S.Amdt. 3927

SA 3927. Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, and Mr.
Carper) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
3896 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Reed, and Mr.
Tester) to the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In division A, beginning on page 51, strike line 14 and all
that follows through page 53, line 3, and insert the
following:

grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities
associated with the Northeast Corridor, as authorized by
section 11101(a) of the Fixing America's Surface
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114-94), and for
activities associated with the National Network, as
authorized by section 11101(b) of such Act, $1,834,000,000,
to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the
Secretary may retain up to 0.5 percent of the funds provided
under this heading to fund the costs of project management
and oversight of activities authorized by section 11101(c) of
such Act:  Provided further, That in addition to the project
management oversight funds authorized under such section
11101(c), the Secretary may retain up to an additional
$5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund
expenses associated with the Northeast Corridor Commission
established under section 24905 of title 49, United States
Code:  Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up to
an additional $2,000,000 of the funds provided under this
heading to fund expenses associated with the State-Supported
Route Committee established under 24712 of title 49, United
States Code:  Provided further, That of the amounts made
available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall
be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and
stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
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