Amendments to requirements for railroad freight cars placed into service in the United States and transporting Department of Defense cargo

Section 20171 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (12), as paragraphs (6) through (13), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Department of Defense cargo The term Department of Defense cargo means the movement of goods by a rail carrier arranged for, by, or on behalf of any of the armed forces, as defined in section 101 of title 10.; (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking A railroad and inserting Expect as required in subsection (d), a railroad; (3) in subsection (c)(3)(B) by striking Association of American Railroad’s Umler system and inserting Association of American Railroads’ Umler system; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (d) Requirements for railroad freight cars transporting department of defense cargo For railroad freight cars transporting Department of Defense cargo, the requirements of subsection (b) shall apply as follows: (1) For the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, a railroad freight car produced during the 2-year period immediately prior to such date of enactment. (2) For the 1-year period beginning 1 year after such date of enactment, a railroad freight car produced during the 5-year period immediately prior to such date of enactment. (3) For the 1-year period beginning 2 years after such date of enactment, a railroad freight car produced during the 10-year period immediately prior to such date of enactment. (4) For the 1-year period beginning 3 years after such date of enactment, a railroad freight car produced during the 15-year period immediately prior to such date of enactment. (5) On and after the date that is 4 years after such date of enactment, a railroad freight car..