Sec. 4. Establishment of preclearance facilities
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Transportation, Amtrak, and the heads of other relevant agencies shall, in consultation with the Government of Canada, identify all rail stations and transportation facilities in the United States and Canada necessary to carry out passenger rail preclearance operations. The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security may enter into cost-sharing agreements with other Federal departments and agencies, State and local authorities, and the Government of Canada to make necessary infrastructure upgrades and staffing requirements at rail stations and transportation facilities in the United States and Canada identified in subsection
(a)to carry out passenger rail preclearance operations. The Secretary of Transportation may expend $10,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, for the establishment and implementation of agreements to facilitate rail preclearance pursuant to this Act. Section 22906 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: For fiscal years 2022 through 2026, $650,000,000. .