An Act to extend the Act of September 30, 1965, as amended by the Acts of July 24, 1968, and October 13, 1970, relating to high-speed ground transportation, by removing the termination date thereof, and for other purposes
PL 92-348 (S.979), enacted 07/13/1972

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Termination. 
"The use of any siicli emblem, sign, insignia, or words wliicli was 
lawful on the date of enactment of this Act sliall not be a violation of 
this section. 
"A violation of this section may be enjoined at the suit of the 
Attorney General, upon complaint by the Secretary of the Interior." 
(c) The analysis of chapter 33 immediately preceding section 701 of 
title 18 is amended by adding at the end thereon: 
"715. 'The Golden Eagle Insignia'." 
(d) The rights in "The Golden Eagle Insignia" under this Act, 
shall terminate if the vise by the Secretary of the Interior of "The 
Golden Eagle Insignia" is abandoned. Nonuse for a continuous period 
of two years shall constitute abandonment. 
Approved July 11, 1972. 
July 13, 1972 
[S. 979] 
Public Law 92-348 
AN ACT 
To anieiul the Act of September 30, 1965, relating to high-speed ground trans-
portation, to enlarge the authority of the Secretary to undertake research and 
development, to remove the termination date thereof, and for other purposes. 
High-speed 
ground transporta-
tion. 
Research exten-
sion. 
79 Stat. 893. 
Demonstration 
program. 
Contracts. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate ojnd House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) the first 
section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary of Com-
merce to undertake research and development in high-speed gi-ound 
transportation, and for other purposes", approved September 30,1965 
(49 U.S.C. 1631), is amended by inserting "and 
door-to-door 
ground 
transportation" 
immediately 
after 
"high-speed 
ground 
transportation". 
(b) The first sentence of section 2 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1632) is 
amended to read as follows: "The Secretary is authorized to contract 
for demonstrations to determine the contributions that high-speed 
ground transportation and door-to-door ground transportation could 
make to more efficient, safe, and economical intercity transportation 
systems.". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 8 (a) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1638 (a)) is amended 
by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4) 
respectively, and by inserting immediately after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
" (2) In awarding contracts in connection with research and develop-
ment and demonstration projects under this Act, the Secretary shall 
give priority to proposals which will increase employment in labor 
areas (as those areas are described by the Secretary of Labor in title 
41 of the Code of Federal Regulations) — 
"(A) which are experiencing a rate of unemployment of 9 
per centum or more of the area's work force, or a rate of unem-
ployment of 150 per centum or more of the federally determined 
unemployment rate for the entire United States; or 
"(B) which have experienced a 1 per centum increase in unem-
ployment, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, of the avail-
able work force as a result of the termination or reduction of a 
federally financed or supported program and such increase in 
unemployment continues to exist. 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require that any 
contract awarded under this Act must be wholly performed in any 
one labor area.". 
(b) Paragraph (3), as so redesignated by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, is amended to read as follows: 
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"(3) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the 
private agencies, institutions, organizations, corporations, and individ-
uals with which the Secretary enters into agreements or contracts to 
carry out research and development under this Act shall, to the maxi-
mum extent practicable, be geographically distributed throughout the 
United States.". 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 11 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1641) 
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is amended by striking out "and" and by striking out the period at the 82 stat. 424; 
end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the follow- 84 stat. 915. 
ing: "$97,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1973; $126,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1974; and $92,900,000 for the fiscal 
year ending June 30,1975.". 
SEC. 4. Section 12 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1642) is repealed. 
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SEC. 5. (a) Section 504(a) (3) of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 
U.S.C. 1234(a) (3)) is amended by striking out "fifteen years after 
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the date thereof" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-five years after 
(b) Section 505 of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1235) 
is amended by inserting immediately after "renewal or extension of 
any such guaranty" the following: "for any period of time not 
exceeding twenty-five years from the date of the original guaranty". 
SEC. 6. Part V of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1231 et 
seq.) is amended by renumbering section 510 as section 511 and by 
inserting immediately after section 509 the following new section: 
a 
AUDIT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
"SEC. 510. (a) In any case in which— 
" (1) there is outstanding any guaranty by the Commission made 
under this part; or 
"(2) the Secretary of the Treasury is required to make any 
payment as a consequence of any guaranty by the Commission 
made under this part; 
the financial transactions of the common carrier by railroad subject to 
this Act with respect to which such guaranty was made may be audited 
by the Comptroller General of the United States under such rules 
and regulations as he may prescribe. The representatives of the Comp-
troller General shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, 
files, and other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by 
such common carrier by railroad pertaining to its financial transactions 
and necessary to facilitate the audit, and such representatives shall be 
afforded full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or 
securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians. 
"(b) A report of each such audit shall be made by the Comptroller ^
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General to the Congress. The report to the Congress shall contain such 
comments and information as the Comptroller General may deem 
necessary to inform the Congress of the financial operations and con-
dition of the common carrier by railroad involved in such audit, 
together with such recommendations with respect thereto as he may 
deem advisable. The report shall also show specifically any program, 
expenditure, or other financial transaction or undertaking observed in 
the course of the audit, which, in the opinion of the Comptroller 
General, adversely affects the financial operations or condition of the 
common carrier by railroad involved in such audit or lessens the pro-
tection afforded the United States at the time the original guaranty 
was made. A copy of each report shall be furnished to the Commission 
at the time it is submitted to the Congress.". 
Approved July 13, 1972. 
gress.