,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #cj1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,hanna 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rice (    
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,mi*aud7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a
 /udy & report by ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al  
reg>d+ ! re/>t provision ( ! ,h\rs (    
,s]vice ,rules = ,comm]cial ,truck      
,driv]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,true   
,und]/&+ ( ! ,economy & ,safety ,act or 
! ,,true ,safety ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ! truck+       
indu/ry is ! backbone ( ! ,nation's     
economy1 ) ne>ly #g million ,am]icans   
work+ 9 truck+-relat$ jobs1 includ+ m   
?an #c million comm]cial truck driv]s2  
7#b7 #hj p]c5t ( all communities 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates dep5d solely on trucks to 
deliv] & supply _! ess5tial ev]yday     
commodities2  7#c7 ,f$]al regulations   
gov]n+ ! h\rs ( s]vice = comm]cial truck

 driv]s mu/ be bas$ on full & fair      
sci5tific rese>*1 analysis1 & op]ational
 te/+2  7#d7 ! re/>t rule t became      
effective on ,july #a1 #bjac1 0 bas$    
ma9ly on a "o-mon? sleep /udy conduct$ 9
 a laboratory sett+2  7#e7 ! new re/>t  
rule w co/ ! truck+ indu/ry up to       
#cgf1jjj1jjj annually1 r$uc+            
productivity1 impact+ driv] pay1 &      
increas+ ! co/ to deliv] goods2 &  7#f7 
! re/>t rule %\ld n h become effective  
prior to completion ( ! ?or\gh          
op]ational /udy requir$ by section      
#cbcja ( ! ,mov+ ,ahead = ,progress 9 ! 
#ba/ ,c5tury ,act or ,,map-#ba 7,public 
,law #aab-ada2 #abf ,/at4 #ghf74  #c4   
,,gao assessm5ts  7a7 ,assessm5t (      
me?odology = ,,map-#ba re/>t /udy  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,aft] completion ( ! field /udy
 & submission ( ! report reg>d+ su* /udy
 by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,motor    
,c>ri] ,safety ,adm9i/ration1 requir$ by
 section #cbcja ( ,,map-#ba1 !          
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all conduct an      
assessm5t ( ! me?odology foll[$ by !    

,secret>y ( ,transportation 9 c>ry+ out 
! efficacy ( ! re/>t rule publi%$ on    
,decemb] #bg1 #bjaa4  7#b7 ,purpose ,!  
purpose ( ! assessm5t %all be to assess 
! ext5t to :i* ! me?odology meets !     
requirem5t ( ,,map-#ba t--  7,a7 ! data 
collect$ is repres5tative ( ! driv]s    
subject to ! re/>t rule2  7,b7 !        
me?odology is /ati/ically valid2 &  7,c7
 ! /udy foll[$ ! plan = ! ,s*$ul+ &     
,fatigue ,recov]y ,project develop$ by !
 ,f$]al ,motor ,c>ri] ,safety           
,adm9i/ration4  7b7 ,assessm5t (        
regulatory impact analysis  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all conduct
 an assessm5t ( ! ,regulatory ,impact   
,analysis t accompani$ ! f9al rule      
publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation
 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] on ,decemb] #bg1    
#bjaa1 entitl$ ,h\rs ( ,s]vice ( ,driv]s
 7#gf ,f$4 ,reg4 #haacd74  7#b7 ,purpose
 ,! purpose ( ! ,,gao assessm5t %all    
be--  7,a7 to conduct an analysis ( !   
me?odology & data us$ by ! ,f$]al ,motor
 ,c>ri] ,safety ,adm9i/ration 9 its     

,regulatory ,impact ,analysis2  7,b7 to 
evaluate ! validity & repres5tativ5ess (
 ! driv] data us$ to evaluate !         
op]ational & economic impacts ( ! new   
#cd-;h\r re/>t rule applicable to       
op]ators ( comm]cial motor vehicles2    
7,c7 to conduct an analysis ( ! data &  
me?odology us$ to develop ! propos$     
safety & heal? b5efits ( ! new #cd-;h\r 
re/>t rule applicable to op]ators (     
comm]cial motor vehicles2  7,d7 to      
review ! safety1 heal?1 co/1 &          
op]ational implications ( ! re/>t rule1 
& ! pot5tial impact ( a great] numb] (  
comm]cial motor vehicles on major roads 
dur+ morn+ commutes z a result ( ! re/>t
 rule2 &  7,e7 review ! rese>* us$ 9    
develop+ & ju/ify+ ! new re/>t rule1    
p>ticul>ly z x relates to ! use ( a     
laboratory te/ to ju/ify ! rule r ?an an
 op]ational te/ 9 ! field4  7c7 ,reports
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all submit a f9al report to !   
appropriate committees ( ,congress on ! 

assessm5ts requir$ "u subsections 7a7 & 
7b71 includ+ any recomm5dations4  #d4   
,delay 9 application ( rule  7a7 ,delay 
9 application ( rule ,effective z ( !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! re/>t rule
 publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (               
,transportation 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] on   
,decemb] #bg1 #bjaa1 %all h no =ce or   
effect until #f mon?s aft] ! /udy report
 requir$ by ?is ,act has be5 submitt$ to
 ,congress4  7b7 ,application ( previ\s 
rule provision ,= ! p]iod specifi$ "u   
subsection 7a71 ! #cd-;h\r re/>t rule   
issu$ on ,april #bh1 #bjjc 7#fh ,f$4    
,reg4 #bbdef71 %all be 9 effect4  7c7   
,decemb] #bjaa rule ,! ,secret>y %all n 
apply ! rule describ$ 9 subsection 7a7  
if ! conclusions ( ! op]ational /udy    
complet$ pursuant to ,,map-#ba d n      
support or concur ) ! conclusions ( !   
laboratory /udy on :i* ! rule 0 bas$4