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twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prosecute1 z a ,f$]al      
crime1 ! assault or intimidation ( a    
pass5g] tra9 crew memb] 9 a mann]       
consi/5t ) ! prosecution ( assault or   
intimidation ( an aircraft crew memb]4  
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! ,pass5g] ,rail ,crew ,protection ,act4
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add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bhajd4        
,int]f]5ce ) pass5g] tra9 crew memb]s   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,crew memb] ,! t]m crew memb] means any 
( ! foll[+ employees3 7,a7 ,an eng9e]4  
7,b7 ,a conductor4  7,c7 ,onbo>d        
p]sonnel4  7,d7 ,an employee p]=m+1 or  
responsible =1 a safety-s5sitive        

function4  7,e7 ,an employee p]=m+1 or  
responsible =1 any op]ation1 function1  
or cu/om] s]vice at an int]city rail    
/ation or commut] rail /ation4  7#b7    
,dang]\s weapon  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m   
dang]\s weapon means a weapon1 device1  
in/rum5t1 mat]ial1 or animate or        
inanimate sub/ance t is us$ =1 or is    
readily capable (1 caus+ dea? or s]i\s  
bodily injury4  7,b7 ,inclusion ,! t]m  
dang]\s weapon includes-- 7i7 a pocket  
knife ) a blade t is less ?an #ba_/b    
in*es 9 l5g?2 &  7ii7 a box cutt]4  7#c7
 ,pass5g] tra9 ,! t]m pass5g] tra9 means
 a pass5g] tra9 9 int]city rail pass5g] 
transportation 7z def9$ 9 section       
#bdajb7 or commut] rail pass5g]         
transportation 7z def9$ 9 section       
#bdajb74  7#d7 ,s]i\s bodily injury ,!  
t]m s]i\s bodily injury means a bodily  
injury t involves-- 7,a7 a sub/antial   
risk ( dea?2  7,b7 extreme physical pa92
  7,c7 protract$ & obvi\s disfigurem5t2 
or  7,d7 protract$ loss or impairm5t ( !
 function (-- 7i7 a bodily memb]2  7ii7 

an organ2 or  7iii7 a m5tal facility4   
7b7 ,(f5se ,x %all be unlawful = any    
p]son onbo>d a pass5g] tra9 9 op]ation1 
on a plat=m s]v+ a pass5g] tra9 9       
op]ation1 or 9 a rail /ation-- 7#a7 to  
assault or intimidate a crew memb] &    
!reby int]f]e ) ! p]=mance ( ! duties ( 
a crew memb] or less5 ! ability ( a crew
 memb] to p]=m ^? duties2 or  7#b7 to   
attempt or conspire to p]=m an act      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,p5alties
 ,a p]son :o violates subsection 7b7--  
7#a7 %all be f9$ "u title #ah or        
imprison$ = n m ?an #h ye>s1 or bo?2 &  
7#b7 if a dang]\s weapon is us$ 9       
assault+ or intimidat+ ! crew memb]1    
%all be imprison$ = n m ?an #bj ye>s4  4
  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (       
sections = *apt] #bha ( title #di1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
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