,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gfi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bh1 #bjbe,mr4 ,gottheimer 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kean7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary of ,transportation to issue regulations under which ,amtrak is responsible for refunding rail passengers the cost of certain rail transportation that was canceled or delayed due to a failure of ,amtrak1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,all ,aboard ,act4 #b4 ,accountability of ,amtrak for unfulfilled fares caused by maintenance and other failures 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #bdc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #bdcbd4 ,right of rail passengers to recover certain unfulfilled fare 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,all ,aboard ,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall issue regulations to ensure that any person who purchases covered rail passenger transportation receives a refund equal to the rate the person paid for such transportation1 at the expense of ,amtrak and in accordance with this section1 if due to a failure of ,amtrak1 such transportation1 or a part of such transportation1 is-- 7#a7 canceled2 or 7#b7 delayed such that the transportation is completed more than #c hours after the expected completion time as of the time of the purchase4 7b7 ,determination of cause 7#a7 ,causation ,for purposes of subsection 7a71 a cancellation or delay is not a failure of ,amtrak if the cancellation or delay is attributable to forces or persons uncontrollable by ,amtrak4 7#b7 ,dispute procedures ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall issue regulations that include-- 7,a7 procedures for determining if a cancellation or delay is subject to subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 procedures by which ,amtrak can dispute that a cancellation or delay is subject to subsection 7a71 including that the cancellation or delay was due to a failure of ,amtrak4 7c7 ,refund issuance 7#a7 ,timing ,a provider of covered rail passenger transportation shall issue a refund with respect to a cancellation or delay described in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 if ,amtrak does not dispute that the cancellation or delay is due to a failure of ,amtrak-- 7i7 if the covered rail passenger transportation is purchased with credit1 a voucher1 or rewards points issued by the provider of such transportation1 not later than #g days after the cancellation or delay2 or 7ii7 if the covered rail passenger transportation is purchased with cash1 as soon as is feasible after the cancellation or delay2 or 7,b7 if ,amtrak disputes1 pursuant to the procedures established under subsection 7b77#b71 that the cancellation or delay is subject to subsection 7a71 not later than a date-- 7i7 which is after the date on which a final determination is issued that the cancellation or delay is subject to subsection 7a72 and 7ii7 determined by the ,secretary to be prompt and feasible4 7#b7 ,form ,a refund under subsection 7a7 shall be issued to a purchaser of covered rail passenger transportation in the form of payment used by the purchaser4 7d7 ,amtrak reimbursement of other rail carriers ,amtrak shall1 upon request from a rail carrier that issues a refund under subsection 7a71 reimburse the rail carrier in the amount equal to the refund4 7e7 ,noncompliance ,amtrak may not receive ,federal funds for any period during which the ,secretary determines that ,amtrak is noncompliant with this section4 7f7 ,applicability ,this section shall apply for any fiscal year in which ,amtrak accepts ,federal funds4 7g7 ,covered rail passenger transportation defined ,in this section1 the term covered rail passenger transportation means-- 7#a7 rail passenger transportation provided by1 or on behalf1 of ,amtrak2 or 7#b7 commuter rail passenger transportation that travels over rails owned by ,amtrak1 regardless of if such transportation is provided by ,amtrak or another rail carrier4 4 7b7 ,replacement of ,amtrak asset maintenance strategy 7#a7 ,report ,not later than #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 ,amtrak shall submit to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a report including-- 7,a7 an identification of each asset maintenance strategy that ,amtrak could adopt as a replacement for a run-to-fail maintenance model2 and 7,b7 the estimated cost of implementing each asset maintenance strategy identified pursuant to subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,ban on run-to-fail model ,amtrak may not use a run-to-fail maintenance model after the date that is #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#c7 ,implementation of new asset maintenance strategy ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 ,amtrak shall implement an asset maintenance strategy identified in the report under paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,run-to-,fail maintenance model defined ,in this section1 the term run-to-fail maintenance model means an asset maintenance strategy under which an asset 7including equipment and infrastructure used for passenger rail transportation7 is retired from use only at such time as-- 7#a7 the asset is no longer capable of fulfilling an intended use2 or 7#b7 the age of the asset exceeds the manufacturer-estimated lifespan of the asset4 7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #bdc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #bdcbd4 ,right of rail passengers to recover certain unfulfilled fare4 4