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(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—In addition to the 
report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may require additional reports from a recipient, as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, includ-
ing a final report. 
(3) DEADLINES.—The Secretary shall establish 
deadlines for the submission of each report required 
under paragraph (1) or (2). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 and 
$20,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. 
Subtitle F—Supporting Frontline 
Workers and Passenger Safety 
SEC. 2601. NATIONAL TRANSIT FRONTLINE WORKFORCE 
TRAINING CENTER. 
Section 5314(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL
TRANSIT
FRONTLINE
WORK-
FORCE TRAINING CENTER.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish a national transit frontline work-
force training center (hereinafter referred to as 
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the ‘Center’) and enter into a cooperative agree-
ment with a nonprofit organization with a dem-
onstrated capacity to develop and provide tran-
sit career pathway programs through labor- 
management partnerships and registered ap-
prenticeships on a nationwide basis, in order to 
carry out the duties under subparagraph (B). 
The Center shall be dedicated to the needs of 
the frontline transit workforce in both rural and 
urban transit systems by providing training in 
the maintenance and operations occupations 
based on industry best practices. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In cooperation 
with the Administrator of the Federal 
Transit Administration, public transpor-
tation authorities, and national entities, 
the Center shall develop and conduct train-
ing and educational programs for frontline 
local transportation employees of recipients 
eligible for funds under this chapter. 
‘‘(ii) TRAINING
AND
EDUCATIONAL 
PROGRAMS.—The training and educational 
programs developed under clause (i) may 
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include courses in recent developments, 
techniques, and procedures related to— 
‘‘(I) developing consensus na-
tional training standards, skills, com-
petencies, and recognized postsec-
ondary credentials in partnership with 
industry stakeholders for key frontline 
transit occupations with demonstrated 
skill gaps; 
‘‘(II) 
developing 
recommenda-
tions and best practices for cur-
riculum and recognized postsecondary 
credentials, including related instruc-
tion and on-the-job learning for reg-
istered apprenticeship programs for 
transit maintenance and operations 
occupations; 
‘‘(III) building local, regional, 
and statewide transit training part-
nerships to identify and address work-
force skill gaps and develop skills, 
competencies, and recognized postsec-
ondary credentials needed for deliv-
ering quality transit service and sup-
porting employee career advancement; 
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‘‘(IV) developing programs for 
training of transit frontline workers, 
instructors, mentors, and labor-man-
agement partnership representatives, 
in the form of classroom, hands-on, 
on-the-job, and web-based training, 
delivered at a national center, region-
ally, or at individual transit agencies; 
‘‘(V) developing training pro-
grams for skills and competencies re-
lated to existing and emerging transit 
technologies, including zero emission 
buses; 
‘‘(VI) developing improved capac-
ity for safety, security, and emergency 
preparedness in local transit systems 
and in the industry as a whole 
through— 
‘‘(aa) developing the role of 
the transit frontline workforce in 
building and sustaining safety 
culture and safety systems in the 
industry and in individual public 
transportation systems; and 
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‘‘(bb) training to address 
transit frontline worker roles in 
promoting health and safety for 
transit workers and the riding 
public; 
‘‘(VII) developing local transit 
capacity for career pathways pro-
grams with schools and other commu-
nity organizations for recruiting and 
training 
under-represented 
popu-
lations as successful transit employees 
who can develop careers in the transit 
industry; 
‘‘(VIII) in collaboration with the 
Administrator of the Federal Transit 
Administration, the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, 
the 
Employment 
and 
Training Adminstration, and organi-
zations representing public transit 
agencies, conducting and dissemi-
nating research to— 
‘‘(aa) provide transit work-
force job projections and identify 
training needs and gaps; 
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‘‘(bb) determine the most 
cost-effective methods for transit 
workforce training and develop-
ment, including return on invest-
ment analysis; 
‘‘(cc) identify the most effec-
tive methods for implementing 
successful safety systems and a 
positive safety culture; and 
‘‘(dd) promote transit work-
force best practices for achieving 
cost-effective, quality, safe, and 
reliable 
public 
transportation 
services; and 
‘‘(IX) providing culturally com-
petent training and educational pro-
grams to all who participate, regard-
less of gender, sexual orientation, or 
gender identity, including those with 
limited English proficiency, diverse 
cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and 
disabilities. 
‘‘(C) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall 
coordinate activities under this section, to the 
maximum extent practicable, with the Employ-
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ment and Training Administration, including 
the National Office of Apprenticeship of the 
Department of Labor and the Office of Career, 
Technical, and Adult Education of the Depart-
ment of Education. 
‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 1 
percent of amounts made available to a re-
cipient under sections 5307, 5337, and 
5339 and not more than 2 percent of 
amounts made available to a recipient 
under section 5311 is available for expend-
itures by the recipient, with the approval 
of the Secretary, to pay not more than 80 
percent of the cost of eligible activities 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) EXISTING PROGRAMS.—A recipi-
ent may use amounts made available under 
clause (i) to carry out existing local edu-
cation and training programs for public 
transportation employees supported by the 
Secretary, the Department of Labor, or 
the Department of Education. 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—Any funds made 
available under this section that are used 
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to fund an apprenticeship or apprentice-
ship program shall only be used for, or 
provided to, a registered apprenticeship 
program, including any funds awarded for 
the purposes of grants, contracts, or coop-
erative agreements, or the development, 
implementation, or administration, of an 
apprenticeship or an apprenticeship pro-
gram. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) CAREER
PATHWAY.—The term 
‘career pathway’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(ii) RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY 
CREDENTIAL.—The term ‘recognized post-
secondary credential’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(iii) REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘registered appren-
ticeship program’ means an apprenticeship 
program registered with the Department of 
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Labor or a Federally-recognized State Ap-
prenticeship Agency and that complies with 
the requirements under parts 29 and 30 of 
title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
effect on January 1, 2019.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘or (2)’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 2602. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM. 
Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (II) by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) innovations in driver as-
sistance technologies and driver pro-
tection infrastructure where appro-
priate, and a reduction in visibility 
impairments that contribute to pedes-
trian fatalities;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
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(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Department of Health and Human Services, 
precautionary and reactive actions required to 
ensure public and personnel safety and health 
during an emergency as defined in section 
5324;’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
‘‘the safety committee established under 
paragraph (4), and subsequently,’’ before 
‘‘the board of directors’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘public, personnel, and property’’ and in-
serting ‘‘public and personnel to injuries, 
assaults, fatalities, and, consistent with 
guidelines by the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, infectious diseases, 
and strategies to minimize the exposure of 
property’’; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (F) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (G) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(G) a comprehensive staff training pro-
gram for the operations and maintenance per-
sonnel and personnel directly responsible for 
safety of the recipient that includes— 
‘‘(i) the completion of a safety train-
ing program; 
‘‘(ii) continuing safety education and 
training; and 
‘‘(iii) de-escalation training; 
‘‘(H) a requirement that the safety com-
mittee only approve a safety plan under sub-
paragraph (A) if such plan stays within such 
recipient’s fiscal budget; and 
‘‘(I) a risk reduction program for transit 
operations to improve safety by reducing the 
number and rates of accidents, injuries, and as-
saults on transit workers using data submitted 
to the National Transit Database, including— 
‘‘(i) a reduction of vehicular and pe-
destrian accidents involving buses that in-
cludes measures to reduce visibility impair-
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ments for bus operators that contribute to 
accidents, including retrofits to buses in 
revenue service and specifications for fu-
ture procurements that reduce visibility 
impairments; and 
‘‘(ii) transit worker assault mitigation, 
including the deployment of assault mitiga-
tion infrastructure and technology on 
buses, including barriers to restrict the un-
wanted entry of individuals and objects 
into bus operators’ workstations when a re-
cipient’s risk analysis performed by the 
safety committee established in paragraph 
(4) determines that such barriers or other 
measures would reduce assaults on and in-
juries to transit workers.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) SAFETY COMMITTEE.—For purposes of the 
approval process of an agency safety plan under 
paragraph (1), the safety committee shall be con-
vened by a joint labor-management process and con-
sist of an equal number of— 
‘‘(A) frontline employee representatives, se-
lected by the labor organization representing 
the plurality of the frontline workforce em-
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ployed by the recipient or if applicable a con-
tractor to the recipient; and 
‘‘(B) employer or State representatives.’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (e)(4)(A)(v) by inserting ‘‘, in-
spection,’’ after ‘‘has investigative’’. 
SEC. 2603. INNOVATION WORKFORCE STANDARDS. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No financial 
assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
Code, may be used for— 
(1) an automated vehicle providing public trans-
portation unless— 
(A) the recipient of such assistance that 
proposes to deploy an automated vehicle pro-
viding public transportation certifies to the Sec-
retary of Transportation that the deployment 
does not eliminate or reduce the frequency of 
existing public transportation service; and 
(B) the Secretary receives, approves, and 
publishes the workforce development plan under 
subsection (b) submitted by the eligible entity 
when required by subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) a mobility on demand service unless— 
(A) the recipient of such assistance that 
proposes to deploy a mobility on demand service 
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certifies to the Secretary that the service meets 
the criteria under section 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, or 5316 of title 49, United States Code; 
and 
(B) the Secretary receives, approves, and 
publishes the workforce development plan under 
subsection (b) submitted by the eligible entity 
when required by subsection (b)(1). 
(b) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of financial as-
sistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
Code, proposing to deploy an automated vehicle pro-
viding public transportation or mobility on demand 
service shall submit to the Secretary, prior to imple-
mentation of such service, a workforce development 
plan if such service, combined with any other auto-
mated vehicle providing public transportation or mo-
bility on demand service offered by such recipient, 
would exceed more than 0.5 percent of the recipi-
ent’s total annual transit passenger miles traveled. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The workforce development 
plan under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of services offered by ex-
isting conventional modes of public transpor-
tation in the area served by the recipient that 
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could be affected by the proposed automated ve-
hicle providing public transportation or mobility 
on demand service, including jobs and functions 
of such jobs. 
(B) A forecast of the number of jobs pro-
vided by existing conventional modes of public 
transportation that would be eliminated or that 
would be substantially changed and the number 
of jobs expected to be created by the proposed 
automated vehicle providing public transpor-
tation or mobility on demand service over a 5- 
year period from the date of the publication of 
the workforce development plan. 
(C) Identified gaps in skills needed to op-
erate and maintain the proposed automated ve-
hicle providing public transportation or mobility 
on demand service. 
(D) A comprehensive plan to transition, 
train, or retrain employees that could be af-
fected by the proposed automated vehicle pro-
viding public transportation or mobility on de-
mand service. 
(E) An estimated budget to transition, 
train, or retrain employees impacted by the pro-
posed automated vehicle providing public trans-
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portation or mobility on demand service over a 
5-year period from the date of the publication 
of the workforce development plan. 
(c) NOTICE REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of financial as-
sistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
Code, shall issue a notice to employees who, due to 
the use of an automated vehicle providing public 
transportation or mobility on demand service, may 
be subjected to a loss of employment or a change in 
responsibilities not later than 60 days before signing 
a contract for such service or procurement. A recipi-
ent shall provide employees copies of a request for 
a proposal related to an automated vehicle providing 
public transportation or mobility on demand services 
at the time such request is issued. 
(2) CONTENT.—The notice required in para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the automated vehicle 
providing public transportation or mobility on 
demand service. 
(B) The impact of the automated vehicle 
providing public transportation or mobility on 
demand service on employment positions, in-
cluding a description of which employment posi-
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tions will be affected and whether any new posi-
tions will be created. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATED
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘auto-
mated vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle that— 
(A) is capable of performing the entire 
task of driving (including steering, accelerating 
and decelerating, and reacting to external stim-
ulus) without human intervention; and 
(B) is designed to be operated exclusively 
by a Level 4 or Level 5 automated driving sys-
tem for all trips according to the recommended 
practice standards published on June 15, 2018, 
by the Society of Automotive Engineers Inter-
national (J3016l201806) or equivalent stand-
ards adopted by the Secretary with respect to 
automated motor vehicles. 
(2) MOBILITY ON DEMAND.—The term ‘‘mobil-
ity on demand’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 5316 of title 49, United States Code. 
(3) 
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.—The 
term 
‘‘public transportation’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 
prohibit the use of funds for an eligible activity or pilot 
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project of a covered recipient authorized under current law 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2604. SAFETY PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SET 
ASIDES. 
Section 5329(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) SAFETY COMMITTEE PERFORMANCE MEAS-
URES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The safety committee 
described in paragraph (4) shall establish per-
formance measures for the risk reduction pro-
gram in paragraph (1)(I) using a 3-year rolling 
average of the data submitted by the recipient 
to the National Transit Database. 
‘‘(B) SAFETY SET ASIDE.—With respect to 
a recipient serving an urbanized area that re-
ceives funds under section 5307, such recipient 
shall allocate not less than 0.75 percent of such 
funds to projects eligible under section 5307. 
‘‘(C) FAILURE
TO
MEET
PERFORMANCE 
MEASURES.—Any recipient that receives funds 
under section 5307 that does not meet the per-
formance measures established in subparagraph 
(A) shall allocate the amount made available in 
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subparagraph (B) in the following fiscal year to 
projects described in subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—Funds set 
aside under this paragraph shall be used for 
projects that are reasonably likely to meet the 
performance measures established in subpara-
graph (A), including modifications to rolling 
stock and de-escalation training.’’. 
SEC. 2605. U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 5341. U.S. Employment Plan 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY CAREER 
AND
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES.—The term ‘com-
mitment to high-quality career and business oppor-
tunities’ means participation in a registered appren-
ticeship program. 
‘‘(2) COVERED INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘covered infrastructure program’ means 
any activity under a program or project under this 
chapter for the purchase or acquisition of rolling 
stock. 
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‘‘(3) U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN.—The term ‘U.S. 
Employment Plan’ means a plan under which an en-
tity receiving Federal assistance for a project under 
a covered infrastructure program shall— 
‘‘(A) include in a request for proposal an 
encouragement for bidders to include, with re-
spect to the project— 
‘‘(i) high-quality wage, benefit, and 
training commitments by the bidder and 
the supply chain of the bidder for the 
project; and 
‘‘(ii) a commitment to recruit and hire 
individuals described in subsection (e) if 
the project results in the hiring of employ-
ees not currently or previously employed by 
the bidder and the supply chain of the bid-
der for the project; 
‘‘(B) give preference for the award of the 
contract to a bidder that includes the commit-
ments described in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-
paragraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) ensure that each bidder that includes 
the commitments described in clauses (i) and 
(ii) of subparagraph (A) that is awarded a con-
tract complies with those commitments. 
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‘‘(4) 
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘registered apprenticeship pro-
gram’ means an apprenticeship program registered 
under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 
as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, 
chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including any re-
quirement, standard, or rule promulgated under 
such Act, as such requirement, standard, or rule was 
in effect on December 30, 2019. 
‘‘(b) BEST-VALUE FRAMEWORK.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, a recipient of assistance under a cov-
ered infrastructure program is encouraged— 
‘‘(1) to ensure that each dollar invested in in-
frastructure uses a best-value contracting framework 
to maximize the local value of federally funded con-
tracts by evaluating bids on price and other tech-
nical criteria prioritized in the bid, such as— 
‘‘(A) equity; 
‘‘(B) environmental and climate justice; 
‘‘(C) impact on greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(D) resilience; 
‘‘(E) the results of a 40-year life-cycle 
analysis; 
‘‘(F) safety; 
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‘‘(G) commitment to creating or sustaining 
high-quality job opportunities affiliated with 
registered apprenticeship programs (as defined 
in subsection (a)(3)) for disadvantaged or 
underrepresented individuals in infrastructure 
industries in the United States; and 
‘‘(H) access to jobs and essential services 
by all modes of travel for all users, including in-
dividuals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(2) to ensure community engagement, trans-
parency, and accountability in carrying out each 
stage of the project. 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE FOR REGISTERED APPRENTICE-
SHIP PROGRAMS.—To the maximum extent practicable, a 
recipient of assistance under a covered infrastructure pro-
gram, with respect to the project for which the assistance 
is received, shall give preference to a bidder that dem-
onstrates a commitment to high-quality job opportunities 
affiliated with registered apprenticeship programs. 
‘‘(d) USE OF U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in carrying out a 
project under a covered infrastructure program that re-
ceives assistance under this chapter, the recipient shall use 
a U.S. Employment Plan for each contract of $10,000,000 
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or more for the purchase of manufactured goods or of 
services, based on an independent cost estimate. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
entity carrying out a project under the covered infrastruc-
ture program gives priority to— 
‘‘(1) individuals with a barrier to employment 
(as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), including 
ex-offenders and disabled individuals; 
‘‘(2) veterans; and 
‘‘(3) individuals that represent populations that 
are traditionally underrepresented in the infrastruc-
ture workforce, such as women and racial and ethnic 
minorities. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall jointly submit to Congress 
a report describing the implementation of this section. 
‘‘(g) INTENT OF CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the intent of Con-
gress— 
‘‘(A) to encourage recipients of Federal as-
sistance under covered infrastructure programs 
to use a best-value contracting framework de-
scribed in subsection (b) for the purchase of 
goods and services; 
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‘‘(B) to encourage recipients of Federal as-
sistance under covered infrastructure programs 
to use preferences for registered apprenticeship 
programs as described in subsection (c) when 
evaluating bids for projects using that assist-
ance; 
‘‘(C) to require that recipients of Federal 
assistance under covered infrastructure pro-
grams use the U.S. Employment Plan in car-
rying out the project for which the assistance 
was provided; and 
‘‘(D) that full and open competition under 
covered infrastructure programs means a proce-
dural competition that prevents corruption, fa-
voritism, and unfair treatment by recipient 
agencies. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION.—A best-value contracting 
framework described in subsection (b) is a frame-
work that authorizes a recipient of Federal assist-
ance under a covered infrastructure program, in 
awarding contracts, to evaluate a range of factors, 
including price, the quality of products, the quality 
of services, and commitments to the creation of good 
jobs for all people in the United States.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘5341. U.S. Employment Plan.’’. 
SEC. 2606. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT. 
Section 5314(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by inserting after subpara-
graph (H) (as added by section 2104 of this Act) 
the following: 
‘‘(I) provide innovation and capacity-build-
ing to rural and tribal public transportation re-
cipients that do not duplicate the activities of 
sections 5311(b) or 5312;’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.—Of the 
amounts made available to carry out this section 
under section 5338(a)(2)(G)(i), $1,500,000 shall be 
available to carry out activities described in para-
graph (2)(I).’’. 
SEC. 2607. RESILIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
conduct a study on resilience planning and innovative re-
silience strategies for public transportation and shared 
mobility. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall assess— 
(1) best practices for making public transpor-
tation more resilient to external shocks, such as 
pandemics and natural hazards; and 
(2) new materials and technologies that may 
improve the resilience of public transportation and 
shared mobility, including innovative transit vehicles, 
emerging electric vehicle chassis platforms, and 
smart air quality control systems. 
(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with institutions 
of higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), 
academic experts, and nonprofit organizations with exper-
tise in engineering, travel behavior, artificial intelligence, 
policy analysis, planning, public healthy and safety, and 
social and racial equity. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
containing the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
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SEC. 2608. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ELECTRIC VE-
HICLE TRANSITION STRATEGY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The transition to a modern electric fleet 
managed by the nation’s transit agencies represents 
a key opportunity to modernize and green the public 
transit fleets. 
(2) The impending fleet transition presents dif-
ficult workforce challenges for the transit agencies 
and their frontline workers as they prepare for the 
differences in purchasing, maintaining, and man-
aging new electric buses and the related mainte-
nance systems. 
(3) The maintenance of electric engines re-
quires fewer mechanics than does the maintenance 
of diesel and natural gas engines, which make up 
more than 99 percent of bus fleets in the United 
States. 
(4) Although approximately 400,000 people 
work in public transportation, and of that figure, 90 
percent work in the frontline occupations, because of 
retirements and a massive transition in the transit 
workforce, large changes are bound for workers, 
transit agencies, and the communities that the tran-
sit workforce serves. 
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(5) Based on the Department of Transportation 
and the Department of Labor data from 2014, tran-
sit systems needed to hire, train, and retain approxi-
mately 126 percent of their workforce over a 10-year 
period. 
(6) The Department of Transportation, the 
Federal Railroad Administration, and sister Federal 
agencies like the Department of Energy and the De-
partment of Labor can offer resources, strategy, and 
a research and development plan to prepare and as-
sist in the upcoming transition to electric and clean 
vehicle systems. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the transit industry needs an integrated, coop-
erative, and forward-looking workforce development strat-
egy in order to help frontline workers and the transit 
agencies prepare for and mitigate the workforce disruption 
challenges posed by the transition to electric vehicles and 
electric buses. 
Subtitle G—Transit-Supportive 
Communities 
SEC. 2701. TRANSIT-SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5327 
the following: 
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‘‘§ 5328. Transit-supportive communities 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish within the Federal Transit Administration, an Office 
of Transit-Supportive Communities to make grants, pro-
vide technical assistance, and assist in the coordination 
of transit and housing policies within the Federal Transit 
Administration, the Department of Transportation, and 
across the Federal Government. 
‘‘(b) TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 
GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection the term 
‘eligible project’ means— 
‘‘(A) a new fixed guideway capital project 
or a core capacity improvement project as de-
fined in section 5309; 
‘‘(B) an existing fixed guideway system, or 
an existing station that is served by a fixed 
guideway system; or 
‘‘(C) the immediate corridor along the 
highest 25 percent of routes by ridership as 
demonstrated in section 5336(b)(2)(B). 
‘‘(2) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
may make grants under this subsection to a State, 
local governmental authority, or metropolitan plan-
ning organization to assist in financing comprehen-
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sive planning associated with an eligible project that 
seeks to— 
‘‘(A) enhance economic development, rider-
ship, equity, reduction of greenhouse gas emis-
sions, or other goals established during the 
project development and engineering processes 
or the grant application; 
‘‘(B) facilitate multimodal connectivity and 
accessibility; 
‘‘(C) increase access to transit hubs for pe-
destrian and bicycle traffic; 
‘‘(D) enable mixed-use development; 
‘‘(E) identify infrastructure needs associ-
ated with the eligible project; and 
‘‘(F) include private sector participation. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—A State, local governmental 
authority, or metropolitan planning organization 
that desires to participate in the program under this 
subsection shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion that contains at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) an identification of an eligible project; 
‘‘(B) a schedule and process for the devel-
opment of a comprehensive plan; 
‘‘(C) a description of how the eligible 
project and the proposed comprehensive plan 
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advance the metropolitan transportation plan of 
the metropolitan planning organization; 
‘‘(D) proposed performance criteria for the 
development and implementation of the com-
prehensive plan; 
‘‘(E) a description of how the project will 
advance equity and reduce and mitigate social 
and economic impacts on existing residents and 
businesses and communities historically ex-
cluded from economic opportunities vulnerable 
to displacement; and 
‘‘(F) identification of— 
‘‘(i) partners; 
‘‘(ii) availability of and authority for 
funding; and 
‘‘(iii) potential State, local or other 
impediments to the implementation of the 
comprehensive plan. 
‘‘(4) COST SHARE.—A grant under this sub-
section shall not exceed an amount in excess of 80 
percent of total project costs, except that a grant 
that includes an affordable housing component shall 
not exceed an amount in excess of 90 percent of 
total project costs. 
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‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to States, local governmental 
authorities, and metropolitan planning organizations in 
the planning and development of transit-oriented develop-
ment projects and transit-supportive corridor policies, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) the siting, planning, financing, and inte-
gration of transit-oriented development projects; 
‘‘(2) the integration of transit-oriented develop-
ment and transit-supportive corridor policies in the 
preparation for and development of an application 
for funding under section 602 of title 23; 
‘‘(3) the siting, planning, financing, and inte-
gration of transit-oriented development and transit- 
supportive corridor policies associated with projects 
under section 5309; 
‘‘(4) the development of housing feasibility as-
sessments as allowed under section 5309(g)(3)(B); 
‘‘(5) the development of transit-supportive cor-
ridor policies that promote transit ridership and 
transit-oriented development; 
‘‘(6) the development, implementation, and 
management of land value capture programs; and 
‘‘(7) the development of model contracts, model 
codes, and best practices for the implementation of 
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transit-oriented development projects and transit- 
supportive corridor policies. 
‘‘(d) VALUE CAPTURE POLICY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) VALUE CAPTURE POLICY.—Not later than 
October 1 of the fiscal year that begins 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, 
in collaboration with State departments of transpor-
tation, metropolitan planning organizations, and re-
gional council of governments, shall establish vol-
untary and consensus-based value capture stand-
ards, policies, and best practices for State and local 
value capture mechanisms that promote greater in-
vestments in public transportation and affordable 
transit-oriented development. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall make available to the public a report cataloging 
examples of State and local laws and policies that 
provide for value capture and value sharing that pro-
mote greater investment in public transportation and 
affordable transit-oriented development. 
‘‘(e) EQUITY.—In providing technical assistance 
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall incorporate strat-
egies to promote equity for underrepresented and under-
served communities, including— 
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‘‘(1) preventing displacement of existing resi-
dents and businesses; 
‘‘(2) mitigating rent and housing price in-
creases; 
‘‘(3) incorporating affordable rental and owner-
ship housing in transit-oriented development; 
‘‘(4) engaging under-served, limited English 
proficiency, low-income, and minority communities 
in the planning process; 
‘‘(5) fostering economic development opportuni-
ties for existing residents and businesses; and 
‘‘(6) targeting affordable housing that help less-
en homelessness. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY TO REQUEST STAFFING ASSIST-
ANCE.—In fulfilling the duties of this section, the Sec-
retary shall, as needed, request staffing and technical as-
sistance from other Federal agencies, programs, adminis-
trations, boards, or commissions. 
‘‘(g) REVIEW EXISTING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.— 
Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Secretary shall review and evaluate all 
existing policies and programs within the Federal Transit 
Administration that support or promote transit-oriented 
development to ensure their coordination and effectiveness 
relative to the goals of this section. 
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‘‘(h) REPORTING.—Not later than February 1 of 
each year beginning the year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall prepare a report detail-
ing the grants and technical assistance provided under this 
section, the number of affordable housing units con-
structed or planned as a result of projects funded in this 
section, and the number of affordable housing units con-
structed or planned as a result of a property transfer 
under section 5334(h)(1). The report shall be provided to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(i) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au-
thorizes the Secretary to provide any financial assistance 
for the construction of housing. 
‘‘(j) PRIORITY FOR LOW-INCOME AREAS.—In award-
ing grants under this section, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to projects under this section that expand or build 
transit in low-income areas or that provide access to public 
transportation to low-income areas that do not have access 
to public transportation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 5327 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘5328. Transit-supportive communities.’’. 
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(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 20005 of the MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) AMENDMENT.—’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 2702. PROPERTY DISPOSITION FOR AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING. 
Section 5334(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a recipient of assistance 
under this chapter decides an asset acquired under 
this chapter at least in part with that assistance is 
no longer needed for the purpose for which such 
asset was acquired, the Secretary may authorize the 
recipient to transfer such asset to— 
‘‘(A) a local governmental authority to be 
used for a public purpose with no further obli-
gation to the Government if the Secretary de-
cides— 
‘‘(i) the asset will remain in public use 
for at least 5 years after the date the asset 
is transferred; 
‘‘(ii) there is no purpose eligible for 
assistance under this chapter for which the 
asset should be used; 
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‘‘(iii) the overall benefit of allowing 
the transfer is greater than the interest of 
the Government in liquidation and return 
of the financial interest of the Government 
in the asset, after considering fair market 
value and other factors; and 
‘‘(iv) through an appropriate screen-
ing or survey process, that there is no in-
terest in acquiring the asset for Govern-
ment use if the asset is a facility or land; 
or 
‘‘(B) a local governmental authority, non-
profit organization, or other third party entity 
to be used for the purpose of transit-oriented 
development with no further obligation to the 
Government if the Secretary decides— 
‘‘(i) the asset is a necessary compo-
nent of a proposed transit-oriented devel-
opment project; 
‘‘(ii) the transit-oriented development 
project will increase transit ridership; 
‘‘(iii) at least 40 percent of the hous-
ing units offered in the transit-oriented de-
velopment, including housing units owned 
by nongovernmental entities, are legally 
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binding affordability restricted to tenants 
with incomes at or below 60 percent of the 
area median income or owners with in-
comes at or below 60 percent the area me-
dian income; 
‘‘(iv) the asset will remain in use as 
described in this section for at least 30 
years after the date the asset is trans-
ferred; and 
‘‘(v) with respect to a transfer to a 
third party entity— 
‘‘(I) a local government authority 
or nonprofit organization is unable to 
receive the property; 
‘‘(II) the overall benefit of allow-
ing the transfer is greater than the in-
terest of the Government in liquida-
tion and return of the financial inter-
est of the Government in the asset, 
after considering fair market value 
and other factors; and 
‘‘(III) the third party has dem-
onstrated a satisfactory history of 
construction or operating an afford-
able housing development.’’. 
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SEC. 2703. AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES IN CAPITAL 
INVESTMENT GRANTS. 
Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (ii) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a new fixed guide-
way capital project or a core capacity im-
provement project, allow a weighting up to 
5 percentage points greater to the eco-
nomic development or land use criterion 
and up to 5 percentage points lesser to the 
lowest scoring criterion if the applicant 
demonstrates substantial efforts to pre-
serve or encourage affordable housing near 
the project by providing documentation of 
policies that allow by-right multi-family 
housing, single room occupancy units, or 
accessory dwelling units, providing local 
capital sources for transit-oriented develop-
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ment, or demonstrate other methods as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(B) establish a warrant that applies to 
the economic development or land use project 
justification criteria, provided that the applicant 
that requests a warrant under this process has 
completed and submitted a housing feasibility 
assessment.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (l)(4) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(E) from grant proceeds distributed 
under section 103 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5303) or section 201 of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3141) provided that— 
‘‘(i) such funds are used in conjunc-
tion with the planning or development of 
affordable housing; and 
‘‘(ii) such affordable housing is lo-
cated within one-half of a mile of a new 
station.’’. 
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Subtitle H—Innovation 
SEC. 2801. MOBILITY INNOVATION SANDBOX PROGRAM. 
Section 5312(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) MOBILITY
INNOVATION
SANDBOX
PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary may make funding available 
under this subsection to carry out research on mobil-
ity on demand and mobility as a service activities eli-
gible under section 5316.’’. 
SEC. 2802. TRANSIT BUS OPERATOR COMPARTMENT REDE-
SIGN PROGRAM. 
Section 5312(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TRANSIT BUS OPERATOR COMPARTMENT 
REDESIGN PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make funding available under this subsection to 
carry out research on redesigning transit bus 
operator compartments to improve safety, oper-
ational efficiency, and passenger accessibility. 
‘‘(B) OBJECTIVES.—Research objectives 
under this paragraph shall include— 
‘‘(i) increasing bus operator safety 
from assaults; 
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‘‘(ii) optimizing operator visibility and 
reducing operator distractions to improve 
safety of bus passengers, pedestrians, 
bicyclists, and other roadway users; 
‘‘(iii) expanding passenger accessi-
bility for positive interactions between op-
erators and passengers, including assisting 
passengers in need of special assistance; 
‘‘(iv) accommodating passenger board-
ing, alighting, and securement consistent 
with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and 
‘‘(v) improving ergonomics to reduce 
bus operator work-related health issues 
and injuries, as well as locate key instru-
ment and control interfaces to improve 
operational efficiency and convenience. 
‘‘(C) ACTIVITIES.—Eligible activities under 
this paragraph shall include— 
‘‘(i) measures to reduce visibility im-
pairments and distractions for bus opera-
tors that contribute to accidents, including 
retrofits to buses in revenue service and 
specifications for future procurements that 
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reduce visibility impairments and distrac-
tions; 
‘‘(ii) the deployment of assault mitiga-
tion infrastructure and technology on 
buses, including barriers to restrict the un-
wanted entry of individuals and objects 
into bus operators’ workstations; 
‘‘(iii) technologies to improve pas-
senger accessibility, including boarding, 
alighting, and securement consistent with 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); 
‘‘(iv) installation of seating and modi-
fication to design specifications of bus op-
erator workstations that reduce or prevent 
injuries from ergonomic risks; or 
‘‘(v) other measures that align with 
the objectives under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Entities eligi-
ble to receive funding under this paragraph 
shall include consortia consisting of, at a min-
imum: 
‘‘(i) recipients of funds under this 
chapter that provide public transportation 
services; 
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‘‘(ii) transit vehicle manufacturers; 
‘‘(iii) representatives from organiza-
tions engaged in collective bargaining on 
behalf of transit workers in not fewer than 
three States; and 
‘‘(iv) any nonprofit institution of high-
er education, as defined in section 101 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001).’’. 
SEC. 2803. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION EVERY DAY 
COUNTS INITIATIVE. 
Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by section 2503, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) EVERY DAY COUNTS INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is in the national inter-
est for the Department of Transportation and recipi-
ents of Federal public transportation funds— 
‘‘(A) to identify, accelerate, and deploy in-
novation aimed at expediting project delivery, 
enhancing the safety of transit systems of the 
United States, and protecting the environment; 
‘‘(B) to ensure that the planning, design, 
engineering, construction, and financing of 
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transportation projects is done in an efficient 
and effective manner; 
‘‘(C) to promote the rapid deployment of 
proven solutions that provide greater account-
ability for public investments; and 
‘‘(D) to create a culture of innovation 
within the transit community. 
‘‘(2) FTA EVERY DAY COUNTS INITIATIVE.—To 
advance the policies described in paragraph (1), the 
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration 
shall adopt the Every Day Counts initiative to work 
with recipients to identify and deploy the proven in-
novation practices and products that— 
‘‘(A) accelerate innovation deployment; 
‘‘(B) expedite the project delivery process; 
‘‘(C) improve environmental sustainability; 
‘‘(D) enhance transit safety; 
‘‘(E) expand mobility; and 
‘‘(F) reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION.—In accordance with the 
Every Day Counts goals described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2), the Administrator shall consider research 
conducted through the university transportation cen-
ters program in section 5505. 
‘‘(4) INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least every 2 years, 
the Administrator shall work collaboratively 
with recipients to identify a new collection of in-
novations, best practices, and data to be de-
ployed to recipients through case studies, 
webinars, and demonstration projects. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In identifying a 
collection described in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall take into account market readi-
ness, impacts, benefits, and ease of adoption of 
the innovation or practice. 
‘‘(5) PUBLICATION.—Each collection identified 
under paragraph (4) shall be published by the Ad-
ministrator on a publicly available website. 
‘‘(6) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed to allow the Sec-
retary to waive any requirement under any other 
provision of Federal law.’’. 
SEC. 2804. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended in section 2503 and 2803, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking ‘‘low 
or no emission vehicles, zero emission vehicles,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘zero emission vehicles’’; and 
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(B) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) ZERO
EMISSION
VEHICLE
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘zero emission vehicle’ 
means a passenger vehicle used to provide public 
transportation that produces no carbon or particu-
late matter.’’; 
(2) by redesignating the first subsection (g) as 
subsection (f); and 
(3) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in the header by striking ‘‘LOW OR NO 
EMISSION’’ and inserting ‘‘ZERO EMISSION’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) the term ‘zero emission vehicle’ has 
the meaning given such term in subsection 
(e)(6);’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking 
‘‘low or no emission vehicle’’ and inserting 
‘‘zero emission vehicle’’ each place such 
term appears; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in the heading by striking ‘‘LOW 
OR
NO
EMISSION’’ and inserting ‘‘ZERO 
EMISSION’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘low or no emission’’ 
and inserting ‘‘zero emission’’ each place 
such term appears; 
(D) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘low or 
no emission’’ and inserting ‘‘zero emission’’ 
each place such term appears (including in the 
heading); and 
(E) in paragraph (5)(A) by striking ‘‘low 
or no emission’’ and inserting ‘‘zero emission’’. 
SEC. 2805. NATIONAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRANSIT 
BUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a national advanced technology tran-
sit bus development program to facilitate the development 
and testing of commercially viable advanced technology 
transit buses that do not exceed a Level 3 automated driv-
ing system and related infrastructure. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—There shall be available 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
(c) GRANTS.—The Secretary may enter into grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements with no more than 
three geographically diverse nonprofit organizations and 
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recipients under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
Code, to facilitate the development and testing of commer-
cially viable advance technology transit buses and related 
infrastructure. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall consider 
the applicant’s— 
(A) ability to contribute significantly to 
furthering advanced technologies as it relates to 
transit bus operations, including advanced driv-
er assistance systems, automatic emergency 
braking, accessibility, and energy efficiency; 
(B) financing plan and cost share poten-
tial; 
(C) technical experience developing or test-
ing advanced technologies in transit buses; 
(D) commitment to frontline worker in-
volvement; and 
(E) other criteria that the Secretary deter-
mines are necessary to carry out the program. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to allow the Secretary 
to waive any requirement under any other provision 
of Federal law. 
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(e) COMPETITIVE GRANT SELECTION.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct a national solicitation for applications 
for grants under the program. Grant recipients shall be 
selected on a competitive basis. The Secretary shall give 
priority consideration to applicants that have successfully 
managed advanced transportation technology projects, in-
cluding projects related to public transportation oper-
ations for a period of not less than 5 years. 
(f) CONSORTIA.—As a condition of receiving an 
award in (c), the Secretary shall ensure— 
(1) that the selected non-profit recipients subse-
quently establish a consortia for each proposal sub-
mitted, including representatives from a labor union, 
transit agency, an FTA-designated university bus 
and component testing center, a Buy America com-
pliant transit bus manufacturer, and others as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
(2) that no proposal selected would decrease 
workplace or passenger safety; and 
(3) that no proposal selected would undermine 
the creation of high-quality jobs or workforce sup-
port and development programs. 
(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of costs 
of the program shall be provided from funds made avail-
able to carry out this section. The Federal share of the 
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cost of a project carried out under the program shall not 
exceed 80 percent of such cost. 
SEC. 2806. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION. 
Section 5312(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking subparagraph (G). 
SEC. 2807. TRANSIT VEHICLE BATTERY RECYCLING AND 
REUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue regulations that, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, allow recipients of funds under 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, at the option 
of the recipient, to repurpose, recycle, reuse, sell, or lease 
transit vehicle batteries that are beyond the useful service 
life of such batteries for the purpose of transit vehicle pro-
pulsion and component parts of such batteries. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing regulations under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize second life ap-
plications that— 
(1) maximize the full use of transit vehicle bat-
teries beyond the useful life of such batteries for 
transit vehicle propulsion and component parts of 
such batteries; 
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(2) enhance the reuse and recycling of transit 
vehicle batteries, components, and component critical 
minerals of such batteries; 
(3) reduce costs for recipients; 
(4) create new streams of revenue for recipi-
ents; 
(5) support the provision of zero emission pub-
lic transportation service, which may include the use 
of wayside charging; and 
(6) enhance the resilience of public transpor-
tation and the electric vehicle supply equipment net-
work, which may include the use of batteries for en-
ergy storage. 
(c) SECOND LIFE APPLICATIONS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘second life applications’’ means the 
repurposing, recycling, reuse, sale, or leasing of a transit 
vehicle battery that is beyond the useful service life for 
the purpose of transit vehicle propulsion and component 
parts of such battery, but that retains utility for other ap-
plications. 
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Subtitle I—Other Program 
Reauthorizations 
SEC. 2901. REAUTHORIZATION FOR CAPITAL AND PREVEN-
TIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS FOR WASH-
INGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AU-
THORITY. 
Section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and 
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘The Federal’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection 
(e)(2), the Federal’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (d) through (f) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) REQUIRED BOARD APPROVAL.—No amounts 
may be provided to the Transit Authority under this sec-
tion until the Transit Authority certifies to the Secretary 
of Transportation that— 
‘‘(1) a board resolution has passed on or before 
July 1, 2022, and is in effect for the period of July 
1, 2022 through June 30, 2031, that— 
‘‘(A) establishes an independent budget au-
thority for the Office of Inspector General of 
the Transit Authority; 
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‘‘(B) establishes an independent procure-
ment authority for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Transit Authority; 
‘‘(C) establishes an independent hiring au-
thority for the Office of Inspector General of 
the Transit Authority; 
‘‘(D) ensures the Inspector General of the 
Transit Authority can obtain legal advice from 
a counsel reporting directly to the Inspector 
General; 
‘‘(E) requires the Inspector General of the 
Transit Authority to submit recommendations 
for corrective action to the General Manager 
and the Board of Directors of the Transit Au-
thority; 
‘‘(F) requires the Inspector General of the 
Transit Authority to publish any recommenda-
tion described in subparagraph (E) on the 
website of the Office of Inspector General of the 
Transit Authority, except that the Inspector 
General may redact personally identifiable in-
formation and information that, in the deter-
mination of the Inspector General, would pose 
a security risk to the systems of the Transit 
Authority; 
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‘‘(G) requires the Board of Directors of 
the Transit Authority to provide written notice 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate not less than 30 
days before the Board of Directors removes the 
Inspector General of the Transit Authority, 
which shall include the reasons for removal and 
supporting documentation; and 
‘‘(H) prohibits the Board of Directors from 
removing the Inspector General of the Transit 
Authority unless the Board of Directors has 
provided a 30 day written notification as de-
scribed in subparagraph (G) that documents— 
‘‘(i) a permanent incapacity; 
‘‘(ii) a neglect of duty; 
‘‘(iii) malfeasance; 
‘‘(iv) a conviction of a felony or con-
duct involving moral turpitude; 
‘‘(v) a knowing violation of a law or 
regulation; 
‘‘(vi) gross mismanagement; 
‘‘(vii) a gross waste of funds; 
‘‘(viii) an abuse of authority; or 
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‘‘(ix) inefficiency; and 
‘‘(2) the Code of Ethics for Members of the 
WMATA Board of Directors passed on September 
26, 2019, remains in effect, or the Inspector General 
of the Transit Authority has consulted with any 
modifications to the Code of Ethics by the Board. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for 
grants under this section— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2022, $150,000,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2023, $155,000,000; 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2024, $160,000,000; 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2025, $165,000,000; 
‘‘(E) for fiscal year 2026, $170,000,000; 
‘‘(F) for fiscal year 2027, $175,000,000; 
‘‘(G) for fiscal year 2028, $180,000,000; 
‘‘(H) for fiscal year 2029, $185,000,000; 
‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2030, $190,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(J) for fiscal year 2031, $200,000,000. 
‘‘(2) SET
ASIDE
FOR
OFFICE
OF
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL
OF
TRANSIT
AUTHORITY.—From the 
amounts in paragraph (1), the Transit Authority 
shall provide at least 7 percent for each fiscal year 
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to the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Au-
thority to carry out independent and objective au-
dits, investigations, and reviews of Transit Authority 
programs and operations to promote economy, effi-
ciency, and effectiveness, and to prevent and detect 
fraud, waste, and abuse in such programs and oper-
ations.’’; and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f). 
SEC. 2902. OTHER APPORTIONMENTS. 
Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘section 5338(a)(2)(C)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 5338(a)(2)(B)’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) to carry out section 5307(h)— 
‘‘(A) $60,906,000 shall be set aside in fis-
cal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $61,856,134 shall be set aside in fis-
cal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $62,845,832 shall be set aside in fis-
cal year 2025; and 
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‘‘(D) $63,832,511 shall be set aside in fis-
cal year 2026;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘3.07 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘6 percent’’; and 
(D) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) of amounts not apportioned under para-
graphs (1) and (2), 3 percent shall be apportioned 
to urbanized areas with populations of less than 
200,000 in accordance with subsection (i);’’; and 
(2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CENSUS PHASE-OUT.—Before apportioning 
funds under subsection (h)(3), for any urbanized 
area that is no longer an eligible area due to a 
change in population in the most recent decennial 
census, the Secretary shall apportion to such urban-
ized area, for 3 fiscal years, an amount equal to half 
of the funds apportioned to such urbanized area pur-
suant to this subsection for the previous fiscal 
year.’’. 
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‘‘(i) the proposed project plan pro-
vides for the availability of contingency 
amounts that the applicant determines to 
be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost 
increases or funding shortfalls; 
‘‘(ii) each proposed local source of 
capital and operating financing is stable, 
reliable, and available within the proposed 
project timetable; and 
‘‘(iii) an applicant certifies that local 
resources are available to recapitalize, 
maintain, and operate the overall existing 
and proposed public transportation system, 
including essential feeder bus and other 
services necessary to achieve the projected 
ridership levels without requiring a reduc-
tion in existing public transportation serv-
ices or level of service to operate the 
project, or that the annual operating cost 
of the proposed project does not exceed 5 
percent of the annual cost to operate and 
maintain the overall public transportation 
system of the applicant. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In assessing the 
stability, reliability, and availability of proposed 
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sources of local financing for purposes of sub-
section (d)(2)(A)(iv) or (e)(2)(A)(v), the Sec-
retary shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the reliability of the forecasting 
methods used to estimate costs and reve-
nues made by the recipient and the con-
tractors to the recipient; 
‘‘(ii) existing grant commitments; 
‘‘(iii) any debt obligation that exists, 
or is proposed by the recipient, for the pro-
posed project or other public transpor-
tation purpose; and 
‘‘(iv) private contributions to the 
project, including cost-effective project de-
livery, management or transfer of project 
risks, expedited project schedule, financial 
partnering, and other public-private part-
nership strategies.’’. 
(7) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘de-
gree of local financial commitment’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘criteria in subsection (f)’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to 
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carry out this subsection.’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 
develop and use special warrants for making a 
project justification determination under sub-
section (d)(2) or (e)(2), as applicable, for a 
project proposed to be funded using a grant 
under this section if— 
‘‘(i) the share of the cost of the 
project to be provided under this section— 
‘‘(I) 
does 
not 
exceed 
$500,000,000 and the total project 
cost does not exceed $1,000,000,000; 
or 
‘‘(II) complies with subsection 
(l)(1)(C); 
‘‘(ii) the applicant requests the use of 
the warrants; 
‘‘(iii) the applicant certifies that its 
existing public transportation system is in 
a state of good repair; and 
‘‘(iv) the applicant meets any other 
requirements that the Secretary considers 
appropriate to carry out this subsection; 
and’’; 
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(C) by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(5) POLICY GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall 
issue policy guidance on the review and evaluation 
process and criteria not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the INVEST in America 
Act.’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) TRANSPARENCY.—Not later than 30 days 
after the Secretary receives a written request from 
an applicant for all remaining information necessary 
to obtain 1 or more of the following, the Secretary 
shall provide such information to the applicant: 
‘‘(A) Project advancement. 
‘‘(B) Medium or higher rating. 
‘‘(C) Warrant. 
‘‘(D) Letter of intent. 
‘‘(E) Early systems work agreement.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral Public Transportation Act of 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the INVEST in America Act’’; 
(8) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘, except 
that for a project for which a lower local cost 
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share is elected under subsection (l)(1)(C), the 
Secretary shall enter into a grant agreement 
under this subsection for any such project that 
establishes contingency amounts that the appli-
cant determines to be reasonable to cover unan-
ticipated cost increases or funding shortfalls’’ 
before the period at the end; and 
(B) in paragraph (7)(C) by striking ‘‘10 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘3 days’’; 
(9) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) INTERRELATED PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) RATINGS IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall grant a rating increase of 1 level in mobility 
improvements to any project being rated under sub-
section (d), (e), or (h), if the Secretary certifies that 
the project has a qualifying interrelated project that 
meets the requirements of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) INTERRELATED
PROJECT.—A qualifying 
interrelated project is a transit project that— 
‘‘(A) is adopted into the metropolitan 
transportation plan required under section 
5303; 
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‘‘(B) has received a class of action designa-
tion under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) will likely increase ridership on the 
project being rated in subsection (d), (e), or 
(h), respectively, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(D) meets one of the following criteria: 
‘‘(i) Extends the corridor of the 
project being rated in subsection (d), (e), 
or (h), respectively. 
‘‘(ii) Provides a direct passenger 
transfer to the project being rated in sub-
section (d), (e), or (h), respectively. 
‘‘(3) LOCAL MATCH CREDIT.—For any project 
that qualifies as an interrelated project under para-
graph (2) after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall allow any non-Federal fi-
nancial commitment in excess of 20 percent to count 
towards the non-Federal financial commitment for 
any other qualifying interrelated project under this 
subsection.’’; 
(10) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(D) by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(v) 
LOCAL
FUNDING
COMMIT-
MENT.— For a project for which a lower 
CIG cost share is elected by the applicant 
under subsection (l)(1)(C), the Secretary 
shall enter into a full funding grant agree-
ment that has at least 75 percent of local 
financial commitment committed and the 
remaining percentage budgeted for the pro-
posed purposes.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘30 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘3 days’’; 
(11) in subsection (l)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) CAP.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (C), a grant for a project under this 
section shall not exceed 80 percent of the net 
capital project cost, except that a grant for a 
core capacity improvement project shall not ex-
ceed 80 percent of the net capital project cost 
of the incremental cost to increase the capacity 
in the corridor. 
‘‘(C) APPLICANT
ELECTION
OF
LOWER 
LOCAL
CIG
COST
SHARE.—An applicant may 
elect a lower local CIG cost share for a project 
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under this section for purposes of application of 
the cost-share incentives under subsection 
(f)(3). Such cost share shall not exceed 60 per-
cent of the net capital project cost, except that 
for a grant for a core capacity improvement 
project such cost share shall not exceed 60 per-
cent of the net capital project cost of the incre-
mental cost to increase the capacity in the cor-
ridor.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
authorizing the Secretary to require, incentivize (in 
any manner not specified in this section), or place 
additional conditions upon a non-Federal financial 
commitment for a project that is more than 20 per-
cent of the net capital project cost or, for a core ca-
pacity improvement project, 20 percent of the net 
capital project cost of the incremental cost to in-
crease the capacity in the corridor.’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (8) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(8) CONTINGENCY
SHARE.—The Secretary 
shall provide funding for the contingency amount 
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equal to the proportion of the CIG cost share. If the 
Secretary increases the contingency amount after a 
project has received a letter of no prejudice or been 
allocated appropriated funds, the federal share of 
the additional contingency amount shall be 25 per-
cent higher than the original proportion the CIG 
cost share and in addition to the grant amount set 
in subsection (k)(2)(C)(ii).’’; 
(12) in subsection (o) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) CIG PROGRAM
DASHBOARD.—Not later 
than the fifth day of each month, the Secretary shall 
make publicly available on a website data on, includ-
ing the status of, each project under this section 
that is in the project development phase, in the engi-
neering phase, or has received a grant agreement 
and remains under construction. Such data shall in-
clude, for each project— 
‘‘(A) the amount and fiscal year of any 
funding appropriated, allocated, or obligated for 
the project; 
‘‘(B) the date on which the project— 
‘‘(i) entered the project development 
phase; 
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‘‘(ii) entered the engineering phase, if 
applicable; and 
‘‘(iii) received a grant agreement, if 
applicable; and 
‘‘(C) the status of review by the Federal 
Transit Administration and the Secretary, in-
cluding dates of request, dates of acceptance of 
request, and dates of a decision for each of the 
following, if applicable: 
‘‘(i) A letter of no prejudice. 
‘‘(ii) An environmental impact state-
ment notice of intent. 
‘‘(iii) A finding of no significant envi-
ronmental impact. 
‘‘(iv) A draft environmental impact 
statement. 
‘‘(v) A final environmental impact 
statement. 
‘‘(vi) A record of decision on the final 
environmental impact statement. 
‘‘(vii) The status of the applicant in 
securing the non-Federal match, based on 
information provided by the applicant, in-
cluding the amount committed, budgeted, 
planned, and undetermined.’’; and 
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(13) by striking ‘‘an acceptable degree of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 2912. RURAL AND SMALL URBAN APPORTIONMENT 
DEADLINE. 
Section 5336(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) notwithstanding paragraph (1), apportion 
amounts to the States appropriated under section 
5338(a)(2) to carry out sections 5307, 5310, and 
5311 not later than December 15 for which any 
amounts are appropriated; and’’. 
SEC. 2913. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS BEYOND USEFUL LIFE. 
Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) DISPOSITION
OF ASSETS BEYOND USEFUL 
LIFE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If a recipient, or sub-
recipient, for assistance under this chapter disposes 
of an asset with a current market value, or proceed 
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from the sale of such asset, acquired under this 
chapter at least in part with such assistance, after 
such asset has reached the useful life of such asset, 
the Secretary shall allow the recipient, or sub-
recipient, to use the proceeds attributable to the 
Federal share of such asset calculated under para-
graph (3) for capital projects under section 5307, 
5310, or 5311. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM VALUE.—This subsection shall 
only apply to assets with a current market value, or 
proceeds from sale, of at least $5,000. 
‘‘(3) CALCULATION
OF
FEDERAL
SHARE
AT-
TRIBUTABLE.—The proceeds attributable to the 
Federal share of an asset described in paragraph (1) 
shall be calculated by multiplying— 
‘‘(A) the current market value of, or the 
proceeds from the disposition of, such asset; by 
‘‘(B) the Federal share percentage for the 
acquisition of such asset at the time of acquisi-
tion of such asset.’’. 
SEC. 2914. INNOVATIVE COORDINATED ACCESS AND MOBIL-
ITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5310 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by section 2205, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(k) INNOVATIVE COORDINATED ACCESS AND MO-
BILITY.— 
‘‘(1) START UP GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make grants under this paragraph to eligible 
recipients to assist in financing innovative 
projects for the transportation disadvantaged 
that improve the coordination of transportation 
services and non-emergency medical transpor-
tation services. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—An eligible recipient 
shall submit to the Secretary an application 
that, at a minimum, contains— 
‘‘(i) a detailed description of the eligi-
ble project; 
‘‘(ii) an identification of all eligible 
project partners and the specific role of 
each eligible project partner in the eligible 
project, including— 
‘‘(I) private entities engaged in 
the coordination of nonemergency 
medical transportation services for the 
transportation disadvantaged; 
‘‘(II) nonprofit entities engaged 
in the coordination of nonemergency 
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medical transportation services for the 
transportation disadvantaged; or 
‘‘(III) Federal and State entities 
engaged in the coordination of non-
emergency 
medical 
transportation 
services for the transportation dis-
advantaged; and 
‘‘(iii) a description of how the eligible 
project shall— 
‘‘(I) improve local coordination or 
access to coordinated transportation 
services; 
‘‘(II) reduce duplication of serv-
ice, if applicable; and 
‘‘(III) provide innovative solu-
tions in the State or community. 
‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—An eligi-
ble recipient shall specify, in an application for 
a grant under this paragraph, the performance 
measures the eligible project, in coordination 
with project partners, will use to quantify ac-
tual outcomes against expected outcomes, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) changes to transportation expend-
itures as a result of improved coordination; 
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‘‘(ii) changes to healthcare expendi-
tures provided by projects partners as a re-
sult of improved coordination; and 
‘‘(iii) changes to health care metrics, 
including aggregate health outcomes pro-
vided by projects partners. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE USES.—Eligible recipients 
receiving a grant under this section may use 
such funds for— 
‘‘(i) the deployment of coordination 
technology; 
‘‘(ii) projects that create or increase 
access to community One-Call/One-Click 
Centers; 
‘‘(iii) projects that coordinate trans-
portation for 3 or more of— 
‘‘(I) public transportation pro-
vided under this section; 
‘‘(II) a State plan approved 
under title XIX of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 
‘‘(III) title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); 
‘‘(IV) Veterans Health Adminis-
tration; or 
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‘‘(V) private health care facilities; 
and 
‘‘(iv) such other projects as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) CONSULTATION.—In evaluating the 
performance metrics described in subparagraph 
(C), the Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(2) INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make grants under this paragraph to eligible 
recipients to incentivize innovative projects for 
the transportation disadvantaged that improve 
the coordination of transportation services and 
non-emergency medical transportation services. 
‘‘(B) 
SELECTION
OF
GRANT
RECIPI-
ENTS.—The Secretary shall distribute grant 
funds made available to carry out this para-
graph as described in subparagraph (E) to eli-
gible recipients that apply and propose to dem-
onstrate improvement in the metrics described 
in subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible recipient 
shall not be required to have received a grant 
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under paragraph (1) to be eligible to receive a 
grant under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATIONS.—Eligible recipients 
shall submit to the Secretary an application 
that includes— 
‘‘(i) which metrics under subpara-
graph (F) the eligible recipient intends to 
improve; 
‘‘(ii) the performance data eligible re-
cipients and the Federal, State, nonprofit, 
and private partners, as described in para-
graph (1)(B)(ii), of the eligible recipient 
will make available; and 
‘‘(iii) a proposed incentive formula 
that makes payments to the eligible recipi-
ent based on the proposed data and 
metrics. 
‘‘(E) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall 
distribute funds made available to carry out 
this paragraph based upon the number of grant 
applications approved by the Secretary, number 
of individuals served by each grant, and the in-
centive formulas approved by the Secretary 
using the following metrics: 
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‘‘(i) The reduced transportation ex-
penditures as a result of improved coordi-
nation. 
‘‘(ii) The reduced Federal and State 
healthcare expenditures using the metrics 
described in subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(iii) The reduced private healthcare 
expenditures using the metrics described in 
subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(F) HEALTHCARE METRICS.—Healthcare 
metrics described in this subparagraph shall 
be— 
‘‘(i) reducing missed medical appoint-
ments; 
‘‘(ii) the timely discharge of patients 
from hospitals; 
‘‘(iii) preventing hospital admissions 
and reducing readmissions of patients into 
hospitals; and 
‘‘(iv) other measureable healthcare 
metrics, as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(G) ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES.—The Sec-
retary shall allow the funds distributed by this 
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grant program to be expended on eligible activi-
ties described in paragraph (1)(D) and any eli-
gible activity under this section that is likely to 
improve the metrics described in subparagraph 
(F). 
‘‘(H) RECIPIENT CAP.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(i) may not provide more than 20 
grants under this paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) shall reduce the maximum num-
ber of grants under this paragraph to en-
sure projects are fully funded, if necessary. 
‘‘(I) CONSULTATION.—In evaluating the 
health care metrics described in subparagraph 
(F), the Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(J) ANNUAL
GRANTEE
REPORT.—Each 
grantee shall submit a report, in coordination 
with the project partners of such grantee, that 
includes an evaluation of the outcomes of the 
grant awarded to such grantee, including the 
performance measures. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall make pub-
licly available an annual report on the program car-
ried out under this subsection for each fiscal year, 
not later than December 31 of the calendar year in 
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which that fiscal year ends. The report shall include 
a detailed description of the activities carried out 
under the program, and an evaluation of the pro-
gram, including an evaluation of the performance 
measures used by eligible recipients in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(4) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the costs of a project carried out under this 
subsection shall not exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non- 
Federal share of the costs of a project carried 
out under this subsection may be derived from 
in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes 
of this subsection, nonemergency medical transpor-
tation services shall be limited to services eligible 
under Federal programs other than programs au-
thorized under this chapter.’’. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study, and submit a report 
on such study to Congress, on access to non-emergency 
medical transportation services for individuals in dis-
advantaged populations, including— 
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(1) how to make it easier for such individuals 
to use non-emergency medical transportation serv-
ices; and 
(2) how to make it easier for recipients of 
grants under section 5310(k) of title 49, United 
States Code, as added by this section, to coordinate 
non-emergency medical transportation services for 
such individuals. 
SEC. 2915. PASSENGER FERRY GRANTS. 
Section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ZERO-EMISSION
OR
REDUCED-EMISSION 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘eligible project’ means a 
project or program of projects in an area 
eligible for a grant under subsection (a) 
for— 
‘‘(I) acquiring zero- or reduced- 
emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(II) leasing zero- or reduced- 
emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(III) constructing facilities and 
related equipment for zero- or re-
duced-emission passenger ferries; 
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‘‘(IV) leasing facilities and re-
lated equipment for zero- or reduced- 
emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(V) constructing new public 
transportation facilities to accommo-
date zero- or reduced-emission pas-
senger ferries; 
‘‘(VI) 
constructing 
shoreside 
ferry charging infrastructure for zero- 
or reduced-emission passenger ferries; 
or 
‘‘(VII) rehabilitating or improv-
ing existing public transportation fa-
cilities to accommodate zero- or re-
duced-emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘zero- or reduced-emis-
sion passenger ferry’ means a passenger 
ferry used to provide public transportation 
that reduces emissions by utilizing onboard 
energy storage systems for hybrid-electric 
or 100 percent electric propulsion, related 
charging infrastructure, and other tech-
nologies deployed to reduce emissions or 
produce zero onboard emissions under nor-
mal operation; and 
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‘‘(iii) the term ‘recipient’ means a des-
ignated recipient, a local government au-
thority, or a State that receives a grant 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may make grants to recipients to finance 
eligible projects under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—A grant 
under this paragraph shall be subject to the 
same terms and conditions as a grant under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(D) COMPETITIVE
PROCESS.—The Sec-
retary shall solicit grant applications and make 
grants for eligible projects under this paragraph 
on a competitive basis. 
‘‘(E) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share 
of the cost of an eligible project carried out 
under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 
percent. 
‘‘(ii) 
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
non-Federal share of the cost of an eligible 
project carried out under this subsection 
may be derived from in-kind contribu-
tions.’’. 
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SEC. 2916. EVALUATION OF BENEFITS AND FEDERAL IN-
VESTMENT. 
Section 5309(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, the extent to which the project 
improves transportation options to economically distressed 
areas,’’ after ‘‘public transportation’’. 
SEC. 2917. BEST PRACTICES FOR THE APPLICATION OF NA-
TIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 
1969 TO FEDERALLY FUNDED BUS SHELTERS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
best practices on the application of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to 
federally funded bus shelters to assist recipients of Fed-
eral funds in receiving exclusions permitted by law. 
SEC. 2918. CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT STREAMLINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3005(b) of the FAST Act 
(Public Law 116–94) is repealed. 
(b) GRANDFATHER CLAUSES.—For any projects that 
have submitted an application or are being evaluated 
under the program described in section 3005(b) of such 
Act prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) continue to administer the project under the 
terms of such section as it existed on the day prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
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(2) for purposes of providing Federal assistance 
to such project (and notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law), provide such funds as may be nec-
essary from the amounts provided in section 5338(b) 
of title 49, United States Code, and division A of 
this Act. 
SEC. 2919. DISPOSITION OF ROLLING STOCK TO IMPROVE 
AIR QUALITY GOALS. 
Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) DISPOSITION OF ROLLING STOCK TO MEET AIR 
QUALITY GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If a recipient, or sub-
recipient, for assistance under this chapter disposes 
of rolling stock with a current market value, or pro-
ceeds from the disposition of such rolling stock, ac-
quired under this chapter at least in part with such 
assistance, before such rolling stock has reached its 
useful life, the Secretary may allow the recipient, or 
subrecipient, to use the proceeds attributable to the 
Federal share of such rolling stock calculated under 
paragraph (3) for capital projects under section 
5307, 5310, or 5311 without need for repayment of 
the Federal financial interest. 
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‘‘(2) COVERED
ROLLING
STOCK.—This sub-
section shall only apply to rolling stock disposed 
of— 
‘‘(A) which are replaced by rolling stock 
that will help improve attainment of air quality 
goals compared to the rolling stock being re-
placed; and 
‘‘(B) for which the recipient is located in 
an area that is designated as a nonattainment 
area for particulate matter under section 
107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7407(d)). 
‘‘(3) CALCULATION
OF
FEDERAL
SHARE
AT-
TRIBUTABLE.—The proceeds attributable to the 
Federal share of rolling stock described in para-
graph (1) shall be calculated by multiplying— 
‘‘(A) the current market value of, or the 
proceeds from the disposition of, such asset; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Federal share percentage for the 
acquisition of such asset at the time of acquisi-
tion of such asset.’’. 
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TITLE III—HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 
SAFETY 
SEC. 3001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account): 
(1) HIGHWAY
SAFETY
PROGRAMS.—For car-
rying out section 402 of title 23, United States 
Code— 
(A) $378,400,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $382,400,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $386,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $390,400,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(2) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT.—For carrying out section 403 of title 23, 
United States Code— 
(A) $182,495,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $184,795,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $187,795,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $190,695,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(3) NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.— 
For carrying out section 405 of title 23, United 
States Code— 
(A) $384,119,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $393,205,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
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(C) $402,205,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $411,388,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(4) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—For the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration to 
carry out chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code— 
(A) $5,700,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $5,800,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(5) 
HIGH-VISIBILITY
ENFORCEMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—For carrying out section 404 of title 23, 
United States Code— 
(A) $60,200,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $60,600,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $60,800,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $61,200,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—For adminis-
trative and related operating expenses of the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration in car-
rying out chapter 4 of title 23, United States 
Code— 
(A) $30,586,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $31,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
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(D) $31,917,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(7) CENTER FOR FAIR AND EQUITABLE TRAF-
FIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT.—For carrying out sec-
tion 3003 of this title, $35,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2026. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON OTHER USES.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States 
Code, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, 
the amounts made available from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for a pro-
gram under such chapters— 
(1) shall only be used to carry out such pro-
gram; and 
(2) may not be used by States or local govern-
ments for construction purposes. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Except as other-
wise provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, amounts 
made available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2023 
through 2026 shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code. 
(d) REGULATORY
AUTHORITY.—Grants awarded 
under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, including 
any amendments made by this title, shall be carried out 
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in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of 
Transportation. 
(e) STATE MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—If a grant 
awarded under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
requires a State to share in the cost, the aggregate of all 
expenditures for highway safety activities made during a 
fiscal year by the State and its political subdivisions (ex-
clusive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other 
than planning and administration) shall be available for 
the purpose of crediting the State during such fiscal year 
for the non-Federal share of the cost of any other project 
carried out under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code 
(other than planning or administration), without regard 
to whether such expenditures were made in connection 
with such project. 
(f) GRANT APPLICATION AND DEADLINE.—To re-
ceive a grant under chapter 4 of title 23, United States 
Code, a State shall submit an application, and the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall establish a single deadline 
for such applications to enable the award of grants early 
in the next fiscal year. 
SEC. 3002. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
Section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—States 
which have legalized medicinal or recreational mari-
juana shall consider programs in addition to the pro-
grams described in paragraph (2)(A) to educate 
drivers on the risks associated with marijuana-im-
paired driving and to reduce injuries and deaths re-
sulting from individuals driving motor vehicles while 
impaired by marijuana.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—In addition to uses 
authorized under paragraph (1) and as approved by 
the Secretary, States may use funds under this sec-
tion to— 
‘‘(A) educate the public on the dangers of 
pediatric vehicular hyperthermia; 
‘‘(B) educate the public about proper and 
safe usage of light- and medium-duty trailers, 
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including required safety equipment and pre-
ventive maintenance for safety; 
‘‘(C) purchase and distribute child re-
straints to low-income families; and 
‘‘(D) reduce injuries and deaths resulting 
from drivers of motor vehicles not moving to 
another traffic lane or reducing the speed of 
such driver’s vehicle when passing an emer-
gency, law enforcement, or other vehicle 
stopped or parked on or near the roadway.’’. 
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (D); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
SCHOOL
AND 
WORK ZONES.—Notwithstanding subparagraph 
(A), a State may expend funds apportioned to 
that State under this section to carry out a pro-
gram to purchase, operate, or maintain an 
automated traffic system in a work zone or 
school zone. 
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‘‘(C) AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT 
SYSTEM
GUIDELINES.—Any automated traffic 
enforcement system installed pursuant to sub-
paragraph (B) shall comply with speed enforce-
ment camera systems and red light camera sys-
tems guidelines established by the Secretary.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (n)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘The Secretary’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘PUBLIC TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) 
STATE
HIGHWAY
SAFETY
PLAN 
WEBSITE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall establish a public website that is easily ac-
cessible, navigable, and searchable for the infor-
mation required under paragraph (1), in order 
to foster greater transparency in approved 
State highway safety programs. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The website established 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
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‘‘(i) include each State highway safety 
plan and annual report submitted and ap-
proved by the Secretary under subsection 
(k); 
‘‘(ii) provide a means for the public to 
search such website for State highway 
safety program content required in sub-
section (k), including— 
‘‘(I) performance measures re-
quired by the Secretary under para-
graph (3)(A); 
‘‘(II) 
progress 
made 
toward 
meeting the State’s performance tar-
gets for the previous year; 
‘‘(III) program areas and ex-
penditures; and 
‘‘(IV) 
a 
description 
of 
any 
sources of funds other than funds pro-
vided under this section that the State 
proposes to use to carry out the State 
highway safety plan of such State.’’. 
SEC. 3003. FAIR AND EQUITABLE TRAFFIC SAFETY EN-
FORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall make grants under this section to an eligible non-
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profit institution of higher education with demonstrated 
expertise in promoting fair and equitable traffic safety en-
forcement to establish and operate a national center of 
excellence for fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center shall be 
to promote fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement 
with the goal of reducing traffic fatalities and injuries. 
(c) ROLE OF CENTER.—The role of the Center shall 
be to establish and operate a national fair and equitable 
traffic safety enforcement clearinghouse to— 
(1) develop data collection systems to promote 
fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement solu-
tions, including assisting States participating in the 
program established under section 403(j) of title 23, 
United States Code, (as added by this Act) share 
data collected to a national database; 
(2) develop recommendations for States to im-
prove data collection on law enforcement programs 
carried out under sections 402 and 405 of this title 
in order to promote fair and equitable traffic safety 
enforcement programs; 
(3) provide technical assistance to States on the 
implementation of the program established under 
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section 403(j) of title 23, United States Code, as 
added by this Act; 
(4) research and disseminate best practices for 
implementing equitable traffic safety enforcement 
programs; 
(5) develop information and educational pro-
grams on implementing equitable traffic safety en-
forcement best practices; and 
(6) evaluate the feasibility and benefits of re-
quiring States participating in the program estab-
lished under section 403(j) of title 23, United States 
Code, as added by this Act, to collect data on pedes-
trian and bicyclist stops by law enforcement when 
the stop is made for a traffic law violation. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the activities 
under paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (c), the Center 
shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including— 
(1) civil rights organizations; 
(2) traffic safety advocacy groups; 
(3) law enforcement representatives; 
(4) State highway safety offices; and 
(5) such other surface transportation stake-
holders and industry experts as the Center considers 
appropriate. 
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(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the establishment of the Center under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate a report on progress made toward meeting the 
goals established under subsection (b). 
SEC. 3004. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘, training,’’ 
after ‘‘demonstration projects’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection 402(c) in each 
fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and 
$443,989 of the total amount available for ap-
portionment to the States for highway safety 
programs under section 402(c) in the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on De-
cember 4, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
402(c)(2) in each fiscal year’’; and 
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(3) by striking subsection (h) and redesignating 
subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), re-
spectively. 
SEC. 
3005. 
GRANT 
PROGRAM 
TO 
PROHIBIT 
RACIAL 
PROFILING. 
Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, as 
amended by section 3004 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) GRANT
PROGRAM
TO
PROHIBIT
RACIAL 
PROFILING.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the re-
quirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
make grants to a State that— 
‘‘(A) is maintaining and allows public in-
spection of statistical information for each 
motor vehicle stop made by a law enforcement 
officer on a Federal-aid highway in the State 
regarding the race and ethnicity mode of trans-
portation of the driver; or 
‘‘(B) provides assurances satisfactory to 
the Secretary that the State is undertaking ac-
tivities to comply with the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant received 
by a State under paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) shall be used by the State for the 
costs of— 
‘‘(i) collecting and maintaining data 
on traffic stops; 
‘‘(ii) evaluating the results of such 
data; and 
‘‘(iii) developing and implementing 
programs to reduce the occurrence of ra-
cial profiling; and 
‘‘(B) may be used by the State for the 
costs of collecting, maintaining, and evaluating 
data on the driver’s mode of transportation at 
traffic stops. 
‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant received 
by a State under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall be used by the State for the 
costs of— 
‘‘(i) collecting and maintaining data 
on traffic stops; 
‘‘(ii) evaluating the results of such 
data; and 
‘‘(iii) developing and implementing 
programs to reduce the occurrence of ra-
cial profiling; and 
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‘‘(B) may be used by the State for the 
costs of collecting, maintaining, and evaluating 
data on traffic-related stops of pedestrians, 
bicyclists, or people traveling via micromobility 
devices. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of 
grants made to a State under this section in a fiscal 
year may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) 10 percent of the amount made avail-
able to carry out this section in the fiscal year 
for States eligible under paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) 5 percent of the amount made avail-
able to carry out this section in the fiscal year 
for States eligible under paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From funds made available 
under this section, the Secretary shall set aside 
$15,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 3006. NATIONAL SAFETY CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 404. National safety campaigns 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and administer a program under which not less than 3 
high-visibility enforcement campaigns and not less than 3 
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public awareness campaigns will be carried out in each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2026. 
‘‘(b) HIGH-VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT.—In carrying 
out the requirements under paragraph (a), the Secretary 
shall ensure that in each fiscal year not less than 1 high- 
visibility enforcement campaign is carried out to— 
‘‘(1) reduce alcohol-impaired operation of a 
motor vehicle; 
‘‘(2) reduce alcohol-impaired and drug-impaired 
operation of a motor vehicle; and 
‘‘(3) increase use of seatbelts by occupants of 
motor vehicles. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—The purpose of each 
public awareness campaign carried out under this section 
shall be to achieve outcomes related to not less than 1 
of the following objectives: 
‘‘(1) Increase the proper use of seatbelts and 
child restraints by occupants of motor vehicles. 
‘‘(2) Reduce instances of distracted driving. 
‘‘(3) Reduce instances of speeding by drivers. 
‘‘(d) ADVERTISING.—The Secretary may use, or au-
thorize the use of, funds available to carry out this section 
to pay for the development, production, and use of broad-
cast and print media advertising and Internet-based out-
reach in carrying out campaigns under this section. In al-
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locating such funds, consideration shall be given to adver-
tising directed at non-English speaking populations, in-
cluding those who listen to, read, or watch nontraditional 
media. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH STATES.—The Secretary 
shall coordinate with States in carrying out the high-visi-
bility enforcement campaigns under this section, including 
advertising funded under subsection (d), with consider-
ation given to— 
‘‘(1) relying on States to provide law enforce-
ment resources for the campaigns out of funding 
made available under sections 402 and 405; and 
‘‘(2) providing, out of National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration resources, most of the means 
necessary for national advertising and education ef-
forts associated with the campaigns. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION OF DYNAMIC HIGHWAY MES-
SAGE SIGNS.—During national high-visibility enforcement 
emphasis periods supported by these funds, the Federal 
Highway Administration and the National Highway Traf-
fic Safety Administration shall coordinate with State de-
partments of transportation on the use of dynamic high-
way message signs to support high-visibility national em-
phasis activities. 
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‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to carry 
out this section may be used only for activities described 
in subsections (c) and (d). 
‘‘(h) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CAMPAIGN.—The term ‘campaign’ means 
a high-visibility traffic safety law enforcement cam-
paign or a traffic safety public awareness campaign. 
‘‘(2) DYNAMIC HIGHWAY.—The term ‘dynamic 
highway message sign’ means a traffic control device 
that is capable of displaying one or more alternative 
messages which convey information to travelers. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The ‘State’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 401.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 404 in the analysis for chapter 4 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘404. National safety campaigns.’’. 
SEC. 3007. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 405 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘13 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘12.85 percent’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘14.5 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘14.3 percent’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘52.5 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘51.75 percent’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘8.5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘8.3 percent’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘4.9 percent’’; 
(F) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘4.9 percent’’; 
(G) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraphs 
(1) 
through (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(1) through (8)’’; 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsections 
(b) 
through (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 
(b) through (i)’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘to carry out any of 
the other activities described in such sub-
sections, or the amount made available’’ 
before ‘‘under section 402’’; 
(H) in paragraph (9)(A) by striking ‘‘date 
of enactment of the FAST Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘date of enactment of the INVEST in America 
Act’’; 
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(I) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), 
and (10) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), re-
spectively; and 
(J) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following: 
‘‘(8) DRIVER
AND
OFFICER
SAFETY
EDU-
CATION.—In each fiscal year, 1.5 percent of the 
funds provided under this section shall be allocated 
among States that meet the requirements with re-
spect to driver and officer safety education (as de-
scribed in subsection (i)).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(E) by striking ‘‘5’’ and 
inserting ‘‘10’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clause 
(v) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(v) implement programs in low-in-
come and underserved populations to— 
‘‘(I) recruit and train occupant 
protection safety professionals, nation-
ally certified child passenger safety 
technicians, police officers, fire and 
emergency medical personnel, and 
educators serving low-income and un-
derserved populations; 
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‘‘(II) educate parents and care-
givers in low-income and underserved 
populations about the proper use and 
installation of child safety seats; and 
‘‘(III) purchase and distribute 
child safety seats to low-income and 
underserved populations; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘100 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘90 percent’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘The remaining 10 
percent of such funds shall be used to 
carry out subsection (A)(v).’’ after ‘‘section 
402.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (c)(4) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant funds 
received by a State under this subsection shall be 
used for— 
‘‘(A) making data program improvements 
to core highway safety databases related to 
quantifiable, measurable progress in any of the 
6 significant data program attributes set forth 
in paragraph (3)(D); 
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‘‘(B) developing or acquiring information 
technology for programs to identify, collect, and 
report data to State and local government agen-
cies, and enter data, including crash, citation 
and adjudication, driver, emergency medical 
services or injury surveillance system, roadway, 
and vehicle, into the core highway safety data-
bases of a State; 
‘‘(C) purchasing equipment used to iden-
tify, collect, and report State safety data to 
support State efforts to improve State traffic 
safety information systems; 
‘‘(D) linking core highway safety databases 
of a State with such databases of other States; 
‘‘(E) improving the compatibility and 
interoperability of the core highway safety data-
bases of the State with national data systems 
and data systems of other States; 
‘‘(F) costs associated with training State 
and local personnel on ways to improve State 
traffic safety information systems; 
‘‘(G) hiring a Fatality Analysis Reporting 
System liaison for a State; and 
‘‘(H) conducting research on State traffic 
safety information systems, including devel-
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oping and evaluating programs to improve core 
highway safety databases of such State and 
processes by which data is identified, collected, 
reported to State and local government agen-
cies, and entered into such core safety data-
bases.’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (d)(6)(A) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) GRANTS TO STATES WITH ALCOHOL- 
IGNITION
INTERLOCK
LAWS.—The Secretary 
shall make a separate grant under this sub-
section to each State that— 
‘‘(i) adopts and is enforcing a manda-
tory alcohol-ignition interlock law for all 
individuals at the time of, or prior to, a 
conviction of driving under the influence of 
alcohol or of driving while intoxicated; 
‘‘(ii) does not allow any individual re-
quired to have an ignition interlock for 
driving privileges to drive a motor vehicle 
unless such individual installs an ignition 
interlock for a minimum 180-day interlock 
period; or 
‘‘(iii) has— 
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‘‘(I) enacted and is enforcing a 
state law requiring all individuals con-
victed of, or whose driving privilege is 
revoked or denied for, refusing to sub-
mit to a chemical or other test for the 
purpose of determining the presence 
or concentration of any intoxicating 
substance to install an ignition inter-
lock for a minimum 180-day interlock 
period unless the driver successfully 
completes an appeal process; and 
‘‘(II) a compliance-based removal 
program in which an individual re-
quired to install an ignition interlock 
for a minimum 180-day interlock pe-
riod and have completed a minimum 
consecutive period of not less than 60 
days of the required interlock period 
immediately preceding the date of re-
lease, without a confirmed violation, 
as defined by State law or regulations, 
of driving under the influence of alco-
hol or driving while intoxicated.’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2) or (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3) or (4)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘communications device to contact emer-
gency services’’ and inserting ‘‘communica-
tions device during an emergency to con-
tact emergency services or to prevent in-
jury to persons or property’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (E); and 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) a driver who uses a personal wireless 
communication device for navigation; and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A)(i) by striking 
‘‘texting or using a cell phone while’’ and in-
serting ‘‘distracted’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘Of the 
amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘In addition to the 
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amounts authorized under section 404 and of 
the amounts’’; 
(E) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) PERSONAL
WIRELESS
COMMUNICA-
TIONS
DEVICE.—The term ‘personal wireless 
communications device’ means— 
‘‘(i) until the date on which the Sec-
retary issues a regulation pursuant to 
paragraph (8)(A), a device through which 
personal services (as such term is defined 
in section 332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Commu-
nications 
Act 
of 
1934 
(47 
U.S.C. 
332(c)(7)(C)(i)) are transmitted, but not 
including the use of such a device as a 
global navigation system receiver used for 
positioning, 
emergency 
notification, 
or 
navigation purposes; and 
‘‘(ii) on and after the date on which 
the Secretary issues a regulation pursuant 
to paragraph (8)(A), the definition de-
scribed in such regulation.’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (E) and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(E) 
TEXTING.—The 
term 
‘texting’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) until the date on which the Sec-
retary issues a regulation pursuant to 
paragraph (8)(A), reading from or manu-
ally entering data into a personal wireless 
communications device, including doing so 
for the purpose of SMS texting, emailing, 
instant messaging, or engaging in any 
other form of electronic data retrieval or 
electronic data communication; and 
‘‘(ii) on and after the date on which 
the Secretary issues a regulation pursuant 
to paragraph (8)(A), the definition de-
scribed in such regulation.’’; 
(F) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (6), 
and (8); 
(G) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
(H) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (D), the allocation of 
grant funds to a State under this subsection for 
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a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the 
State’s apportionment under section 402 for 
fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(B) PRIMARY OFFENSE LAWS.—A State 
that has enacted and is enforcing a law that 
meets the requirements set forth in paragraphs 
(3) and (4) as a primary offense shall be allo-
cated 100 percent of the amount calculated 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) SECONDARY
OFFENSE
LAWS.—A 
State that has enacted and is enforcing a law 
that meets the requirements set forth in para-
graphs (3) and (4) as a secondary offense shall 
be allocated 50 percent of the amount cal-
culated under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.—Notwith-
standing subparagraphs (B) and (C), a State 
shall be allocated 25 percent of the amount cal-
culated under subparagraph (A) if such State 
has enacted and is enforcing a law that pro-
hibits a driver from viewing a personal wireless 
communication device, except for the purpose of 
navigation. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION
ON
HANDHELD
PERSONAL 
WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION
DEVICE
USE
WHILE 
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DRIVING.—A State law meets the requirements set 
forth in this paragraph if the law— 
‘‘(A) prohibits a driver from holding or 
using, including texting, a personal wireless 
communications device while driving, except for 
the use of a personal wireless communications 
device— 
‘‘(i) in a hands-free manner or with a 
hands-free accessory; or 
‘‘(ii) to activate or deactivate a fea-
ture or function of the personal wireless 
communications device; 
‘‘(B) establishes a fine for a violation of 
the law; and 
‘‘(C) does not provide for an exemption 
that specifically allows a driver to hold or use 
a personal wireless communication device while 
stopped in traffic. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION
ON
PERSONAL
WIRELESS 
COMMUNICATION
DEVICE
USE
WHILE
DRIVING
OR 
STOPPED IN TRAFFIC.—A State law meets the re-
quirements set forth in this paragraph if the law— 
‘‘(A) prohibits a driver from holding or 
using a personal wireless communications device 
while driving if the driver is— 
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‘‘(i) younger than 18 years of age; or 
‘‘(ii) in the learner’s permit or inter-
mediate license stage described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of subsection (g)(2); 
‘‘(B) establishes a fine for a violation of 
the law; and 
‘‘(C) does not provide for an exemption 
that specifically allows a driver to use a per-
sonal wireless communication device while 
stopped in traffic.’’; and 
(I) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following: 
‘‘(8) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to account for diverse State approaches to 
combating distracted driving that— 
‘‘(A) defines the terms personal wireless 
communications device and texting for the pur-
poses of this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) determines additional permitted ex-
ceptions that are appropriate for a State law 
that meets the requirements under paragraph 
(3) or (4).’’; 
(7) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of’’ before ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TIER 1 STATE.—A State shall be eli-
gible for a grant under this subsection as a Tier 
1 State if such State requires novice drivers 
younger than 18 years of age to comply with a 
2-stage graduated driver licensing process be-
fore receiving an unrestricted driver’s license 
that includes— 
‘‘(i) a learner’s permit stage that— 
‘‘(I) is at least 180 days in dura-
tion; 
‘‘(II) requires that the driver be 
accompanied and supervised at all 
times; and 
‘‘(III) has a requirement that the 
driver obtain at least 40 hours of be-
hind-the-wheel training with a super-
visor; and 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate stage that— 
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‘‘(I) 
commences 
immediately 
after the expiration of the learner’s 
permit stage; 
‘‘(II) is at least 180 days in du-
ration; and 
‘‘(III) for the first 180 days of 
the intermediate stage, restricts the 
driver from— 
‘‘(aa) driving at night be-
tween the hours of 11:00 p.m. 
and at least 4:00 a.m. except— 
‘‘(AA) when a parent, 
guardian, driving instructor, 
or licensed driver who is at 
least 21 years of age is in 
the motor vehicle; and 
‘‘(BB) when driving to 
and from work, school and 
school-related activities, reli-
gious activities, for emer-
gencies, or as a member of 
voluntary emergency service; 
and 
‘‘(bb) operating a motor ve-
hicle with more than 1 non-
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familial passenger younger than 
18 years of age, except when a 
parent, guardian, driving instruc-
tor, or licensed driver who is at 
least 21 years of age is in the 
motor vehicle. 
‘‘(B) TIER 2 STATE.—A State shall be eli-
gible for a grant under this subsection as a Tier 
2 State if such State requires novice drivers 
younger than 18 years of age to comply with a 
2-stage graduated driver licensing process be-
fore receiving an unrestricted driver’s license 
that includes— 
‘‘(i) a learner’s permit stage that— 
‘‘(I) is at least 180 days in dura-
tion; 
‘‘(II) requires that the driver be 
accompanied and supervised at all 
times; and 
‘‘(III) has a requirement that the 
driver obtain at least 50 hours of be-
hind-the-wheel training, with at least 
10 hours at night, with a supervisor; 
and 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate stage that— 
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‘‘(I) 
commences 
immediately 
after the expiration of the learner’s 
permit stage; 
‘‘(II) is at least 180 days in du-
ration; and 
‘‘(III) for the first 180 days of 
the intermediate stage, restricts the 
driver from— 
‘‘(aa) driving at night be-
tween the hours of 10:00 p.m. 
and at least 4:00 a.m. except— 
‘‘(AA) when a parent, 
guardian, driving instructor, 
or licensed driver who is at 
least 21 years of age is in 
the motor vehicle; and 
‘‘(BB) when driving to 
and from work, school and 
school-related activities, reli-
gious activities, for emer-
gencies, or as a member of 
voluntary emergency service; 
and 
‘‘(bb) operating a motor ve-
hicle with any nonfamilial pas-
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senger younger than 18 years of 
age, 
except 
when 
a 
parent, 
guardian, driving instructor, or 
licensed driver who is at least 21 
years of age is in the motor vehi-
cle.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B) of’’ before 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B) of’’ before 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’ each place such term ap-
pears; 
(D) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘such fis-
cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2009’’; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) TIER 1 STATES.—A Tier 1 State shall 
use grant funds provided under this subsection 
for— 
‘‘(i) enforcing a 2-stage licensing 
process that complies with paragraph (2); 
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‘‘(ii) training for law enforcement per-
sonnel and other relevant State agency 
personnel relating to the enforcement de-
scribed in clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) publishing relevant educational 
materials that pertain directly or indirectly 
to the State graduated driver licensing law; 
‘‘(iv) carrying out other administrative 
activities that the Secretary considers rel-
evant to the State’s 2-stage licensing proc-
ess; or 
‘‘(v) carrying out a teen traffic safety 
program described in section 402(m). 
‘‘(B) TIER 2 STATES .—Of the grant funds 
made available to a Tier 2 State under this 
subsection— 
‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be used for any 
activity described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(ii) 75 percent may be used for any 
project or activity eligible under section 
402.’’; 
(8) by amending subsection (h)(4) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(4) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant funds 
received by a State under this subsection may be 
used for the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) training of law enforcement officials 
on pedestrian and bicycle safety, State laws ap-
plicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety, and in-
frastructure designed to improve pedestrian and 
bicycle safety; 
‘‘(B) carrying out a program to support 
enforcement mobilizations and campaigns de-
signed to enforce State traffic laws applicable to 
pedestrian and bicycle safety; 
‘‘(C) public education and awareness pro-
grams designed to inform motorists, pedes-
trians, and bicyclists about— 
‘‘(i) pedestrian and bicycle safety, in-
cluding information on nonmotorized mo-
bility and the important of speed manage-
ment to the safety of pedestrians and 
bicyclists; 
‘‘(ii) the value of the use of pedestrian 
and bicycle safety equipment, including 
lighting, conspicuity equipment, mirrors, 
helmets and other protective equipment, 
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and compliance with any State or local 
laws requiring their use; 
‘‘(iii) State traffic laws applicable to 
pedestrian and bicycle safety, including 
motorists’ responsibilities towards pedes-
trians and bicyclists; and 
‘‘(iv) infrastructure designed to im-
prove pedestrian and bicycle safety; and 
‘‘(D) data analysis and research con-
cerning pedestrian and bicycle safety.’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) DRIVER AND OFFICER SAFETY EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the re-
quirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
award grants to— 
‘‘(A) States that enact a commuter safety 
education program; and 
‘‘(B) States qualifying under paragraph 
(5)(A). 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the costs of activities carried out using amounts 
from a grant awarded under this subsection may not 
exceed 80 percent. 
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, a State shall enact a law or 
adopt a program that requires the following: 
‘‘(A) DRIVER
EDUCATION
AND
DRIVING 
SAFETY
COURSES.—Inclusion, in driver edu-
cation and driver safety courses provided to in-
dividuals by educational and motor vehicle 
agencies of the State, of instruction and testing 
concerning law enforcement practices during 
traffic stops, including information on— 
‘‘(i) the role of law enforcement and 
the duties and responsibilities of peace offi-
cers; 
‘‘(ii) an individual’s legal rights con-
cerning interactions with peace officers; 
‘‘(iii) best practices for civilians and 
peace officers during such interactions; 
‘‘(iv) the consequences for an individ-
ual’s or officer’s failure to comply with 
those laws and programs; and 
‘‘(v) how and where to file a com-
plaint against or a compliment on behalf of 
a peace officer. 
‘‘(B) PEACE
OFFICER
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAMS.—Development and implementation of a 
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training program, including instruction and 
testing materials, for peace officers and reserve 
law enforcement officers (other than officers 
who have received training in a civilian course 
described in subparagraph (A)) with respect to 
proper interaction with civilians during traffic 
stops. 
‘‘(4) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant 
funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal 
year shall be in proportion to the State’s apportion-
ment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STATES.— 
‘‘(A) QUALIFYING STATE.—A State quali-
fies pursuant to this subparagraph if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines such 
State has taken meaningful steps toward 
the full implementation of a law or pro-
gram described in paragraph (3); 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines such 
State has established a timetable for the 
implementation of such a law or program; 
and 
‘‘(iii) such State has received a grant 
pursuant to this subsection for a period of 
not more than 5 years. 
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‘‘(B) WITHHOLDING.—With respect to a 
State that qualifies pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) withhold 50 percent of the 
amount that such State would otherwise 
receive if such State were a State described 
in paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) direct any such amounts for dis-
tribution among the States that are enforc-
ing and carrying out a law or program de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(6) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—A State re-
ceiving a grant under this subsection may use such 
grant— 
‘‘(A) for the production of educational ma-
terials and training of staff for driver education 
and driving safety courses and peace officer 
training described in paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(B) for the implementation of the law de-
scribed in paragraph (3).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sections 402, 403, 
and 405 of title 23, United States Code, are amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘accidents’’ and inserting 
‘‘crashes’’ each place it appears; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘accident’’ and inserting 
‘‘crash’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 3008. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS 
FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRIV-
ING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. 
Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘alcohol- 
impaired’’ and inserting ‘‘alcohol or polysubstance- 
impaired’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘alcohol-impaired’’ and in-
serting ‘‘alcohol or polysubstance-impaired’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting a 
comma; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, or driving while 
polysubstance-impaired’’ after ‘‘driving under 
the influence’’. 
SEC. 3009. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT 
ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 4010(2) of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 405 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘deficiencies’’ and inserting 
‘‘all deficiencies’’. 
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SEC. 3010. IMPLICIT BIAS RESEARCH AND TRAINING 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall make grants to institutions of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to carry out re-
search, development, technology transfer, and training ac-
tivities in the operation or establishment of an implicit 
bias training program as it relates to racial profiling at 
traffic stops. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an institution of higher education 
shall— 
(1) have an active research program or dem-
onstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that 
the applicant is beginning a research program to 
study implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling be-
fore and during traffic stops; and 
(2) partner with State and local police depart-
ments to conduct the research described in para-
graph (1) and carry out the implementation of im-
plicit bias training with State and local police de-
partments. 
(c) REPORT.—No later than 1 year after a grant has 
been awarded under this section, the institution of higher 
education awarded the grant shall submit to the Com-
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mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report sum-
marizing the research on implicit bias as it relates to racial 
profiling before and during traffic stops, and recommenda-
tions on effective interventions and trainings. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each 
fiscal year to carry out this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘implicit 
bias training program’’ means a program that looks at the 
attitudes, stereotypes, and lenses human beings develop 
through various experiences in life that can unconsciously 
affect how they interact with one another. 
SEC. 3011. STOP MOTORCYCLE CHECKPOINT FUNDING. 
Section 4007 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 153 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) otherwise profile and stop motorcycle oper-
ators or motorcycle passengers using as a factor the 
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clothing or mode of transportation of such operators 
or passengers.’’. 
SEC. 3012. ELECTRONIC DRIVER’S LICENSE. 
(a) REAL ID ACT.—Section 202(a)(1) of the REAL 
ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘a driver’s license or identification card’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a physical or digital driver’s license or identifica-
tion card’’. 
(b) TITLE 18.—Section 1028(d)(7)(A) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘government 
issued driver’s license’’ and inserting ‘‘government issued 
physical or digital driver’s license’’. 
SEC. 3013. MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall establish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 
(c) 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 
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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 regarding the issues 
described in paragraph (1) on which the Coun-
cil provides advice pursuant to such paragraph. 
(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 required under this 
paragraph. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
prised of 12 members appointed by the Secretary as 
follows: 
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(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 roadway safety data expert on 
crash testing and analysis. 
(H) One member of a national safety orga-
nization that represents the traffic safety sys-
tems industry. 
(2) DURATION.— 
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(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. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate 6 
years after the date of its establishment. 
(f) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) ACCEPT OR REJECT RECOMMENDATION.— 
(A) SECRETARY DETERMINES.—The Sec-
retary shall determine whether to accept or re-
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ject a recommendation contained in a Council 
report. 
(B) TIMING.— 
(i) MUST ACCEPT OR REJECT.—The 
Secretary must indicate in each report sub-
mitted under this section the Secretary’s 
acceptance or rejection of each rec-
ommendation listed in such report. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may 
indicate in a report submitted under this 
section that a recommendation is under 
consideration. If the Secretary does so, the 
Secretary must accept or reject the rec-
ommendation in the next report submitted 
under this section. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the Secretary receives a Council report, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the fol-
lowing committees and subcommittees: 
(i) The Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(ii) The Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate. 
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(iii) The Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(iv) The Subcommittee on Transpor-
tation, and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and Related Agencies of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
(v) The Subcommittee on Transpor-
tation, and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and Related Agencies of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(B) 
CONTENTS.—A 
report 
submitted 
under this subsection shall include— 
(i) a list containing— 
(I) each recommendation con-
tained in the Council report described 
in paragraph (1); and 
(II) each recommendation indi-
cated as under consideration in the 
previous report submitted under this 
subsection; and 
(ii) for each such recommendation, 
whether it is accepted, rejected, or under 
consideration by the Secretary. 
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(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
TECHNICAL
SUP-
PORT.—The Secretary shall provide such adminis-
trative support, staff, and technical assistance to the 
Council as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
for the Council to carry out its duties. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNCIL REPORT.—The term ‘‘Council re-
port’’ means the report described in subsection 
(f)(2). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
SEC. 3014. REPORT ON MARIJUANA RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
make publicly available on the Department of Transpor-
tation website, a report and recommendations on— 
(1) increasing and improving access, for sci-
entific researchers studying impairment while driv-
ing under the influence of marijuana, to samples 
and strains of marijuana and products containing 
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marijuana lawfully being offered to patients or con-
sumers in a State on a retail basis; 
(2) establishing a national clearinghouse to col-
lect and distribute samples and strains of marijuana 
for scientific research that includes marijuana and 
products containing marijuana lawfully available to 
patients or consumers in a State on a retail basis; 
(3) facilitating access, for scientific researchers 
located in States that have not legalized marijuana 
for medical or recreational use, to samples and 
strains of marijuana and products containing mari-
juana from such clearinghouse for purposes of re-
search on marijuana-impaired driving; and 
(4) identifying Federal statutory and regulatory 
barriers to the conduct of scientific research and the 
establishment of a national clearinghouse for pur-
poses of facilitating research on marijuana-impaired 
driving. 
(b) DEFINITION OF MARIJUANA.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘marijuana’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 4008 of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94). 
SEC. 3015. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON NATIONAL 
DUI REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the reporting of 
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alcohol-impaired driving arrest and citation results into 
Federal databases to facilitate the widespread identifica-
tion of repeat impaired driving offenders. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include a detailed assessment of— 
(1) the extent to which State and local criminal 
justice agencies are reporting alcohol-impaired driv-
ing arrest and citation results into Federal data-
bases; 
(2) barriers on the Federal, State, and local lev-
els to the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving ar-
rest and citation results into Federal databases, as 
well as barriers to the use of those systems by crimi-
nal justice agencies; 
(3) Federal, State, and local resources available 
to improve the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving 
arrest and citation results into Federal databases; 
(4) recommendations for policies and programs 
to be carried out by the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration; and 
(5) recommendations for programs and grant 
funding to be authorized by Congress. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate committees 
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of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 3016. REPORT ON IMPAIRED DRIVING. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consulta-
tion with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, State 
highway safety offices, State toxicologists, traffic safety 
advocates, and other interested parties, shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives a report that, 
using the National Safety Council model guidelines for 
toxicology testing— 
(1) identifies any barriers that States encounter 
in submitting the alcohol and drug toxicology results 
to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System; 
(2) provides recommendations on how to ad-
dress any barriers identified under paragraph (1); 
(3) provides further steps that the Secretary, 
acting through the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall take to 
assist States in improving— 
(A) toxicology testing in cases of motor ve-
hicle crashes; and 
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(B) the reporting of alcohol and drug toxi-
cology results in cases of motor vehicle crashes. 
SEC. 3017. IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) a priority should be placed on creating 
State systems, programs, and processes that improve 
impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, 
drugs, and especially multiple substances are in-
volved; 
(2) States and communities should have access 
to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, 
and resources to address multiple substance im-
paired driving; and 
(3) increased Federal funding should be made 
available for efforts to improve public safety through 
the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to in-
crease national investment in, and maximize the use of, 
innovative programs and technologies to eliminate multiple 
substance impaired driving. 
(c) IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.—Sec-
tion 405(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) by striking clause (iii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(iii)(I) court support of high-visibility 
enforcement efforts; 
‘‘(II) hiring criminal justice profes-
sionals, including law enforcement officers, 
prosecutors, traffic safety resource pros-
ecutors, judges, judicial outreach liaisons, 
and probation officers; 
‘‘(III) training and education of the 
criminal justice professionals described in 
subclause (II) to assist those professionals 
in preventing impaired driving and han-
dling impaired driving cases, including by 
providing compensation to a law enforce-
ment officer to replace a law enforcement 
officer who is— 
‘‘(aa) receiving such drug rec-
ognition expert training; or 
‘‘(bb) participating as an instruc-
tor in such drug recognition expert 
training; and 
‘‘(IV) establishing driving while 
intoxicated courts;’’; 
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(ii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(v) improving— 
‘‘(I) blood alcohol concentration 
screening and testing; 
‘‘(II) the detection of potentially 
impairing drugs, including through 
the use of oral fluid as a specimen; 
and 
‘‘(III) reporting relating to the 
testing and detection described in sub-
clauses (I) and (II); 
‘‘(vi)(I) paid and earned media in sup-
port of high-visibility enforcement efforts; 
‘‘(II) conducting initial and con-
tinuing— 
‘‘(aa) standardized field sobriety 
training, advanced roadside impaired 
driving enforcement training, and 
drug recognition expert training for 
law enforcement; and 
‘‘(bb) 
law 
enforcement 
phle-
botomy training; and 
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‘‘(III) to purchase equipment to carry 
out impaired driving enforcement activities 
authorized by this subsection;’’; 
(iii) in clause (ix), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(iv) in clause (x), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xi) testing and implementing pro-
grams and purchasing technologies to bet-
ter identify, monitor, or treat impaired 
drivers, including— 
‘‘(I) oral fluid screening tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(II) 
electronic 
warrant 
pro-
grams; 
‘‘(III) equipment to increase the 
scope, quantity, quality, and timeli-
ness of forensic toxicology chemical 
testing; 
‘‘(IV) case management software 
to support the management of im-
paired driving offenders; and 
‘‘(V) technology to monitor im-
paired driving offenders.’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Medium-range’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) 
MEDIUM-RANGE
AND
HIGH- 
RANGE
STATES.—Subject to clause (iii), 
medium-range’’; 
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘Low-range’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) LOW-RANGE STATES.—Subject to 
clause (iii), low-range’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) ALL STATES.— 
‘‘(I) REPORTING
OF
IMPAIRED 
DRIVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMA-
TION.—A State may use grant funds 
for any expenditure designed to in-
crease the timely and accurate report-
ing of crash information, including 
electronic crash reporting systems 
that allow accurate real-time or near 
real-time uploading of crash informa-
tion, and impaired driving criminal 
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justice information to Federal, State, 
and local databases. 
‘‘(II) IMPAIRED
DRIVING
COUN-
TERMEASURES.—A State may use 
grant funds for any expenditure to re-
search or evaluate impaired driving 
countermeasures.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or local’’ after ‘‘au-
thorizes a State’’. 
SEC. 3018. DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING EDUCATION GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall establish a program to provide grants on 
a competitive basis to States and Indian tribes to educate 
the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving. 
(b) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—To be awarded a 
grant under this section, State or Indian tribe shall submit 
to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(c) SUBALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS.—A State or Indian 
tribe that receives a grant under this section may suballo-
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cate funds from the grant to a covered entity that will 
carry out the requirements of paragraph (a). 
(d) BEST AVAILABLE EVIDENCE.—An entity that re-
ceives funds under this section, including a covered entity 
using such funds, shall— 
(1) use evidence and strategies recommended by 
the Congressional Research Service publication titled 
‘‘Marijuana Use and Highway Safety’’, published in 
May, 2019; 
(2) use evidence and strategies recommended by 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
publication titled ‘‘Countermeasures That Work: A 
Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide For State 
Highway Safety Offices, Ninth Edition, 2017’’, pub-
lished in April, 2018; or 
(3) use other evidence-based, peer-reviewed 
strategies as determined by the Secretary. 
(e) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date on which a State or Indian tribe receives a grant 
under the program established under paragraph (a), the 
State or Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary an eval-
uation of progress made toward reducing drug-impaired 
driving within the State or Indian tribe. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
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$15,000,000 for each of the first 2 fiscal years beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
costs of activities funded using amounts from grants 
awarded under this section may not exceed 80 percent for 
each fiscal year for which a State receives a grant. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ includes the following: 
(A) A State government agency. 
(B) A local government agency or political 
subdivision of a State. 
(C) A Tribal organization. 
(D) A nonprofit organization. 
(E) A State or local prosecution office. 
(F) A State or local law enforcement agen-
cy. 
(2) 
DRUG-IMPAIRED
DRIVING.—The 
term 
‘‘drug-impaired driving’’ means driving under the in-
fluence of marijuana, opioids, cocaine, amphet-
amines, fentanyl, or phencyclidine. 
(3) MARIJUANA.—The term ‘‘marijuana’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 4008 of the 
FAST Act (Public Law 114–94). 
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(4) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and is ex-
empt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
Code. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
each territory of the United States. 
(7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(8) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
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TITLE IV—MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY 
Subtitle A—Motor Carrier Safety 
Grants, Operations, and Programs 
SEC. 4101. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31104 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The fol-
lowing sums are authorized to be appropriated from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count): 
‘‘(1) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (c), 
to carry out section 31102 (except subsection (l))— 
‘‘(A) $388,950,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $398,700,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $408,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
and 
‘‘(D) $418,425,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(2) HIGH-PRIORITY
ACTIVITIES
PROGRAM.— 
Subject to subsection (c), to carry out section 
31102(l)— 
‘‘(A) $72,604,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
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‘‘(B) $74,424,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $76,328,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(D) $78,106,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(3) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS 
GRANT PROGRAM.—To carry out section 31103— 
‘‘(A) $1,037,200 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $1,063,200 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $1,090,400 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(D) $1,115,800 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(4) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM 
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM.—Subject to subsection 
(c), to carry out section 31313— 
‘‘(A) $56,008,800 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $57,412,800 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $58,881,600 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(D) $60,253,200 for fiscal year 2026.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PARTNER TRAINING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal 
year, or as soon after that date as practicable, the 
Secretary may deduct from amounts made available 
under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (a) 
for that fiscal year not more than 1.8 percent of 
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those amounts for partner training and program 
support in that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use 
at least 50 percent of the amounts deducted under 
paragraph (1) on training and related training mate-
rials for non-Federal Government employees. 
‘‘(3) PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the training and development of materials pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) in partnership with one or 
more nonprofit organizations, through a competitive 
grant, that have— 
‘‘(A) expertise in conducting a training 
program for non-Federal Government employ-
ees; and 
‘‘(B) a demonstrated ability to involve in a 
training program the target population of com-
mercial motor vehicle safety enforcement em-
ployees.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the next 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 2 fiscal 
years’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘section 31102(l)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
section 31102(l)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the next 2 fiscal 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 3 fiscal 
years’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘the next 
4 fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 5 
fiscal years’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) TREATMENT
OF REALLOCATIONS.—Amounts 
that are obligated and subsequently, after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, released back to the Secretary 
under subsection (i) shall not be subject to limitations on 
obligations provided under any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM IM-
PLEMENTATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 31313(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘A recipient’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘In participating in financial assistance 
program under this section— 
‘‘(1) a recipient’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) a State may not receive more than 
$250,000 in grants under subsection (a)(2)(B) in 
any fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) in which the State prohibits private 
commercial driving schools or independent com-
mercial driver’s license testing facilities from of-
fering a commercial driver’s license skills test 
as a third-party tester; or 
‘‘(B) in which a State fails to report to the 
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, during the previous fis-
cal year, the average number of days of delays 
for an initial commercial driver’s license skills 
test or retest within the State.’’. 
SEC. 4102. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31110 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary 
of Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration— 
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‘‘(1) $380,500,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(2) $381,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(3) $382,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(4) $384,500,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall 
use funds made available in subsection (a) for— 
(A) acceleration of planned investments to 
modernize the Administration’s information 
technology and information management sys-
tems; 
(B) completing outstanding mandates; 
(C) carrying out a Large Truck Crash 
Causal Factors Study of the Administration; 
(D) construction and maintenance of bor-
der facilities; and 
(E) other activities authorized under sec-
tion 31110(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) DEFINITION OF OUTSTANDING MANDATE.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘outstanding mandate’’ 
means a requirement for the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration to issue regulations, under-
take a comprehensive review or study, conduct a 
safety assessment, or collect data— 
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(A) under this Act; 
(B) under MAP–21 (Public Law 112– 
141), that has not been published in the Fed-
eral Register, if required, or otherwise com-
pleted as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
(C) under the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94), that has not been published in the 
Federal Register, if required, or otherwise com-
pleted as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(D) under any other Act enacted before 
the date of enactment of this Act that has not 
been published in the Federal Register by the 
date required in such Act. 
SEC. 4103. IMMOBILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 31102(l) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, (3), and (4)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(F)(ii)(II) by inserting ‘‘, 
specifically including the priority activities described 
in paragraph (4)’’ after ‘‘required for participation’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) PRIORITIZATION
OF
IMMOBILIZING
UN-
SAFE
PASSENGER-CARRYING
COMMERCIAL
MOTOR 
VEHICLES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
prioritize the awarding of discretionary grants 
to States for activities related to paragraph 
(2)(F)(II) for the enforcement of out of service 
orders if such vehicles are found to be unsafe 
or have violated a Federal out of service order. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a 
grant described under this paragraph, a State 
shall have the authority to require the immo-
bilization or impoundment of a passenger-car-
rying commercial motor vehicle if such vehicle is 
found to be unsafe or fail inspection or to have 
violated a Federal out of service order. 
‘‘(C) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Grant funds re-
ceived under this paragraph may be used for— 
‘‘(i) the immobilization or impound-
ment of commercial motor vehicles that are 
unsafe, fail inspection, or have violated a 
Federal out of service order; 
‘‘(ii) safety inspections of vehicles de-
scribed in clause (i); 
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‘‘(iii) other activities related to the ac-
tivities described in clauses (i) and (ii), as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(D) PASSENGER-CARRYING
COMMERCIAL 
MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘passenger-carrying commercial motor 
vehicle’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 31301.’’. 
SEC. 4104. OPERATION OF SMALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall initiate a review of the prevalence of, charac-
teristics of, and safe operation of commercial vehicles that 
have a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight 
below 10,000 pounds, and are utilized in package delivery 
of goods moving in interstate commerce. 
(b) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.—If the Secretary de-
cides to enter into a contract with a third party to perform 
the research required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) solicit applications from research institu-
tions that conduct objective, fact-based research to 
conduct the study; and 
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(2) ensure that such third party does not have 
any financial or contractual ties with an entity en-
gaged in interstate commerce utilizing commercial 
vehicles or commercial motor vehicles. 
(c) ENTITIES INCLUDED.—As part of the review, the 
Secretary shall collect information from a cross-section of 
companies that use fleets of such vehicles for package de-
livery in interstate commerce, including companies that— 
(1) directly perform deliveries; 
(2) use contracted entities to perform work; and 
(3) utilize a combination of direct deliveries and 
contract entities. 
(d) EVALUATION FACTORS.—The review shall include 
an evaluation of the following: 
(1) Fleet characteristics, including fleet struc-
ture, and vehicle miles traveled. 
(2) Fleet management, including scheduling of 
deliveries and maintenance practices. 
(3) Driver employment characteristics, includ-
ing the basis of compensation and classification. 
(4) How training, medical fitness, hours on 
duty, and safety of drivers is evaluated and overseen 
by companies, including prevention of occupational 
injuries and illnesses. 
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(5) Safety performance metrics, based on data 
associated with the included entities, including crash 
rates, moving violations, failed inspections, and other 
related data points. 
(6) Financial responsibility and liability for 
safety or maintenance violations among companies, 
fleet managers, and drivers. 
(7) Loading and unloading practices, and how 
package volume and placement in the vehicle is de-
termined. 
(8) Information on the use of driver safety ap-
plications, if applicable. 
(9) Information on work-related injury and ill-
ness data of drivers. 
(10) Other relevant information determined 
necessary by the Secretary in order to make rec-
ommendations under subsection (e). 
(e) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon com-
pletion of the review, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce of the Senate a report containing— 
(1) the findings of the Secretary on each of the 
factors in (d); 
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(2) a list of regulations applicable to commer-
cial motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicle op-
erators that are not applicable to commercial vehicle 
operations described in this section; and 
(3) recommendations, based on the findings, on 
changes to laws or regulations at the Federal, State, 
or local level to promote safe operations and safe 
and fair working conditions for commercial vehicle 
operators. 
SEC. 4105. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS MAINTE-
NANCE OF EFFORT. 
Section 31102(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘after fiscal year 2017’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘baseline after the year in which 
the Secretary implements a new allocation formula 
under section 5106 of the FAST Act, and’’ and in-
serting a period. 
Subtitle B—Motor Carrier Safety 
Oversight 
SEC. 4201. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
Section 4144 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31100 
note) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing small business motor carriers’’ after ‘‘industry’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’. 
SEC. 4202. COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall implement a revised methodology to be used 
in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to identify 
and prioritize motor carriers for intervention, using the 
recommendations of the study required by section 5221(a) 
of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31100 note). 
(b) DATA AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall, in 
working toward implementation of the revised method-
ology described in subsection (a) prioritize revisions nec-
essary to— 
(1) restore the public availability of all relevant 
safety data under a revised methodology; and 
(2) make such safety data publicly available 
that was made publicly available on the day before 
the date of enactment of the FAST Act, as appro-
priate under a revised methodology. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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(1) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
every 90 days thereafter until the date on which the 
Secretary implements the revised methodology de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, and make publicly available on a website 
of the Department of Transportation, a progress re-
port on— 
(A) the status of the revision of the meth-
odology and related data modifications under 
subsection (a), a timeline for completion of such 
revision, and an estimated date for implementa-
tion of such revised methodology; 
(B) an explanation for any delays in devel-
opment or implementation of the revised meth-
odology over the reporting period; and 
(C) if the Secretary has not resumed mak-
ing publicly available the data described in sub-
section (b), an updated timeline for the restora-
tion of the public availability of data and a de-
tailed explanation for why such restoration has 
not occurred. 
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(2) PUBLICATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—Prior 
to commencing the use of the revised methodology 
described in subsection (a) to identify and prioritize 
motor carriers for intervention (other than in a test-
ing capacity), the Secretary shall— 
(A) publish a detailed summary of the 
methodology in the Federal Register and pro-
vide a period for public comment; and 
(B) notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, in 
writing. 
(d) SAFETY FITNESS RULE.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary notifies Congress 
under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall issue 
final regulations pursuant to section 31144(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, to revise the method-
ology for issuance of motor carrier safety fitness de-
terminations. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the regula-
tions under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
sider the use of all available data to determine the 
fitness of a motor carrier. 
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(e) REPEAL.—Section 5223 of the FAST Act (49 
U.S.C. 31100 note), and the item related to such section 
in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are 
repealed. 
SEC. 4203. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS. 
Section 31315 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding data submission requirements,’’ after 
‘‘terms and conditions’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (8) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(8) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish terms and conditions for each exemp-
tion to ensure that the exemption will not likely 
degrade the level of safety achieved by the per-
son or class of persons granted the exemption, 
and allow the Secretary to evaluate whether an 
equivalent level of safety is maintained while 
the person or class of persons is operating 
under such exemption, including— 
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‘‘(i) requiring the regular submission 
of accident and incident data to the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(ii) requiring immediate notification 
to the Secretary in the event of a crash 
that results in a fatality or serious bodily 
injury; 
‘‘(iii) for exemptions granted by the 
Secretary related to hours of service rules 
under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, requiring that the exempt 
person or class of persons submit to the 
Secretary evidence of participation in a 
recognized fatigue management plan; and 
‘‘(iv) providing documentation of the 
authority to operate under the exemption 
to each exempt person, to be used to dem-
onstrate compliance if requested by a 
motor carrier safety enforcement officer 
during a roadside inspection. 
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
shall monitor the implementation of the exemp-
tion to ensure compliance with its terms and 
conditions.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘, based on an 
analysis of data collected by the Secretary and sub-
mitted to the Secretary under subsection (b)(8)’’ 
after ‘‘safety’’. 
SEC. 4204. SAFETY FITNESS OF MOTOR CARRIERS OF PAS-
SENGERS. 
Section 31144(i) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘who 
the Secretary registers under section 13902 or 
31134’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘to 
motor carriers of passengers and’’ after 
‘‘apply’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) MOTOR
CARRIER
OF
PASSENGERS
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘motor carrier 
of passengers’ includes an offeror of motorcoach 
services that sells scheduled transportation of pas-
sengers for compensation at fares and on schedules 
and routes determined by such offeror, regardless of 
ownership or control of the vehicles or drivers used 
to provide the transportation by motorcoach.’’. 
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SEC. 4205. PROVIDERS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 13506(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) transportation by a motor vehicle designed 
or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers 
(including the driver), whether operated alone or 
with a trailer attached for the transport of rec-
reational equipment, that is operated by a person 
that provides recreational activities if— 
‘‘(A) the transportation is provided within 
a 150 air-mile radius of the location where pas-
sengers are boarded; and 
‘‘(B) the person operating the motor vehi-
cle, if transporting passengers over a route be-
tween a place in a State and a place in another 
State, is otherwise lawfully providing transpor-
tation of passengers over the entire route in ac-
cordance with applicable State law.’’. 
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SEC. 4206. AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS RELATING TO 
TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN 
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration. 
(2) COVERED
CARRIER.—The term ‘‘covered 
carrier’’ means a motor carrier that is— 
(A) engaged in the interstate transpor-
tation of household goods; and 
(B) subject to the requirements of part 
375 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the effective date of the amend-
ments required by subsection (b)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
REGULATIONS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to 
amend regulations related to the interstate transportation 
of household goods. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the notice of pro-
posed rulemaking under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
consider the following recommended amendments to provi-
sions of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations: 
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(1) Section 375.207(b) to require each covered 
carrier to include on the website of the covered car-
rier a link— 
(A) to the publication of the Administra-
tion titled ‘‘Ready to Move–Tips for a Success-
ful Interstate Move’’ (ESA 03005) on the 
website of the Administration; or 
(B) to a copy of the publication referred to 
in subparagraph (A) on the website of the cov-
ered carrier. 
(2) Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 
375.213 to require each covered carrier to provide to 
each individual shipper, with any written estimate 
provided to the shipper, a copy of the publication de-
scribed in appendix A of part 375 of such title, enti-
tled ‘‘Your Rights and Responsibilities When You 
Move’’ (ESA–03–006 (or a successor publication)), 
in the form of a written copy or a hyperlink on the 
website of the covered carrier to the location on the 
website of the Administration containing such publi-
cation. 
(3) Subsection (e) of section 375.213, to repeal 
such subsection. 
(4) Section 375.401(a), to require each covered 
carrier— 
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(A) to conduct a visual survey of the 
household goods to be transported by the cov-
ered carrier— 
(i) in person; or 
(ii) virtually, using— 
(I) a remote camera; or 
(II) another appropriate tech-
nology; 
(B) to offer a visual survey described in 
subparagraph (A) for all household goods ship-
ments, regardless of the distance between— 
(i) the location of the household 
goods; and 
(ii) the location of the agent of the 
covered carrier preparing the estimate; and 
(C) to provide to each shipper a copy of 
publication of the Administration titled ‘‘Ready 
to Move–Tips for a Successful Interstate Move’’ 
(ESA 03005) on receipt from the shipper of a 
request to schedule, or a waiver of, a visual sur-
vey offered under subparagraph (B). 
(5) Sections 375.401(b)(1), 375.403(a)(6)(ii), 
and 375.405(b)(7)(ii), and subpart D of appendix A 
of part 375, to require that, in any case in which a 
shipper tenders any additional item or requests any 
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additional service prior to loading a shipment, the 
affected covered carrier shall— 
(A) prepare a new estimate; and 
(B) maintain a record of the date, time, 
and manner in which the new estimate was ac-
cepted by the shipper. 
(6) Section 375.501(a), to establish that a cov-
ered carrier is not required to provide to a shipper 
an order for service if the covered carrier elects to 
provide the information described in paragraphs (1) 
through (15) of such section in a bill of lading that 
is presented to the shipper before the covered carrier 
receives the shipment. 
(7) Subpart H of part 375, to replace the re-
place the terms ‘‘freight bill’’ and ‘‘expense bill’’ 
with the term ‘‘invoice’’. 
SEC. 4207. BROKER GUIDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue guidance to clarify the definitions of the 
terms ‘‘broker’’ and ‘‘bona fide agents’’ under part 371 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the guidance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the ex-
tent to which technology has changed the nature of freight 
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brokerage, the role of bona fide agents, and other aspects 
of the freight transportation industry. 
(c) DISPATCH SERVICES.—In issuing the guidance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum— 
(1) examine the role of a dispatch service in the 
transportation industry; 
(2) examine the extent to which dispatch serv-
ices could be considered brokers or bona fide agents; 
and 
(3) clarify the level of financial penalties for un-
authorized brokerage activities under section 14916 
of title 49, United States Code, applicable to a dis-
patch service. 
SEC. 4208. REVIEW OF LABOR LAWS. 
(a) REGISTRATION.—Section 13902(a)(1)(A) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (v) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (vi) by striking the semicolon and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) applicable labor and employ-
ment laws and regulations, including wage 
and hour and workplace safety laws and 
regulations, relevant to the safe operation 
of a motor carrier;’’. 
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(b) AGENCY REVIEW.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation and the Secretary of Labor shall initiate a proc-
ess to— 
(1) review the relationship between labor and 
employment laws and regulations and motor carrier 
safety laws and regulations, including hours of serv-
ice rules; 
(2) evaluate labor and employment laws and 
regulations likely to be relevant to the safe operation 
of a motor carrier; 
(3) assess the availability of datasets, gaps in 
available data, and opportunities to gather and share 
useful data to better understand the relationship be-
tween labor and employment laws and regulations 
and the safety performance of a motor carrier; and 
(4) assess the feasibility of utilizing available 
data, including data on violations of labor and em-
ployment laws and regulations, to improve the Sec-
retary’s safety oversight of a motor carrier. 
(c) REPORT.—No later than 18 months after initi-
ation of the process under subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Transportation and Secretary of Labor shall submit to 
Congress a report containing— 
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