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 90 STAT. 818

PUBLIC LAW 94-348—JULY 8, 1976 $5,000,000 of amounts so appropriated and made available for fiscal year 1977, and not to exceed $7,000,000 of amounts so appropriated and made available for fiscal year 1978, are authorized to remain available until expended for conducting research and development activities under this Act.". PENALTIES

SEC. 3. (a) Section 6 of the Act of March 2, 1893 (45 U.S.C. 6), is amended by striking out "two hundred and fifty dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof "not less than $250 and not more than $2,500". (b) Section 4 of the Act of April 14, 1910 (45 U.S.C. 13), is amended by striking out "two hundred and fifty dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof "not less than $250 and not more than $2,500". (c) Section 9 of the Act of February 17, 1911 (45 U.S.C. 34), is amended by striking out "two hundred and fifty dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof "not less than $250 and not more than $2,500". (d) Section 25(h) of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 26(h)) is amended by striking out "$100 for each such violation and $100" and inserting in lieu thereof "not less than $250 and not more than $2,500 for each such violation and not less than $250 and not more than $2,500". 31 USC 952 note. (e) Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C. 951-953), no penalty arising under a statute amended by this section shall be compromised by the Secretary for an amount less than $250. HOURS o r

SERVICE

SEC. 4. (a) Section 2(a) of the Act of March 4, 1907 (45 U.S.C. 62(a)), commonly referred to as the Hours of Service Act, is amended— (1) by striking out "or" at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(3) to provide sleeping quarters for employees (including crew quarters, camp or bunk cars, and trailers) which do not afford such employees an opportunity for rest, free from interruptions caused by noise under the control of the railroad, in clean, safe, and sanitary quarters; or "(4) to begin construction or reconstruction of any sleeping quarters referred to in paragraph (3), on or after the date of enactment of this paragraph, within or in the immediate vicinity (as determined in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary) of any area where railroad switching or humping operations are performed.". (b) Section 2 of such Act (45 U.S.C. 62) is amended by striking out subsection (c), relating to the exemption of crews of wreck or relief trains from limitations on employees hours of service, and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the crew of a wreck or relief train may be permitted to be or remain on duty for not to exceed 4 additional hours in any period of 24 consecutive hours whenever an actual emergency exists and work of the crew is related to such emergency. For purposes of this subsection, an emergency ceases to exist when the track is cleared and the line is open for traffic". (c) Subsection (b)(2) of the first section of such Act (45 U.S.C. 61 (b)(2)), relating to the definition of the term "employee", is amended

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