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 PUBLIC LAW 105-134—DEC. 2, 1997 111 STAT. 2589 was referred has not reported the nomination, then it shall be discharged from further consideration of the nomination and the nomination shall be placed on the Executive Calendar. "(C) It shall be in order at any time thereafter to move to proceed to the consideration of the nomination without any intervening action or debate. "(D) After no more than 10 hours of debate on the nomination, which shall be evenly divided between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, the Senate shall proceed without intervening action to vote on the nomination. "(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— Five years after the establishment of the Reform Board under subsection (a), a Board of Directors shall be selected— "(1) if Amtrak has, during the then current fiscal year, received Federal assistance, in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection (a)(2); or "(2) if Amtrak has not, during the then current fiscal year, received Federal assistance, pursuant to bylaws adopted by the Reform Board (which shall provide for employee representation), and the Reform Board shall be dissolved. "(c) AUTHORITY TO RECOMMEND PLAN. — The Reform Board shall have the authority to recommend to the Congress a plan to implement the recommendations of the 1997 Working Group on Inter- City Rail regarding the transfer of Amtrak's infrastructure assets and responsibilities to a new separately governed corporation.", (b) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATIONS.— If the Reform Board has not assumed the responsibilities of the Board of Directors of Amtrak before July 1, 1998, all provisions authorizing appropriations under the amendments made by section 301(a) of this Act for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1998 shall cease to be effective. The preceding sentence shall have no effect on funds provided to Amtrak pursuant to section 977 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. SEC. 412. EDUCATIONAL PARTICIPATION. Amtrak shall participate in educational efforts with elementary and secondary schools to inform students on the advantages of rail travel and the need for rail safety. SEC. 413. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON AMTRAK BANKRUPTCY. Within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report identifying financial and other issues associated with an Amtrak banlanptcy to the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The report shall include an analysis of the implications of such a bankruptcy on the Federal Government, Amtrak's creditors, and the Railroad Retirement System. SEC. 414. AMTRAK TO NOTIFY CONGRESS OF LOBBYING RELATION- SHIPS. If, at any time, during a fiscal year in which Amtrak receives Federal assistance, Amtrak enters into a consulting contract or similar arrangement, or a contract for lobbying, with a lobbying firm, an individual who is a lobbyist, or who is afilliated with a lobbying firm, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the 49 USC 24104 note. 49 USC 24305 note. 49 USC 24315 note.

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