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[H.R. 1082 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1082

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two


                                 An Act


 
 To study the incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-
        hire vehicles in order to enhance safety and save lives.

    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 ``Sami's Law''.
SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON INCIDENCE OF FATAL AND NON-FATAL PHYSICAL AND 
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PASSENGERS, TNC DRIVERS, AND DRIVERS OF OTHER FOR-
HIRE VEHICLES.
    (a) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes the 
results of a study regarding--
        (1) the incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical assault and 
    sexual assault perpetrated in the preceding 2 calendar years 
    (starting with calendar years 2019 and 2020 for the first study)--
            (A) against TNC drivers and drivers of other for-hire 
        vehicles (including taxicabs) by passengers and riders of for-
        hire vehicles; and
            (B) against passengers and riders by other passengers and 
        TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including 
        taxicabs), including the incidences that are committed by 
        individuals who are not TNC drivers or drivers of other for-
        hire vehicles but who pose as TNC drivers or drivers of other 
        for-hire vehicles;
        (2) the nature and specifics of any background checks conducted 
    on prospective TNC drivers and drivers of other for-hire vehicles 
    (including taxicabs), including any State and local laws requiring 
    those background checks; and
        (3) the safety steps taken by transportation network companies 
    and other for-hire vehicle services (including taxicab companies) 
    related to rider and driver safety.
    (b) Sexual Assault Defined.--In this section, the term ``sexual 
assault'' means the occurrence of an act that constitutes any 
nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, 
including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.