Ill STAT. 2574 PUBLIC LAW 105-134—DEC. 2, 1997 49 USC 24305 note. 49 USC 24301 note. 49 USC 24301 note. SEC. 108. RAIL AND MOTOR CARRIER PASSENGER SERVICE. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than section 24305(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code), Amtrak and motor carriers of passengers are authorized— (1) to combine or package their respective services and facilities to the public as a means of increasing revenues; and (2) to coordinate schedules, routes, rates, reservations, and ticketing to provide for enhanced intermodal surface transportation. (b) REVIEW. —The authority granted by subsection (a) is subject to review by the Surface Transportation Board and may be modified or revoked by the Board if modification or revocation is in the public interest. SEC. 109. PASSENGER CHOICE. Federal employees are authorized to travel on Amtrak for official business where total travel cost from office to office is competitive on a total trip or time basis. SEC. 110. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS. (a) APPLICATION OF FOIA.—Section 24301(e) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, applies to Amtrak for any fiscal year in which Amtrak receives a Federal subsidy.". (b) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT. — Section 303B(m) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b(m)) applies to a proposal in the possession or control of Amtrak. Subtitle B—Procurement 49 USC 24312 note. 49 USC 24312 note. SEC. 121. CONTRACTING OUT. (a) REPEAL OF BAN ON CONTRACTING OUT.— Section 24312 is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b); (2) by striking "(1)" in subsection (a); and (3) by striking "(2) Wage" in subsection (a) and inserting "(b) WAGE RATES. —Wage". (b) AMENDMENT OF EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE- MENT.— (1) CONTRACTING OUT.—Any collective bargaining agreement entered into between Amtrak and an organization representing Amtrak employees before the date of enactment of this Act is deemed amended to include the language of section 24312(b) of title 49, United States Code, as that section existed on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by subsection (a). (2) ENFORCEABILITY OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment to any such collective bargaining agreement deemed to be made by paragraph (1) of this subsection is binding on all parties to the agreement and has the same effect as if arrived at by agreement of the parties under the Railway Labor Act. (c) CONTRACTING-OUT ISSUES TO BE INCLUDED IN NEGOTIA- TIONS.— Proposals on the subject matter of contracting out work, other than work related to food and beverage service, which results in the layoff of an Amtrak employee—
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