Testing devices roadmap

(a) Initial report (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that— (A) identifies timelines for the Secretary to incorporate testing devices, other than the testing devices described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 3(a)(1) and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 3(b)(1), that the Secretary is researching, as of the date of enactment of this Act, into the regulations contained in parts 571 and 572 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); (B) 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 Secretary; and (C) subject to paragraph (2), 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 Act, including whether the Secretary can adopt more advanced testing devices already used for compliance in other countries, such as testing devices in use or being considered as part of the European New Car Assessment Programme. (2) 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 updated, the Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1) a description for why the Secretary believes those testing devices do not need to be updated, including by providing a description for each testing device described in part 572 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), that the Secretary determines does not need to be updated. (b) Follow-Up report Not later than 5 years after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that— (1) describes whether the Secretary has met the timelines described in subsection (a)(1)(A); and (2) 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 Act.