,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,secretary of         
,transportation to repay the credit risk
 premiums paid with respect to certain  
railroad infrastructure loans after the 
obligations attached to such loans have 
been satisfied4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,railroad     
,rehabilitation and ,improvement        
,financing ,equity ,act4  #b4 ,credit   
risk premiums  7a7 ,refund ,section     
#ejb7;f7 of the ,railroad               
,revitalization and ,regulatory ,reform 
,act of #aigf 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #hbb7;f77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#e7 ,refund of premiums    
,the ,secretary shall repay the credit  
risk premium of each loan1 with interest

 accrued thereon1 not later than #fj    
days after the date on which all        
obligations attached to each such loan  
have been satisfied4 ,for each loan for 
which obligations have already been     
satisfied1 as of the date of enactment  
of the ,railroad ,rehabilitation and    
,improvement ,financing ,equity ,act1   
the ,secretary shall repay the credit   
risk premium of each such loan1 with    
interest accrued thereon1 not later than
 #fj days after the date of the         
enactment of such ,act4  4  7b7         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to pay the cost
 of any direct loan modification 7as    
defined in section #ejb of the ,federal 
,credit ,reform ,act of #aiij7 to carry 
out section #ejb7;f77#e7 of the         
,railroad ,revitalization and           
,regulatory ,reform ,act of #aigf1 as   
added by subsection 7a74