. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION
BY NATIONAL ACADEMY
OF 
SCIENCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter 
into an agreement with the National Academy of 
Sciences to support and carry out administrative and 
management activities under the program established 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—To assist the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences in carrying out this sub-
section, the National Academy shall establish an advi-
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sory committee, the members of which represent a 
cross-section of multimodal freight stakeholders, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) the Department of Transportation and 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies; 
‘‘(B) State (including the District of Colum-
bia) departments of transportation; 
‘‘(C) units of local government, including 
public port authorities; 
‘‘(D) nonprofit entities; 
‘‘(E) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(F) labor organizations representing em-
ployees in freight industries; and 
‘‘(G) private sector entities representing 
various transportation modes. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) NATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The advisory committee 
established under subsection (b)(2), in consulta-
tion with interested parties, shall recommend a 
national research agenda for the program in ac-
cordance with subsection (d), which shall include 
a multiyear strategic plan.
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‘‘(B) ACTION BY INTERESTED PARTIES.— 
For purposes of subparagraph (A), an interested 
party may— 
‘‘(i) submit to the advisory committee 
research proposals; 
‘‘(ii) participate in merit reviews of 
research proposals and peer reviews of re-
search products; and 
‘‘(iii) receive research results. 
‘‘(2) RESEARCH CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Academy 
of Sciences may award research contracts and 
grants under the program established under sub-
section (a) through— 
‘‘(i) open competition; and 
‘‘(ii) merit review, conducted on a reg-
ular basis. 
‘‘(B) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(i) PEER
REVIEW.—A contract or 
grant for research under subparagraph (A) 
may allow peer review of the research re-
sults. 
‘‘(ii) PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATIONS.— 
The National Academy of Sciences may 
conduct periodic programmatic evaluations
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on a regular basis of a contract or grant for 
research under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) DISSEMINATION
OF
FINDINGS.—The 
National Academy of Sciences shall disseminate 
the findings of any research conducted under this 
paragraph to relevant researchers, practitioners, 
and decisionmakers through— 
‘‘(i) conferences and seminars; 
‘‘(ii) field demonstrations; 
‘‘(iii) workshops; 
‘‘(iv) training programs; 
‘‘(v) presentations; 
‘‘(vi) testimony to government officials; 
‘‘(vii) publicly accessible websites; 
‘‘(viii) publications for the general 
public; and 
‘‘(ix) other appropriate means. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of establishment of the program under subsection 
(a), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make 
available on a public website a report that describes 
the ongoing research and findings under the program. 
‘‘(d) AREAS FOR RESEARCH.—The national research 
agenda under subsection (c)(1) shall consider research in 
the following areas:
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‘‘(1) Improving the efficiency and resiliency of 
freight movement, including— 
‘‘(A) improving the connections between 
rural areas and domestic and foreign markets; 
‘‘(B) maximizing infrastructure utility, in-
cluding improving urban curb-use efficiency; 
‘‘(C) quantifying the national impact of 
blocked railroad crossings; 
‘‘(D) improved techniques for estimating 
and quantifying public benefits derived from 
freight transportation projects; and 
‘‘(E) low-cost methods to reduce congestion 
at bottlenecks. 
‘‘(2) Adapting to future trends in freight, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) considering the impacts of e-commerce; 
‘‘(B) automation; and 
‘‘(C) zero-emissions transportation. 
‘‘(3) Workforce considerations in freight, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) diversifying the freight transportation 
industry workforce; and 
‘‘(B) creating and transitioning a workforce 
capable of designing, deploying, and operating 
emerging technologies.
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‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost 
of an activity carried out under this section shall be 
up to 100 percent. 
‘‘(2) USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—In addition 
to using funds made available to carry out this sec-
tion, the National Academy of Sciences may seek and 
accept additional funding from public and private 
entities capable of accepting funding from the Depart-
ment of Transportation, States, units of local govern-
ment, nonprofit entities, and the private sector. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $3,750,000 
for each fiscal year to carry out the program established 
under subsection (a), to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(g) SUNSET.—The program established under sub-
section (a) shall terminate 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
702 of title 49, United States Code (as amended by section 
21106(b)), is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 70204 the following: 
‘‘70205. National multimodal cooperative freight research program.’’. 
SEC. 21205. RURAL AND TRIBAL INFRASTRUCTURE AD-
VANCEMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) BUILD AMERICA BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Build 
America Bureau’’ means the National Surface Trans-
portation and Innovative Finance Bureau established 
under section 116 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a unit of local government or political 
subdivision that is located outside of an urban-
ized area with a population of more than 
150,000 residents, as determined by the Bureau 
of the Census; 
(B) a State seeking to advance a project lo-
cated in an area described in subparagraph (A); 
(C) a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
and 
(D) the Department of Hawaiian Home 
Lands. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘eligible 
program’’ means any program described in— 
(A) subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
116(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code; 
(B) section 118(d)(3)(A) of that title (as 
added by section 21101(a)); or 
(C) chapter 67 of that title (as added by 
section 21201).
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(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 
means the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Pro-
gram established under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
within the Build America Bureau a pilot program, to 
be known as the ‘‘Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot 
Program’’, to provide to eligible entities the assistance 
and information described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ASSISTANCE
AND
INFORMATION.—In car-
rying out the pilot program, the Secretary may pro-
vide to an eligible entity the following: 
(A) Financial, technical, and legal assist-
ance to evaluate potential projects reasonably ex-
pected to be eligible to receive funding or financ-
ing assistance under an eligible program. 
(B) Assistance with development-phase ac-
tivities, including— 
(i) project planning; 
(ii) feasibility studies; 
(iii) revenue forecasting and funding 
and financing options analyses; 
(iv) environmental review; 
(v) preliminary engineering and de-
sign work;
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(vi) economic assessments and cost-ben-
efit analyses; 
(vii) public benefit studies; 
(viii) statutory and regulatory frame-
work analyses; 
(ix) value for money studies; 
(x) evaluations of costs to sustain the 
project; 
(xi) evaluating opportunities for pri-
vate financing and project bundling; and 
(xii) any other activity determined to 
be appropriate by the Secretary. 
(C) Information regarding innovative fi-
nancing best practices and case studies, if the el-
igible entity is interested in using innovative fi-
nancing methods. 
(c) ASSISTANCE FROM EXPERT FIRMS.—The Sec-
retary may retain the services of expert firms, including 
counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to 
assist in providing financial, technical, and legal assistance 
to eligible entities under the pilot program. 
(d) WEBSITE.— 
(1) DESCRIPTION OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make publicly available on the website of the De-
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partment a description of the pilot program, in-
cluding— 
(i) the resources available to eligible 
entities under the pilot program; and 
(ii) the application process established 
under paragraph (2)(A). 
(B) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Secretary may 
establish a clearinghouse for tools, templates, and 
best practices on the page of the website of the 
Department that contains the information de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(2) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a process by which an eli-
gible entity may submit to the Secretary an ap-
plication under the pilot program, in such form 
and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(B) ONLINE PORTAL.—The Secretary shall 
develop and make available to the public an on-
line portal through which the Secretary may re-
ceive applications under subparagraph (A), on a 
rolling basis. 
(C) APPROVAL.—
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date on which the Secretary 
receives a complete application under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall provide 
to each eligible entity that submitted the ap-
plication a notice describing whether the 
application is approved or disapproved. 
(ii) ADDITIONAL
WRITTEN
NOTIFICA-
TION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the 
Secretary provides to an eligible entity 
a notification under clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall provide to the eligible enti-
ty an additional written notification of 
the approval or disapproval of the ap-
plication. 
(II) 
DISAPPROVED
APPLICA-
TIONS.—If the application of an eligi-
ble entity is disapproved under this 
subparagraph, the additional written 
notification provided to the eligible en-
tity under subclause (I) shall include 
an offer for a written or telephonic de-
brief by the Secretary that will provide
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an explanation of, and guidance re-
garding, the reasons why the applica-
tion was disapproved. 
(iii) INSUFFICIENT
APPLICATIONS.— 
The Secretary shall not approve an applica-
tion under this subparagraph if the appli-
cation fails to meet the applicable criteria 
established under this section. 
(3) DASHBOARD.—The Secretary shall publish 
on the website of the Department a monthly report 
that includes, for each application received under the 
pilot program— 
(A) the type of eligible entity that submitted 
the application; 
(B) the location of each potential project de-
scribed in the application; 
(C) a brief description of the assistance re-
quested; 
(D) the date on which the Secretary received 
the application; and 
(E) the date on which the Secretary pro-
vided the notice of approval or disapproval 
under paragraph (2)(C)(i). 
(e) EXPERTS.—An eligible entity that receives assist-
ance under the pilot program may retain the services of
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an expert for any phase of a project carried out using the 
assistance, including project development, regardless of 
whether the expert is retained by the Secretary under sub-
section (c). 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026, the Secretary may use to carry out the 
pilot program, including to retain the services of ex-
pert firms under subsection (c), any amount made 
available to the Secretary to provide credit assistance 
under an eligible program that is not otherwise obli-
gated, subject to paragraph (2). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The amount used under para-
graph (1) to carry out the pilot program shall be not 
more than— 
(A) $1,600,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(B) $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(D) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(E) $2,400,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(3) GEOGRAPHICAL
DISTRIBUTION.—Not more 
than 20 percent of the funds made available to carry 
out the pilot program for a fiscal year may be used 
for projects in a single State during that fiscal year.
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(g) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall terminate on 
the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(h) NONAPPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section lim-
its the ability of the Build America Bureau or the Secretary 
to establish or carry out any other assistance program 
under title 23 or title 49, United States Code. 
(i) ADMINISTRATION BY BUILD AMERICA BUREAU.— 
Section 116(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code (as amend-
ed by section 21101(d)(4)), is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(D) The Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot 
Program established under section 21205(b)(1) of 
the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 
2021.’’. 
Subtitle 
C—Railroad 
Rehabilita-
tion and Improvement Financ-
ing Reforms 
SEC. 21301. RRIF CODIFICATION AND REFORMS. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF TITLE V OF THE RAILROAD RE-
VITALIZATION AND REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 1976.— 
Part B of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after chapter 223 the following 
chapter analysis:
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‘‘CHAPTER 224—RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘22401. Definitions. 
‘‘22402. Direct loans and loan guarantees. 
‘‘22403. Administration of direct loans and loan guarantees. 
‘‘22404. Employee protection. 
‘‘22405. Substantive criteria and standards. 
‘‘22406. Authorization of appropriations.’’; 
(2) by inserting after the chapter analysis the 
following section headings: 
‘‘§ 22401. Definitions 
‘‘§ 22402. Direct loans and loan guarantees 
‘‘§ 22403. Administration of direct loans and loan 
guarantees 
‘‘§ 22404. Employee protection’’; 
(3) by inserting after the section heading for sec-
tion 22401, as added by paragraph (2), the text of 
section 501 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821); 
(4) by inserting after the section heading for sec-
tion 22402, as added by paragraph (2), the text of 
section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822); 
(5) by inserting after the section heading for sec-
tion 22403, as added by paragraph (2), the text of 
section 503 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 823); and 
(6) by inserting after the section heading for sec-
tion 22404, as added by paragraph (2), the text of
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section 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 836). 
(b) CONFORMING REPEALS.— 
(1) REPEALS.— 
(A) Sections 501, 502, 503, and 504 of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821, 822, 823, and 836) 
are repealed. 
(B) Section 9003(j) of the Safe, Account-
able, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users (45 U.S.C. 822 note) is 
repealed. 
(2) SAVINGS
PROVISION.—The repeals under 
paragraph (1) shall not affect the rights and duties 
that matured under the repealed sections, the pen-
alties that were incurred under such sections, or any 
proceeding authorized under any such section that 
commenced before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) HEADINGS.—Section 22401 of title 49, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), 
and amended by subsection (a)(3), is further amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘(1)(A) The’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) COST.— 
‘‘(A) The’’; and 
(ii) by indenting subparagraphs (B) 
through (F) appropriately; and 
(B) in each of paragraphs (2) through (14), 
by inserting a paragraph heading, the text of 
which is comprised of the term defined in the 
paragraph. 
(2) OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 
22401 of title 49, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a)(2), and amended by subsection (a)(3) 
and paragraph (1) of this subsection, is further 
amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘For purposes of this title:’’ and in-
serting ‘‘In this chapter:’’; 
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘under 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘under this chapter’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (12) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(12) 
RAILROAD.—The 
term 
‘railroad’ 
in-
cludes—
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‘‘(A) any railroad or railroad carrier (as 
such terms are defined in section 20102); and 
‘‘(B) any rail carrier (as defined in section 
24102).’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraph (14) as 
paragraph (15); and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (13) the 
following: 
‘‘(14) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation.’’. 
(d) DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—Section 
22402 of title 49, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a)(2), and amended by subsection (a)(4), is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘entities 
implementing’’ before ‘‘interstate compacts’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘entities participating 
in’’ before ‘‘joint ventures’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(6) limited option freight shippers that own or 
operate a plant or other facility, solely for the pur-
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pose of constructing a rail connection between a plant 
or facility and a railroad; and 
‘‘(7) private entities with controlling ownership 
in 1 or more freight railroads other than Class I car-
riers.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Direct loans and loan guar-
antees authorized under this section shall be used— 
‘‘(A) to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate 
intermodal or rail equipment or facilities, in-
cluding track, components of track, cuts and 
fills, stations, tunnels, bridges, yards, buildings, 
and shops, and to finance costs related to those 
activities, including pre-construction costs; 
‘‘(B) to develop or establish new intermodal 
or railroad facilities; 
‘‘(C) to develop landside port infrastructure 
for seaports serviced by rail; 
‘‘(D) to refinance outstanding debt incurred 
for the purposes described in subparagraph (A) 
, (B), or (C);
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‘‘(E) to reimburse planning, permitting, 
and design expenses relating to activities de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or 
‘‘(F) to finance economic development, in-
cluding commercial and residential development, 
and related infrastructure and activities, that— 
‘‘(i) incorporates private investment of 
greater than 20 percent of total project 
costs; 
‘‘(ii) is physically connected to, or is 
within 1⁄2 mile of, a fixed guideway transit 
station, an intercity bus station, a pas-
senger rail station, or a multimodal station, 
provided that the location includes service 
by a railroad; 
‘‘(iii) demonstrates the ability of the 
applicant to commence the contracting 
process for construction not later than 90 
days after the date on which the direct loan 
or loan guarantee is obligated for the project 
under this chapter; and 
‘‘(iv) demonstrates the ability to gen-
erate new revenue for the relevant passenger 
rail station or service by increasing rider-
ship, increasing tenant lease payments, or
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carrying out other activities that generate 
revenue exceeding costs.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of title 
49, United States Code’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘title 49, 
United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (1) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) DIRECT LOANS.—The interest rate on a di-
rect loan under this section shall be not less than the 
yield on United States Treasury securities of a simi-
lar maturity to the maturity of the secured loan on 
the date of execution of the loan agreement.’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘An applicant 
may propose and’’ and inserting 
‘‘Upon receipt of a proposal from an 
applicant under this section,’’; and
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(II) by striking ‘‘tangible asset’’ 
and inserting ‘‘collateral described in 
paragraph (6)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘, including operating or tenant 
charges, facility rents, or other fees paid by 
transportation service providers or opera-
tors for access to, or the use of, infrastruc-
ture, including rail lines, bridges, tunnels, 
yards, or stations’’ after ‘‘user fees’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘$75,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$150,000,000’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) Revenue from projected freight or pas-
senger demand for the project based on region-
ally developed economic forecasts, including pro-
jections of any modal diversion resulting from 
the project.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) COHORTS OF LOANS.—Subject to the avail-
ability of funds appropriated by Congress under sec-
tion 22406(a)(2), for any direct loan issued before the 
date of enactment of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94) pursuant to
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sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 
94-210), the Secretary shall repay the credit risk pre-
miums of such loan, with interest accrued thereon, 
not later than— 
‘‘(A) 60 days after the date of enactment of 
the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 
2021 if the borrower has satisfied all obligations 
attached to such loan; or 
‘‘(B) if the borrower has not yet satisfied all 
obligations attached to such loan, 60 days after 
the date on which all obligations attached to such 
loan have been satisfied. 
‘‘(6) COLLATERAL.— 
‘‘(A) TYPES
OF
COLLATERAL.—An appli-
cant or infrastructure partner may propose tan-
gible and intangible assets as collateral, exclusive 
of goodwill. The Secretary, after evaluating each 
such asset— 
‘‘(i) shall accept a net liquidation 
value of collateral; and 
‘‘(ii) shall consider and may accept— 
‘‘(I) the market value of collateral; 
or
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‘‘(II) in the case of a blanket 
pledge or assignment of an entire oper-
ating asset or basket of assets as collat-
eral, the market value of assets, or, the 
market value of the going concern, con-
sidering— 
‘‘(aa) inclusion in the pledge 
of all the assets necessary for inde-
pendent operational utility of the 
collateral, including tangible as-
sets such as real property, track 
and 
structure, 
motive 
power, 
equipment and rolling stock, sta-
tions, systems and maintenance 
facilities and intangible assets 
such as long-term shipping agree-
ments, easements, leases and ac-
cess rights such as for trackage 
and haulage; 
‘‘(bb) interchange commit-
ments; and 
‘‘(cc) the value of the asset as 
determined through the cost or 
market approaches, or the market 
value of the going concern, with
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the latter considering discounted 
cash flows for a period not to ex-
ceed the term of the direct loan or 
loan guarantee. 
‘‘(B) APPRAISAL
STANDARDS.—In evalu-
ating appraisals of collateral under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(i) adherence to the substance and 
principles of the Uniform Standards of Pro-
fessional Appraisal Practice, as developed 
by the Appraisal Standards Board of the 
Appraisal Foundation; and 
‘‘(ii) the qualifications of the apprais-
ers to value the type of collateral offered. 
‘‘(7) REPAYMENT OF CREDIT RISK PREMIUMS.— 
The Secretary shall return credit risk premiums paid, 
and interest accrued on such premiums, to the origi-
nal source when all obligations of a loan or loan 
guarantee have been satisfied. This paragraph applies 
to any project that has been granted assistance under 
this section after the date of enactment of the Surface 
Transportation Investment Act of 2021.’’; 
(6) in subsection (g), by amending paragraph 
(1) the read as follows:
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‘‘(1) repayment of the obligation is required to be 
made within a term that is not longer than the short-
er of— 
‘‘(A) 75 years after the date of substantial 
completion of the project; 
‘‘(B) the estimated useful life of the rail 
equipment or facilities to be acquired, rehabili-
tated, improved, developed, or established, subject 
to an adequate determination of long-term risk; 
or 
‘‘(C) for projects determined to have an esti-
mated useful life that is longer than 35 years, the 
period that is equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(i) 35 years; and 
‘‘(ii) the product of— 
‘‘(I) the difference between the es-
timated useful life and 35 years; multi-
plied by 
‘‘(II) 75 percent.’’; 
(7) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘of title 49, United 
States Code’’;
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(II) by striking ‘‘the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Amtrak’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘of that title’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘section 504 of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 22404’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(b)(1)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(1)(F)’’; 
(8) in subsection (i)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) STREAMLINED APPLICATION REVIEW PROC-
ESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Surface 
Transportation Investment Act of 2021, the Sec-
retary shall implement procedures and measures 
to economize and make available an streamlined 
application process or processes at the request of 
applicants seeking loans or loan guarantees. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—Applicants seeking loans 
and loan guarantees under this section shall—
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‘‘(i) seek a total loan or loan guarantee 
value not exceeding $150,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) meet eligible project purposes de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
subsection (b)(1); and 
‘‘(iii) meet other criteria considered 
appropriate by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Council on Credit and Fi-
nance of the Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(C) EXPEDITED
CREDIT
REVIEW.—The 
total period between the submission of an appli-
cation and the approval or disapproval of an 
application for a direct loan or loan guarantee 
under this paragraph may not exceed 90 days. 
If an application review conducted under this 
paragraph exceeds 90 days, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) provide written notice to the ap-
plicant, including a justification for the 
delay and updated estimate of the time 
needed for approval or disapproval; and 
‘‘(ii) publish the notice on the dash-
board described in paragraph (5).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) whether the project utilized the stream-
lined application process under paragraph (4).’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) CREDITWORTHINESS REVIEW STATUS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
maintain status information related to each ap-
plication for a loan or loan guarantee, which 
shall be provided to the applicant upon request, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the total value of the proposed 
loan or loan guarantee; 
‘‘(ii) the name of the applicant or ap-
plicants submitting the application; 
‘‘(iii) the proposed capital structure of 
the project to which the loan or loan guar-
antee would be applied, including the pro-
posed Federal and non-Federal shares of the 
total project cost; 
‘‘(iv) the type of activity to receive 
credit assistance, including whether the
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project is new construction, the rehabilita-
tion of existing rail equipment or facilities, 
or the refinancing an existing loan or loan 
guarantee; 
‘‘(v) if a deferred payment is proposed, 
the length of such deferment; 
‘‘(vi) the credit rating or ratings pro-
vided for the applicant; 
‘‘(vii) if other credit instruments are 
involved, the proposed subordination rela-
tionship and a description of such other 
credit instruments; 
‘‘(viii) a schedule for the readiness of 
proposed investments for financing; 
‘‘(ix) a description of any Federal per-
mits required, including under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any waivers under 
section 5323(j) (commonly known as the 
‘Buy America Act’); 
‘‘(x) other characteristics of the pro-
posed activity to be financed, borrower, key 
agreements, or the nature of the credit that 
the Secretary considers to be fundamental to 
the creditworthiness review;
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‘‘(xi) the status of the application in 
the pre-application review and selection 
process; 
‘‘(xii) the cumulative amounts paid by 
the Secretary to outside advisors related to 
the application, including financial and 
legal advisors; 
‘‘(xiii) a description of the key rating 
factors used by the Secretary to determine 
credit risk, including— 
‘‘(I) the factors used to determine 
risk for the proposed application; 
‘‘(II) an adjectival risk rating for 
each identified factor, ranked as either 
low, moderate, or high; 
‘‘(xiv) a nonbinding estimate of the 
credit risk premium, which may be in the 
form of— 
‘‘(I) a range, based on the assess-
ment of risk factors described in clause 
(xiii); or 
‘‘(II) a justification for why the 
estimate of the credit risk premium 
cannot be determined based on avail-
able information; and
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‘‘(xv) a description of the key informa-
tion the Secretary needs from the applicant 
to complete the credit review process and 
make a final determination of the credit 
risk premium. 
‘‘(B) REPORT
UPON
REQUEST.—The Sec-
retary shall provide the information described in 
subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after a 
request from the applicant. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—Applications processed 
using the streamlined application review process 
under paragraph (4) are not subject to the re-
quirements under this paragraph.’’; 
(9) in subsection (l)(2)(A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘under this chapter’’; 
(10) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ‘‘under 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘under this chapter’’; and 
(11) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The proceeds of a loan 
provided under this section may be used as the non-Federal 
share of project costs for any grant program administered 
by the Secretary if such loan is repayable from non-Federal 
funds.’’. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION OF DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN 
GUARANTEES.—Section 22403 of title 49, United States
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Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), and amended by sub-
section (a)(5), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as designated by sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 502’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 22402’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DOCUMENTATION.—An applicant meeting 
the size standard for small business concerns estab-
lished under section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)) may provide unaudited finan-
cial statements as documentation of historical finan-
cial information if such statements are accompanied 
by the applicant’s Federal tax returns and Internal 
Revenue Service tax verifications for the cor-
responding years.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘section 
502(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 22402(f)’’; 
(3) in subsection (l)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘serving 
a direct loan’’ and inserting ‘‘servicing a direct 
loan’’; and
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(4) in each of subsections (b) through (m), as ap-
plicable— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 502’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘section 22402’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘this title’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘this chapter’’. 
(f) EMPLOYEE PROTECTION.—Section 22404 of title 
49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), and 
amended by subsection (a)(6), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘not otherwise protected 
under title V of the Regional Rail Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 771 et seq.),’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘under this title’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under this chapter’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘within 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘not later than 120 days after February 5, 
1976’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘within 150 days after the 
date of enactment of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘not later than 150 days after February 5, 
1976’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘applicable financial 
assistance under this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘applicable financial assistance under this 
chapter’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘from financial assist-
ance under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘from 
financial assistance under this chapter’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘under 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘under this chapter’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘to this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘to this chapter’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to this title’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to this chapter’’. 
(g) SUBSTANTIVE CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.—Chap-
ter 224 of title 49, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), and amended by subsections (c) through (f), is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 22405. Substantive criteria and standards 
‘‘The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) publish in the Federal Register and post on 
a website of the Department of Transportation the 
substantive criteria and standards used by the Sec-
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retary to determine whether to approve or disapprove 
applications submitted under section 22402; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that adequate procedures and guide-
lines are in place to permit the filing of complete ap-
plications not later than 30 days after the publication 
referred to in paragraph (1).’’. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Chapter 
224 of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), and amended by subsections (c) through (g), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 22406. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated for credit assistance under this chapter, 
which shall be provided at the discretion of the Sec-
retary, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026. 
‘‘(2) REFUND OF PREMIUM.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $70,000,000 to 
repay the credit risk premium in accordance with sec-
tion 22402(f)(5). 
‘‘(3) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
appropriated 
pursuant to this subsection shall remain available 
until expended. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Credit assistance provided 
under subsection (a) may not exceed $20,000,000 for 
any loan or loan guarantee. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not less than 3 
percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to sub-
section (a) in each fiscal year shall be made available 
to the Secretary for use in place of charges collected 
under section 22403(l)(1) for passenger railroads and 
freight railroads other than Class I carriers. 
‘‘(3) SHORT LINE SET-ASIDE.—Not less than 50 
percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1) for each fiscal year shall be set aside for 
freight railroads other than Class I carriers.’’. 
(i) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 223 the following: 
‘‘224 . Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financ-
ing ................................................................................22401’’. 
(j) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
TRAILS
SYSTEM
ACT.—Section 
8(d) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1247(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(45 U.S.C. 801 et 
seq.) and chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code’’ 
after ‘‘1976’’. 
(2) PASSENGER RAIL REFORM AND INVESTMENT 
ACT.—Section 11315(c) of the Passenger Rail Reform
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and Investment Act of 2015 (23 U.S.C. 322 note; 
Public Law 114–94) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 
502 and 503 of the Railroad Revitalization and Reg-
ulatory Reform Act of 1976’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
22402 and 22403 of title 49, United States Code’’. 
(3) PROVISIONS CLASSIFIED IN TITLE 45, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(A) RAILROAD REVITALIZATION AND REGU-
LATORY REFORM ACT OF 1976.—Section 101 of 
the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Re-
form Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 801) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘It is the 
purpose of the Congress in this Act to’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The purpose of this Act and 
chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, 
is to’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b), in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘It is 
declared to be the policy of the Congress in 
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘The policy of this 
Act and chapter 224 of title 49, United 
States Code, is’’. 
(B) RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING 
IMPROVEMENT
ACT.—The Railroad Infrastruc-
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ture Financing Improvement Act (subtitle F of 
title XI of Public Law 114–94) is amended— 
(i) in section 11607(b) (45 U.S.C. 821 
note), by striking ‘‘All provisions under sec-
tions 502 through 504 of the Railroad Revi-
talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (45 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘All provisions under section 22402 through 
22404 of title 49, United States Code,’’; and 
(ii) in section 11610(b) (45 U.S.C. 821 
note), by striking ‘‘section 502(f) of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Re-
form Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(f)), as 
amended by section 11607 of this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 22402(f) of title 49, 
United States Code’’. 
(C) TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 
21ST
CENTURY.—Section 
7203(b)(2) 
of 
the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(Public Law 105–178; 45 U.S.C. 821 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘title V of the Railroad Re-
vitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
(45 U.S.C. 821 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
224 of title 49, United States Code,’’.
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(D) HAMM ALERT MARITIME SAFETY ACT 
OF
2018.—Section 212(d)(1) of Hamm Alert 
Maritime Safety Act of 2018 (title II of Public 
Law 115–265; 45 U.S.C. 822 note) is amended, 
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘for purposes of section 502(f)(4) of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(f)(4))’’ and inserting 
‘‘for purposes of section 22402 of title 49, United 
States Code’’. 
(E) 
MILWAUKEE
RAILROAD
RESTRUC-
TURING
ACT.—Section 15(f) of the Milwaukee 
Railroad Restructuring Act (45 U.S.C. 914(f)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Section 516 of the Rail-
road Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act 
of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 836)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 
22404 of title 49, United States Code,’’. 
(F) ROCK
ISLAND
RAILROAD
TRANSITION 
AND
EMPLOYEE
ASSISTANCE
ACT.—Section 
104(b) of the Rock Island Railroad Transition 
and Employee Assistance Act (45 U.S.C. 
1003(b)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘title V of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
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latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
821 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
224 of title 49, United States Code,’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and section 
18(b) of the Milwaukee Railroad Re-
structuring Act’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘title V of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, and section 
516 of such Act (45 U.S.C. 836)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 224 of title 49, United 
States Code, including section 22404 of such 
title,’’. 
(4) TITLE 49.— 
(A) NATIONAL
SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION 
AND
INNOVATIVE
FINANCE
BUREAU.—Section 
116(d)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘sections 501 through 503 
of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821–823)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 22401 through 22403’’. 
(B) PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION.—Section 
306(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
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(i) by striking ‘‘chapter 221 or 249 of 
this title,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 221, 224, 
or 249 of this title, or’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or title V of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Re-
form Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821 et seq.)’’. 
(C) PASSENGER RAIL REFORM AND INVEST-
MENT ACT OF 2015.—Section 11311(d) of the Pas-
senger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114–94; 49 U.S.C. 20101 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, and section 502 of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822)’’. 
(D) 
GRANT
CONDITIONS.—Section 
22905(c)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 504 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (45 U.S.C. 836)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
22404’’. 
(E) PASSENGER RAIL INVESTMENT AND IM-
PROVEMENT ACT OF 2008.—Section 205(g) of the 
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act 
of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432; 49 
U.S.C. 24101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘title 
V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory
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Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821 et seq.)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter 224 of title 49, United States 
Code’’. 
(F) AMTRAK AUTHORITY.—Section 24903 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(6), by striking 
‘‘and the Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 801 
et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Railroad Revi-
talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (45 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), and chapter 
224 of this title’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 
‘‘and the Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 801 
et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Railroad Revi-
talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (45 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), and chapter 
224 of this title’’. 
SEC. 21302. SUBSTANTIVE CRITERIA AND STANDARDS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall update the publicly available 
credit program guide in accordance with the provisions of 
chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, as added by 
section 21301.
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SEC. 21303. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON TRANSIT-ORIENTED 
DEVELOPMENT ELIGIBILITY. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives that identifies— 
(1) the number of applications submitted to the 
Department for a direct loan or loan guarantee under 
section 22402(b)(1)(E) of title 49, United States Code, 
as amended by section 21301; 
(2) the number of such loans or loan guarantees 
that were provided to the applicants; and 
(3) for each such application, the reasons for 
providing or declining to provide the requested loan 
or loan guarantee. 
TITLE II—RAIL 
SEC. 22001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Passenger Rail Expan-
sion and Rail Safety Act of 2021’’. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 22101. GRANTS TO AMTRAK. 
(a) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary for grants to Amtrak for
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activities associated with the Northeast Corridor the fol-
lowing amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2022, $1,570,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2023, $1,100,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2024, $1,200,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2025, $1,300,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2026, $1,400,000,000. 
(b) NATIONAL NETWORK.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for grants to Amtrak for ac-
tivities associated with the National Network the following 
amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2022, $2,300,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2023, $2,200,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2024, $2,450,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2025, $2,700,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2026, $3,000,000,000. 
(c) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary may withhold up to 
0.5 percent from the amount appropriated for each fiscal 
year pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) for the costs of 
oversight of Amtrak. 
(d) STATE-SUPPORTED
ROUTE
COMMITTEE.—The 
Secretary may withhold up to $3,000,000 from the amount 
appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b) 
for use by the State-Supported Route Committee established 
under section 24712(a) of title 49, United States Code.
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(e) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COMMISSION.—The Sec-
retary may withhold up to $6,000,000 from the amount ap-
propriated for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) 
for use by the Northeast Corridor Commission established 
under section 24905(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(f) INTERSTATE RAIL COMPACTS.—The Secretary may 
withhold up to $3,000,000 from the amount appropriated 
for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b) for grants 
authorized under section 22910 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(g) ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall withhold 
$50,000,000 from the amount appropriated for each 
fiscal year pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) for 
grants to assist Amtrak in financing capital projects 
to upgrade the accessibility of the national rail pas-
senger transportation system by increasing the num-
ber of existing facilities that are compliant with the 
requirements under the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) until the Sec-
retary determines Amtrak’s existing facilities are in 
compliance with such requirements. 
(2) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in paragraph 
(1) may be construed to prevent Amtrak from using 
additional funds appropriated pursuant to this sec-
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tion to carry out the activities authorized under such 
paragraph. 
(h) CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT.—In addition to the ac-
tivities authorized under subsection (b), Amtrak may use 
up to 10 percent of the amounts appropriated under sub-
section (b) in each fiscal year to support Amtrak-operated 
corridors selected under section 22306 for— 
(1) planning and capital costs; and 
(2) operating assistance consistent with the Fed-
eral funding limitations under section 22908 of title 
49, United States Code. 
SEC. 22102. FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) SAFETY AND OPERATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for the operations of 
the Federal Railroad Administration and to carry out rail-
road safety activities the following amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2022, $248,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2023, $254,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2024, $263,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2025, $271,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2026, $279,000,000. 
(b) RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the 
use of the Federal Railroad Administration for activities
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associated with railroad research and development the fol-
lowing amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2022, $43,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2023, $44,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2024, $45,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2025, $46,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2026, $47,000,000. 
(c) TRANSPORTATION
TECHNOLOGY
CENTER.—The 
Secretary may withhold up to $3,000,000 from the amount 
appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b) 
for activities authorized under section 20108(d) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(d) RAIL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF 
EXCELLENCE.—The Secretary may withhold up to 10 per-
cent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year under 
subsection (b) for grants authorized under section 20108(j) 
of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 22103. CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary for grants under section 22907 of 
title 49, United States Code, $1,000,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2022 through 2026. 
(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary may withhold up to 
2 percent from the amount appropriated for each fiscal year
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pursuant to subsection (a) for the costs of project manage-
ment oversight of grants authorized under title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 22104. RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary for grants under section 22909 of 
title 49, United States Code, as added by section 22305, 
$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
(b) PLANNING PROJECTS.—Not less than 3 percent of 
the amount appropriated in each fiscal year pursuant to 
subsection (a) year shall be used for planning projects de-
scribed in section 22909(d)(6) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(c) HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING SAFETY INFOR-
MATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a) in each fiscal year, 0.25 per-
cent shall be used for contracts or grants to carry out a 
highway-rail grade crossing safety information and edu-
cation program— 
(1) to help prevent and reduce pedestrian, motor 
vehicle, and other accidents, incidents, injuries, and 
fatalities; and 
(2) to improve awareness along railroad rights- 
of-way and at highway-rail grade crossings.
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(d) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary may withhold up to 
2 percent from the amount appropriated for each fiscal year 
pursuant to subsection (a) for the costs of project manage-
ment oversight of grants authorized under title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 22105. RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary for grants under section 22908 of 
title 49, United States Code, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026. 
(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary may withhold up to 
1 percent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year 
pursuant to subsection (a) for the costs of project manage-
ment oversight of grants authorized under title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 22106. FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERCITY 
PASSENGER RAIL GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary for grants under section 24911 of 
title 49, United States Code, $1,500,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2022 through 2026. 
(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary may withhold up to 
2 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) 
for the costs of project management oversight of grants au-
thorized under title 49, United States Code.
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SEC. 22107. AMTRAK OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office 
of Inspector General of Amtrak the following amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2022, $26,500,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2023, $27,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2024, $27,500,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2025, $28,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2026, $28,500,000. 
Subtitle B—Amtrak Reforms 
SEC. 22201. AMTRAK FINDINGS, MISSION, AND GOALS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 24101(a) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘between 
crowded urban areas and in other areas of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘throughout’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘to Amtrak to 
achieve a performance level sufficient to justify ex-
pending public money’’ and inserting ‘‘in order to 
meet the intercity passenger rail needs of the United 
States’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘intercity passenger and’’ 
before ‘‘commuter’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and rural’’ after ‘‘major 
urban;’’ and 
(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(9) Long-distance routes are valuable resources of the 
United States that are used by rural and urban commu-
nities.’’. 
(b) GOALS.—Section 24101(c) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) use its best business judgment in acting to 
maximize the benefits of Federal investments, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) offering competitive fares; 
‘‘(B) increasing revenue from the transpor-
tation of mail and express; 
‘‘(C) offering food service that meets the 
needs of its customers; 
‘‘(D) improving its contracts with rail car-
riers over whose tracks Amtrak operates; 
‘‘(E) controlling or reducing management 
and operating costs; and 
‘‘(F) providing economic benefits to the 
communities it serves;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) support and maintain established long-dis-
tance routes to provide value to the Nation by serving 
customers throughout the United States and con-
necting urban and rural communities.’’. 
(c) INCREASING REVENUES.—Section 24101(d) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) INCREASING REVENUES.—Amtrak is encouraged 
to make agreements with private sector entities and to un-
dertake initiatives that are consistent with good business 
judgment and designed to generate additional revenues to 
advance the goals described in subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 22202. COMPOSITION OF AMTRAK’S BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS. 
(a) 
SELECTION; 
COMPOSITION; 
CHAIR.—Section 
24302(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘President’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Executive Offi-
cer’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, at 
least 1 of whom shall be an individual with a 
disability (as defined in section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102)) who has a demonstrated history of, or
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experience with, accessibility, mobility, and in-
clusive transportation in passenger rail or com-
muter rail’’ before the period at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and try to 
provide adequate and balanced representation of the 
major geographic regions of the United States served 
by Amtrak’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7); and 
(4) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) Of the individuals appointed pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(C)— 
‘‘(A) 2 individuals shall reside in or near a 
location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak 
service along the Northeast Corridor; 
‘‘(B) 4 individuals shall reside in or near 
regions of the United States that are geographi-
cally distributed outside of the Northeast Cor-
ridor, of whom— 
‘‘(i) 2 individuals shall reside in 
States served by a long-distance route oper-
ated by Amtrak;
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‘‘(ii) 2 individuals shall reside in 
States served by a State-supported route op-
erated by Amtrak; and 
‘‘(iii) an individual who resides in a 
State that is served by a State-supported 
route and a long-distance route may be ap-
pointed to serve either position referred to 
in clauses (i) and (ii); 
‘‘(C) 2 individuals shall reside either— 
‘‘(i) in or near a location served by a 
regularly scheduled Amtrak service on the 
Northeast Corridor; or 
‘‘(ii) in a State served by long-distance 
or a State-supported route; and 
‘‘(D) each individual appointed to the 
Board pursuant to this paragraph may only fill 
1 of the allocations set forth in subparagraphs 
(A) through (C). 
‘‘(5) The Board shall elect a chairperson and 
vice chairperson, other than the Chief Executive Offi-
cer of Amtrak, from among its membership. The vice 
chairperson shall act as chairperson in the absence of 
the chairperson. 
‘‘(6) The Board shall meet at least annually 
with—
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‘‘(A) representatives of Amtrak employees; 
‘‘(B) representatives of persons with disabil-
ities; and 
‘‘(C) the general public, in an open meeting 
with a virtual attendance option, to discuss fi-
nancial performance and service results.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—None of the amend-
ments made by subsection (a) may be construed as affecting 
the term of any director serving on the Amtrak Board of 
Directors under section 24302(a)(1)(C) of title 49, United 
States Code, as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 22203. STATION AGENTS. 
Section 24312 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF STATION AGENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), beginning on the date that is 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expan-
sion and Rail Safety Act of 2021, Amtrak shall en-
sure that at least 1 Amtrak ticket agent is employed 
at each station building— 
‘‘(A) that Amtrak owns, or operates service 
through, as part of a long-distance or Northeast 
Corridor passenger service route;
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‘‘(B) where at least 1 Amtrak ticket agent 
was employed on or after October 1, 2017; and 
‘‘(C) for which an average of 40 passengers 
boarded or deboarded an Amtrak train per day 
during all of the days in fiscal year 2017 when 
the station was serviced by Amtrak, regardless of 
the number of Amtrak trains servicing the sta-
tion per day. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to any station building in which a commuter 
rail ticket agent has the authority to sell Amtrak tick-
ets.’’. 
SEC. 22204. INCREASING OVERSIGHT OF CHANGES TO AM-
TRAK LONG-DISTANCE ROUTES AND OTHER 
INTERCITY SERVICES. 
(a) AMTRAK ANNUAL OPERATIONS REPORT.—Section 
24315(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) any change made to a route’s or serv-
ice’s frequency or station stops;’’.
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(b) 
5-YEAR
BUSINESS
LINE
PLANS.—Section 
24320(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through 
(L) as subparagraphs (C) through (M), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) a detailed description of any plans to 
permanently change a route’s or service’s fre-
quency or station stops for the service line;’’. 
SEC. 22205. IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF AMTRAK ACCOUNT-
ING. 
Section 24317 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘and costs 
among Amtrak business lines’’ and inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding Federal grant funds, and costs among Amtrak 
service lines’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) ACCOUNT STRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall define, 
maintain, and periodically update an account struc-
ture and improvements to accounting methodologies,
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as necessary, to support the Northeast Corridor and 
the National Network. 
‘‘(2) 
NOTIFICATION
OF
SUBSTANTIVE 
CHANGES.—The Secretary shall notify the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives regarding any substantive changes made to the 
account structure, including changes to— 
‘‘(A) the service lines described in section 
24320(b)(1); and 
‘‘(B) the asset lines described in section 
24320(c)(1).’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, maintaining, and up-
dating’’ after ‘‘defining’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, maintaining, and up-
dating’’ after ‘‘defining’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION AND REPORTING.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Amtrak, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Transportation, shall maintain 
and implement any account structures and improve-
ments defined under subsection (b) to enable Amtrak 
to produce sources and uses statements for each of the 
service lines described in section 24320(b)(1) and, as 
appropriate, each of the asset lines described in sec-
tion 24320(c)(1), that identify sources and uses of 
revenues, appropriations, and transfers between ac-
counts. 
‘‘(2) UPDATED
SOURCES
AND
USES
STATE-
MENTS.—Not later than 30 days after the implemen-
tation of subsection (b), and monthly thereafter, Am-
trak shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation 
updated sources and uses statements for each of the 
service lines and asset lines referred to in paragraph 
(1). The Secretary and Amtrak may agree to a dif-
ferent frequency of reporting.’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (h); and 
(7) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(h). 
SEC. 22206. IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF AMTRAK SPENDING. 
(a) ALLOCATION OF COSTS AND REVENUES.—Section 
24318(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
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ment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 
2015,’’. 
(b) GRANT PROCESS AND REPORTING.—Section 24319 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 
reporting’’ after ‘‘process’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) PROCEDURES FOR GRANT REQUESTS.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall— 
‘‘(1) establish and maintain substantive and 
procedural requirements, including schedules, for 
grant requests under this section; and 
‘‘(2) report any changes to such procedures to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 
and 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives.’’;
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(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘grant re-
quests’’ and inserting ‘‘a grant request annually, or 
as additionally required,’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each grant request under 
subsection (b) shall, as applicable— 
‘‘(A) categorize and identify, by source, the 
Federal funds and program income that will be 
used for the upcoming fiscal year for each of the 
Northeast Corridor and National Network in 1 of 
the categories or subcategories set forth in para-
graph (2); 
‘‘(B) describe the operations, services, pro-
grams, projects, and other activities to be funded 
within each of the categories set forth in para-
graph (2), including— 
‘‘(i) the estimated scope, schedule, and 
budget necessary to complete each project 
and program; and 
‘‘(ii) the performance measures used to 
quantify expected and actual project out-
comes and benefits, aggregated by fiscal
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year, project milestone, and any other ap-
propriate grouping; and 
‘‘(C) describe the status of efforts to improve 
Amtrak’s safety culture. 
‘‘(2) GRANT CATEGORIES.— 
‘‘(A) OPERATING
EXPENSES.—Each grant 
request to use Federal funds for operating ex-
penses shall— 
‘‘(i) include estimated net operating 
costs not covered by other Amtrak revenue 
sources; 
‘‘(ii) specify Federal funding requested 
for each service line described in section 
24320(b)(1); and 
‘‘(iii) be itemized by route. 
‘‘(B) DEBT SERVICE.—A grant request to 
use Federal funds for expenses related to debt, in-
cluding payment of principle and interest, as al-
lowed under section 205 of the Passenger Rail 
Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub-
lic Law 110–432; 49 U.S.C. 24101 note). 
‘‘(C) CAPITAL.—A grant request to use Fed-
eral funds and program income for capital ex-
penses shall include capital projects and pro-
grams primarily associated with—
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‘‘(i) normalized capital replacement 
programs, including regularly recurring 
work programs implemented on a system-
atic basis on classes of physical railroad as-
sets, such as track, structures, electric trac-
tion and power systems, rolling stock, and 
communications and signal systems, to 
maintain and sustain the condition and 
performance of such assets to support con-
tinued railroad operations; 
‘‘(ii) improvement projects to support 
service and safety enhancements, including 
discrete projects implemented in accordance 
with a fixed scope, schedule, and budget 
that result in enhanced or new infrastruc-
ture, equipment, or facilities; 
‘‘(iii) 
backlog 
capital 
replacement 
projects, including discrete projects imple-
mented in accordance with a fixed scope, 
schedule, and budget that primarily replace 
or rehabilitate major infrastructure assets, 
including tunnels, bridges, stations, and 
similar assets, to reduce the state of good re-
pair backlog on the Amtrak network;
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‘‘(iv) strategic initiative projects, in-
cluding discrete projects implemented in ac-
cordance with a fixed scope, schedule, and 
budget that primarily improve overall oper-
ational performance, lower costs, or other-
wise improve Amtrak’s corporate efficiency; 
and 
‘‘(v) statutory, regulatory, or other le-
gally mandated projects, including discrete 
projects implemented in accordance with a 
fixed scope, schedule, and budget that enable 
Amtrak to fulfill specific legal or regulatory 
mandates. 
‘‘(D) CONTINGENCY.—A grant request to use 
Federal funds for operating and capital expense 
contingency shall include— 
‘‘(i) contingency levels for specified ac-
tivities and operations; and 
‘‘(ii) a process for the utilization of 
such contingency. 
‘‘(3) MODIFICATION OF CATEGORIES.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation and Amtrak may jointly 
agree to modify the categories set forth in paragraph 
(2) if such modifications are necessary to improve the
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transparency, oversight, or delivery of projects funded 
through grant requests under this section.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)(1)(A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘complete’’ after ‘‘submits 
a’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall complete’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall finish’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘incomplete 
or’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and other activities to 
be funded by the grant’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
grams, projects, and other activities to be 
funded by the grant, consistent with the cat-
egories required for Amtrak in a grant re-
quest under subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or activities’’ and in-
serting ‘‘programs, projects, and other ac-
tivities’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), re-
spectively; and
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(ii) by inserting before subparagraph 
(B), as redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) using an otherwise allowable approach 
to the method prescribed for a specific project or 
category of projects under paragraph (2) if the 
Secretary and Amtrak agree that a different 
payment method is necessary to more success-
fully implement and report on an operation, 
service, program, project, or other activity;’’; 
(7) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(j); and 
(8) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) SINGLE
AUDIT
ACT
OF
1984.—Notwith-
standing section 24301(a)(3) of this title and section 
7501(a)(13) of title 31, Amtrak shall be deemed a 
‘non-Federal entity’ for purposes of chapter 75 of title 
31. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS
AND
GUIDANCE.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation may apply some or all of 
the requirements set forth in the regulations and 
guidance promulgated by the Secretary relating to the 
management, administration, cost principles, and 
audit requirements for Federal awards.
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‘‘(i) AMTRAK GRANT REPORTING.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall determine the varying levels of detail 
and information that will be included in reports for oper-
ations, services, program, projects, program income, cash 
on hand, and other activities within each of the grant cat-
egories described in subsection (c)(2).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPORTS AND AUDITS.—Section 24315(b)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 
goal of section 24902(b) of this title; and’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘the 
goal 
described 
in 
section 
24902(a);’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) shall incorporate the category de-
scribed in section 24319(c)(2)(C).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 24319 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘24319. Grant process and reporting.’’.
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SEC. 22207. INCREASING SERVICE LINE AND ASSET LINE 
PLAN TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24320 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘busi-
ness line and asset plans’’ and inserting 
‘‘service line and asset line plans’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of each year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, 2020, and biennially thereafter’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘5-year business line 
plans and 5-year asset plans’’ and inserting 
‘‘5-year service line plans and 5-year asset 
line plans’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘During each year in which Am-
trak is not required to submit a plan under 
this paragraph, Amtrak shall submit to 
Congress updated financial sources and uses 
statements and forecasts with the annual re-
port required under section 24315(b).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘asset 
plan required in’’ and inserting ‘‘asset line plan 
required under’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘BUSINESS’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘BUSINESS’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘business’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘service’’; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) Amtrak State-supported train serv-
ices.’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘routes’’ and inserting ‘‘train services’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) Infrastructure access services for use of 
Amtrak-owned or Amtrak-controlled infrastruc-
ture and facilities.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘BUSINESS’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘business’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘service’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Strategic Plan and 5-year asset plans’’ 
and inserting ‘‘5-year asset line plans’’;
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(iv) in subparagraph (F) (as redesig-
nated by section 22204(b)(1)), by striking 
‘‘profit and loss’’ and inserting ‘‘sources 
and uses’’; 
(v) by striking subparagraph (G) (as 
redesignated by section 22204(b)(1)); 
(vi) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(H) through (M) (as redesignated by section 
22204(b)(1)) as subparagraphs (G) through 
(L), respectively; and 
(vii) by amending subparagraph (I) 
(as so redesignated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) financial performance for each route, if 
deemed applicable by the Secretary, within each 
service line, including descriptions of the cash 
operating loss or contribution;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘BUSINESS’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘business’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘service’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A), (B), (C), and (D) as clauses (i), (ii), 
(iii), and (iv), respectively, and moving 
such clauses 2 ems to the right;
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(iv) by inserting before clause (i), as 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion 
and Rail Safety Act of 2021, submit to the Sec-
retary, for approval, a consultation process for 
the development of each service line plan that re-
quires Amtrak to—’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (A), as amended 
by clause (iv)— 
(I) in clause (iii), as redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘and submit the final 
service line plan required under sub-
section (a)(1) to the State-Supported 
Route Committee’’ before the semicolon 
at the end; 
(II) in clause (iv), as redesig-
nated, by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) for the infrastructure access serv-
ice line plan, consult with the Northeast 
Corridor Commission and other entities, as 
appropriate, and submit the final asset line
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plan under subsection (a)(1) to the North-
east Corridor Commission;’’; and 
(vi) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
respectively; 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (3)(C), as 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(4) 5-YEAR SERVICE LINE PLANS UPDATES.— 
Amtrak may modify the content to be included in the 
service line plans described in paragraph (1), upon 
the approval of the Secretary, if the Secretary deter-
mines that such modifications are necessary to im-
prove the transparency, oversight, and delivery of 
Amtrak services and the use of Federal funds by Am-
trak.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘LINE’’ after ‘‘ASSET’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘CATEGORIES’’ and inserting ‘‘LINES’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘asset plan for each
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of the following asset categories’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘asset line plan for each of the following 
asset lines’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A), (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs 
(B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively; 
(iv) by inserting before subparagraph 
(B), as redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) Transportation, including activities 
and resources associated with the operation and 
movement of Amtrak trains, onboard services, 
and amenities.’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (B), as redesig-
nated, by inserting ‘‘and maintenance-of- 
way equipment’’ after ‘‘facilities’’; and 
(vi) in subparagraph (C), as redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘Passenger rail equip-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Equipment’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘LINE’’ after ‘‘ASSET’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘line’’ after ‘‘asset’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘category’’ and inserting ‘‘line’’;
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(iv) in subparagraph (C)(iii)(III), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(v) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) annual sources and uses statements 
and forecasts for each asset line; and’’; and 
(vi) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) other elements that Amtrak elects to 
include.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘LINE’’ after ‘‘ASSET’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii) and 
moving such clauses 2 ems to the right; 
(iii) by inserting before clause (i), as 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion 
and Rail Safety Act of 2021, submit to the Sec-
retary, for approval, a consultation process for 
the development of each asset line plan that re-
quires Amtrak to—’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (A), as added by 
clause (iii)—
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(I) in clause (i), as redesig-
nated— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘business’’ 
each place such term appears and 
inserting ‘‘service’’; 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘line’’ after 
‘‘asset’’ each place such term ap-
pears; and 
(cc) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(II) in clause (ii), as redesig-
nated— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘consult 
with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation in the development of asset 
line plans and,’’ before ‘‘as appli-
cable’’; and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘line’’ after 
‘‘5-year asset’’; 
(v) by redesignating subparagraph (C) 
as subparagraph (B); and 
(vi) in subparagraph (B), as redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘category’’ and inserting 
‘‘line’’;
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(E) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 
(6), and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), 
respectively; 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) 5-YEAR ASSET LINE PLAN UPDATES.—Am-
trak may modify the content to be included in the 
asset line plans described in paragraph (1), on ap-
proval of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines 
that such modifications are necessary to improve the 
transparency, oversight, and delivery of Amtrak serv-
ices and the use of Federal funds by Amtrak.’’; 
(G) in paragraph (5)(A), as redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, but shall not include corporate 
services 
(as 
defined 
pursuant 
to 
section 
24317(b))’’ after ‘‘national assets’’; and 
(H) in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (5)’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 24320 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘24320. Amtrak 5-year service line and asset line plans.’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—Section 11203(b) of the Pas-
senger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (49 U.S.C. 
24320 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘business’’ each place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘service’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘line’’ after ‘‘asset’’ each place 
such term appears. 
SEC. 22208. PASSENGER EXPERIENCE ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24305(c)(4) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘only if reve-
nues from the services each year at least equal the cost of 
providing the services’’. 
(b) 
FOOD
AND
BEVERAGE
SERVICE
WORKING 
GROUP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 24321 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 24321. Food and beverage service 
‘‘(a) WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion and 
Rail Safety Act of 2021, Amtrak shall establish a 
working group to provide recommendations to im-
prove Amtrak’s onboard food and beverage service. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group shall 
consist of individuals representing—
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‘‘(A) Amtrak; 
‘‘(B) the labor organizations representing 
Amtrak employees who prepare or provide on- 
board food and beverage service; 
‘‘(C) nonprofit organizations representing 
Amtrak passengers; and 
‘‘(D) States that are providing funding for 
State-supported routes. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the estab-
lishment of the working group pursuant to subsection (a), 
the working group 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 containing recommenda-
tions for improving Amtrak’s food and beverage service, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) ways to improve the financial performance 
of Amtrak; 
‘‘(2) ways to increase and retain ridership; 
‘‘(3) the differing needs of passengers traveling 
on long-distance routes, State supported routes, and 
the Northeast Corridor; 
‘‘(4) Amtrak passenger survey data about the 
food and beverages offered on Amtrak trains;
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‘‘(5) ways to incorporate local food and beverage 
items on State-supported routes; and 
‘‘(6) any other issue that the working group de-
termines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the submission of the report pursuant to subsection (b), Am-
trak shall submit a plan for implementing the recommenda-
tions of the working group, and an explanation for any of 
the working group’s recommendations it does not agree with 
and does not plan on implementing to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Amtrak shall ensure that no 
Amtrak employee who held a position on a long-distance 
or Northeast Corridor route as of the date of enactment of 
the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021, 
is involuntarily separated because of the development and 
implementation of the plan required under this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 24321 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘24321. Food and beverage service.’’.
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SEC. 22209. AMTRAK SMOKING POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 24323. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this section, Amtrak shall prohibit smoking, includ-
ing the use of electronic cigarettes, onboard all Amtrak 
trains. 
‘‘(b) ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘electronic cigarette’ means a device that de-
livers nicotine or other substances to a user of the device 
in the form of a vapor that is inhaled to simulate the experi-
ence of smoking.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘24323. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains.’’. 
SEC. 
22210. 
PROTECTING 
AMTRAK 
ROUTES 
THROUGH 
RURAL COMMUNITIES. 
Section 24706 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (b) 
of this section, at least 180 days’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (c), not later than 180 days’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (e), respectively;
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(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) DISCONTINUANCE OR SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION 
OF LONG-DISTANCE ROUTES.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), in an emergency, or during maintenance or con-
struction outages impacting Amtrak routes, Amtrak may 
not discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or sub-
stantially alter the route of rail service on any segment of 
any long-distance route in any fiscal year in which Amtrak 
receives adequate Federal funding for such route on the Na-
tional Network.’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF DISCONTINU-
ANCE.—Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than 
210 days before discontinuing service over a route, Amtrak 
shall give written notice of such discontinuance to all of 
the members of Congress representing any State or district 
in which the discontinuance would occur.’’. 
SEC. 22211. STATE-SUPPORTED ROUTE COMMITTEE. 
(a) STATE-SUPPORTED ROUTE COMMITTEE.—Section 
24712(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail
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Reform and Investment Act of 2015, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall establish’’ and in-
serting ‘‘There is established’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘current and future’’ before 
‘‘rail operations’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) 
as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ABILITY TO CONDUCT CERTAIN BUSINESS.— 
If all of the members of 1 voting bloc described in 
paragraph (3) abstain from a Committee decision, 
agreement between the other 2 voting blocs consistent 
with the procedures set forth in such paragraph shall 
be deemed sufficient for purpose of achieving unani-
mous consent.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, in the 
matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘convene a meeting and 
shall define and implement’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
fine and periodically update’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘not later than 180 days 
after the date of establishment of the Committee 
by the Secretary’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (7), as redesignated—
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(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘ALLOCATION
METHODOLOGY’’ and inserting 
‘‘METHODOLOGY POLICY’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘allo-
cation methodology’’ and inserting ‘‘methodology 
policy’’; 
(C) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) REVISIONS
TO
COST
METHODOLOGY 
POLICY.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT
TO
REVISE
AND 
UPDATE.—Subject to rules and procedures 
established pursuant to clause (iii), not 
later than March 31, 2022, the Committee 
shall revise and update the cost methodology 
policy required and previously approved 
under section 209 of the Passenger Rail In-
vestment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 
U.S.C. 20901 note). The Committee shall 
implement a revised cost methodology policy 
during fiscal year 2023. Not later than 30 
days after the adoption of the revised cost 
methodology policy, the Committee shall 
submit a report documenting and explain-
ing any changes to the cost methodology
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policy and plans for implementation of such 
policy, including a description of the im-
provements to the accounting information 
provided by Amtrak to the States, to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives. The re-
vised cost methodology policy shall ensure 
that States will be responsible for costs at-
tributable to the provision of service for 
their routes. 
‘‘(ii) IMPLEMENTATION
IMPACTS
ON 
FEDERAL FUNDING.—To the extent that a 
revision developed pursuant to clause (i) as-
signs to Amtrak costs that were previously 
allocated to States, Amtrak shall request 
with specificity such additional funding in 
the general and legislative annual report re-
quired under section 24315 or in any ap-
propriate subsequent Federal funding re-
quest for the fiscal year in which the revised 
cost methodology policy will be imple-
mented.
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‘‘(iii) PROCEDURES
FOR
CHANGING 
METHODOLOGY.—Notwithstanding 
section 
209(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment 
and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 
20901 note), the rules and procedures im-
plemented pursuant to paragraph (5) shall 
include— 
‘‘(I) procedures for changing the 
cost methodology policy in accordance 
with clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) procedures or broad guide-
lines for conducting financial plan-
ning, including operating and capital 
forecasting, reporting, data sharing, 
and governance.’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘allocation methodology’’ and 
inserting ‘‘methodology policy’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(iii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘allocate’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assign’’; and
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(II) by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) promote increased efficiency in 
Amtrak’s operating and capital activities.’’; 
and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) 
INDEPENDENT
EVALUATION.—Not 
later than March 31 of each year, the Committee 
shall ensure that an independent entity selected 
by the Committee has completed an evaluation to 
determine whether State payments for the most 
recently concluded fiscal year are accurate and 
comply with the applicable cost allocation meth-
odology.’’. 
(b) INVOICES AND REPORTS.—Section 24712(b) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) INVOICES AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) INVOICES.—Amtrak shall provide monthly 
invoices to the Committee and to each State that 
sponsors a State-supported route that identify the op-
erating costs for such route, including fixed costs and 
third-party costs. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—
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‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—A roadmap under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) a plan for any changes to the New Car As-
sessment Program of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration, including— 
‘‘(A) descriptions of actions to be carried 
out to update the passenger motor vehicle infor-
mation developed under section 32302(a), includ-
ing the development of test procedures, test de-
vices, test fixtures, and safety performance 
metrics, which shall, as applicable, incor-
porate— 
‘‘(i) objective criteria for evaluating 
safety technologies; and 
‘‘(ii) reasonable time periods for com-
pliance with new or updated tests; 
‘‘(B) key milestones, including the antici-
pated start of an action, completion of an action, 
and effective date of an update; and 
‘‘(C) descriptions of the means by which an 
update will improve the passenger motor vehicle 
information developed under section 32302(a); 
‘‘(2) an identification and prioritization of safe-
ty opportunities and technologies—