,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjbd,mrs4 
,sykes 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,rulli7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ,class ,i railroad c>ri]s to    
op]ate c]ta9 freight tra9s ) #b-p]son   
crews1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,safe   
,freight ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,freight    
tra9 crew size safety /&>ds  7a7        
,freight tra9 crew size ,sub*apt] ,,ii (
 *apt] #bja ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#bjaec ! foll[+3  #bjaed4 ,freight tra9 
crew size safety /&>ds  7a7 ,m9imum crew
 size ,except z provid$ 9 subsection    
7b71 no ,class ,i railroad c>ri] may    
op]ate a freight tra9 )\t a #b-p]son    
crew consi/+ ( at lea/ #a appropriately 
qualifi$ & c]tifi$ conductor & #a       
appropriately qualifi$ & c]tifi$        

locomotive eng9e]4  7b7 ,exceptions     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 ! requirem5t "u          
subsection 7a7 %all n apply ) respect   
to-- 7,a7 tra9 op]ations on track t is n
 ma9 l9e track2  7,b7 locomotives p]=m+ 
assi/ance to a tra9 t has incurr$       
me*anical failure or lacks ! p[] to     
trav]se difficult t]ra91 includ+ travel+
 to or f ! location :]e assi/ance is    
provid$2  7,c7 locomotives t-- 7i7 are n
 atta*$ to any equipm5t or are atta*$   
only to a caboose2 &  7ii7 travel n f>!r
 ?an #ej miles f ! po9t ( orig9 ( su*   
locomotive2 &  7,d7 tra9 op]ations /aff$
 ) few] ?an a #b-p]son crew at lea/ #a  
ye> be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,safe  
,freight ,act ( #bjbd1 except if !      
,secret>y det]m9es t su* op]ations d n  
a*ieve an equival5t level ( safety z    
w\ld result f compliance ) ! requirem5t 
"u subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,tra9s         
ineligible = exception ,! exceptions "u 
p>agraph 7#b7 %all n apply ) respect    
to-- 7,a7 a high-haz>d tra92 or  7,b7 a 

tra9 ) a total l5g? ( at lea/ #g1ejj    
feet4  7c7 ,waiv] ,a railroad c>ri] may 
seek a waiv] ( ! requirem5ts "u         
subsection 7a7 9 accordance ) section   
#bjajc7;d74  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,high-haz>d tra9 ,! t]m   
high-haz>d tra9 means a s+le tra9       
transport+1 ?r\gh\t ! tra9 consi/-- 7,a7
 n few] ?an #bj tank c>s load$ ) a      
flammable liquid 7,class #c7 7z su* t]m 
is def9$ 9 section #agc4abj ( title #di1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or        
successor regulations72  7,b7 n few] ?an
 #a tank c> or int]modal portable tank  
load ) a mat]ial poison\s by inhalation 
or a mat]ial toxic by inhalation 7z su* 
t]m is def9$ 9 section #aga4h ( title   
#di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or    
successor regulations72  7,c7 n few] ?an
 #a c> load$ ) a type ,b package or a   
fissile mat]ial package 7z su* t]ms are 
def9$ 9 section #agc4djc ( title #di1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or         
successor regulations72  7,d7 n few] ?an
 #aj c>s load$ ) ,class #a explosives   

categoriz$ "u section #agc4ej ( title   
#di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or    
successor regulations7 z be+ 9 division 
#a4a1 #a4b1 or #a4c2  7,e7 n few] ?an #e
 tank c>s load$ ) a flammable gas 7z su*
 t]m is def9$ 9 section #agc4aae7;a7 (  
title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or successor regulations72 or  7,f7 n   
few] ?an #bj c>s load$ ) any comb9ation 
( flammable liquids1 flammable gases1 or
 explosives4  7#b7 ,ma9 l9e track ,! t]m
 ma9 l9e track means-- 7,a7 a segm5t or 
r\te ( railroad tracks-- 7i7 ov] :i*    
#e1jjj1jjj or m gross tons ( railroad   
traffic is transport$ annually2 &  7ii7 
t has a maximum au?oriz$ spe$ = freight 
tra9s 9 excess ( #be miles p] h\rs2 &   
7,b7 int]city rail pass5g]              
transportation or commut] rail pass5g]  
transportation r\tes or segm5ts ov] :i* 
high-haz>d tra9s op]ate4  4  7b7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis = sub*apt] 
,,ii ( *apt] #bja ( title #di1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! 
item relat+ to section #bjaec ! foll[+3 

#bjaed4 ,freight tra9 crew size safety  
/&>ds4  4  7c7 ,pres]vation ( au?ority (
 ,secret>y ,no?+ 9 section #bjaed (     
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by ?is section1 %all be con/ru$ to limit
 ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y (             
,transportation "u any o!r provision (  
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