,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #bb1 #bjbb4  ,amendments3     
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #ajhb7 entitled
 ,an ,act to prohibit the unauthorized  
sale of ride-hailing signage and study  
the incidence of fatal and non-fatal    
assaults in ,,tnc and for-hire vehicles 
in order to enhance safety and save     
lives41 do pass with the following      
,strike all after the enacting clause   
and insert the following3 #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,sami's ,law4  #b4 ,,gao study on       
incidence of fatal and non-fatal        
physical and sexual assault of          
passengers1 ,,tnc drivers1 and drivers  
of other for-hire vehicles  7a7 ,,gao   
report ,not later than #a year after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 and    
every #b years thereafter1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report that includes the results of a   
study regarding-- 7#a7 the incidence of 

fatal and non-fatal physical assault and
 sexual assault perpetrated in the      
preceding #b calendar years 7starting   
with calendar years #bjai and #bjbj for 
the first study7-- 7,a7 against ,,tnc   
drivers and drivers of other for-hire   
vehicles 7including taxicabs7 by        
passengers and riders of for-hire       
vehicles2 and  7,b7 against passengers  
and riders by other passengers and ,,tnc
 drivers or drivers of other for-hire   
vehicles 7including taxicabs71 including
 the incidences that are committed by   
individuals who are not ,,tnc drivers or
 drivers of other for-hire vehicles but 
who pose as ,,tnc drivers or drivers of 
other for-hire vehicles2  7#b7 the      
nature and specifics of any background  
checks conducted on prospective ,,tnc   
drivers and drivers of other for-hire   
vehicles 7including taxicabs71 including
 any ,state and local laws requiring    
those background checks2 and  7#c7 the  
safety steps taken by transportation    
network companies and other for-hire    

vehicle services 7including taxicab     
companies7 related to rider and driver  
safety4  7b7 ,sexual assault defined ,in
 this section1 the term sexual assault  
means the occurrence of an act that     
constitutes any nonconsensual sexual act
 proscribed by ,federal1 ,tribal1 or    
,state law1 including when the victim   
lacks capacity to consent4  ,amend the  
title so as to read3 ,an ,act to study  
the incidence of fatal and non-fatal    
assaults in ,,tnc and for-hire vehicles 
in order to enhance safety and save     
lives44  ,secretary