text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 
  2002''.
  
  SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      Section 24104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read 
  as follows:
  ``Sec. 24104. Authorization of appropriations
      ``(a) Capital Expenses.--
              ``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
          appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation, for the 
          benefit of Amtrak, $800,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 for 
          capital expenditures.
              ``(2) Payment to amtrak.--
                      ``(A) New capital projects.--The Secretary shall 
                  make payments to Amtrak of amounts authorized under 
                  paragraph (1) for capital projects not begun before the 
                  date of the enactment of the Amtrak Reauthorization Act 
                  of 2002 only if the Secretary has received, either in 
                  an annual work plan or a supplement thereto, a 
                  description of the work to be funded, a work timetable, 
                  cost estimates, and a list of other funding sources if 
                  the project is not entirely funded by the Federal 
                  Government, with an identification for each project as 
                  to which business unit described in subsection (e)(1) 
                  it is associated with. The Secretary shall determine, 
                  within 30 days after receiving a work plan or 
                  supplement, whether each of the capital projects 
                  proposed is sufficiently justified. To the extent that 
                  the Secretary determines that a project is justified, 
                  the Secretary shall make payments under this 
                  subparagraph within 30 days after receipt from Amtrak 
                  of a request for funds for the project.
                      ``(B) Ongoing capital projects.--In the case of 
                  capital projects begun before the date of the enactment 
                  of the Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2002, Amtrak shall 
                  transmit to the Secretary within 180 days after such 
                  date of enactment a description of the work funded, a 
                  work timetable, cost estimates, and a list of other 
                  funding sources if the project is not entirely funded 
                  by the Federal Government. The Secretary shall 
                  determine, within 30 days after receiving a description 
                  of the work funded, whether each of the capital 
                  projects proposed is sufficiently justified. To the 
                  extent that the Secretary determines that a project is 
                  justified, the Secretary shall make payments under this 
                  subparagraph within 30 days after receipt from Amtrak 
                  of a request for funds for the project. The Secretary 
                  shall not provide any further funding for a project 
                  until the Secretary receives a description required 
                  under this subparagraph.
              ``(3) Project oversight.--
                      ``(A) Notice of changes.--If the scope, timetable, 
                  or cost of a project funded under paragraph (2) 
                  substantially changes, Amtrak shall notify the 
                  Secretary within 30 days after Amtrak learns of the 
                  change.
                      ``(B) Oversight.--The Secretary shall conduct 
                  oversight activities, including inspections as 
                  necessary, to ensure appropriate progress of projects 
                  funded under paragraph (2).
      ``(b) Operating Expenses.--
              ``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
          appropriated to the Secretary, for the benefit of Amtrak, 
          $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 for operating expenditures.
              ``(2) Payment to amtrak.--The Secretary shall make payments 
          to Amtrak of amounts authorized under paragraph (1) as follows:
                      ``(A) 50 percent on October 1.
                      ``(B) 25 percent on January 1.
                      ``(C) 25 percent on April 1.
          Payments under this paragraph may only be made after 30 days 
          have expired after receipt by the Secretary of all documents 
          due under subsection (e).
      ``(c) Excess RRTA.--
              ``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
          appropriated to the Secretary, for payment to the Treasury by 
          the Secretary on behalf of Amtrak, for fiscal year 2003 an 
          amount equal to the amount Amtrak is required to pay under 
          section 3221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is more 
          than the amount needed for anticipated benefits for individuals 
          who retire from Amtrak and for their beneficiaries.
              ``(2) Request for transfer of funds.--The Secretary shall 
          make payments to the Treasury of amounts authorized under 
          paragraph (1) only after the Secretary has received from Amtrak 
          a request for the transfer of such funds, which shall include 
          materials supporting, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, the 
          amount of the request.
      ``(d) Rail Security.--In addition to amounts authorized under 
  subsections (a), (b), and (c), there are authorized to be appropriated 
  to the Secretary of Transportation for fiscal year 2003--
              ``(1) $375,000,000 for grants to finance the cost of 
          enhancements to the security and safety of Amtrak intercity 
          rail passenger service; and
              ``(2) $400,000,000 for grants for life safety improvements 
          to 6 New York Amtrak tunnels built in 1910, the Baltimore & 
          Potomac Amtrak tunnel built in 1872, and the Washington, D.C. 
          Union Station Amtrak tunnels built in 1904 under the Supreme 
          Court and House and Senate Office Buildings.
      ``(e) Annual Business Plan and Quarterly Assessments.--
              ``(1) Business plan.--Not later than September 1, 2002, 
          Amtrak shall transmit to the Secretary a comprehensive business 
          plan for fiscal year 2003, including targets for ridership, 
          revenues, and capital and operating expenses. The plan shall 
          include a separate accounting of such targets for each of the 
          following business units:
                      ``(A) Northeast Corridor.
                      ``(B) Autotrain.
                      ``(C) Amtrak West.
                      ``(D) Each other long-distance intercity train 
                  route, accounted for separately.
                      ``(E) Contract Operations.
                      ``(F) Mail and Express.
                      ``(G) Corporate.
              ``(2) Quarterly assessments.--Not later than 30 days before 
          the beginning of each fiscal quarter, Amtrak shall transmit to 
          the Secretary--
                      ``(A) an assessment of the extent to which each 
                  goal identified in the plan transmitted under paragraph 
                  (1) has been achieved;
                      ``(B) an explanation of any failure to achieve such 
                  a goal; and
                      ``(C) a description of any deviation from the 
                  business plan.
          The assessment required under subparagraph (A) shall be 
          prepared by an outside financial consultant, which shall not be 
          an entity that has assisted Amtrak in the preparation of a 
          business plan under paragraph (1).
              ``(3) Certification.--The President of Amtrak shall certify 
          each business plan and quarterly assessment transmitted under 
          this subsection, and any other document required by this 
          section to be transmitted to the Secretary.
      ``(f) Availability of Amounts and Early Appropriations.--(1) 
  Amounts appropriated under this section remain available until 
  expended.
      ``(2) Amounts for capital acquisitions and improvements may be 
  appropriated in a fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the 
  amounts will be obligated.
      ``(g) Limitations on Use.--Amounts appropriated under this section 
  may not be used to subsidize operating losses of commuter rail 
  passenger or rail freight transportation.''.
target: Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2002 - Authorizes appropriations for Amtrak for FY 2003 for: (1) capital expenditures; (2) operating expenses; (3) payment to the Treasury in an amount equal to the tax Amtrak must pay as an employer under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act that is more than the amount needed for anticipated benefits for Amtrak retirees and for their beneficiaries; and (4) certain rail security projects.Requires Amtrak to transmit to the Secretary of Transportation a comprehensive business plan, including targets for ridership, revenues, and capital and operating expenses, and quarterly assessments of the extent to which the business plan goals have been achieved.
feat_title: To authorize appropriations for the benefit of Amtrak for fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.