,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ai 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71      
#bjbe,mr4 ,sheehy introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to remove the requirement 
that the ,secretary of ,transportation  
consider the committed or anticipated   
non-,federal funding for long distance  
intercity passenger rail routes under   
the ,corridor ,identification and       
,development ,program4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,long-,distance ,corridor ,relief ,act4 
#b4 ,modification of consideration      
requirement of non-,federal funding for 
corridor selection ,section #beaja7;c7  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#ad7 as        
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,n71        
respectively1 and indenting such        

subparagraphs1 as so redesignated1 #b   
ems to the right2  7#b7 in the matter   
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 as so      
redesignated1 by striking ,in selecting 
and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in  
general ,in selecting  4  7#c7 in       
subparagraph 7,f71 as so redesignated1  
by striking committed or and by         
inserting except as provided in         
paragraph 7#b71 committed or2 and  7#d7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#b7 ,exception for long-distance route 
corridor ,for the purposes of this      
subsection1 the ,secretary shall not    
consider committed or anticipated       
non-,federal funding for operating or   
capital costs for any intercity         
passenger rail corridor on a            
long-distance route4  4