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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2141 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Motorcyclist Advisory 
Council, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 
YOUNG, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. BALDERSON, and Mr. PAPPAS) 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motorcyclist Advisory 
Council Reauthorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
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tablish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) ADVISING.—The Council shall advise the 
Secretary, the Administrator of the National High-
way Traffic Safety Administration, and the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Highway Administration on 
transportation issues of concern to motorcyclists, in-
cluding— 
(A) barrier design; 
(B) road design, construction, and mainte-
nance practices; and 
(C) the architecture and implementation of 
intelligent transportation system technologies. 
(2) BIENNIAL COUNCIL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall sub-
mit a report to the Secretary containing the 
Council’s recommendations on the issues de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(B) TIMING.—Not later than October 31 
of the calendar year following the calendar year 
in which the Council is established, and by 
every 2nd October 31 thereafter, the Council 
shall submit the report described in subpara-
graph (A). 
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(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
prised of 13 members appointed by the Secretary as 
follows: 
(A) Five experts from State or local gov-
ernment on highway engineering issues, includ-
ing— 
(i) barrier design; 
(ii) road design, construction, and 
maintenance; or 
(iii) intelligent transportation systems. 
(B) One State or local traffic and safety 
engineer, design engineer, or other transpor-
tation department official who is a motorcyclist. 
(C) One representative from a national as-
sociation of State transportation officials. 
(D) One representative from a national 
motorcyclist association. 
(E) One representative from a national 
motorcyclist foundation. 
(F) One representative from a national 
motorcycle manufacturing association. 
(G) One representative from a motorcycle 
manufacturing company headquartered in the 
United States. 
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(H) One roadway safety data expert on 
crash testing and analysis. 
(I) One member of a national safety orga-
nization that represents the traffic safety sys-
tems industry. 
(2) DURATION.— 
(A) TERM.—Subject to subparagraphs (B) 
and (C), each member shall serve one term of 
2 years. 
(B) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—If a successor is 
not designated for a member before the expira-
tion of the term the member is serving, the 
member may serve another term. 
(C) APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENTS.—If 
a member resigns before serving a full 2-year 
term, the Secretary may appoint a replacement 
for such member to serve the remaining portion 
such term. A member may continue to serve 
after resignation until a successor has been ap-
pointed. A vacancy in the Council shall be filled 
in the manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made. 
(3) 
COMPENSATION.—Members 
shall 
serve 
without compensation. 
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(d) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate 6 
years after the date of its establishment. 
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) ACCEPT OR REJECT RECOMMENDATION.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall de-
termine whether to accept or reject a recommenda-
tion contained in a Council report. 
(2) TIMING.— 
(A) ACCEPT OR REJECT.—The Secretary 
shall indicate in each report submitted under 
this section the Secretary’s acceptance or rejec-
tion of each recommendation listed in such re-
port. 
(B) UNDER
CONSIDERATION.—The Sec-
retary may state in a report submitted under 
this section that a recommendation is under 
consideration. If the Secretary so states, the 
Secretary shall accept or reject the rec-
ommendation in the next report submitted 
under this section. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the Secretary receives a Council report, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the following: 
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