115 HR 4925 : FRA Safety Data Improvement Act U.S. House of Representatives 2018-04-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB 115th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 4925 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2018Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationAN ACT To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data.

1.

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

(a)

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. (b)

Implementation

(1)

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. (2)

Report

The Administrator shall report annually to the committees on the implementation of such plan until implementation is complete.

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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.