Ensuring the safety of long trains

(a) Reviewing and updating safety regulations Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) evaluate any safety concerns identified in the Comptroller General’s report titled Freight Trains Are Getting Longer, and Additional Information Is Needed to Assess Their Impact (GAO–19–443) and in the report required under section 22422(d) of the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021 (title II of division B of Public Law 117–58); and (2) if the Secretary considers it necessary for safety and compliance with Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory planning and review), address such concerns by updating existing safety regulations to ensure the safe transportation of goods and passengers by rail, taking into account the impact that train length and weight have on the safe transportation of high-hazard trains. (b) Report Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary has not updated any regulation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that justifies such inaction. (c) Reporting requirement (1) In general The Secretary shall revise the existing railroad accident or incident reporting forms to require railroads to report the weight trailing tonnages of any train involved in a reportable accident or incident. (2) Publication The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall publish on its Rail Safety Data website a summary of all reportable incidents and accidents, categorized by train length and weight.