AMTRAK TO NOTIFY CONGRESS OF LOBBYING RELATIONSHIPS.

SEC. 414. AMTRAK TO NOTIFY CONGRESS OF LOBBYING RELATIONSHIPS. If, at any time, during a fiscal year in which Amtrak receives Federal assistance, Amtrak enters into a consulting contract or similar arrangement, or a contract for lobbying, with a lobbying firm, an individual who is a lobbyist, or who is affiliated with a lobbying firm, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602), Amtrak shall notify the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of— (1) the name of the individual or firm involved; (2) the purpose of the contract or arrangement; and (3) the amount and nature of Amtrak's financial obligation under the contract. This section applies only to contracts, renewals or extensions of contracts, or arrangements entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act. [49 U.S.C. 24315 nt]