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 Ill STAT. 2582 PUBLIC LAW 105-134—DEC. 2, 1997 (c) ACTION PLAN. — Within 90 days after the Council makes a finding under subsection (a)— (1) it shall develop and submit to the Congress an action plan for a restructured and rationalized national intercity rail passenger system; and (2) Amtrak shall develop and submit to the Congress an action plan for the complete liquidation of Amtrak, after having the plan reviewed by the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation and the General Accounting Office for accuracy and reasonableness. 49 USC 24101 SEC. 205. SENATE PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF note. RESTRUCTURING AND LIQUIDATION PLANS. (a) IN GENERAL.— If, within 90 days (not counting any day on which either House is not in session) after a restructuring plan is submitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Amtrak Reform Council under section 204 of this Act, an implementing Act with respect to a restructuring plan (without regard to whether it is the plan submitted) has not been passed by the Congress, then a liquidation disapproval resolution shall be introduced in the Senate by the Majority Leader of the Senate, for himself and the Minority Leader of the Senate, or by Members of the Senate designated by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate. The liquidation disapproval resolution shall be held at the desk at the request of the Presiding Officer. (b) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE. — (1) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.— A liquidation disapproval resolution introduced in the Senate shall be placed directly and immediately on the Calendar. (2) IMPLEMENTING RESOLUTION FROM HOUSE. — When the ^ Senate receives from the House of Representatives a liquidation disapproval resolution, the resolution shall not be referred to committee and shall be placed on the Calendar. (3) CONSIDERATION OF SINGLE LIQUIDATION DISAPPROVAL RESOLUTION.— After the Senate has proceeded to the consideration of a liquidation disapproval resolution under this subsection, then no other liquidation disapproval resolution originating in that same House shall be subject to the procedures set forth in this section. (4) AMENDMENTS.— No amendment to the resolution is in order except an amendment that is relevant to liquidation of Amtrak. Consideration of the resolution for amendment shall not exceed one hour excluding time for recorded votes and quorum calls. No amendment shall be subject to further amendment, except for perfecting amendments. (5) MOTION NONDEBATABLE.—^A motion to proceed to consideration of a liquidation disapproval resolution under this subsection shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion to proceed was adopted or rejected, although subsequent motions to proceed may be made under this paragraph. (6) LIMIT ON CONSIDERATION. — (A) After no more than 20 hours of consideration of a liquidation disapproval resolution, the Senate shall proceed, without intervening action or debate (except as permitted under paragraph (9)), to vote on the final disposition thereof to the exclusion of all amendments not then pending

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