AIR-RAIL CODE SHARING STUDY.

SEC. 810. AIR-RAIL CODE SHARING STUDY. (a) Code Share Study.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a study regarding— (1) existing airline and intercity passenger rail code sharing arrangements; and (2) the feasibility, costs to taxpayers and other parties, and benefits of increasing the intermodal connectivity of airline and intercity passenger rail facilities and systems to improve passenger travel. (b) Considerations.—In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall consider— (1) the potential costs to taxpayers and other parties and benefits of the implementation of more integrated scheduling between airlines and Amtrak or other intercity passenger rail carriers achieved through code sharing arrangements; (2) airport and intercity passenger rail operations that can improve connectivity between airports and intercity passenger rail facilities and stations; (3) the experience of other countries with respect to airport and intercity passenger rail connectivity; and (4) such other issues the Comptroller General considers appropriate. (c) Report.—Not later than 1 year after initiating the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study, including any conclusions of the Comptroller General resulting from the study.