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During fiscal year 2026, none of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Debris Penetration Hazards in off-highway vehicles, including recreational off-highway vehicles (referred to in this section as “ROVs”) and utility task vehicles (referred to in this section as “UTVs”), published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on July 21, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43688) until after— (1) The National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Defense, completes a study to determine— (A) the technical validity of the debris penetration resistance requirements proposed by such standard for purposes of reducing the risk of ROV/UTV debris penetration in the off-road environment, including the repeatability and reproducibility of testing for compliance with such requirements; (B) the number of ROV/UTV debris penetrations that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted; (C) the effect on the availability and utility of ROVs/UTVs used by the United States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; (D) the effect on the availability and utility of ROVs/UTVs used by consumers in the United States if the proposed requirements were adopted; and (2) a report containing the results of the study completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.