,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,ms4  
,de,lauro introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,transportation to e/abli% & implem5t a 
fatigue managem5t plan1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,fatigue managem5t plan  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,transportation %all require all     
railroad c>ri]s to e/abli% & implem5t a 
fatigue managem5t plan t id5tifies &    
evaluates any fatigue-relat$ railroad   
safety haz>ds on its sy/em & det]m9e !  
degree ( risk associat$ ) ea* haz>d4    
7b7 ,cont5ts ,! plan requir$ "u         
subsection 7a7 %all be complet$ 9       
accordance ) ! requirem5ts 9 section    
#bjaef7;f7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code4  7c7 ,submission ,! plan requir$ 
"u subsection 7a7 %all be submitt$ to ! 
,secret>y = approval4  7d7 ,cons5sus ,9 

prep>+ ! plan requir$ "u subsection 7a71
 ea* railroad %all use good fai? & be/  
ef=ts 9 accordance ) section #bjaef7;g7 
( su* title to rea* an agreem5t )       
affect$ employees4  #b4 ,h\rs ( s]vice  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all ensure 
t railroad c>ri]s provide railroad      
employees ) pr$ictable & def9$ "w & re/ 
s*$ules4 ,pr$ictable "w s*$ules =       
railroad employees means ei!r a def9$   
/>t "t or a m9imum ( #aj h\rs prior     
notification be=e be+ requir$ to report 
to duty4  7b7 ,supplem5tal regulation   
,any requirem5t "u subsection 7a7 %all  
supplem5t1 & n supplant1 ! requirem5ts (
 section #baajc ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  #c4 ,en=cem5t (          
violations  7a7 ,en=cem5t by ! ,secret>y
 ( ,transportation ,section #bjaaa (    
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#a7 by    
ins]t+ 1 except t a compromise may n    
r$uce ! p5alty bel[ ! applicable m9imum 

p5alty set =? 9 sections #bacja & #bacjb
 be=e ! semicolon2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,m&atory en=cem5t ,= 
any violation = :i* a p5alty is         
prescrib$ "u ?is *apt]1 ! ,secret>y %all
 impose ! applicable p5alty = su*       
violation4 ,! ,secret>y %all impose su* 
p5alty n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !       
violation has occurr$ )\t reg>d to any  
correction ( su* violation on ! "p ( !  
p>ty liable = su* violation4  4  7b7    
,c]ta9 ,f$]al & ,/ate regulations deem$ 
/atutory au?ority ,section #d;,a ( !    
,act ( ,april #bb1 #aijh 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 
#ed;a71 is am5d$ by ins]t+ a ,/ate or   
be=e a ,/ate ag5cy4  #d4 ,in/allation ( 
audio & image record+ devices ,section  
#bjafh ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7b7--    
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7 by /rik+ & at !    
end2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7#d7 h a light indicator t illum9ates   
:ile record+ device is 9 use2 &  7#e7   
record :5 locomotive is mov+ & cease    
record+ aft] ! locomotive /ops4  2  7#b7

 9 subsection 7d7--  7,a7 by ins]t+ only
 be=e use record+s2  7,b7 9 p>agraph    
7#a7 by /rik+ & ! railroad c>ri]'s      
op]at+ rules & proc$ures1 includ+ a     
sy/em-wide program = su* v]ification &  
ins]t+ aft] a reportable accid5t or     
incid5t occurs2 &  7,c7 by /rik+        
p>agraph 7#d72  7#c7 9 subsection       
7e77#b7 by ins]t+ & t complies )        
subsection 7i7 be=e ! p]iod at ! end2   
7#d7 9 subsection 7i7 by /rik+ retaliate
 aga9/ an employee & ins]t+ retaliate   
aga9/ an employee1 includ+ ?r\gh ! use (
 discipl9e1 or be us$ 9 an en=cem5t     
proce$+ aga9/ an employee conduct$ by ! 
,f$]al ,railroad ,adm9i/ration2 &  7#e7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7         
,volunt>y ,implem5tation  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al
 ,ea* rail c>ri] op]at+ freight rail    
s]vice may implem5t any inw>d- or       
outw>d-fac+ image record+ devices       
approv$ "u subsection 7c74  7#b7        
,au?oriz$ ,uses ,not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law1 ea* rail c>ri] op]at+  
freight rail s]vice may use record+s f  

an inw>d- or outw>d-fac+ image record+  
device approv$ "u subsection 7c7 only = 
! purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 & 9
 compliance ) subsections 7f7 ?r\gh 7j74
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