Title 45, RailroadsRelease 119-110

§1346 Resolution of Certain Issues

Title 45 › CHAPTER 22 — CONRAIL PRIVATIZATION › SUBCHAPTER II — CONRAIL › Part C — Miscellaneous Provisions › § 1346

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Ends old employee rights and settles related claims. It cancels all employee rights and any U.S. duties under section 761(e) as it stood before October 21, 1986. It settles all claims tied to the Definitive Agreement or similar contracts, including claims about delayed pay increases under the May 5, 1981 agreement and any notices asking for repayment or compensation for those deferrals. It also settles claims by advisers or consultants against the Railway Labor Executives’ Association or the Corporation that relate to these matters. The Corporation will not be treated as breaking any agreement because of this part of the law or because of actions it must take under it. The United States withdraws permission to be sued for claims arising from acts or failures under this part of the law, except for lawsuits asking a court to make the Secretary of Transportation do duties required under part A.

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Title 45, §1346

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(a)Employee issues
section 4024 completely and finally—
(1)extinguishes all employee rights, and any obligation of the United States, under section 761(e) of this title as in effect immediately before October 21, 1986;
(2)resolves any and all claims against the Corporation or any other person arising under the Definitive Agreement referred to in section 4024(d)(1) or any other agreement containing similar terms and conditions;
(3)resolves all claims to pay entitlements arising out of the pay increase deferrals by present and former employees of the Corporation under the Agreement of May 5, 1981, between Conrail and Certain Labor Organizations for Labor Contributions to Self-Sufficiency for Conrail;
(4)resolves all issues raised by notices served by representatives of such employees under section 156 of this title proposing repayment of or compensation for such deferrals; and
(5)resolves all claims against the Railway Labor Executives’ Association or the Corporation by any adviser, consultant, or other person who has provided services to such association in connection with any matter referred to in this subchapter.
(b)Corporation actions
The Corporation shall not be considered to be in breach, default, or violation of any agreement to which it is a party, notwithstanding any provision of such agreement, because of any provision of this subchapter or any action the Corporation is required to take under this subchapter.
(c)Right to sue withdrawn
The United States hereby withdraws any stated or implied consent for the United States, or any agent or officer of the United States, to be sued by any person for any legal, equitable, or other relief with respect to any claim arising out of, or resulting from, acts or omissions under this subchapter, except actions brought to require the Secretary of Transportation to perform duties or acts required under part A of this subchapter.

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section 4024, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 4024 of Pub. L. 99–509, which amended section 797 of this title, provided for repeal of section 797 of this title effective on the sale date of the Consolidated Rail Corporation, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 797 of this title. section 4024(d)(1) is set out as a note under section 797 of this title. section 761 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was repealed by Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4033(a)(1), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908. Part A of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “subpart A” meaning subpart A (§§ 4011–4013) of part 2 of subtitle A of title IV of Pub. L. 99–509, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1895, which enacted part A of this subchapter and amended section 726 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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45 U.S.C. § 1346

Title 45, Railroads

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110