Sec. 11414. REPORT ON VERTICAL TRACK DEFLECTION

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## SEC. 11414 REPORT ON VERTICAL TRACK DEFLECTION ###

(a)Report Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 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 detailing research conducted or procured by the Federal Railroad Administration on developing a system that measures vertical track deflection (in this section referred to as “VTD”) from a moving rail car, including the ability of such system to identify poor track support from fouled ballast, deteriorated cross ties, or other conditions. ###

(b)Contents The report required under subsection

(a)shall include— ####

(1)the findings and results of testing of VTD instrumentation during field trials on revenue service track; ####

(2)the findings and results of subsequent testing of VTD instrumentation on a Federal Railroad Administration automated track inspection program geometry car; ####

(3)if considered appropriate by the Secretary based on the report and related research, a plan for developing quantitative inspection criteria for poor track support using existing VTD instrumentation on Federal Railroad Administration automated track inspection program geometry cars; and ####

(4)if considered appropriate by the Secretary based on the report and related research, a plan for installing VTD instrumentation on all remaining Federal Railroad Administration automated track inspection program geometry cars not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.