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Union Calendar No. 638 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1500 

[Report No. 118–772] 

To establish a program to use anonymized data from third-party entities 

to inform infrastructure planning decisions and to improve transportation 

management capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid highways, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2023 

Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. CARBAJAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 

Additional sponsor: Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To establish a program to use anonymized data from thirdparty entities to inform infrastructure planning decisions 

and to improve transportation management capabilities 

and efficiency on Federal-aid highways, and for other 

purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Intelligent Transpor5 tation Integration Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. THIRD-PARTY DATA INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after en8 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

9 implement a program (in this section referred to as the 

10 ‘‘program’’) to leverage anonymized data from third-party 

11 entities to improve transportation management capabilities 

12 and efficiency on Federal-aid highways. 

13 (b) PURPOSES.—The Secretary shall enable the use of 

14 anonymized data derived from third-party entities— 

15 (1) to inform infrastructure planning decisions 

16 relating to— 

17 (A) reducing congestion; 

18 (B) decreasing miles traveled; 

19 (C) increasing safety; 

20 (D) improving freight efficiency; 

21 (E) reducing wait times at freight facilities; 

22 and 

23 (F) enhancing environmental conditions; 

24 (2) to facilitate integrated traffic management 

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1 namic and efficient traffic flow management for the 

2 purposes of— 

3 (A) adjusting traffic light cycle times to op4 timize traffic management and decrease conges5 tion; 

6 (B) expanding or contracting lane capacity 

7 to meet traffic demand; 

8 (C) enhancing traveler notification of serv9 ice conditions; 

10 (D) prioritizing high-priority vehicles such 

11 as emergency response and law enforcement 

12 within the transportation system; and 

13 (E) responding to severe weather events or 

14 conducting emergency evacuations; and 

15 (3) for any other purpose the Secretary deter16 mines is necessary to improve transportation man17 agement capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid 

18 highways and other assets on the nation’s transpor19 tation system. 

20 (c) PARTNERSHIP; CONSULTATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

22 enter into agreements with public and private sector 

23 entities to accomplish the purposes described in sub24 section (b). 


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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any agreement entered 

2 into under paragraph (1) between the Secretary and 

3 a data provider shall— 

4 (A) be disclosed to the public; and 

5 (B) include provisions that require the use 

6 of data protections for consumer privacy. 

7 (3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the pro8 gram, the Secretary shall consult with at least 1 orga9 nization that supports the development of intelligent 

10 transportation systems in the public and private sec11 tors. 

12 (d) DATA PRIVACY AND ACCURACY.—In carrying out 

13 the program, the Secretary shall issue guidance on— 

14 (1) the protection of privacy for all consumers 

15 and sources of data utilized in the program by— 

16 (A) preventing reidentification of consumer 

17 data; 

18 (B) precluding the sources from providing 

19 the program with biometric, electronic logging 

20 device, or automatic license plate reader data; 

21 and 

22 (C) preventing data utilized in the program 

23 from being used by any government entity for 

24 any purpose other than the purposes described in 

25 subsection (b) (including for automated traffic 


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1 enforcement, red light camera systems, and speed 

2 camera systems); and 

3 (2) the accuracy of data utilized in the program 

4 by preventing— 

5 (A) hacking, spoofing, and disruption of 

6 connected and automated transportation systems; 

7 and 

8 (B) the incorporation of inaccurate data, 

9 including inaccurate data generated by artificial 

10 intelligence. 

11 (e) PROGRAM LOCATIONS.—In carrying out the pro12 gram, the Secretary shall enter into agreements with public 

13 and private sector entities serving a variety of areas, in14 cluding urban, suburban, rural, tribal, or any other appro15 priate settings. 

16 (f) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 3 years after 

17 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publicly 

18 make available best practices to leverage private consumer 

19 data to support improved transportation management ca20 pabilities and efficiency, including— 

21 (1) legal considerations when acquiring private 

22 consumer data for public purposes; and 

23 (2) protecting privacy and security of individual 

24 consumer data. 


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1 (g) EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 

2 may take such actions as necessary to maximize the effective 

3 implementation of this Act, including consolidating re4 quirements under this Act within other activities of the De5 partment of Transportation. 

6 (h) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit an annual 

7 report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc8 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

9 Environment and Public Works of the Senate detailing— 

10 (1) a description of the activities carried out 

11 under the program; 

12 (2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pro13 gram in meeting the purposes described in subsection 

14 (b); 

15 (3) policy recommendations to improve the im16 plementation of anonymized data into planning deci17 sions; and 

18 (4) a description of costs associated with equip19 ping and maintaining integrated traffic management 

20 systems. 


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Union Calendar No. 638 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1500 

[Report No. 118–772] 

A BILL 

To establish a program to use anonymized data 

eral-aid highways, and for other purposes. management capabilities and efficiency on Fedplanning decisions and to improve transportation from third-party entities to inform infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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