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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5234 

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Motorcyclist Advisory 

Council, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2019 

Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. ROUDA, and Mr. BALDERSON) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 

Motorcyclist Advisory Council, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motorcyclist Advisory 

5 Council Reauthorization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans9 portation shall establish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council 

10 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 


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1 (b) DUTIES.— 

2 (1) ADVISING.—The Council shall advise the 

3 Secretary, the Administrator of the National High4 way Traffic Safety Administration, and the Adminis5 trator of the Federal Highway Administration on 

6 transportation issues of concern to motorcyclists, in7 cluding— 

8 (A) barrier design; 

9 (B) road design, construction, and mainte10 nance practices; and 

11 (C) the architecture and implementation of 

12 intelligent transportation system technologies. 

13 (2) BIENNIAL COUNCIL REPORT.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall sub15 mit a report to the Secretary containing the 

16 Council’s recommendations regarding the issues 

17 described in paragraph (1) on which the Coun18 cil provides advice pursuant to such paragraph. 

19 (B) TIMING.—Not later than October 31 

20 of the calendar year following the calendar year 

21 in which the Council is established, and by 

22 every 2d October 31 thereafter, the Council 

23 shall submit the report required under this 

24 paragraph. 

25 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com2 prised of 12 members appointed by the Secretary as 

3 follows: 

4 (A) Five experts from State or local gov5 ernment on highway engineering issues, includ6 ing— 

7 (i) barrier design; 

8 (ii) road design, construction, and 

9 maintenance; or 

10 (iii) intelligent transportation systems. 

11 (B) One State or local traffic and safety 

12 engineer, design engineer, or other transpor13 tation department official who is a motorcyclist. 

14 (C) One representative from a national as15 sociation of State transportation officials. 

16 (D) One representative from a national 

17 motorcyclist association. 

18 (E) One representative from a national 

19 motorcyclist foundation. 

20 (F) One representative from a national 

21 motorcycle manufacturing association. 

22 (G) One roadway safety data expert on 

23 crash testing and analysis. 


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1 (H) One member of a national safety orga2 nization that represents the traffic safety sys3 tems industry. 

4 (2) DURATION.— 

5 (A) TERM.—Subject to subparagraphs (B) 

6 and (C), each member shall serve one term of 

7 2 years. 

8 (B) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—If a successor is 

9 not designated for a member before the expira10 tion of the term the member is serving, the 

11 member may serve another term. 

12 (C) APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENTS.—If 

13 a member resigns before serving a full 2-year 

14 term, the Secretary may appoint a replacement 

15 for such member to serve the remaining portion 

16 such term. A member may continue to serve 

17 after resignation until a successor has been ap18 pointed. A vacancy in the Council shall be filled 

19 in the manner in which the original appoint20 ment was made. 

21 (3) COMPENSATION.—Members shall serve 

22 without compensation. 

23 (d) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate 6 

24 years after the date of its establishment. 


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1 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 

2 (a) ACCEPT OR REJECT RECOMMENDATION.— 

3 (1) SECRETARY DETERMINES.—The Secretary 

4 shall determine whether to accept or reject a rec5 ommendation contained in a Council report. 

6 (2) TIMING.— 

7 (A) MUST ACCEPT OR REJECT.—The Sec8 retary must indicate in each report submitted 

9 under this section the Secretary’s acceptance or 

10 rejection of each recommendation listed in such 

11 report. 

12 (B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may indi13 cate in a report submitted under this section 

14 that a recommendation is under consideration. 

15 If the Secretary does so, the Secretary must ac16 cept or reject the recommendation in the next 

17 report submitted under this section. 

18 (b) REPORT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

20 the Secretary receives a Council report, the Sec21 retary shall submit a report to the following commit22 tees and subcommittees: 

23 (A) The Committee on Transportation and 

24 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

25 (B) The Committee on Environment and 

26 Public Works of the Senate. 


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1 (C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 

2 and Transportation of the Senate. 

3 (D) The Subcommittee on Transportation, 

4 and Housing and Urban Development, and Re5 lated Agencies of the Committee on Appropria6 tions of the House of Representatives. 

7 (E) The Subcommittee on Transportation, 

8 and Housing and Urban Development, and Re9 lated Agencies of the Committee on Appropria10 tions of the Senate. 

11 (2) CONTENTS.—A report submitted under this 

12 subsection shall include— 

13 (A) a list containing— 

14 (i) each recommendation contained in 

15 the Council report described in paragraph 

16 (1); and 

17 (ii) each recommendation indicated as 

18 under consideration in the previous report 

19 submitted under this subsection; and 

20 (B) for each such recommendation, wheth21 er it is accepted, rejected, or under consider22 ation by the Secretary. 

23 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.— 

24 The Secretary shall provide such administrative support, 

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1 retary determines to be necessary for the Council to carry 

2 out its duties. 

3 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 

5 (1) COUNCIL REPORT.—The term ‘‘Council re6 port’’ means the report described in section 2(b)(2). 

7 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of Transportation. 

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