,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blunt1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 and ,mr4     
,pryor7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend  
the positive train control system       
implementation deadline1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,railroad ,safety   
and ,positive ,train ,control ,extension
 ,act4  #b4 ,implementation deadline    
7a7 ,technology implementation plan     
,section #bjaef7;e77#d7 of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7#d7 ,positive train  
control  7,a7 ,in general ,except as    
required by section #bjaeg 7relating to 
the requirements for implementation of  
positive train control systems71 the    
,secretary shall ensure that each       
railroad carrier's technology           

implementation plan required under      
paragraph 7#a7 that includes a schedule 
for implementation of a positive train  
control system complies with that       
schedule4  7,b7 ,rule of construction   
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed as requiring the installation 
of positive train control on railroad   
tracks if--  7i7 positive train control 
is not required on those tracks under   
section #bjaeg2 and  7ii7 the railroad  
does not choose to implement positive   
train control as a technology on those  
tracks under this section4  4  7b7      
,extension of deadline ,section #bjaeg  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 
7,a7 by striking ,not later than #ah    
months after the date of enactment of   
the ,rail ,safety ,improvement ,act of  
#bjjh1 each and inserting ,each2 and    
7,b7 by striking by ,december #ca1 #bjae
 and inserting by ,december #ca1 #bjbj2 
and  7#b7 in subsection 7a77#a77;,b71 by
 striking transported and inserting     

transported on or after ,december #ca1  
#bjae4  #c4 ,authority of ,secretary of 
,transportation to extend implementation
 deadline  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#bjaeg of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 as amended by section #b7;b7 of  
this ,act1 is further amended--  7#a7 in
 subsection 7a77#a71 by striking ,each  
,class ,i and inserting ,except as      
provided under subsection 7i71 each     
,class ,i2  7#b7 by redesignating       
subsection 7i7 as subsection 7j72 and   
7#c7 by inserting before subsection 7j71
 as redesignated1 the following3  7i7   
,implementation extensions  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary may extend in   
#a-year increments1 upon application1   
the deadline for implementing a positive
 train control system under subsection  
7a77#a7 for an applicant1 if the        
,secretary determines that--  7,a7 full 
implementation will likely be infeasible
 due to circumstances beyond the control
 of the applicant1 including funding    
availability1 spectrum acquisition1     

resource and technology availability1   
software development and testing1       
availability of alternate risk reduction
 strategies1 and interoperability       
standards2  7,b7 the applicant has      
demonstrated good faith in its positive 
train control system implementation2    
7,c7 the applicant has presented a      
revised plan for implementing a positive
 train control system indicating how the
 applicant will fully implement a       
positive train control system as soon as
 feasible1 but not later than ,december 
#ca1 #bjbb2 and  7,d7 the extension will
 not extend later than ,december #ca1   
#bjbb4  7#b7 ,considerations ,in making 
a determination under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,secretary shall consider--  7,a7   
whether the affected areas of track have
 been identified as areas of greater    
risk to the public and railroad         
employees in the applicant's positive   
train control implementation plan under 
section #bcf4ajaa7;a77#d7 of title #di1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7relating

 to ,,ptc ,implementation ,plan content 
requirements72 and  7,b7 the risk of    
operational failure to the affected     
service areas and the applicant4  7#c7  
,review ,not later than #aj days after  
the ,secretary receives an application  
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary    
shall review and approve or disapprove  
the application4  4  7b7 ,conforming    
amendment ,section #bjaef7;e77#b7 of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking as defined in       
section #bjaeg7;i7 and inserting as     
defined in section #bjaeg7;j74  #d4     
,equipping locomotives operating in     
positive train control territory ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall revise section 
#bcf4ajjf7;b77#d77;iii77,b7 of title    
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations     
7relating to equipping locomotives      
operating in ,,ptc territory7 to extend 
each deadline #e years4