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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. 10

Sec. 10. Certification of signal employees

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Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Rail Worker and Community Safety Act , the Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate regulations to establish a program requiring the certification of signal installation, repair, maintenance, and testing employees. In promulgating such regulations, the Secretary shall require that railroad carriers, contractors, and subcontractors submit, not later than 180 days after such regulations are finalized, updated training and qualification plans pursuant to section 20162, that take into account the regulations the Secretary issues under subsection
(a)for signal installation, repair, maintenance, and testing employees. Any railroad carrier, contractor, or subcontractor required to submit an updated plan under subsection
(b)shall consult with, employ good faith, and use its best efforts to reach agreement with any nonprofit employee labor organization for employees covered by this section in the formation of said plan before submitting it to the Secretary for approval. The Secretary shall have the authority to promulgate regulations regarding what the terms consult , employ good faith , and use its best efforts to reach agreement with mean and any necessary associated requirements for the purposes of carrying out subsection (c). . The chapter analysis for chapter 201 is amended by adding at the end the following: 20172. Certification of signal employees. .
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