Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110

§41313 Gao Study on Incidence of Fatal and Non-fatal Physical and Sexual Assault of Passengers, Tnc Drivers, and Drivers of Other For-hire Vehicles

Title 34 › Subtitle IV — Criminal Records and Information › CHAPTER 413 — CRIME REPORTS AND STATISTICS › § 41313

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Comptroller General must send Congress a report no later than 1 year after January 5, 2023, and then every 2 years. Each report must present a study about how often fatal and non‑fatal physical and sexual assaults happened in the two calendar years before the report. The first study covers 2019 and 2020. The study must show (1) assaults on transportation network company (TNC) drivers and other for‑hire drivers by passengers; (2) assaults on passengers by other passengers or by drivers, including people posing as drivers; (3) what kinds of background checks are done on prospective drivers and any State or local laws about those checks; and (4) what safety measures TNCs and for‑hire services use. “Sexual assault” means any nonconsensual sexual act under Federal, Tribal, or State law, including when the victim cannot consent.

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Title 34, §41313

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(a)GAO report

Not later than 1 year after January 5, 2023, 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.

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34 U.S.C. § 41313

Title 34, Navy

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110