Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 1.djvu/982

 92 STAT. 928

PUBLIC LAW 95-421—OCT. 5, 1978 for the production of such equipment and shall, together with the Secretary, include equipment planning in the reports required by paragraph (1)(E) of this section.". EXPENSES OF ELECTRIFICATION

CONVERSION

SEC. 9. Section 704(a)(1) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 854(a)(1)) is amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", of which not less than $27,000,000 shall be available to finance the cost of the equipment modification and replacement which States (or local or regional transportation authorities) will be required to bear as a result of the electrification conversion system of the Northeast Corridor pursuant to this title". PURCHASES o r

'United States."

DOMESTIC ARTICLES, MATERIALS, AND SUPPLIES

SEC, 10. Section 305 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 545) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection, the Corporation shall purchase only— "(A) unmanufactured articles, materials, and supplies which have been mined or produced in the United States; and "(B) manufactured articles, materials, and supplies which have been manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, and supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in the United States. "(2) The Secretary may, upon application of the Corporation, exempt the Corporation from the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect to the purchase of particular articles, materials, or supplies, if the Secretary determines that— "(A) imposing such requirements with respect to such articles, materials, or supplies is inconsistent with the public interest; "(B) the cost of imposing such requirements with respect to such articles, materials, or supplies is unreasonable; or "(C) such articles, materials, or supplies or the articles, materials, or supplies from which they are manufactured are not mined, produced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality. " (3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply— "(A) in any case in which the cost of the articles, materials, or supplies purchased is less than $1,000,000; or "(B) in the case of articles, materials, or supplies purchased pursuant to a contract entered into before the date of enactment of this subsection. "(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'United States' means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.". FOR-PROFIT STATUS OF AMTRAK

SEC. 11. The second sentence of section 301 of the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 541) is amended by inserting "operated and managed as" immediately before "a for profit corporation".

�