To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage.

SA 2366. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Funding Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, amounts made available in this Act for the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) shall immediately
cease to be available if Amtrak prohibits the secure
transportation of firearms on passenger trains.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``secure
transportation of firearms'' means--
(1) if an Amtrak station accepts checked baggage for a
specific Amtrak route, Amtrak passengers holding a ticket for
such route are allowed to place an unloaded firearm or
starter pistol in a checked bag on such route if--
(A) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the
passenger declares to Amtrak, either orally or in writing,
that the firearm is in his or her bag and is unloaded;
(B) the firearm is carried in a hard-sided container;
(C) such container is locked; and
(D) only the passenger has the key or combination for such
container; and
(2) Amtrak passengers are allowed to place small arms
ammunition for personal use in a checked bag on an Amtrak
route if the ammunition is securely packed--
(A) in fiber, wood, or metal boxes; or
(B) in other packaging specifically designed to carry small
amounts of ammunition.
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