,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself and ,mr4 
,merkley7 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       
,enhancement ,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  2  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  7,a7 ,in  
general ,for the purposes of this       
subsection1 the ,secretary shall not    
require or consider committed or        
anticipated non-,federal funding for any
 part of the program described in       
subsection 7a7 for any intercity        
passenger rail corridor on a            
long-distance route4  7,b7 ,application 
,the exception provided in subparagraph 
7,a7 shall apply to any long-distance   
route corridor accepted into the program
 on or after ,october #a1 #bjbc4  4