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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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-
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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.’’. 
(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, Unites States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
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(B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
subparagraph (J); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
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’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.—Of the 
amounts made available to carry out this section 
under section 5338(c), $1,500,000 shall be available 
to carry out activities described in paragraph 
(2)(I).’’. 
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: 
‘‘§ 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 
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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-
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 
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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 
advance the metropolitan transportation plan of 
the metropolitan planning organization; 
‘‘(D) proposed performance criteria for the 
development and implementation of the com-
prehensive plan; 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(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 
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, 
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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. 
‘‘(d) EQUITY.—In providing technical assistance 
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall incorporate strat-
egies to promote equity for underrepresented and under-
served communities, including— 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(d) 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. 
‘‘(e) 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. 
‘‘(f) 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 detailing 
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 
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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. 
‘‘(g) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au-
thorizes the Secretary to provide any financial assistance 
for the construction of housing. 
‘‘(h) 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.’’. 
(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). 
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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; 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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 
binding affordability restricted to tenants 
with incomes at or below 60 percent of the 
area median income and/or owners with in-
comes at or below 60 percent the area me-
dian income; 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
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)— 
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(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 5 per-
centage points greater to the economic de-
velopment criterion and 5 percentage 
points lesser to the lowest scoring criterion 
if the applicant demonstrates substantial 
efforts to preserve or encourage affordable 
housing near the project by providing doc-
umentation of policies that allow by-right 
multi-family housing, single room occu-
pancy units, or accessory dwelling units, 
providing local capital sources for transit- 
oriented development, or demonstrate other 
methods as determined by the Secretary.’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(B) establish a warrant that applies to 
the economic development project justification 
criteria, provided that the applicant that re-
quests a warrant under this process has com-
pleted and submitted a housing feasibility as-
sessment.’’; 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.’’. 
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: 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(ii) optimizing operator visibility and 
reducing operator distractions to improve 
safety of bus passengers, pedestrians, 
bicyclists, and other roadway users; 
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‘‘(iii) expanding passenger accessi-
bility for positive interactions between op-
erators and passengers, including assisting 
passengers in need of special assistance; 
‘‘(iv) accommodating compliance for 
passenger boarding, alighting, and secure-
ment 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 
reduce visibility impairments and distrac-
tions; 
‘‘(ii) the deployment of assault mitiga-
tion infrastructure and technology on 
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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 in compliance 
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; 
‘‘(ii) transit vehicle manufacturers; 
‘‘(iii) representatives from organiza-
tions engaged in collective bargaining on 
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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 
transportation projects is done in an efficient 
and effective manner; 
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‘‘(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.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least every 2 years, 
the Administrator shall work collaboratively 
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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 
(B) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
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‘‘(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)— 
(i) in the heading by striking ‘‘LOW 
OR
NO
EMISSION’’ and inserting ‘‘ZERO 
EMISSION’’; and 
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(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; 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 2021 through 2025. 
(c) GRANTS.—The Secretary may enter into grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements with no more than 
three geographically diverse nonprofit organizations and 
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. 
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(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. 
(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 
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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 
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). 
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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; 
(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; 
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(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. 
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— 
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(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; 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(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 
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). 
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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 
‘‘(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 
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(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.’’. 
Subtitle J—Streamlining 
SEC. 
2911. 
FIXED 
GUIDEWAY 
CAPITAL 
INVESTMENT 
GRANTS. 
Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by section 2703 of this Act, is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$320,000,000’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘$300,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$400,000,000’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (7), as so 
amended, as paragraph (6); 
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ‘‘expanding 
station capacity,’’ after ‘‘construction of infill sta-
tions,’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ‘‘2 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) OPTIONAL
PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—An applicant may perform cost 
and schedule risk assessments with technical 
assistance provided by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed as author-
izing the Secretary to require cost and schedule 
risk assessments in the project development 
phase.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ‘‘2 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) OPTIONAL
PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—An applicant may perform cost 
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and schedule risk assessments with technical 
assistance provided by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed as author-
izing the Secretary to require cost and schedule 
risk assessments in the project development 
phase.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(2)(A)(iii)(II) by striking 
‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (d)(2)(A)(v)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)(2)(A)(iv)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(d)(2)(A)(v)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)(2)(A)(iv)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D) by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (E); 
and 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph 
(F) as subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) COST-SHARE INCENTIVES.—For a project 
for which a lower CIG cost share is elected by the 
applicant under subsection (l)(1)(C), the Secretary 
shall apply the following requirements and consider-
ations in lieu of paragraphs (1) and (2): 
‘‘(A) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
determining 
whether a project is supported by local financial 
commitment and shows evidence of stable and 
dependable financing sources for purposes of 
subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv) or (e)(2)(A)(v), the 
Secretary shall require that— 
‘‘(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 
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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. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In assessing the 
stability, reliability, and availability of proposed 
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.’’. 
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(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 
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; 
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‘‘(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.’’; 
(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 
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(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 
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). 
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‘‘(2) INTERRELATED
PROJECT.—A qualifying 
interrelated project is a transit project that— 
‘‘(A) is adopted into the metropolitan 
transportation plan required under section 
5303; 
‘‘(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.’’; 
(10) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(D) by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(v) 
LOCAL
FUNDING
COMMIT-
MENT.— For a project for which a lower 
CIG cost share is elected by the applicant 
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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 
under this section for purposes of application of 
the cost-share incentives under subsection 
(f)(3). Such cost share shall not exceed 60 per-
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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 
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 
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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; 
‘‘(ii) entered the engineering phase, if 
applicable; and 
‘‘(iii) received a grant agreement, if 
applicable; and 
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‘‘(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 
(13) by striking ‘‘an acceptable degree of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a’’ each place it appears. 
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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); and 
(2) 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 
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 
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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. 
Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by section 2205, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) INNOVATIVE COORDINATED ACCESS AND MO-
BILITY.— 
‘‘(1) START UP GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make grants under this paragraph to eligible 
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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 
medical transportation services for the 
transportation disadvantaged; or 
‘‘(III) Federal and State entities 
engaged in the coordination of non-
emergency 
medical 
transportation 
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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; 
‘‘(ii) changes to healthcare expendi-
tures provided by projects partners as a re-
sult of improved coordination; and 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(V) private health care facilities; 
and 
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‘‘(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 
under paragraph (1) to be eligible to receive a 
grant under this paragraph. 
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‘‘(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: 
‘‘(i) The reduced transportation ex-
penditures as a result of improved coordi-
nation. 
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‘‘(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 
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 
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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 
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-
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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.’’. 
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 
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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; 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
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. 
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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 
(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. 
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— 
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(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; 
(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 
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(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 
(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 
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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 
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 
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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— 
(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.’’; 
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(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) purchase and distribute child re-
straints to low-income families; and 
‘‘(C) 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 
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(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. 
‘‘(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.— 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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-
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, 
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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 
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; and 
(5) develop information and educational pro-
grams on implementing equitable traffic safety en-
forcement best practices. 
(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; and 
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(4) such other surface transportation stake-
holders and industry experts as the Center considers 
appropriate. 
(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-
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cember 4, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
402(c)(2) in each fiscal year’’; and 
(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 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). 
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‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant received 
by a State under paragraph (1) shall be used by the 
State for the costs of— 
‘‘(A) collecting and maintaining data on 
traffic stops; 
‘‘(B) evaluating the results of such data; 
and 
‘‘(C) developing and implementing pro-
grams to reduce the occurrence of racial 
profiling. 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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SEC. 3006. NATIONAL SAFETY CAMPAIGNS. 
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 
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. 
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‘‘(2) Reduce texting through a personal wireless 
communication device by drivers while operating a 
motor vehicle. 
‘‘(3) Reduce violations of State move over laws 
which require motorists to change lanes or slow 
down when emergency or other vehicles are stopped 
or parked on or next to a roadway. 
‘‘(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-
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 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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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’’; 
(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 
‘‘subsection 
(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-
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sections, or the amount made available’’ 
before ‘‘under section 402(c)(2)’’; 
(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’’; 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and 
(9) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; 
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— 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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: 
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‘‘(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); 
‘‘(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-
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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-
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 
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