,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1 #bjah
 ,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and ,mr4  
,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
prosecute1 as a ,federal crime1 the     
assault or intimidation of a passenger  
train crew member to the same extent as 
such actions against aircraft crew      
members are prosecuted4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,passenger ,rail ,crew ,protection      
,parity ,act4  #b4 ,interference with   
passenger train crew members  7a7 ,in   
general ,chapter #bha of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#bhajd4 ,interference with passenger    
train crew members  7a7 ,offense ,it    
shall be unlawful for any person1 while 
on a passenger train-- 7#a7 to assault  
or intimidate a crew member1 and thereby

 interfere with the performance of the  
duties of a crew member or lessen the   
ability of a crew member to perform     
those duties2 or  7#b7 to attempt or    
conspire to perform an act described in 
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,penalties ,a      
person who violates subsection 7a7--    
7#a7 shall be fined under title #ah1    
imprisoned for not more than #bj years1 
or both2 and  7#b7 if a dangerous weapon
 is used in assaulting or intimidating  
the crew member1 shall be imprisoned for
 any term of years or for life4  7c7    
,training ,each passenger rail carrier  
is encouraged to review training        
programs of the rail carrier and        
provide1 as necessary1 additional       
training in areas such as de-escalating 
hostile situations1 written protocols on
 dealing with hostile situations1 and   
reporting of incidents4  7d7 ,definition
 of crew member ,in this section1 the   
term crew member includes engineers1    
conductors1 on-board service personnel1 
and similar employees assigned to duty  

on an in-service passenger train4  4    
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis   
for chapter #bha of title #di1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #bhajd4         
,interference with passenger train crew 
members4  4