I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7390 
To amend title 49, United States Code, regarding the authority of the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration over vehicles with auto-
mated driving systems to provide safety measures for such vehicles, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2026 
Mr. LATTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, regarding the author-
ity of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion over vehicles with automated driving systems to 
provide safety measures for such vehicles, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research 
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In Vehicle Evolution Act of 2026’’ or the ‘‘SELF DRIVE 
Act of 2026’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purpose. 
Sec. 3. Updated or new motor vehicle safety requirements for vehicles with 
automated driving systems. 
Sec. 4. Motor vehicle testing or evaluation. 
Sec. 5. Make inoperative. 
Sec. 6. Protecting the security of connected vehicles. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to ensure continued United 
States leadership in the global automotive and autono-
mous driving sector, improve road safety, mobility, and ac-
cessibility, and create American jobs by creating rules and 
regulations that relate to the design, construction, and 
performance of ADS-equipped vehicles and by encouraging 
the testing and deployment of such vehicles. 
SEC. 3. UPDATED OR NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES WITH AUTO-
MATED DRIVING SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 301 of 
subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 30130. Motor vehicle safety standards for auto-
mated driving systems 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), in this section and sections 30103, 
30112, 30122, and 30131: 
‘‘(A) 
ADS-DEDICATED
VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘ADS-dedicated vehicle’ means an ADS- 
equipped vehicle designed to be operated exclu-
sively by a Level 4 or Level 5 automated driv-
ing system in driverless operation under any 
routine or normal operating condition during 
any trip within the operational design domain 
of the vehicle. 
‘‘(B) ADS-EQUIPPED VEHICLE.—The term 
‘ADS-equipped vehicle’ means any motor vehicle 
equipped with an automated driving system. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTOMATED
DRIVING
SYSTEM; 
ADS.—The terms ‘automated driving system’ 
and ‘ADS’— 
‘‘(i) mean the hardware and software 
that are collectively capable of performing 
the entire dynamic driving task on a sus-
tained basis, regardless of whether such 
system is limited to a specific operational 
design domain; and 
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‘‘(ii) include only a system that meets 
the definition of Level 3, Level 4, or Level 
5 automation. 
‘‘(D) DDT FALLBACK.—The term ‘DDT 
fallback’ means, after a DDT performance-rel-
evant system failure or upon the exit of an 
ADS-equipped vehicle from the operational de-
sign domain of that vehicle— 
‘‘(i) the response by the in-vehicle fall-
back-ready user to perform the dynamic 
driving task or to achieve an MRC; or 
‘‘(ii) the response by an automated 
driving system to achieve an MRC. 
‘‘(E) DDT PERFORMANCE-RELEVANT SYS-
TEM FAILURE.—The term ‘DDT performance- 
relevant system failure’ means a malfunction in 
an ADS, another vehicle system, or both that 
prevents the ADS from reliably performing the 
DDT on a sustained basis. 
‘‘(F) DYNAMIC DRIVING TASK; DDT.—The 
terms ‘dynamic driving task’ and ‘DDT’— 
‘‘(i) mean all of the real-time oper-
ational and tactical function required to 
operate a motor vehicle in on-road traffic; 
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‘‘(ii) exclude any strategic function, 
such as trip scheduling and selection of a 
destination or waypoint; and 
‘‘(iii) include— 
‘‘(I) lateral vehicle motion control 
through steering; 
‘‘(II) longitudinal motion control 
through acceleration and deceleration; 
‘‘(III) monitoring of the driving 
environment through object and event 
detection, recognition, classification, 
and response preparation; 
‘‘(IV) object and event response 
execution; 
‘‘(V) maneuver planning; and 
‘‘(VI) enhancement of conspicuity 
through lighting, sounding the horn, 
signaling, gesturing, or another indi-
cator. 
‘‘(G) FALLBACK-READY USER.—The term 
‘fallback-ready user’ means a user of a motor 
vehicle equipped with an engaged Level 3 ADS 
feature who— 
‘‘(i) is properly qualified and able to 
operate the vehicle; and 
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‘‘(ii) is receptive to an ADS-issued re-
quest to intervene and to evident DDT 
performance-relevant system failure in the 
vehicle. 
‘‘(H) 
IN-VEHICLE
FALLBACK-READY 
USER.—The 
term 
‘in-vehicle 
fallback-ready 
user’ means a fallback-ready user who is seated 
in the driver’s seat. 
‘‘(I) LEVEL 3; LEVEL 4; LEVEL 5.—The 
terms ‘Level 3’, ‘Level 4’, and ‘Level 5’ have 
the meaning given those terms in the April 
2021 edition of the J3016 recommended prac-
tice of SAE International, ‘Taxonomy and Defi-
nitions for Terms Related to Driving Automa-
tion Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles’. 
‘‘(J) MINIMAL
RISK
CONDITION; MRC.— 
The terms ‘minimal risk condition’ and ‘MRC’ 
mean a stable, stopped condition to which an 
in-vehicle fallback-ready user or an ADS may 
bring a motor vehicle after performing the 
DDT fallback in order to reduce the risk of a 
crash when a trip cannot or should not be con-
tinued. 
‘‘(K) 
OPERATIONAL
DESIGN
DOMAIN; 
ODD.—The terms ‘operational design domain’ 
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recommended practice of SAE International, 
‘Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related 
to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road 
Motor Vehicles’ for any term defined in para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(B) REVIEW.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which any defi-
nition for an automated driving system de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) is released by 
SAE International, the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) shall publish in the Federal 
Register a review on the clarity and 
objectivity of such definition; and 
‘‘(II) may provide feedback to 
SAE International with suggestions 
for updates to any such definition. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF REVISED STANDARD.— 
‘‘(I) 
DETERMINATION.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date on 
which SAE International revises a 
definition described in subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary, after publishing 
notice of the revision in the Federal 
Register, shall determine whether to 
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revise any term defined in paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(II) EFFECT OF DECISION NOT 
TO ADOPT A REVISED DEFINITION.— 
If the Secretary decides not to adopt 
a revised definition— 
‘‘(aa) the Secretary shall no-
tify SAE International of the de-
cision by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(bb) the definitions de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall 
remain in effect. 
‘‘(b) AUTOMATED
DRIVING
SYSTEM
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) SAFETY CASE REQUIRED.—A manu-
facturer may not manufacture for sale, sell, 
offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduc-
tion into interstate commerce, or import into 
the United States any automated driving sys-
tem or ADS-equipped vehicle unless the manu-
facturer has developed a safety case for the 
automated driving system or ADS-equipped ve-
hicle that meets the requirements described in 
paragraph (3). 
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‘‘(B) REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES.— 
Consistent with paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), 
the Secretary may prescribe regulations to es-
tablish— 
‘‘(i) objective content requirements for 
a safety case; and 
‘‘(ii) procedures for manufacturers to 
certify the completion of a safety case and 
provide the safety case to the Secretary 
upon request under section 30166. 
‘‘(C) 
MODIFICATION
OF
ADS
COM-
PETENCIES
BY
SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
may prescribe motor vehicle safety standards 
that define, modify, or interpret the ADS com-
petencies described in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(2) SAFETY STANDARD TO REQUIRE SAFETY 
CASE.— 
‘‘(A) SAFETY STANDARD.—Not later than 
September 30, 2027, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall issue a final rule that prescribes 
a motor vehicle safety standard under section 
30111 that requires each manufacturer that 
manufactures for sale, sells, offers for sale, in-
troduces or delivers for introduction in inter-
state commerce, or imports into the United 
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States an ADS-equipped vehicle or an auto-
mated driving system intended for installation 
in a motor vehicle not originally equipped with 
such system to— 
‘‘(i) complete a safety case described 
in paragraph (3) for each ADS version 
produced by the manufacturer that meets 
the requirements described in this section; 
and 
‘‘(ii) provide the safety case to the 
Secretary upon request under section 
30166. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE.—If the Secretary does 
not meet the deadline described in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report that describes the reasons 
why the deadline was not met. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—Any motor vehicle 
safety standard issued under this paragraph su-
persedes any conflicting requirement under 
paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SAFETY
CASE.—A 
safety case described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
provide claims, supported by arguments and evi-
dence, that support the conclusion of the manufac-
turer that the design, construction, and performance 
of the automated driving system to be used in an 
ADS-equipped vehicle will not present an unreason-
able risk of accidents, death, or injury, and shall in-
clude: 
‘‘(A) A description of each hardware and 
software element of the ADS that includes the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Braking, steering, and computing 
capability. 
‘‘(ii) Redundancies. 
‘‘(iii) Each capability of the suite of 
sensors of the ADS. 
‘‘(iv) The integration of the ADS into 
the vehicle platform, including its propul-
sion system. 
‘‘(B) A complete description of the oper-
ational design domain of the ADS and how the 
ADS performs each element of the dynamic 
driving task within the ODD of the ADS. 
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‘‘(C) Each engineering methodology, in-
cluding each hazard analysis used to design and 
assess the performance of the ADS and ensure 
motor vehicle safety. 
‘‘(D) Analysis of the safety performance of 
the ADS that uses the methodology described in 
subparagraph (C), including each competency 
in normal driving and crash avoidance capa-
bility and the acceptance criteria used by the 
manufacturer in assessing such performance. 
‘‘(E) An explanation of how the ADS an-
ticipates and responds to any potential crash. 
‘‘(F) A description of any vehicle-inte-
grated system that provides a visual or digital 
hazard that alerts a nearby road user when the 
vehicle executes or enters a minimal risk condi-
tion, including any system that automatically 
activates a high-conspicuity lighting pattern, 
transmits a digital hazard message, or both, to 
any connected vehicle and roadway infrastruc-
ture. 
‘‘(G) An explanation of how the ADS- 
equipped vehicle meets each competency listed 
in paragraph (5). 
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longer met, whether by achieving an MRC or, 
in the case of a Level 3 ADS, alerting the fall-
back-ready user to intervene and assume con-
trol of the DDT. 
‘‘(F) An ADS is can detect and respond to 
any object or event, including emergency vehi-
cles, emergency personnel, and school buses 
likely to be present and in proximity to the 
ADS in the relevant ODD and relevant to any 
driving decision of the ADS. 
‘‘(G) An ADS can comply with any appli-
cable State or local traffic law and any law rel-
evant to the performance of the DDT. 
‘‘(H) A description of a cybersecurity plan 
that includes the following: 
‘‘(i) A written cybersecurity policy 
with respect to the practices of the manu-
facturer to detect and respond to cyber at-
tacks, unauthorized intrusions, and false 
vehicle control commands. 
‘‘(ii) A process to identify, assess, and 
mitigate reasonably foreseeable cyber risks 
related to motor vehicle safety from cyber 
attacks or unauthorized intrusions, includ-
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ing false and malicious vehicle control com-
mands. 
‘‘(iii) A process to take preventive and 
corrective action to mitigate against rea-
sonably foreseeable cyber risks related to 
motor vehicle safety in an automated driv-
ing system or ADS-equipped vehicle, in-
cluding incident response plans, unauthor-
ized intrusion detection and prevention sys-
tems that safeguard key controls, systems, 
and procedures through testing or moni-
toring, and updates to such process based 
on changed circumstances. 
‘‘(5) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than four 
years after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the House Commerce on 
Energy and Commerce and Senate Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation that shall 
include recommendations for potentially needed new 
standards specific to ADS and ADS-equipped vehi-
cles that the Secretary finds necessary to promulgate 
under 49 U.S.C. 30111. 
‘‘(c) MANUAL CONTROLS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.—A manufacturer may 
not sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for intro-
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duction into commerce, or import into the United 
States any ADS-dedicated vehicle that is configured 
or subsequently altered to carry 1 or more occu-
pants, unless the vehicle is equipped to— 
‘‘(A) provide an occupant inside of the ve-
hicle with the means from within the vehicle to 
command that the ADS safely achieve an MRC; 
and 
‘‘(B) after the vehicle has achieved an 
MRC, allow the occupant to safely exit the vehi-
cle. 
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION FROM MOTOR VEHICLE SAFE-
TY STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) MANUALLY
OPERATED
CONTROLS 
AND EQUIPMENT.—If a vehicle is equipped with 
the system described in paragraph (1), a motor 
vehicle safety standard issued under section 
30111 may not require the manufacturer to 
equip the vehicle with manually operated con-
trols and equipment intended only to support a 
human driver in an ADS-dedicated vehicle. 
‘‘(B) VEHICLE
CONFIGURED
TO
CARRY 
PROPERTY.—A motor vehicle safety standard 
issued under section 30111 may not be applied 
to require a manufacturer of an ADS-dedicated 
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vehicle configured solely to carry property and 
not one or more occupants to comply with the 
standard by equipping the vehicle with manu-
ally operated controls and equipment intended 
only to support a human driver in an ADS- 
dedicated vehicle. 
‘‘§ 30131. National Automated Vehicle Safety Data Re-
pository 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
CRASH.—The term ‘covered 
crash’ means a crash on a publicly accessible road 
in the United States— 
‘‘(A) that involves— 
‘‘(i) a fatality; 
‘‘(ii) an injury that results in a person 
being transported from the scene of the 
crash to a hospital for medical treatment; 
‘‘(iii) an airbag deployment; 
‘‘(iv) a strike of a vulnerable road 
user; 
‘‘(v) the towing of a vehicle; and 
‘‘(B) in which the automated driving sys-
tem was engaged at any time during the period 
from 30 seconds immediately prior to the com-
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mencement of the crash through the conclusion 
of the crash. 
‘‘(2) 
REPOSITORY.—The 
term 
‘repository’ 
means the National Automated Vehicle Safety Data 
Repository established pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) STATE
TRANSPORTATION
REGULATORY 
AGENCY.—The term ‘State transportation regulatory 
agency’ means a department of motor vehicles, de-
partment of transportation, or equivalent State or 
local agency. 
‘‘(b) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2026, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
issue a final rule that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) The establishment of a National Auto-
mated Vehicle Safety Data Repository to receive and 
store data from a covered crash from manufacturers 
of automated driving systems and from manufactur-
ers of ADS-equipped vehicles. 
‘‘(2) A requirement, stated in objective terms, 
for such manufacturers to report to the Secretary 
for inclusion in the repository, not later than 30 
days after the date on which a covered crash occurs 
or 10 days after the date on which a manufacturer 
receives notice of such crash, whichever is later, spe-
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cific information known to the manufacturer about 
the crash that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) The time and location. 
‘‘(B) Each vehicle involved. 
‘‘(C) Whether a vulnerable road user was 
involved. 
‘‘(D) Any injuries that resulted from the 
crash. 
‘‘(E) Whether any local authority inves-
tigated the crash. 
‘‘(F) A summary of the circumstances sur-
rounding the crash. 
‘‘(3) A requirement for such manufacturers to 
submit to the Secretary on a quarterly basis, a re-
port on the total miles traveled with the ADS en-
gaged of the ADS-equipped vehicles of the manufac-
turer during the previous quarter, including the total 
miles traveled in revenue service during commercial 
operations. 
‘‘(4) A process for a relevant State transpor-
tation regulatory agency to access information from 
a covered crash described in paragraph (2) in a 
timely manner. 
‘‘(5) A requirement that— 
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covered crash was authorized to operate pursuant to 
section 30112(b)(10). 
‘‘(c) SUNSET
FOR
QUARTERLY
MILEAGE
RE-
PORTS.— 
‘‘(1) TOTAL MILES TRAVELED.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), the requirement described in 
subsection (b)(3) does not apply beginning on the 
date that is 5 years after the date on which a final 
rule is issued pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) REPEAL.—Standing General Order 2021–01 
issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration does not apply to an ADS-equipped vehicle begin-
ning on the compliance date of the final rule issued pursu-
ant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take ef-
fect on September 30, 2026.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 301 of 
subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
30130. Motor vehicle safety standards for automated driving systems. 
30131. National Automated Vehicle Safety Data Repository. 
(c) 
ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY.—Section 
30165(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘30130, 30131,’’ after ‘‘30127,’’. 
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‘‘(3) FEDERAL PREEMPTION FOR AUTOMATED 
DRIVING SYSTEMS AND ADS-EQUIPPED VEHICLES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a State, or political subdivi-
sion of a State, may not maintain, enforce, pre-
scribe, or continue in effect any law, rule, regu-
lation, requirement, standard, or other provision 
having the force and effect of law of the State, 
or political subdivision of the State, that— 
‘‘(i) prohibits in whole or in part a 
manufacturer from manufacturing for sale, 
selling, offering for sale, introducing or de-
livering for introduction into interstate 
commerce, or importing into the United 
States any automated driving system or 
ADS-equipped vehicle if the manufacturer 
develops a safety case described in section 
30130(b)(3) for the automated driving sys-
tem or ADS-equipped vehicle; or 
‘‘(ii) requires manufacturers of auto-
mated driving systems and manufacturers 
of ADS-equipped vehicles to report infor-
mation about a covered crash to a State or 
a political subdivision of a State. 
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‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) a State may enforce a law or re-
quirement that is identical to a law or re-
quirement under subparagraphs (A) or (B) 
of section 30130(b)(1) or section 30131; 
and 
‘‘(ii) compliance with subparagraphs 
(A) or (B) of section 30130(b)(1) or sec-
tion 30131 does not exempt a person from 
liability at common law.″. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
construed to limit or preempt State or local au-
thority over: 
‘‘(i) traffic laws; 
‘‘(ii) vehicle registration; 
‘‘(iii) safety and emissions inspections; 
‘‘(iv) congestion management of vehi-
cles operating within a State or political 
subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(v) insurance; 
‘‘(vi) generally applicable consumer 
protection laws; or 
‘‘(vii) environmental laws or regula-
tions. 
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‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph may be 
construed to prohibit a State or a political sub-
division of a State from maintaining, enforcing, 
prescribing, or continuing in effect any law or 
regulation relating to the sale, distribution, re-
pair, or service of ADS-equipped vehicles or 
automated driving systems, by a dealer, manu-
facturer, or distributor.’’. 
SEC. 4. MOTOR VEHICLE TESTING OR EVALUATION. 
Section 30112 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(10)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and moving their margins 2 ems to the 
right; 
(C) by striking ‘‘evaluation by a manufac-
turer that agrees not to sell or offer for sale the 
motor vehicle at the conclusion of the testing or 
evaluation and that prior to the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘evaluation by— 
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‘‘(A) a manufacturer that agrees not to sell 
or lease or offer for sale or lease the motor ve-
hicle used for testing or evaluation at the con-
clusion of the testing or evaluation that—’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) a manufacturer of an automated driv-
ing system or ADS-equipped vehicle (as such 
terms are defined in section 30130(a)) or any 
component of such automated driving system or 
ADS-equipped vehicle that agrees not to sell or 
lease or offer for sale or lease the automated 
driving system, ADS-equipped vehicle, or com-
ponent used for testing or evaluation at the 
conclusion of the testing or evaluation.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS PERMITTED
FOR 
TESTING
OR EVALUATION
FOR ADS-EQUIPPED VEHI-
CLES.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION BY SECRETARY.—Subject 
to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize a 
manufacturer that conducts testing or evaluation 
under subsection (b)(10) to undertake limited com-
mercial operations for an ADS-equipped vehicle, in-
cluding through the carrying of members of the pub-
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lic as passengers and transporting of freight, as part 
of the testing or evaluation. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION FOR EVALUATION.—Any 
limited commercial operation authorized by the Sec-
retary pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consider the 
operational use case of the manufacturer, the objec-
tives of the manufacturer for the testing or evalua-
tion, and be subject to limitations established by the 
Secretary based on the operational use case to en-
sure that the testing or evaluation under this sub-
section does not constitute de facto deployment of 
non-compliant motor vehicles, which may include— 
‘‘(A) reasonable limitations (on a jurisdic-
tion-by-jurisdiction basis) on the number of 
participating motor vehicles, mileage, revenue 
generation, or duration of deployment; and
‘‘(B) any additional oversight and trans-
parency requirements determined by the Sec-
retary consistent with the authority of the Sec-
retary described elsewhere in this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 5. MAKE INOPERATIVE. 
Section 30122(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.’’ before ‘‘A 
manufacturer’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply in a case in which a manufacturer inten-
tionally causes a device or element of a design relat-
ing to the performance of the dynamic driving task 
by a human driver to be temporarily disabled or al-
tered in their functionality for safety reasons during 
the time that an automated driving system is en-
gaged and capable of performing the entire dynamic 
driving task. 
‘‘(3) COMPLIANCE
WITH
SECTION 30130 RE-
QUIRED FOR EXCEPTION.—Any manufacturer that 
claims the exception described in paragraph (2) shall 
comply with section 30130(b).’’. 
SEC. 6. PROTECTING THE SECURITY OF CONNECTED VEHI-
CLES. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, 
in consultation with the head of any relevant agency, shall 
review the implementation of the final rule Securing the 
Information and Communications Technology and Serv-
ices Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles (90 Fed. Reg. 
5360). 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the completion of the review described in subsection (a), 
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the Secretary of Commerce shall provide a briefing on im-
plementation of the final rule to the Committees on En-
ergy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
(c) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551 
of title 5, United States Code. 
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