Railway Safety Act of 2026

1. Sec. 102(a) · 49 U.S.C. 20155 · rewrittento read as follows:
2. Sec. 104(f) · 49 U.S.C. 22909 (f)(2)(C)(i) · changedin clause (i), by striking "; or" and inserting a semicolon;
3. Sec. 104(f) · 49 U.S.C. 22909 (f)(2)(C)(ii) · changedin clause (ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting "; or"; and
4. Sec. 104(f) · 49 U.S.C. 22909 (f)(2)(C) · added (iii)by adding at the end the following:
5. Sec. 104(f) · 49 U.S.C. 22909 (g) · changedby striking "Except" and inserting the following:
6. Sec. 104(f) · 49 U.S.C. 22909 (g) · added (2)by adding at the end the following:
7. Sec. 108(b) · 49 U.S.C. 20153 · added 20154by inserting after section 20153 the following:
8. Sec. 108(c) · 49 U.S.C. 20153 · addedby inserting after the item relating to section 20153 the following:
9. Sec. 109(a) · 49 U.S.C. 21301 (a) · changedby striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
10. Sec. 109(a) · 49 U.S.C. 21301 (a) · renumberedby redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
11. Sec. 109(a) · 49 U.S.C. 21301 (a) · added (3)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
12. Sec. 109(a) · 49 U.S.C. 21301 (a)(6) · changedin paragraph (6), as redesignted by paragraph (2), by adding at the end "Such civil action may be brought in the judicial district in which the violation occurred or in which the…
13. Sec. 109(b) · 49 U.S.C. 21301 · added (d)by adding at the end the following:
14. Sec. 201(1) · 49 U.S.C. 5108 (g)(1) · changedin paragraph (1), by striking "(1) The Secretary" and inserting the following:
15. Sec. 201(2) · 49 U.S.C. 5108 (g) · changedby striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
16. Sec. 202(1) · 49 U.S.C. 5115 (b)(1)(B) · changedin subparagraph (B), by striking "and" after the semicolon at the end; and
17. Sec. 202(2) · 49 U.S.C. 5115 (b)(1) · added (D)by adding at the end the following:
18. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 · changedby striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following:
19. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(1)(B) · changedin subparagraph (B), by striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon;
20. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(1)(C) · changedby striking "public sector employees" and inserting "emergency response personnel"; and
21. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(1)(C) · changedby striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
22. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(1) · added (D)by adding at the end the following:
23. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(5)(A)(i) · changedin clause (i), by striking "public sector employees being trained" and inserting "emergency response personnel being trained virtually or in person";
24. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(5)(A)(ii) · changedin clause (ii), by striking "employees" and inserting "personnel";
25. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(5)(A)(iii) · changedby striking "employees" and inserting "personnel"; and
26. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(5)(A)(iii) · changedby striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon; and
27. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(5)(A) · added (v)by adding at the end the following:
28. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(6) · changedby striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
29. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a)(6)(B) · changedin subparagraph (B), by striking "amounts" and inserting "number of shipments";
30. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a) · renumberedby redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (8), respectively;
31. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a) · added (5)by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
32. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a) · added (7)by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following:
33. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (a) · added (9)by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated) the following:
34. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (d) · changedin the second sentence, by striking "Amounts" and inserting the following:
35. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (d) · changedin the first sentence, by striking "A grant under this section is for 80 percent of the cost the State or Indian tribe incurs" and inserting the following:
36. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (d) · added (3)by adding at the end the following:
37. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 · rewrittenby amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
38. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 · changedby striking subsection (k) and inserting the following:
39. Sec. 203(a) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 · changedby striking "tribes" each place it appears and inserting "Tribes".
40. Sec. 203(b) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (j)(1)(A) · changedby striking "liquids" and inserting "materials".
41. Sec. 203(c) · 49 U.S.C. 5128 (b) · changedin the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "Hazardous Materials Preparedness Fund" and inserting "Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund";
42. Sec. 203(c) · 49 U.S.C. 5128 (b)(3) · changedin paragraph (3), by striking "section 5116(h)(3); and" and inserting "section 5116(h)(2)(C);"; and
43. Sec. 203(c) · 49 U.S.C. 5128 (b) · changedby striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
44. Sec. 203(e) · 49 U.S.C. 5102 · changedby striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
45. Sec. 203(e) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (j)(3)(B)(iii) · changedin clause (iii), by striking "subsection (h)(3)" and inserting "subsection (h)(2)(C)"; and
46. Sec. 203(e) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 (j)(3)(B)(iv) · changedin clause (iv), by striking "subsection (h)(4)" and inserting "subsection (h)(2)(D)".
47. Sec. 203(e) · 49 U.S.C. 5123 · changedby striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
48. Sec. 204(1) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 · renumberedby redesignating subsection (k), as amended in section 203, as subsection (l);
49. Sec. 204(2) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 · added (k)by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
50. Sec. 204(3) · 49 U.S.C. 5116 · added (m)by adding at the end the following:

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