(6) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) PRESIDENTIAL BORDER PERMITS.—With re-
spect to any project that requires construction, connection, 
operation, or maintenance, at the international boundaries 
of the United States, the Secretary of State shall provide 
the applicant of such project with the necessary Presi-
dential permits required for such project, unless the Sec-
retary of State determines that the provision of such per-
mit would not be in the interest of national security.’’; and 
(7) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(h) PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES FOR HIGHER-SPEED 
RAIL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to grants 
awarded under this section, the Secretary may 
award not more than 20 percent of grants under 
this section for projects or activities for higher-speed 
rail. 
‘‘(2) RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS.—With respect 
to grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
apply requirements for high-speed rail to projects or 
activities for higher-speed rail, where applicable.’’. 
(g) INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—Section 410(b)(2) of 
the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 
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U.S.C. 24101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(except funds 
made available for Amtrak)’’. 
(h) ADVANCE ACQUISITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 242 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 24202 the following: 
‘‘§ 24203. Advance acquisition 
‘‘(a) RAIL CORRIDOR PRESERVATION.—The Sec-
retary may allow a recipient of a grant under this part 
or part D of this subtitle for a passenger rail project to 
acquire right-of-way and adjacent real property interests 
before or during the completion of the environmental re-
views for a project that may use such property interests 
if the acquisition is otherwise permitted under Federal 
law. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.—Before authorizing advance 
acquisition under this section, the Secretary shall verify 
that— 
‘‘(1) the recipient has authority to acquire the 
real property interest; 
‘‘(2) the acquisition of the real property inter-
est— 
‘‘(A) is for a transportation purpose; 
‘‘(B) will not cause significant adverse en-
vironmental impact; 
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‘‘(C) will not limit the choice of reasonable 
alternatives for the proposed project or other-
wise influence the decision of the Secretary on 
any approval required for the project; 
‘‘(D) does not prevent the lead agency 
from making an impartial decision as to wheth-
er to accept an alternative that is being consid-
ered; 
‘‘(E) complies with other applicable Fed-
eral laws and regulations; and 
‘‘(F) will not result in elimination or re-
duction of benefits or assistance to a displaced 
person required by the Uniform Relocation As-
sistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies 
Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) and title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.). 
‘‘(c) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPLETION OF NEPA REVIEW.—Before 
authorizing Federal funding for an acquisition of a 
real property interest, the Secretary shall complete 
all review processes otherwise required under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), section 4(f) of the Department 
of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 303), and 
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section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) with respect to the acquisition. 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION.— 
A real property interest acquired under subsection 
(a) may not be developed in anticipation of the pro-
posed project until all required environmental re-
views for the project have been completed.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 242 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 24202 the following: 
‘‘24203. Advance acquisition.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 26104 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(a) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR PLANNING.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
26101 $3,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026.’’; 
(b) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (e); 
and 
(c) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) HIGH-SPEED RAIL TECHNOLOGY IMPROVE-
MENTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
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out section 26102 $3,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(c) 
HIGH-SPEED
RAIL
CORRIDOR
DEVELOP-
MENT.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 26106 $35,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(d) RESTRICTION.—Not more than 20 percent of 
the total funds made available under sections 26101 and 
26106 for a fiscal year may be spent on projects or activi-
ties for higher-speed passenger trains.’’. 
SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVEL-
OPMENT PLANNING. 
Section 20005(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress 
in the 21st Century Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—With respect 
to eligible projects involving high-speed rail corridor 
development, the Secretary shall give greater consid-
eration to communities in which such projects are 
proposed to occur. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026.’’. 
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