Sec. 7014. Study on the efficacy and implementation of the European Train Control System
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall, in consultation with other heads of Federal agencies as appropriate, conduct a study on the European Train Control System. In conducting the study described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine, at a minimum, the following issues: The process by which the European Train Control System came to replace the more than 20 separate national train control systems throughout the European continent. The costs associated with implementing the European Train Control System across all affected railroads in Europe.
The impact of the European Train Control System on operating capacity and rail passenger safety. The efficacy of the European Train Control System and the feasibility of implementing such a system throughout the national rail network of the United States. A comparison of the costs associated with adopting European Train Control System technology with the costs associated with developing and implementing Positive Train Control in the United States. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study described in subsection (a).