[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 137 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2262. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, 
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in division B, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. RULEMAKING TO CREATE A NEW CLASS OF VEHICLE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration, shall initiate a rulemaking addressing the 
     creation of a new class of vehicle that--
       (1) is not designed, intended, or marketed for human 
     occupancy; and
       (2) is subject to requirements and safety standards that 
     are--
       (A) technologically and economically feasible for 
     manufacturers and consumers; and
       (B) essential for the new class of vehicle to operate 
     safely in the United States, as certified by the Secretary.
       (b) Cost-benefit Analysis.--The Secretary, in carrying out 
     the rulemaking initiated under subsection (a), shall conduct 
     a cost-benefit analysis to ensure that the safety benefits of 
     the requirements and standards for the new class of vehicle 
     described in paragraph (2) of that subsection substantially 
     outweigh the cost to manufacturers and consumers of achieving 
     compliance with those requirements and standards.
       (c) Final Rule.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate a final 
     rule to complete the rulemaking initiated under subsection 
     (a).
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