(a) In general Section 24308(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended, by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding sections 24103(a) and 24308(f), Amtrak shall have the right to bring an action for equitable or other relief in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, or in any jurisdiction in which Amtrak resides or is found, to enforce the preference rights granted under this subsection. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 24103(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking of this subsection and inserting and subsection 24308(c) .