ganization designated under section 1139(a)(2) of this 
title for services provided by the organization. 
‘‘(12) An assurance that the rail passenger car-
rier will assist the family of a passenger in traveling 
to the location of the accident and provide for the 
physical care of the family while the family is staying 
at such location. 
‘‘(13) An assurance that the rail passenger car-
rier will commit sufficient resources to carry out the 
plan. 
‘‘(14) An assurance that the rail passenger car-
rier will provide adequate training to the employees 
and agents of the carrier to meet the needs of sur-
vivors and family members following an accident. 
‘‘(15) An assurance that, upon request of the 
family of a passenger, the rail passenger carrier will 
inform the family of whether the passenger’s name 
appeared on any preliminary passenger manifest for 
the train involved in the accident. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—A rail passenger car-
rier shall not be liable for damages in any action brought 
in a Federal or State court arising out of the performance 
of the rail passenger carrier in preparing or providing a 
passenger list, or in providing information concerning a 
train reservation, pursuant to a plan submitted by the rail 
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passenger carrier under subsection (b), unless such liability 
was caused by conduct of the rail passenger carrier which 
was grossly negligent or which constituted intentional mis-
conduct. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the terms ‘rail passenger accident’ and ‘rail 
passenger carrier’ have the meanings such terms have 
in section 1139 of this title; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘passenger’ means a person aboard 
a rail passenger carrier’s train that is involved in a 
rail passenger accident. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION
ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the 
actions that a rail passenger carrier may take, or the obli-
gations that a rail passenger carrier may have, in pro-
viding assistance to the families of passengers involved in 
a rail passenger accident.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item relating to chapter 249 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘251. FAMILY ASSISTANCE ....................................................................... 25101’’. 
SEC. 704. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in cooperation with the National Transportation 
Safety Board, organizations potentially designated under 
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section 1139(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, rail pas-
senger carriers, and families which have been involved in 
rail accidents, shall establish a task force consisting of rep-
resentatives of such entities and families, representatives of 
passenger rail carrier employees, and representatives of 
such other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(b) MODEL PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The task 
force established pursuant to subsection (a) shall develop— 
(1) a model plan to assist passenger rail carriers 
in responding to passenger rail accidents; 
(2) recommendations on methods to improve the 
timeliness of the notification provided by passenger 
rail carriers to the families of passengers involved in 
a passenger rail accident; 
(3) recommendations on methods to ensure that 
the families of passengers involved in a passenger rail 
accident who are not citizens of the United States re-
ceive appropriate assistance; and 
(4) recommendations on methods to ensure that 
emergency services personnel have as immediate and 
accurate a count of the number of passengers onboard 
the train as possible. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress a report containing the model plan and rec-
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ommendations developed by the task force under subsection 
(b). 
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Union Calendar No. 208 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2095 
[Report No. 110–336] 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent 
railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous mate-
rials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad 
Safety Administration, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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