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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1500 Reported in House (RH)]

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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. Gonzalez-Colon

                           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]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
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.

 

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligent Transportation 
Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. THIRD-PARTY DATA INTEGRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall implement a program (in this 
section referred to as the ``program'') to leverage anonymized data 
from third-party entities to improve transportation management 
capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid highways.
    (b) Purposes.--The Secretary shall enable the use of anonymized 
data derived from third-party entities--
            (1) to inform infrastructure planning decisions relating 
        to--
                    (A) reducing congestion;
                    (B) decreasing miles traveled;
                    (C) increasing safety;
                    (D) improving freight efficiency;
                    (E) reducing wait times at freight facilities; and
                    (F) enhancing environmental conditions;
            (2) to facilitate integrated traffic management systems 
        that leverage real-time data to provide dynamic and efficient 
        traffic flow management for the purposes of--
                    (A) adjusting traffic light cycle times to optimize 
                traffic management and decrease congestion;
                    (B) expanding or contracting lane capacity to meet 
                traffic demand;
                    (C) enhancing traveler notification of service 
                conditions;
                    (D) prioritizing high-priority vehicles such as 
                emergency response and law enforcement within the 
                transportation system; and
                    (E) responding to severe weather events or 
                conducting emergency evacuations; and
            (3) for any other purpose the Secretary determines is 
        necessary to improve transportation management capabilities and 
        efficiency on Federal-aid highways and other assets on the 
        nation's transportation system.
    (c) Partnership; Consultation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
        agreements with public and private sector entities to 
        accomplish the purposes described in subsection (b).
            (2) Requirements.--Any agreement entered into under 
        paragraph (1) between the Secretary and a data provider shall--
                    (A) be disclosed to the public; and
                    (B) include provisions that require the use of data 
                protections for consumer privacy.
            (3) Consultation.--In carrying out the program, the 
        Secretary shall consult with at least 1 organization that 
        supports the development of intelligent transportation systems 
        in the public and private sectors.
    (d) Data Privacy and Accuracy.--In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary shall issue guidance on--
            (1) the protection of privacy for all consumers and sources 
        of data utilized in the program by--
                    (A) preventing reidentification of consumer data;
                    (B) precluding the sources from providing the 
                program with biometric, electronic logging device, or 
                automatic license plate reader data; and
                    (C) preventing data utilized in the program from 
                being used by any government entity for any purpose 
                other than the purposes described in subsection (b) 
                (including for automated traffic enforcement, red light 
                camera systems, and speed camera systems); and
            (2) the accuracy of data utilized in the program by 
        preventing--
                    (A) hacking, spoofing, and disruption of connected 
                and automated transportation systems; and
                    (B) the incorporation of inaccurate data, including 
                inaccurate data generated by artificial intelligence.
    (e) Program Locations.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
shall enter into agreements with public and private sector entities 
serving a variety of areas, including urban, suburban, rural, tribal, 
or any other appropriate settings.
    (f) Best Practices.--Not later than 3 years after date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall publicly make available best practices 
to leverage private consumer data to support improved transportation 
management capabilities and efficiency, including--
            (1) legal considerations when acquiring private consumer 
        data for public purposes; and
            (2) protecting privacy and security of individual consumer 
        data.
    (g) Effective Implementation.--The Secretary may take such actions 
as necessary to maximize the effective implementation of this Act, 
including consolidating requirements under this Act within other 
activities of the Department of Transportation.
    (h) Report.--The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate detailing--
            (1) a description of the activities carried out under the 
        program;
            (2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program in 
        meeting the purposes described in subsection (b);
            (3) policy recommendations to improve the implementation of 
        anonymized data into planning decisions; and
            (4) a description of costs associated with equipping and 
        maintaining integrated traffic management systems.
                                                 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 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           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
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