[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3265 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3265

 To improve rail passenger safety by prohibiting individuals convicted 
of driving under the influence from holding a license or certification 
             authorizing them to operate a commuter train.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 14, 2016

 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To improve rail passenger safety by prohibiting individuals convicted 
of driving under the influence from holding a license or certification 
             authorizing them to operate a commuter train.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISQUALIFICATION OF COMMUTER TRAIN OPERATORS WHO HAVE BEEN 
              CONVICTED OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

    Section 20135 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
                paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) shall prohibit the issuance of a license or 
        certification authorizing the holder to operate a commuter 
        train to any individual whose motor vehicle operator's license 
        was denied, canceled, revoked, or suspended by a State within 
        the most recent 5-year period due to an offense described in 
        section 30304(a)(3)(A);
            ``(6) shall revoke the license or certification authorizing 
        the holder to operate a commuter train of any individual 
        described in paragraph (5);''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Effect on State or Commuter Railroad Standards.--Nothing in 
this section may be construed to prohibit a State or a commuter 
railroad from implementing standards for commuter train operators that 
are more stringent than the requirements set forth in subsection 
(b).''.
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