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49 U.S.C. § 10721 — Government traffic
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A rail carrier providing transportation or service for the United States Government may transport property or individuals for the United States Government without charge or at a rate reduced from the applicable commercial rate. Section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41 does not apply when transportation for the United States Government can be obtained from a rail carrier lawfully operating in the area where the transportation would be provided.
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A rail carrier providing transportation or service for the United States Government may transport property or individuals for the United States Government without charge or at a rate reduced from the applicable commercial rate. Section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41 does not apply when transportation for the United States Government can be obtained from a rail carrier lawfully operating in the area where the transportation would be provided.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Surface Transportation Board is an independent establishment of the United States Government.
**(b) Membership.—**
(1) The Board shall consist of 5 members, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 3 members may be appointed from the same political party.
(2) At all times—
(A) at least 3 members of the Board shall be individuals with professional standing and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation, transportation regulation, or economic regulation; and
(B) at least 2 members shall be individuals with professional or business experience (including agriculture) in the private sector.
(3) The term of each member of the Board shall be 5 years and shall begin when the term of the predecessor of that member ends. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. When the term of office of a member ends, the member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified, but for a period not to exceed one year. The President may remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
(4) No individual may serve as a member of the Board for more than 2 terms. In the case of an individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, such individual may not be appointed for more than one additional term.
(5) A member of the Board may not have a pecuniary interest in, hold an official relation to, or own stock in or bonds of, a carrier providing transportation by any mode and may not engage in another busines
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### Statutory Notes
Section 92a, acts Feb. 14, 1933, ch. 51, 47 Stat. 800; Mar. 2, 1933, ch. 187, 47 Stat. 1424, related to compensation of certain railroads for transportation of property and troops of United States. See [section 10721 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section10721&num=0&edition=prelim), Transportation.
Prior to repeal, section was classified to section 1375b of former Title 10, Army and Air Force.
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A carrier providing transportation or service for the United States Government may transport property or individuals for the United States Government without charge or at a rate reduced from the applicable commercial rate. Section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41 does not apply when transportation for the United States Government can be obtained from a carrier lawfully operating in the area where the transportation would be provided.
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A pipeline carrier providing transportation or service for the United States Government may transport property for the United States Government without charge or at a rate reduced from the applicable commercial rate. Section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41 does not apply when transportation for the United States Government can be obtained from a carrier lawfully operating in the area where the transportation would be provided.
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**(a) Status.—** Amtrak—
(1) is a railroad carrier under section 20102(2) 11 See References in Text note below. and chapters 261 and 281 of this title;
(2) shall be operated and managed as a for-profit corporation; and
(3) is not a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, and shall not be subject to title 31.
**(b) Principal Office and Place of Business.—** The principal office and place of business of Amtrak are in the District of Columbia. Amtrak is qualified to do business in each State in which Amtrak carries out an activity authorized under this part. Amtrak shall accept service of process by certified mail addressed to the secretary of Amtrak at its principal office and place of business. Amtrak is a citizen only of the District of Columbia when deciding original jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States in a civil action.
**(c) Application of Subtitle IV.—** Subtitle IV of this title shall not apply to Amtrak, except for sections 11123, 11301, 11322(a), 11502, and 11706. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Amtrak shall continue to be considered an employer under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and the Railroad Retirement Tax Act.
**(d) Application of Safety and Employee Relations Laws and Regulations.—** Laws and regulations governing safety, employee representation for collective bargaining purposes, the handling of disputes between carriers and employees, employee retirement, annuity, and unemployment systems, and other dealings with employees that apply to a rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of this title apply to Amtrak.
**(e) Application of Certain Additional Laws.—** [Section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 10721
in subsection (a) shall not be subject to the
mandatory disclosure requirements of section
552 of title 5.
(e) Any lawful contract between a rail carrier
and one or more purchasers of rail service that
was in effect on October 1, 1980, shall be consid-
ered a contract authorized by this section.
(f) A rail carrier that enters into a contract as
authorized by this section remains subject to
the common carrier obligation set forth in sec-
tion 11101, with respect to rail transportation
not provided under such a contract.
(g)(1) No later than 30 days after the date of
filing of a summary of a contract under this sec-
tion, the Board may, on complaint, begin a pro-
ceeding to review such contract on the grounds
described in this subsection.
(2)(A) A complaint may be filed under this sub-
section—
(i) by a shipper on the grounds that such
shipper individually will be harmed because
the proposed contract unduly impairs the abil-
ity of the contracting rail carrier or carriers
to meet their common carrier obligations to
the complainant under section 11101 of this
title; or
(ii) by a port only on the grounds that such
port individually will be harmed because the
proposed contract will result in unreasonable
discrimination against such port.
(B) In addition to the grounds for a complaint
described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph,
a complaint may be filed by a shipper of agricul-
tural commodities on the grounds that such
shipper individually will be harmed because—
(i) the rail carrier has unreasonably dis-
criminated by refusing to enter into a con-
tract with such shipper for rates and services
for the transportation of the same type of
commodity under similar conditions to the
contract at issue, and th
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