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tation shall complete research to determine the most effec-
tive method and terminology for informing consumers for 
each highly automated vehicle or a vehicle that performs 
partial driving automation about the capabilities and limi-
tations of that vehicle. The Secretary shall determine 
whether such information is based upon or includes the 
terminology as defined by SAE International in Rec-
ommended Practice Report J3016 (published September 
2016) or whether such description should include alter-
native terminology. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—After the completion of the study 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall initiate 
a rulemaking proceeding to require manufacturers to in-
form consumers of the capabilities and limitations of a ve-
hicle’s driving automation system or feature for any highly 
automated vehicle or any vehicle that performs partial 
driving automation. 
SEC. 9. HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish in the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
ministration a Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Council 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 
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(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the Council shall in-
clude a diverse group representative of business, academia 
and independent researchers, State and local authorities, 
safety and consumer advocates, engineers, labor organiza-
tions, environmental experts, a representative of the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and other 
members determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 
Any subcommittee of the Council shall be composed of not 
less than 15 and not more than 30 members appointed 
by the Secretary. 
(c) TERMS.—Members of the Council shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Transportation and shall serve 
for a term of three years. 
(d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy occurring in the mem-
bership of the Council shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment for the position being vacated. 
The vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining 
members to execute the duties of the Council. 
(e) DUTIES
AND SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Council 
may form subcommittees as needed to undertake informa-
tion gathering activities, develop technical advice, and 
present best practices or recommendations to the Sec-
retary regarding— 
(1) advancing mobility access for the disabled 
community with respect to the deployment of auto-
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mated driving systems to identify impediments to 
their use and ensure an awareness of the needs of 
the disabled community as these vehicles are being 
designed for distribution in commerce; 
(2) mobility access for senior citizens and popu-
lations underserved by traditional public transpor-
tation services and educational outreach efforts with 
respect to the testing and distribution of highly 
automated vehicles in commerce; 
(3) cybersecurity for the testing, deployment, 
and updating of automated driving systems with re-
spect to supply chain risk management, interactions 
with Information Sharing and Analysis Centers and 
Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, 
and a framework for identifying and implementing 
recalls of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment; 
(4) the development of a framework that allows 
manufacturers of highly automated vehicles to share 
with each other and the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration relevant, situational informa-
tion related to any testing or deployment event on 
public streets resulting or that reasonably could have 
resulted in damage to the vehicle or any occupant 
thereof and validation of such vehicles in a manner 
that does not risk public disclosure of such informa-
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tion or disclosure of confidential business informa-
tion; 
(5) labor and employment issues that may be 
affected by the deployment of highly automated vehi-
cles; 
(6) the environmental impacts of the deploy-
ment of highly automated vehicles, and the develop-
ment and deployment of alternative fuel infrastruc-
ture alongside the development and deployment of 
highly automated vehicles; 
(7) protection of consumer privacy and security 
of information collected by highly automated vehi-
cles; 
(8) cabin safety for highly automated vehicle 
passengers, and how automated driving systems may 
impact collision vectors, overall crashworthiness, and 
the use and placement of airbags, seatbelts, anchor 
belts, head restraints, and other protective features 
in the cabin; 
(9) the testing and deployment of highly auto-
mated vehicles and automated driving systems in 
areas that are rural, remote, mountainous, insular, 
or unmapped to evaluate operational limitations 
caused by natural geographical or man-made fea-
tures, or adverse weather conditions, and to enhance 
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the safety and reliability of highly automated vehi-
cles and automated driving systems used in such 
areas with such features or conditions; and 
(10) independent verification and validation 
procedures for highly automated vehicles that may 
be useful to safeguard motor vehicle safety. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The recommendations 
of the Council shall also be reported to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(g) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The es-
tablishment and operation of the Council and any sub-
committees of the Council shall conform to the require-
ments of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On request of the 
Council, the Secretary shall provide such technical assist-
ance to the Council as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary to carry out the Council’s duties. 
(i) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—On the re-
quest of the Council, the Secretary may detail, with or 
without reimbursement, any of the personnel of the De-
partment of Transportation to the Council to assist the 
Council in carrying out its duties. Any detail shall not in-
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terrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privi-
leges of the Federal employee. 
(j) PAYMENT
AND EXPENSES.—Members of the 
Council shall serve without pay, except travel and per diem 
will be paid each member for meetings called by the Sec-
retary. 
(k) TERMINATION.—The Council and any sub-
committees of the Council shall terminate 6 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. REAR SEAT OCCUPANT ALERT SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 30130 (as added by section 5) the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 30131. Rear seat occupant alert system 
‘‘(a) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall issue a final rule requiring all new passenger 
motor vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds gross ve-
hicle weight to be equipped with an alarm system to alert 
the operator to check rear designated seating positions 
after the vehicle motor or engine is deactivated by the op-
erator. 
‘‘(b) PHASE-IN.—The rule issued pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall require full compliance with the rule be-
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ginning on September 1st of the calendar year that begins 
2 years after the date on which the final rule is issued. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘passenger motor vehicle’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 32101; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘rear designated seating position’ 
means any designated seating position that is rear-
ward of the front seat.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 301 of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
30130 (as added by section 5) the following new item: 
‘‘30131. Rear seat occupant alert system.’’. 
SEC. 11. HEADLAMPS. 
(a) SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall complete research into the 
development of updated motor vehicle safety standards or 
performance requirements for motor vehicle headlamps 
that would improve the performance of headlamps and im-
prove overall safety. 
(b) RULEMAKING OR REPORT.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—After the completion of the 
research required by subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to revise the 
motor vehicle safety standards regarding headlamps 
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if the Secretary determines that a revision of the 
standards meets the requirements and consider-
ations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 
30111 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) REPORT.—If the Secretary determines that 
a revision to the standard described in paragraph 
(1) does not meet the requirements and consider-
ations set forth in such subsections, the Secretary 
shall submit a report describing the reasons for not 
revising the standard to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate. 
SEC. 12. PRIVACY PLAN REQUIRED FOR HIGHLY AUTO-
MATED VEHICLES. 
(a) PRIVACY PLAN.—A manufacturer may not sell, 
offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction in inter-
state commerce, or import into the United States, any 
highly automated vehicle, vehicle that performs partial 
driving automation, or automated driving system unless 
the manufacturer has developed a privacy plan that in-
cludes the following: 
(1) A written privacy plan with respect to the 
collection, use, sharing, and storage of information 
about vehicle owners or occupants collected by a 
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highly automated vehicle, vehicle that performs par-
tial driving automation, or automated driving sys-
tem. Such policy shall include the following: 
(A) The practices of the manufacturer with 
respect to the way that information about vehi-
cle owners or occupants is collected, used, 
shared, or stored. 
(B) The practices of the manufacturer 
with respect to the choices offered to vehicle 
owners or occupants regarding the collection, 
use, sharing, and storage of such information. 
(C) The practices of the manufacturer with 
respect to the data minimization, de-identifica-
tion, and retention of information about vehicle 
owners or occupants. 
(D) The practices of the manufacturer 
with respect to extending its privacy plan to the 
entities it shares such information with. 
(2) A method for providing notice to vehicle 
owners or occupants about the privacy policy. 
(3) If information about vehicle owners or occu-
pants is altered or combined so that the information 
can no longer reasonably be linked to the highly 
automated vehicle, vehicle that performs partial driv-
ing automation, or automated driving system from 
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which the information is retrieved, the vehicle owner, 
or occupants, the manufacturer is not required to in-
clude the process or practices regarding that infor-
mation in the privacy policy. 
(4) If information about an occupant is 
anonymized or encrypted the manufacturer is not re-
quired to include the process or practices regarding 
that information in the privacy policy. 
(b) STUDY.—The Federal Trade Commission shall 
conduct a study and submit a report to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate on the highly automated vehicle mar-
ketplace, including an examination of the following issues: 
(1) Which entities in the ecosystem have access 
to vehicle owner or occupant data. 
(2) Which entities in the highly automated vehi-
cle marketplace have privacy plans. 
(3) What are the terms and disclosures made in 
such privacy plans, including regarding the collec-
tion, use, sharing, and storage of vehicle owner or 
occupant data. 
(4) What disclosures are made to consumers 
about such privacy plans. 
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(5) What methods are available to enable dele-
tion of information about vehicle owners or occu-
pants from any data storage system within the vehi-
cle (other than a system that is critical to the safety 
or operation of the vehicle) before the vehicle is sold, 
leased, or rented, or otherwise occupied by a new 
owner or occupant. 
(c) FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT.— 
A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a an unfair 
or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of section 
5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
45(a)(1)). The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce 
this section in the same manner, by the same means, and 
with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though 
all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part 
of this Act. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
180 days after the date of enactment of this section and 
shall only apply to highly automated vehicles, vehicles that 
perform partial driving automation, or automated driving 
systems first introduced after the effective date of this sec-
tion. 
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SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Section 30102 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (13) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), 
(8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), and 
(17), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(1) ‘automated driving system’ means the 
hardware and software that are collectively capable 
of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a 
sustained basis, regardless of whether such system is 
limited to a specific operational design domain.’’; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(6) ‘dynamic driving task’ means all of the 
real time operational and tactical functions required 
to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic, excluding the 
strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selec-
tion of destinations and waypoints, and including— 
‘‘(A) lateral vehicle motion control via 
steering; 
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‘‘(B) longitudinal vehicle motion control 
via acceleration and deceleration; 
‘‘(C) monitoring the driving environment 
via object and event detection, recognition, clas-
sification, and response preparation; 
‘‘(D) object and event response execution; 
‘‘(E) maneuver planning; and 
‘‘(F) enhancing conspicuity via lighting, 
signaling, and gesturing. 
‘‘(7) ‘highly automated vehicle’— 
‘‘(A) means a motor vehicle equipped with 
an automated driving system; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a commercial motor 
vehicle (as defined in section 31101).’’; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (13) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(14) ‘operational design domain’ means the 
specific conditions under which a given driving auto-
mation system or feature thereof is designed to func-
tion.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) ‘vehicle that performs partial driving au-
tomation’ does not include a commercial motor vehi-
cle (as defined in section 31101).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) REVISIONS TO CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) If SAE International (or its successor or-
ganization) revises the definition of any of the terms 
defined in paragraph (1), (6), or (14) of subsection 
(a) in Recommended Practice Report J3016, it shall 
notify the Secretary of the revision. The Secretary 
shall publish a notice in the Federal Register to in-
form the public of the new definition unless, within 
90 days after receiving notice of the new definition 
and after opening a period for public comment on 
the new definition, the Secretary notifies SAE Inter-
national (or its successor organization) that the Sec-
retary has determined that the new definition does 
not meet the need for motor vehicle safety, or is oth-
erwise inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter. 
If the Secretary so notifies SAE International (or its 
successor organization), the existing definition in 
subsection (a) shall remain in effect. 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary does not reject a defini-
tion revised by SAE International (or its successor 
organization) as described in paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall promptly make any conforming amend-
ments to the regulations and standards of the Sec-
retary that are necessary. The revised definition 
shall apply for purposes of this chapter. The require-
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ments of section 553 of title 5 shall not apply to the 
making of any such conforming amendments. 
‘‘(3) Pursuant to section 553 of title 5, the Sec-
retary may update any of the definitions in para-
graph (1), (6), or (14) of subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary determines that materially changed cir-
cumstances regarding highly automated vehicles 
have impacted motor vehicle safety such that the 
definitions need to be updated to reflect such cir-
cumstances.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS IN THIS ACT.—As used in this 
Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘automated driving system’’ has 
the meaning given such term in subsection (a) of 
section 30102 of title 49, United States Code, sub-
ject to any revisions made to the definition of such 
term pursuant to subsection (c) of such section; 
(2) the term ‘‘highly automated vehicle’’ has the 
meaning given such term in subsection (a) of section 
30102 of title 49, United States Code, not subject 
to any revision under subsection (c) of such section; 
and 
(3) the term ‘‘vehicle that performs partial driv-
ing automation’’ has the meaning given such term in 
subsection (a) of section 30102 of title 49, United 
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States Code, not subject to any revision under sub-
section (c) of such section. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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