,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,hanna 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rice of 
,south ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,michaud7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require a study and report  
by the ,comptroller ,general regarding  
the restart provision of the ,hours of  
,service ,rules for ,commercial ,truck  
,drivers1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,true ,understanding of the ,economy
 and ,safety ,act or the ,,true ,safety 
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds    
that--  7#a7 the trucking industry is   
the backbone of the ,nation's economy1  
with nearly #g million ,americans       
working in trucking-related jobs1       
including more than #c million          
commercial truck drivers2  7#b7 #hj     
percent of all communities in the       
,united ,states depend solely on trucks 

to deliver and supply their essential   
everyday commodities2  7#c7 ,federal    
regulations governing the hours of      
service for commercial truck drivers    
must be based on full and fair          
scientific research1 analysis1 and      
operational testing2  7#d7 the restart  
rule that became effective on ,july #a1 
#bjac1 was based mainly on a one-month  
sleep study conducted in a laboratory   
setting2  7#e7 the new restart rule will
 cost the trucking industry up to       
#cgf1jjj1jjj annually1 reducing         
productivity1 impacting driver pay1 and 
increasing the cost to deliver goods2   
and  7#f7 the restart rule should not   
have become effective prior to          
completion of the thorough operational  
study required by section #cbcja of the 
,moving ,ahead for ,progress in the     
#bast ,century ,act or ,,map-#ba        
7,public ,law #aab-ada2 #abf ,stat4     
#ghf74  #c4 ,,gao assessments  7a7      
,assessment of methodology for ,,map-#ba
 restart study  7#a7 ,in general ,after 

completion of the field study and       
submission of the report regarding such 
study by the ,administrator of the      
,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety        
,administration1 required by section    
#cbcja of ,,map-#ba1 the ,comptroller   
,general shall conduct an assessment of 
the methodology followed by the         
,secretary of ,transportation in        
carrying out the efficacy of the restart
 rule published on ,december #bg1 #bjaa4
  7#b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the     
assessment shall be to assess the extent
 to which the methodology meets the     
requirement of ,,map-#ba that--  7,a7   
the data collected is representative of 
the drivers subject to the restart rule2
  7,b7 the methodology is statistically 
valid2 and  7,c7 the study followed the 
plan for the ,scheduling and ,fatigue   
,recovery ,project developed by the     
,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety        
,administration4  7b7 ,assessment of    
regulatory impact analysis  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,comptroller ,general shall

 conduct an assessment of the           
,regulatory ,impact ,analysis that      
accompanied the final rule published by 
the ,department of ,transportation in   
the ,federal ,register on ,december #bg1
 #bjaa1 entitled ,hours of ,service of  
,drivers 7#gf ,fed4 ,reg4 #haacd74  7#b7
 ,purpose ,the purpose of the ,,gao     
assessment shall be--  7,a7 to conduct  
an analysis of the methodology and data 
used by the ,federal ,motor ,carrier    
,safety ,administration in its          
,regulatory ,impact ,analysis2  7,b7 to 
evaluate the validity and               
representativeness of the driver data   
used to evaluate the operational and    
economic impacts of the new #cd-;hour   
restart rule applicable to operators of 
commercial motor vehicles2  7,c7 to     
conduct an analysis of the data and     
methodology used to develop the proposed
 safety and health benefits of the new  
#cd-;hour restart rule applicable to    
operators of commercial motor vehicles2 
7,d7 to review the safety1 health1 cost1

 and operational implications of the    
restart rule1 and the potential impact  
of a greater number of commercial motor 
vehicles on major roads during morning  
commutes as a result of the restart     
rule2 and  7,e7 review the research used
 in developing and justifying the new   
restart rule1 particularly as it relates
 to the use of a laboratory test to     
justify the rule rather than an         
operational test in the field4  7c7     
,reports ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general shall submit a    
final report to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress on the          
assessments required under subsections  
7a7 and 7b71 including any              
recommendations4  #d4 ,delay in         
application of rule  7a7 ,delay in      
application of rule ,effective as of the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
restart rule published by the           
,department of ,transportation in the   
,federal ,register on ,december #bg1    

#bjaa1 shall have no force or effect    
until #f months after the study report  
required by this ,act has been submitted
 to ,congress4  7b7 ,application of     
previous rule provision ,for the period 
specified under subsection 7a71 the     
#cd-;hour restart rule issued on ,april 
#bh1 #bjjc 7#fh ,fed4 ,reg4 #bbdef71    
shall be in effect4  7c7 ,december #bjaa
 rule ,the ,secretary shall not apply   
the rule described in subsection 7a7 if 
the conclusions of the operational study
 completed pursuant to ,,map-#ba do not 
support or concur with the conclusions  
of the laboratory study on which the    
rule was based4