Quality Control Review: Single Audit Report, National Railroad Passenger Corporation and Subsidiaries, Year Ended September 30, 2013

Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial statements as of September 30,2013 and 2012, and for the years then ended, and to provide a report on internal control over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations and other matters. The contract also required Ernst & Young to perform a Single Audit of the company's federal grants for the year ended September 30, 2013, in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations. Because the company receives federal ftmding, it must obtain an audit performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. The objective of the Single Audit was to test internal control over compliance with major federal program requirements and determine whether the company complied with the laws, regulations, and provisions of contracts or grant agreements that may have a direct or material effect on its major federal programs.