measured by the most recent opioid-involved over-
dose deaths per 10,000 persons, as reported by the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary 
under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date 
that is 2 years after the date on which the pilot pro-
gram is established pursuant to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of termination of the pilot program described in 
paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a report on the results of the study of the effects 
of the public awareness and enforcement campaign. 
‘‘(l) RESEARCH AND TRAINING ON MARIJUANA DE-
TECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
shall carry out a collaborative research effort to 
study the effect that marijuana has on driving and 
research ways to detect and reduce incidences of 
driving under the influence of marijuana. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
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Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives an annual report that— 
‘‘(A) describes the progress made in car-
rying out the collaborative research effort; and 
‘‘(B) includes an accounting for the use of 
Federal funds obligated or expended in carrying 
out such effort.’’. 
(b) STUDY
OF
ILLEGAL
PASSING
OF
SCHOOL 
BUSES.—Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) STUDY
OF ILLEGAL PASSING
OF SCHOOL 
BUSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on illegal 
passing of school buses. 
‘‘(2) STUDY
ELEMENTS.—In completing the 
study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
shall compile and examine the following issues re-
lated to illegal passing of school buses: 
‘‘(A) Description of illegal passing laws in 
each State relating to school buses. 
‘‘(B) Identification of laws that may affect 
or intersect with illegal school bus passing laws. 
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‘‘(C) Description of how each State en-
forces such laws. 
‘‘(D) Evaluation of methods that each 
State uses to review, document, and report to 
law enforcement school bus stop-arm violations 
and illegal school bus passing. 
‘‘(E) Review of driver education materials. 
‘‘(F) Identification of best practices relat-
ing to the most effective approaches to address 
illegal passing of school buses. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on the results of the study under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(n) PUBLIC SAFETY MEDIA PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) CHILD HEATSTROKE.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall establish and implement a public 
safety messaging program to educate the public and 
reduce heatstroke-related deaths of children in unat-
tended vehicles. 
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‘‘(2) ILLEGAL PASSING OF SCHOOL BUSES.— 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish 
and implement a public safety messaging program to 
educate the public and reduce the illegal passing of 
school buses.’’. 
SEC. 4003. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
Section 405(a)(9)(A) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘date of enactment of the FAST 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of enactment of the STARTER 
Act’’. 
SEC. 4004. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT 
ELIGIBILITY. 
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Transportation awards grants under section 
405 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall 
make publicly available on a website of the Department 
of Transportation— 
(1) an identification of— 
(A) the States that were awarded grants 
under such section; 
(B) the States that applied and were not 
awarded grants under such section; and 
(C) the States that did not apply for a 
grant under such section; and 
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(2) a list of deficiencies that made a State ineli-
gible for a grant under such section for each State 
described in paragraph (1)(B). 
TITLE V—MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY 
SEC. 5001. FUNDING AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS. 
The funds provided for programs under chapter 311 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be subject to the 
following requirements: 
(1) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Except as 
otherwise provided in chapter 311 of title 49, United 
States Code, amounts made available under sub-
section (a) for fiscal years 2021 through 2025 shall 
be available for obligation in the same manner as if 
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code. 
(2) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Grants award-
ed under this title shall be carried out in accordance 
with regulations issued by the Secretary of Trans-
portation. 
(3) STATE
MATCHING
REQUIREMENTS.—If a 
grant awarded under chapter 311 of title 49, 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 
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its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal funds) 
for carrying out the grant (other than planning and 
administration) shall be available for the purpose of 
crediting the State during such fiscal year for the 
non-Federal share of the cost of any other project 
carried out under chapter 311 of title 49, United 
States Code (other than planning or administration), 
without regard to whether such expenditures were 
made in connection with such project. 
(4) GRANT APPLICATION AND DEADLINE.—To 
receive a grant under chapter 311 of title 49, United 
States Code, a State shall submit an application, 
and the Secretary shall establish a single deadline 
for such applications to enable the award of grants 
early in the next fiscal year. 
(5) PROHIBITION ON OTHER USES.—Except as 
otherwise provided in chapter 311 of title 49, United 
States Code, the amounts made available from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) for a program under such chapters— 
(A) shall only be used to carry out such 
program; and 
(B) may not be used by States or local 
governments for construction purposes. 
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SEC. 5002. COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
REFORM. 
(a) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) SELECTION STANDARD.—For any ap-
plicable legal requirement with respect to a cov-
ered entity contracting with a covered motor 
carrier for the shipment of goods or household 
goods, the covered entity shall be considered 
reasonable and prudent in the selection of such 
motor carrier if the covered entity verifies, not 
later than the date of shipment and not earlier 
than 45 days before the date of shipment, that 
the covered motor carrier— 
(i) is registered under section 13902 
of title 49, United States Code, as a motor 
carrier or household goods motor carrier; 
(ii) has at least the minimum insur-
ance coverage required by Federal and 
State law; and 
(iii) is not determined unfit to operate 
safely commercial motor vehicles under 
section 31144 of title 49, United States 
Code, or otherwise ordered to discontinue 
operations by the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration (including not re-
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newing a Department of Transportation 
registration number) or a State. 
(B) SUNSET.—The standard established 
under paragraph (1) shall sunset on the effec-
tive date of a regulation issued pursuant to sub-
section (c). 
(2) REVOCATION
OF
REGISTRATION.—Section 
31144(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) prescribe by regulation a process for revok-
ing the registration of an owner or operator deter-
mined unfit to operate safely a commercial motor ve-
hicle under this section.’’. 
(3) RULEMAKING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
(i) update and revise the regulations 
issued pursuant to subsection (b) of sec-
tion 31144 of title 49, United States Code, 
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to include the requirements of subsection 
(a); and 
(ii) issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to carry out section 31144(a)(5) of 
title 49, United States Code, as added by 
this Act. 
(B) FACTORS
FOR
AN
UNSATISFACTORY 
RATING.—The regulations updated under para-
graph (1)(A) shall provide a procedure for the 
Secretary to determine if a motor carrier is not 
fit to operate a commercial motor vehicle in or 
affecting interstate commerce in accordance 
with section 31144 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(4) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to preempt or supersede any 
State law or regulation relating to drayage. 
(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) COVERED
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered entity’’ means a person acting as— 
(i) a shipper or cosignee of goods, ex-
cept that such term does not mean a per-
son acting as an individual shipper (as 
such term is defined in section 13103 of 
title 49, United States Code); 
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(ii) a broker, a freight forwarder, or a 
household goods freight forwarder (as such 
terms are defined in section 13102 of title 
49, United States Code); 
(iii) an ocean transportation inter-
mediary (as such term is defined in section 
40102 of title 46, United States Code), 
when arranging for inland transportation 
as part of an international through move-
ment involving ocean transportation be-
tween the United States and a foreign 
port; 
(iv) an indirect air carrier holding a 
Standard Security Program approved by 
the Transportation Security Administra-
tion only to the extent that the indirect air 
carrier is engaging in the activities as an 
air carrier defined in paragraph (2) or (3) 
of section 40102 of title 49, United States 
Code; 
(v) a customs broker licensed in ac-
cordance with section 111.2 of title 19, 
Code of Federal Regulations, only to the 
extent that the customs broker is engaging 
in a movement under a customs bond or in 
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a transaction involving customs business, 
as defined by section 111.1 of title 19, 
Code of Federal Regulations; or 
(vi) a motor carrier registered under 
chapter 139 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(B) COVERED MOTOR CARRIER.—The term 
‘‘covered motor carrier’’ means a motor carrier 
or a household goods motor carrier (as such 
terms are defined in section 13102 of title 49, 
United States Code) that is subject to Federal 
motor carrier financial responsibility and safety 
regulations. 
(C) 
HOUSEHOLD
GOODS.—The 
term 
‘‘household goods’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 13102 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Transportation. 
(b) REMOTE AUDIT.—Section 31144 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(j) REMOTE AUDITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a pilot program to conduct remote compliance 
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reviews under subpart A of part 385 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, to assign a safety rat-
ing for commercial motor carriers. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the pilot pro-
gram, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) use the same standards that would 
otherwise be applicable to commercial motor 
carriers; 
‘‘(B) apply the procedures of part 385 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, including 
the safety fitness rating methodology under ap-
pendix B, prior to assigning a safety rating 
under such pilot program; 
‘‘(C) assign safety ratings regardless of 
whether an on-site review of activities has taken 
place; and 
‘‘(D) leverage all available technology to 
access information and records. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Motor carriers that 
are eligible to participate in the pilot program 
under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(i) voluntarily agree to participate in 
such pilot program; and 
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‘‘(ii) be able to opt out of participa-
tion at any time. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION.— 
Motor carriers that transport hazardous mate-
rials or passengers shall be prohibited from par-
ticipating in the pilot program under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZED
AGENTS.—Remote compli-
ance reviews conducted under the pilot program 
under this section may be conducted by— 
‘‘(A) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration personnel; 
‘‘(B) State commercial motor vehicle au-
thorities that meet acceptable standards set 
forth by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(C) private contractors that meet accept-
able standards set forth by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY
OF
SAFETY
RATINGS.— 
Safety ratings determined under the pilot program 
under this subsection may not be released publicly 
by the Secretary or by any authorized agent de-
scribed in paragraph (4) that is participating in the 
pilot program under this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 5003. ENTRY-LEVEL DRIVER TRAINING REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 7, 2022, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall implement the min-
imum training requirements for entry-level commercial 
motor vehicle operators published in the final rule issued 
by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 
December 8, 2016, titled ‘‘Minimum Training Require-
ments for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Opera-
tors’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 88732). 
(b) TRAINING PROVIDER REGISTRY DEPLOYMENT.— 
Not later than October 1, 2021, the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration shall deploy the training provider 
registry referenced in the final regulation issued by the 
Administration on December 8, 2016, titled ‘‘Minimum 
Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial 
Motor Vehicle Operators’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 88732) to allow 
training providers to sign up prior to the implementation 
date described in subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 7, 2021, and every 90 days thereafter until the im-
plementation of the requirements described in subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
describing— 
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(1) the status of the training provider registry 
described in subsection (b); and 
(2) the Federal and State efforts to implement 
the final rule described in subsection (a). 
(d) REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE.—Not later than 
45 days after the date on which compliance with the final 
rule described in subsection (a) is required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report containing a list of all States in substantial non-
compliance with such final rule. 
SEC. 5004. TRUCKING INDUSTRY WORKFORCE DEVELOP-
MENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPRENTICE.—The 
term 
‘‘apprentice’’ 
means an employee under the age of 21 who holds 
a commercial driver’s license required to operate a 
class of vehicles described in part 383 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) COMMERCIAL
DRIVER’S
LICENSE.—The 
term ‘‘commercial driver’s license’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 31301 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
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(3) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ means a commercial 
motor vehicle that meets the definition under para-
graph (1) or (4) of the definition of the term ‘‘com-
mercial motor vehicle’’ in section 390.5 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act). 
(4) DRIVING TIME.—The term ‘‘driving time’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 395.2 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act). 
(5) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(6) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(7) EXPERIENCED DRIVER.—The term ‘‘experi-
enced driver’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is not less than 21 years of age; 
(B) has held a commercial driver’s license 
for the 2-year period ending on the date on 
which the individual serves as an experienced 
driver under subsection (c)(3)(B); 
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(C) has had no preventable accidents re-
portable to the Department of Transportation 
or pointed moving violations during the 1-year 
period ending on the date on which the indi-
vidual serves as an experienced driver under 
subsection (c)(3)(B); and 
(D) has a minimum of 2 years of experi-
ence driving a commercial motor vehicle in 
interstate commerce. 
(8) ON-DUTY TIME.—The term ‘‘on-duty time’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 395.2 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act). 
(9) POINTED
MOVING
VIOLATION.—The term 
‘‘pointed moving violation’’ means a violation that 
results in points being added to the license of a driv-
er, or a similar comparable violation, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Transportation. 
(b) APPRENTICE.—An apprentice may— 
(1) drive a commercial motor vehicle in inter-
state commerce while taking part in the 120-hour 
probationary period under subsection (c)(1) or the 
280-hour probationary period under subsection 
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(c)(2), pursuant to an apprenticeship program estab-
lished by an employer in accordance with this sec-
tion; and 
(2) drive a commercial motor vehicle in inter-
state commerce after the apprentice completes an 
apprenticeship program described in paragraph (1). 
(c) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—An apprenticeship 
program referred to in subsection (b) is a program that 
consists of the following requirements: 
(1) 120-HOUR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The apprentice shall 
complete 120 hours of on-duty time, of which 
not less than 80 hours are driving time in a 
commercial motor vehicle. 
(B) 
PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARKS.—In 
order to complete the 120-hour probationary 
period under subparagraph (A), an employer 
shall determine that the apprentice is com-
petent in each of the following areas: 
(i) Interstate, city traffic, rural 2- 
lane, and evening driving. 
(ii) Safety awareness. 
(iii) Speed and space management. 
(iv) Lane control. 
(v) Mirror scanning. 
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(vi) Right and left turns. 
(vii) Logging and complying with 
rules relating to hours of service. 
(2) 280-HOUR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—After completing the 
120-hour probationary period under paragraph 
(1), the apprentice shall complete 280 hours of 
on-duty time, of which not less than 160 hours 
are driving time in a commercial motor vehicle. 
(B) 
PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARKS.—In 
order to complete the 280-hour probationary 
period under subparagraph (A), an employer 
shall determine that the apprentice is com-
petent in each of the following areas: 
(i) Backing and maneuvering in close 
quarters. 
(ii) Pre-trip inspections. 
(iii) Fueling procedures. 
(iv) Weighing loads, weight distribu-
tion, and sliding tandems. 
(v) Coupling and uncoupling proce-
dures. 
(vi) Trip planning, truck routes, map 
reading, navigation, and permits. 
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(3) RESTRICTIONS
FOR
120-HOUR
AND
280- 
HOUR PROBATIONARY PERIODS.—During the 120- 
hour probationary period under paragraph (1) and 
the 280-hour probationary period under paragraph 
(2)— 
(A) the apprentice may only drive a com-
mercial motor vehicle that has— 
(i) automatic manual or automatic 
transmissions; 
(ii) active braking collision mitigation 
systems; 
(iii) forward-facing video event cap-
ture; and 
(iv) governed speeds of 65 miles per 
hour at the pedal and 65 miles per hour 
under adaptive cruise control; and 
(B) the apprentice shall be accompanied in 
the cab of the commercial motor vehicle by an 
experienced driver. 
(4) RECORDS RETENTION.—The employer shall 
maintain records, in a manner required by the Sec-
retary, relating to the satisfaction of the require-
ments of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) by the ap-
prentice. 
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(5) REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.—If the appren-
tice is involved in a preventable accident reportable 
to the Department of Transportation or a pointed 
moving violation while driving a commercial motor 
vehicle as part of an apprenticeship program de-
scribed in this subsection, the apprentice shall un-
dergo remediation and additional training until the 
apprentice can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of 
the employer, competence in each of the performance 
benchmarks described in paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(2)(B). 
(6) COMPLETION OF PROGRAM.—The appren-
tice shall be considered to have completed the ap-
prenticeship program on the date on which the ap-
prentice completes the 280-hour probationary period 
under paragraph (2). 
(7) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act 
prevents an employer from imposing additional 
requirements on an apprentice taking part in 
an apprenticeship program established pursuant 
to this section. 
(B) TECHNOLOGIES.—Nothing in this Act 
prevents an employer from requiring or install-
ing additional technologies in a commercial 
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motor vehicle in addition to the technologies de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(A). 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promul-
gate regulations to implement this Act. 
(e) NO EFFECT ON LICENSE REQUIREMENT.—Noth-
ing in this Act exempts an apprentice from any require-
ment to hold a commercial driver’s license in order to op-
erate a commercial motor vehicle. 
(f) EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY.—An employer shall 
not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver 
under the age of 21 to operate a commercial motor vehicle 
in interstate commerce unless the driver is participating 
in or has completed an apprenticeship program that meets 
the requirements of subsection (c). 
SEC. 5005. HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRI-
CULTURAL OPERATIONS. 
Section 229 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improve-
ment Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘during planting and harvest 
periods, as determined by each State,’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(A) drivers transporting agricultural com-
modities within a 150 air-mile radius from— 
‘‘(i) the source of the agricultural 
commodities; or 
‘‘(ii) the destination of the agricul-
tural commodities;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(8)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during the planting and 
harvesting seasons within each State, as deter-
mined by the State,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘at any time of the year’’. 
TITLE VI—INNOVATION 
SEC. 6001. ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 520. Advanced transportation technologies pro-
gram 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible enti-
ties to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation 
technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system perform-
ance, mobility, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure 
return on investment. 
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‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—In carrying out the program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop criteria for se-
lection of an eligible entity to receive a grant, including 
how the proposed deployment of technology— 
‘‘(1) reduces costs and improves return on in-
vestments, including through the optimization of ex-
isting transportation capacity; 
‘‘(2) delivers environmental benefits by alle-
viating congestion and streamlining traffic flow; 
‘‘(3) measures and improves the operational 
performance of the applicable transportation net-
work; 
‘‘(4) reduces the number and severity of traffic 
accidents and increases driver, passenger, and pedes-
trian safety; 
‘‘(5) collects, disseminates, and uses informa-
tion on real-time traffic, work zone, weather, transit, 
paratransit, parking, and other transportation-re-
lated information to improve mobility, reduce con-
gestion, and provide for more efficient, accessible, 
and integrated transportation and transportation 
services; 
‘‘(6) monitors transportation assets to improve 
infrastructure management, reduce maintenance 
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costs, prioritize investment decisions, and ensure a 
state of good repair; 
‘‘(7) delivers economic benefits by reducing 
delays, improving system performance, and providing 
for the efficient and reliable movement of goods and 
services; or 
‘‘(8) accelerates the deployment of vehicle-to-ve-
hicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, 
and other technologies. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—An application submitted for a 
project to be carried out by a grant under this program 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A plan to deploy and provide for the long- 
term operation and maintenance of advanced trans-
portation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, 
system performance, and return on investment. 
‘‘(2) Objectives for quantifiable system perform-
ance improvements, such as— 
‘‘(A) reducing traffic-related accidents, 
congestion, and costs; 
‘‘(B) optimizing system efficiency; and 
‘‘(C) improving access to transportation 
services. 
‘‘(3) Quantifiable safety, mobility, and environ-
mental benefit projections such as data-driven esti-
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mates of how the project proposes to improve the 
applicable transportation system efficiency and how 
such project proposes to reduce traffic congestion. 
‘‘(4) A plan for any partnerships with private 
sector 
entities 
or 
public 
agencies, 
including 
multimodal and multijurisdictional entities, research 
institutions, organizations representing transpor-
tation and technology leaders, or other transpor-
tation stakeholders. 
‘‘(5) A plan to leverage and optimize existing 
local and regional advanced transportation tech-
nology investments. 
‘‘(d) GRANT SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT
AWARDS.—Each fiscal year for 
which funding is made available under this section, 
the Secretary shall award grants to not less than 5 
and not more than 10 eligible entities. 
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), in awarding a grant under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent 
practicable, that grant recipients represent di-
verse geographic areas of the United States, in-
cluding urban areas and rural areas. 
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‘‘(B) RURAL SET-ASIDE.—Not less than 20 
percent of the amounts made available to carry 
out this section shall be reserved for projects 
serving rural areas, to the extent there are suf-
ficient eligible applications. 
‘‘(3) TECHNOLOGY DIVERSITY.—In awarding a 
grant under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, 
to the extent practicable, that grant recipients rep-
resent a variety of technology solutions. 
‘‘(e) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant recipient may 
use funds awarded under this section to deploy advanced 
transportation technologies, including— 
‘‘(1) advanced traveler information systems; 
‘‘(2) advanced transportation management tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(3) advanced transportation technologies to 
improve emergency evacuation and response by Fed-
eral, State, and local authorities; 
‘‘(4) infrastructure maintenance, monitoring, 
and condition assessment; 
‘‘(5) advanced public transportation systems; 
‘‘(6) transportation system performance data 
collection, analysis, and dissemination systems; 
‘‘(7) advanced safety systems, including vehicle- 
to-vehicle, vehicle-to-pedestrian, and vehicle-to-infra-
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structure communications, technologies associated 
with autonomous vehicles, and other collision avoid-
ance technologies, including systems using cellular 
technology; 
‘‘(8) integration of intelligent transportation 
systems with the Smart Grid and other energy dis-
tribution and charging systems; 
‘‘(9) integrated corridor management systems; 
‘‘(10) advanced parking reservation or variable 
pricing systems; 
‘‘(11) electronic pricing, toll collection, and pay-
ment systems; 
‘‘(12) technology that enhances high occupancy 
vehicle toll lanes, cordon pricing, or congestion pric-
ing; 
‘‘(13) advanced mobility and access tech-
nologies, such as dynamic ridesharing and informa-
tion systems to support human services for elderly 
and disabled individuals; 
‘‘(14) technology that collects and maintains 
automated driving system safety data and data anal-
ysis tools; 
‘‘(15) cybersecurity protection measures and ac-
tivities to protect against cybersecurity threats; or 
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‘‘(16) advanced vulnerable road user safety in-
formation systems. 
‘‘(f) REPORT TO SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that a recipient of a grant under this section sub-
mits, not later than 1 year after the recipient re-
ceives a grant and annually thereafter, a report to 
the Secretary that describes— 
‘‘(A) deployment and operational costs of 
the project compared to the benefits and sav-
ings the project provides; and 
‘‘(B) how the project has met the original 
expectations projected in the deployment plan 
submitted with the application, such as— 
‘‘(i) data on how the project has 
helped reduce traffic accidents, congestion, 
costs, and other benefits of the deployed 
systems; 
‘‘(ii) data on the effect of measuring 
and improving transportation system per-
formance through the deployment of ad-
vanced transportation technologies; 
‘‘(iii) the effectiveness of providing 
real-time integrated traffic, transit, and 
multimodal transportation information to 
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the public to make informed travel deci-
sions; and 
‘‘(iv) 
lessons 
learned 
and 
rec-
ommendations for future deployment strat-
egies to optimize transportation mobility, 
efficiency, and multimodal system perform-
ance. 
‘‘(2) REPORT CONSISTENCY.— 
‘‘(A) 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall provide grant recipients with methods and 
techniques to support consistent data collection 
across grant recipients and may update such 
methods and techniques as appropriate. 
‘‘(B) UPDATE.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide grant recipients notice of an update de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) not less than 90 
days before carrying out such update. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, and once every 2 years there-
after, the Secretary shall make available to the public on 
the website of the Department of Transportation an up-
dated report that describes the effectiveness of grant re-
cipients in meeting projected deployment plans including 
data described in subsection (f) on how the program has— 
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‘‘(1) reduced traffic-related fatalities and inju-
ries; 
‘‘(2) reduced traffic congestion and improved 
travel time reliability; 
‘‘(3) reduced transportation-related emissions; 
‘‘(4) optimized multimodal system performance; 
‘‘(5) improved access to transportation alter-
natives; 
‘‘(6) provided the public with access to real-time 
integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transpor-
tation information to make informed travel deci-
sions; 
‘‘(7) provided cost savings to transportation 
agencies, businesses, and the traveling public; or 
‘‘(8) provided other benefits to transportation 
users and the general public. 
‘‘(h) PENALTY.—The Secretary may terminate a 
grant provided under this section and deobligate funds 
provided by such grant if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary determines from a report 
submitted pursuant to subsection (f) that a recipient 
of such grant is not carrying out the requirements 
of the grant; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary provides written notice to 
the Committees on Transportation and Infrastruc-
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ture and Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Environment and Public Works and Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate 60 days 
prior to deobligating funds under this subsection. 
‘‘(i) FUNDING.—Of the amounts provided to carry 
out this section, the Secretary may set aside $2,000,000 
each fiscal year for program reporting, evaluation, and ad-
ministrative costs related to this section. 
‘‘(j) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project for which a grant is awarded under this 
subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the 
project. 
‘‘(k) GRANT LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not 
award more than 15 percent of the amount described 
under subsection (i). 
‘‘(l) EXPENSES FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS.—A grant 
recipient under this section may use not more than 5 per-
cent of the funds awarded each fiscal year to carry out 
planning and reporting requirements. 
‘‘(m) GRANT FLEXIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, by August 1 of each fis-
cal year, the Secretary determines that there are not 
enough grant applications that meet the require-
ments described in subsection (c) to carry out this 
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section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer 
to the programs specified in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) any of the funds reserved for the fis-
cal year under subsection (i) 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). 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS.—The programs referred to in 
paragraph (1) are— 
‘‘(A) the programs under sections 503(b) 
and 503(c); and 
‘‘(B) the programs under sections 512 
through 518. 
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION.—Any transfer of funds 
and obligation limitation under paragraph (1) shall 
be divided among the programs referred to in that 
paragraph in the same proportions as the Secretary 
originally reserved funding from the programs for 
the fiscal year under subsection (i). 
‘‘(n) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) 
ADVANCED
TRANSPORTATION
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—The term ‘advanced transportation 
technologies’ means technologies that improve the ef-
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ficiency, safety, or state of good repair of surface 
transportation systems, including intelligent trans-
portation systems. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a State or local government, a transit 
agency, metropolitan planning organization, or a po-
litical subdivision of a State or local government or 
a multijurisdictional group or a consortium of re-
search institutions or academic institutions. 
‘‘(3) MULTIJURISDICTIONAL GROUP.—The term 
‘multijurisdictional group’ means any combination of 
State governments, local governments, metropolitan 
planning organizations, transit agencies, or other po-
litical subdivisions of a State for which each member 
of the group— 
‘‘(A) has signed a written agreement to 
implement a project carried out under this sec-
tion across jurisdictional boundaries; and 
‘‘(B) is an eligible entity under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(4) SMART
GRID.—The term ‘Smart Grid’ 
means a system that provides for any of the smart 
grid functions set forth in section 1306(d) of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17386(d)).’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘520. Advanced transportation technologies program.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Chapter 5 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking section 
503(c)(4). 
SEC. 6002. CONNECTED VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 521. Connected vehicle deployment pilot program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a connected vehicle deployment 
pilot program to make grants, on a competitive 
basis, to spur operational deployments to meet the 
transportation needs of eligible entities through the 
use of the best available and emerging intelligent 
transportation systems. 
‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the program shall 
be to— 
‘‘(A) spur connected vehicle technology de-
ployment through wirelessly connected vehicles 
that interact with a connected environment, in-
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cluding mobile devices, infrastructure, and 
other elements; 
‘‘(B) realize safety, mobility, and environ-
mental impacts through operational deploy-
ments; 
‘‘(C) capture and use new forms of con-
nected vehicle and mobile device data to support 
improved surface transportation system per-
formance 
and 
enhanced 
performance-based 
management; 
‘‘(D) encourage partnerships of multiple 
stakeholders 
(including 
private 
companies, 
State and local agencies, transit agencies, com-
mercial vehicle operators, freight shippers, and 
transportation network companies); 
‘‘(E) deploy applications using data cap-
tured from multiple sources (including vehicles, 
mobile devices, and infrastructure) across all 
elements of the surface transportation system 
(including transit, highway, arterial highways, 
parking facilities, and toll highways); and 
‘‘(F) support deployment sites that create 
foundations for future expanded and enhanced 
deployments. 
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‘‘(b) GRANT AMOUNT.—Each grant made under this 
section shall be in an amount that is at least $10,000,000. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may make 
a grant under this section to any of the following entities: 
‘‘(1) A State or a group of States. 
‘‘(2) A transit agency. 
‘‘(3) A metropolitan planning organization that 
serves an urbanized area with a population of more 
than 200,000 individuals. 
‘‘(4) A unit of local government or a group of 
local governments. 
‘‘(5) A political subdivision of a State or local 
government. 
‘‘(6) A special purpose district or public author-
ity with a transportation function, including a port 
authority. 
‘‘(7) A multijurisdictional group (as defined 
under section 520) or a consortium of research insti-
tutions or academic institutions. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A grant recipient may 
use funds awarded under this section for a project that 
deploys connected vehicle applications and technologies, 
including— 
‘‘(1) advanced safety systems, including vehicle- 
to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communica-
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tions, technologies associated with autonomous vehi-
cles, and other collision avoidance technologies, in-
cluding systems using cellular technology; 
‘‘(2) integration of intelligent transportation 
systems with the Smart Grid and other energy dis-
tribution and charging systems; 
‘‘(3) electronic pricing and payment systems; 
‘‘(4) advanced mobility and access technologies, 
such as dynamic ridesharing and information sys-
tems to support human services for elderly and dis-
abled individuals; and 
‘‘(5) any deployment concept eligible, before the 
date of enactment of this section, under the con-
nected vehicle pilot deployment program carried out 
by the Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant amounts received for 
a project under this section may be used for— 
‘‘(1) activities in the development phase, includ-
ing planning, feasibility analysis, revenue fore-
casting, environmental review process (as defined 
under section 139), preliminary engineering and de-
sign work, and other preconstruction activities; 
‘‘(2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
acquisition of real property (including land related 
to the project and improvements to the land), envi-
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ronmental mitigation, construction contingencies, ac-
quisition of equipment, and operational improvement 
directly related to improving system performance; 
‘‘(3) providing incentives to attract driver par-
ticipation; and 
‘‘(4) purchasing and installing any connected 
vehicle equipment (including vehicle applications, 
roadside units, and back-office equipment). 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity described under sub-
section (c) shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion in such form, at such time, and containing such 
information as the Secretary determines is appro-
priate, including— 
‘‘(A) a plan to deploy and provide for the 
long-term operation and maintenance of con-
nected vehicle technologies to improve safety, 
efficiency, and system performance; 
‘‘(B) objectives to improve and measure 
system performance in 1 or more of— 
‘‘(i) system productivity; 
‘‘(ii) mobility, including impact on 
freight movements; 
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‘‘(iii) livability and accessibility of 
goods, services, and activities; 
‘‘(iv) environment and fuel use; and 
‘‘(v) traveler and system safety, in-
cluding advising individuals of potentially 
unsafe conditions and mitigating the im-
pact of events that may cause vehicle acci-
dents; and 
‘‘(C) a plan for partnering with private 
sector entities or public agencies, including 
multimodal and multijurisdictional entities, re-
search institutions, organizations representing 
transportation and technology leaders, or other 
transportation stakeholders. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—When evaluating applications 
under this section, the Secretary may not require 
that a pilot deployment under the program be based 
on research carried out or funded by the Depart-
ment of Transportation. 
‘‘(g) GRANT SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT AWARDS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall award 
grants to not less than 3 and not more than 5 eligi-
ble entities described in subsection (c). 
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‘‘(1) To test the design, acceptance, equity, and 
implementation of user-based alternative revenue 
mechanisms, including among— 
‘‘(A) differing income groups; 
‘‘(B) various geographic areas; and 
‘‘(C) rural and urban drivers.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘To mini-
mize the administrative cost’’ and inserting ‘‘To 
quantify and minimize the administrative 
costs’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(1)(B) by inserting ‘‘and 
the safety of data collection’’ before the semicolon; 
(5) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘may’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried 
out under this section may not exceed— 
‘‘(1) 80 percent of the total cost of an activity 
that involves 2 or more States; and 
‘‘(2) 60 percent of the total cost of any activity 
not described in paragraph (1).’’; 
(7) in subsection (h)(2) by striking ‘‘lessons 
learned’’ and inserting ‘‘recommendations’’; 
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