,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bc1      
#bjba,mr4 ,tester introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize and          
appropriate funding for grants to       
,amtrak for the restoration of          
long-distance routes and the rehiring of
 employees furloughed as a result of the
 ,,covid-#ai pandemic4  #a4 ,grants to  
the ,national ,railroad ,passenger      
,corporation for long-distance service  
restoration and employee recalls  7a7   
,appropriations ,in addition to amounts 
otherwise made available1 there are     
appropriated for fiscal year #bjba1 out 
of any money in the ,treasury not       
otherwise appropriated1 #afe1ibf1jjj1   
which shall remain available until      
,september #cj1 #bjbd1 for grants to the
 ,national ,railroad ,passenger         
,corporation 7commonly known as         

,amtrak74  7b7 ,use of funds ,grant     
funds appropriated under subsection 7a7 
may be used by ,amtrak-- 7#a7 to        
restore1 not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the frequency of rail service on        
long-distance routes 7as defined in     
section #bdajb of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code7 that ,amtrak reduced the 
frequency of on or after ,july #a1      
#bjbj1 and continue to operate such     
service at such frequency2 and  7#b7 to 
recall and manage employees furloughed  
on or after ,october #a1 #bjbj1 as a    
result of efforts to prevent1 prepare   
for1 and respond to the #bjai novel     
coronavirus disease pandemic4