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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Glacier Bay National Park Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE AND WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--(1) Subject to conditions set forth in subsection 
(c), if the State of Alaska, in a manner consistent with this Act, 
offers to transfer to the United States the lands identified in 
paragraph (2) in exchange for the lands identified in paragraph (4), 
selected from the area described in section 3(b)(1), the Secretary of 
the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
complete such exchange no later than 6 months after the issuance of a 
license to Gustavus Electric Company by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (in this Act referred to as ``FERC''), in accordance with 
this Act. This land exchange shall be subject to the laws applicable to 
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the 
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the 
exchange of State lands required by State law.
    (2) The lands to be conveyed to the United States by the State of 
Alaska shall be determined by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the 
State of Alaska. Lands that will be considered for conveyance to the 
United States pursuant to the process required by State law are lands 
owned by the State of Alaska in the Long Lake area within Wrangell-St. 
Elias National Park and Preserve, or other lands owned by the State of 
Alaska.
    (3) If the Secretary and the State of Alaska have not agreed on 
which lands the State of Alaska will convey by a date not later than 6 
months after a license is issued pursuant to this Act, the United 
States shall accept, within 1 year after a license is issued, title to 
land having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal 
law, subject to clear title and valid existing rights, and absence of 
environmental contamination, and as provided by the laws applicable to 
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the 
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the 
exchange of State lands required by State law. Such land shall be 
accepted by the United States, subject to the other provisions of this 
Act, from among the following State lands in the priority listed:


                          copper river meridian

        (A) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 5, lots 1, 2, 
    and 3, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\. Containing 617.68 acres, 
    as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (B) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 11, lots 1 and 
    2, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\; Sec. 12; 
    Sec. 14, lots 1 and 2, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 1,191.75 acres, 
    as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (C) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 2, NW\1/4\NE\1/
    4\ and NW\1/4\. Containing 200.00 acres, as shown on the plat of 
    survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (D) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 6. lots 1 
    through 10, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\. Containing approximately 
    529.94 acres, as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
    (4) The lands to be conveyed to the State of Alaska by the United 
States under paragraph (1) are lands to be designated by the Secretary 
and the State of Alaska, consistent with sound land management 
principles, based on those lands determined by FERC with the 
concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, in accordance 
with section 3(b), to be the minimum amount of land necessary for the 
construction and operation of a hydroelectric project.
    (5) The time periods set forth for the completion of the land 
exchanges described in this Act may be extended as necessary by the 
Secretary should the processes of State law or Federal law delay 
completion of an exchange.
    (6) For purposes of this Act, the term ``land'' means lands, 
waters, and interests therein.
    (b) Wilderness.--(1) To ensure that this transaction maintains, 
within the National Wilderness Preservation System, approximately the 
same amount of area of designated wilderness as currently exists, the 
following lands in Alaska shall be designated as wilderness in the 
priority listed, upon consummation of the land exchange authorized by 
this Act and shall be administered according to the laws governing 
national wilderness areas in Alaska:
        (A) An unnamed island in Glacier Bay National Park lying 
    southeasterly of Blue Mouse Cove in sections 5, 6, 7, and 8, T. 36 
    S., R. 54 E., CRM, and shown on United States Geological Survey 
    quadrangle Mt. Fairweather (D-2), Alaska, containing approximately 
    789 acres.
        (B) Cenotaph Island of Glacier Bay National Park lying within 
    Lituya Bay in sections 23, 24, 25, and 26, T. 37 S., R. 47 E., CRM, 
    and shown on United States Geological Survey quadrangle Mt. 
    Fairweather (C-5), Alaska, containing approximately 280 acres.
        (C) An area of Glacier Bay National Park lying in T. 31. S., R. 
    43 E and T. 32 S., R. 43 E., CRM, that is not currently designated 
    wilderness, containing approximately 2,270 acres.
    (2) The specific boundaries and acreage of these wilderness 
designations may be reasonably adjusted by the Secretary, consistent 
with sound land management principles, to approximately equal, in sum, 
the total wilderness acreage deleted from Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve pursuant to the land exchange authorized by this Act.
    (c) Conditions.--Any exchange of lands under this Act may occur 
only if--
        (1) following the submission of a complete license application, 
    FERC has conducted economic and environmental analyses under the 
    Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791-828) (notwithstanding provisions 
    of that Act and the Federal regulations that otherwise exempt this 
    project from economic analyses), the National Environmental Policy 
    Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370), and the Fish and Wildlife 
    Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-666), that conclude, with the 
    concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
    subparagraphs (A) and (B), that the construction and operation of a 
    hydroelectric power project on the lands described in section 
    3(b)--
            (A) will not adversely impact the purposes and values of 
        Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after 
        the consummation of the land exchange authorized by this 
        section);
            (B) will comply with the requirements of the National 
        Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470-470w); and
            (C) can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner;
        (2) FERC held at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska, 
    allowing the citizens of Gustavus to express their views on the 
    proposed project;
        (3) FERC has determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
    and the State of Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to 
    construct and operate this hydroelectric power project; and
        (4) Gustavus Electric Company has been granted a license by 
    FERC that requires Gustavus Electric Company to submit an 
    acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction may 
    commence, and the FERC has approved such plan.

SEC. 3. ROLE OF FERC.

    (a) License Application.--(1) The FERC licensing process shall 
apply to any application submitted by Gustavus Electric Company to the 
FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on the 
lands described in subsection (b).
    (2) FERC is authorized to accept and consider an application filed 
by Gustavus Electric Company for the construction and operation of a 
hydropower plant to be located on lands within the area described in 
subsection (b), notwithstanding section 3(2) of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 796(2)). Such application must be submitted within 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (3) FERC will retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project 
constructed on this site.
    (b) Analyses.--(1) The lands referred to in subsection (a) of this 
section are lands in the State of Alaska described as follows:


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    Township 39 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 36 
(unsurveyed), SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
W\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 
approximately 130 acres.
    Township 40 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 1 
(unsurveyed), NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native allotment A-442; Section 2 
(unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean high tide 
line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and U.S. Survey 945; 
Section 11 (unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean 
high tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944; Section 12 
(unsurveyed), fractional, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
and those portions of NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ lying above the mean high 
tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native 
allotment A-442. Containing approximately 1,015 acres.
    (2) Additional lands and acreage will be included as needed in the 
study area described in paragraph (1) to account for accretion to these 
lands from natural forces.
    (3) With the concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, 
the FERC shall determine the minimum amount of lands necessary for 
construction and operation of such project.
    (4) The National Park Service shall participate as a joint lead 
agency in the development of any environmental document under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in the licensing of such 
project. Such environmental document shall consider both the impacts 
resulting from licensing and any land exchange necessary to authorize 
such project.
    (c) Issuance of License.--(1) A condition of the license to 
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project 
shall be FERC's approval, prior to any commencement of construction, of 
a finance plan submitted by Gustavus Electric Company.
    (2) The National Park Service, as the existing supervisor of 
potential project lands ultimately to be deleted from the Federal 
reservation in accordance with this Act, waives its right to impose 
mandatory conditions on such project lands pursuant to section 4(e) of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)).
    (3) FERC shall not license or relicense the project, or amend the 
project license unless it determines, with the Secretary's concurrence, 
that the project will not adversely impact the purposes and values of 
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after the 
consummation of the land exchange authorized by this Act). 
Additionally, a condition of the license, or any succeeding license, to 
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project 
shall require the licensee to mitigate any adverse effects of the 
project on the purposes and values of Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve identified by the Secretary after the initial licensing.
    (4) A condition of the license to construct and operate any portion 
of the hydroelectric power project shall be the completion, prior to 
any commencement of construction, of the land exchange described in 
this Act.

SEC. 4. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

    (a) Special Use Permit.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133-1136), the Secretary shall issue a 
special use permit to Gustavus Electric Company to allow the completion 
of the analyses referred to in section 3. The Secretary shall impose 
conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values 
of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
    (b) Park System.--The lands acquired from the State of Alaska under 
this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the National 
Park System, subject to valid existing rights. Upon completion of the 
exchange of lands under this Act, the Secretary shall adjust, as 
necessary, the boundaries of the affected National Park System units to 
include the lands acquired from the State of Alaska; and adjust the 
boundary of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve to exclude the lands 
transferred to the State of Alaska under this Act. Any such adjustment 
to the boundaries of National Park System units resulting from this Act 
shall not be charged against any acreage limitations under section 
103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
    (c) Wilderness Area Boundaries.--The Secretary shall make any 
necessary modifications or adjustments of boundaries of wilderness 
areas as a result of the additions and deletions caused by the land 
exchange referenced in section 2. Any such adjustment to the boundaries 
of National Park System units shall not be considered in applying any 
acreage limitations under section 103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
    (d) Concurrence of the Secretary.--Whenever in this Act the 
concurrence of the Secretary is required, it shall not be unlawfully 
withheld or unreasonably delayed.

SEC. 5. APPLICABLE LAW.

    The authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act shall 
continue in effect until such time as this Act is expressly modified or 
repealed by Congress.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
[A]: Glacier Bay National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 - Provides for:  (1) an exchange of specified State lands in Alaska for specified Federal lands to be completed within six months after the issuance of a license to Gustavus Electric Company (GEC) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the construction and operation of a hydroelectric project on such Federal lands; or (2) the exchange of other specified Alaska lands having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal law within one year after such license is issued if the Secretary of the Interior and Alaska have not agreed on which lands Alaska will convey within such six-month period. 
Designates specified State lands and waters in Alaska as wilderness upon consummation of such exchange to ensure that this transaction maintains approximately the same amount of area of designated wilderness. 
Conditions such land exchange on:  (1) FERC's having conducted economic and environmental analyses pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act that conclude that the construction and operation of a hydroelectric power project on such lands will not adversely impact the purposes and values of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, will comply with the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act, and can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner; (2) FERC holding at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska, allowing its citizens to express their views on the proposed project; (3) FERC having determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary and Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to construct and operate the project; (4) GEC having been granted a FERC license that requires it to submit an acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction commences; and (5) FERC approving such plan. 
Makes the FERC licensing process applicable to any application submitted by GEC to FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on specified Alaska lands.  Authorizes FERC to accept and consider an application filed by GEC for construction and operation of such a project, notwithstanding FPA provisions, if submitted within three years after this Act's enactment.  Provides for FERC to retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project constructed on such site.  Sets forth additional provisions regarding issuance of a license for construction or operation of such a project. 
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to issue a special use permit to GEC to allow completion of the required analyses.  Requires the Secretary to impose conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values of the Preserve.  Requires the lands acquired from Alaska to be added to and administered as part of the National Park System, subject to valid existing rights. 
Continues the authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act until expressly modified or repealed by the Congress.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``China Fair Trade Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL COMPETITIVE TRADE PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 302(a)(2) of the Trade Agreements Act of 
1979 (19 U.S.C. 2512(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply in 
                the case of procurements for which--
                            ``(i) there are no offers of products or 
                        services of the United States or of eligible 
                        products; or
                            ``(ii) the offers of products or services 
                        of the United States or of eligible products 
                        are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of 
                        the United States Government.
                    ``(B) Special rule with respect to the people's 
                republic of china.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in 
                the case of procurements of products or services of the 
                People's Republic of China.''.
    (b) Waiver.--Section 302(b) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
U.S.C. 2512(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ``, except in the case of the People's Republic of China,'' 
before ``may''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS FROM AMERICAN SOURCES.

    (a) Buy American Act.--
            (1) American materials required for public use.--Section 
        2(a) of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a(a)) is amended by 
        inserting after the second sentence the following: ``The 
        exceptions in the previous two sentences shall not apply with 
        respect to articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or 
        manufactured, as the case may be, in the People's Republic of 
        China until such time as China becomes a party to the Agreement 
        on Government Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of 
        the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.
            (2) Contract specifications.--Section 3(a) of the Buy 
        American Act (41 U.S.C. 10b(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``exception.'' and inserting ``exception: Provided further, 
        That such an exception may not permit the use of articles, 
        materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the 
        case may be, in the People's Republic of China until such time 
        as China becomes a party to the Agreement on Government 
        Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay 
        Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.
            (3) Reports.--Section 2(b)(2)(A) of the Buy American Act 
        (41 U.S.C. 10a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the 
        semicolon the following: ``and the country in which such 
        articles, materials, or supplies were manufactured''.
    (b) Defense Contracts for Certain Articles.--Section 2533a of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(l) Inapplicability of Exceptions to Articles From the People's 
Republic of China.--The exceptions to the requirement in subsection (a) 
provided under subsections (c) through (h) shall not apply with respect 
to items grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the People's 
Republic of China until such time as China becomes a party to the 
Agreement on Government Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.
    (c) Requirements To Use American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured 
Goods Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.--
Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 303) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(e) The exceptions in subsection (b) shall not apply with respect 
to iron, steel, and manufactured goods from the People's Republic of 
China until such time as China becomes a party to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              CHINA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall submit to Congress a report on the productive capacity of the 
major industrial sectors in the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
an assessment of any steps taken by the Government of the People's 
Republic of China to develop, expand, retract, or otherwise alter the 
productive capacity of the sectors identified in the report.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
              FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 
other appropriate agencies, shall report to Congress regarding the 
policies of the Government of the People's Republic of China with 
respect to, and the subsidies provided by the People's Republic of 
China for, the development and exportation of renewable energy products 
and technologies. The report shall include an analysis of the impact of 
the policies and subsidies on United States manufacturers of renewable 
energy products and technologies.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) Renewable energy.--The term ``renewable energy'' means 
        energy generated by a renewable energy resource.
            (2) Renewable energy product or technology.--The term 
        ``renewable energy product or technology'' means any product, 
        technology, or component of a product used in the development 
        or production of renewable energy.
            (3) Renewable energy resource.--The term ``renewable energy 
        resource'' means--
                    (A) solar, wind, ocean, tidal, hydrokinetic, or 
                geothermal energy;
                    (B) biofuel, biomass, or hydropower; or
                    (C) any other renewable energy resource, as 
                determined by the Secretary of Energy.
[A]: China Fair Trade Act of 2010 - Amends the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 to provide that certain exceptions and waivers to the prohibition on the procurement of the products of a country that is not a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement shall not apply with respect to the procurements of products or services of the People's Republic of China.

Amends the Buy American Act to declare that certain exceptions to the Act requiring only U.S. materials be used for public use shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese made products until China becomes a party to the Agreement.

Declares that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese products by the Department of Defense (DOD) until China becomes a party to such Agreement.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to declare that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements under such Act shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese steel and products until China becomes a party to the Agreement.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress on the productive capacity of the major industrial sectors in China.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress on: (1) Chinese policies and the subsidies China provides in the development and exportation of renewable energy products and technologies; and (2) the impact such policies and subsidies have on U.S. manufacturers of such products and technologies.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rail Safety Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
            (2) Passenger cab car.--The term ``passenger cab car'' 
        means the leading cab car on a passenger train that does not 
        have a locomotive or safety locomotive at the front of the 
        train.
            (3) Safety locomotive.--The term ``safety locomotive'' 
        means a cab-car locomotive (whether operational or not) that is 
        used at the front of a rail passenger train to promote 
        passenger safety.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.
            (5) Train employee.--The term ``train employee'' has the 
        same meaning as in section 21101(5) of title 49, United States 
        Code.

SEC. 3. HOURS OF SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Administrator, shall promulgate regulations concerning 
        limitations on duty hours of train employees that contain--
                    (A) requirements concerning hours of work for train 
                employees and interim periods available for rest that 
                are no less stringent than the applicable requirements 
                under section 21103 of title 49, United States Code, as 
                in effect on the day before the effective date of 
                subsection (b); and
                    (B) any other related requirements that the 
                Secretary determines to be necessary to protect public 
                safety.
            (2) Negotiated rulemaking.--
                    (A) In general.--In promulgating regulations under 
                this subsection, the Secretary shall use negotiated 
                rulemaking, unless the Secretary determines that the 
                use of that process is not appropriate.
                    (B) Procedures for negotiated rulemaking.--If the 
                Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) that 
                negotiated rulemaking is appropriate, the Secretary, in 
                consultation with the Administrator, shall carry out 
                the negotiated rulemaking in accordance with the 
                procedures under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 
                5, United States Code.
    (b) Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Section 21103 of title 49, United States 
        Code, is repealed.
            (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
        the date on which the Secretary promulgates final regulations 
        under subsection (a).

SEC. 4. SATELLITE-BASED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall 
conduct a study to determine the feasibility of requiring satellite-
based train control systems to provide positive train control for 
railroad systems in the United States by January 1, 2001.
    (b) Time Frame for Operation; Automated Train Control Systems.--
            (1) Regulations to cover impracticability of satellite-
        based train control systems.--Subject to paragraph (3), if, 
        upon completion of the study conducted under subsection (a), 
        the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, determines 
        that the installation of an effective satellite-based train 
        control system referred to in subsection (a) could not be 
        accomplished practicably by January 1, 2001, the Secretary 
        shall promulgate regulations to require, as soon as practicable 
        after the date of promulgation of the regulations, the use of 
        automated train control technology that is available on that 
        date.
            (2) Regulations to cover practicability of satellite-based 
        train control systems.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), if upon 
                completion of the study conducted under subsection (a), 
                the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, 
                determines that the installation of an effective 
                satellite-based train control system referred to in 
                subsection (a) could be accomplished practicably by 
                January 1, 2001, the Secretary, in consultation with 
                the Administrator, shall promulgate regulations to 
                require, as soon as practicable after the date of 
                promulgation of the regulations, the use of automated 
                train control technology that is available on that 
                date.
                    (B) Waivers.--If the appropriate official of a 
                railroad system establishes, to the satisfaction of the 
                Secretary, and in a manner specified by the Secretary, 
                that the railroad system will have in operation a 
                satellite-based train control system by January 1, 
                2001, the Secretary shall issue a waiver for that 
                railroad system to waive the application of the 
                regulations promulgated under subparagraph (A) for that 
                railroad system, subject to terms and conditions 
                established by the Secretary.
            (3) Conditions.--In promulgating regulations under this 
        subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Administrator, shall provide for any exceptions or conditions 
        that the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, 
        determines to be necessary.
            (4) Monitoring.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Secretary issues a waiver 
                for a railroad system under paragraph (2)(B), the 
                railroad system shall, during the period that the 
                waiver is in effect, provide such information to the 
                Secretary as the Secretary, acting through the 
                Administrator, determines to be necessary to monitor 
                the compliance of the railroad system with the 
                conditions of the waiver, including information 
                concerning the progress of the railroad system in 
                achieving an operational satellite-based train control 
                system.
                    (B) Revocation of waivers.--If, at any time during 
                the period that a waiver issued under paragraph (2)(B) 
                is in effect, the Secretary determines that the 
                railroad system issued the waiver is not meeting the 
                terms or conditions of the waiver, or is not likely to 
                have in operation a satellite-based train control 
                system by January 1, 2001, the Secretary shall revoke 
                the waiver.

SEC. 5. AUTOMATIC TRAIN ESCAPE DEVICE STUDY.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall 
conduct a study of the technical, structural, and economic feasibility 
of automatic train escape devices.
    (b) Report.--Upon completion of the study conducted under this 
section, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall--
            (1) prepare a report that contains the findings of the 
        study; and
            (2) submit a copy of the report to the appropriate 
        committees of the Congress.
    (c) Regulations.--If, by the date specified in subsection (a), the 
Secretary makes a determination (on the basis of the findings of the 
study) that automatic train escape devices should be required on rail 
passenger trains, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator, shall, not later than 180 days after such date, 
promulgate regulations to require automatic train escape devices on 
rail passenger trains as soon as practicable after the date of 
promulgation of the regulations.

SEC. 6. LOCOMOTIVE FUEL TANKS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator, shall establish, by regulation, minimum safety standards 
for fuel tanks of locomotives of rail passenger trains that take into 
consideration environmental protection and public safety.
    (b) Applicability.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator, may limit the applicability of the regulations 
promulgated under subsection (a) to new locomotives (as defined by the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator) if the Secretary 
determines that the limitation is appropriate.

SEC. 7. PASSENGER CAR CRASH-WORTHINESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, 
shall determine whether to promulgate regulations, for the purpose of 
protecting public safety, to--
            (1) require crash posts at the corners of rail passenger 
        cars;
            (2) require safety locomotives on rail passenger trains;
            (3) establish minimum crash-worthiness standards for 
        passenger cab cars; or
            (4) carry out any combination of paragraphs (1) through 
        (3).
    (b) Regulations.--If, the Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator, determines that promulgating any of the regulations 
referred to in subsection (a) are necessary to protect public safety, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall, not later 
than 180 days after such date, promulgate such regulations in final 
form, to take effect as soon as practicable after the date of 
promulgation of the regulations.
    (c) Report.--If the Secretary determines under subsection (a) that 
taking any action referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3) of such 
subsection is not necessary to protect public safety, not later than 
the date of the determination, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the appropriate committees of the Congress that provides the reasons 
for the determination.

SEC. 8. SIGNAL PLACEMENT.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall 
conduct a study of the placement of rail signals along railways. In 
conducting the study, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, 
shall determine whether regulations should be promulgated to require--
            (1) that a signal be placed along a railway at each exit of 
        a rail station; and
            (2) if practicable, that a signal be placed so that it is 
        visible only to the train employee of a train that the signal 
        is designed to influence.
    (b) Regulations.--If, upon completion of the study conducted under 
subsection (a), the Secretary determines that the regulations referred 
to in that subsection are necessary for the protection of public 
safety, the Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the 
completion of the study, promulgate those regulations.
    (c) Report.--If, upon completion of the study conducted under 
subsection (a), the Secretary determines that promulgating any of the 
regulations referred to in subsection (a) is not necessary for the 
protection of public safety, not later than the date of completion of 
the study, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
committees of the Congress that provides the reasons for that 
determination.
[A]:
Rail Safety Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations concerning limitations on the duty hours of train employees that are no less stringent than similar duty hour requirements under specified existing Federal transportation law, which are hereby repealed. 
Directs the Secretary to study:  (1) the feasibility of requiring satellite-based train control systems to provide positive train control for railroad systems in the United States by January 1, 2001; and (2) the technical, structural, and economic feasibility of automatic train escape devices.  Directs the Secretary, to the extent feasibility is determined, to promulgate regulations requiring installation of such control systems and train escape devices by specified dates. 
Directs the Secretary to establish, by regulation, minimum safety standards for fuel tanks of locomotives of rail passenger trains that take into consideration environmental protection and public safety. 
Directs the Secretary to determine, and report to the appropriate congressional committees, whether to promulgate regulations for public safety purposes to:  (1) require crash posts at the corners of rail passenger cars; (2) require safety locomotives on rail passenger trains; (3) establish minimum crash-worthiness standards for passenger cab cars; or (4) carry out any combination of the above. 
Directs the Secretary to:  (1) study whether to promulgate regulations requiring placement of rail signals along railways in specified positions; and (2) promulgate such regulations if the requirement is determined necessary.  Requires a report to the Congress if such placement is determined unnecessary.