,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjba,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,fischer7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states to conduct a     
study and submit a report on the use of 
crash test dummies by the ,national     
,highway ,traffic ,safety               
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,furthering ,advanced and  
,inclusive ,research for ,crash ,tests  
,act or the ,,fair ,crash ,tests ,act4  
#b4 ,,gao report on anthropomorphic     
crash test dummies ,not later than #a   
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states shall conduct a study   
and submit to the ,committee on         
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation

 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives a report that-- 7#a7   
examines-- 7,a7 the processes used by   
the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety 
,administration 7referred to in this    
,act as the ,administration7 for        
studying and deploying crash test       
dummies2  7,b7 7i7 the types of crash   
test dummies used by the ,administration
 as of the date of enactment of this    
,act2  7ii7 the seating positions in    
which those crash test dummies are      
tested2 and  7iii7 whether the seating  
position affects disparities in motor   
vehicle safety outcomes based on        
demographic characteristics1 including  
sex1 and1 if so1 how the seating        
position affects those disparities2     
7,c7 the biofidelic crash test dummies  
that are available in the global and    
domestic marketplace that reflect the   
physical and demographic characteristics
 of the driving public in the ,united   
,states1 including-- 7i7 females2  7ii7 

the elderly2  7iii7 young adults2  7iv7 
children2 and  7v7 individuals of       
differing body weights2  7,d7 how the   
,administration determines whether to   
study and deploy new biofidelic crash   
test dummies1 including the biofidelic  
crash test dummies examined under       
subparagraph 7,c71 and the timelines by 
which the ,administration conducts the  
work of making those determinations and 
studying and deploying new biofidelic   
crash test dummies2  7,e7 challenges the
 ,administration faces in studying and  
deploying new crash test dummies2 and   
7,f7 how the practices of the           
,administration with respect to crash   
test dummies compare to other programs  
that test vehicles and report results to
 the public1 including the ,european    
,new ,car ,assessment ,programme2  7#b7 
evaluates potential improvements to the 
processes described in paragraph 7#a7   
that could reduce disparities in motor  
vehicle safety outcomes based on        
demographic characteristics1 including  

sex2  7#c7 analyzes the potential use of
 computer simulation techniques1 as a   
supplement to physical crash tests1 to  
conduct virtual simulations of vehicle  
crash tests in order to evaluate        
predicted motor vehicle safety outcomes 
based on the different physical and     
demographic characteristics of motor    
vehicle occupants2 and  7#d7 includes1  
as applicable1 any assessments or       
recommendations relating to crash test  
dummies that are relevant to reducing   
disparities in motor vehicle safety     
outcomes based on demographic           
characteristics1 including sex4  #c4    
,interim report from the ,administration
 ,not later than #ij days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of the ,administration   
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives a report that-- 7#a7   
identifies-- 7,a7 the types of crash    

test dummies used by the ,administration
 as of the date of enactment of this    
,act with respect to-- 7i7 the ,new ,car
 ,assessment ,program of the            
,administration2 and  7ii7 testing      
relating to ,federal ,motor ,vehicle    
,safety ,standards2  7,b7 how each type 
of crash test dummy identified under    
subparagraph 7,a7 is tested with respect
 to seating position2 and  7,c7 any     
crash test dummies that the             
,administration is actively evaluating  
for future use-- 7i7 in the ,new ,car   
,assessment ,program of the             
,administration2 or  7ii7 for testing   
relating to ,federal ,motor ,vehicle    
,safety ,standards2  7#b7 explains--    
7,a7 the plans of the ,administration1  
including the expected timelines1 for   
putting any crash test dummies          
identified under paragraph 7#a77;,c7 to 
use as described in that paragraph2     
7,b7 any challenges to putting those    
crash test dummies to use2 and  7,c7 the
 potential use of computer simulation   

techniques1 as a supplement to physical 
crash tests1 to conduct virtual         
simulations of vehicle crash tests in   
order to evaluate predicted motor       
vehicle safety outcomes based on the    
different physical and demographic      
characteristics of motor vehicle        
occupants2 and  7#c7 provides policy    
recommendations for reducing disparities
 in motor vehicle safety testing and    
outcomes based on demographic           
characteristics1 including sex4