H.R. 8598 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8598 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2022Mr. Balderson (for himself, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Gibbs) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations to define the term classroom for the purposes of parts 240 and 242 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rail Employee Training Modernization Act. 2. Amendment of definitions (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to define the term classroom for the purposes of parts 240 and 242 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to mean a physical or virtual space where training is provided by a qualified instructor. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed as intending to amend any certification requirements, including the length of classroom training, materials provided or covered in classroom training, or additional training requirements outside classroom training, including simulator, computer-based, correspondence, on-the-job training, or other formal training.