,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ba1  
#bjai,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to provide that  
only citizens or nationals of the       
,united ,states may operate trains      
within the ,united ,states that         
originate in ,mexico4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protection of ,american ,jobs in       
,cross-,border ,rail ,operations ,with  
,mexico ,act4  #b4 ,crew requirements   
for trains originating in ,mexico  7a7  
,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter 
#bja of title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #bjafi4 ,crew           
requirements for trains originating in  
,mexico ,trains originating in ,mexico  
may only be operated in the ,united     

,states by crews comprised entirely of  
citizens or nationals of the ,united    
,states4  4  7b7 ,rulemaking ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall promulgate such
 regulations as may be necessary to     
carry out the amendment made by         
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,conforming        
amendment ,the chapter analysis for     
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #bja of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#bjafi4 ,crew requirements for trains   
originating in ,mexico4  4