,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #e1 #bjbj,mr4     
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 
,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,ms4 ,hirono1   
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4    
,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4    
,durb91 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,mr4 ,leahy7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit ,amtrak f     
includ+ m&atory arbitration clauses 9   
contracts ( c>riage1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,end+ ,pass5g] ,rail ,=c$ ,arbitration
 ,act4  #b4 ,no validity or en=ceability
 ( arbitration agreem5ts = consum] &    
civil rights disputes  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,*apt] #bdc ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bdcbc4 ,prohibition on m&atory
 arbitration  7a7 ,purposes ,! purposes 
( ?is section are-- 7#a7 to prohibit    

pr$ispute arbitration agreem5ts t =ce   
arbitration ( consum] & civil rights    
disputes betwe5 ,amtrak & cu/om]s (     
,amtrak2 &  7#b7 to prohibit agreem5ts &
 practices t int]f]e ) ! "r ( cu/om]s to
 p>ticipate 9 a jo9t1 class1 or         
collective action relat$ to consum] &   
civil rights disputes betwe5 ,amtrak &  
cu/om]s ( ,amtrak4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,amtrak ,! t]m ,amtrak
 ref]s to ! ,national ,railroad ,pass5g]
 ,corporation4  7#b7 ,civil rights      
dispute ,! t]m civil rights dispute     
means a dispute-- 7,a7 aris+ f an alleg$
 violation (-- 7i7 ! ,con/itution ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates or ! con/itution ( a      
,/ate2 or  7ii7 any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or   
local law t prohibits discrim9ation on !
 basis (-- 7,i7 race1 sex1 age1 g5d]    
id5tity1 sexual ori5tation1 disability1 
religion1 or national orig92 or  7,,ii7 
any legally protect$ /atus 9 education1 
employm5t1 cr$it1 h\s+1 public          
accommodations & facilities1 vot+1      
vet]ans & s]vicememb]s1 heal? c>e1 or a 

program fund$ or conduct$ by ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t or a ,/ate gov]nm5t1 includ+  
any law ref]r$ to or describ$ 9 section 
#fb7;e7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (    
#aihf1 includ+ p>ts ( su* law n         
explicitly ref]5c$ 9 su* section t      
relate to protect+ individuals on any   
su* basis2 &  7,b7 9 :i* at lea/ #a p>ty
 alleg+ a violation describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a7 consi/s ( #a or m      
cu/om]s 7or _! au?oriz$ repres5tative71 
includ+ #a or m individuals seek+       
c]tification z a class "u rule #bc ( !  
,f$]al ,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure or a   
comp>able rule or provision ( ,/ate law4
  7#c7 ,consum] dispute ,! t]m consum]  
dispute means any dispute1 includ+ all  
claims relat$ to p]sonal injuries1      
betwe5 ,amtrak & #a or m cu/om]s :o seek
 or acquire-- 7,a7 s]vices &            
accommodations provid$ by ,amtrak2 or   
7,b7 c>riage on ,amtrak tra9s &         
equipm5t4  7#d7 ,cu/om] ,! t]m cu/om]   
means any individual1 except = an       
employee ( ,amtrak & )\t reg>d to :e!r !

 individual is a m9or or paid = !       
transportation1 :o seeks or acquires--  
7,a7 s]vices & accommodations provid$ by
 ,amtrak2 or  7,b7 c>riage on ,amtrak   
tra9s & equipm5t4  7#e7 ,pr$ispute      
arbitration agreem5t ,! t]m pr$ispute   
arbitration agreem5t means an agreem5t  
to arbitrate a dispute t has n yet aris5
 at ! "t ( ! mak+ ( ! agreem5t4  7#f7   
,pr$ispute jo9t-action waiv] ,! t]m     
pr$ispute jo9t-action waiv] means an    
agreem5t1 :e!r or n "p ( a pr$ispute    
arbitration agreem5t1 t w\ld prohibit1  
or waive ! "r (1 "o ( ! p>ties to !     
agreem5t to p>ticipate 9 a jo9t1 class1 
or collective action 9 a judicial1      
arbitral1 adm9i/rative1 or o!r =um1     
conc]n+ a dispute t has n yet aris5 at !
 "t ( ! mak+ ( ! agreem5t4  7#g7 ,rail  
pass5g] c>ri] ,! t]m rail pass5g] c>ri] 
means a rail c>ri] provid+-- 7,a7       
int]/ate int]city rail pass5g]          
transportation 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9    
section #bdajb72 or  7,b7 int]/ate or   
intra/ate high-spe$ rail 7z su* t]m is  

def9$ 9 section #bfaje7 transportation1 
except t su* t]m does n include a t\ri/1
 hi/oric1 sc5ic1 or excursion rail      
c>ri]4  7c7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,all
 pr$ispute arbitration agreem5ts &      
pr$ispute jo9t-action waiv]s %all be    
invalid & un5=ceable ) respect to a     
consum] or civil rights dispute betwe5  
,amtrak 79 its capacity z a rail pass5g]
 c>ri]7 & a cu/om] ( ,amtrak4  7#b7     
,applicability  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a        
det]m9ation ( :e!r ?is section applies  
to a p>ticul> dispute %all be made 9    
accordance ) ,f$]al law4  7,b7 ,au?ority
 ( c\rt ,! applicability ( ?is section  
to an agreem5t to arbitrate & ! validity
 & en=ceability ( an agreem5t to :i* ?is
 section applies %all be det]m9$ by a   
c\rt1 r ?an by an arbitrator1 reg>dless 
( :e!r-- 7i7 ! p>ty resi/+ arbitration  
*all5ges ! arbitration agreem5t         
specifically or 9 conjunction ) o!r t]ms
 ( ! contract conta9+ su* agreem5t2 &   
7ii7 ! agreem5t purports to delegate su*
 det]m9ations to an arbitrator4  7,c7   

,exclusion ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all     
apply to a pr$ispute arbitration        
agreem5t or jo9t action waiv] invok$ 9  
connection ) any dispute subject to !   
,railway ,labor ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #aea
 et seq474  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!   
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7-- 7#a7  
%all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 %all apply ) respect
 to any dispute or claim t arises or    
accrues on or aft] su* date4  7c7       
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis = *apt]    
#bdc ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
#bdcbc4 ,prohibition on m&atory         
arbitration4  4