S.Amdt. 2190

SA 2190. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr.
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. AUTHORIZATION OF AMTRAK TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION TO
ENFORCE ITS PREFERENCE RIGHTS.

(a) In General.--Section 24308(c) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Notwithstanding sections 24103(a) and 24308(f), Amtrak
shall have the right to bring an action for equitable or
other relief in the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia to enforce the preference rights granted
under this subsection.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 24103(a)(1) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and section
24308(c)'' before ``, only the Attorney General''.
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