45 U.S.C. § 54a — Certain Federal and State regulations deemed statutory authority

This section expands what counts as a "statute" for two other sections of this title (sections 53 and 54, which deal with assumption of risk). A regulation, standard, or requirement is treated as a statute if it is currently in force, and if it was either: prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation under chapter 201 of title 49 (federal railroad safety law), or prescribed by a state agency that is participating in investigative and surveillance activities under section 20105 of title 49. In both cases, the regulation is deemed to be a statute for purposes of sections 53 and 54 of this title.