An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-371 to prohibit mechanical and brake inspections performed in Mexico of rail cars entering the United States from satisfying U.S. rail safety laws unless inspection standards, enforcement standards, and worker training are certified to meet those of the United States. It prohibits hazardous material inspections performed in Mexico from satisfying applicable U.S. rail safety laws and regulations.

1. Adds SEC. 617. SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN MEXICO at the end of title VI

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 617. SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN MEXICO.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Mechanical and brake inspections of rail cars performed in Mexico shall not be treated as satisfying United States rail safety laws or regulations unless the Secretary of Transportation certifies that--

   Inserted: (1) such inspections are being performed under regulations and standards equivalent to those applicable in the United States, including comparable enforcement procedures;

   Inserted: (2) the Mexican counterparts to the Federal Railroad Safety Administration are effectively enforcing such standards;

   Inserted: (3) the inspections are being performed by employees receiving comparable classroom and on the job training as is the norm in the United States;

   Inserted: (4) inspection records are maintained in both English and Spanish, and such records are available to the Federal Railroad Safety Administration for review; and

   Inserted: (5) the Federal Railroad Safety Administration is permitted to perform onsite inspections for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the requirements of this subsection.

   Inserted: (b) Hazardous Material Inspections.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no hazardous material inspections performed in Mexico shall be treated as having satisfied the applicable United States rail safety laws and regulations.

   Original wording

   At the end of title VI, add the following new section (and amend the table of contents accordingly):

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