,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,cohen introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require ,amtrak to make traditional     
dining and an alternative1 more         
affordable food and beverage service    
available to passengers on overnight    
routes of ,amtrak1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,train              
,establishment of ,appetizing ,table    
,service ,act or the ,train ,,eats ,act4
  #b4 ,food and beverage service        
requirements on overnight routes of     
,amtrak  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #bdc  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #bdcbd4 ,food   
and beverage service requirements on    
overnight routes of ,amtrak4  7a7 ,in   

general ,on each covered route1 ,amtrak 
shall make available-- 7#a7 to the      
extend practicable1 in accordance with  
subsection 7b71 traditional dining2 and 
7#b7 to all passengers an alternative   
food and beverage service that is more  
affordable than traditional dining4  7b7
 ,priority of traditional dining        
capacity ,on each covered route on which
 traditional dining is available1       
,amtrak shall offer any traditional     
dining capacity not otherwise used by   
passengers in ,first ,class or ,business
 ,class to passengers traveling in      
,coach ,class 7or other base fare class 
ticket7 for a fee on a first-come1      
first-serve basis4  7c7 ,traditional    
dining meal options ,amtrak shall ensure
 that traditional dining on a covered   
route includes-- 7#a7 a healthy meal    
option2 and  7#b7 upon pre-order from a 
passenger to whom traditional dining is 
offered1 meals that satisfy the dietary 
restrictions of the passenger4  7d7     
,regulations ,the ,secretary of         

,transportation shall issue such        
regulations as are necessary to carry   
out this section4  7e7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,covered route ,the  
term covered route means a rail         
passenger transportation route operated 
by ,amtrak that is scheduled to depart  
and arrive on different dates4  7#b7    
,healthy meal option ,the term healthy  
meal option means a meal the nutritional
 contents of which are consistent with  
the ,dietary ,guidelines for ,americans 
established under section #cja of the   
,national ,nutrition ,monitoring and    
,related ,research ,act of #aiij 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #ecda74  7#c7 ,traditional    
dining ,with respect to rail passenger  
transportation1 the term traditional    
dining means a food and beverage        
service-- 7,a7 for which a passenger is 
seated at a table in a car designated   
solely for such food and beverage       
service to order and eat a meal2 and    
7,b7 that is serviced by wait staff4  4 
7b7 ,clerical amendments ,the analysis  

for chapter #bdc of title #di1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new item3  #bdcbd4
 ,food and beverage service requirements
 on overnight routes of ,amtrak4  4