,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #bj1 
#bjac,ms4 ,ayotte 7for herself and ,mr4 
,johanns7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,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 #g1jjj1jjj ,americans working in
 trucking-related jobs1 including more  
than #c1jjj1jjj 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 under section #cbcja7;a7 
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 
the report regarding the field study on 

the efficacy of the restart rule1       
published on ,december #bg1 #bjaa1 is   
submitted to ,congress pursuant to      
section #cbcja7;a7 of ,,map-#ba1 the    
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct an assessment of  
the methodology followed by the         
,secretary of ,transportation in        
carrying out the efficacy of such       
restart rule4  7#b7 ,scope ,the         
assessment required under paragraph 7#a7
 shall determine the extent to which the
 methodology followed by the ,secretary 
meets the requirement under ,,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 ,scope  
,the assessment required under paragraph
 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 an analysis  
of the methodology and data used by the 
,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety        
,administration in its ,regulatory      
,impact ,analysis2  7,b7 an evaluation  
of 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 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 a review of 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 a review of the 
research used in developing and         
justifying the new restart rule1        
particularly as the rule 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 the 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 ,in general    
,the restart rule published by the      
,department of ,transportation in the   
,federal ,register on ,december #bg1    
#bjaa1 shall have no force or effect    
during the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this ,act and ending

 #f months after the ,comptroller       
,general submits the report required    
under section #c7;c74  7b7 ,application 
of previous rule provision ,the         
#cd-;hour restart rule issued on ,april 
#bh1 #bjjc 7#fh ,fed4 ,reg4 #bbdef71    
shall be in effect during the period    
described in subsection 7a74  7c7       
,december #bjaa rule ,the ,secretary of 
,transportation shall not apply the rule
 described in subsection 7a7 if the     
conclusions of the field study completed
 pursuant to section #cbcja7;a7 of      
,,map-#ba do not support or concur with 
the conclusions of the laboratory study 
on which such rule was based4