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2 State if such State requires novice drivers 
younger than 18 years of age to comply with a 
2-stage graduated driver licensing process be-
fore receiving an unrestricted driver’s license 
that includes— 
‘‘(i) a learner’s permit stage that— 
‘‘(I) is at least 180 days in dura-
tion; 
‘‘(II) requires that the driver be 
accompanied and supervised at all 
times; and 
‘‘(III) has a requirement that the 
driver obtain at least 50 hours of be-
hind-the-wheel training, with at least 
10 hours at night, with a supervisor; 
and 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate stage that— 
‘‘(I) 
commences 
immediately 
after the expiration of the learner’s 
permit stage; 
‘‘(II) is at least 180 days in du-
ration; and 
‘‘(III) for the first 180 days of 
the intermediate stage, restricts the 
driver from— 
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‘‘(aa) driving at night be-
tween the hours of 10:00 p.m. 
and at least 4:00 a.m. except— 
‘‘(AA) when a parent, 
guardian, driving instructor, 
or licensed driver who is at 
least 21 years of age is in 
the motor vehicle; and 
‘‘(BB) when driving to 
and from work, school and 
school-related activities, reli-
gious activities, for emer-
gencies, or as a member of 
voluntary emergency service; 
and 
‘‘(bb) operating a motor ve-
hicle with any nonfamilial pas-
senger younger than 18 years of 
age, 
except 
when 
a 
parent, 
guardian, driving instructor, or 
licensed driver who is at least 21 
years of age is in the motor vehi-
cle.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B) of’’ before 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B) of’’ before 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’ each place such term ap-
pears; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) TIER 1 STATES.—A Tier 1 State shall 
use grant funds provided under this subsection 
for— 
‘‘(i) enforcing a 2-stage licensing 
process that complies with paragraph (2); 
‘‘(ii) training for law enforcement per-
sonnel and other relevant State agency 
personnel relating to the enforcement de-
scribed in clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) publishing relevant educational 
materials that pertain directly or indirectly 
to the State graduated driver licensing law; 
‘‘(iv) carrying out other administrative 
activities that the Secretary considers rel-
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evant to the State’s 2-stage licensing proc-
ess; or 
‘‘(v) carrying out a teen traffic safety 
program described in section 402(m). 
‘‘(B) TIER 2 STATES .—Of the grant funds 
made available to a Tier 2 State under this 
subsection— 
‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be used for any 
activity described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(ii) 75 percent may be used for any 
project or activity eligible under section 
402.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) DRIVER AND OFFICER SAFETY EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the re-
quirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
award grants to— 
‘‘(A) States that enact a commuter safety 
education program; and 
‘‘(B) States qualifying under paragraph 
(5)(A). 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the costs of activities carried out using amounts 
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from a grant awarded under this subsection may not 
exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, a State shall enact a law or 
adopt a program that requires the following: 
‘‘(A) DRIVER
EDUCATION
AND
DRIVING 
SAFETY
COURSES.—Inclusion, in driver edu-
cation and driver safety courses provided to in-
dividuals by educational and motor vehicle 
agencies of the State, of instruction and testing 
concerning law enforcement practices during 
traffic stops, including information on— 
‘‘(i) the role of law enforcement and 
the duties and responsibilities of peace offi-
cers; 
‘‘(ii) an individual’s legal rights con-
cerning interactions with peace officers; 
‘‘(iii) best practices for civilians and 
peace officers during such interactions; 
‘‘(iv) the consequences for an individ-
ual’s or officer’s failure to comply with 
those laws and programs; and 
‘‘(v) how and where to file a com-
plaint against or a compliment on behalf of 
a peace officer. 
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‘‘(B) PEACE
OFFICER
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAMS.—Development and implementation of a 
training program, including instruction and 
testing materials, for peace officers and reserve 
law enforcement officers (other than officers 
who have received training in a civilian course 
described in subparagraph (A)) with respect to 
proper interaction with civilians during traffic 
stops. 
‘‘(4) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant 
funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal 
year shall be in proportion to the State’s apportion-
ment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STATES.— 
‘‘(A) QUALIFYING STATE.—A State quali-
fies pursuant to this subparagraph if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines such 
State has taken meaningful steps toward 
the full implementation of a law or pro-
gram described in paragraph (3); 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines such 
State has established a timetable for the 
implementation of such a law or program; 
and 
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‘‘(iii) such State has received a grant 
pursuant to this subsection for a period of 
not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(B) WITHHOLDING.—With respect to a 
State that qualifies pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) withhold 50 percent of the 
amount that such State would otherwise 
receive if such State were a State described 
in paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) direct any such amounts for dis-
tribution among the States that are enforc-
ing and carrying out a law or program de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(6) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—A State re-
ceiving a grant under this subsection may use such 
grant— 
‘‘(A) for the production of educational ma-
terials and training of staff for driver education 
and driving safety courses and peace officer 
training described in paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(B) for the implementation of the law de-
scribed in paragraph (3).’’. 
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SEC. 3008. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS 
FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRIV-
ING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. 
Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘alcohol- 
impaired’’ and inserting ‘‘alcohol or polysubstance- 
impaired’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘alcohol-impaired’’ and in-
serting ‘‘alcohol or polysubstance-impaired’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting a 
comma; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, or driving while 
polysubstance-impaired’’ after ‘‘driving under 
the influence’’. 
SEC. 3009. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT 
ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 4010(2) of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 405 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘deficiencies’’ and inserting 
‘‘all deficiencies’’. 
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TITLE IV—MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY 
Subtitle A—Motor Carrier Safety 
Grants, Operations, and Programs 
SEC. 4101. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS. 
Section 31104 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The fol-
lowing sums are authorized to be appropriated from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count): 
‘‘(1) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (c), 
to carry out section 31102 (except subsection (l))— 
‘‘(A) $388,950,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(B) $398,700,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(C) $408,900,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
and 
‘‘(D) $418,425,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(2) HIGH PRIORITY ACTIVITIES PROGRAM.— 
Subject to subsection (c), to carry out section 
31102(l)— 
‘‘(A) $72,604,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
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‘‘(B) $74,424,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(C) $76,328,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(D) $78,106,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(3) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS 
GRANT PROGRAM.—To carry out section 31103— 
‘‘(A) $1,037,200 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(B) $1,063,200 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(C) $1,090,400 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(D) $1,115,800 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(4) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM 
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM.—Subject to subsection 
(c), to carry out section 31313— 
‘‘(A) $56,008,800 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(B) $57,412,800 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(C) $58,881,600 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(D) $60,253,200 for fiscal year 2025.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PARTNER TRAINING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal 
year, or as soon after that date as practicable, the 
Secretary may deduct from amounts made available 
under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (a) 
for that fiscal year not more than 1.50 percent of 
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those amounts for partner training and program 
support in that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use 
at least 75 percent of the amounts deducted under 
paragraph (1) on training and related training mate-
rials for non-Federal Government employees. 
‘‘(3) PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the training and development of materials pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) in partnership with one or 
more nonprofit organizations, selected on a competi-
tive basis, that have— 
‘‘(A) expertise in conducting a training 
program for non-Federal Government employ-
ees; and 
‘‘(B) a demonstrated ability to involve in a 
training program the target population of com-
mercial motor vehicle safety enforcement em-
ployees.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the next 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 2 fiscal 
years’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘the next 
2 fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 3 
fiscal years’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘the next 
4 fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 5 
fiscal years’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) TREATMENT
OF REALLOCATIONS.—Amounts 
that are obligated and subsequently, after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, released back to the Secretary 
under subsection (i) shall not be subject to limitations on 
obligations provided under any other provision of law.’’. 
SEC. 4102. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31110 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary 
of Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration— 
‘‘(1) $380,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $381,500,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $382,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(4) $384,500,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
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(1) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall 
use funds made available in subsection (a) for— 
(A) acceleration of planned investments to 
modernize the Administration’s information 
technology and information management sys-
tems; 
(B) completing outstanding mandates; 
(C) carrying out a Large Truck Crash 
Causal Factors Study of the Administration; 
(D) construction and maintenance of bor-
der facilities; and 
(E) other activities authorized under sec-
tion 31110(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) DEFINITION OF OUTSTANDING MANDATE.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘outstanding mandate’’ 
means a requirement for the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration to issue regulations, under-
take a comprehensive review or study, conduct a 
safety assessment, or collect data— 
(A) under this Act; 
(B) under MAP–21 (Public Law 112– 
141), that has not been published in the Fed-
eral Register, if required, or otherwise com-
pleted as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
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(C) under the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94), that has not been published in the 
Federal Register, if required, or otherwise com-
pleted as the of the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(D) under any other Act enacted before 
the date of enactment of this Act that has not 
been published in the Federal Register by the 
date required in such Act. 
Subtitle B—Motor Carrier Safety 
Oversight 
SEC. 4201. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
Section 4144 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31100 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing small business motor carriers’’ after ‘‘industry’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 4202. COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall implement a revised methodology to be used 
in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of the 
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to identify 
and prioritize motor carriers for intervention, using the 
recommendations of the study required by section 5221(a) 
of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31100 note). 
(b) DATA AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall, in 
working toward implementation of the revised method-
ology described in subsection (a)— 
(1) prioritize revisions necessary to restore the 
public availability of all relevant safety data under a 
revised methodology; and 
(2) make such safety data publicly available 
that was made publicly available on the day before 
the date of enactment of the FAST Act, and make 
publicly available any safety data that was required 
to be made available by section 5223 of the FAST 
Act (49 U.S.C. 31100 note). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
every 90 days thereafter until the date on which the 
Secretary implements the revised methodology de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
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the Senate, and make publicly available on a website 
of the Department of Transportation, a progress re-
port on— 
(A) the status of the revision of the meth-
odology and related data modifications under 
subsection (a), a timeline for completion of such 
revision, and an estimated date for implementa-
tion of such revised methodology; 
(B) an explanation for any delays in devel-
opment or implementation of the revised meth-
odology over the reporting period; and 
(C) if the Secretary has not resumed mak-
ing publicly available the data described in sub-
section (b), an updated timeline for the restora-
tion of the public availability of data and a de-
tailed explanation for why such restoration has 
not occurred. 
(2) PUBLICATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—Prior 
to commencing the use of the revised methodology 
described in subsection (a) to identify and prioritize 
motor carriers for intervention (other than in a test-
ing capacity), the Secretary shall— 
(A) publish the methodology in the Federal 
Register and provide a period for public com-
ment; and 
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(B) notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, in 
writing. 
(d) SAFETY FITNESS RULE.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary notifies Congress 
under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall issue 
final regulations pursuant to section 31144(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, to revise the method-
ology for issuance of motor carrier safety fitness de-
terminations. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the regula-
tions under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
sider the use of all available data to determine the 
fitness of a motor carrier. 
(e) REPEAL.—Section 5223 of the FAST Act (49 
U.S.C. 31100 note), and the item related to such section 
in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are 
repealed. 
SEC. 4203. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS. 
Section 31315 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding data submission requirements,’’ after 
‘‘terms and conditions’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (8) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(8) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish terms and conditions for each exemp-
tion to ensure that the exemption does not de-
grade the level of safety achieved by the person 
or class of persons granted the exemption, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) requiring the regular submission 
of accident and incident data to the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(ii) requiring immediate notification 
to the Secretary in the event of a fatal ac-
cident; and 
‘‘(iii) for exemptions granted by the 
Secretary related to hours of service rules 
under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, requiring that the exempt 
person or class of persons submit to the 
Secretary evidence of participation in a 
recognized fatigue management plan. 
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‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
shall monitor the implementation of the exemp-
tion to ensure compliance with its terms and 
conditions.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘, based on an 
analysis of data collected by the Secretary and sub-
mitted to the Secretary under subsection (b)(8)’’ 
after ‘‘safety’’. 
SEC. 4204. SAFETY FITNESS OF MOTOR CARRIERS OF PAS-
SENGERS. 
Section 31144(i) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘who 
the Secretary registers under section 13902 or 
31134’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘to 
motor carriers of passengers and’’ after 
‘‘apply’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) MOTOR
CARRIER
OF
PASSENGERS
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘motor carrier 
of passengers’ includes an offeror of motorcoach 
services that sells scheduled transportation of pas-
sengers for compensation at fares and on schedules 
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and routes determined by such offeror, regardless of 
ownership or control of the vehicles or drivers used 
to provide the transportation by motorcoach.’’. 
Subtitle C—Commercial Motor 
Vehicle Driver Safety 
SEC. 4301. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE FOR PAS-
SENGER CARRIERS. 
Section 31301(4)(B) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) is designed or used to transport— 
‘‘(i) more than 8 passengers (includ-
ing the driver) for compensation; or 
‘‘(ii) more than 15 passengers (includ-
ing the driver), whether or not the trans-
portation is provided for compensation; 
or’’. 
SEC. 4302. ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TEST-
ING. 
Section 31306(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘, for urine testing,’’. 
SEC. 4303. ENTRY-LEVEL DRIVER TRAINING. 
Not later than January 1, 2021, and every 90 days 
thereafter until the compliance date for the final rule pub-
lished on December 8, 2016, titled ‘‘Minimum Training 
Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle 
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Operators’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 88732), the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on— 
(1) a schedule, including benchmarks, to com-
plete implementation of the requirements under such 
final rule; 
(2) any anticipated delays, if applicable, in 
meeting the benchmarks described in paragraph (1); 
(3) the progress that the Secretary has made in 
updating the Department of Transportation’s infor-
mation technology infrastructure to support the 
training provider registry; 
(4) a list of States that have adopted laws or 
regulations to implement such final rule; and 
(5) a list of States, if applicable, that are imple-
menting the rule and confirming that an applicant 
for a Commercial Drivers License has complied with 
the requirements. 
SEC. 4304. DRIVER DETENTION TIME. 
(a) DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
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(1) begin to collect data on delays experienced 
by operators of commercial motor vehicles, as re-
quired under section 5501 of the FAST Act (49 
U.S.C. 14103 note) and as referenced in the request 
for information published on June 10, 2019, titled 
‘‘Request for Information Concerning Commercial 
Motor Vehicle Driver Detention Times During Load-
ing and Unloading’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 26932); and 
(2) make such data available on a publicly ac-
cessible website of the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
(b) DETENTION TIME LIMITS.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall initiate a rulemaking to establish limits on the 
amount of time that an operator of a commercial 
motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a ship-
per or receiver before the loading or unloading the 
vehicle, if the operator is not compensated for such 
time detained. 
(2) CONTENTS.—As part of the rulemaking 
conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
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(A) consider the diverse nature of oper-
ations in the movement of goods by commercial 
motor vehicle; 
(B) examine any correlation between time 
detained and violations of the hours-of-service 
rules under part 395 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; 
(C) determine whether the effect of deten-
tion time on safety differs based on— 
(i) how an operator is compensated; 
and 
(ii) the contractual relationship be-
tween the operator and the motor carrier, 
including whether an operator is an em-
ployee, a leased owner-operator, or an 
owner-operator with independent authority; 
and 
(D) establish a process for a motor carrier, 
shipper, receiver, broker, or commercial motor 
vehicle operator to report instances of time de-
tained beyond the Secretary’s established limits. 
(3) INCORPORATION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary shall incorporate information received 
under paragraph (2)(D) into the process established 
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pursuant to subsection (a) once a final rule takes ef-
fect. 
(c) DATA PROTECTION.—Data made available pursu-
ant to this section shall be made available in a manner 
that— 
(1) precludes the connection of the data to any 
individual motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle 
operator; and 
(2) protects privacy and confidentiality of indi-
viduals, operators, and motor carriers submitting the 
data. 
(d) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 31101 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 4305. TRUCK LEASING TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
shall establish a Truck Leasing Task Force (hereinafter 
referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall select not more than 15 individuals to serve as mem-
bers of the Task Force, including equal representation 
from each of the following: 
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(1) Labor organizations. 
(2) The motor carrier industry, including inde-
pendent owner-operators. 
(3) Consumer protection groups. 
(4) Safety groups. 
(5) Members of the legal profession who spe-
cialize in consumer finance issues. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall examine, at a 
minimum— 
(1) common truck leasing arrangements avail-
able to commercial motor vehicle drivers, including 
lease-purchase agreements; 
(2) the terms of such leasing agreements; 
(3) the prevalence of predatory leasing agree-
ments in the motor carrier industry; 
(4) specific agreements available to drayage 
drivers at ports related to the Clean Truck Program 
or similar programs to decrease emissions from port 
operations; 
(5) the impact of truck leasing agreements on 
the net compensation of commercial motor vehicle 
drivers, including port drayage drivers; 
(6) resources to assist commercial motor vehicle 
drivers in assessing the impacts of leasing agree-
ments; and 
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(7) the classification of commercial motor vehi-
cle drivers under lease-purchase agreements. 
(d) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Task Force 
shall serve without compensation. 
(e) REPORT.—Upon completion of the examination 
described in subsection (c), the Task Force shall submit 
to the Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Labor, 
and appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining the following: 
(1) the findings of the Task Force on the mat-
ters described in subsection (c); 
(2) best practices related to— 
(A) assisting a commercial motor vehicle 
driver in assessing the impacts of leasing agree-
ments prior to entering into such agreements; 
and 
(B) assisting a commercial motor vehicle 
driver who has entered into a predatory lease 
agreement; and 
(3) recommendations on changes to laws or reg-
ulations, as applicable, at the Federal, State, or local 
level to promote fair leasing agreements under which 
a commercial motor vehicle driver is able to earn a 
living wage. 
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(f) TERMINATION.—Not later than 1 month after the 
date of submission of the report pursuant to subsection 
(e), the Task Force shall terminate. 
SEC. 4306. HOURS OF SERVICE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the authority of the Secretary of Transportation 
to issue regulations under section 31502 of title 49, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall delay the effective 
date of the final rule published on June 1, 2020, titled 
‘‘Hours of Service of Drivers’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 33396) until 
60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
the report required under subsection (c). 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.— 
(1) COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
OF
HOURS
OF 
SERVICE RULES.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
initiate a comprehensive review of hours of service 
rules and the impacts of waivers, exemptions, and 
other allowances that limit the applicability of such 
rules. 
(2) LIST OF EXEMPTIONS.—In carrying out the 
comprehensive review required under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) compile a list of waivers, exemptions, 
and other allowances— 
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(i) under which a driver may operate 
in excess of the otherwise applicable limits 
on on-duty or driving time in absence of 
such exemption, waiver, or other allowance; 
(ii) under which a driver may operate 
without recording compliance with hours of 
service rules through the use of an elec-
tronic logging device; and 
(iii) applicable— 
(I) to specific segments of the 
motor carrier industry or sectors of 
the economy; 
(II) on a periodic or seasonal 
basis; and 
(III) to specific types of oper-
ations, including the short haul ex-
emption under part 395 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations; 
(B) specify whether each such waiver, ex-
emption, or other allowance was granted by the 
Department of Transportation or enacted by 
Congress, and how long such waiver, exemption, 
or other allowance has been in effect; and 
(C) estimate the number of motor carriers, 
motor private carriers, and drivers that may 
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qualify to use each waiver, exemption, or other 
allowance. 
(3) SAFETY IMPACT ANALYSIS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
comprehensive review under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary, in consultation with State motor car-
rier enforcement entities, shall undertake a sta-
tistically valid analysis to determine the safety 
impact, including on enforcement, of the exemp-
tions, waivers, or other allowances compiled 
under paragraph (2) by— 
(i) using available data, or collecting 
from motor carriers or motor private car-
riers and drivers operating under an ex-
emption, waiver, or other allowance if the 
Secretary does not have sufficient data, to 
determine the incidence of accidents, fa-
tigue-related incidents, and other relevant 
safety information related to hours of serv-
ice among motor carriers, private motor 
carriers, and drivers permitted to operate 
under each exemption, waiver, or other al-
lowance; 
(ii) comparing the data described in 
subparagraph (A) to safety data from 
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motor carriers, motor private carriers, and 
drivers that are subject to the hours of 
service rules and not operating under an 
exemption, waiver, or other allowance; and 
(iii) based on the comparison under 
subparagraph (B), determining whether 
waivers, exemptions, and other allowances 
in effect provide an equivalent level of safe-
ty as would exist in the absence of exemp-
tions, waivers, or other allowances. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with State motor carrier enforcement 
entities in carrying out this paragraph. 
(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall ex-
clude data related to exemptions, waivers, or 
other allowances made pursuant to an emer-
gency declaration under section 390.23 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations, or extended 
under section 390.25 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, from the analysis required 
under this paragraph. 
(4) DRIVER IMPACT ANALYSIS.—In carrying out 
the comprehensive review under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall further consider— 
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(A) data on driver detention collected by 
the Secretary pursuant to section 4304 of this 
Act and other conditions affecting the move-
ment of goods by commercial motor vehicle, and 
how such conditions interact with the Sec-
retary’s regulations on hours of service; 
(B) whether exemptions, waivers, or other 
allowances that permit additional on-duty time 
or driving time have a deleterious effect on the 
physical condition of drivers; and 
(C) whether differences in the manner in 
which drivers are compensated result in dif-
ferent levels of burden for drivers in complying 
with hours of service rules. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date that the Secretary initiates the comprehensive re-
view under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall publish 
the findings of such review in the Federal Register and 
provide for a period for public comment. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the conclusion of the public comment period under 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
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ture of the House of Representatives and make publicly 
available on a website of the Department of Transpor-
tation a report containing the information and analyses 
required under subsection (b). 
(e) REVISION OF GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall revise the Department of 
Transportation guidance published on June 7, 2018, titled 
‘‘Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehi-
cles: Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a Com-
mercial Motor Vehicle for Personal Conveyance’’ (83 Fed. 
Reg. 26377) to establish specific mileage or time limits, 
or both, for the use of personal conveyance. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MOTOR
CARRIER; MOTOR
PRIVATE
CAR-
RIER.—The terms ‘‘motor carrier’’ and ‘‘motor pri-
vate carrier’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 31501 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) ON-DUTY
TIME; DRIVING
TIME; ELEC-
TRONIC
LOGGING
DEVICE.—The terms ‘‘on-duty 
time’’, ‘‘driving time’’, and ‘‘electronic logging de-
vice’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 
395.2 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on June 1, 2020). 
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SEC. 4307. DRIVER RECRUITMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of 
the Department 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 
examining the operation of commercial motor vehicles in 
the United States by drivers admitted to the United States 
under temporary business visas. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) the prevalence of the operation of com-
mercial motor vehicles in the United States by 
drivers admitted to the United States under 
temporary business visas; 
(B) the characteristics of motor carriers 
that recruit and use such drivers, including the 
country of domicile of the motor carrier or sub-
sidiary; 
(C) the demographics of drivers operating 
in the United States under such visas, including 
the country of domicile of such drivers; and 
(D) the contractual relationship between 
such motor carriers and such drivers; 
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(2) an analysis of whether such drivers are re-
quired to comply with— 
(A) motor carrier safety regulations under 
subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, including— 
(i) the English proficiency require-
ment under section 391.11(2) of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations; 
(ii) the requirement for drivers of a 
motor carrier to report any violations of a 
regulation to such motor carrier under sec-
tion 391.27 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
(iii) drivers licensing requirements 
under part 383 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, including entry level driver 
training and drug and alcohol testing 
under part 382 of such title; and 
(B) regulations prohibiting point-to-point 
transportation in the United States, or cabo-
tage, under part 365 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; 
(3) an evaluation of the safety record of the op-
erations and drivers described in paragraph (1), in-
cluding— 
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(A) violations of the motor carrier safety 
regulations under subchapter B of chapter III 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, includ-
ing applicable requirements described in para-
graph (2)(A); and 
(B) the number of crashes involving such 
operations and drivers; and 
(4) the impact of such operations and drivers 
on— 
(A) commercial motor vehicle drivers domi-
ciled in the United States, including employ-
ment levels and driver compensation of such 
drivers; and 
(B) the competitiveness of motor carriers 
domiciled in the United States. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 31101 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2) TEMPORARY
BUSINESS
VISA.—The term 
‘‘temporary business visa’’ means any driver who is 
present in the United States with status under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)). 
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Subtitle D—Commercial Motor 
Vehicle and School Bus Safety 
SEC. 4401. SCHOOL BUS SAFETY STANDARDS. 
(a) SCHOOL BUS SEAT BELTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to con-
sider requiring large school buses to be equipped 
with safety belts for all seating positions, if the Sec-
retary determines that such standards meet the re-
quirements and considerations set forth in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing a notice of 
proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consider— 
(A) the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder 
belt system (also known as a ‘‘Type 2 seat belt 
assembly’’); 
(B) the recommendations of the National 
Transportation Safety Board on seat belts in 
school buses; and 
(C) existing experience from States that 
require school buses to be equipped with seat 
belts, including Type 2 seat belt assembly. 
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(3) REPORT.—If the Secretary determines that 
a standard described in paragraph (1) does not meet 
the requirements and considerations set forth in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, 
United States Code, 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 
Senate a report that describes the reasons for not 
prescribing such a standard. 
(4) APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.—Any regu-
lation issued based on the notice of proposed rule-
making described in paragraph (1) shall apply to 
school buses manufactured more than 3 years after 
the date on which the regulation takes effect. 
(b) AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard 
under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, 
that requires all school buses manufactured after the 
effective date of such standard to be equipped with 
an automatic emergency braking system; and 
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(2) as part of such standard, establish perform-
ance requirements for automatic emergency braking 
systems, including operation of such systems. 
(c) ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard 
under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, 
that requires all school buses manufactured after the 
effective date of such standard to be equipped with 
an electronic stability control system (as such term 
is defined in section 571.136 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act)); and 
(2) as part of such standard, establish perform-
ance requirements for electronic stability control sys-
tems, including operation of such systems. 
(d) FIRE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND TESTING.—The Secretary 
shall conduct research and testing to determine the 
most prevalent causes of school bus fires and the 
best methods to prevent such fires and to mitigate 
the effect of such fires, both inside and outside the 
school bus. Such research and testing shall con-
sider— 
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(A) fire suppression systems standards, 
which at a minimum prevent engine fires; 
(B) firewall standards to prevent gas or 
flames from entering into the passenger com-
partment in school buses with engines that ex-
tend beyond the firewall; and 
(C) interior flammability and smoke emis-
sions characteristics standards. 
(2) STANDARDS.—The Secretary may issue fire 
prevention and mitigation standards for school 
buses, based on the results of the Secretary’s re-
search and testing under paragraph (1), if the Sec-
retary determines that such standards meet the re-
quirements and considerations set forth in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘automatic braking system’’ means a crash avoid-
ance system installed and operational in a vehicle 
that consists of— 
(A) a forward warning function— 
(i) to detect vehicles and objects 
ahead of the vehicle; and 
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(ii) to alert the operator of an im-
pending collision; and 
(B) a crash-imminent braking function to 
provide automatic braking when forward-look-
ing sensors of the vehicle indicate that— 
(i) a crash is imminent; and 
(ii) the operator of the vehicle is not 
applying the brakes. 
(2) SCHOOL BUS.—The term ‘‘school bus’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘schoolbus’’ in section 
30125(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(3) LARGE
SCHOOL
BUS.—The term ‘‘large 
school bus’’ means a school bus with a gross vehicle 
weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. 
SEC. 4402. ILLEGAL PASSING OF SCHOOL BUSES. 
(a) REVIEW OF ILLEGAL PASSING LAWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(A) prepare a compilation of illegal passing 
laws in all States, including levels of enforce-
ment and penalties and enforcement issues with 
such laws and the impact of such laws on illegal 
passing of school buses in each State; 
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(B) review existing State laws that may in-
hibit effective school bus loading zone counter-
measures, which may include laws requiring 
camera visibility of a driver’s face for enforce-
ment action, laws that may reduce stop arm 
camera effectiveness, the need for an officer to 
witness the event for enforcement, and the lack 
of primary enforcement for texting and driving; 
(C) evaluate methods used by States to re-
view, document, and report to law enforcement 
school bus stop arm violations; and 
(D) following the completion of the com-
pilation, issue recommendations on best prac-
tices on the most-effective approaches to ad-
dress illegal passing of school buses. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The compilation and rec-
ommendations prepared under paragraph (1) shall 
be made publicly available on the website of the De-
partment of Transportation. 
(b) PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGING CAMPAIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary makes the compila-
tion and recommendations under subsection (a)(2) 
publicly available, the Secretary shall create and exe-
cute a public safety messaging campaign for dis-
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tribution to States, divisions of motor vehicles, 
schools, and other public outlets to highlight the 
dangers of the illegal passing of school buses, and 
should include educating students and the public on 
safe loading and unloading of school buses. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with public and private school bus industry rep-
resentatives and States in developing the campaign 
materials. 
(3) UPDATE.—The Secretary shall periodically 
update such materials. 
(c) REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall review and evaluate the effectiveness of various 
technologies to enhance school bus safety, including 
cameras, audible warning systems, enhanced light-
ing, and other technological solutions. 
(2) CONTENT.—The review under paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) shall include an evaluation of the costs 
of new equipment and the potential impact on 
overall school bus ridership; 
(B) shall include an evaluation of advanced 
technologies surrounding loading zone safety; 
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(C) shall include an evaluation of motion- 
activated detection systems that are capable 
of— 
(i) detecting pedestrians, bicyclists, 
and other road users located near the exte-
rior of the school bus; and 
(ii) alerting the operator of the school 
bus of the road users described in clause 
(i); 
(D) shall include an evaluation of school 
bus lighting systems, to ensure clear commu-
nication to surrounding drivers on their appro-
priate action; and 
(E) may include other technological solu-
tions that enhance school bus safety. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with manufacturers of school bus vehicles, man-
ufacturers of various technologies, and school bus in-
dustry representatives in conducting the review 
under paragraph (1). 
(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
the findings of the review under paragraph (1) pub-
licly available on the website of the Department. 
(d) REVIEW OF DRIVER EDUCATION MATERIALS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) review driver education materials 
across all States to determine whether and how 
illegal passing of school buses is addressed in 
driver education materials, manuals, non-com-
mercial driver’s license testing, and road tests; 
and 
(B) make recommendations on how States 
can improve education about illegal passing of 
school buses, particularly with new drivers. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with school bus industry representatives, States, 
motor vehicle administrators, and other appropriate 
motor vehicle experts in the preparation of the re-
view under paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
the findings of the review under paragraph (1) pub-
licly available on the website of the Department. 
(e) REVIEW OF OTHER SAFETY ISSUES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
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(A) research the connections between ille-
gal passing of school buses and other safety 
issues, including distracted driving, morning 
darkness, illumination and reach of vehicle 
headlights, speed limits, and school bus stop lo-
cations in rural areas; and 
(B) create a report containing the findings. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
the report created under paragraph (1)(B) publicly 
available on the website of the Department. 
SEC. 4403. STATE INSPECTION OF PASSENGER-CARRYING 
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue a final rule based on the advance notice 
of proposed rulemaking published on April 27, 2016, titled 
‘‘State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrier Vehi-
cles’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 24769). 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing a final rule under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the impact of 
continuing to allow self-inspection as a means to satisfy 
periodic inspection requirements on the safety of pas-
senger carrier operations. 
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SEC. 4404. AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING. 
(a) FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STAND-
ARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(A) prescribe a motor vehicle safety stand-
ard under section 30111 of title 49, United 
States Code, that requires all commercial motor 
vehicles manufactured after the effective date of 
such standard to be equipped with an automatic 
emergency braking system; and 
(B) as part of such standard, establish 
performance requirements for automatic emer-
gency braking systems, including operation of 
such systems. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—Prior to prescribing the 
standard required under paragraph (1)(A), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) conduct a review of automatic emer-
gency braking systems in use in commercial 
motor vehicles and address any identified defi-
ciencies with such systems in the rulemaking 
proceeding to prescribe the standard, if prac-
ticable; 
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(B) assess the feasibility of updating the 
software of emergency braking systems in use 
in commercial motor vehicles to address any de-
ficiencies and to enable such systems to meet 
the new standard; and 
(C) consult with representatives of com-
mercial motor vehicle drivers regarding the ex-
periences of drivers with automatic emergency 
braking systems in use in commercial motor ve-
hicles, including malfunctions or unwarranted 
activations of such systems. 
(3) COMPLIANCE
DATE.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the compliance date of the standard pre-
scribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be not later 
than 2 years after the date of publication of the 
final rule prescribing such standard. 
(b) FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULA-
TION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a regulation under 
section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, that re-
quires that an automatic emergency braking system in-
stalled in a commercial motor vehicle in operation on or 
after the effective date of the standard prescribed under 
subsection (a) to be used at any time during which such 
commercial motor vehicle is in operation. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATIC
EMERGENCY
BRAKING
SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘automatic emergency braking sys-
tem’’ means a crash avoidance system installed and 
operational in a vehicle that consists of— 
(A) a forward collision warning function— 
(i) to detect vehicles and objects 
ahead of the vehicle; and 
(ii) to alert the operator of the vehicle 
of an impending collision; and 
(B) a crash-imminent braking function to 
provide automatic braking when forward-look-
ing sensors of the vehicle indicate that— 
(i) a crash is imminent; and 
(ii) the operator of the vehicle is not 
applying the brakes. 
(2) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 31101 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 4405. UNDERRIDE PROTECTION. 
(a) REAR UNDERRIDE GUARDS.— 
(1) REAR
GUARDS
ON
TRAILERS
AND
SEMI- 
TRAILERS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall issue such regu-
lations as are necessary to revise motor vehicle 
safety standards under sections 571.223 and 
571.224 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to require trailers and semi-trailers man-
ufactured after the date on which such regula-
tion is issued to be equipped with rear impact 
guards that are designed to prevent passenger 
compartment intrusion from a trailer or semi- 
trailer when a passenger vehicle traveling at 35 
miles per hour makes— 
(i) an impact in which the passenger 
vehicle impacts the center of the rear of 
the trailer or semi-trailer; 
(ii) an impact in which 50 percent the 
width of the passenger vehicle overlaps the 
rear of the trailer or semi-trailer; and 
(iii) an impact in which 30 percent of 
the width of the passenger vehicle overlaps 
the rear of the trailer or semi-trailer. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The rule issued 
under subparagraph (A) shall require full com-
pliance with the motor carrier safety standard 
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prescribed in such rule not later than 2 years 
after the date on which a final rule is issued. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
RESEARCH.—The Secretary 
shall conduct additional research on the design and 
development of rear impact guards that can prevent 
underride crashes and protect motor vehicle pas-
sengers against severe injury at crash speeds of up 
to 65 miles per hour. 
(3) REVIEW OF STANDARDS.—Not later than 5 
years after any revisions to standards or require-
ments related to rear impact guards pursuant to 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review the stand-
ards or requirements to evaluate the need for 
changes in response to advancements in technology 
and upgrade such standards accordingly. 
(4) INSPECTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to amend the regulations on minimum 
periodic inspection standards under appendix G 
to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, and driver vehicle in-
spection reports under section 396.11 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations, to include 
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rear impact guards and rear end protection (as 
required by section 393.86 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations). 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In updating the 
regulations described in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall consider it to be a defect or a 
deficiency if a rear impact guard is missing or 
has a corroded or compromised element that af-
fects the structural integrity and protective fea-
ture of such guard. 
(b) SIDE UNDERRIDE GUARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) complete additional research on side 
underride guards to better understand the over-
all effectiveness of such guards; 
(B) assess the feasibility, benefits, and 
costs associated with installing side underride 
guards on newly-manufactured trailers and 
semitrailers with a gross vehicle weight rating 
of 10,000 pounds or more; and 
(C) if warranted, develop performance 
standards for such guards. 
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(2) INDEPENDENT
RESEARCH.—If the Sec-
retary enters into a contract with a third party to 
perform the research required under paragraph 
(1)(A), the Secretary shall ensure that such third 
party does not have any financial or contractual ties 
or relationship with a motor carrier that transports 
passengers or property for compensation, the motor 
carrier industry, or an entity producing or supplying 
underride guards. 
(3) PUBLICATION OF ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than 90 days after completing the assessment re-
quired under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall 
issue a notice in the Federal Register containing the 
findings of the assessment and provide an oppor-
tunity for public comment. 
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—After the conclu-
sion of the public comment period under 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 Senate a report 
that provides— 
(A) the results of the assessment under 
this subsection; 
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(B) a summary of the public comments re-
ceived by the Secretary under paragraph (3); 
and 
(C) a determination as to whether the Sec-
retary intends to develop performance require-
ments for side underride guards, including any 
analysis that led to such determination. 
(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON UNDERRIDE PROTEC-
TION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation shall establish an Advisory Committee on 
Underride Protection (in this subsection referred to 
as the ‘‘Committee’’) to provide advice and rec-
ommendations to the Secretary on safety regulations 
to reduce crashes and fatalities involving truck 
underrides. 
(2) REPRESENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be 
composed of not more than 20 members ap-
pointed by the Secretary who are not employees 
of the Department of Transportation and who 
are qualified to serve because of their expertise, 
training, or experience. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—Members shall include 
2 representatives of each of the following: 
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(i) Truck and trailer manufacturers. 
(ii) Motor carriers, including inde-
pendent owner-operators. 
(iii) Law enforcement. 
(iv) Motor vehicle engineers. 
(v) Motor vehicle crash investigators. 
(vi) Truck safety organizations. 
(vii) The insurance industry. 
(viii) Emergency medical service pro-
viders. 
(ix) Families of underride crash vic-
tims. 
(x) Labor organizations. 
(3) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall serve without compensation. 
(4) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 
least annually. 
(5) SUPPORT.—On request of the Committee, 
the Secretary shall provide information, administra-
tive services, and supplies necessary for the Com-
mittee to carry out the duties described in para-
graph (1). 
(6) REPORT.—The Committee shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a biennial report that shall— 
(A) describe the advice and recommenda-
tions made to the Secretary; and 
(B) include an assessment of progress 
made by the Secretary in advancing safety reg-
ulations. 
(d) DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall im-
plement recommendations 1 and 2 described in the report 
by the Government Accountability Office published on 
March 14, 2019, titled ‘‘Truck Underride Guards: Im-
proved Data Collection, Inspections, and Research Need-
ed’’ (GAO–19–264). 
SEC. 4406. TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES. 
Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘This section 
does not’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a) and (b) 
shall not’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES.— 
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‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—No person may transport, 
or cause to be transported, a horse from a place in 
a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or 
possession of the United States through or to a 
place in another State, the District of Columbia, or 
a territory or possession of the United States in a 
motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on 
top of each other. 
‘‘(2) MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘motor vehicle’— 
‘‘(A) means a vehicle driven or drawn by 
mechanical power and manufactured primarily 
for use on public highways; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a vehicle operated 
exclusively on a rail or rails.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A rail carrier’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A rail carrier’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘On learning’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES IN MULTI-
LEVEL TRAILER.— 
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‘‘(A) CIVIL
PENALTY.—A person that 
knowingly violates subsection (d) is liable to the 
United States Government for a civil penalty of 
at least $100, but not more than $500, for each 
violation. A separate violation of subsection (d) 
occurs for each horse that is transported, or 
caused to be transported, in violation of sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(B) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.— 
The penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) 
shall be in addition to any penalty or remedy 
available under any other law. 
‘‘(3) CIVIL ACTION.—On learning’’. 
TITLE V—INNOVATION 
SEC. 5001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are au-
thorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): 
(1) HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, $144,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2025. 
(2) TECHNOLOGY
AND
INNOVATION
DEPLOY-
MENT PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(c) of 
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title 23, United States Code, $152,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2025. 
(3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—To carry out 
section 504 of title 23, United States Code, 
$26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025. 
(4) INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS 
PROGRAM.—To carry out sections 512 through 518 
of title 23, United States Code, $100,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025. 
(5) UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
CENTERS 
PROGRAM.—To carry out section 5505 of title 49, 
United States Code, $96,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2025. 
(6) BUREAU
OF
TRANSPORTATION
STATIS-
TICS.—To carry out chapter 63 of title 49, United 
States Code, $27,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025. 
(b) 
ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMS.—The 
following 
amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count): 
(1) SAFE, EFFICIENT MOBILITY THROUGH AD-
VANCED
TECHNOLOGIES.—To carry out section 
503(c)(4) 
of 
title 
23, 
United 
States 
Code, 
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$70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025 from funds made available to carry out section 
503(c) of such title. 
(2) MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(d) 
of title 23, United States Code, $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 from funds 
made available to carry out section 503(c) of such 
title. 
(3) NATIONAL
HIGHLY
AUTOMATED
VEHICLE 
AND
MOBILITY
INNOVATION
CLEARINGHOUSE.—To 
carry out section 5507 of title 49, United States 
Code, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025 from funds made available to carry 
out sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(4) 
NATIONAL
COOPERATIVE
MULTIMODAL 
FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
To carry out section 70205 of title 49, United 
States Code, $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025. 
(5) STATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
FUNDING PILOTS.—To carry out section 6020 of the 
FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note), $35,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 from funds 
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made available to carry out section 503(b) of title 
23, United States Code. 
(6) NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYS-
TEM FUNDING PILOT.—To carry out section 5402 of 
this title, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025 from funds made available to carry 
out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Federal Highway Ad-
ministration shall— 
(1) administer the programs described in para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and para-
graph (1) of subsection (b); and 
(2) in consultation with relevant modal adminis-
trations, administer the programs described in sub-
sections (a)(4) and (b)(2). 
(d) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized to be 
appropriated by subsections (a) and (b) shall— 
(1) be available for obligation in the same man-
ner as if those funds were apportioned under chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the 
Federal share of the cost of a project or activity car-
ried out using those funds shall be 80 percent, un-
less otherwise expressly provided by this title (in-
cluding the amendments by this title) or otherwise 
determined by the Secretary; and 
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(2) remain available until expended and not be 
transferable, except as otherwise provided in this 
title. 
Subtitle A—Research and 
Development 
SEC. 5101. HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘section 
508’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6503 of title 49’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(II) in clause (iii) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iv) to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions and limit the effects of climate 
change.’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (D) 
and (E); 
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(B) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
(i) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (iii) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions and limit the effects of climate 
change.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(i) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (v) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions and limiting the effects of climate 
change.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (8)(A) by inserting ‘‘, 
ferry,’’ after ‘‘highway’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(9) ANALYSIS TOOLS.—The Secretary may de-
velop interactive modeling tools and databases 
that— 
‘‘(A) track the condition of highway assets, 
including interchanges, and the reconstruction 
history of such assets; 
‘‘(B) can be used to assess transportation 
options; 
‘‘(C) allow for the monitoring and mod-
eling of network-level traffic flows on highways; 
and 
‘‘(D) further Federal and State under-
standing of the importance of national and re-
gional connectivity and the need for long-dis-
tance and interregional passenger and freight 
travel by highway and other surface transpor-
tation modes. 
‘‘(10) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DATA SUP-
PORT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
DATA 
SUPPORT.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration shall develop, use, and 
maintain data sets and data analysis tools to 
assist 
metropolitan 
planning 
organizations, 
States, and the Federal Highway Administra-
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tion in carrying out performance management 
analyses (including the performance manage-
ment requirements under section 150). 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The data analysis ac-
tivities authorized under subparagraph (A) may 
include— 
‘‘(i) collecting and distributing vehicle 
probe data describing traffic on Federal- 
aid highways; 
‘‘(ii) collecting household travel behav-
ior data to assess local and cross-jurisdic-
tional travel, including to accommodate ex-
ternal and through travel; 
‘‘(iii) enhancing existing data collec-
tion and analysis tools to accommodate 
performance measures, targets, and related 
data, so as to better understand trip origin 
and destination, trip time, and mode; 
‘‘(iv) enhancing existing data analysis 
tools to improve performance predictions 
and travel models in reports described in 
section 150(e); 
‘‘(v) developing tools— 
‘‘(I) 
to 
improve 
performance 
analysis; and 
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‘‘(II) to evaluate the effects of 
project investments on performance; 
‘‘(vi) assisting in the development or 
procurement of the transportation system 
access data under section 1403(g) of the 
INVEST in America Act; and 
‘‘(vii) developing tools and acquiring 
data described under paragraph (9). 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Highway Administration may use up to 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025 to carry out this paragraph.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 6028 of the FAST Act (23 
U.S.C. 150 note), and the item relating to such section 
in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are 
repealed. 
SEC. 5102. MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS PROGRAM. 
Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, as 
amended by section 5101, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) MATERIALS
TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
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Secretary shall establish and implement a program 
under which the Secretary shall award grants to eli-
gible entities to research and support the develop-
ment of materials that will reduce or sequester the 
amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated dur-
ing the production of highway materials and the 
construction of highways. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the program, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) carries out research to determine the 
materials proven to most effectively reduce or 
sequester greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(B) evaluates and improves the ability of 
materials to most effectively reduce or sequester 
greenhouse gas emissions; and 
‘‘(C) supports the development and deploy-
ment of materials that will reduce or sequester 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(3) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 
entity shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion in such form and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—In making grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall con-
sider the degree to which applicants presently 
carry out research on materials that reduce or 
sequester greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(C) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary may make grants under this subsection 
to any eligible entity based on the demonstrated 
ability of the applicant to fulfill the activities 
described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(D) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall provide to each eligible entity submit-
ting an application under this subsection, 
upon request, any materials, including cop-
ies of reviews (with any information that 
would identify a reviewer redacted), used 
in the evaluation process of the application 
of such entity. 
‘‘(ii) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report describing the overall review proc-
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ess for a grant under this subsection, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) specific criteria of evaluation 
used in the review; 
‘‘(II) descriptions of the review 
process; and 
‘‘(III) explanations of the grants 
awarded. 
‘‘(4) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal 
year, a grant made available under this 
subsection shall be not greater than 
$4,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000 
per recipient. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity 
may only receive 1 grant in a fiscal year 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of 
receiving a grant under this subsection, a 
grant recipient shall match 50 percent of 
the amounts made available under the 
grant. 
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‘‘(ii) 
SOURCES.—The 
matching 
amounts referred to in clause (i) may in-
clude amounts made available to the recipi-
ent under— 
‘‘(I) section 504(b); or 
‘‘(II) section 505. 
‘‘(5) PROGRAM COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) coordinate the research, edu-
cation, and technology transfer activities 
carried out by grant recipients under this 
subsection; 
‘‘(ii) disseminate the results of that 
research through the establishment and op-
eration of a publicly accessible online infor-
mation clearinghouse; and 
‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, sup-
port the deployment and commercial adop-
tion of effective materials researched or de-
veloped under this subsection to relevant 
stakeholders. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
REVIEW
AND
EVALUA-
TION.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, and not less fre-
quently than annually thereafter, the Secretary 
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shall, consistent with the activities in paragraph 
(3)— 
‘‘(i) review and evaluate the programs 
carried out under this subsection by grant 
recipients, describing the effectiveness of 
the program in identifying materials that 
reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
‘‘(ii) submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate a report describing such re-
view and evaluation; and 
‘‘(iii) make the report in clause (ii) 
available to the public on a website. 
‘‘(6) 
LIMITATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF 
AMOUNTS.—Amounts made available to carry out 
this subsection shall remain available for obligation 
by the Secretary for a period of 3 years after the 
last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are 
authorized. 
‘‘(7) INFORMATION COLLECTION.—Any survey, 
questionnaire, or interview that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to carry out reporting require-
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ments relating to any program assessment or evalua-
tion activity under this subsection, including cus-
tomer satisfaction assessments, shall not be subject 
to chapter 35 of title 44. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITION
OF
ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a 
nonprofit institution of higher education, as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 
SEC. 5103. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. 
Section 6503 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘For the period of fiscal years 
2017 through 2021, and for each 5-year period 
thereafter, the Secretary’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by inserting ‘‘and 
the existing transportation system’’ after ‘‘in-
frastructure’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) by amending subparagraph (F) to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(F) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; 
and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) developing and maintaining a diverse 
workforce in transportation sectors;’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘not later than 
December 31, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 
December 31, 2021,’’. 
SEC. 5104. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘re-
search priorities identified in chapter 65.’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘following research pri-
orities: 
‘‘(i) Improving the mobility of people 
and goods. 
‘‘(ii) Reducing congestion. 
‘‘(iii) Promoting safety. 
‘‘(iv) Improving the durability and ex-
tending the life of transportation infra-
structure and the existing transportation 
system. 
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‘‘(v) Preserving the environment. 
‘‘(vi) Reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Technology and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Technology,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, the Associate Ad-
ministrator for Research, Demonstration, 
and Innovation and Administrator of the 
Federal Transit Administration,’’ after 
‘‘Federal Highway Administration’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) SELECTION OF GRANTS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
INVEST in America Act,’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.—A grant under this 
subsection may not include a cooperative agree-
ment described in section 6305 of title 31.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘5 
consortia’’ and inserting ‘‘6 consortia’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘not 
greater than $4,000,000 and not less 
than $2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
greater than $4,250,000 and not less 
than $2,250,000’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii) by striking 
‘‘section 6503(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)(4)(A)’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘100 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) REQUIREMENT.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall award 1 
grant to a national consortia for each focus 
area described in subsection (b)(4)(A).’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘not greater than $3,000,000 and not less 
than $1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
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greater than $3,250,000 and not less than 
$1,750,000’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(i) by striking 
‘‘100 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (E); 
and 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘greater than $2,000,000 and not less 
than $1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘greater 
than 
$2,250,000 
and 
not 
less 
than 
$1,250,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
awarding 
grants under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) consider consortia that include in-
stitutions that have demonstrated an abil-
ity in transportation-related research; and 
‘‘(ii) award not less than 2 grants 
under this section to minority institutions, 
as such term is defined in section 365 of 
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the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067k). 
‘‘(D) FOCUSED RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—In 
awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall select not less than 1 grant recipient 
with each of the following focus areas: 
‘‘(I) Transit. 
‘‘(II) Connected and automated 
vehicle technology. 
‘‘(III) Non-motorized transpor-
tation, including bicycle and pedes-
trian safety. 
‘‘(IV) Developing metropolitan 
planning practices to meet the consid-
erations described in section 134(c)(4) 
of title 23 and section 5303(c)(4). 
‘‘(V) The surface transportation 
workforce, including current and fu-
ture workforce needs and challenges; 
and 
‘‘(VI) Climate change mitigation, 
including— 
‘‘(aa) researching the types 
of transportation projects that 
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are expected to provide the most 
significant greenhouse gas emis-
sions reductions from the surface 
transportation sector; and 
‘‘(bb) researching the types 
of transportation projects that 
are not expected to provide sig-
nificant greenhouse gas emissions 
reductions 
from 
the 
surface 
transportation sector. 
‘‘(ii) 
ADDITIONAL
GRANTS.—In 
awarding grants under this section and 
after awarding grants pursuant to clause 
(i), the Secretary may award any remain-
ing grants to any grant recipient based on 
the 
criteria 
described 
in 
subsection 
(b)(4)(A). 
‘‘(E) CONSIDERATIONS FOR SELECTED IN-
STITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Tier 1 transpor-
tation centers awarded a grant under this 
paragraph with a focus area described in 
subparagraph (D)(i)(IV) shall consider the 
following areas for research: 
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‘‘(I) strategies to address climate 
change mitigation and impacts de-
scribed in section 134(i)(2)(I)(ii) of 
title 23 and the incorporation of such 
strategies into long range transpor-
tation plan; and 
‘‘(II) preparation of a vulner-
ability assessment described in section 
134(i)(2)(I)(iii) of title 23. 
‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES.—A tier 1 transpor-
tation center receiving a grant under this 
section with a focus area described in sub-
paragraph (D)(i)(IV) may— 
‘‘(I) establish best practices; 
‘‘(II) develop modeling tools; and 
‘‘(III) carry out other activities 
and develop technology that addresses 
the planning considerations described 
in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—Research under 
this paragraph shall focus on metropolitan 
planning organizations that represent ur-
banized areas with populations of 200,000 
or fewer.’’; 
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(3) in subsection (d)(3) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2016 through 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2022 through 2025’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) SURPLUS AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available to 
the Secretary to carry out this section that remain 
unobligated after awarding grants under subsection 
(c) shall be made available under the unsolicited re-
search initiative under section 5506. 
‘‘(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $2,000,000 for 
any given fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 5105. UNSOLICITED RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5505 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 5506. Unsolicited research initiative 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
establish a program under which an eligible entity may 
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at any time submit unsolicited research proposals for 
funding under this section. 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—A research proposal submitted 
under subsection (a) shall meet the purposes of the Sec-
retary’s 5-year transportation research and development 
strategic plan described in section 6503(c)(1). 
‘‘(c) PROJECT REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days 
after an eligible entity submits a proposal under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) review the research proposal submitted 
under subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) evaluate such research proposal relative to 
the criteria described in subsection (b); 
‘‘(3) provide to such eligible entity a written no-
tice that— 
‘‘(A) if the research proposal is not se-
lected for funding under this section— 
‘‘(i) notifies the eligible entity that the 
research proposal has not been selected for 
funding; 
‘‘(ii) provides an explanation as to 
why the research proposal was not se-
lected, including if the research proposal 
does not cover an area of need; and 
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‘‘(iii) if applicable, recommend that 
the research proposal be submitted to an-
other research program; and 
‘‘(B) if the research proposal is selected for 
funding under this section, notifies the eligible 
entity that the research proposal has been se-
lected for funding; and 
‘‘(4) fund the proposals described in paragraph 
(3)(B). 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall make available to the public on a public 
website, a report on the progress and findings of the pro-
gram established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of an activity carried out under this section may 
not exceed 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—All costs directly 
incurred by the non-Federal partners, including per-
sonnel, travel, facility, and hardware development 
costs, shall be credited toward the non-Federal share 
of the cost of an activity carried out under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made avail-
able to carry out the university transportation cen-
ters program under section 5505, $2,000,000 shall 
be available for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2022 
through 2025, funds made available under 
paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(B) UNCOMMITTED FUNDS.—If the Sec-
retary determines, at the end of a fiscal year, 
funds under paragraph (1) remain unexpended 
as a result of a lack of meritorious projects 
under this section, the Secretary may, for the 
following fiscal year, make remaining funds 
available under either this section or under sec-
tion 5505. 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘eligible entity’ means 
‘‘(1) a State; 
‘‘(2) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(3) a transit agency; 
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‘‘(4) any nonprofit institution of higher edu-
cation, including a university transportation center 
under section 5505; and 
‘‘(5) a nonprofit organization.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 5505 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘5506. Unsolicited research initiative.’’. 
SEC. 
5106. 
NATIONAL 
COOPERATIVE 
MULTIMODAL 
FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 702 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 70205. National cooperative multimodal freight 
transportation research program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
establish and support a national cooperative multimodal 
freight transportation research program. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences to support and carry out administrative 
and management activities relating to the governance of 
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the national cooperative multimodal freight transportation 
research program. 
‘‘(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—In carrying out the 
agreement described in subsection (b), the National Acad-
emy of Sciences shall select a multimodal freight transpor-
tation 
research 
advisory 
committee 
consisting 
of 
multimodal freight stakeholders, including, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(1) a representative of the Department of 
Transportation; 
‘‘(2) representatives of any other Federal agen-
cies relevant in supporting the nation’s multimodal 
freight transportation research needs; 
‘‘(3) a representative of a State department of 
transportation; 
‘‘(4) a representative of a local government 
(other than a metropolitan planning organization); 
‘‘(5) a representative of a metropolitan planning 
organization; 
‘‘(6) a representative of the trucking industry; 
‘‘(7) a representative of the railroad industry; 
‘‘(8) a representative of the port industry; 
‘‘(9) a representative of logistics industry; 
‘‘(10) a representative of shipping industry; 
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‘‘(11) a representative of a safety advocacy 
group with expertise in freight transportation; 
‘‘(12) an academic expert on multimodal freight 
transportation; 
‘‘(13) an academic expert on the contributions 
of freight movement to greenhouse gas emissions; 
and 
‘‘(14) representatives of labor organizations. 
‘‘(d) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
national 
cooperative 
multimodal freight transportation research program estab-
lished under this section shall include the following ele-
ments: 
‘‘(1) NATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA.—The advi-
sory committee under subsection (c), in consultation 
with interested parties, shall recommend a national 
research agenda for the program established in this 
section. 
‘‘(2) INVOLVEMENT.—Interested parties may— 
‘‘(A) submit research proposals to the advi-
sory committee; 
‘‘(B) participate in merit reviews of re-
search proposals and peer reviews of research 
products; and 
‘‘(C) receive research results. 
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‘‘(3) OPEN COMPETITION AND PEER REVIEW OF 
RESEARCH PROPOSALS.—The National Academy of 
Sciences may award research contracts and grants 
under the program through open competition and 
merit review conducted on a regular basis. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION OF RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) PEER REVIEW.—Research contracts 
and grants under the program may allow peer 
review of the research results. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATIONS.—The 
National Academy of Sciences shall conduct 
periodic programmatic evaluations on a regular 
basis of research contracts and grants. 
‘‘(5) DISSEMINATION
OF
RESEARCH
FIND-
INGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The National Acad-
emy of Sciences shall disseminate research find-
ings to researchers, practitioners, and decision-
makers, through conferences and seminars, field 
demonstrations, workshops, training programs, 
presentations, testimony to government offi-
cials, a public website for the National Academy 
of Sciences, publications for the general public, 
and other appropriate means. 
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‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not more than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make 
available on a public website a report that de-
scribes the ongoing research and findings of the 
program. 
‘‘(e) CONTENTS.—The national research agenda 
under subsection (d)(1) shall include— 
‘‘(1) techniques and tools for estimating and 
identifying both quantitative and qualitative public 
benefits derived from multimodal freight transpor-
tation projects, including— 
‘‘(A) greenhouse gas emissions reduction; 
‘‘(B) congestion reduction; and 
‘‘(C) safety benefits; 
‘‘(2) the impact of freight delivery vehicles, in-
cluding trucks, railcars, and non-motorized vehicles, 
on congestion in urban and rural areas; 
‘‘(3) the impact of both centralized and dis-
parate origins and destinations on freight movement; 
‘‘(4) the impacts of increasing freight volumes 
on transportation planning, including— 
‘‘(A) first-mile and last-mile challenges to 
multimodal freight movement; 
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‘‘(B) multimodal freight travel in both 
urban and rural areas; and 
‘‘(C) commercial motor vehicle parking and 
rest areas; 
‘‘(5) the effects of Internet commerce and accel-
erated delivery speeds on freight movement and in-
creased commercial motor vehicle volume, including 
impacts on— 
‘‘(A) safety on public roads; 
‘‘(B) congestion in both urban and rural 
areas; 
‘‘(C) first-mile and last-mile challenges and 
opportunities; 
‘‘(D) the environmental impact of freight 
transportation, including on air quality and on 
greenhouse gas emissions; and 
‘‘(E) vehicle miles-traveled by freight-deliv-
ering vehicles; 
‘‘(6) the impacts of technological advancements 
in freight movement, including impacts on— 
‘‘(A) congestion in both urban and rural 
areas; 
‘‘(B) first-mile and last-mile challenges 
and opportunities; and 
‘‘(C) vehicle miles-traveled; 
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‘‘(7) methods and best practices for aligning 
multimodal 
infrastructure 
improvements 
with 
multimodal freight transportation demand, including 
improvements to the National Multimodal Freight 
Network under section 70103; and 
‘‘(8) other research areas to identify and ad-
dress current, emerging, and future needs related to 
multimodal freight transportation. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of an activity carried out under this section 
shall be 100 percent. 
‘‘(2) 
PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
made available to carry out this section shall remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF GREENHOUSE GAS.—In this 
section, the term ‘greenhouse gas’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 702 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘70205. National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research pro-
gram.’’. 
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SEC. 5107. WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION REDUCTION AND 
HABITAT CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a study examining methods to 
reduce collisions between motorists and wildlife (re-
ferred to in this section as ‘‘wildlife-vehicle colli-
sions’’). 
(2) CONTENTS.— 
(A) AREAS
OF
STUDY.—The study re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall— 
(i) update and expand on, as appro-
priate— 
(I) the report titled ‘‘Wildlife Ve-
hicle Collision Reduction Study: 2008 
Report to Congress’’: and 
(II) the document titled ‘‘Wildlife 
Vehicle Collision Reduction Study: 
Best Practices Manual’’ and dated 
October 2008; and 
(ii) include— 
(I) an assessment, as of the date 
of the study, of— 
(aa) the causes of wildlife- 
vehicle collisions; 
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(bb) the impact of wildlife- 
vehicle collisions on motorists 
and wildlife; and 
(cc) the impacts of roads 
and 
traffic 
on 
habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and 
aquatic species; and 
(II) solutions and best practices 
for— 
(aa) reducing wildlife-vehicle 
collisions; and 
(bb) 
improving 
habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and 
aquatic species. 
(B) METHODS.—In carrying out the study 
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) conduct a thorough review of re-
search and data relating to— 
(I) wildlife-vehicle collisions; and 
(II) habitat fragmentation that 
results from transportation infrastruc-
ture; 
(ii) survey current practices of the 
Department of Transportation and State 
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departments of transportation to reduce 
wildlife-vehicle collisions; and 
(iii) consult with— 
(I) appropriate experts in the 
field of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and 
(II) appropriate experts on the 
effects of roads and traffic on habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic 
species. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the results of the study required under para-
graph (1). 
(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
report 
required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a description of— 
(I) the causes of wildlife-vehicle 
collisions; 
(II) the impacts of wildlife-vehicle 
collisions; and 
(III) the impacts of roads and 
traffic on— 
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(aa) species listed as threat-
ened species or endangered spe-
cies under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.); 
(bb) species identified by 
States as species of greatest con-
servation need; 
(cc) species identified in 
State wildlife plans; and 
(dd) medium and small ter-
restrial and aquatic species; 
(ii) an economic evaluation of the 
costs and benefits of installing highway in-
frastructure and other measures to miti-
gate damage to terrestrial and aquatic spe-
cies, including the effect on jobs, property 
values, and economic growth to society, ad-
jacent communities, and landowners; 
(iii) recommendations for preventing 
wildlife-vehicle collisions, including rec-
ommended best practices, funding re-
sources, or other recommendations for ad-
dressing wildlife-vehicle collisions; and 
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(iv) guidance to develop, for each 
State that agrees to participate, a vol-
untary joint statewide transportation and 
wildlife action plan. 
(C) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the guid-
ance described in subparagraph (B)(iv) shall 
be— 
(i) to address wildlife-vehicle colli-
sions; and 
(ii) to improve habitat connectivity for 
terrestrial and aquatic species; 
(D) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
develop the guidance described under subpara-
graph (B)(iv) in consultation with— 
(i) Federal land management agen-
cies; 
(ii) State departments of transpor-
tation; 
(iii) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
and 
(iv) Tribal governments. 
(b) STANDARDIZATION OF WILDLIFE COLLISION AND 
CARCASS DATA.— 
(1) STANDARDIZATION METHODOLOGY.— 
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(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Transportation, acting through the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Highway Administration, 
shall develop a quality standardized method-
ology for collecting and reporting spatially accu-
rate wildlife collision and carcass data for the 
National Highway System, taking into consider-
ation the practicability of the methodology with 
respect to technology and cost. 
(B) METHODOLOGY.—In developing the 
standardized methodology under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall— 
(i) survey existing methodologies and 
sources of data collection, including the 
Fatality Analysis Reporting System, the 
General Estimates System of the National 
Automotive Sampling System, and the 
Highway Safety Information System; and 
(ii) to the extent practicable, identify 
and correct limitations of such existing 
methodologies and sources of data collec-
tion. 
(C) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 
standardized methodology under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall consult with— 
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(i) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice; 
(iii) Tribal, State, and local transpor-
tation and wildlife authorities; 
(iv) metropolitan planning organiza-
tions (as such term is defined in section 
134(b) of title 23, United States Code); 
(v) members of the American Associa-
tion of State Highway and Transportation 
Officials; 
(vi) members of the Association of 
Fish and Wildlife Agencies; 
(vii) experts in the field of wildlife-ve-
hicle collisions; 
(viii) nongovernmental organizations; 
and 
(ix) other interested stakeholders, as 
appropriate. 
(2) STANDARDIZED
NATIONAL
DATA
SYSTEM 
WITH VOLUNTARY TEMPLATE IMPLEMENTATION.— 
The Secretary shall— 
(A) develop a template for State implemen-
tation of a standardized national wildlife colli-
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sion and carcass data system for the National 
Highway System that is based on the standard-
ized methodology developed under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) encourage the voluntary implementa-
tion of the template developed under subpara-
graph (A) for States, metropolitan planning or-
ganizations, and additional relevant transpor-
tation stakeholders. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) METHODOLOGY.—The Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report describing the de-
velopment of the standardized methodology re-
quired under paragraph (1) not later than— 
(i) the date that is 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) the date that is 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary completes the 
development of such standardized method-
ology. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
describing— 
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(i) the status of the voluntary imple-
mentation of the standardized methodology 
developed under paragraph (1) and the 
template 
developed 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(A); 
(ii) whether the implementation of the 
standardized methodology developed under 
paragraph (1) and the template developed 
under paragraph (2)(A) has impacted ef-
forts by States, units of local government, 
and other entities— 
(I) to reduce the number of wild-
life-vehicle collisions; and 
(II) 
to 
improve 
habitat 
connectivity; 
(iii) the degree of the impact de-
scribed in clause (ii); and 
(iv) the recommendations of the Sec-
retary, including recommendations for fur-
ther study aimed at reducing motorist col-
lisions involving wildlife and improving 
habitat connectivity for terrestrial and 
aquatic species on the National Highway 
System, if any. 
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(c) NATIONAL THRESHOLD GUIDANCE.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall— 
(1) establish guidance, to be carried out by 
States on a voluntary basis, that contains a thresh-
old for determining whether a highway shall be eval-
uated for potential mitigation measures to reduce 
wildlife-vehicle 
collisions 
and 
increase 
habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species, tak-
ing into consideration— 
(A) the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions 
on the highway that pose a human safety risk; 
(B) highway-related mortality and effects 
of traffic on the highway on— 
(i) species listed as endangered spe-
cies or threatened species under the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.); 
(ii) species identified by a State as 
species of greatest conservation need; 
(iii) species identified in State wildlife 
plans; and 
(iv) medium and small terrestrial and 
aquatic species; and 
(C) habitat connectivity values for terres-
trial and aquatic species and the barrier effect 
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of the highway on the movements and migra-
tions of those species. 
SEC. 5108. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 
Section 330(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025’’. 
Subtitle B—Technology 
Deployment 
SEC. 5201. TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
and limiting the effects of climate change.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘and findings from the materials to 
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reduce greenhouse gas emissions program under 
subsection (d).’’. 
SEC. 5202. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOY-
MENT OF PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 503(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (v) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (vi) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) the deployment of innovative 
pavement designs, materials, and practices 
that reduce or sequester the amount of 
greenhouse gas emissions generated during 
the production of highway materials and 
the construction of highways, with consid-
eration for findings from the materials to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions program 
under subsection (d).’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2022 through 2025’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D)(ii)— 
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(A) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subclause (IV) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) pavement monitoring and 
data collection practices; 
‘‘(VI) pavement durability and 
resilience; 
‘‘(VII) stormwater management; 
‘‘(VIII) impacts on vehicle effi-
ciency; 
‘‘(IX) the energy efficiency of the 
production of paving materials and 
the ability of paving materials to en-
hance the environment and promote 
sustainability; 
‘‘(X) integration of renewable en-
ergy in pavement designs; and 
‘‘(XI) greenhouse gas emissions 
reduction, including findings from the 
materials to reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions program under subsection 
(d).’’. 
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SEC. 5203. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION EVERY 
DAY COUNTS INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 520. Every Day Counts initiative 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It is in the national interest for 
the Department of Transportation, State departments of 
transportation, and all other recipients of Federal surface 
transportation funds— 
‘‘(1) to identify, accelerate, and deploy innova-
tion aimed at expediting project delivery; 
‘‘(2) enhancing the safety of the roadways of 
the United States, and protecting the environment; 
‘‘(3) to ensure that the planning, design, engi-
neering, construction, and financing of transpor-
tation projects is done in an efficient and effective 
manner; 
‘‘(4) to promote the rapid deployment of proven 
solutions that provide greater accountability for pub-
lic investments and encourage greater private sector 
involvement; and 
‘‘(5) to create a culture of innovation within the 
highway community. 
‘‘(b) EVERY DAY COUNTS INITIATIVE.—To advance 
the policy described in subsection (a), the Administrator 
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of the Federal Highway Administration shall continue the 
Every Day Counts initiative to work with States, local 
transportation agencies, and industry stakeholders to 
identify and deploy proven innovative practices and prod-
ucts that— 
‘‘(1) accelerate innovation deployment; 
‘‘(2) expedite the project delivery process; 
‘‘(3) improve environmental sustainability; 
‘‘(4) enhance roadway safety; 
‘‘(5) reduce congestion; and 
‘‘(6) reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the Every 
Day Counts initiative, the Administrator shall consider 
any innovative practices and products in accordance with 
subsections (a) and (b), including— 
‘‘(1) research results from the university trans-
portation centers program under section 5505 of 
title 49; and 
‘‘(2) results from the materials to reduce green-
house gas emissions program in section 503(d). 
‘‘(d) INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At least every 2 years, the 
Administrator shall work collaboratively with stake-
holders to identify a new collection of innovations, 
best practices, and data to be deployed to highway 
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stakeholders through case studies, outreach, and 
demonstration projects. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In identifying a collec-
tion described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
take into account market readiness, impacts, bene-
fits, and ease of adoption of the innovation or prac-
tice. 
‘‘(e) PUBLICATION.—Each collection identified under 
subsection (d) shall be published by the Administrator on 
a publicly available website. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds made 
available to carry out section 503(c) to carry out this sec-
tion.’’. 
(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. Every Day Counts initiative.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 1444 of the FAST Act (23 
U.S.C. 101 note), and the item related to such section in 
the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are re-
pealed. 
Subtitle C—Emerging Technologies 
SEC. 5301. SAFE, EFFICIENT MOBILITY THROUGH AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘establish an advanced 
transportation and congestion management 
technologies deployment’’ and inserting ‘‘estab-
lish a safe, efficient mobility through advanced 
technologies’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘mobility,’’ before ‘‘effi-
ciency,’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘environmental impacts,’’ 
after ‘‘system performance,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) reduce costs, improve return on 
investments, and improve person through-
put and mobility, including through the op-
timization of existing transportation capac-
ity;’’; 
(B) in clause (iv) by inserting ‘‘bicyclist 
and’’ before ‘‘pedestrian’’; 
(C) in clause (vii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
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(D) in clause (viii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘accelerate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘prepare for’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘autonomous’’ and in-
serting ‘‘automated’’; and 
(iii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ix) reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
and limit the effects of climate change.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) in clause (ii)(II)(aa) by striking ‘‘con-
gestion, and costs’’ and inserting ‘‘congestion 
and delays, greenhouse gas emissions, and costs 
incurred by road users’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATIONS.—An applica-
tion submitted under this paragraph may 
include a description of how the proposed 
project would support the national goals 
described in section 150(b), the achieve-
ment of metropolitan and statewide targets 
established under section 150(d), or the 
improvement of transportation system ac-
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cess consistent with section 150(f), includ-
ing through— 
‘‘(I) the congestion and on-road 
mobile-source emissions performance 
measure established under section 
150(c)(5); or 
‘‘(II) the greenhouse gas emis-
sions performance measure estab-
lished under section 150(c)(7).’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iv) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding 
a grant under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall prioritize projects that, in ac-
cordance with the criteria described in sub-
paragraph (B)— 
‘‘(I) improve person throughput 
and mobility, including through the 
optimization of existing transportation 
capacity; 
‘‘(II) deliver environmental bene-
fits; 
‘‘(III) reduce the number and se-
verity of traffic accidents and increase 
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driver, passenger, and bicyclist and 
pedestrian safety; or 
‘‘(IV) reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions. 
‘‘(v) 
GRANT
DISTRIBUTION.—The 
Secretary shall award not fewer than 3 
grants under this paragraph based on the 
potential of the project to reduce the num-
ber and severity of traffic crashes and in-
crease, driver, passenger, and bicyclist and 
pedestrian safety.’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) in clause (vi)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, vehicle-to-pedes-
trian,’’ after ‘‘vehicle-to-vehicle’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘automated vehicles, 
systems to improve vulnerable road user 
safety,’’ 
after 
‘‘technologies 
associated 
with’’ ; and 
(B) in clause (ix) by inserting ‘‘, including 
activities under section 5316 of title 49’’ after 
‘‘disabled individuals’’; 
(6) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(G) REPORTING.— 
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‘‘(i) APPLICABILITY
OF
LAW.—The 
program under this paragraph shall be 
subject to the accountability and oversight 
requirements in section 106(m). 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date that the first grant is 
awarded under this paragraph, and each 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall make 
available to the public on a website a re-
port that describes the effectiveness of 
grant recipients in meeting their projected 
deployment plans, including data provided 
under subparagraph (F) on how the pro-
gram has— 
‘‘(I) reduced traffic-related fatali-
ties and injuries; 
‘‘(II) reduced traffic congestion 
and improved travel time reliability; 
‘‘(III) reduced transportation-re-
lated emissions; 
‘‘(IV) optimized multimodal sys-
tem performance; 
‘‘(V) improved access to trans-
portation alternatives; 
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‘‘(VI) provided the public with 
access to real-time integrated traffic, 
transit, and multimodal transpor-
tation information to make informed 
travel decisions; 
‘‘(VII) provided cost savings to 
transportation agencies, businesses, 
and the traveling public; or 
‘‘(VIII) provided other benefits to 
transportation users and the general 
public. 
‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATIONS.—If applica-
ble, the Secretary shall ensure that the ac-
tivities described in subclauses (I) and (IV) 
of clause (ii) reflect— 
‘‘(I) any information described in 
subparagraph (C)(iii) that is included 
by an applicant; or 
‘‘(II) the project prioritization 
guidelines 
under 
subparagraph 
(D)(iv).’’; 
(7) in subparagraph (I) by striking ‘‘(i) IN 
GENERAL’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary may set aside’’ and inserting ‘‘Of the 
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amounts made available to carry out this paragraph, 
the Secretary may set aside’’; 
(8) in subparagraph (J) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, except that the Federal 
share of the cost of a project for which a grant is 
awarded under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 
percent.’’; 
(9) by striking subparagraph (M) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(M) GRANT FLEXIBILITY.—If, by August 
1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary determines 
that there are not enough grant applications 
that meet the requirements described in sub-
paragraph (C) to carry out this paragraph for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer to the 
technology and innovation deployment pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) any of the funds reserved for the 
fiscal year under subparagraph (I) that the 
Secretary has not yet awarded under this 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) an amount of obligation limita-
tion equal to the amount of funds that the 
Secretary transfers under subclause (I).’’; 
and 
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(10) in subparagraph (N)— 
(A) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘an urban-
ized area with’’ before ‘‘a population of’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘a any’’ and 
inserting ‘‘any’’. 
SEC. 5302. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS FOR ITS ACTIVITIES.—Section 
513(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘greenhouse gas emissions reduction,’’ before 
‘‘and congestion management’’. 
(b) GOALS AND PURPOSES.—Section 514(a) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘national 
freight 
policy 
goals’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘national 
multimodal freight policy goals and activities de-
scribed in subtitle IX of title 49’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and 
(6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and 
mitigation of the effects of climate change;’’. 
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(c) GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 515(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘20 members’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘25 members’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘State highway department’’ and inserting 
‘‘State department of transportation’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘local 
highway department’’ and inserting ‘‘local de-
partment of transportation’’; 
(D) by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), 
(G), (H), (I), and (J) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) a private sector representative of the 
intelligent transportation systems industry; 
‘‘(F) a representative from an advocacy 
group concerned with safety, including bicycle 
and pedestrian interests; 
‘‘(G) a representative with expertise in 
labor issues, including— 
‘‘(i) disruptions due to technology; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) opportunities and barriers re-
lated to transportation and the incorpora-
tion of emerging technology; and’’; 
(E) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as 
subparagraph (H); and 
(F) by striking subparagraph (L); 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 508’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6503 of title 
49’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘in both urban 
and rural areas’’ after ‘‘by users’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (iii) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) assess how Federal transpor-
tation resources, including programs under 
this title, are being used to advance intel-
ligent transportation systems.’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) Convene not less frequently than 
twice each year, either in person or remotely.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘May 1’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 1’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘, except that 
section 14 of such Act shall not apply’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(d) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 516(b) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and 
(7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas 
emissions;’’. 
SEC. 5303. NATIONAL HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE AND 
MOBILITY INNOVATION CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 5507. National highly automated vehicle and mo-
bility innovation clearinghouse 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make a 
grant to an institution of higher education engaged in re-
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search on the secondary impacts of highly automated vehi-
cles to— 
‘‘(1) operate a national highly automated vehi-
cle and mobility innovation clearinghouse; 
‘‘(2) collect, conduct, and fund research on the 
secondary impacts of highly automated vehicles and 
mobility innovation; 
‘‘(3) make such research available on a public 
website; and 
‘‘(4) conduct outreach and dissemination of the 
information described in this subsection to assist 
communities. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE.—The term 
‘highly automated vehicle’ means a motor vehicle 
that— 
‘‘(A) is capable of performing the entire 
task of driving (including steering, accelerating 
and decelerating, and reacting to external stim-
ulus) without human intervention; and 
‘‘(B) is designed to be operated exclusively 
by a Level 4 or Level 5 automated driving sys-
tem for all trips according to the recommended 
practice standards published on June 15, 2018, 
by the Society of Automotive Engineers Inter-
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national (J3016l201806) or equivalent stand-
ards adopted by the Secretary with respect to 
automated motor vehicles. 
‘‘(2) MOBILITY INNOVATION.—The term ‘mobil-
ity innovation’ means an activity described in section 
5316, including mobility on demand and mobility as 
a service (as such terms are defined in such section). 
‘‘(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION .— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(4) SECONDARY
IMPACTS.—The term ‘sec-
ondary impacts’ means the impacts on land use, 
urban design, transportation, real estate, accessi-
bility, municipal budgets, social equity, and the envi-
ronment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘5507. National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearing-
house.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE
FOR CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall ensure that the institution 
of higher education that receives the grant described in 
section 5507(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), shall establish the national highly 
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automated vehicle clearinghouse described in such section 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 5304. STUDY ON SAFE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AUTO-
MATED VEHICLES AND ROAD USERS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section shall be 
to ensure that the increasing deployment of automated ve-
hicles does not jeopardize the safety of road users. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Not 
later 
than 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a study on 
the ability of automated vehicles to safely interact 
with other road users. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) examine the ability of automated vehi-
cles to safely interact with general road users, 
including vulnerable road users; 
(B) identify barriers to improving the safe-
ty of interactions between automated vehicles 
and general road users; and 
(C) issue recommendations to improve the 
safety of interactions between automated vehi-
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cles and general road users, including, at a 
minimum— 
(i) technology advancements with the 
potential to facilitate safer interactions be-
tween automated vehicles and general road 
users given the safety considerations in 
paragraph (3); 
(ii) road user public awareness; and 
(iii) improvements to transportation 
planning and road design. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the 
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take 
into consideration whether automated vehicles can 
safely operate within the surface transportation sys-
tem, including— 
(A) the degree to which ordinary human 
behaviors make it difficult for an automated ve-
hicle to safely, reliably predict human actions; 
(B) unique challenges for automated vehi-
cles in urban and rural areas; 
(C) the degree to which an automated ve-
hicle is capable of uniformly recognizing and re-
sponding to individuals with disabilities and in-
dividuals of different sizes, ages, races, and 
other varying characteristics; 
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(D) for bicyclist and pedestrian road 
users— 
(i) the varying and non-standardized 
nature of bicyclist and pedestrian infra-
structure in different locations; 
(ii) the close proximity to motor vehi-
cles within which bicyclists often operate, 
including riding in unprotected bike lanes 
and crossing lanes to make a left turn, and 
the risk of such close proximity; and 
(iii) roadways that lack marked bicy-
clist 
infrastructure, 
particularly 
in 
midsized and rural areas, on which 
bicyclists often operate; and 
(E) depending on the level of automation 
of the vehicle, the degree to which human inter-
vention remains necessary to safely operate an 
automated vehicle to ensure the safety of gen-
eral road users in circumstances including— 
(i) dangerous weather; 
(ii) an electronic or system malfunc-
tion of the automated vehicle; and 
(iii) a cybersecurity threat to the op-
eration of the vehicle. 
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(4) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Before conducting the 
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pro-
vide an opportunity for public comment on the study 
proposal. 
(c) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Not 
later 
than 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall establish a work-
ing group to assist in the development of the study 
and recommendations under subsection (b). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall include representa-
tion from— 
(A) the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration; 
(B) State departments of transportation; 
(C) local governments (other than metro-
politan planning organizations, as such term is 
defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United 
States Code); 
(D) transit agencies; 
(E) metropolitan planning organizations 
(as such term is defined in section 134(b) of 
title 23, United States Code); 
(F) bicycle and pedestrian safety groups; 
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(G) highway and automobile safety groups; 
(H) truck safety groups; 
(I) law enforcement officers and first re-
sponders; 
(J) motor carriers and independent owner- 
operators; 
(K) the road construction industry; 
(L) labor organizations; 
(M) academic experts on automated vehicle 
technologies; 
(N) manufacturers of both passenger and 
commercial automated vehicles; and 
(O) other industries and entities as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
(3) DUTIES.—The working group established 
under paragraph (1) shall assist the Secretary by, at 
a minimum— 
(A) assisting in the development of the 
scope of the study under subsection (b); 
(B) reviewing the data and analysis from 
such study; 
(C) provide ongoing recommendations and 
feedback to ensure that such study reflects the 
contents described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
subsection (b); and 
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(D) providing input to the Secretary on 
recommendations required under subsection 
(b)(2)(C). 
(4) APPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE
ACT.—The working group under this 
subsection shall be subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), except that section 
14 of such Act shall not apply. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, and make publicly available, the study initiated 
under subsection (b), including recommendations for en-
suring that automated vehicles safely interact with general 
road users. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATED
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘auto-
mated vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle equipped with 
Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 automated driving sys-
tems for all trips according to the recommended 
practice standards published on June 15, 2018 by 
the Society of Automotive Engineers International 
(J3016l201806) or equivalent standards adopted 
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by the Secretary with respect to automated motor 
vehicles. 
(2) GENERAL ROAD USERS.—The term ‘‘gen-
eral road users’’ means— 
(A) motor vehicles driven by individuals; 
(B) bicyclists and pedestrians; 
(C) motorcyclists; 
(D) workers in roadside construction 
zones; 
(E) emergency response vehicles, including 
first responders; 
(F) vehicles providing local government 
services, including street sweepers and waste 
collection vehicles; 
(G) law enforcement officers; 
(H) personnel who manually direct traffic, 
including crossing guards; and 
(I) other road users that may interact with 
automated vehicles, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Transportation. 
(3) VULNERABLE ROAD USER.—The term ‘‘vul-
nerable road user’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
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SEC. 5305. NONTRADITIONAL AND EMERGING TRANSPOR-
TATION TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 118. Nontraditional and Emerging Transportation 
Technology Council 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a Nontraditional and Emerging 
Transportation Technology Council (hereinafter referred 
to as the ‘Council’) in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of the following officers of the Department of 
Transportation: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(B) The Deputy Secretary of Transpor-
tation. 
‘‘(C) The Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Policy. 
‘‘(D) The General Counsel of the Depart-
ment of Transportation. 
‘‘(E) The Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(F) The Assistant Secretary for Research 
and Technology. 
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‘‘(G) The Assistant Secretary for Budget 
and Programs. 
‘‘(H) The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
‘‘(I) The Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration. 
‘‘(J) The Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
‘‘(K) The Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration. 
‘‘(L) The Administrator of the Federal 
Transit Administration. 
‘‘(M) The Administrator of the Federal 
Maritime Administration. 
‘‘(N) The Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 
‘‘(O) The Administrator of the Pipeline 
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
may designate additional members of the Depart-
ment to serve as at-large members of the Council. 
‘‘(3) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Secretary 
may designate officials to serve as the Chair and 
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Vice Chair of the Council and of any working groups 
of the Council. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 
‘‘(1) identify and resolve any jurisdictional or 
regulatory gaps or inconsistencies associated with 
nontraditional and emerging transportation tech-
nologies, modes, or projects pending or brought be-
fore the Department to eliminate, so far as prac-
ticable, impediments to the prompt and safe deploy-
ment of new and innovative transportation tech-
nology, including with respect to safety regulation 
and oversight, environmental review, and funding 
issues; 
‘‘(2) coordinate the Department’s internal over-
sight of nontraditional and emerging transportation 
technologies, modes, or projects and engagement 
with external stakeholders; 
‘‘(3) within applicable statutory authority other 
than this paragraph, develop and establish depart-
ment-wide processes, solutions, and best practices 
for identifying, managing and resolving issues re-
garding 
emerging 
transportation 
technologies, 
modes, or projects pending or brought before the 
Department; and 
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‘‘(4) carry out such additional duties as the 
Secretary may prescribe, to the extent consistent 
with this title, including subsections (f)(2) and (g) 
of section 106.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘118. Nontraditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council.’’. 
SEC. 5306. HYPERLOOP TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, acting through the Nontraditional and Emerging 
Transportation Technology Council of the Department of 
Transportation, shall issue guidance to provide a clear 
regulatory framework for the safe deployment of hyperloop 
transportation. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In developing the guidance under 
subsection (a), the Council shall— 
(1) consider safety, oversight, environmental, 
project delivery, and other regulatory requirements 
prescribed by various modal administrations in the 
Department; 
(2) clearly delineate between relevant authori-
ties with respect to hyperloop transportation in the 
Department and provide project sponsors with a sin-
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gle point of access to the Department to inquire 
about projects, plans, and proposals; 
(3) establish clear, coordinated procedures for 
the regulation of hyperloop transportation projects; 
and 
(4) develop and establish department-wide proc-
esses, solutions, and best practices for identifying, 
managing, 
and 
resolving 
matters 
regarding 
hyperloop transportation subject to the Depart-
ment’s jurisdiction. 
Subtitle D—Surface Transportation 
Funding Pilot Programs 
SEC. 5401. STATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
FUNDING PILOTS. 
Section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, a State or group of States shall 
submit to the Secretary an application in such form 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may 
provide grants to States under this section for the 
following projects: 
‘‘(A) STATE
PILOT
PROJECTS.—A pilot 
project to demonstrate a user-based alternative 
revenue mechanism in a State that has received 
not more than 1 grant under this section. 
‘‘(B) 
STATE
IMPLEMENTATION 
PROJECTS.—A project— 
‘‘(i) to implement a user-based alter-
native revenue mechanism that collects rev-
enue to be expended on projects for the 
surface transportation system of the State; 
and 
‘‘(ii) that is comprised of activities not 
substantially similar in manner or scope to 
activities previously carried out by the re-
cipient with a grant for a pilot project to 
demonstrate such a mechanism under this 
section, unless such activities are essential 
to the implementation of a surface trans-
portation system funding alternative.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2 or 
more future’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) To test solutions to ensure the privacy and 
security of data collected for the purpose of imple-
menting a user-based alternative revenue mecha-
nism.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘to test the de-
sign, acceptance, and implementation of a user- 
based alternative revenue mechanism’’ and inserting 
‘‘to test the design and acceptance of, or implement, 
a user-based alternative revenue mechanism’’; 
(4) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘80 percent’’; 
(5) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘BIENNIAL’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year 
after the date of enactment of the INVEST in 
America Act’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘every 2 years thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘every year thereafter’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘and containing a deter-
mination of the characteristics of the most suc-
cessful mechanisms with the highest potential 
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for future widespread deployment’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(6) by striking subsections (j) and (k) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(j) FUNDING.—Of amounts made available to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2022, $17,500,000 shall be 
used to carry out projects under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and $17,5000,000 shall be used to carry 
out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B); 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2023, $15,000,000 shall be 
used to carry out projects under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and $20,000,000 shall be used to carry 
out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B); 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2024, $12,500,000 shall be 
used to carry out projects under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and $22,500,000 shall be used to carry 
out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B); and 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2025, $10,000,000 shall be 
used to carry out projects under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and $25,000,000 shall be used to carry 
out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B). 
‘‘(k) FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.—Funds made available 
in a fiscal year for making grants for projects under sub-
section (b)(2) that are not expended in such fiscal year 
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may be made available in the following fiscal year for 
projects under such subsection or for the national surface 
transportation system funding pilot under section 5402 of 
the INVEST in America Act.’’. 
SEC. 5402. NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
FUNDING PILOT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in coordination with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall establish a pilot program to dem-
onstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to 
restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the 
Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a 
state of good repair in the surface transportation 
system. 
(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the pilot 
program are to— 
(A) test the design, acceptance, implemen-
tation, and financial sustainability of a national 
per-mile user fee; 
(B) address the need for additional rev-
enue for surface transportation infrastructure 
and a national per-mile user fee; and 
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(C) provide recommendations regarding 
adoption and implementation of a national per- 
mile user fee. 
(b) PARAMETERS.—In carrying out the pilot program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Trans-
portation, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, shall— 
(1) provide different methods that volunteer 
participants can choose from to track motor vehicle 
miles traveled; 
(2) solicit volunteer participants from all 50 
States and the District of Columbia; 
(3) ensure an equitable geographic distribution 
by population among volunteer participants; 
(4) include commercial vehicles and passenger 
motor vehicles in the pilot program; and 
(5) use components of, and information from, 
the States selected for the State surface transpor-
tation system funding pilot program under section 
6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note). 
(c) METHODS.— 
(1) TOOLS.—In selecting the methods described 
in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Transportation 
shall coordinate with entities that voluntarily provide 
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to the Secretary for use in the program any of the 
following vehicle-miles-traveled collection tools: 
(A) 
Third-party 
on-board 
diagnostic 
(OBD–II) devices. 
(B) Smart phone applications. 
(C) Telemetric data collected by auto-
makers. 
(D) Motor vehicle data obtained by car in-
surance companies. 
(E) Data from the States selected for the 
State surface transportation system funding 
pilot program under section 6020 of the FAST 
Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note). 
(F) Motor vehicle data obtained from fuel-
ing stations. 
(G) Any other method that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(2) COORDINATION.— 
(A) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall de-
termine which methods under paragraph (1) are 
selected for the pilot program. 
(B) VOLUNTEER
PARTICIPANTS.—In a 
manner that the Secretary considers appro-
priate, the Secretary shall provide each selected 
method to each volunteer participant. 
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(d) PER-MILE USER FEES.—For the purposes of the 
pilot program established in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall establish on an annual basis— 
(1) for passenger vehicles and light trucks, a 
per-mile user fee that is equivalent to— 
(A) the average annual taxes imposed by 
sections 4041 and 4081 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 with respect to gasoline or 
any other fuel used in a motor vehicle (other 
than aviation gasoline or diesel), divided by 
(B) the total vehicle miles traveled by pas-
senger vehicles and light trucks; and 
(2) for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, a per- 
mile user fee that is equivalent to— 
(A) the average annual taxes imposed by 
sections 4041 and 4081 of such Code with re-
spect to diesel fuel, divided by 
(B) the total vehicle miles traveled by 
medium- and heavy-duty trucks. 
Taxes shall only be taken into account under the 
preceding sentence to the extent taken into account 
in determining appropriations to the Highway Trust 
Fund under section 9503(b) of such Code, and the 
amount so determined shall be reduced to account 
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for transfers from such fund under paragraphs (3), 
(4), and (5) of section 9503(c) of such Code. 
(e) VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary of 
Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall— 
(1) ensure, to the extent practicable, that an 
appropriate number of volunteer participants partici-
pate in the pilot program; and 
(2) issue policies to— 
(A) protect the privacy of volunteer partici-
pants; and 
(B) secure the data provided by volunteer 
participants. 
(f) PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—The Secretary 
of Transportation may carry out a public awareness cam-
paign to increase public awareness regarding a national 
per-mile user fee, including distributing information re-
lated to the pilot program carried out under this section, 
information from the State surface transportation system 
funding pilot program under section 6020 of the FAST 
Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note). 
(g) REVENUE COLLECTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, shall establish a mechanism to collect per-mile user 
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fees established under subsection (d) from volunteer par-
ticipants. Such mechanism— 
(1) may be adjusted as needed to address tech-
nical challenges; and 
(2) may allow third-party vendors to collect the 
per-mile user fees and forward such fees to the 
Treasury. 
(h) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may enter into an agreement with a volunteer participant 
containing such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
considers necessary for participation in the pilot program. 
(i) LIMITATION.—Any revenue collected through the 
mechanism established in subsection (g) shall not be con-
sidered a toll under section 301 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(j) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall ensure that any revenue collected under 
subsection (f) is deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. 
(k) REFUND.—Not more than 45 days after the end 
of each calendar quarter in which a volunteer participant 
has participated in the pilot program, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall calculate and issue an equivalent refund 
to volunteer participants for applicable Federal motor fuel 
taxes under section 4041 and section 4081 of the Internal 
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Revenue Code of 1986, the applicable battery tax under 
section 4111 of such Code, or both, if applicable. 
(l) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which volunteer participants begin par-
ticipating in the pilot program, and each year thereafter 
for the duration of the pilot program, the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report that includes an analysis of— 
(1) whether the objectives described in sub-
section (a)(2) were achieved; 
(2) how volunteer protections in subsection 
(f)(2) were complied with; and 
(3) whether per-mile user fees can maintain the 
long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and 
achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the 
surface transportation system. 
(m) SUNSET.—The pilot program established under 
this section shall expire on the date that is 4 years after 
the date on which volunteer participants begin partici-
pating in such program. 
(n) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
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(1) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘com-
mercial vehicle’’ has the meaning given the term 
commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(2) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—The term ‘‘High-
way Trust Fund’’ means the Highway Trust Fund 
established under section 9503 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
(3) LIGHT TRUCK.—The term ‘‘light truck’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 523.2 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(4) MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK.—The 
term ‘‘medium- and heavy-duty truck’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘commercial medium- and 
heavy-duty on-highway vehicle’’ in section 32901(a) 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(5) PER-MILE USER FEE.—The term ‘‘per-mile 
user fee’’ means a revenue mechanism that— 
(A) is applied to road users operating 
motor vehicles on the surface transportation 
system; and 
(B) is based on the number of vehicle miles 
traveled by an individual road user. 
(6) VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘vol-
unteer participant’’ means— 
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(A) an owner or lessee of an individual pri-
vate motor vehicle who volunteers to participate 
in the pilot program; 
(B) a commercial vehicle operator who vol-
unteers to participate in the pilot program; or 
(C) an owner of a motor vehicle fleet who 
volunteers to participate in the pilot program. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 5501. ERGONOMIC SEATING WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall convene a working 
group to examine the seating standards for commer-
cial drivers. 
(2) MEMBERS.—At a minimum, the working 
group shall include— 
(A) seat manufacturers; 
(B) commercial vehicle manufacturers; 
(C) transit vehicle manufacturers; 
(D) labor representatives for the trucking 
industry; 
(E) representatives from organizations en-
gaged in collective bargaining on behalf of tran-
sit workers in not fewer than 3 States; and 
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(F) musculoskeletal health experts. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall pursue the 
following objectives through the working group: 
(1) To identify health issues, including mus-
culoskeletal health issues, that afflict commercial 
drivers due to sitting for long periods of time while 
on duty. 
(2) To identify research topics for further devel-
opment and best practices to improve seating. 
(3) To determine ways to incorporate improved 
seating into manufacturing standards for public 
transit vehicles and commercial vehicles. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the working 
group shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a report on the findings of the working group 
under this section and any recommendations for the 
adoption of better ergonomic seating for commercial 
drivers. 
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(2) PUBLICATION.—Upon receipt of the report 
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the re-
port on a publicly accessible website of the Depart-
ment. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Advisory Committee shall be subject 
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
SEC. 5502. REPEAL OF SECTION 6314 OF TITLE 49, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6314 of title 49, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 
63 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 6314. 
(2) SECTION 6307.—Section 6307(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘or section 6314(b)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘or section 6314(b)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘or section 6314(b)’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘or 
section 6314(b)’’. 
SEC. 5503. REPORTS. 
Section 308(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, including public ferry systems,’’ 
after ‘‘mass transportation systems’’. 
TITLE VI—MULTIMODAL 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 6001. NATIONAL MULTIMODAL FREIGHT POLICY. 
Section 70101(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘in rural and 
urban areas’’ after ‘‘freight transportation’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) travel within population centers; 
and’’; 
(3) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘including— 
‘‘(A) greenhouse gas emissions; 
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‘‘(B) local air pollution; 
‘‘(C) minimizing, capturing, or treating 
stormwater runoff or other adverse impacts to 
water quality; and 
‘‘(D) wildlife habitat loss;’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) to decrease any adverse impact of freight 
transportation on communities located near freight 
facilities or freight corridors; and’’. 
SEC. 6002. NATIONAL FREIGHT STRATEGIC PLAN. 
Section 70102(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and all that follows through 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(1) update the plan and publish the updated 
plan on the public website of the Department of 
Transportation; and 
‘‘(2) include in the update described in para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) each item described in subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(B) best practices to reduce the adverse 
environmental impacts of freight-related— 
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‘‘(i) greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(ii) local air pollution; 
‘‘(iii) stormwater runoff or other ad-
verse impacts to water quality; and 
‘‘(iv) wildlife habitat loss.’’. 
SEC. 6003. NATIONAL MULTIMODAL FREIGHT NETWORK. 
Section 70103 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(C) by striking ‘‘of the 
United States that have’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘of the United States that— 
‘‘(i) have a total annual value of cargo 
of at least $1,000,000,000, as identified by 
United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion and reported by the Bureau of the 
Census; or 
‘‘(ii) have’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of the 
INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
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Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report detailing 
a plan to designate a final National Multimodal 
Freight Network, including a detailed summary 
of the resources within the Office of the Sec-
retary that will be dedicated to carrying out 
such plan. 
‘‘(B) 
DESIGNATION
OF
NATIONAL 
MULTIMODAL
FREIGHT
NETWORK.—Not later 
than 60 days after the submission of the report 
described in subparagraph (A),’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and metropolitan 
planning organizations’’ after ‘‘States’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (5)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the header by inserting ‘‘AND 
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION’’ 
after ‘‘STATE’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (E); and 
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(iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) CRITICAL
URBAN
FREIGHT
FACILI-
TIES AND CORRIDORS.— 
‘‘(i) AREA
WITH
A
POPULATION
OF 
OVER 500,000.—In an urbanized area with 
a population of 500,000 or more individ-
uals, the representative metropolitan plan-
ning organization, in consultation with the 
State, may designate a freight facility or 
corridor within the borders of the State as 
a critical urban freight facility or corridor. 
‘‘(ii) AREA WITH A POPULATION OF 
LESS THAN 500,000.—In an urbanized area 
with a population of less than 500,000 in-
dividuals, the State, in consultation with 
the representative metropolitan planning 
organization, may designate a freight facil-
ity or corridor within the borders of the 
State as a critical urban freight corridor. 
‘‘(iii) DESIGNATION.—A designation 
may be made under subparagraph (i) or 
(ii) if the facility or corridor is in an ur-
banized area, regardless of population, and 
such facility or corridor— 
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‘‘(I) provides access to the pri-
mary highway freight system, the 
Interstate system, or an intermodal 
freight facility; 
‘‘(II) is located within a corridor 
of a route on the primary highway 
freight system and provides an alter-
native option important to goods 
movement; 
‘‘(III) serves a major freight gen-
erator, logistics center, or manufac-
turing and warehouse industrial land; 
‘‘(IV) connects to an inter-
national port of entry; 
‘‘(V) provides access to a signifi-
cant air, rail, water, or other freight 
facility in the State; or 
‘‘(VI) is important to the move-
ment of freight within the region, as 
determined by the metropolitan plan-
ning organization or the State. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION.—A State may propose 
additional 
designations 
to 
the 
National 
Multimodal Freight Network in the State in an 
amount that is— 
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‘‘(i) for a highway project, not more 
than 20 percent of the total mileage des-
ignated by the Under Secretary in the 
State; and 
‘‘(ii) for a non-highway project, using 
a limitation determined by the Under Sec-
retary.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) REQUIRED
NETWORK
COMPONENTS.—In 
designating 
or 
redesignating 
the 
National 
Multimodal Freight Network, the Under Secretary 
shall ensure that the National Multimodal Freight 
Network includes the components described in sub-
section (b)(2).’’. 
SEC. 6004. STATE FREIGHT ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 70201(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘and local governments’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘local governments, metropolitan planning organiza-
tions, and the departments with responsibility for environ-
mental protection and air quality of the State’’. 
SEC. 6005. STATE FREIGHT PLANS. 
Section 70202(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting ‘‘and 
urban’’ after ‘‘rural’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (12); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) strategies and goals to decrease freight- 
related— 
‘‘(A) greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(B) local air pollution; 
‘‘(C) stormwater runoff or other adverse 
impacts to water quality; and 
‘‘(D) wildlife habitat loss; 
‘‘(11) strategies and goals to decrease any ad-
verse impact of freight transportation on commu-
nities located near freight facilities or freight cor-
ridors; and’’. 
SEC. 6006. STUDY OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION FEE. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, shall es-
tablish a joint task force to study the establishment and 
administration of a fee on multimodal freight surface 
transportation services. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—The study required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An estimation of the revenue that a fee of 
up to 1 percent on freight transportation services 
would raise. 
(2) An identification of the entities that would 
be subject to such a fee paid by the owners or sup-
pliers of cargo. 
(3) An analysis of the administrative capacity 
of Federal agencies and freight industry participants 
to collect such a fee and ensure compliance with fee 
requirements. 
(4) Policy options to prevent avoidance of such 
a fee, including diversion of freight services to for-
eign countries. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate the study required under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 6007. NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND IN-
NOVATIVE FINANCE BUREAU. 
Section 116 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) to provide assistance and communicate 
best practices and financing and funding opportuni-
ties to eligible entities for the programs referred to 
in subsection (d)(1), including by— 
‘‘(A) conducting proactive outreach to com-
munities located outside of metropolitan or 
micropolitan statistical areas (as such areas are 
defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget); and 
‘‘(B) coordinating with the Office of Rural 
Development of the Department of Agriculture, 
the Office of Community Revitalization of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and any 
other agencies that provide technical assistance 
for rural communities, as determined by the 
Executive Director;’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(j) ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
annually thereafter, the Executive Director shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report de-
tailing— 
‘‘(1) the use of funds authorized under section 
605(f) of title 23; and 
‘‘(2) the progress of the Bureau in carrying out 
the purposes described in subsection (b).’’. 
SEC. 6008. LOCAL HIRE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall immediately reinstate the local labor hiring 
pilot program containing the contracting initiative estab-
lished by the Secretary and published in the Federal Reg-
ister on March 6, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 12257), under the 
same terms, conditions, and requirements as so published. 
(b) DURATION.—The Secretary shall continue the 
local labor hiring pilot program reinstated under this sec-
tion through September 30, 2025. 
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TITLE 
VII—TRANSPORTATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
FINANCE 
AND INNOVATION ACT 
SEC. 7001. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE 
AND INNOVATION ACT. 
(a) CREDITWORTHINESS.—Section 602(a)(2) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iv)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a rating’’ and inserting 
‘‘an investment grade rating’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$150,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the senior debt’’ and in-
serting ‘‘senior debt’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘credit instrument is for 
an amount less than $75,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘total amount of other senior debt and the 
Federal 
credit 
instrument 
is 
less 
than 
$150,000,000’’. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 603(b) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph 
(8) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(8) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (9) and section 117(j)(2), the proceeds of 
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a secured loan under the TIFIA program shall be 
considered to be part of the non-Federal share of 
project costs required under this title or chapter 53 
of title 49, if the loan is repayable from non-Federal 
funds.’’. 
(c) EXEMPTION OF FUNDS FROM TIFIA FEDERAL 
SHARE REQUIREMENT.—Section 603(b)(9) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) TERRITORIES.—Funds provided for a 
territory under section 165(c) shall not be con-
sidered Federal assistance for purposes of sub-
paragraph (A).’’. 
(d) STREAMLINED APPLICATION PROCESS.—Section 
603(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR EXPEDITED DE-
CISIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall implement an expe-
dited decision timeline for public agency bor-
rowers seeking secured loans that meet— 
‘‘(i) the terms under paragraph (2); 
and 
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‘‘(ii) the additional criteria described 
in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
CRITERIA.—The addi-
tional criteria referred to in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) are the following: 
‘‘(i) The secured loan is made on 
terms and conditions that substantially 
conform to the conventional terms and 
conditions established by the National Sur-
face Transportation Innovative Finance 
Bureau. 
‘‘(ii) The secured loan is rated in the 
A category or higher. 
‘‘(iii) The TIFIA program share of el-
igible project costs is 33 percent or less. 
‘‘(iv) The applicant demonstrates a 
reasonable expectation that the contracting 
process for the project can commence by 
not later than 90 days after the date on 
which a Federal credit instrument is obli-
gated for the project under the TIFIA pro-
gram. 
‘‘(v) The project has received a cat-
egorical exclusion, a finding of no signifi-
cant impact, or a record of decision under 
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the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) WRITTEN
NOTICE.—The Secretary 
shall provide to an applicant seeking a secured 
loan under the expedited decision process under 
this paragraph a written notice informing the 
applicant whether the Secretary has approved 
or disapproved the application by not later than 
180 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits to the applicant a letter indicating that 
the National Surface Transportation Innovative 
Finance Bureau has commenced the credit-
worthiness review of the project.’’. 
(e) ASSISTANCE
TO
SMALL
PROJECTS.—Section 
605(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 
(f) 
APPLICATION
PROCESS
REPORT.—Section 
609(b)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in clause (v) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) whether the project is located in 
a 
metropolitan 
statistical 
area, 
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micropolitan statistical area, or neither (as 
such areas are defined by the Office of 
Management and Budget).’’. 
(g) STATUS REPORTS.—Section 609 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) STATUS REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall publish 
on the website for the TIFIA program— 
‘‘(A) on a monthly basis, a current status 
report on all submitted letters of interest and 
applications received for assistance under the 
TIFIA program; and 
‘‘(B) on a quarterly basis, a current status 
report on all approved applications for assist-
ance under the TIFIA program. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—Each monthly and quar-
terly status report under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude, at a minimum, with respect to each project in-
cluded in the status report— 
‘‘(A) the name of the party submitting the 
letter of interest or application; 
‘‘(B) the name of the project; 
‘‘(C) the date on which the letter of inter-
est or application was received; 
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‘‘(D) the estimated project eligible costs; 
‘‘(E) the type of credit assistance sought; 
and 
‘‘(F) the anticipated fiscal year and quar-
ter for closing of the credit assistance.’’. 
DIVISION C—HAZARDOUS 
MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Haz-
ardous Materials Safety Act of 2020’’. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 8101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraphs (1) 
through (5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(2) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(3) $69,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(4) $71,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(5) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2016 through 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 
2025’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘$21,988,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$24,025,000’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘$4,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025’’; 
(4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY RE-
SPONDER TRAINING GRANTS.—From the Hazardous Ma-
terials Emergency Preparedness Fund established under 
section 5116(h), the Secretary may expend $1,800,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out the 
grant program under section 5107(j).’’. 
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TITLE 
II—HAZARDOUS 
MATE-
RIALS SAFETY AND IMPROVE-
MENT 
SEC. 8201. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATED 
TO LITHIUM CELLS AND BATTERIES. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 828 of the FAA Modernization 
and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note), and the 
item relating to such section in the table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 333 of the 
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘Pursu-
ant to section 828 of the FAA Modernization 
and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 44701 
note), the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; 
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(2) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (b); 
and 
(3) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (h) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) ICAO TECHNICAL
INSTRUCTIONS.—The 
term ‘ICAO Technical Instructions’ means the Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organization Technical In-
structions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous 
Goods by Air.’’. 
SEC. 8202. TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS 
BY RAIL TANK CAR. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Railroad Administration, in coordination with the 
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration, shall initiate an evaluation of the 
safety, security, and environmental risks of transporting 
liquefied natural gas by rail. 
(b) TESTING.—In conducting the evaluation under 
subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration shall— 
(1) perform physical testing of rail tank cars, 
including, at a minimum, the DOT–113 specifica-
tion, to evaluate the performance of such rail tank 
cars in the event of an accident or derailment, in-
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cluding evaluation of the extent to which design and 
construction features such as steel thickness and 
valve protections prevent or mitigate the release of 
liquefied natural gas; 
(2) analyze multiple release scenarios, including 
derailments, front-end collisions, rear-end collisions, 
side-impact 
collisions, 
grade-crossing 
collisions, 
punctures, and impact of an incendiary device, at a 
minimum of 3 speeds of travel with a sufficient 
range of speeds to evaluate the safety, security, and 
environmental risks posed under real-world oper-
ating conditions; and 
(3) examine the effects of exposure to climate 
conditions across rail networks, including tempera-
ture, humidity, and any other factors that the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Railroad Administration 
determines could influence performance of rail tank 
cars and components of such rail tank cars. 
(c) OTHER FACTORS TO CONSIDER.—In conducting 
the evaluation under subsection (a), the Administrator of 
the Federal Railroad Administration shall evaluate the im-
pact of a discharge of liquefied natural gas from a rail 
tank car on public safety and the environment, and con-
sider— 
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(1) the benefits of route restrictions, speed re-
strictions, enhanced brake requirements, personnel 
requirements, rail tank car technological require-
ments, and other operating controls; 
(2) the advisability of consist restrictions, in-
cluding limitations on the arrangement and quantity 
of rail tank cars carrying liquefied natural gas in 
any given consist; 
(3) the identification of potential impact areas, 
and the number of homes and structures potentially 
endangered by a discharge in rural, suburban, and 
urban environments; 
(4) the impact of discharge on the environment, 
including air quality impacts; 
(5) the benefits of advanced notification to the 
Department of Transportation, State Emergency 
Response Commissions, and Tribal Emergency Re-
sponse Commissions of routes for moving liquefied 
natural gas by rail tank car; 
(6) how first responders respond to an incident, 
including the extent to which specialized equipment 
or training would be required and the cost to com-
munities for acquiring any necessary equipment or 
training; 
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(7) whether thermal radiation could occur from 
a discharge; 
(8) an evaluation of the rail tank car authorized 
by the Secretary of Transportation for liquefied nat-
ural gas or similar cryogenic liquids, and a deter-
mination of whether specific safety enhancements or 
new standards are necessary to ensure the safety of 
rail transport of liquefied natural gas; and 
(9) the risks posed by the transportation of liq-
uefied natural gas by International Organization for 
Standardization containers authorized by the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, and make available to the public— 
(1) a report based on the evaluation and testing 
conducted under subsections (a) and (b), which shall 
include the results of the evaluation and testing and 
recommendations for mitigating or eliminating the 
safety, security, environmental, and other risks of an 
accident or incident involving the transportation of 
liquefied natural gas by rail; and 
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(2) a complete list of all research related to the 
transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail con-
ducted by the Federal Railroad Administration, the 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminis-
tration, or any other entity of the Federal Govern-
ment since 2010 that includes, for each research 
item— 
(A) the title of any reports or studies pro-
duced with respect to the research; 
(B) the agency, entity, or organization per-
forming the research; 
(C) the names of all authors and co-au-
thors of any report or study produced with re-
spect to the research; and 
(D) the date any related report was pub-
lished or is expected to publish. 
(e) DATA COLLECTION.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Railroad Administration and the Administrator of 
the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administra-
tion shall collect any relevant data or records necessary 
to complete the evaluation required by subsection (a). 
(f) GAO REPORT.—After the evaluation required by 
subsection (a) has been completed, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall conduct an independent 
evaluation to verify that the Federal Railroad Administra-
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tion and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Ad-
ministration complied with the requirements of this Act, 
and transmit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report on the findings of such independent eval-
uation. 
(g) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REVIEW
PERIOD
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘review period’’ means the period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 
ending on the earlier of— 
(A) the date that is 1 year after the date 
of completion of the report under subsection (f); 
or 
(B) the date that is 4 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL
AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation— 
(A) may not issue any regulation author-
izing the transportation of liquefied natural gas 
by rail tank car or authorize such transpor-
tation through issuance of a special permit or 
approval before the conclusion of the review pe-
riod; and 
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(B) shall rescind any special permit or ap-
proval for the transportation of liquefied nat-
ural gas by rail tank car issued before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8203. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING REQUIRE-
MENTS AND GRANTS. 
Section 5107 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) ASSISTANCE WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY RE-
SPONDER TRAINING.—The Secretary shall make grants to 
nonprofit organizations to develop hazardous materials re-
sponse training for emergency responders, including re-
sponse activities for the transportation of crude oil, eth-
anol, and other flammable liquids by rail (consistent with 
National Fire Protection Association standards), and to 
make such training available electronically or in person.’’. 
SEC. 8204. STUDY ON HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANS-
PORTED BY COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES 
ON HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a study to evaluate the overall 
safety of the requirement that commercial motor ve-
hicles come to a full stop at highway-rail grade 
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crossings described in section 392.10 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) collect and analyze data on the fre-
quency and severity of rear-end collisions that 
occur when commercial motor vehicles trans-
porting hazardous materials are stopped at 
grade crossings; 
(B) assess the extent to which such re-
quirement reduces instances of truck-train colli-
sions; 
(C) evaluate the overall safety of such re-
quirement; and 
(D) recommend whether to remove such 
requirement. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
detailing the findings of the study under subsection (a) 
and the Secretary’s planned course of action regarding the 
requirement described in section 392.10 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
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(c) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 13102 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
DIVISION D—RAIL 
SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transforming Rail 
by Accelerating Investment Nationwide Act’’ or the 
‘‘TRAIN Act’’. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 9101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS TO AMTRAK.— 
(1) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the use 
of Amtrak for activities associated with the North-
east Corridor the following amounts: 
(A) For fiscal year 2021, $2,900,000,000. 
(B) For fiscal year 2022, $2,700,000,000. 
(C) For fiscal year 2023, $2,500,000,000. 
(D) For fiscal year 2024, $2,500,000,000. 
(E) For fiscal year 2025, $2,500,000,000. 
(2) NATIONAL NETWORK.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the use 
of Amtrak for activities associated with the National 
Network the following amounts: 
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(A) For fiscal year 2021, $3,600,000,000. 
(B) For fiscal year 2022, $3,400,000,000. 
(C) For fiscal year 2023, $3,200,000,000. 
(D) For fiscal year 2024, $3,000,000,000. 
(E) For fiscal year 2025, $3,000,000,000. 
(b) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—The Sec-
retary may withhold up to $15,000,000 from the amounts 
made available under subsection (a) for the costs of man-
agement oversight of Amtrak. 
(c) AMTRAK COMMON BENEFIT COSTS FOR STATE- 
SUPPORTED ROUTES.—For any fiscal year in which funds 
are made available under subsection (a)(2) in excess of 
the amounts authorized for fiscal year 2020 under section 
11101(b) of the FAST Act (114–94), Amtrak shall use 
up to $400,000,000 of the excess funds to defray the share 
of operating costs of Amtrak’s national assets (as such 
term is defined in section 24320(c)(5) of title 49, United 
States Code) that is allocated to the State-supported serv-
ices. 
(d) STATE-SUPPORTED ROUTE COMMITTEE.—Of the 
funds made available under subsection (a)(2), the Sec-
retary may make available up to $3,000,000 for each fis-
cal year for the State-Supported Route Committee estab-
lished under section 24712 of title 49, United States Code. 
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(e) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COMMISSION.—Of the 
funds made available under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
retary may make available up to $6,000,000 for each fis-
cal year for the Northeast Corridor Commission estab-
lished under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AM-
TRAK OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of Amtrak the following amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2021, $26,500,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2022, $27,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2023, $27,500,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2024, $28,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2025, $28,500,000. 
(g) PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENT, MODERNIZA-
TION, AND ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out sec-
tion 22906 of title 49, United States Code, the following 
amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2021, $3,800,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2022, $3,800,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2023, $3,800,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2024, $3,800,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2025, $3,800,000,000. 
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(h) CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
AND 
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 
22907 of title 49, United States Code, the following 
amounts: 
(A) For fiscal year 2021, $1,400,000,000. 
(B) For fiscal year 2022, $1,400,000,000. 
(C) For fiscal year 2023, $1,400,000,000. 
(D) For fiscal year 2024, $1,400,000,000. 
(E) For fiscal year 2025, $1,400,000,000. 
(2) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—The 
Secretary may withhold up to 1 percent from the 
amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for the 
costs of project management oversight of grants car-
ried out under section 22907 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(i) RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for payment of credit 
risk premiums in accordance with section 9104 of 
this division and section 502 of the Railroad Revital-
ization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
U.S.C. 822) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
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2021 through 2025, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(2) REFUND OF PREMIUM.—There are author-
ized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
$70,000,000 to repay the credit risk premium under 
section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) in ac-
cordance with section 9104. 
(j) RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 
22908 of title 49, United States Code, $20,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
(2) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—The 
Secretary may withhold up to 1 percent from the 
amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for the 
costs of project management oversight of grants car-
ried out under section 22908 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(k) GRADE CROSSING SEPARATION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 
20171 of title 49, United States Code, (as added by 
section 9551 of this Act) the following amounts: 
(1) For fiscal year 2021, $450,000,000. 
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(2) For fiscal year 2022, $475,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2023, $500,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2024, $525,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2025, $550,000,000. 
(2) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—The 
Secretary may withhold up to 1 percent from the 
amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for the 
costs of project management oversight of grants car-
ried out under section 20171 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(l) RAIL SAFETY PUBLIC AWARENESS GRANTS.—Of 
the amounts made available under subsection (k), the Sec-
retary shall make available $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025 to carry out section 20172 of 
title 49, United States Code, (as added by section 9552 
of this Act). 
(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO THE 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION.—Section 20117 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 20117. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘(a) SAFETY AND OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for 
the operations of the Federal Railroad Administra-
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