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Union Calendar No. 452 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1093 
[Report No. 115–594] 
To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit 
Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits 
conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2017 
Mr. SIRES (for himself and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
MARCH 13, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Ms. ESTY of Connecticut 
MARCH 13, 2018 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 15, 2017] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) INITIAL NOTICE.—Not later than 10 business days 
after the Federal Railroad Administration initiates a com-
prehensive safety assessment of an entity providing regu-
larly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger trans-
portation, the Federal Railroad Administration shall notify 
in electronic format the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, and each member of Congress representing a State 
in which the service that is the subject of the assessment 
being conducted is located, of the initiation of that assess-
ment. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Not later than 90 days after comple-
tion of a comprehensive safety assessment described in sub-
section (a), the Federal Railroad Administration shall 
transmit in electronic format to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate, and to each member of Congress 
representing a State in which the service that is the subject 
of the assessment being conducted is located, its findings 
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of that assessment, including identified defects and any rec-
ommendations. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purpose of this section, the term 
‘‘comprehensive safety assessment’’ means a focused review 
of the safety-related processes and procedures, compliance 
with safety regulations and requirements, and overall safety 
culture of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity 
or commuter rail passenger transportation. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to require the 
Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate 
congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments 
conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail pas-
senger transportation.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 452 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1093 
[Report No. 115–594] 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Railroad Administration 
and the Federal Transit Authority to provide ap-
propriate Congressional notice of safety audits 
conducted with respect to railroads and rail tran-
sit agencies. 
MARCH 13, 2018 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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