IIB
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4925
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 11, 2018
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
AN ACT
To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the FRA Safety Data Improvement Act
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Recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data
In general
The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall develop a plan, and a timeline to carry out such plan, to implement the recommendations from the Inspector General Report No. ST2017045 of the Department of Transportation, issued on May 3, 2017, to the greatest extent possible, to improve the Federal Railroad Administration’s management and collection of railroad safety data.
Implementation
In general
Not later than 180 days after date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit the plan and timeline developed under subsection (a) to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
Report
The Administrator shall report annually to the committees on the implementation of such plan until implementation is complete.
No additional funds authorized
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.
Passed the House of Representatives April 10, 2018.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk.