I 118THCONGRESS 1 STSESSION H. R. 4399 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the potential inclusion of black box data recorders in tactical vehicles of the Armed Forces. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE30, 2023 Mr. B UCHANANintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the potential inclusion of black box data recorders in tactical vehicles of the Armed Forces. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Data Recorders In-4 stalled in Vehicles Equipped So Armed Forces Endure 5 Act’’ or the ‘‘DRIVE SAFE Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:30 Aug 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4399.IH H4399 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4399 IH SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON POTENTIAL INCLUSION OF 1 BLACK BOX DATA RECORDERS IN TACTICAL 2 VEHICLES. 3 (a) S TUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 4 States shall conduct a study to evaluate the feasability and 5 advisability of equipping all tactical vehicles of the Armed 6 Forces with black box data recorders. 7 (b) R EPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 8 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 9 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 10 on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 11 (c) C ONGRESSIONAL DEFENSECOMMITTEESDE-12 FINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense 13 committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 14 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:30 Aug 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4399.IH H4399 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS