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H.R. 1093 — what changed

To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Notice of comprehensive safety assessments

(a)
changed Initial notice— Not later than 10 business days after beginning the Federal Railroad Administration initiates a comprehensive safety audit assessment of a railroad an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail transit agency, passenger transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration or the Federal Transit Authority shall notify in electronic format the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and each member of Congress representing a State through in which the railroad or transit agency operates service, service that is the subject of the beginning assessment being conducted is located, of the initiation of that audit.assessment.
(b)
changed Report—Findings— Not later than 90 days after completion of a comprehensive safety audit assessment described in subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration or the Federal Transit Authority shall transmit in electronic format to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and to each member of Congress representing a State through in which the railroad or transit agency operates service, a report describing service that is the results subject of the assessment being conducted is located, its findings of that audit.assessment, including identified defects and any recommendations.
(c)
added Definition— For purpose of this section, the term “comprehensive safety assessment” means a focused review of the safety-related processes and procedures, compliance with safety regulations and requirements, and overall safety culture of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.