119-hr3647

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3647 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3647

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to 
 conduct a study to identify potential benefits and challenges of 
implementing and using sensors enabled with artificial intelligence as 
 a safety measure at rail crossings, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 29, 2025

 Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to 
 conduct a study to identify potential benefits and challenges of 
implementing and using sensors enabled with artificial intelligence as 
 a safety measure at rail crossings, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Study on AI For Enhanced Crossing 
Safety Act'' or the ``SAFE CROSS Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON AI-ENABLED SENSORS AT RAIL CROSSINGS.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
acting through the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, shall 
conduct a study to identify any potential benefits and challenges of 
implementing and using sensors enabled with artificial intelligence at 
rail crossings as a safety measure to reduce pedestrian and traffic 
accidents.

    (b) Elements.--The study in subsection

    (a) shall include the 
following:

    (1) A review by the Administrator of--
        (A) any existing pilot program regarding the 
 implementation of sensors enabled with artificial 
 intelligence at rail crossings; and
        (B) any deployment of such sensors at rail 
 crossings.

    (2) A cost-benefit analysis comparing sensors enabled with 
 artificial intelligence and other safety enhancement measures 
 that may be used at rail crossings, such as grade separations.

    (3) Identification by the Administrator of best practices 
 with respect to implementing and using sensors enabled with 
 artificial intelligence at rail crossings.
            (c) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the study under subsection

    (a) is complete, the Administrator shall 
publish to a publicly accessible website of the Office of Railroad 
Safety of the Federal Railroad Administration--

    (1) the results of the study; and

    (2) best practices and recommendations of the Administrator 
 with respect to implementing and using sensors enabled with 
 artificial intelligence at rail crossings for use by--
        (A) Federal, State, Tribal, and local governmental 
 entities that regulate rail crossing safety; and
        (B) any private entity that is legally required to 
 maintain safety technology at rail crossings.
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