ered for-hire vehicle company, other than a FVC 
driver. 
(5) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘‘sexual as-
sault’’ means the occurrence of an act that con-
stitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by 
Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the vic-
tim lacks capacity to consent. 
(6) TNC DRIVER.—The term ‘‘TNC driver’’ 
means an individual who is employed, contracted by, 
or otherwise affiliated with a transportation network 
company to provide transportation services (also 
known as ride-sharing) to the public. 
(7) TNC PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘TNC per-
sonnel’’ means an employee or contractor of a cov-
ered transportation network company, other than a 
TNC driver. 
(8) TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK
COMPANY.— 
The term ‘‘transportation network company’’— 
(A) means a corporation, partnership, sole 
proprietorship, or other entity, that uses a dig-
ital network to connect riders to drivers affili-
ated with the entity in order for the driver to 
transport the rider using a vehicle owned, 
leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the 
driver to a point chosen by the rider; and 
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(B) does not include a shared-expense car-
pool or vanpool arrangement that is not in-
tended to generate profit for the driver. 
(9) TRANSPORTATION
SEXUAL
ASSAULT
OR 
HARASSMENT INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘transportation 
sexual assault or harassment incident’’ means the 
occurrence, or reasonably suspected occurrence, of 
an act that— 
(A) constitutes sexual assault or sexual 
harassment; and 
(B) is committed— 
(i) by a passenger, personnel, TNC 
driver, or FVC driver of a covered entity, 
against a passenger, personnel, TNC driv-
er, or FVC driver of the covered entity; 
and 
(ii) within— 
(I) a vehicle of the covered entity 
that is transporting passengers, in-
cluding 
aircraft, 
rolling 
stock, 
motorcoaches, and ferries; or 
(II) an area in which passengers 
are entering or exiting such a vehicle. 
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SEC. 14. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
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Union Calendar No. 205 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5706 
[Report No. 117–278, Part I] 
A BILL 
To protect transportation personnel and passengers 
from sexual assault and harassment, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 24, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
MARCH 24, 2022 
Committees on the Judiciary and the Budget discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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