A Bill To Authorize Funds For Federal-Aid Highways, Highway Safety Programs, And Transit Programs, And For Other Purposes - 114th Congress 1st Session Page 499

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(B) have relevant experience in conducting
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railroad safety technology tests or similar crash
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tests.
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(3) T
.—In completing the
ESTING FRAMEWORK
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testing under paragraph (1), the National Academy
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of Sciences and each contractor described in para-
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graph (2) shall ensure that the testing objectively,
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accurately, and reliably measures the performance of
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ECP brake systems relative to other braking tech-
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nologies or systems, such as distributed power and
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2-way end-of-train devices, including differences in—
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(A) the number of cars derailed;
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(B) the number of cars punctured;
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(C) the measures of in-train forces; and
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(D) the stopping distance.
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(4) F
.—The Secretary shall provide
UNDING
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funding, as part of the agreement under paragraph
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(1), to the National Academy of Sciences for the
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testing required under this section—
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(A) using sums made available to carry out
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sections 20108 and 5118 of title 49, United
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States Code; and
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(B) to the extent funding under subpara-
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graph (A) is insufficient or unavailable to fund
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the testing required under this section, using
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