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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1500 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after en3 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

4 establish and implement a program (in this section re5 ferred to as the ‘‘program’’) to leverage anonymized data 

6 from third-party entities to improve transportation man7 agement capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid high8 ways. 

9 (b) PURPOSES.—In carrying out the program, the 

10 Secretary shall leverage anonymized data derived from 

11 third-party entities— 

12 (1) to inform infrastructure planning decisions 

13 relating to— 

14 (A) reducing congestion; 

15 (B) decreasing miles traveled; 

16 (C) increasing safety; 

17 (D) improving freight efficiency; and 

18 (E) enhancing environmental conditions; 

19 and 

20 (2) to implement integrated traffic management 

21 systems that leverage real-time data to provide dy22 namic and efficient traffic flow management for the 

23 purposes of— 

24 (A) adjusting traffic light cycle times to 

25 optimize traffic management and decrease con26 gestion; 


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1 (B) expanding or contracting lane capacity 

2 to meet traffic demand; 

3 (C) enhancing traveler notification of serv4 ice conditions; 

5 (D) prioritizing high-priority vehicles such 

6 as emergency response and law enforcement 

7 within the transportation system; and 

8 (E) responding to severe weather events or 

9 conducting emergency evacuations; and 

10 (3) for any other purpose the Secretary deter11 mines is necessary to improve transportation man12 agement capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid 

13 highways. 

14 (c) PARTNERSHIP; CONSULTATION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program, 

16 the Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements 

17 with public and private sector entities to accomplish 

18 the purposes described in subsection (b). 

19 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any agreement entered 

20 into under paragraph (1) between the Secretary and 

21 a data provider shall— 

22 (A) be disclosed to the public; and 

23 (B) include provisions that require the use 

24 of data protections for user privacy. 


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1 (3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the pro2 gram, the Secretary shall consult with at least 1 or3 ganization that supports the development of intel4 ligent transportation systems in the public and pri5 vate sectors. 

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

7 the program, the Secretary shall ensure— 

8 (1) the protection of privacy for all sources of 

9 data utilized in the program by— 

10 (A) preventing reidentification of user 

11 data; 

12 (B) precluding the collection of biometric 

13 or automatic license plate reader data; and 

14 (C) preventing data utilized in the program 

15 from being used by any government entity for 

16 any purpose other than the purposes described 

17 in subsection (b); and 

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

19 by preventing— 

20 (A) hacking, spoofing, and disruption of 

21 connected and automated transportation sys22 tems; and 

23 (B) the incorporation of inaccurate data, 

24 including data generated by artificial intel25 ligence. 


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1 (e) PROGRAM LOCATIONS.—In carrying out the pro2 gram, the Secretary shall enter into agreements with pub3 lic and private sector entities serving a variety of areas, 

4 including urban, suburban, rural, tribal, or any other ap5 propriate settings. 

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

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

8 make available best practices to leverage private user data 

9 to support improved transportation management capabili10 ties and efficiency, including— 

11 (1) legal considerations when acquiring private 

12 user data for public purposes; and 

13 (2) protecting privacy and security of individual 

14 user data. 

15 (g) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit an annual 

16 report to the Committee on Transportation and Infra17 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com18 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

19 detailing— 

20 (1) a description of the activities carried out 

21 under the program; 

22 (2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pro23 gram in meeting the purposes described in sub24 section (b); 


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1 (3) policy recommendations to improve the im2 plementation of anonymized data into planning deci3 sions; and 

4 (4) a description of costs associated with equip5 ping and maintaining integrated traffic management 

6 systems. 

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