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106 STAT. 978 PUBLIC LAW 102-365 —SEPT. 3, 1992 facturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or facilities; any independent contractor providing goods or services to a railroad; and any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, or independent contractor)". (5) Section 4 of the Act of April 14, 1910 (45 U.S.C. 13; commonly referred to as the "Safety Appliance Acts") is amended by striking the first parenthetical clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(including but not limited to a railroad; any meuiager, supervisor, official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; any owner, manufacturer, lessor, or lessee of raiIroad equipment, track, or facilities; any independent contractor providing goods or services to a railroad; and any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, or independent contractor)". (6) Section 7 of the Act of May 6, 1910 (45 U.S.C. 43; commonly referred to as the "Accident Reports Act") is amended by striking the first parenthetical clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(including but not limited to a railroad; any manager, supervisor, official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; any owner, manufacturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or facilities; any independent contractor providing goods or services to a rsdlroad; and any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, or independent contractor)". (7) Section 25(h) of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. App. 26; commonly referred to as the "Signal Inspection Act") is amended by striking the first parenthetical clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(including but not limited to a railroad; any manager, supervisor, official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; any owner, msmufacturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or facilities; any independent contractor providing goods or services to a railroad; and any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, or independent contractor)". (8) Section 9 of the Act of February 17, 1911 (45 U.S.C. 34; commonly referred to as the "Locomotive Inspection Act") is amended by striking the first parenthetical clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(including but not limited to a railroad; any manager, supervisor, official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; any owner, manufacturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or facilities; euiy independent contractor providing goods or services to a railroad; and any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, or independent contractor)". 45 USC 6 note. (b) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) shall affect the authority or responsibilities of the Secretary of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. SEC. 10. LOCOMOTIVE CRASHWORTHINESS AND WORKING CONDI- TIONS. Section 202 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 431), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(t) LOCOMOTIVE CRASHWORTHINESS AND WORKING CONDITIONS.— (1) The Secretary shall, within 30 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, complete a rulemaking proceeding to consider prescribing regulations to improve the saSety and working conditions of locomotive cabs. Such proceeding shall assess— "(A) the adequacy of Locomotive Crashworthiness Requirements Standard S-580, or any successor standard thereto.