To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of airline and intercity rail codeshare arrangements.

1. Adds SEC. 720. AIR-RAIL CODESHARE STUDY at the end of title VII

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 720. AIR-RAIL CODESHARE STUDY.

   Inserted: (a) Codeshare Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration, shall conduct a study of--

   Inserted: (1) the current airline and intercity passenger rail codeshare arrangements;

   Inserted: (2) the best methods for encouraging better integration of future airline and intercity passenger rail schedules; and

   Inserted: (3) the feasibility of increasing intermodal connectivity of airline and intercity passenger rail facilities and systems to improve passenger travel.

   Inserted: (b) Considerations.--The study shall consider--

   Inserted: (1) the potential benefits to passengers from the development of a more efficient travel network through the implementation of more integrated scheduling between airlines and Amtrak or other intercity passenger rail carriers achieved through codesharing arrangements;

   Inserted: (2) statutory and regulatory challenges or barriers to greater integration of future scheduling through implementation of codeshare arrangements between airlines and Amtrak or other intercity passenger rail carriers;

   Inserted: (3) financial or other challenges to implementing more integrated codeshare arrangements between airlines and Amtrak or other intercity passenger rail carriers; and

   Inserted: (4) airport operations that can improve connectivity to intercity passenger rail facilities and stations.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report on the study to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. The report shall include any conclusions of the Secretary resulting from the study, the Secretary's recommendations for improving intermodal connections between airlines and intercity passenger rail, and the Secretary's recommendations for regulatory or legislative changes necessary to facilitate codeshare arrangements between airlines and Amtrak and other intercity passenger rail carriers.

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   At the end of title VII, add the following:

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