,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #aa1        
#bjah,mr4 ,de,fazio 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,capuano1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1  
,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4   
,smith of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1   
and ,ms4 ,del,bene7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
prohibit further extension of           
requirement to implement positive train 
control beyond ,december #ca1 #bjah1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,positive
 ,train ,control ,implementation and    
,financing ,act of #bjah4  #b4          
,prohibition on further extension of    
requirement to implement positive train 
control ,section #bjaeg of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b7-- 7,a7 by    

striking subparagraph 7,b72  7,b7 by    
redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 and 7,d7
 as subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71        
respectively2  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b7
 7as redesignated by subparagraph 7,b77 
by striking 1 including any alternative 
schedule and sequence1 as applicable12  
and  7,d7 in subparagraph 7,c7 7as      
redesignated by subparagraph 7,b77 by   
striking including any amendments or any
 alternative schedule and sequence      
approved by the ,secretary under        
paragraph 7#c7 and inserting including  
any amendments to such plan2  7#b7 by   
striking subsection 7a77#c72  7#c7 in   
subsection 7c77#a77;,c7 by striking or  
subsection 7a77#b77;,b72  7#d7 in       
subsection 7c77#b7 by striking or any   
alternative schedule and sequence       
approved by the ,secretary2  7#e7 in    
subsection 7e7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7
 by inserting and at the end2  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#c7 by striking subsection   
7a77#b77;,c72 and and inserting         
subsection 7a77#b77;,b742 and  7,c7 by  

striking paragraph 7#d72 and  7#f7 by   
striking subsection 7g77#d77;,a77iii7   
and inserting the following3  7iii7     
requiring the submission1 as part of the
 revised plan under subsection 7a77#a71 
of only a schedule and sequence under   
subsection 7a77#b77;,a77iii77,,vii74  4 
#c4 ,grants for certain entities to     
implement positive train control        
,section #bjaeg of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is further amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7m7   
,grants for certain entities ,to        
implement positive train control  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary shall       
provide grants to entities providing    
regularly scheduled intercity or        
commuter rail passenger transportation  
to implement positive train control     
systems under this section4  7#b7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary to carry out paragraph 7#a7 
#b1egb1jjj1jjj1 to remain available     
until ,december #ca1 #bjah4  4  #d4     

,prohibition on provision of certain new
 routes ,section #bjaeg of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 is further       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7n7 ,prohibition on         
provision of certain new routes ,an     
entity providing regularly scheduled    
intercity or commuter rail passenger    
transportation may not begin service on 
any new route that is subject to the    
requirements of this section unless a   
positive train control system is fully  
implemented and operational on such     
route4  4  #e4 ,reporting requirements  
7a7 ,quarterly and annual progress      
reports ,amtrak shall include in each   
annual progress report required under   
#bjaeg7;c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 and each quarterly progress     
report required by the ,federal         
,railroad ,administration a detailed    
status report on the progress made      
toward implementing a positive train    
control system on each route ,amtrak    
owns or operates intercity passenger    

rail transportation1 including the      
,northeast ,corridor1 each long distance
 route1 and each ,state-supported route4
 ,amtrak shall provide such information 
by route and include1 at a minimum1 the 
information required on the ,federal    
,railroad ,administration's ,quarterly  
,,ptc ,progress ,report ,form 7,,fra ,f 
#fahj4afe74  7b7 ,definitions ,in this  
section1 the terms ,northeast ,corridor1
 long distance route1 and               
,state-supported route have the meanings
 given the terms in section #bdajb of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4