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[H.R. 1093 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 452
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1093

                          [Report No. 115-594]

To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit 
Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits 
     conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2017

 Mr. Sires (for himself and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

                             March 13, 2018

              Additional sponsor: Ms. Esty of Connecticut

                             March 13, 2018

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 15, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit 
Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits 
     conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies.


 


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

SECTION 1. NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) Initial Notice.--Not later than 10 business days after the 
Federal Railroad Administration initiates a comprehensive safety 
assessment of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or 
commuter rail passenger transportation, the Federal Railroad 
Administration shall notify in electronic format the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and each member of Congress representing a State in which the service 
that is the subject of the assessment being conducted is located, of 
the initiation of that assessment.
    (b) Findings.--Not later than 90 days after completion of a 
comprehensive safety assessment described in subsection (a), the 
Federal Railroad Administration shall transmit in electronic format to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and to each member of Congress 
representing a State in which the service that is the subject of the 
assessment being conducted is located, its findings of that assessment, 
including identified defects and any recommendations.
    (c) Definition.--For purpose of this section, the term 
``comprehensive safety assessment'' means a focused review of the 
safety-related processes and procedures, compliance with safety 
regulations and requirements, and overall safety culture of an entity 
providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger 
transportation.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to require the 
        Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate 
        congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments 
        conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger 
        transportation.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 452

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1093

                          [Report No. 115-594]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit 
Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits 
     conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 13, 2018

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed