In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Captive Primate Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES TO DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED 
              WILDLIFE SPECIES.

    Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``or any 
nonhuman primate''.

SEC. 3. CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Prohibited Acts.--Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3372) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``or'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
                        ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or subsection 
                (e)'' before the period; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 
                (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) respectively;
                    (B) by striking ``(e)'' and all that follows 
                through ``Subsection (a)(2)(C) does not apply'' in 
                paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Captive Wildlife Offense.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is unlawful for any person to import, 
        export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in 
        interstate or foreign commerce any live animal of any 
        prohibited wildlife species.
            ``(2) Limitation on application.--This subsection--
                    ``(A) does not apply to a person transporting a 
                nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian who is 
                licensed to practice veterinary medicine within the 
                United States, solely for the purpose of providing 
                veterinary care to the nonhuman primate, if--
                            ``(i) the person transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate carries written documentation issued by 
                        the veterinarian, including the appointment 
                        date and location;
                            ``(ii) the nonhuman primate is transported 
                        in a secure enclosure appropriate for that 
                        species of primate;
                            ``(iii) the nonhuman primate has no contact 
                        with any other animals or members of the 
                        public, other than the veterinarian and other 
                        authorized medical personnel providing 
                        veterinary care; and
                            ``(iv) such transportation and provision of 
                        veterinary care is in accordance with all 
                        otherwise applicable State and local laws, 
                        regulations, permits, and health certificates;
                    ``(B) does not apply to a person transporting a 
                nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver for 
                the nonhuman primate as a result of the death of the 
                preceding owner of the nonhuman primate, if--
                            ``(i) the person transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate is carrying legal documentation to 
                        support the need for transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate to the legally designated caregiver;
                            ``(ii) the nonhuman primate is transported 
                        in a secure enclosure appropriate for the 
                        species;
                            ``(iii) the nonhuman primate has no contact 
                        with any other animals or members of the public 
                        while being transported to the legally 
                        designated caregiver; and
                            ``(iv) all applicable State and local 
                        restrictions on such transport, and all 
                        applicable State and local requirements for 
                        permits or health certificates, are complied 
                        with;
                    ``(C) does not apply to a person transporting a 
                nonhuman primate solely for the purpose of assisting an 
                individual who is permanently disabled with a severe 
                mobility impairment, if--
                            ``(i) the nonhuman primate is a single 
                        animal of the genus Cebus;
                            ``(ii) the nonhuman primate was obtained 
                        from, and trained at, a licensed nonprofit 
                        organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
                        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 the nonprofit 
                        tax status of which was obtained--
                                    ``(I) before July 18, 2008; and
                                    ``(II) on the basis that the 
                                mission of the organization is to 
                                improve the quality of life of severely 
                                mobility-impaired individuals;
                            ``(iii) the person transporting the 
                        nonhuman primate is a specially trained 
                        employee or agent of a nonprofit organization 
                        described in clause (ii) that is transporting 
                        the nonhuman primate to or from a designated 
                        individual who is permanently disabled with a 
                        severe mobility impairment, or to or from a 
                        licensed foster care home providing specialty 
                        training of the nonhuman primate solely for 
                        purposes of assisting an individual who is 
                        permanently disabled with severe mobility 
                        impairment;
                            ``(iv) the person transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate carries documentation from the 
                        applicable nonprofit organization that includes 
                        the name of the designated individual referred 
                        to in clause (iii);
                            ``(v) the nonhuman primate is transported 
                        in a secure enclosure that is appropriate for 
                        that species;
                            ``(vi) the nonhuman primate has no contact 
                        with any animal or member of the public, other 
                        than the designated individual referred to in 
                        clause (iii); and
                            ``(vii) the transportation of the nonhuman 
                        primate is in compliance with--
                                    ``(I) all applicable State and 
                                local restrictions regarding the 
                                transport; and
                                    ``(II) all applicable State and 
                                local requirements regarding permits or 
                                health certificates; and
                    ``(D) does not apply'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as added by subparagraph 
                (B))--
                            (i) by striking ``a'' before ``prohibited'' 
                        and inserting ``any'';
                            (ii) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting 
                        ``(4)''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
                        ``(3)'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by 
                                striking ``animals listed in section 
                                2(g)'' each place it appears and 
                                inserting ``prohibited wildlife 
                                species''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                ``animals'' and inserting ``prohibited 
                                wildlife species''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``animal'' each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``prohibited wildlife species'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
                ``(3)''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)(C)'' 
                        and inserting ``this subsection''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``2004 through 2008'' and 
                        inserting ``2011 through 2015''.
    (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 4(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(e),'' after 
        ``subsections (b), (d),''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, (e),'' after 
        ``subsection (d)''.
    (c) Criminal Penalties.--Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments 
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) and in the first 
        sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting ``(e),'' after 
        ``subsections (b), (d),'' each place it appears; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, (e),'' after 
        ``subsection (d)''.
    (d) Effective Date; Regulations.--
            (1) Effective date.--Subsections (a) through (c), and the 
        amendments made by those subsections, shall take effect on the 
        earlier of--
                    (A) the date of promulgation of regulations under 
                paragraph (2); and
                    (B) the expiration of the period referred to in 
                paragraph (2).
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        promulgate regulations implementing the amendments made by this 
        section.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY PROVISION AMENDMENT.

    Section 3 of the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (117 Stat. 2871; 
Public Law 108-191) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In General.--
        Section 3'' and inserting ``Section 3''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with other 
        relevant Federal and State agencies, promulgate regulations to 
        implement section 3(e).''.
Example Output: Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce.

Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for: (1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian, (2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner, and (3) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment.

Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2011-FY2015.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Equity and Accountability 
through Research Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES.

    (a) Redesignation.--
            (1) In general.--Title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 401(b)(24), by striking ``National 
                Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities'' and 
                inserting ``National Institute for Minority Health and 
                Health Disparities''; and
                    (B) in subpart 6 of part E--
                            (i) in the subpart heading, by striking 
                        ``Center'' and inserting ``Institute'';
                            (ii) in the headings of sections 485E and 
                        485H, by striking ``center'' and inserting 
                        ``institute''; and
                            (iii) by striking (other than in section 
                        485E(i)(1)) the term ``Center'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``Institute''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in any law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities shall 
        be deemed to be a reference to the National Institute for 
        Minority Health and Health Disparities.
    (b) Duties; Authorities; Funding.--Section 485E of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287c-31) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Duties of the Director.--
            ``(1) Interagency coordination of minority health and 
        health disparity activities.--With respect to minority health 
        and health disparities, the Director of the Institute shall 
        plan, coordinate, and evaluate research and other activities 
        conducted or supported by the institutes and centers of the 
        National Institutes of Health. In carrying out the preceding 
        sentence, the Director of the Institute shall evaluate the 
        minority health and health disparity activities of each of such 
        institutes and centers and shall provide for the periodic 
        reevaluation of such activities. Such institutes and centers 
        shall be responsible for providing information to the 
        Institute, including data on clinical trials funded or 
        conducted by these institutes and centers.
            ``(2) Consultations.--The Director of the Institute shall 
        carry out this subpart (including developing and revising the 
        plan and budget required by subsection (f) in consultation with 
        the heads of the institutes and centers of the National 
        Institutes of Health, the advisory councils of such institutes 
        and centers, and the advisory council established pursuant to 
        subsection (j).
            ``(3) Coordination of activities.--The Director of the 
        Institute--
                    ``(A) shall act as the primary Federal official 
                with responsibility for coordinating all research and 
                activities conducted or supported by the National 
                Institutes of Health on minority or other health 
                disparities;
                    ``(B) shall represent the health disparities 
                research program of the National Institutes of Health, 
                including the minority health and other health 
                disparities research program, at all relevant executive 
                branch task forces, committees, and planning 
                activities; and
                    ``(C) shall maintain communications with all 
                relevant agencies of the Public Health Service, 
                including the Indian Health Service, and various other 
                departments and agencies of the Federal Government to 
                ensure the timely transmission of information 
                concerning advances in minority health disparities 
                research and other health disparities research among 
                these various agencies for dissemination to affected 
                communities and health care providers.'';
            (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Strategic Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
        section and other applicable law, the Director of the 
        Institute, in consultation with the Director of NIH, the 
        Directors of the other institutes and centers of the National 
        Institutes of Health, and the advisory council established 
        pursuant to subsection (j), shall--
                    ``(A) annually review and revise a strategic plan 
                (referred to in this section as `the plan') and budget 
                for the conduct and support of all minority health 
                disparity research and other health disparity research 
                activities of the institutes and centers of the 
                National Institutes of Health that include time-based 
                targeted objectives with measurable outcomes and assure 
                that the annual review and revision of the plan uses an 
                established trans-National Institutes of Health process 
                subject to timely review, approval, and dissemination;
                    ``(B) ensure that the plan and budget establish 
                priorities among the health disparities research 
                activities that such agencies are authorized to carry 
                out;
                    ``(C) ensure that the plan and budget establish 
                objectives regarding such activities, describe the 
                means for achieving the objectives, and designate the 
                date by which the objectives are expected to be 
                achieved;
                    ``(D) ensure that all amounts appropriated for such 
                activities are expended in accordance with the plan and 
                budget;
                    ``(E) annually submit to Congress a report on the 
                progress made with respect to the plan; and
                    ``(F) create and implement a plan for the systemic 
                review of research activities supported by the National 
                Institutes of Health that are within the mission of 
                both the Institute and other institutes and centers of 
                the National Institutes of Health, including by 
                establishing mechanisms for--
                            ``(i) tracking minority health and health 
                        disparity research conducted within the 
                        institutes and centers assessing the 
                        appropriateness of this research with regard to 
                        the overall goals and objectives of the plan;
                            ``(ii) the early identification of 
                        applications and proposals for grants, 
                        contracts, and cooperative agreements 
                        supporting extramural training, research, and 
                        development, that are submitted to the 
                        institutes and centers that are within the 
                        mission of the Institute;
                            ``(iii) providing the Institute with the 
                        written descriptions and scientific peer review 
                        results of such applications and proposals;
                            ``(iv) enabling the institutes and centers 
                        to consult with the Director of the Institute 
                        prior to final approval of such applications 
                        and proposals; and
                            ``(v) reporting to the Director of the 
                        Institute all such applications and proposals 
                        that are approved for funding by the institutes 
                        and centers.
            ``(2) Certain components of plan and budget.--With respect 
        to health disparities research activities of the agencies of 
        the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the 
        Institute shall ensure that the plan and budget under paragraph 
        (1) provide for--
                    ``(A) basic research and applied research, 
                including research and development with respect to 
                products;
                    ``(B) research that is conducted by the agencies;
                    ``(C) research that is supported by the agencies;
                    ``(D) proposals developed pursuant to solicitations 
                by the agencies and for proposals developed 
                independently of such solicitations; and
                    ``(E) behavioral research and social sciences 
                research, which may include cultural and linguistic 
                research in each of the agencies.
            ``(3) Minority health disparities research.--The plan and 
        budget under paragraph (1) shall include a separate statement 
        of the plan and budget for minority health disparities 
        research.'';
            (3) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
    ``(h) Research Endowments.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Institute shall 
        carry out a program to facilitate minority health and health 
        disparities research and other health disparities research by 
        providing research endowments at--
                    ``(A) centers of excellence under section 736; and
                    ``(B) centers of excellence under section 485F.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--The Director of the Institute shall 
        provide for a research endowment under paragraph (1) only if 
        the institution involved meets the following conditions:
                    ``(A) The institution does not have an endowment 
                that is worth in excess of an amount equal to 50 
                percent of the national average of endowment funds at 
                institutions that conduct similar biomedical research 
                or training of health professionals.
                    ``(B) The application of the institution under 
                paragraph (1) regarding a research endowment has been 
                recommended pursuant to technical and scientific peer 
                review and has been approved by the advisory council 
                established pursuant to subsection (j).
                    ``(C) The institution at any time was deemed to be 
                eligible to receive a grant under section 736 and at 
                any time received a research endowment under paragraph 
                (1).''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Funding.--
            ``(1) Full funding budget.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to a fiscal year, 
                the Director of the Institute shall prepare and submit 
                directly to the President, for review and transmittal 
                to Congress, a budget estimate for carrying out the 
                plan for the fiscal year, after reasonable opportunity 
                for comment (but without change) by the Secretary, the 
                Director of the National Institutes of Health, the 
                directors of the other institutes and centers of the 
                National Institutes of Health, and the advisory council 
                established pursuant to subsection (j). The budget 
                estimate shall include an estimate of the number and 
                type of personnel needs for the Institute.
                    ``(B) Amounts necessary.--The budget estimate 
                submitted under subparagraph (A) shall estimate the 
                amounts necessary for the institutes and centers of the 
                National Institutes of Health to carry out all minority 
                health and health disparities activities determined by 
                the Director of the Institute to be appropriate, 
                without regard to the probability that such amounts 
                will be appropriated.
            ``(2) Alternate budgets.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to a fiscal year, 
                the Director of the Institute shall prepare and submit 
                to the Secretary and the Director of the National 
                Institutes of Health the budget estimates described in 
                subparagraph (B) for carrying out the plan for the 
                fiscal year. The Secretary and such Director shall 
                consider each of such estimates in making 
                recommendations to the President regarding a budget for 
                the plan for such year.
                    ``(B) Description.--With respect to the fiscal year 
                involved, the budget estimates referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) for the plan are as follows:
                            ``(i) The budget estimate submitted under 
                        paragraph (1).
                            ``(ii) A budget estimate developed on the 
                        assumption that the amounts appropriated will 
                        be sufficient only for--
                                    ``(I) continuing the conduct by the 
                                institutes and centers of the National 
                                Institutes of Health of existing 
                                minority health and health disparity 
                                activities (if approved for 
                                continuation), and continuing the 
                                support of such activities by the 
                                institutes and centers in the case of 
                                projects or programs for which the 
                                institutes or centers have made a 
                                commitment of continued support; and
                                    ``(II) carrying out activities that 
                                are in addition to activities specified 
                                in subclause (I), only for which the 
                                Director determines there is the most 
                                substantial need.
                            ``(iii) Such other budget estimates as the 
                        Director of the Institute determines to be 
                        appropriate.
    ``(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to carry out 
this section.''.
Example Output: Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities. Revises and expands the duties of the Director of such Institute relating to coordination of research activities conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and review of a strategic plan and budget for minority health disparity research.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad 
Competition Act of 2001''.
    (b) Amendment of Title 49, United States Code.--Except as otherwise 
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is 
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or 
other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To clarify the rail transportation policy of the United 
        States by requiring the Surface Transportation Board to accord 
        greater weight to the need for increased competition between 
        and among rail carriers and consistent and efficient rail 
        service in its decisionmaking.
            (2) To eliminate unreasonable barriers to competition among 
        rail carriers serving the same geographic areas.
            (3) To ensure reasonable rail rates for captive rail 
        shippers by removing unnecessary regulatory burdens from the 
        rate reasonableness procedures of the Surface Transportation 
        Board.

              TITLE I--INCREASED RAIL-TO-RAIL COMPETITION

SEC. 101. FOSTERING OF RAIL-TO-RAIL COMPETITION.

    Section 11101(a) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by striking ``A rail carrier'' at the beginning of the 
        second sentence and inserting the following:
    ``(2) Upon the request of a shipper, a rail carrier shall establish 
a rate for transportation and provide service requested by the shipper 
between any two points on the system of that carrier where traffic 
originates, terminates, or may reasonably be interchanged. A carrier 
shall establish a rate and provide service upon such request without 
regard to--
            ``(A) the location of the movement on the rail system, 
        including terminal areas;
            ``(B) whether the rate established is for only part of a 
        movement between a point of origin and a destination;
            ``(C) whether the shipper has made arrangements for 
        transportation for any other part of that movement; or
            ``(D) whether the shipper has a contract with any rail 
        carrier for part or all of its transportation needs over the 
        route of movement, in which case the rate established by the 
        carrier shall not apply to transportation covered by the 
        contract.
    ``(3) A rail carrier''.

SEC. 102. PROMOTION OF COMPETITIVE RAIL SERVICE OPTIONS.

    (a) Approvals of Combinations.--Section 11324 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (4);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (5) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) means and methods to encourage and expand competition 
        between and among rail carriers in the region affected by the 
        transaction or in the national rail system.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after the first 
        sentence the following: ``The Board shall impose any conditions 
        that the Board considers appropriate to encourage and expand 
        competition between and among rail carriers in the region 
        affected by the transaction or in the national rail system.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to proceedings of the Surface Transportation Board that 
are initiated on or after the effective date specified in section 401.

SEC. 103. COMPETITIVE RAIL SERVICE IN TERMINAL AREAS.

    (a) Use of Terminal Areas.--Section 11102(a) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
            (2) by striking ``may'' in the first sentence and inserting 
        ``shall'';
            (3) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``In making any determination for the purposes of the preceding 
        sentence, the Board may not require evidence of anticompetitive 
        conduct by a rail carrier from which access is sought.'';
            (4) by striking ``The rail carriers'' at the beginning of 
        the sentence following the sentence inserted by paragraph (3) 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(2) The rail carriers''; and
            (5) by striking ``may establish conditions'' in the 
        penultimate sentence and inserting ``shall establish 
        conditions''.
    (b) Reciprocal Switching.--Section 11102(c) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``may require'' in the first 
                sentence and inserting ``shall require''; and
                    (B) by striking ``may establish'' in the last 
                sentence and inserting ``shall establish''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) In making any determination for the purposes of the first 
sentence of paragraph (1), the Board may not require evidence of 
anticompetitive conduct by a rail carrier from which access is 
sought.''.

   TITLE II--IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RATE REASONABLENESS PROCESS OF THE 
                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

SEC. 201. FILING FEES.

    Section 721 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f) Limitation on Fees.--The Board may not charge a fee for the 
filing of a complaint, protest, or other request for relief in an 
amount greater than fees charged by district courts of the United 
States for a comparable filing.''.

SEC. 202. SIMPLIFIED STANDARDS FOR MARKET DOMINANCE DETERMINATIONS.

    Section 10707 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e) The Board may not consider evidence of product or geographic 
competition in making a market dominance determination under this 
section.''.

SEC. 203. REVIEW OF RATES.

    (a) Reasonableness.--Section 10701(d) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
    ``(3) Upon a challenge made by a shipper to the reasonableness of 
any rate established by a rail carrier in accordance with subsection 
(c) or section 11101(a) of this title, the Board shall determine the 
reasonableness of the rate without regard to whether--
            ``(A) the rate is for only part of a movement between a 
        point of origin and a destination;
            ``(B) the shipper has made arrangements for transportation 
        for any other part of that movement; or
            ``(C) the shipper currently has a contract with a rail 
        carrier for any part of the rail traffic involved, except that 
        any rate prescribed by the Board shall not apply to 
        transportation covered by such a contract.''.
    (b) Burden of Proof.--
            (1) Proving reasonableness.--Section 10701(d), as amended 
        by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraphs:
    ``(4) In the determining of whether a rate established by a rail 
carrier is reasonable for the purposes of this subsection, the rail 
carrier shall have the burden of proving that the maximum rate set 
forth in the complainant's evidence does not exceed the reasonable 
maximum rate.
    ``(5) The sequence for the presentation of evidence by the 
complainant and the defendant that is provided under the rules of the 
Board governing the procedural schedule for cases under this 
subsection, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Railroad 
Competition Act of 2001, shall apply in such cases.''.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section 
        shall apply with respect to proceedings of the Surface 
        Transportation Board that are initiated on or after the 
        effective date specified in section 401.

 TITLE III--IMPROVEMENTS IN THE OVERSIGHT OF THE RAIL INDUSTRY AND IN 
           THE OPERATION OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

SEC. 301. CLARIFICATION OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION POLICY.

    Section 10101 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``In 
        regulating''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Primary Objectives.--The primary objectives of the rail 
transportation policy of the United States are as follows:
            ``(1) To ensure effective competition among rail carriers 
        at origins and destinations.
            ``(2) To maintain reasonable rates in the absence of 
        effective competition.
            ``(3) To maintain consistent and efficient rail 
        transportation service for shippers, including the timely 
        provision of rail cars requested by shippers.
            ``(4) To ensure that smaller carload and intermodal 
        shippers are not precluded from accessing rail systems due to 
        volume requirements.''.

SEC. 302. ADEQUACY OF REVENUE.

    (a) Repeal of Authority To Establish Revenue Standards and 
Procedures.--Section 10704(a) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and 
(3).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Rail transportation policy.--Section 10101 is amended 
        by striking ``, as determined by the Board'' in paragraph (3) 
        of subsection (a), as designated by section 3(1).
            (2) Reasonableness of rates.--Section 10701(d)(2) is 
        amended by striking ``, as established by the Board under 
        section 10704(a)(2) of this title''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--Section 10704(a), as amended by 
        subsection (a), is further amended by striking ``(1)'' after 
        ``(a)''.

SEC. 303. ARBITRATION.

    (a) Authority.--Chapter 105 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 10503. Arbitration of qualifying controversies
    ``(a) Authority.--(1) Subject to subsection (b), disputes subject 
to the statutory jurisdiction of the Board that involve the 
reasonableness of rates or other charges or the provision of service 
may be resolved under the alternative dispute resolution process 
prescribed by the Board for the arbitration of such disputes upon the 
election of a party filing with the Board a written complaint regarding 
the rates, charges, or service, as the case may be.
    ``(2) Discovery shall be authorized in a case submitted to 
arbitration under this section if requested by a party to the 
arbitration.
    ``(b) Disputes Involving Rates and Other Charges.--In an 
arbitration of a dispute on a rate or other financial charge under the 
process applied under subsection (a), each party to the dispute shall 
submit to the arbitrator the party's final proposal regarding what 
level of rate or charge is appropriate. All such proposals shall be 
submitted simultaneously. The arbitrator shall select one of the 
submitted proposals, without modification, to be the arbitrator's final 
decision on the disputed rate or charge.
    ``(c) Judicial Review.--(1) The district courts of the United 
States shall have jurisdiction to review the final decision of an 
arbitrator in a proceeding conducted under subsection (a).
    ``(2) An action for review of a final decision of an arbitrator 
referred to in paragraph (1) may be brought only in the district court 
of the United States for the district in which the party electing the 
arbitration under subsection (a) has its principal place of business.
    ``(3) An action for review of the final decision of an arbitrator 
may not be commenced under this subsection more than 30 days after the 
date on which the arbitrator issues the decision.
    ``(4) In an action brought under this subsection for review of the 
decision of an arbitrator, the district court may--
            ``(A) vacate the decision on any ground set forth in 
        section 10 of title 9; or
            ``(B) modify or correct the decision on any ground set 
        forth in section 11 of title 9.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``10503. Arbitration of qualifying controversies.''.

SEC. 304. RAIL CARRIER SERVICE QUALITY PERFORMANCE REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 111 is amended by adding at the end of 
subchapter III the following new section:
``Sec. 11146. Service quality reports
    ``(a) Monthly Report of Carriers.--(1) Regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Transportation shall require each rail carrier to 
submit to the Secretary a monthly report on the quality of the service 
provided by the rail carrier.
    ``(2) The report shall contain, for the month covered by the 
report, information about--
            ``(A) the carrier's on-time performance;
            ``(B) the carrier's car availability deadline performance;
            ``(C) the average speed at which the carrier's trains were 
        operated;
            ``(D) the average time that the carrier's trains dwelled in 
        terminals;
            ``(E) the number of the carrier's cars that were loaded 
        (expressed separately for each major commodity group); and
            ``(F) any other aspects of the carrier's performance (as a 
        rail carrier) that the Secretary may require.
    ``(3) The information shall be set forth in the monthly report in a 
uniform format prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Availability of Monthly Report to Board and Public.--(1) The 
Secretary shall furnish a copy of the monthly reports of rail carriers 
to the Surface Transportation Board not later than the next business 
day following receipt by the Secretary.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall make the monthly reports of rail carriers 
available to the public.
    ``(c) Annual Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress an annual report containing a summary and discussion of the 
information in the reports submitted under this section to the 
Secretary for the months of the year covered by the annual report.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
11145 the following:

``11146. Service quality reports.''.

SEC. 305. PERIODIC STUDY OF COMPETITION AMONG RAIL CARRIERS.

    (a) Requirement for Study.--
            (1) Triennial study.--Chapter 101 is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new section:
``Sec. 10103. Periodic study of rail carrier competition and processes 
              of the Surface Transportation Board
    ``(a) Requirement for Study.--Every three years, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall conduct a comprehensive study of rail carrier 
competition and the processes of the Board. The study shall include an 
assessment of the following:
            ``(1) The availability of effective competitive options 
        among and between rail carriers.
            ``(2) The effectiveness of the processes of the Surface 
        Transportation Board, including the process used for 
        determining the reasonableness of rates of rail carriers.
            ``(3) The availability to rail users of effective 
        regulatory dispute resolution options.
    ``(b) Study To Include Assessment of Rail-to-Rail Competition.--In 
carrying out the study, the Board shall assess the overall level of 
rail-to-rail competition in the rail carrier industry in the United 
States. In making the assessment, the Board shall consider the views of 
users of the services of rail carriers.
    ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than November 15 of each year 
in which a study is conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit a report on the results of the study to Congress. The report 
shall include the following:
            ``(1) The Board's assessment of the overall level of rail-
        to-rail competition in the rail carrier industry in the United 
        States.
            ``(2) The markets that have limited rail-to-rail 
        competition.
            ``(3) Any recommendations for enhancing rail-to-rail 
        competition, particularly in markets identified as having 
        limited rail-to-rail competition.
            ``(4) An assessment of the Board's performance of its 
        purpose to promote and enhance competition among and between 
        railroads by--
                    ``(A) addressing complaints regarding rates and 
                service; and
                    ``(B) promulgating regulations of general 
                applicability or taking other actions.
            ``(5) Any recommendations for modification of any of the 
        decisions of the Surface Transportation Board (or decisions of 
        the former Interstate Commerce Commission continuing in effect) 
        or for modification of the general authority or jurisdiction of 
        the Board.
            ``(6) Any other findings, analyses, assessments, and 
        recommendations that result from the study.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:

``10103. Periodic study of rail carrier competition and processes of 
                            the Surface Transportation Board.''.
    (b) Time for First Study.--The first study under section 10103 of 
title 49, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be 
carried out not later than two years after the effective date specified 
in section 401.

                       TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATES

SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as provided in section 402, this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2001.

SEC. 402. EXCEPTIONS.

    The following provisions shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act:
            (1) Section 303 and the amendments made in that section.
            (2) Section 305.
Example Output:
Railroad Competition Act of 2001 - Amends Federal transportation law to require a rail carrier, upon a shipper's request, to establish a rail transportation rate and provide service requested by the shipper between any two points on the carrier's system where traffic originates, terminates, or may reasonably be interchanged.Requires the Surface Transportation Board, in a proceeding to approve the merger or control of at least two Class I railroads, to: (1) consider means and methods to encourage and expand competition between and among rail carriers in the affected region or in the national rail system; and (2) impose any conditions appropriate to encourage and expand such competition.Changes from discretionary to mandatory the Board's authority to require: (2) the use of certain rail carrier-owned terminal facilities by another carrier under specified conditions; and (2) rail carriers to enter into reciprocal switching agreements where they are necessary to provide competitive rail service.Limits the amount the Board may charge for the filing of relief requests. Revises requirements for Board market dominance determinations and reasonableness determinations in rail rate proceedings.Declares primary objectives for U.S. rail transportation policy, including: (1) ensuring effective competition among rail carriers; and (2) maintaining reasonable rail rates in the absence of effective competition.Repeals the Board's authority to establish standards for establishing revenue levels and determining adequacy of revenues for rail carriers.Authorizes arbitration of disputes involving the reasonableness of rail rates or provision of service.Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) require rail carriers to file monthly service quality reports; and (2) conduct triennial studies of rail carrier competition and the processes of the Board.