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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 5871 (Introduced in House) — To enhance safety requirements for trains, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Rail Worker and Community Safety Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Freight train crew size safety standards. Sec. 4. Safety regulations for train operations. Sec. 5. Yardmasters hours of service. Sec. 6. Hazardous safety or security conditions. Sec. 7. Excepted track and hazardous materials. Sec. 8. Track inspection requirements. Sec. 9. Train approach warning.
Sec. 10. Certification of signal employees. Sec. 11. Wayside detections technology. Sec. 12. Certification of train dispatchers. Sec. 13. Equipment inspections. Sec. 14. Inspections. Sec. 15. Rail safety inspections GS classification adjustment. Sec. 16. Minimum amount of federal rail safety inspectors. Sec. 17. Additional funding for rail safety inspectors. Sec. 18. Planning and training grants nonprofit eligibility. Sec. 19. Confidential close call reporting systems. Sec. 20.
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