; and (2) the Railway Labor Act of 1926 ( 45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), as amended. (f) Application to amtrak and commuter railroads This section shall not apply to Amtrak or commuter authorities, including Amtrak and commuter authorities’ operations run or dispatched by a Class I railroad. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new item: 20170. Process to address egregiously or persistently blocked crossings. . 6. National strategy to address blocked crossings (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a national strategy on how the Secretary plans to address blocked crossings. The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives such strategy and publish such strategy publicly on the Department of Transportation’s website. (b) Public Law 116–94 The strategy required under subsection (a) shall incorporate the recommendations and briefing carried out pursuant to the provisions under the heading Federal Railroad Administration—Safety and Operations in the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–94 ). (c) Report contents The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the following topics, including whether there are specific legislative or regulatory recommendations for each of the following: (1) How best to engage the public, representatives of labor organizations representing railroad employees, law enforcement officers, highway traffic officials, or other employees of a public agency acting in an official capacity to identify and address blocked crossings. (2) How current and future technology could be used to identify and address instances of blocked crossings, including the data collected by each rail carrier’s positive train control (PTC) system. (3) How to