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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
grants to eligible entities to carry out pilot projects 
under this section. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(3) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that, in the aggregate, the pilot projects carried out 
using funds provided under this section meet the fol-
lowing objectives: 
(A) To test the design, acceptance, equity, 
and implementation of user-based alternative 
revenue mechanisms, including among— 
(i) differing income groups; and 
(ii) rural and urban drivers, as appli-
cable. 
(B) To provide recommendations regarding 
adoption and implementation of user-based al-
ternative revenue mechanisms. 
(C) To quantify and minimize the adminis-
trative costs of any potential user-based alter-
native revenue mechanisms.
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(D) To test a variety of solutions, including 
the use of independent and private third-party 
vendors, for the collection of data and fees from 
user-based alternative revenue mechanisms, in-
cluding the reliability and security of those solu-
tions and vendors. 
(E) To test solutions to ensure the privacy 
and security of data collected for the purpose of 
implementing a user-based alternative revenue 
mechanism. 
(F) To conduct public education and out-
reach to increase public awareness regarding the 
need for user-based alternative revenue mecha-
nisms for surface transportation programs. 
(G) To evaluate the ease of compliance and 
enforcement of a variety of implementation ap-
proaches for different users of the surface trans-
portation system. 
(H) To ensure, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the use of innovation. 
(I) To consider, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the potential for revenue collection along 
a network of alternative fueling stations.
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(J) To evaluate the impacts of the imposi-
tion of a user-based alternative revenue mecha-
nism on— 
(i) transportation revenues; 
(ii) personal mobility, driving pat-
terns, congestion, and transportation costs; 
and 
(iii) freight movement and costs. 
(K) To evaluate options for the integration 
of a user-based alternative revenue mechanism 
with— 
(i) nationwide transportation revenue 
collections and regulations; 
(ii) toll revenue collection platforms; 
(iii) transportation network company 
fees; and 
(iv) any other relevant transportation 
revenue mechanisms. 
(4) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—An entity eligible to 
apply for a grant under this section is— 
(A) a State or a group of States; 
(B) a local government or a group of local 
governments; or 
(C) a metropolitan planning organization 
(as defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United
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States Code) or a group of metropolitan plan-
ning organizations. 
(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant 
to carry out a pilot project to address 1 or more of 
the objectives described in paragraph (3). 
(6) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sider geographic diversity in awarding grants under 
this subsection. 
(7) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a pilot project carried out under this section 
may not exceed— 
(A) 80 percent of the total cost of a project 
carried out by an eligible entity that has not oth-
erwise received a grant under this section; and 
(B) 70 percent of the total cost of a project 
carried out by an eligible entity that has received 
at least 1 grant under this section. 
(c) LIMITATION ON REVENUE COLLECTED.—Any rev-
enue collected through a user-based alternative revenue 
mechanism established using funds provided under this sec-
tion shall not be considered a toll under section 301 of title 
23, United States Code. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORT.—Not later than 
3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury 
and the Federal System Funding Alternative Advisory 
Board established under section 13002(g)(1), shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report that— 
(1) summarizes the results of the pilot projects 
under this section and the national pilot program 
under section 13002; and 
(2) provides recommendations, if applicable, to 
enable potential implementation of a nationwide 
user-based alternative revenue mechanism. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made available 
to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 
$15,000,000 shall be used for pilot projects under this 
section. 
(2) FLEXIBILITY.—If, by August 1 of each fiscal 
year, the Secretary determines that there are not 
enough grant applications to meet the requirements of 
this section for that fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
transfer to the national pilot program under section 
13002 or to the highway research and development
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program under section 503(b) of title 23, United 
States Code— 
(A) any funds reserved for a fiscal year 
under paragraph (1) that the Secretary has not 
yet awarded under this section; and 
(B) an amount of obligation limitation 
equal to the amount of funds that the Secretary 
transfers under subparagraph (A). 
(f) REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6020 of the FAST Act 
(23 U.S.C. 503 note; Public Law 114–94) is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94; 129 Stat. 1312) is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 6020. 
SEC. 13002. NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE PER-MILE USER 
FEE PILOT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVISORY
BOARD.—The term ‘‘advisory 
board’’ means the Federal System Funding Alter-
native Advisory Board established under subsection 
(g)(1). 
(2) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘commer-
cial vehicle’’ has the meaning given the term commer-
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cial motor vehicle in section 31101 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(3) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—The term ‘‘High-
way Trust Fund’’ means the Highway Trust Fund es-
tablished under section 9503 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
(4) LIGHT TRUCK.—The term ‘‘light truck’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 523.2 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions). 
(5) MEDIUM- AND
HEAVY-DUTY
TRUCK.—The 
term ‘‘medium- and heavy-duty truck’’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘‘commercial medium- and heavy- 
duty on-highway vehicle’’ in section 32901(a) of title 
49, United States Code. 
(6) PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘passenger motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 32101 of title 49, United States Code. 
(7) PER-MILE USER FEE.—The term ‘‘per-mile 
user fee’’ means a revenue mechanism that— 
(A) is applied to road users operating 
motor vehicles on the surface transportation sys-
tem; and 
(B) is based on the number of vehicle miles 
traveled by an individual road user.
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(8) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 
means the pilot program established under subsection 
(b)(1). 
(9) VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘vol-
unteer participant’’ means— 
(A) an owner or lessee of a private, personal 
motor vehicle who volunteers to participate in 
the pilot program; 
(B) a commercial vehicle operator who vol-
unteers to participate in the pilot program; or 
(C) an owner of a motor vehicle fleet who 
volunteers to participate in the pilot program. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury, and con-
sistent with the recommendations of the advisory 
board, shall establish a pilot program to demonstrate 
a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee— 
(A) to restore and maintain the long-term 
solvency of the Highway Trust Fund; and 
(B) to improve and maintain the surface 
transportation system. 
(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the pilot pro-
gram are—
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(A) to test the design, acceptance, imple-
mentation, and financial sustainability of a na-
tional motor vehicle per-mile user fee; 
(B) to address the need for additional rev-
enue for surface transportation infrastructure 
and a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee; 
and 
(C) to provide recommendations relating to 
the adoption and implementation of a national 
motor vehicle per-mile user fee. 
(c) PARAMETERS.—In carrying out the pilot program, 
the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall— 
(1) provide different methods that volunteer par-
ticipants can choose from to track motor vehicle miles 
traveled; 
(2) solicit volunteer participants from all 50 
States, the District of Columbia, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico; 
(3) ensure an equitable geographic distribution 
by population among volunteer participants; 
(4) include commercial vehicles and passenger 
motor vehicles; and 
(5) use components of and, where appropriate, 
coordinate with—
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(A) the States that received a grant under 
section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 
note; Public Law 114–94) (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act); and 
(B) eligible entities that received a grant 
under section 13001. 
(d) METHODS.— 
(1) TOOLS.—In selecting the methods described 
in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall coordinate 
with entities that voluntarily provide to the Secretary 
for use under the pilot program any of the following 
vehicle-miles-traveled collection tools: 
(A) Third-party on-board diagnostic (OBD- 
II) devices. 
(B) Smart phone applications. 
(C) Telemetric data collected by automakers. 
(D) Motor vehicle data obtained by car in-
surance companies. 
(E) Data from the States that received a 
grant under section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 
U.S.C. 503 note; Public Law 114–94) (as in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act). 
(F) Motor vehicle data obtained from fuel-
ing stations.
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(G) Any other method that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(2) COORDINATION.— 
(A) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine which collection tools under paragraph (1) 
are selected for the pilot program. 
(B) VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS.—In a man-
ner that the Secretary considers appropriate, the 
Secretary shall enable each volunteer participant 
to choose 1 of the selected collection tools under 
paragraph (1). 
(e) MOTOR VEHICLE PER-MILE USER FEES.—For the 
purposes of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall establish, on an annual basis, per-mile user fees for 
passenger motor vehicles, light trucks, and medium- and 
heavy-duty trucks, which amount may vary between vehicle 
types and weight classes to reflect estimated impacts on in-
frastructure, safety, congestion, the environment, or other 
related social impacts. 
(f) VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall— 
(1)(A) ensure, to the extent practicable, that the 
greatest number of volunteer participants participate 
in the pilot program; and
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(B) ensure that such volunteer participants rep-
resent geographically diverse regions of the United 
States, including from urban and rural areas; and 
(2) issue policies relating to the protection of vol-
unteer participants, including policies that— 
(A) protect the privacy of volunteer partici-
pants; and 
(B) secure the data provided by volunteer 
participants. 
(g) FEDERAL SYSTEM FUNDING ALTERNATIVE ADVI-
SORY BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish an advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Fed-
eral System Funding Alternative Advisory Board’’, to 
assist with— 
(A) providing the Secretary with rec-
ommendations related to the structure, scope, 
and methodology for developing and imple-
menting the pilot program; 
(B) carrying out the public awareness cam-
paign under subsection (h); and 
(C) developing the report under subsection 
(n).
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(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory board shall in-
clude, at a minimum, the following representatives 
and entities, to be appointed by the Secretary: 
(A) State departments of transportation. 
(B) Any public or nonprofit entity that led 
a surface transportation system funding alter-
natives pilot project under section 6020 of the 
FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note; Public Law 114– 
94) (as in effect on the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act). 
(C) Representatives of the trucking indus-
try, including owner-operator independent driv-
ers. 
(D) Data security experts with expertise in 
personal privacy. 
(E) Academic experts on surface transpor-
tation systems. 
(F) Consumer advocates, including privacy 
experts. 
(G) Advocacy groups focused on equity. 
(H) Owners of motor vehicle fleets. 
(I) Owners and operators of toll facilities. 
(J) Tribal groups or representatives. 
(K) Any other representatives or entities, as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary.
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(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the advisory board is estab-
lished under paragraph (1), the advisory board shall 
provide the Secretary with the recommendations de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph, which 
the Secretary shall use in implementing the pilot pro-
gram. 
(h) PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, with guidance 
from the advisory board, may carry out a public 
awareness campaign to increase public awareness re-
garding a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee, 
including distributing information— 
(A) related to the pilot program; 
(B) from the State surface transportation 
system funding alternatives pilot program under 
section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 
note; Public Law 114–94) (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act); and 
(C) related to consumer privacy. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the pub-
lic awareness campaign under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall consider issues unique to each State. 
(i) REVENUE COLLECTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary, shall estab-
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lish a mechanism to collect motor vehicle per-mile user fees 
established under subsection (e) from volunteer partici-
pants, which— 
(1) may be adjusted as needed to address tech-
nical challenges; and 
(2) may allow independent and private third- 
party vendors to collect the motor vehicle per-mile 
user fees and forward such fees to the Treasury. 
(j) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may enter into an 
agreement with a volunteer participant containing such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary 
for participation in the pilot program. 
(k) LIMITATION.—Any revenue collected through the 
mechanism established under subsection (i) shall not be con-
sidered a toll under section 301 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(l) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall ensure that any revenue collected under sub-
section (i) is deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. 
(m) PAYMENT.—Not more than 60 days after the end 
of each calendar quarter in which a volunteer participant 
has participated in the pilot program, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, shall estimate an amount of payment for each volun-
teer based on the vehicle miles submitted by the volunteer
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for the calendar quarter and issue such payment to such 
volunteer participant. 
(n) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which volunteer participants begin par-
ticipating in the pilot program, and each year thereafter 
for the duration of the pilot program, the Secretary and 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report that includes an analysis 
of— 
(1) whether the objectives described in subsection 
(b)(2) were achieved; 
(2) how volunteer participant protections in sub-
section (f)(2) were complied with; 
(3) whether motor vehicle per-mile user fees can 
maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway 
Trust Fund and improve and maintain the surface 
transportation system, which shall include estimates 
of administrative costs related to collecting such 
motor vehicle per mile user fees; 
(4) how the privacy of volunteers was main-
tained; and
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(5) equity impacts of the pilot program, includ-
ing the impacts of the pilot program on low-income 
commuters. 
(o) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made available 
to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 
$10,000,000 shall be used to carry out the pilot pro-
gram under this section. 
(2) EXCESS FUNDS.—Any excess funds remain-
ing after carrying out the pilot program under this 
section shall be available to make grants for pilot 
projects under section 13001. 
SEC. 13003. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DATA SUPPORT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 6028(c) of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 150 note; 
Public Law 114–94) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2016 through 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’. 
SEC. 13004. DATA INTEGRATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
pilot program— 
(1) to provide research and develop models that 
integrate, in near-real-time, data from multiple 
sources, including geolocated—
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(A) weather conditions; 
(B) roadway conditions; 
(C) incidents, work zones, and other non-
recurring events related to emergency planning; 
and 
(D) information from emergency responders; 
and 
(2) to facilitate data integration between the De-
partment, the National Weather Service, and other 
sources of data that provide real-time data with re-
spect to roadway conditions during or as a result of 
severe weather events, including, at a minimum— 
(A) winter weather; 
(B) heavy rainfall; and 
(C) tropical weather events. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall— 
(1) address the safety, resiliency, and vulner-
ability of the transportation system to disasters; and 
(2) develop tools for decisionmakers and other 
end-users who could use or benefit from the integrated 
data described in that subsection to improve public 
safety and mobility.
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(c) TREATMENT.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the Secretary shall carry out activities under the 
pilot program under this section as if— 
(1) those activities were authorized under chap-
ter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and 
(2) the funds made available to carry out the 
pilot program were made available under that chap-
ter. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to 
remain available until expended. 
SEC. 13005. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
pilot program to conduct emerging technology research in 
accordance with this section. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The pilot program under this section 
shall include— 
(1) research and development activities relating 
to leveraging advanced and additive manufacturing 
technologies to increase the structural integrity and 
cost-effectiveness of surface transportation infrastruc-
ture; and
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SEC. 13006. RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 
AND DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘section 
508’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6503 of title 49’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) engage with public and private enti-
ties to spur advancement of emerging trans-
formative innovations through accelerated mar-
ket readiness; and 
‘‘(F) consult frequently with public and pri-
vate 
entities 
on 
new 
transportation 
tech-
nologies.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C)— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (x) through 
(xv) as clauses (xi) through (xvi), respec-
tively; and
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(ii) by inserting after clause (ix) the 
following: 
‘‘(x) safety measures to reduce the 
number of wildlife-vehicle collisions;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)(viii), by in-
serting 
‘‘, 
including 
weather,’’ 
after 
‘‘events’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (xv), by inserting 
‘‘extreme weather events and’’ after 
‘‘withstand’’; 
(II) in clause (xviii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(III) in clause (xix), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(xx) studies on the deployment and 
revenue potential of the deployment of en-
ergy and broadband infrastructure in high-
way rights-of-way, including potential ad-
verse impacts of the use or nonuse of those 
rights-of-way.’’;
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(D) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) to support research on non-market- 
ready technologies in consultation with public 
and private entities.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (7)(B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘innovations by leading’’ after 
‘‘support’’; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(iii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) the evaluation of information 
from accelerated market readiness efforts, 
including non-market-ready technologies, in 
consultation with other offices of the Federal 
Highway Administration, the National
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Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
and other key partners.’’; 
(F) in paragraph (8)(A), by striking ‘‘fu-
ture highway’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘needs.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘current 
conditions and future needs of highways, bridges, 
and tunnels of the United States, including— 
‘‘(i) the conditions and performance of 
the highway network for freight movement; 
‘‘(ii) intelligent transportation systems; 
‘‘(iii) resilience needs; and 
‘‘(iv) the backlog of current highway, 
bridge, and tunnel needs.’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) ANALYSIS TOOLS.—The Secretary may de-
velop interactive modeling tools and databases that— 
‘‘(A) track the full condition of highway as-
sets, including interchanges, and the reconstruc-
tion history of those assets; 
‘‘(B) can be used to assess transportation 
options; 
‘‘(C) allow for the monitoring and modeling 
of network-level traffic flows on highways; and 
‘‘(D) further Federal and State under-
standing of the importance of national and re-
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gional connectivity and the need for long-dis-
tance and interregional passenger and freight 
travel by highway and other surface transpor-
tation modes.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘use of rights-of- 
way permissible under applicable law,’’ 
after ‘‘structures,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) disseminating and evaluating infor-
mation from accelerated market readiness efforts, 
including non-market-ready technologies, to pub-
lic and private entities.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘improved tools and methods to accel-
erate the adoption’’ and inserting ‘‘and de-
ploy improved tools and methods to accel-
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erate the adoption of early-stage and proven 
innovative practices and technologies and, 
as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate, support continued implementation’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this subparagraph and 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and make publicly available 
on an internet website a report that describes— 
‘‘(i) the activities the Secretary has un-
dertaken to carry out the program estab-
lished under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) how and to what extent the Sec-
retary has worked to disseminate non-mar-
ket-ready technologies to public and private 
entities.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), re-
spectively;
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(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) HIGH-FRICTION SURFACE TREATMENT 
APPLICATION STUDY.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION.—In 
this subparagraph, the term ‘institution’ 
means a private sector entity, public agen-
cy, research university or other research in-
stitution, 
or 
organization 
representing 
transportation and technology leaders or 
other transportation stakeholders that, as 
determined by the Secretary, is capable of 
working with State highway agencies, the 
Federal Highway Administration, and the 
highway construction industry to develop 
and evaluate new products, design tech-
nologies, and construction methods that 
quickly lead to pavement improvements. 
‘‘(ii) STUDY.—The Secretary shall seek 
to enter into an agreement with an institu-
tion to carry out a study on the use of nat-
ural and synthetic calcined bauxite as a 
high-friction surface treatment application 
on pavement.
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‘‘(iii) REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the 
Surface 
Transportation 
Reauthorization 
Act of 2021, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port on the results of the study under clause 
(ii) to— 
‘‘(I) the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate; 
‘‘(II) the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives; 
‘‘(III) the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration; and 
‘‘(IV) the American Association of 
State Highway and Transportation 
Officials.’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2016 
through 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2022 through 2026’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (E) (as so redes-
ignated)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘an-
nually’’ and inserting ‘‘once every 3 
years’’; and
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(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) in subclause (III), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(bb) in subclause (IV), by 
striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(cc) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(V) pavement monitoring and 
data collection practices; 
‘‘(VI) pavement durability and re-
silience; 
‘‘(VII) stormwater management; 
‘‘(VIII) impacts on vehicle effi-
ciency; 
‘‘(IX) the energy efficiency of the 
production of paving materials and the 
ability of paving materials to enhance 
the environment and promote sustain-
ability; and 
‘‘(X) integration of renewable en-
ergy in pavement designs.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DE-
PLOYMENT
OF
ADVANCED
DIGITAL
CONSTRUCTION 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and implement a program under the 
technology and innovation deployment program 
established under paragraph (1) to promote, im-
plement, deploy, demonstrate, showcase, support, 
and document the application of advanced dig-
ital construction management systems, practices, 
performance, and benefits. 
‘‘(B) GOALS.—The goals of the accelerated 
implementation and deployment of advanced 
digital construction management systems pro-
gram established under subparagraph (A) shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) accelerated State adoption of ad-
vanced digital construction management 
systems applied throughout the construction 
lifecycle (including through the design and 
engineering, construction, and operations 
phases) that— 
‘‘(I) 
maximize 
interoperability 
with other systems, products, tools, or 
applications;
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‘‘(II) boost productivity; 
‘‘(III) manage complexity; 
‘‘(IV) reduce project delays and 
cost overruns; and 
‘‘(V) enhance safety and quality; 
‘‘(ii) more timely and productive infor-
mation-sharing among stakeholders through 
reduced reliance on paper to manage con-
struction processes and deliverables such as 
blueprints, design drawings, procurement 
and supply-chain orders, equipment logs, 
daily progress reports, and punch lists; 
‘‘(iii) deployment of digital manage-
ment systems that enable and leverage the 
use of digital technologies on construction 
sites by contractors, such as state-of-the-art 
automated and connected machinery and 
optimized routing software that allows con-
struction workers to perform tasks faster, 
safer, more accurately, and with minimal 
supervision; 
‘‘(iv) the development and deployment 
of best practices for use in digital construc-
tion management;
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‘‘(v) increased technology adoption and 
deployment by States and units of local 
government that enables project sponsors— 
‘‘(I) to integrate the adoption of 
digital management systems and tech-
nologies in contracts; and 
‘‘(II) 
to 
weigh 
the 
cost 
of 
digitization and technology in setting 
project budgets; 
‘‘(vi) technology training and work-
force development to build the capabilities of 
project managers and sponsors that enables 
States and units of local government— 
‘‘(I) to better manage projects 
using advanced construction manage-
ment technologies; and 
‘‘(II) to properly measure and re-
ward 
technology 
adoption 
across 
projects of the State or unit of local 
government; 
‘‘(vii) development of guidance to assist 
States in updating regulations of the State 
to allow project sponsors and contractors— 
‘‘(I) to report data relating to the 
project in digital formats; and
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‘‘(II) to fully capture the effi-
ciencies and benefits of advanced dig-
ital construction management systems 
and related technologies; 
‘‘(viii) reduction in the environmental 
footprint of construction projects using ad-
vanced digital construction management 
systems resulting from elimination of con-
gestion through more efficient projects; and 
‘‘(ix) enhanced worker and pedestrian 
safety 
resulting 
from 
increased 
trans-
parency. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026, the Secretary shall obligate 
from funds made available to carry out this sub-
section $20,000,000 to accelerate the deployment 
and implementation of advanced digital con-
struction management systems. 
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than annually, the Secretary shall issue and 
make available to the public on a website a 
report on—
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‘‘(I) progress made in the imple-
mentation of advanced digital manage-
ment systems by States; and 
‘‘(II) the costs and benefits of the 
deployment of new technology and in-
novations that substantially and di-
rectly resulted from the program estab-
lished under this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The report under 
clause (i) may include an analysis of— 
‘‘(I) Federal, State, and local cost 
savings; 
‘‘(II) project delivery time im-
provements; 
‘‘(III) congestion impacts; and 
‘‘(IV) safety improvements for 
roadway users and construction work-
ers.’’. 
(b) ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES AND 
INNOVATIVE MOBILITY DEPLOYMENT.—Section 503(c)(4) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND INNOVA-
TIVE MOBILITY’’ before ‘‘DEPLOYMENT’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following:
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide grants to eligible entities to deploy, in-
stall, and operate advanced transportation tech-
nologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, 
system performance, intermodal connectivity, 
and infrastructure return on investment.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the enhanced 
use’’ and inserting ‘‘optimization’’; 
(B) in clause (v)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘transit,’’ and inserting 
‘‘work zone, weather, transit, paratransit,’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and accessible trans-
portation’’ and inserting ‘‘, accessible, and 
integrated transportation and transpor-
tation services’’; 
(C) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
(viii) as clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix), 
(x), and (xi), respectively; 
(D) by inserting before clause (iii) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(i) improve the mobility of people and 
goods;
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‘‘(ii) improve the durability and ex-
tend the life of transportation infrastruc-
ture;’’; 
(E) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘deliver’’ and inserting ‘‘protect the en-
vironment and deliver’’; 
(F) by inserting after clause (vii) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(viii) facilitate account-based pay-
ments for transportation access and services 
and integrate payment systems across 
modes;’’; 
(G) in clause (x) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(H) in clause (xi) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘vehicle-to-pedestrian,’’ 
after ‘‘vehicle-to-infrastructure,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(I) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xii) incentivize travelers— 
‘‘(I) to share trips during periods 
in which travel demand exceeds system 
capacity; or
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‘‘(II) to shift trips to periods in 
which travel demand does not exceed 
system capacity.’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Not later’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘thereafter’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Each fiscal year for which funding is 
made available for activities under this para-
graph’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘mo-
bility,’’ after ‘‘safety,’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (II)— 
(I) in item (bb), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in item (cc), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(dd) facilitating payment 
for transportation services.’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Not later’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘thereafter’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘Each fiscal year for which funding is 
made available for activities under this para-
graph’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘In awarding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), in awarding’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) RURAL SET-ASIDE.—Not less 
than 20 percent of the amounts made 
available to carry out this paragraph 
shall be reserved for projects serving 
rural areas.’’; 
(6) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 
(ix) as clauses (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (xi), 
and (xiv), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) advanced transportation tech-
nologies to improve emergency evacuation 
and response by Federal, State, and local 
authorities;’’;
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(C) by inserting after clause (viii) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(ix) integrated corridor management 
systems; 
‘‘(x) advanced parking reservation or 
variable pricing systems;’’; 
(D) in clause (xi) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, toll collection,’’ after 
‘‘pricing’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(E) by inserting after clause (xi) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(xii) technology that enhances high 
occupancy vehicle toll lanes, cordon pricing, 
or congestion pricing; 
‘‘(xiii) integration of transportation 
service payment systems;’’; 
(F) in clause (xiv) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and access’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, access, and on-demand transpor-
tation service’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and other shared-use 
mobility applications’’ after ‘‘ridesharing’’; 
and
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(iii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xv) retrofitting dedicated short-range 
communications (DSRC) technology de-
ployed as part of an existing pilot program 
to cellular vehicle-to-everything (C–V2X) 
technology, subject to the condition that the 
retrofitted technology operates only within 
the existing spectrum allocations for con-
nected vehicle systems; or 
‘‘(xvi) advanced transportation tech-
nologies, in accordance with the research 
areas described in section 6503 of title 49.’’; 
(7) in subparagraph (F)(ii)(IV), by striking ‘‘ef-
ficiency and multimodal system performance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘mobility, efficiency, multimodal system 
performance, and payment system performance’’; 
(8) in subparagraph (G)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (vi) through 
(viii) as clauses (vii) through (ix), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after clause (v) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(vi) improved integration of payment 
systems;’’; 
(9) in subparagraph (I)(i), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2022 through 2026’’; 
(10) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘50’’ and 
inserting ‘‘80’’; and 
(11) in subparagraph (N)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘, the following definitions apply’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘representing 
a population of over 200,000’’; and 
(C) in clause (iii), in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘a any’’ and inserting 
‘‘any’’. 
(c) CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON NEW MOBILITY AND 
AUTOMATED VEHICLES.—Section 503(c) of title 23, United 
States Code (as amended by subsection (a)(3)(D)), is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘highly automated vehicle’ means 
a motor vehicle that—
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‘‘(I) has a taxable gross weight (as 
defined in section 41.4482(b)–1 of title 
26, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor 
regulations)) 
of 
10,000 
pounds or less; and 
‘‘(II) is equipped with a Level 3, 
Level 4, or Level 5 automated driving 
system (as defined in the SAE Inter-
national Recommended Practice num-
bered J3016 and dated June 15, 2018 
(or a subsequent standard adopted by 
the Secretary)). 
‘‘(ii) NEW MOBILITY.—The term ‘new 
mobility’ includes shared services such as— 
‘‘(I) docked and dockless bicycles; 
‘‘(II) docked and dockless electric 
scooters; and 
‘‘(III) 
transportation 
network 
companies. 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the Surface 
Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, the 
Secretary shall establish a Center of Excellence 
to collect, conduct, and fund research on the im-
pacts of new mobility and highly automated ve-
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hicles on land use, urban design, transportation, 
real estate, equity, and municipal budgets. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Center of Excellence is es-
tablished, the Secretary shall submit a report 
that describes the results of the research regard-
ing the impacts of new mobility and highly 
automated vehicles to the Committees on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committees on Transportation and Infra-
structure and Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(D) PARTNERSHIPS.—In establishing the 
Center of Excellence under subparagraph (B), 
the Secretary shall enter into appropriate part-
nerships with any institution of higher education 
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) or public 
or private research entity.’’. 
(d) ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION
AND DEPLOY-
MENT
OF ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEMS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
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and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a report that includes— 
(1) a description of— 
(A) the current status of the use of advanced 
digital construction management systems in each 
State; and 
(B) the progress of each State toward accel-
erating the adoption of advanced digital con-
struction management systems; and 
(2) an analysis of the savings in project delivery 
time and project costs that can be achieved through 
the use of advanced digital construction management 
systems. 
(e) OPEN CHALLENGE
AND RESEARCH PROPOSAL 
PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
an open challenge and research proposal pilot pro-
gram under which eligible entities may propose open 
highway challenges and research proposals that are 
linked to identified or potential research needs. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A research proposal sub-
mitted to the Secretary by an eligible entity shall ad-
dress—
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(A) a research need identified by the Sec-
retary or the Administrator of the Federal High-
way Administration; or 
(B) an issue or challenge that the Secretary 
determines to be important. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 
submit a research proposal under the pilot program 
under paragraph (1) is— 
(A) a State; 
(B) a unit of local government; 
(C) a university transportation center 
under section 5505 of title 49, United States 
Code; 
(D) a private nonprofit organization; 
(E) a private sector organization working 
in collaboration with an entity described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (D); and 
(F) any other individual or entity that the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(4) PROJECT REVIEW.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) review each research proposal submitted 
under the pilot program under paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) provide to the eligible entity a written 
notice that—
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(i) if the research proposal is not se-
lected— 
(I) notifies the eligible entity that 
the research proposal has not been se-
lected for funding; 
(II) provides an explanation as to 
why the research proposal was not se-
lected, including if the research pro-
posal does not cover an area of need; 
and 
(III) if applicable, recommend 
that the research proposal be submitted 
to another research program and pro-
vide guidance and direction to the eli-
gible entity and the proposed research 
program office; and 
(ii) if the research proposal is selected, 
notifies the eligible entity that the research 
proposal has been selected for funding. 
(5) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of an activity carried out under this sub-
section shall not exceed 80 percent. 
(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—All costs di-
rectly incurred by the non-Federal partners, in-
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cluding personnel, travel, facility, and hardware 
development costs, shall be credited toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of an activity car-
ried out under this subsection. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 167 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (h); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 
as subsections (h) through (k), respectively. 
SEC. 13007. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 
EDUCATION. 
(a) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVEL-
OPMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.—Section 504(e) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
through (G) as subparagraphs (E), (F), (H), and 
(I), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
following: 
‘‘(D) pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, 
and career opportunities for on-the-job train-
ing;’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘or community college’’ and
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inserting ‘‘, college, community college, or voca-
tional school’’; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (F) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(G) activities associated with workforce 
training and employment services, such as tar-
geted outreach and partnerships with industry, 
economic development organizations, workforce 
development boards, and labor organizations;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(G)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(I)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by striking ‘‘including activities’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘including— 
‘‘(A) activities’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) activities that address current work-
force gaps, such as work on construction projects, 
of State and local transportation agencies; 
‘‘(C) activities to develop a robust surface 
transportation workforce with new skills result-
ing from emerging transportation technologies; 
and
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‘‘(D) activities to attract new sources of job- 
creating investment.’’. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING DE-
VELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—Section 504(f) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DE-
VELOPMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘AND TRAINING DEVEL-
OPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to make grants to educational in-
stitutions or State departments of transportation, in 
partnership with industry and relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies— 
‘‘(A) to develop, test, and review new cur-
ricula and education programs to train individ-
uals at all levels of the transportation workforce; 
or 
‘‘(B) to implement the new curricula and 
education programs to provide for hands-on ca-
reer opportunities to meet current and future 
needs.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘cur-
rent or future’’ after ‘‘specific’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in nontraditional de-
partments’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘construction,’’ after 
‘‘such as’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or emerging’’ after 
‘‘industrial’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall establish 
minimum reporting requirements for grant recipients 
under this subsection, which may include, with re-
spect to a program carried out with a grant under 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the percentage or number of program 
participants that are employed during the sec-
ond quarter after exiting the program;
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‘‘(B) the percentage or number of program 
participants that are employed during the fourth 
quarter after exiting the program; 
‘‘(C) the median earnings of program par-
ticipants that are employed during the second 
quarter after exiting the program; 
‘‘(D) the percentage or number of program 
participants that obtain a recognized postsec-
ondary credential or a secondary school diploma 
(or a recognized equivalent) during participation 
in the program or by not later than 1 year after 
exiting the program; and 
‘‘(E) the percentage or number of program 
participants that, during a program year— 
‘‘(i) are in an education or training 
program that leads to a recognized postsec-
ondary credential or employment; and 
‘‘(ii) are achieving measurable skill 
gains toward such a credential or employ-
ment.’’. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 504 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may use funds 
made available to carry out this section to carry out activi-
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ties related to workforce development and technical assist-
ance and training if— 
‘‘(1) the activities are authorized by another pro-
vision of this title; and 
‘‘(2) the activities are for entities other than em-
ployees of the Secretary, such as States, units of local 
government, Federal land management agencies, and 
Tribal governments.’’. 
SEC. 13008. WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION RESEARCH. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS RE-
GARDING WILDLIFE AND HABITAT.—Section 515(h)(2) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), 
(F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (L) as subparagraphs 
(E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (K), (L), (M), and (O), respec-
tively; 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) a representative from a State, local, or 
regional wildlife, land use, or resource manage-
ment agency;’’; 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (I) (as so re-
designated) the following:
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‘‘(J) an academic researcher who is a bio-
logical or ecological scientist with expertise in 
transportation issues;’’; and 
(5) by inserting after subparagraph (M) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(N) a representative from a public interest 
group concerned with the impact of the transpor-
tation system on terrestrial and aquatic species 
and the habitat of those species; and’’. 
(b) ANIMAL DETECTION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT.—Section 516(b)(6) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including animal detec-
tion systems to reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle colli-
sions’’ after ‘‘systems’’. 
SEC. 13009. TRANSPORTATION RESILIENCE AND ADAPTA-
TION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 520. Transportation Resilience and Adaptation 
Centers of Excellence 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.—In 
this section, the term ‘Center of Excellence’ means a Center 
of Excellence for Resilience and Adaptation designated 
under subsection (b).
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‘‘(b) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall designate 10 
regional Centers of Excellence for Resilience and Adapta-
tion and 1 national Center of Excellence for Resilience and 
Adaptation, which shall serve as a coordinator for the re-
gional Centers, to receive grants to advance research and 
development that improves the resilience of regions of the 
United States to natural disasters and extreme weather by 
promoting the resilience of surface transportation infra-
structure and infrastructure dependent on surface transpor-
tation. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity eligible to be designated 
as a Center of Excellence is— 
‘‘(1) an institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or 
‘‘(2) a consortium of nonprofit organizations led 
by an institution of higher education. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to be designated as 
a Center of Excellence, an eligible entity shall submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, including a proposal that includes a description of 
the activities to be carried out with a grant under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) SELECTION.—
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resilience solutions for transportation assets 
and systems; 
‘‘(ii) support activities carried out 
under the PROTECT program under sec-
tion 176; 
‘‘(iii) support and build on work being 
carried out by another Federal agency relat-
ing to resilience; 
‘‘(iv) inform transportation decision-
making at all levels of government; 
‘‘(v) engage local, regional, Tribal, 
State, and national stakeholders, including, 
if 
applicable, 
stakeholders 
representing 
transportation, transit, urban, and land use 
planning, natural resources, environmental 
protection, hazard mitigation, and emer-
gency management; and 
‘‘(vi) engage community groups and 
other stakeholders that will be affected by 
transportation decisions, including under-
served, economically disadvantaged, rural, 
and predominantly minority communities; 
and
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‘‘(C) the local, regional, Tribal, State, and 
national impacts of the proposal of the eligible 
entity. 
‘‘(f) GRANTS.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Secretary shall provide to each Center of Ex-
cellence a grant of not less than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2031 to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subsection (g). 
‘‘(g) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall ensure that a Center of Excellence uses the 
funds from a grant under subsection (f) to promote resilient 
transportation infrastructure, including through— 
‘‘(1) supporting climate vulnerability assess-
ments informed by climate change science, including 
national climate assessments produced by the United 
States Global Change Research Program under sec-
tion 106 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 
(15 U.S.C. 2936), relevant feasibility analyses of re-
silient transportation improvements, and transpor-
tation resilience planning; 
‘‘(2) development of new design, operations, and 
maintenance standards for transportation infrastruc-
ture that can inform Federal and State decision-
making;
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‘‘(3) research and development of new materials 
and technologies that could be integrated into existing 
and new transportation infrastructure; 
‘‘(4) development, refinement, and piloting of 
new and emerging resilience improvements and strat-
egies, including natural infrastructure approaches 
and relocation; 
‘‘(5) development of and investment in new ap-
proaches for facilitating meaningful engagement in 
transportation decisionmaking by local, Tribal, re-
gional, or national stakeholders and communities; 
‘‘(6) technical capacity building to facilitate the 
ability of local, regional, Tribal, State, and national 
stakeholders— 
‘‘(A) to assess the vulnerability of transpor-
tation infrastructure assets and systems; 
‘‘(B) to develop community response strate-
gies; 
‘‘(C) to meaningfully engage with commu-
nity stakeholders; and 
‘‘(D) to develop strategies and improve-
ments for enhancing transportation infrastruc-
ture resilience under current conditions and a 
range of potential future conditions; 
‘‘(7) workforce development and training;
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‘‘(8) development and dissemination of data, 
tools, techniques, assessments, and information that 
informs Federal, State, Tribal, and local government 
decisionmaking, policies, planning, and investments; 
‘‘(9) education and outreach regarding transpor-
tation infrastructure resilience; and 
‘‘(10) technology transfer and commercialization. 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of an activity under this section, including the costs of es-
tablishing and operating a Center of Excellence, shall be 
50 percent.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘520. Transportation Resilience and Adaptation Centers of Excellence.’’. 
SEC. 13010. TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘metropolitan planning organization’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 134(b) of title 
23, United States Code. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(3) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
MODES.—The 
term ‘‘surface transportation modes’’ means—
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(A) driving; 
(B) public transportation; 
(C) walking; 
(D) cycling; and 
(E) a combination of any of the modes of 
transportation described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D). 
(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 
means the transportation pilot program established 
under subsection (b). 
(5) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING OR-
GANIZATION.—The term ‘‘regional transportation 
planning organization’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
a transportation pilot program. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program is to 
develop or procure an accessibility data set and make that 
data set available to each eligible entity selected to partici-
pate in the pilot program— 
(1) to improve the transportation planning of 
those eligible entities by—
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(A) measuring the level of access by surface 
transportation modes to important destinations, 
which may include— 
(i) jobs; 
(ii) health care facilities; 
(iii) child care services; 
(iv) educational and workforce train-
ing facilities; 
(v) housing; 
(vi) food sources; 
(vii) points within the supply chain 
for freight commodities; 
(viii) domestic or international mar-
kets; and 
(ix) connections between surface trans-
portation modes; and 
(B) disaggregating the level of access by sur-
face transportation modes by a variety of— 
(i) population categories, which may 
include— 
(I) low-income populations; 
(II) minority populations; 
(III) age; 
(IV) disability; and 
(V) geographical location; or
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(ii) freight commodities, which may 
include— 
(I) agricultural commodities; 
(II) raw materials; 
(III) finished products; and 
(IV) energy commodities; and 
(2) to assess the change in accessibility that 
would result from new transportation investments. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to partici-
pate in the pilot program is— 
(1) a State; 
(2) a metropolitan planning organization; or 
(3) a regional transportation planning organiza-
tion. 
(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to participate in the 
pilot program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
including information relating to— 
(1) previous experience of the eligible entity 
measuring transportation access or other performance 
management experience, if applicable; 
(2) the types of important destinations to which 
the eligible entity intends to measure access;
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(3) the types of data disaggregation the eligible 
entity intends to pursue; 
(4) a general description of the methodology the 
eligible entity intends to apply; and 
(5) if the applicant does not intend the pilot pro-
gram to apply to the full area under the jurisdiction 
of the applicant, a description of the geographic area 
in which the applicant intends the pilot program to 
apply. 
(f) SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to 
achieve diversity of participants in the pilot program 
by selecting a range of eligible entities that shall in-
clude— 
(A) States; 
(B) metropolitan planning organizations 
that serve an area with a population of 200,000 
people or fewer; 
(C) metropolitan planning organizations 
that serve an area with a population of over 
200,000 people; and 
(D) regional transportation planning orga-
nizations.
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(2) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall seek to en-
sure that, among the eligible entities selected under 
paragraph (1), there is— 
(A) a range of capacity and previous expe-
rience with measuring transportation access; and 
(B) a variety of proposed methodologies and 
focus areas for measuring level of access. 
(g) DUTIES.—For each eligible entity participating in 
the pilot program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) develop or acquire an accessibility data set 
described in subsection (c); and 
(2) submit the data set to the eligible entity. 
(h) METHODOLOGY.—In calculating the measures for 
the data set under the pilot program, the Secretary shall 
ensure that methodology is open source. 
(i) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make an acces-
sibility data set under the pilot program available to— 
(1) units of local government within the jurisdic-
tion of the eligible entity participating in the pilot 
program; and 
(2) researchers. 
(j) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
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tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report on the results of the pilot program, including the 
feasibility of developing and providing periodic accessi-
bility data sets for all States, regions, and localities. 
(k) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ACCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
consistent measures that States, metropolitan plan-
ning organizations, and regional transportation plan-
ning organizations may choose to adopt to assess the 
level of safe and convenient access by surface trans-
portation modes to important destinations as de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1)(A). 
(2) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 
provides the Secretary the authority— 
(A) to establish a performance measure or 
require States or metropolitan planning organi-
zations to set a performance target for access as 
described in paragraph (1); or 
(B) to establish any other Federal require-
ment. 
(l) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program using amounts made available to the Secretary for 
administrative expenses to carry out programs under the 
authority of the Secretary.
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(m) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall terminate on 
the date that is 8 years after the date on which the pilot 
program is implemented. 
TITLE IV—INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 14001. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
SEC. 14002. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR CERTAIN TRIB-
AL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 
PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘trib-
al transportation safety project’’ means a project de-
scribed in paragraph (2) that is eligible for funding 
under section 202 of title 23, United States Code. 
(2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project described 
in this paragraph is a project that corrects or im-
proves a hazardous road location or feature or ad-
dresses a highway safety problem through 1 or more 
of the activities described in any of the clauses under 
section 148(a)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code. 
(b) REVIEWS OF TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Sec-
retary of Transportation, as applicable, or the head
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of another Federal agency responsible for a decision 
related to a tribal transportation safety project shall 
complete any approval or decision for the review of 
the tribal transportation safety project required under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other applicable Federal 
law on an expeditious basis using the shortest existing 
applicable process. 
(2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—Not later than 
45 days after the date of receipt of a complete appli-
cation by an Indian tribe for approval of a tribal 
transportation safety project, the Secretary or the 
Secretary of Transportation, as applicable, shall— 
(A) take final action on the application; or 
(B) provide the Indian tribe a schedule for 
completion of the review described in paragraph 
(1), including the identification of any other 
Federal agency that has jurisdiction with respect 
to the project. 
(3) DECISIONS UNDER OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.— 
In any case in which a decision under any other Fed-
eral law relating to a tribal transportation safety 
project (including the issuance or denial of a permit 
or license) is required, not later than 45 days after 
the Secretary or the Secretary of Transportation, as
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the House of Representatives of the failure to 
comply with the deadline; and 
(B) provide to the Committees described in 
subparagraph (A) a detailed explanation of the 
reasons for the failure to comply with the dead-
line. 
SEC. 14003. PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENTS FOR TRIBAL 
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary of 
Transportation shall enter into programmatic agreements 
with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative 
procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for 
projects eligible for assistance under section 202 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—A programmatic agreement under 
subsection (a)— 
(1) may include an agreement that allows an In-
dian tribe to determine, on behalf of the Secretary 
and the Secretary of Transportation, whether a 
project is categorically excluded from the preparation 
of an environmental assessment or environmental im-
pact statement under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(2) shall—
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(A) require that the Indian tribe maintain 
adequate capability in terms of personnel and 
other resources to carry out applicable agency re-
sponsibilities pursuant to section 1507.2 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations); 
(B) set forth the responsibilities of the In-
dian tribe for making categorical exclusion deter-
minations, documenting the determinations, and 
achieving acceptable quality control and quality 
assurance; 
(C) allow— 
(i) the Secretary and the Secretary of 
Transportation to monitor compliance of 
the Indian tribe with the terms of the agree-
ment; and 
(ii) the Indian tribe to execute any 
needed corrective action; 
(D) contain stipulations for amendments, 
termination, and public availability of the agree-
ment once the agreement has been executed; and 
(E) have a term of not more than 5 years, 
with an option for renewal based on a review by 
the Secretary and the Secretary of Transpor-
tation of the performance of the Indian tribe.
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SEC. 14004. USE OF CERTAIN TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION 
FUNDS. 
Section 202(d) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to 
carry out this subsection shall be used— 
‘‘(A) to carry out any planning, design, en-
gineering, preconstruction, construction, and in-
spection of new or replacement tribal transpor-
tation facility bridges; 
‘‘(B) to replace, rehabilitate, seismically ret-
rofit, paint, apply calcium magnesium acetate, 
sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally 
acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and 
deicing composition; or 
‘‘(C) to implement any countermeasure for 
tribal transportation facility bridges classified as 
in poor condition, having a low load capacity, 
or needing geometric improvements, including 
multiple-pipe culverts.’’. 
SEC. 14005. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ROAD MAINTE-
NANCE PROGRAM. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director 
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the road main-
tenance program of the Bureau—
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(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(2) $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(3) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(4) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(5) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
SEC. 14006. STUDY OF ROAD MAINTENANCE ON INDIAN 
LAND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INDIAN LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian lands’’ in section 
3 of the Native American Business Development, 
Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 (25 
U.S.C. 4302). 
(2) 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). 
(3) ROAD.—The term ‘‘road’’ means a road 
managed in whole or in part by the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
for Indian Affairs. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with
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the Secretary of Transportation, shall carry out a study 
to evaluate— 
(1) the long-term viability and useful life of ex-
isting roads on Indian land; 
(2) any steps necessary to achieve the goal of ad-
dressing the deferred maintenance backlog of existing 
roads on Indian land; 
(3) programmatic reforms and performance en-
hancements necessary to achieve the goal of restruc-
turing and streamlining road maintenance programs 
on existing or future roads located on Indian land; 
and 
(4) recommendations on how to implement ef-
forts to coordinate with States, counties, municipali-
ties, and other units of local government to maintain 
roads on Indian land. 
(c) TRIBAL CONSULTATION AND INPUT.—Before begin-
ning the study under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with any Indian tribes that have ju-
risdiction over roads eligible for funding under the 
road maintenance program of the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs; and 
(2) solicit and consider the input, comments, and 
recommendations of the Indian tribes described in 
paragraph (1).
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(d) REPORT.—On completion of the study under sub-
section (b), the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Transportation, shall submit to the Committees 
on Indian Affairs and Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the results and findings of the 
study. 
(e) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Transportation, shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Indian Affairs and Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Re-
sources and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives a report that includes a description of— 
(1) the progress made toward addressing the de-
ferred maintenance needs of the roads on Indian land, 
including a list of projects funded during the fiscal 
period covered by the report; 
(2) the outstanding needs of the roads that have 
been provided funding to address the deferred mainte-
nance needs; 
(3) the remaining needs of any of the projects re-
ferred to in paragraph (1);
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(4) how the goals described in subsection (b) have 
been met, including— 
(A) an identification and assessment of any 
deficiencies or shortfalls in meeting the goals; 
and 
(B) a plan to address the deficiencies or 
shortfalls in meeting the goals; and 
(5) any other issues or recommendations pro-
vided by an Indian tribe under the consultation and 
input process under subsection (c) that the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 14007. MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN INDIAN RESERVA-
TION ROADS. 
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion may transfer funds to the Director of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs to maintain, repair, or reconstruct roads 
under the jurisdiction of the Director, subject to the condi-
tion that the Commissioner and the Director shall mutually 
agree that the primary user of the subject road is U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection. 
SEC. 14008. TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY NEEDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘‘Alaska Native’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Native’’ in section
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3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1602). 
(2) ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Alaska 
Native village’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Na-
tive village’’ in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602). 
(3) 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). 
(b) BEST PRACTICES, STANDARDIZED CRASH REPORT 
FORM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary, 
Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and State de-
partments of transportation shall develop— 
(A) best practices for the compiling, anal-
ysis, and sharing of motor vehicle crash data for 
crashes occurring on Indian reservations and in 
Alaska Native communities; and 
(B) a standardized form for use by Indian 
tribes and Alaska Native communities to carry 
out those best practices.
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(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the best practices 
and standardized form developed under paragraph 
(1) shall be to improve the quality and quantity of 
crash data available to and used by the Federal High-
way Administration, State departments of transpor-
tation, Indian tribes, and Alaska Native villages. 
(3) REPORT.—On completion of the development 
of the best practices and standardized form under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Transportation shall 
submit to the Committees on Indian Affairs and En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report describing the best practices and standardized 
form. 
(c) USE OF IMARS.—The Director of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs shall require all law enforcement offices of 
the Bureau, for the purpose of reporting motor vehicle crash 
data for crashes occurring on Indian reservations and in 
Alaska Native communities— 
(1) to use the crash report form of the applicable 
State; and 
(2) to upload the information on that form to the 
Incident Management Analysis and Reporting Sys-
tem (IMARS) of the Department of the Interior.
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(d) TRIBAL
TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM
SAFETY 
FUNDING.—Section 202(e)(1) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘4 
percent’’. 
SEC. 14009. OFFICE OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. 
Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘6 Assistant’’ and inserting ‘‘7 
Assistant’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
following: 
‘‘(D) an Assistant Secretary for Tribal Gov-
ernment Affairs, who shall be appointed by the 
President; and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking the subsection 
designation and heading and all that follows through 
the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) OFFICE OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.—
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Department an Office of Tribal Government Af-
fairs, under the Assistant Secretary for Tribal Gov-
ernment Affairs— 
‘‘(A) to oversee the tribal self-governance 
program under section 207 of title 23; 
‘‘(B) to plan, coordinate, and implement 
policies and programs serving Indian Tribes and 
Tribal organizations; 
‘‘(C) to coordinate Tribal transportation 
programs and activities in all offices and ad-
ministrations of the Department; and 
‘‘(D) to be a participant in any negotiated 
rulemakings relating to, or having an impact on, 
projects, programs, or funding associated with 
the Tribal transportation program under section 
202 of title 23.’’. 
DIVISION 
B—SURFACE 
TRANS-
PORTATION INVESTMENT ACT 
OF 2021 
SEC. 20001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Investment Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 20002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division:
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(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Transportation. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
TITLE I—MULTIMODAL AND 
FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION 
Subtitle A—Multimodal Freight 
Policy 
SEC. 21101. OFFICE OF MULTIMODAL FREIGHT INFRA-
STRUCTURE AND POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 118. Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure 
and Policy 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(2) FREIGHT OFFICE.—The term ‘Freight Of-
fice’ means the Office of Multimodal Freight Infra-
structure and Policy established under subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
within the Department an Office of Multimodal Freight In-
frastructure and Policy.
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‘‘(A) be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) have professional standing and dem-
onstrated knowledge in the field of freight trans-
portation. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Assistant Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) report to the Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy; 
‘‘(B) be responsible for the management and 
oversight of the activities, decisions, operations, 
and personnel of the Freight Office; 
‘‘(C) work with the modal administrations 
of the Department to encourage multimodal col-
laboration; and 
‘‘(D) carry out such additional duties as the 
Secretary may prescribe. 
‘‘(f) CONSOLIDATION AND ELIMINATION OF DUPLICA-
TIVE OFFICES.— 
‘‘(1) CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES AND OFFICE 
FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary may consolidate into the 
Freight Office any office or office function within the 
Department that the Secretary determines has duties, 
responsibilities, resources, or expertise that support 
the purposes of the Freight Office.
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‘‘(2) ELIMINATION OF OFFICES.—The Secretary 
may eliminate any office within the Department if 
the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(A) the purposes of the office are duplica-
tive of the purposes of the Freight Office; 
‘‘(B) the office or the functions of the office 
have been substantially consolidated with the 
Freight Office pursuant to paragraph (1); 
‘‘(C) the elimination of the office will not 
adversely affect the requirements of the Secretary 
under any Federal law; and 
‘‘(D) the elimination of the office will im-
prove the efficiency and effectiveness of the pro-
grams and functions conducted by the office. 
‘‘(g) STAFFING AND BUDGETARY RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the Freight Office is adequately staffed and fund-
ed. 
‘‘(2) STAFFING.— 
‘‘(A) TRANSFER OF POSITIONS TO FREIGHT 
OFFICE.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary may transfer to the Freight Office any po-
sition within any other office of the Department 
if the Secretary determines that the position is
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necessary to carry out the purposes of the 
Freight Office. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENT.—If 
the 
Secretary 
transfers a position to the Freight Office pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in co-
ordination with the appropriate modal adminis-
tration of the Department, shall ensure that the 
transfer of the position does not adversely affect 
the requirements of the modal administration 
under any Federal law. 
‘‘(3) BUDGETARY RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM CONSOLI-
DATED OR ELIMINATED OFFICES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the 
purposes of the Freight Office, the Secretary 
may transfer to the Freight Office from any 
office or office function that is consolidated 
or eliminated under subsection (f) any 
funds allocated for the consolidated or 
eliminated office or office function. 
‘‘(ii) RETRANSFER.—Any portion of 
any funds or limitations of obligations 
transferred to the Freight Office pursuant to 
clause (i) may be transferred back to, and 
merged with, the original account.
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‘‘(B) TRANSFER OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR 
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
transfer to the Freight Office any funds al-
located for the administrative costs of the 
programs referred to in subsection (d)(3). 
‘‘(ii) RETRANSFER.—Any portion of 
any funds or limitations of obligations 
transferred to the Freight Office pursuant to 
clause (i) may be transferred back to, and 
merged with, the original account. 
‘‘(h) WEBSITE.— 
‘‘(1) DESCRIPTION
OF
FREIGHT
OFFICE.—The 
Secretary shall make publicly available on the website 
of the Department a description of the Freight Office, 
including a description of— 
‘‘(A) the programs managed or made avail-
able by the Freight Office; and 
‘‘(B) the eligibility requirements for those 
programs. 
‘‘(2) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Secretary may es-
tablish a clearinghouse for tools, templates, guidance, 
and best practices on a page of the website of the De-
partment that supports the purposes of this section.
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‘‘(i) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this section, and not 
less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter until the 
date on which the Secretary determines that the require-
ments of this section have been met, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a notifi-
cation that— 
‘‘(1) describes— 
‘‘(A) the programs and activities adminis-
tered or overseen by the Freight Office; and 
‘‘(B) the status of those programs and ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(2) identifies— 
‘‘(A) the number of employees working in 
the Freight Office as of the date of the notifica-
tion; 
‘‘(B) the total number of employees expected 
to join the Freight Office to support the pro-
grams and activities described in paragraph (1); 
and 
‘‘(C) the total number of positions that, as 
a result of the consolidation of offices under this 
section, were—
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SEC. 24103. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘accident’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘crash’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, training, edu-
cation,’’ after ‘‘demonstration projects’’; 
(3) 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) 
in each fiscal year’’; 
(4) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2017 
through 2021 not more than $26,560,000’ to con-
duct the research described in paragraph (1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2025, not more