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.

IIB 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 543 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to intercity or com- muter rail passenger transportation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:18 Feb 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H543.RFS H543 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 543 RFS SECTION 1. NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ASSESS- 1 MENTS. 2 (a) INITIAL NOTICE.—Not later than 10 business 3 days after the Federal Railroad Administration initiates 4 a comprehensive safety assessment of an entity providing 5 regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger 6 transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration shall 7 notify in electronic format the Committee on Transpor- 8 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 9 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 10 tation of the Senate, and each member of Congress rep- 11 resenting a State in which the service that is the subject 12 of the assessment being conducted is located, of the initi- 13 ation of that assessment. 14 (b) FINDINGS.—Not later than 90 days after comple- 15 tion of a comprehensive safety assessment described in 16 subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration shall 17 transmit in electronic format to the Committee on Trans- 18 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa- 19 tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 20 Transportation of the Senate, and to each member of Con- 21 gress representing a State in which the service that is the 22 subject of the assessment being conducted is located, its 23 findings of that assessment, including identified defects 24 and any recommendations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:18 Feb 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H543.RFS H543 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 543 RFS (c) DEFINITION.—For purpose of this section, the 1 term ‘‘comprehensive safety assessment’’ means a focused 2 review of the safety-related processes and procedures, 3 compliance with safety regulations and requirements, and 4 overall safety culture of an entity providing regularly 5 scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transpor- 6 tation. 7 Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 2019. Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:18 Feb 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H543.RFS H543 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS