1. Short title; table of contents; references (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety Act or the RAILS Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; references. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—Process improvements Sec. 111. Data transparency and quality. Sec. 112. Performance-based regulations. Sec. 113. Public participation. Sec. 114. Innovative approaches to improve safety. Sec. 115. Guidance. Sec. 116. Regulatory impact analyses. Sec. 117. Periodic review of Federal Railroad Administration actions. Sec. 118. Framework for reviewing future regulations. Sec. 119. Application. Sec. 120. Effective dates. TITLE II—Miscellaneous provisions Subtitle A—Reorganization of subtitle V Sec. 211. Rail improvement grants. Sec. 212. Project delivery. Subtitle B—Miscellaneous Sec. 221. Rulemaking process. Sec. 222. Training. Sec. 223. Assessments. Sec. 224. Miscellaneous authority. Sec. 225. Applicability to States. Sec. 226. Electronic communications and record keeping. (c) References to title 49, United States Code Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code. 2. Definitions (a) In general In this Act: (1) Reportable The term reportable means required under part 225 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, to be reported to the Federal Railroad Administration. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. (b) Amendments to chapter 201 Section 20102 is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively