,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ah1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1 ,mrs4       
,feinstein1 and ,mrs4 ,boxer7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the limitation on
 liability for passenger rail accidents 
or incidents under section #bhajc of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,accident      
liability  7a7 ,amendments ,section     
#bhajc of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by       
striking #bjj1jjj1jjj and inserting     
#ejj1jjj1jjj1 except as provided in     
paragraph 7#c72 and  7,b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#c7 ,subject to
 paragraph 7#d71 the liability cap under
 paragraph 7#b7 shall be adjusted       
annually by the ,secretary of           
,transportation to reflect changes in   

the ,consumer ,price ,index-,all ,urban 
,consumers4  7#d7 ,not later than #b    
years after the date of enactment of    
this paragraph1 the ,secretary-- 7,a7   
shall consider whether additional       
adjustments are needed to the liability 
cap under paragraph 7#b72  7,b7 shall   
consider whether to establish or adjust 
mandatory coverage for an entity        
described in subsection 7e77#a77;,a72   
and  7,c7 may promulgate regulations4  2
 and  7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by        
striking #bjj1jjj1jjj per accident or   
incident and inserting #ejj1jjj1jjj per 
accident or incident1 unless the        
,secretary1 by regulation1 determines   
that a different minimum level of       
financial responsibility is necessary or
 sufficient to satisfy claims under this
 section44  7b7 ,effective date ,the    
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
be effective for any passenger rail     
accident or incident occurring on or    
after ,may #ab1 #bjae4  #b4             
,reimbursement  7a7 ,reimbursement  7#a7

 ,in general ,the ,secretary of         
,transportation may make a grant to an  
entity described in section             
#bhajc7;e77#a77;,a7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to provide a     
reasonable reimbursement to offset any  
incremental increase in the cost of     
insurance1 if the ,secretary determines 
that the additional cost of insurance is
 a result of the amendments to that     
section made by section #a of this ,act4
  7#b7 ,determinations ,in determining  
the amount of a reimbursement under     
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
consider such factors as the entity's   
ability to meet the increased costs and 
impacts on safety and service4  7b7     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated such   
sums as are necessary to carry out      
subsection 7a74