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[CITE: 45USC1346]

 
                           TITLE 45--RAILROADS
 
                    CHAPTER 22--CONRAIL PRIVATIZATION
 
                         SUBCHAPTER II--CONRAIL
 
                    Part C--Miscellaneous Provisions
 
Sec. 1346. Resolution of certain issues


(a) Employee issues

    Section 4024 completely and finally--
        (1) extinguishes all employee rights, and any obligation of the 
    United States, under section 761(e) \1\ of this title as in effect 
    immediately before October 21, 1986;
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        (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(c) Right to sue withdrawn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.

(Pub. L. 99-509, title IV, Sec. 4038, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1909.)

                       References in Text

    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, Sec. 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 (Secs. 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.
