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d ,T h a ttheSe c retar y sha l l prescr ib e g ui d eli n es for the ad m inistration of such purchases and use. S EC . 1 5 2. H ereafter, not w ithstanding any other pro v ision of law, funds provided in this A ct for the N ational R ailroad P assenger Corporation shall immediately cease to be available to said Corpora - tion in the event that the Corporation contracts to have services provided at or from any location outside the United States. F or purposes of this section, the word ‘ ‘services ’ ’ shall mean any service that was, as of J uly 1, 200 6 , performed by a full-time or part- time Amtra k employee whose base of employment is located within the United States. SEC. 153. The Secretary of Transportation may receive and e x pend cash, or receive and utili z e spare parts and similar items, from non-United States G overnment sources to repair damages to or replace United States Government owned automated track inspection cars and e q uipment as a result of third party liability for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section shall be credited directly to the Safety and O perations account of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of auto- mated track inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection program. SEC. 154. The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Adminis- tration shall submit a report on April 1, 2010, and quarterly reports thereafter, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing the Administrator’s efforts at improving the on-time performance of Amtrak intercity rail service operating on non- Amtrak owned property. Such reports shall compare the most recent actual on-time performance data to pre-established on-time perform- ance goals that the Administrator shall set for each rail service, identified by route. Such reports shall also include whatever other information and data regarding the on-time performance of Amtrak trains the Administrator deems to be appropriate. SEC. 155. I n the E xplanatory Statement referenced in division I of Public L aw 111 –8 under the heading Railroad Research and D evelopment the item relating to ‘‘San Gabriel trench grade separa- tion pro j ect, Alameda Corridor, CA’’ is deemed to be amended by inserting ‘‘Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority Grade Separations, CA.’’. SEC. 156. In the Explanatory Statement referenced in division K of Public Law 110–161 under the heading Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program the item relating to ‘‘ M t. V ernon railroad cut, N Y ’’ is deemed to be amended by inserting ‘‘Rail Line and Station Improvement and Rehabilitation, Mount Vernon, NY.’’. SEC. 15 7 . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds provided in Public Law 111–8 for ‘‘Lincoln Avenue Grade Separa- tion, Port of Tacoma, W ashington’’ shall be made available for this project as therein described. SEC. 158. The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Adminis- tration, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transpor- tation ( IDOT ) , may provide technical and financial assistance to IDOT and local and county officials to study the feasibility of 10th Street, or other alternatives, in Springfield, Illinois, as a route for consolidated freight rail operations and / or combined freight and passenger rail operations within the city of Springfield. Il l ino i s.Wa s h in gt on. Rep o r ts. D ea d lines. De f inition. Gu idelines.
