,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,michaud 7for himself and ,ms4     
,pingree of ,maine7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
for the minimum size of crews of freight
 trains1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,safe ,freight ,act4  #b4 ,freight  
train crew size  7a7 ,amendment         
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #bja of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #bjafh4 ,freight
 train crew size ,effective #cj days    
after the date of enactment of the ,safe
 ,freight ,act1 no freight train or     
light engine used in connection with the
 movement of freight may be operated    
unless it has a crew consisting of at   
least #b individuals1 one of whom is    
certified under regulations promulgated 

by the ,federal ,railroad               
,administration as a locomotive engineer
 pursuant to section #bjace1 and the    
other of whom is certified under        
regulations promulgated by the ,federal 
,railroad ,administration as a conductor
 pursuant to section #bjafc4  4  7b7    
,table of sections amendment ,the table 
of sections for chapter #bja of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
item3  #bjafh4 ,freight train crew size4
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