,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bh1 #bjba,mr4   
,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,coh51 & ,mr4    
,b]gman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,transportation to prescribe a motor    
vehicle safety /&>d t requires new      
comm]cial motor vehicles to be equipp$ )
 an automatic em]g5cy brak+ sy/em1 to   
require automatic em]g5cy brak+ in/all$ 
9 comm]cial motor vehicles to be us$    
:ile 9 op]ation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,safe ,roads ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,motor  
vehicle safety /&>d  7a7 ,motor vehicle 
safety /&>d = truck tractors )          

electronic /ability control ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation  
%all-- 7#a7 prescribe a motor vehicle   
safety /&>d "u section #cjaaa ( title   
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 t requires any
 truck-tractor subject to ,f$]al motor  
vehicle safety /&>d #acf 7#di ,c4,f4,r4 
#ega4acf2 relat+ to electronic /ability 
control sy/ems = heavy vehicles7 t is   
manufactur$ aft] ! effective date ( !   
/&>d to be equipp$ ) an automatic       
em]g5cy brak+ sy/em2 &  7#b7 include    
/&>ds t e/abli% ! p]=mance requirem5ts =
 automatic em]g5cy brak+ sy/ems4  7b7   
,f$]al motor c>ri] safety regulation =  
truck tractors ) electronic /ability    
control ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y    
%all prescribe a regulation "u section  
#caacf ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 t requires an automatic em]g5cy brak+  
sy/em in/all$ 9 any truck-tractor       
subject to ,f$]al motor vehicle safety  
/&>d #acf 7#di ,c4,f4,r4 #ega4acf2      

relat+ to electronic /ability control   
sy/ems = heavy vehicles7 9 op]ation on  
or aft] ! effective date to be us$ at   
any "t dur+ :i* ! truck-tractor is 9    
op]ation4  7c7 ,report on automatic     
em]g5cy brak+ 9 m$ium comm]cial motor   
vehicles ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y  
%all-- 7#a7 complete a /udy on equipp+  
comm]cial motor vehicles ) automatic    
em]g5cy brak+ to avoid or mitigate a    
collision ) an ob/acle 9 ! pa? ( !      
vehicle2  7#b7 submit to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committees on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure &      
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a report on ! /udy      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 if !  
,secret>y det]m9es x to be necess>y1    
initiate a ,f$]al ,motor ,vehicle       
,safety ,/&>d = automatic em]g5cy brak+ 
= all comm]cial motor vehicles1 if      
appropriate4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,automatic em]g5cy brak+  

sy/em ,! t]m automatic em]g5cy brak+    
sy/em means a sy/em on a comm]cial motor
 vehicle t1 bas$ on a pr$ef9$ di/ance & 
clos+ rate ) respect to an ob/acle 9 !  
pa? ( ! vehicle-- 7,a7 al]ts ! driv] ( !
 ob/acle2 &  7,b7 if necess>y1 to avoid 
or mitigate a collision ) ! ob/acle1    
automatically applies ! brakes ( !      
vehicle4  7#b7 ,comm]cial motor vehicle 
,! t]m comm]cial motor vehicle means a  
motor vehicle or truck-tractor us$ 9    
comm]ce to transport prop]ty t has a    
gross vehicle weight rat+ or a gross    
vehicle weight ( n less ?an #aj1jja     
p\nds4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation4