Reply #22: Text of the bill [View All]

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1638/text

Section 24305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘(g) Secure Transportation of Firearms- If an Amtrak station accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, an Amtrak passenger holding a ticket for such route shall be allowed to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a checked bag on such route if--

‘(1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak, either orally or in writing, that the firearm is in his or her bag and is unloaded;

‘(2) the firearm is carried in a hard-sided container;

‘(3) such container is locked; and

‘(4) only the passenger has the key or combination for such container.

‘(h) Small Arms Ammunition- An Amtrak passenger shall be allowed to place small arms ammunition for personal use in a checked bag on an Amtrak route if the ammunition is securely packed--

‘(1) in fiber, wood, or metal boxes; or

‘(2) in other packaging specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition.

‘(i) Applicability- Subsections (g) and (h) shall not apply in any fiscal year in which Amtrak does not receive Federal financial assistance.’.