context: In addition, even if Plaintiff is right that Amtrak is a private entity for purposes of PRIIA which it argues was intended "to boost the bottom-line of a for-profit corporation," Pl.'s Mot. at 28, that does not change its status for purposes of the Constitution.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 380 F.3d 492, 492
citation_a.parenthetical: concluding Amtrak is the government for purposes of the False Claims Act because "False Claims Act coverage is ... a matter within Congress's control"
citation_a.sentence: See Lebron, 513 U.S. at 392, 115 S.Ct. 961 (concluding that Congress can determine Amtrak’s status for the purpose of “matters that are within Congress’s control,” like other federal statutes, but not for matters outside its control, like the Constitution); see also Totten, 380 F.3d at 492 (concluding Amtrak is the government for purposes of the False Claims Act because “False Claims Act coverage is ... a matter within Congress’s control”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.parenthetical: concluding that Congress can determine Amtrak's status for the purpose of "matters that are within Congress's control," like other federal statutes, but not for matters outside its control, like the Constitution
citation_b.sentence: See Lebron, 513 U.S. at 392, 115 S.Ct. 961 (concluding that Congress can determine Amtrak’s status for the purpose of “matters that are within Congress’s control,” like other federal statutes, but not for matters outside its control, like the Constitution); see also Totten, 380 F.3d at 492 (concluding Amtrak is the government for purposes of the False Claims Act because “False Claims Act coverage is ... a matter within Congress’s control”).