[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2997 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2997

   To require a study to evaluate the performance of crash avoidance 
systems at detecting and classifying pedestrians, bicyclists, and other 
                         vulnerable road users.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 2021

   Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require a study to evaluate the performance of crash avoidance 
systems at detecting and classifying pedestrians, bicyclists, and other 
                         vulnerable road users.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Crash Avoidance System Evaluation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF CRASH AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study 
to evaluate the performance of crash avoidance systems at detecting and 
classifying pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users, 
including those with different skin tones that are representative of 
different racial and ethnic groups.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report of the results of the 
study required under subsection (a) to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make such report 
publicly available.
    (c) Contracting.--The Secretary may enter into contracts with 
nonprofit institutions, colleges, and universities to conduct research 
required for the study required under subsection (a).
    (d) Definition of Crash Avoidance.--As used in this section, the 
term ``crash avoidance systems'' means any system in a motor vehicle 
used to prevent or mitigate a crash, including a system using cameras, 
lidar, or radar.
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