INSTITUTE FOR RAILROAD SAFETY.

SEC. 210. INSTITUTE FOR RAILROAD SAFETY. (a) Amendment.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 20146. Institute for Railroad Safety “The Secretary of Transportation, in conjunction with a university or college having expertise in transportation safety, shall establish, within one year after the date of enactment of the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994, an Institute for Railroad 108 STAT. 4622Safety. The Institute shall research, develop, fund, and test measures for reducing the number of fatalities and injuries relevant to railroad operations. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000 to fund activities carried out under this section by the Institute, which shall report at least once each year on its use of such funds in carrying out such activities and the results thereof to the Secretary of Transportation and the Congress.”. (b) Table of Sections Amendment—The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “20146. Institute for Railroad Safety.”.