115 HR 4925 RH: FRA Safety Data Improvement Act U.S. House of Representatives 2018-02-05 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.

IB Union Calendar No. 476 115th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 4925 [Report No. 115–623] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2018 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Mitchell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure April 5, 2018Additional sponsor: Mr. Faso April 5, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data.

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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.

3.

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.

April 5, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed