,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ba1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself1 ,mrs4 
,murray1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,ms4     
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,secretary of         
,transportation to issue rules relating 
to the testing procedures used under the
 ,new ,car ,assessment ,program of the  
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,she ,develops ,regulations
 ,in ,vehicle ,equality and ,safety ,act
 or the ,she ,,drives ,act4  #b4        
,definitions  ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,crashworthiness ,the term              
crashworthiness has the meaning given   
the term in section #cbcja of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,secretary
 ,the term ,secretary means the         

,secretary of ,transportation4  7#c7    
,testing device ,the term testing device
 means a testing device used for        
compliance testing of motor vehicles and
 motor vehicle equipment with respect to
 ,federal motor vehicle safety standards
 that is described in part #egb of title
 #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or
 successor regulations74  #c4 ,federal  
,motor ,vehicle ,safety ,standards      
updates  7a7 ,front impacts  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ae days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall revise parts #ega and  
#egb of title #di1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 to include the following3 7,a7 #ejth   
percentile adult male ,test ,device for 
,human ,occupant ,restraint 7,,thor7    
frontal impact testing device4  7,b7    
#eth percentile adult female ,test      
,device for ,human ,occupant ,restraint 
7,,thor7 front impact testing device4   
7#b7 ,front impact final rules  7,a7 ,in
 general  7i7 ,,thor-#ej,m ,not later   

than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue a final rule to require the 
use of the testing device described in  
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 into parts #ega and 
#egb of title #di1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7ii7 ,,thor-#je;,f  7,i7 ,proposed    
rulemaking ,not later than #fj days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall issue a      
notice of proposed rulemaking to require
 the use of the testing device described
 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 into parts #ega 
and #egb of title #di1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations 7or successor             
regulations74  7,,ii7 ,final rule ,not  
later than #abj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue a final rule to require the 
use of the testing device described in  
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 into parts #ega and 
#egb of title #di1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7,b7 ,requirements ,in issuing the    

final rules under clauses 7i7 and       
7ii77,,ii7 of subparagraph 7,a71 the    
,secretary shall-- 7i7 establish or     
update the injury criteria1 including   
the head1 neck1 chest1 abdomen1 pelvis1 
upper leg1 and lower leg injury         
criteria1 for the testing devices       
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of paragraph 7#a7 based on real world  
injuries and the greatest potential to  
increase safety2 and  7ii7 establish    
crashworthiness frontal impact tests    
with those testing devices for adult    
female occupants in all designated front
 seating positions tested1 as of the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 for     
adult male occupants4  7,c7 ,new car    
assessment program update  7i7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary shall promulgate
 a final decision notice to update the  
testing procedures used to test the     
crashworthiness of passenger motor      
vehicles under the ,new ,car ,assessment
 ,program of the ,national ,highway     
,traffic ,safety ,administration to     

require the use of the testing devices  
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of paragraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,timing  7,i7 
,in general ,the final decision notice  
required under clause 7i7 shall be      
promulgated concurrently with the       
issuance of the final rule required     
under subparagraph 7,a77i7 if the       
,secretary determines that promulgating 
the final decision notice concurrently  
with the final rule required under that 
subparagraph does not delay issuance of 
that final rule4  7,,ii7 ,delay ,if the 
,secretary determines under subclause   
7,i7 that promulgating the final        
decision notice concurrently with the   
final rule required under subparagraph  
7,a77i7 would delay the issuance of that
 final rule1 the ,secretary shall issue 
that final rule before promulgating the 
final decision notice required under    
this subparagraph4  7b7 ,side impacts   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah    
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall revise  

parts #ega and #egb of title #di1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor  
regulations71 to include the following3 
7,a7 #ejth percentile adult male        
,worldwide ,harmonized ,side ,impact    
,dummy side impact testing device4  7,b7
 #eth percentile adult female ,worldwide
 ,harmonized ,side ,impact ,dummy side  
impact testing device4  7#b7 ,side      
impact final rule  7,a7 ,in general  7i7
 ,proposed rulemaking ,not later than #b
 years after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to require
 the use of the testing devices         
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of paragraph 7#a7 into parts #ega and  
#egb of title #di1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7ii7 ,final rule ,not later than #cj  
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue a 
final rule to require the use of the    
testing devices described in            
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph

 7#a7 into parts #ega and #egb of title 
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
successor regulations74  7,b7           
,requirements ,in issuing the final rule
 under subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the       
,secretary shall-- 7i7 establish or     
update the injury criteria1 including   
the head1 neck1 chest1 abdomen1 pelvis1 
and upper leg criteria1 for the testing 
devices described in subparagraphs 7,a7 
and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 based on real
 world injuries and the greatest        
potential to increase safety2 and  7ii7 
establish front seat crashworthiness    
side impact tests with those testing    
devices for adult female occupants in   
all designated front seating positions  
tested1 as of the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 for adult male occupants4    
7,c7 ,new car assessment program update 
7i7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall   
promulgate a final decision notice to   
update the testing procedures used to   
test the crashworthiness of passenger   
motor vehicles under the ,new ,car      

,assessment ,program of the ,national   
,highway ,traffic ,safety               
,administration to require the use of   
the testing devices described in        
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph
 7#a74  7ii7 ,timing  7,i7 ,in general  
,the final decision notice required     
under clause 7i7 shall be promulgated   
concurrently with the issuance of the   
final rule required under subparagraph  
7,a77ii7 if the ,secretary determines   
that promulgating the final decision    
notice concurrently with the final rule 
required under that subparagraph does   
not delay issuance of that final rule4  
7,,ii7 ,delay ,if the ,secretary        
determines under subclause 7,i7 that    
promulgating the final decision notice  
concurrently with the final rule        
required under subparagraph 7,a77ii7    
would delay the issuance of that final  
rule1 the ,secretary shall issue that   
final rule before promulgating the final
 decision notice required under this    
subparagraph4  #d4 ,testing devices     

roadmap  7a7 ,initial report  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary 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 timelines for the
 ,secretary to incorporate testing      
devices1 other than the testing devices 
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of section #c7;a77#a7 and subparagraphs
 7,a7 and 7,b7 of section #c7;b77#a71   
that the ,secretary is researching1 as  
of the date of enactment of this ,act1  
into the regulations contained in parts 
#ega and #egb of title #di1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations72  7,b7 identifies testing  
devices used for similar crashworthiness
 standards in other countries that are  
more advanced than the testing devices  
required or being researched by the     
,secretary2 and  7,c7 subject to        

paragraph 7#b71 describes a process for 
the ,secretary to update the testing    
devices required in the ,united ,states 
under regulations in effect on the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 including    
whether the ,secretary can adopt more   
advanced testing devices already used   
for compliance in other countries1 such 
as testing devices in use or being      
considered as part of the ,european ,new
 ,car ,assessment ,programme4  7#b7 ,no 
update needed ,if the ,secretary        
determines that testing devices used in 
the ,united ,states as of the date of   
enactment of this ,act do not need to be
 updated1 the ,secretary shall include  
in the report required under paragraph  
7#a7 a description for why the          
,secretary believes those testing       
devices do not need to be updated1      
including by providing a description for
 each testing device described in part  
#egb of title #di1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 that the ,secretary determines does not

 need to be updated4  7b7 ,follow-,up   
report ,not later than #e years after   
the date on which the ,secretary submits
 the report required under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary 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 describes whether the       
,secretary has met the timelines        
described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a72   
and  7#b7 identifies any new testing    
devices used in other countries that are
 more advanced than the testing devices 
required or being research by the       
,secretary as of the date of enactment  
of this ,act4