,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ecb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bc1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and ,mr4 
,schumer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve highway-rail grade crossing     
safety1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,highway-,rail ,grade ,crossing    
,safety ,act of #bjae4  #b4             
,railway-,highway ,crossing ,program ,in
 addition to amounts otherwise          
apportioned for the highway safety      
improvement program described in section
 #adh of title #bc1 ,united ,states     
,code1 there are authorized to be       
appropriated1 for each of fiscal years  
#bjaf through #bjai1 #ej1jjj1jjj1 which 
shall be set aside for the              
,railway-,highway ,crossings ,program   
authorized under section #acj of such   
title4  #c4 ,highway-,rail ,grade       

,crossing ,grants ,safety ,program      
,chapter #bbe of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #bbeja7a71 by striking to a     
maximum of #c ,states per year for      
development and inserting for the       
development2  7#b7 in section           
#bbejd7;b7-- 7,a7 in the subsection     
heading1 by striking under section      
#bbeja7b72 and  7,b7 by striking        
#bej1jjj and inserting #b1ejj1jjj2 and  
7#c7 by amending section #bbeje to read 
as follows3  #bbeje4 ,authorization of  
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  
are authorized to be appropriated1 for  
each of the fiscal years #bjaf through  
#bjai1 #ajj1jjj1jjj for grants          
authorized under section #bbeja4  7b7   
,availability of funds ,amounts         
appropriated pursuant to this section   
shall remain available until expended4  
4  #d4 ,rail ,line ,relocation and      
,improvement ,capital ,grant ,program   
,section #bjaed of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    

subsection 7b77#a71 by striking 1 motor 
vehicle traffic flow1 community quality 
of life1 or economic development2  7#b7 
in subsection 7c77#d71 by striking motor
 vehicle and pedestrian traffic1 safety1
 community quality of life1 and area    
commerce and inserting safety2 and  7#c7
 in subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 by striking   
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 by            
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#b72 and  7#d7 in subsection 
7i71 by striking #cej1jjj1jjj for each  
of the fiscal years #bjjf through #bjji 
and inserting #be1jjj1jjj for each of   
the fiscal years #bjaf through #bjai4   
#e4 ,operation ,lifesaver ,section      
#bjf7;c7 of the ,rail ,safety           
,improvement ,act of #bjjh 7division ,a 
of ,public ,law #aaj-dcb7 is amended to 
read as follows3  7c7 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,federal         
,railroad ,administration1 for each of  
the fiscal years #bjaf through #bjai1   
#c1jjj1jjj to carry out this section4  4

  #f4 ,highway-rail grade crossing      
safety personnel  7a7 ,grade crossing   
safety managers ,in addition to the     
personnel authorized to be employed by  
the ,federal ,railroad ,administration  
on the day before the date of the       
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administration shall hire #af full-time
 grade crossing safety managers to work 
with ,state and local officials to      
identify safety improvements to         
highway-rail grade crossings4  7b7      
,trespass prevention managers ,in       
addition to the personnel authorized to 
be employed by the ,federal ,railroad   
,administration on the day before the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administration shall hire #h trespass  
prevention managers to work with local  
governments1 schools1 businesses1 and   
railroads to develop site-specific      
mitigation plans4  7c7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,federal        
,railroad ,administration1 for fiscal   

years #bjaf through #bjai1 such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this      
section4  #g4 ,feasibility of using new 
technology to report highway-rail grade 
crossing problems ,section #bjaeb of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7c7 ,feasibility study ,the 
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
conduct a study of the feasibility of   
requiring railroads to provide          
additional means for the public to      
report problems at highway-rail grade   
crossings1 including through a website  
and text messaging4  4