(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (8),
and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT.
Section 24103 of such title is amended—
(1) by repealing subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b).
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 24104 of such title is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 24104. Authorization of appropriations
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation for the benefit of Amtrak—
‘‘(1) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(2) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
‘‘(3) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
‘‘(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
No funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for the benefit of Amtrak for any fiscal year after
fiscal year 2001.’’.
SEC. 4. CHAPTER 243 AMENDMENTS.
Chapter 243 of such title is amended—
(1) in the table of sections—
(A) by striking the items relating to sec-
tions 24302 through 24315; and
(B) by inserting after the item relating to
section 24301 the following new item:
‘‘24302. Relinquishment of rights to stock, notes, and mortgages.’’;
(2) in section 24301—
(A) by repealing subsections (b), (c), (d),
(e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (n); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (m) as
subsection (b);
(3) by repealing sections 24302 through 25315;
and
(4) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘§ 24302. Relinquishment of rights to stock, notes,
and mortgages
‘‘The United States relinquishes any rights held by
virtue of any stock, note of indebtedness, or mortgage is-
sued by or entered into with Amtrak.’’.
SEC. 5. CHAPTER 245 AMENDMENTS.
(a) 
SECTION
24501(g) 
AMENDMENT.—Section
24501(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Amtrak
is exempt’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Amtrak Com-
muter is exempt’’.
(b) SECTION 24504(c) REPEAL.—Section 24504(c)
of such title is repealed.
SEC. 6. CHAPTERS 247 AND 249 REPEALED.
Chapters 247 and 249 of such title, and the items
relating thereto in the table of chapters of subtitle V of
such title, are repealed.
SEC. 7. SERVICE DISCONTINUANCE.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 241 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 24105. Service discontinuance
‘‘(a) WAGE CONTINUATION OR SEVERANCE BENE-
FIT.—Notwithstanding any arrangement in effect before
the date of enactment of this section, no employee of a
rail carrier providing rail passenger transportation whose
employment is terminated as a result of a discontinuance
of intercity rail passenger service shall receive any wage
continuation or severance benefit in excess of 6 months
pay. This subsection shall not affect the obligations of rail
carriers under section 11326 of this title.
‘‘(b) TRANSFER.—Notwithstanding any arrangement
in effect before the date of enactment of this section, a
rail carrier providing rail passenger transportation may
require an employee whose position is eliminated as a re-
sult of a discontinuance of intercity rail passenger service
to transfer to any vacant position for which the employee
can be made qualified on any part of such rail carrier’s
system. If such transfer requires a change in residence or
seniority district, the employee shall choose—
‘‘(1) to transfer to the position and be covered
by the collective bargaining agreement applicable to
the seniority district to which he is transferred; or
‘‘(2) to voluntarily furlough himself at his home
location and receive protective benefits not in excess
of the amount authorized under subsection (a).
For purposes of this subsection, a transfer shall be consid-
ered to require a change in residence if the new employ-
ment is more than 30 miles from the employee’s place of
residence and is farther from that residence than was the
former work location.’’.
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections of
chapter 241 of such title is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:
‘‘24105. Service Discontinuance.’’.
SEC. 8. FEDERAL EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY ACT.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to the liability of
common carriers by railroad to their employees in certain
cases.’’, enacted April 22, 1908 (45 U.S.C. 51 et seq.; pop-
ularly referred to as the ‘‘Federal Employers’ Liability
Act’’ or the ‘‘Employers’ Liability Act’’) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 11. This Act shall not apply to common car-
riers to the extent they provide rail passenger transpor-
tation.’’.
SEC. 9. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 11326 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘, and the terms established under section
24706(c) of this title’’.
(b) TERMINAL FACILITIES.—Section 5567 of title 49,
United States Code, and the item relating thereto in the
table of sections of chapter 55 of such title, are repealed.
SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Except as otherwise provided
in this section, this Act shall take effect 1 year after the
date of its enactment.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) Sections 3, 7, and 8 of this
Act shall take effect immediately upon enactment.
(2) The repeal of section 24909 of title 49, United
States Code, shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
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