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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 369
To authorize and appropriate funding for grants to Amtrak for the restoration
of long-distance routes and the rehiring of employees furloughed as
a result of the COVID–19 pandemic.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Mr. TESTER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To authorize and appropriate funding for grants to Amtrak
for the restoration of long-distance routes and the rehir-
ing of employees furloughed as a result of the COVID–
19 pandemic.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PAS-
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SENGER CORPORATION FOR LONG-DISTANCE
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SERVICE RESTORATION AND EMPLOYEE RE-
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CALLS.
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(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
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wise made available, there are appropriated for fiscal year
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2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
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propriated, $165,926,000, which shall remain available
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until September 30, 2024, for grants to the National Rail-
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road Passenger Corporation (commonly known as ‘‘Am-
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trak’’).
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(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—Grant funds appropriated
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under subsection (a) may be used by Amtrak—
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(1) to restore, not later than 90 days after the
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date of the enactment of this Act, the frequency of
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rail service on long-distance routes (as defined in
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section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) that
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Amtrak reduced the frequency of on or after July 1,
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2020, and continue to operate such service at such
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frequency; and
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(2) to recall and manage employees furloughed
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on or after October 1, 2020, as a result of efforts
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to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the 2019
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novel coronavirus disease pandemic.
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