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d fu r th er ,T hat the C orpora - tion shall continue to provide m onthly reports in electronic f ormat re g arding the pending business plan, w hich shall describe the wor k completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such changes, and shall identify all sole source contract awards which shall be accompanied by a j ustification as to why said contract was awarded on a sole source basis: Provided further, That the Corporation ’ s business plan and all subse q uent supple- mental plans shall be displayed on the Corporation’s website within a reasonable timeframe following their submission to the appro- priate entities: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading may be obligated or e x pended until the Corporation agrees to continue abiding by the provisions of paragraphs 1 , 2 , 5 , 9 , and 11 of the summary of conditions for the direct loan agreement of J une 2 8 ,2 0 02, in the same manner as in effect on the date of enactment of this A ct: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used after M arch 1, 200 6 , to support any route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal, peak fare: Provided further, That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a S tate and the State participates in the setting of fares: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading not less than $ 18,500,000 shall be available for the Amtrak O ffice of I nspector G eneral .CAPIT A L A ND D EB T S E RV ICE G RANTS T O T H E NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to the N ational R ailroad P assenger Corporation for the maintenance and repair of capital infrastructure owned by the Corporation, including railroad equipment, rolling stock, legal man- dates and other services, $9 4 0,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $285,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations: Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds under this heading to fund the oversight by the F ederal Railroad Administration of the design and implementation of capital projects funded by grants made under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital grant justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading may be used to subsidi z e operating losses of the Corporation: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading may be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2009 business plan: Provided further , That, the business plan shall be accompanied by a com- prehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock which shall address the Corporation’s detailed plans and timeframes for the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement and expansion of the Amtrak fleet: Provided further, That said fleet plan shall establish year-specific goals and milestones and discuss potential, current, and preferred financing options for all such activities. Fle e tp l an.W e b p os t i n g . R epo r ts. D ea d line.
