,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hddd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,griffi? 7= himself & ,ms4 ,matsui7     
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 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national     
,highway ,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration 
to conduct a /udy ) respect to motor    
vehicle flammability haz>ds1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,motor ,vehicle            
,flammability ,/&>ds ,/udy ,act ( #bjbf4
  #b4 ,/udy on motor vehicle            
flammability haz>ds  7a7 ,/udy ,!       
,adm9i/rator %all conduct a /udy--  7#a7
 to id5tify-- 7,a7 ! safety risks to    
motor vehicle occupants & fir/ respond]s
 relat$ to ! flammability ( mat]ials us$

 9 ! occupant comp>tm5ts ( motor        
vehicles2  7,b7 ! *emicals1 mat]ials1 & 
te*nologies us$ by manufactur]s to      
comply ) ,f$]al ,motor ,vehicle ,safety 
,/&>d ,no4 #cjb2 &  7,c7 ! likely human 
heal? & environm5tal haz>ds to motor    
vehicle occupants & fir/ respond]s      
associat$ ) exposure to *emicals1       
mat]ials1 & te*nologies id5tifi$1       
relevant to _! use 9 motor vehicles "u  
subp>agraph 7,b7 includ+ = susceptible  
subpopulations )9 ! g5]al motor vehicle 
occupants & fir/ respond]s population   
id5tifi$ by ! ,adm9i/rator :o1 due to   
ei!r great] susceptibility or great]    
exposure1 may be at great] risk ?an !   
g5]al population ( adv]se heal? effects 
f exposure to su* *emicals1 mat]ials1 or
 te*nologies1 su* z infants1 *ildr51    
pregnant wom51 or ! eld]ly2 &  7#b7 to  
analyze-- 7,a7 ) respect to risks       
id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 me?ods =
 mitigat+ su* risks1 includ+ ! ext5t to 
:i* ,f$]al ,motor ,vehicle ,safety ,/&>d
 ,no4 #cjb mitigates su* risks2 &  7,b7 

) respect to any haz>ds id5tifi$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a77;,c71 me?ods = mitigat+   
su* haz>ds1 includ+ alt]native me?ods ( 
compliance ) respect to ,f$]al ,motor   
,vehicle ,safety ,/&>d ,no4 #cjb4  7b7  
,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out subsection    
7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all coord9ate1 z   
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,adm9i/rator1  
)--  7#a7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !            
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy2 &     
7#b7 ! ,*air ( ! ,consum] ,product      
,safety ,commission4  7c7 ,public comm5t
 p]iod ,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 !   
,adm9i/rator %all provide a p]iod =     
public comm5t on ! /udy conduct$ "u     
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 #cj mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate1 & publi% on ! website ( !   
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,adm9i/ration1 a report on ! results ( !
 /udy4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 

7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator   
means ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national      
,highway ,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration4
  7#b7 ,f$]al ,motor ,vehicle ,safety   
,/&>d ,no4 #cjb ,! t]m ,f$]al ,motor    
,vehicle ,safety ,/&>d ,no4 #cjb means !
 ,f$]al motor vehicle safety /&>d       
describ$ 9 section #ega4cjb ( title #di1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any    
successor regulation74