Sec. 35101. Authorization of grants to Amtrak
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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the use of Amtrak for deposit into the accounts established under section 24319(a) of title 49, United States Code, the following amounts: For fiscal year 2016, $1,450,000,000. For fiscal year 2017, $1,550,000,000. For fiscal year 2018, $1,700,000,000. For fiscal year 2019, $1,900,000,000. The Secretary may withhold up to one half of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection
(a)for the costs of management oversight of Amtrak. In administering grants to Amtrak under section 24318 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary may withhold, from amounts that would otherwise be made available to Amtrak, such sums as are necessary from the amount appropriated under subsection
(a)of this section to cover the operating subsidy described in section 24711(b)(1)(E)(ii) of title 49, United States Code. The Secretary may withhold up to $2,000,000 from the amount appropriated in each fiscal year under subsection
(a)of this section for the use of the State-Supported Route Committee established under section 24712 of title 49, United States Code. The Secretary may withhold up to $5,000,000 from the amount appropriated in each fiscal year under subsection
(a)of this section for the use of the Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code.