I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4766 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit further extension of 
requirement to implement positive train control beyond December 31, 
2018, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2018 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. HECK, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Ms. DELBENE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit further 
extension of requirement to implement positive train con-
trol beyond December 31, 2018, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Positive Train Control 
Implementation and Financing Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OF RE-
QUIREMENT TO IMPLEMENT POSITIVE TRAIN 
CONTROL. 
Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec-
tively; 
(C) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)) by striking ‘‘, including 
any alternative schedule and sequence, as appli-
cable,’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)) by striking ‘‘including 
any amendments or any alternative schedule 
and sequence approved by the Secretary under 
paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘including any 
amendments to such plan’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a)(3); 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)(C) by striking ‘‘or sub-
section (a)(2)(B)’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘or any al-
ternative schedule and sequence approved by the 
Secretary’’; 
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(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(2)(C); and’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)(2)(B).’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(6) by striking subsection (g)(4)(A)(iii) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(iii) requiring the submission, as 
part of the revised plan under subsection 
(a)(1), of only a schedule and sequence 
under subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)(VII).’’. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT 
POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL. 
Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) GRANTS FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES TO IMPLE-
MENT POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
grants to entities providing regularly scheduled 
intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation 
to implement positive train control systems under 
this section. 
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‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out paragraph (1) $2,572,000,000, 
to remain available until December 31, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN NEW 
ROUTES. 
Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN NEW 
ROUTES.—An entity providing regularly scheduled inter-
city or commuter rail passenger transportation may not 
begin service on any new route that is subject to the re-
quirements of this section unless a positive train control 
system is fully implemented and operational on such 
route.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) QUARTERLY
AND
ANNUAL
PROGRESS
RE-
PORTS.—Amtrak shall include in each annual progress re-
port required under 20157(c) of title 49, United States 
Code, and each quarterly progress report required by the 
Federal Railroad Administration a detailed status report 
on the progress made toward implementing a positive 
train control system on each route Amtrak owns or oper-
ates intercity passenger rail transportation, including the 
Northeast Corridor, each long distance route, and each 
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State-supported route. Amtrak shall provide such informa-
tion by route and include, at a minimum, the information 
required on the Federal Railroad Administration’s Quar-
terly PTC Progress Report Form (FRA F 6180.165). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 
‘‘Northeast Corridor’’, ‘‘long distance route’’, and ‘‘State- 
supported route’’ have the meanings given the terms in 
section 24102 of title 49, United States Code. 
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