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49 U.S.C. § 24319 — Grant process and reporting

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49 U.S.C. § 24319 — Grant process and reporting

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**(a) Procedures for Grant Requests.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) establish and maintain substantive and procedural requirements, including schedules, for grant requests under this section; and (2) report any changes to such procedures to— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. **(b) Grant Requests.—** Amtrak shall transmit to the Secretary a grant request annually, or as additionally required, for Federal funds appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak. **(c) Contents.—** (1) **In general.—** — Each grant request under subsection (b) shall, as applicable— (A) categorize and identify, by source, the Federal funds and program income that will be used for the upcoming fiscal year for each of the Northeast Corridor and National Network in 1 of the categories or subcategories set forth in paragraph (2); (B) describe the operations, services, programs, projects, and other activities to be funded within each of the categories set forth in paragraph (2), including— (i) the estimated scope, schedule, and budget necessary to complete each project and program; and (ii) the performance measures used to quantify expected and actual project outcomes and benefits, aggregated by fiscal year, project milestone, and any other appropriate grouping; and (C) describe the status of efforts to improve Amtrak’s safety culture. (2) **Grant categories.—** (A) *Operating expenses.—* — Each grant request to use Federal funds for operating expenses shall— (i) include estimated net operating costs not covered by other Amtrak revenue sources; (ii) specify Federal funding requested for each service line described in section 24320(b)(1); and (iii) be itemized by route. (B) *Debt service.—* — A grant request to use Federal funds for expenses related to debt, including payment of principle and interest, as allowed under section 205 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432; [49 U.S.C. 24101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section24101&num=0&edition=prelim) note). (C) *Capital.—* — A grant request to use Federal funds and program income for capital expenses shall include capital projects and programs primarily associated with— (i) normalized capital replacement programs, including regularly recurring work programs implemented on a systematic basis on classes of physical railroad assets, such as track, structures, electric traction and power systems, rolling stock, and communications and signal systems, to maintain and sustain the condition and performance of such assets to support continued railroad operations; (ii) improvement projects to support service and safety enhancements, including discrete projects implemented in accordance with a fixed scope, schedule, and budget that result in enhanced or new infrastructure, equipment, or facilities; (iii) backlog capital replacement projects, including discrete projects implemented in accordance with a fixed scope, schedule, and budget that primarily replace or rehabilitate major infrastructure assets, including tunnels, bridges, stations, and similar assets, to reduce the state of good repair backlog on the Amtrak network; (iv) strategic initiative projects, including discrete projects implemented in accordance with a fixed scope, schedule, and budget that primarily improve overall operational performance, lower costs, or otherwise improve Amtrak’s corporate efficiency; and (v) statutory, regulatory, or other legally mandated projects, including discrete projects implemented in accordance with a fixed scope, schedule, and budget that enable Amtrak to fulfill specific legal or regulatory mandates. (D) *Contingency.—* — A grant request to use Federal funds for operating and capital expense contingency shall include— (i) contingency levels for specified activities and operations; and (ii) a process for the utilization of such contingency. (3) **Modification of categories.—** — The Secretary of Transportation and Amtrak may jointly agree to modify the categories set forth in paragraph (2) if such modifications are necessary to improve the transparency, oversight, or delivery of projects funded through grant requests under this section. **(d) Review and Approval.—** (1) **Thirty-day approval process.—** (A) *In general.—* — Not later than 30 days after the date that Amtrak submits a complete grant request under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall finish a review of the request and provide notice to Amtrak that— (i) the request is approved; or (ii) the request is disapproved, including the reason for the disapproval and an explanation of any deficient items. (B) *Grant agreement.—* — If a grant request is approved, the Secretary shall enter into a grant agreement with Amtrak. (2) **Fifteen-day modification period.—** — Not later than 15 days after the date of a notice under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), Amtrak shall submit a modified request for the Secretary’s review. (3) **Modified requests.—** — Not later than 15 days after the date that Amtrak submits a modified request under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall either approve the modified request, or, if the Secretary finds that the request is still incomplete or deficient, the Secretary shall identify in writing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the remaining deficiencies and recommend a process for resolving the outstanding portions of the request. **(e) Payments to Amtrak.—** (1) **In general.—** — A grant agreement entered into under subsection (d) shall specify the operations, services, programs, projects, and other activities to be funded by the grant, consistent with the categories required for Amtrak in a grant request under subsection (c)(1)(A). The grant agreement shall include provisions, consistent with the requirements of this chapter, to measure Amtrak’s performance and ensure accountability in delivering the operations, services, programs, projects, and other activities to be funded by the grant. (2) **Schedule.—** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), in each fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated to the Secretary for the use of Amtrak, and for which the Secretary and Amtrak have entered into a grant agreement under subsection (d), the Secretary shall disburse grant funds to Amtrak on the following schedule: (A) 50 percent on October 1. (B) 25 percent on January 1. (C) 25 percent on April 1. (3) **Exceptions.—** — The Secretary may make a payment to Amtrak of appropriated funds— (A) using an otherwise allowable approach to the method prescribed for a specific project or category of projects under paragraph (2) if the Secretary and Amtrak agree that a different payment method is necessary to more successfully implement and report on an operation, service, program, project, or other activity; (B) more frequently than the schedule under paragraph (2) if Amtrak, for good cause, requests more frequent payment before the end of a payment period; or (C) with a different frequency or in different percentage allocations in the event of a continuing resolution or in the absence of an appropriations Act for the duration of a fiscal year. **(f) Availability of Amounts and Early Appropriations.—** Amounts appropriated to the Secretary for the use of Amtrak shall remain available until expended. Amounts for capital acquisitions and improvements may be appropriated for a fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the amounts will be obligated. **(g) Limitations on Use.—** Amounts appropriated to the Secretary for the use of Amtrak may not be used to cross-subsidize operating losses or capital costs of commuter rail passenger or freight rail transportation. **(h) Applicable Laws and Regulations.—** (1) **Single audit act of 1984.—** — Notwithstanding [section 24301(a)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section24301/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 7501(a)(13) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section7501/a/13&num=0&edition=prelim), Amtrak shall be deemed a “non-Federal entity” for purposes of chapter 75 of title 31. (2) **Regulations and guidance.—** — The Secretary of Transportation may apply some or all of the requirements set forth in the regulations and guidance promulgated by the Secretary relating to the management, administration, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards. **(i) Amtrak Grant Reporting.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall determine the varying levels of detail and information that will be included in reports for operations, services, program, projects, program income, cash on hand, and other activities within each of the grant categories described in subsection (c)(2). **(j) Definition of Northeast Corridor.—** Notwithstanding section 24102, for purposes of this section, the term “Northeast Corridor” means the Northeast Corridor main line between Boston, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, and facilities and services used to operate and maintain that line.

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49 U.S.C. § 24101 — Findings, mission, and goals

**(a) Findings.—** (1) Public convenience and necessity require that Amtrak, to the extent its budget allows, provide modern, cost-efficient, and energy-efficient intercity rail passenger transportation throughout the United States. (2) Rail passenger transportation can help alleviate overcrowding of airways and airports and on highways. (3) A traveler in the United States should have the greatest possible choice of transportation most convenient to the needs of the traveler. (4) A greater degree of cooperation is necessary among Amtrak, other rail carriers, State, regional, and local governments, the private sector, labor organizations, and suppliers of services and equipment in order to meet the intercity passenger rail needs of the United States. (5) Modern and efficient intercity passenger and commuter rail passenger transportation is important to the viability and well-being of major urban and rural areas and to the energy conservation and self-sufficiency goals of the United States. (6) As a rail passenger transportation entity, Amtrak should be available to operate commuter rail passenger transportation through its subsidiary, Amtrak Commuter, under contract with commuter authorities that do not provide the transportation themselves as part of the governmental function of the State. (7) The Northeast Corridor is a valuable resource of the United States used by intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation and freight transportation. (8) Greater coordination between intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation is required. (9) Long-distance routes are valuable resources of the United States that are used by rural and urban communities. **(b) Mission.—** The mission of Amtrak is to provide efficient and effective intercity passenger rail mo

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5 U.S.C. § 5313 — Positions at level II

Level II of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):

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31 U.S.C. § 7501 — Definitions

**(a)** As used in this chapter, the term— (1) “Comptroller General” means the Comptroller General of the United States; (2) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; (3) “Federal agency” has the same meaning as the term “agency” in [section 551(1) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551/1&num=0&edition=prelim); (4) “Federal awards” means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities; (5) “Federal financial assistance” means assistance that non-Federal entities receive or administer in the form of grants, loans, loan guarantees, property, cooperative agreements, interest subsidies, insurance, food commodities, direct appropriations, or other assistance, but does not include amounts received as reimbursement for services rendered to individuals in accordance with guidance issued by the Director; (6) “Federal program” means all Federal awards to a non-Federal entity assigned a single number in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance or encompassed in a group of numbers or other category as defined by the Director; (7) “generally accepted government auditing standards” means the government auditing standards issued by the Comptroller General; (8) “independent auditor” means— (A) an external State or local government auditor who meets the independence standards included in generally accepted government auditing standards; or (B) a public accountant who meets such independence standards; (9) “Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaskan Native village or regional or village co

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49 U.S.C. § 101 — Purpose

**(a)** The national objectives of general welfare, economic growth and stability, and security of the United States require the development of transportation policies and programs that contribute to providing fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent with those and other national objectives, including the efficient use and conservation of the resources of the United States. **(b)** A Department of Transportation is necessary in the public interest and to— (1) ensure the coordinated and effective administration of the transportation programs of the United States Government; (2) make easier the development and improvement of coordinated transportation service to be provided by private enterprise to the greatest extent feasible; (3) encourage cooperation of Federal, State, and local governments, carriers, labor, and other interested persons to achieve transportation objectives; (4) stimulate technological advances in transportation, through research and development or otherwise; (5) provide general leadership in identifying and solving transportation problems; and (6) develop and recommend to the President and Congress transportation policies and programs to achieve transportation objectives considering the needs of the public, users, carriers, industry, labor, and national defense.

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49 U.S.C. § 24101 — Findings, mission, and goals

Page 661 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 24101 § 22910. Interstate Rail Compacts Grant Program (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a competitive grant program to provide financial assistance to entities implementing interstate rail compacts pursuant to section 410 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note) for— (1) costs of administration; (2) systems planning, including studying the impacts on freight rail operations and rider- ship; (3) promotion of intercity passenger rail op- eration; (4) preparation of applications for competi- tive Federal grant programs; and (5) operations coordination. (b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may not award a grant under this section in an amount exceeding $1,000,000 per year. (c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting a recipi- ent of a grant for an eligible project under this section, the Secretary shall consider— (1) the amount of funding received (including funding from a rail carrier (as defined in sec- tion 24102)) or other participation by State, local, and regional governments and the pri- vate sector; (2) the applicant’s work to foster economic development through rail service, particularly in rural communities; (3) whether the applicant seeks to restore service over routes formerly operated by Am- trak, including routes described in section 11304(a) of the Passenger Rail Reform and In- vestment Act of 2015 (title XI of division A of Public Law 114–94); (4) the applicant’s dedication to providing intercity passenger rail service to regions and communities that are underserved or not served by other intercity public transpor- tation; (5) whether the applicant is enhancing connectivity and geographic coverage of the existing national network of

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49 U.S.C. § 24319 — Grant process and reporting

Page 697 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 24319 shall transmit to the State-Supported Route Committee and Northeast Corridor Commis- sion a letter that includes the information de- scribed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). (h) DEFINITION OF NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.—Not- withstanding section 24102, for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Northeast Corridor’’ means the Northeast Corridor main line between Bos- ton, Massachusetts, and the District of Colum- bia, and facilities and services used to operate and maintain that line. (Added Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, § 11201(a), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1625; amended Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title II, § 22205, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 699.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 11101 of the Passenger Rail Reform and In- vestment Act of 2015, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(A), (2)(A), is section 11101 of title XI of div. A of Pub. L. 114–94, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1622, which is not classified to the Code. Section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Im- provement Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 24101 note), referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(B), probably means section 209 of div. B of Pub. L. 110–432, which is set out as a note under sec- tion 24101 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22205(1), sub- stituted ‘‘, including Federal grant funds, and costs among Amtrak service lines’’ for ‘‘and costs among Amtrak business lines’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–58, § 22205(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall define an account structure and im- provements to acco

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