[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4107 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4107

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
     To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak 
   compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with 
                    respect to trains and stations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Think Differently Transportation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMTRAK ADA COMPLIANCE.

    Section 24315(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) shall include an action plan for bringing Amtrak-
        served stations that are not in compliance with the Americans 
        with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) into 
        compliance with such Act, as required by the settlement 
        agreement entered into in 2020 between Amtrak and the 
        Department of Justice;
            ``(E) shall include a status report on--
                    ``(i) Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak is 
                solely responsible for compliance with such Act based 
                on a station assessment carried out by Amtrak, 
                including a timeline for any required compliance with 
                such Act, as required by the settlement agreement;
                    ``(ii) Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak has 
                a shared responsibility for compliance with such Act 
                based on a station assessment carried out by Amtrak or 
                by the party responsible for such compliance, including 
                a timeline for any required compliance with such Act 
                for the portions of the station for which Amtrak is the 
                responsible party consistent with the terms of the 
                settlement agreement, identifying who is responsible 
                for compliance (and the status of the compliance of 
                each responsible party with such Act) for such portions 
                and the timeline for compliance in cases in which 
                Amtrak is not the responsible party; and
                    ``(iii) the status of compliance with such Act for 
                all Amtrak-served stations for which Amtrak is not the 
                responsible party, nor is responsible for a portion of 
                the station, and identify the entity or entities that 
                have responsibility for compliance with such Act, based 
                on a station assessment carried out by Amtrak or the 
                party responsible under such Act.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) Amtrak may meet the requirements described in clauses (ii) 
and (iii) of paragraph (1)(E) by demonstrating that Amtrak took 
reasonable measures to obtain cooperation from responsible entities.
    ``(4) Amtrak shall submit the action plan and status report 
required under subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) annually while the settlement agreement referred to 
        in paragraph (1)(D) is in effect; and
            ``(B) every 5 years beginning on the first day the 
        settlement is no longer in effect.''.

            Passed the Senate December 3, 2024.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4107

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

     To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak 
   compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with 
                    respect to trains and stations.