,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,&rews introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! p]iodic inspection
 ( c]ta9 railroad facilities4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,railway ,inspection & ,transp>5cy ,act4
  #b4 ,inspection ( railroad facilities 
7a7 ,requirem5t ,! ,f$]al ,railroad     
,adm9i/ration %all require ea* railroad 
c>ri] to arrange = an indep5d5t         
inspection by a pr(essional eng9e] (--  
7#a7 all railroad bridges own$ or leas$ 
by t railroad c>ri] at lea/ once e #b   
ye>s2 &  7#b7 all railroad signals &    
swit*es own$ or leas$ by t railroad     
c>ri] at lea/ once e #f mon?s4  7b7     
,docum5tation ,ea* railroad c>ri] %all  
provide to ! ,f$]al ,railroad           
,adm9i/ration docum5tation ( ! results (
 inspections c>ri$ out "u subsection    
7a74 ,! ,f$]al ,railroad ,adm9i/ration  

%all make su* docum5tation available to 
! public4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3  7#a7 ,indep5d5t inspection ,! 
t]m indep5d5t inspection means an       
inspection conduct$ by a pr(essional    
eng9e] t is n employ$ by ! railroad     
c>ri] or ! ,f$]al ,railroad             
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,pr(essional eng9e]
 ,! t]m pr(essional eng9e] means an     
individual :o--  7,a7 is curr5tly       
regi/]$ z a pr(essional eng9e] or       
/ructural eng9e] by a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 or a t]ritory1 commonweal?1
 or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &     
7,b7 has exp]tise 9 railroad op]ations4 
7#c7 ,railroad c>ri] ,! t]m railroad    
c>ri] has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section  
#bjajb ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4