Sec. 9211. Amtrak food and beverage
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Section 24321 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: On all long-distance routes, Amtrak shall ensure that all passengers who travel overnight on such route shall have access to the food and beverage service that is provided to sleeping car passengers on such route. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of Amtrak to charge passengers for any food and beverage services. Amtrak shall ensure that any individual onboard a train who prepares food and beverages is an Amtrak employee.
No Amtrak employee holding a position as of the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act may be involuntarily separated because of any action taken by Amtrak to implement this section, including any employees who are furloughed as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic. Amtrak shall ensure that no Amtrak employee holding a position as of the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 is involuntarily separated because of the development and implementation of the plan required by the amendments made by section 11207 of such Act. .
The item related to section 24321 in the analysis for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 24321. Amtrak food and beverage. . Section 24305(c)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking only if revenues from the services each year at least equal the cost of providing the services . Section 121(c) of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 ( 49 U.S.C. 24312 note; 111 Stat. 2574) is amended by striking , other than work related to food and beverage service, .
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall establish a working group (in this subsection referred to as the Working Group ) to provide recommendations on Amtrak onboard food and beverage services. The Working Group shall consist of individuals representing— Amtrak; the labor organizations representing Amtrak employees who prepare or provide onboard food and beverage services; and nonprofit organizations representing Amtrak passengers. The Working Group shall develop recommendations to increase ridership and improve customer satisfaction by— promoting collaboration and engagement between Amtrak, Amtrak passengers, and Amtrak employees preparing or providing onboard food and beverage services, prior to Amtrak implementing changes to onboard food and beverage services; improving onboard food and beverage services; and improving solicitation, reception, and consideration of passenger feedback regarding onboard food and beverage services.
In developing the recommendations under subparagraph (A), the Working Group shall consider— the healthfulness of onboard food and beverages offered, including the ability of passengers to address dietary restrictions; the preparation and delivery of onboard food and beverages; the differing needs of passengers traveling on long-distance routes, State-supported routes, and the Northeast Corridor; Amtrak passenger survey data about the food and beverages offered on Amtrak trains; and any other issue the Working Group determines appropriate.
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Working Group is established, the Working Group shall submit to the Board of Directors of Amtrak, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the recommendations developed under paragraph (3). Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Working Group submits the report required under subparagraph (A), Amtrak shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on whether Amtrak agrees with the recommendations of the Working Group and describing any plans to implement such recommendations.
During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 30 days after the date on which Amtrak submits the report required under paragraph (4)(B), Amtrak may not make changes to onboard food and beverage services, except that Amtrak shall reverse any changes to onboard food and beverage service made in response to the COVID–19 pandemic as Amtrak service is restored. The Working Group shall terminate on the date on which Amtrak submits the report required under paragraph (4)(B), except that Amtrak may extend such date by up to 1 year if Amtrak determines that the Working Group is beneficial to Amtrak in making decisions related to onboard food and beverage services.
If Amtrak extends such date, Amtrak shall include notification of the extension in the report required under paragraph (4)(B). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App) does not apply to the Working Group established under this section. In this subsection, the terms long-distance route , Northeast Corridor , and State-supported route have the meaning given those terms in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code.
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