Sec. 2207. Increasing service line and asset line plan transparency
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Section 24320 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting business line and asset plans ; service line and asset line plans in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by striking of each year and inserting , 2020, and biennially thereafter ; by striking 5-year business line plans and 5-year asset plans and inserting 5-year service line plans and 5-year asset line plans ; and by adding at the end the following: During each year in which Amtrak is not required to submit a plan under this paragraph, Amtrak shall submit to Congress updated financial sources and uses statements and forecasts with the annual report required under section 24315(b). ; and in paragraph (2), by striking asset plan required in and inserting asset line plan required under ; in subsection (b)— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting business ; service in paragraph (1)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting business ; service by striking business each place such term appears and inserting service ; by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: Amtrak State-supported train services. ; in subparagraph (C), by striking routes and inserting train services ; and by adding at the end the following: Infrastructure access services for use of Amtrak-owned or Amtrak-controlled infrastructure and facilities. ; in paragraph (2)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting business ; service by striking business each place such term appears and inserting service ; in subparagraph (A), by striking Strategic Plan and 5-year asset plans and inserting 5-year asset line plans ; in subparagraph
(F)(as redesignated by section 2204(b)(1)), by striking profit and loss and inserting sources and uses ; by striking subparagraph
(G)(as redesignated by section 2204(b)(1)); by redesignating subparagraphs
(H)through
(M)(as redesignated by section 2204(b)(1)) as subparagraphs
(G)through (L), respectively; and by amending subparagraph
(I)(as so redesignated) to read as follows: financial performance for each route, if deemed applicable by the Secretary, within each service line, including descriptions of the cash operating loss or contribution; ; in paragraph (3)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting business ; service by striking business each place such term appears and inserting service ; by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and
(D)as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively, and moving such clauses 2 ems to the right; by inserting before clause (i), as redesignated, the following: not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021 , submit to the Secretary, for approval, a consultation process for the development of each service line plan that requires Amtrak to— ; in subparagraph (A), as amended by clause (iv)— in clause (iii), as redesignated, by inserting and submit the final service line plan required under subsection (a)(1) to the State-Supported Route Committee before the semicolon at the end; in clause (iv), as redesignated, by inserting and after the semicolon at the end; and by adding at the end the following: for the infrastructure access service line plan, consult with the Northeast Corridor Commission and other entities, as appropriate, and submit the final asset line plan under subsection (a)(1) to the Northeast Corridor Commission; ; and by redesignating subparagraphs
(E)and
(F)as subparagraphs
(B)and (C), respectively; by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and by inserting after paragraph (3)(C), as redesignated, the following: Amtrak may modify the service line plans described in paragraph (1), upon the approval of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that such modifications are necessary to improve the transparency, oversight, and delivery of Amtrak services and the use of Federal funds by Amtrak. ; and in subsection (c)— in the subsection heading, by inserting after line ; asset in paragraph (1)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting categories ; lines in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking asset plan for each of the following asset categories and inserting asset line plan for each of the following asset lines ; by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and
(D)as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively; by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated, the following: Transportation, including activities and resources associated with the operation and movement of Amtrak trains, onboard services, and amenities. ; in subparagraph (B), as redesignated, by inserting and maintenance-of-way equipment after facilities ; and in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by striking Passenger rail equipment and inserting Equipment ; in paragraph (2)— in the paragraph heading, by inserting after line ; asset in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting line after asset ; in subparagraph (A), by striking category and inserting line ; in subparagraph (C)(iii)(III), by striking and at the end; by amending subparagraph
(D)to read as follows: annual sources and uses statements and forecasts for each asset line; and ; and by adding at the end the following: other elements that Amtrak elects to include. ; in paragraph (3)— in the paragraph heading, by inserting after line ; asset by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as clauses
(i)and
(ii)and moving such clauses 2 ems to the right; by inserting before clause (i), as redesignated, the following: not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021 , submit to the Secretary, for approval, a consultation process for the development of each asset line plan that requires Amtrak to— ; in subparagraph (A), as added by clause (iii)— in clause (i), as redesignated— by striking business each place such term appears and inserting service ; by inserting line after asset each place such term appears; and by adding and at the end; and in clause (ii), as redesignated— by inserting consult with the Secretary of Transportation in the development of asset line plans and, before as applicable ; and by inserting line after 5-year asset ; by redesignating subparagraph
(C)as subparagraph (B); and in subparagraph (B), as redesignated, by striking category and inserting line ; by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and
(7)as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: Amtrak may modify the asset line plans described in paragraph
(1)if the Secretary determines that such modifications are necessary to improve the transparency, oversight, and delivery of Amtrak services and the use of Federal funds by Amtrak. ; in paragraph (5)(A), as redesignated, by inserting , but shall not include corporate services (as defined pursuant to section 24317(b)) after national assets ; and in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting paragraph
(5). The analysis for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 24320 and inserting the following: 24320. Amtrak 5-year service line and asset line plans. . Section 11203(b) of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 ( 49 U.S.C. 24320 note) is amended— by striking business each place such term appears and inserting service ; and by inserting line after asset each place such term appears.
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