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driving while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or the com-
bination of alcohol and drugs; 
‘‘(iii) court support of high-visibility enforcement 
efforts, training and education of criminal justice 
professionals (including law enforcement, prosecutors, 
judges, and probation officers) to assist such profes-
sionals in handling impaired driving cases, hiring 
traffic safety resource prosecutors, hiring judicial out-
reach liaisons, and establishing driving while intoxi-
cated courts; 
‘‘(iv) alcohol ignition interlock programs; 
‘‘(v) improving blood-alcohol concentration testing 
and reporting; 
‘‘(vi) paid and earned media in support of high- 
visibility enforcement efforts, conducting standardized 
field sobriety training, advanced roadside impaired 
driving evaluation training, and drug recognition 
expert training for law enforcement, and equipment 
and related expenditures used in connection with 
impaired driving enforcement in accordance with cri-
teria established by the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration; 
‘‘(vii) training on the use of alcohol and drug 
screening and brief intervention; 
‘‘(viii) training for and implementation of impaired 
driving assessment programs or other tools designed 
to increase the probability of identifying the recidivism 
risk of a person convicted of driving under the influence 
of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of alcohol and drugs 
and to determine the most effective mental health 
or substance abuse treatment or sanction that will 
reduce such risk; 
‘‘(ix) developing impaired driving information sys-
tems; and 
‘‘(x) costs associated with a 24-7 sobriety program. 
‘‘(C) OTHER
PROGRAMS.—Low-range States may use 
grant funds for any expenditure designed to reduce 
impaired driving based on problem identification and may 
use not more than 50 percent of funds made available 
under this subsection for any project or activity eligible 
for funding under section 402. Medium-range and high- 
range States may use funds for any expenditure designed 
to reduce impaired driving based on problem identification 
upon approval by the Secretary.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by amending the paragraph heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by amending the subparagraph 
heading to read as follows: ‘‘GRANTS
TO
STATES
WITH 
ALCOHOL-IGNITION INTERLOCK LAWS.—’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) 
as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A), the following: 
‘‘(B) GRANTS
TO
STATES
WITH
24-7
SOBRIETY
PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary shall make a separate grant under 
this subsection to each State that—
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‘‘(i) adopts and is enforcing a law that requires 
all individuals convicted of driving under the influence 
of alcohol or of driving while intoxicated to receive 
a restriction on driving privileges; and 
‘‘(ii) provides a 24-7 sobriety program.’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by inserting 
‘‘and subparagraph (B)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated, by inserting 
‘‘and subparagraph (B)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 
(G) by amending subparagraph (E), as redesignated, 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(E) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(i) FUNDING
FOR
GRANTS
TO
STATES
WITH 
ALCOHOL-IGNITION INTERLOCK LAWS.—Not more than 
12 percent of the amounts made available to carry 
out this subsection in a fiscal year shall be made 
available by the Secretary for making grants under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) FUNDING FOR GRANTS TO STATES WITH 24-7 
SOBRIETY PROGRAMS.—Not more than 3 percent of the 
amounts made available to carry out this subsection 
in a fiscal year shall be made available by the Secretary 
for making grants under subparagraph (B).’’; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) EXCEPTIONS.—A State alcohol-ignition interlock 
law under subparagraph (A) may include exceptions for 
the following circumstances: 
‘‘(i) The individual is required to operate an 
employer’s motor vehicle in the course and scope of 
employment and the business entity that owns the 
vehicle is not owned or controlled by the individual. 
‘‘(ii) The individual is certified by a medical doctor 
as being unable to provide a deep lung breath sample 
for analysis by an ignition interlock device. 
‘‘(iii) A State-certified ignition interlock provider 
is not available within 100 miles of the individual’s 
residence.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or a State agency’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or an agency with jurisdiction’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘bond,’’ before ‘‘sentence’’; 
(ii) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘who plead guilty or’’ 
and inserting ‘‘who was arrested for, plead guilty to, 
or’’; and 
(iii) in clause (ii)(I) by inserting ‘‘at a testing loca-
tion’’ after ‘‘per day’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the second period 
at the end. 
(d) DISTRACTED DRIVING GRANTS.—Section 405(e) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) DISTRACTED DRIVING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award a grant under 
this subsection to any State that includes distracted driving 
awareness as part of the State’s driver’s license examination,
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and enacts and enforces a law that meets the requirements 
set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.—A State law 
meets the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the law— 
‘‘(A) prohibits a driver from texting through a personal 
wireless communications device while driving; 
‘‘(B) makes violation of the law a primary offense; 
‘‘(C) establishes a minimum fine for a violation of the 
law; and 
‘‘(D) does not provide for an exemption that specifically 
allows a driver to text through a personal wireless commu-
nication device while stopped in traffic. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON YOUTH CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING 
OR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC.—A State law meets the requirements 
set forth in this paragraph if the law— 
‘‘(A) prohibits a driver from using a personal wireless 
communications device while driving if the driver is— 
‘‘(i) younger than 18 years of age; or 
‘‘(ii) in the learner’s permit or intermediate license 
stage set forth in subsection (g)(2)(B); 
‘‘(B) makes violation of the law a primary offense; 
‘‘(C) establishes a minimum fine for a violation of the 
law; and 
‘‘(D) does not provide for an exemption that specifically 
allows a driver to text through a personal wireless commu-
nication device while stopped in traffic. 
‘‘(4) PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS.—A law that meets the require-
ments set forth in paragraph (2) or (3) may provide exceptions 
for— 
‘‘(A) a driver who uses a personal wireless communica-
tions device to contact emergency services; 
‘‘(B) emergency services personnel who use a personal 
wireless communications device while— 
‘‘(i) operating an emergency services vehicle; and 
‘‘(ii) engaged in the performance of their duties 
as emergency services personnel; 
‘‘(C) an individual employed as a commercial motor 
vehicle driver or a school bus driver who uses a personal 
wireless communications device within the scope of such 
individual’s employment if such use is permitted under 
the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 31136 of 
title 49; and 
‘‘(D) any additional exceptions determined by the Sec-
retary through a rulemaking process. 
‘‘(5) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), amounts received by a State under this subsection 
shall be used— 
‘‘(i) to educate the public through advertising con-
taining information about the dangers of texting or 
using a cell phone while driving; 
‘‘(ii) for traffic signs that notify drivers about the 
distracted driving law of the State; or 
‘‘(iii) for law enforcement costs related to the 
enforcement of the distracted driving law. 
‘‘(B) FLEXIBILITY.—
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‘‘(i) Not more than 50 percent of amounts 
received by a State under this subsection may 
be used for any eligible project or activity under 
section 402. 
‘‘(ii) Not more than 75 percent of amounts 
received by a State under this subsection may 
be used for any eligible project or activity under 
section 402 if the State has conformed its dis-
tracted driving data to the most recent Model Min-
imum Uniform Crash Criteria published by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL DISTRACTED DRIVING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for 
each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the Secretary shall 
use up to 25 percent of the amounts available for grants 
under this subsection to award grants to any State that— 
‘‘(i) in fiscal year 2017— 
‘‘(I) certifies that it has enacted a basic text 
messaging statute that— 
‘‘(aa) is applicable to drivers of all ages; 
and 
‘‘(bb) makes violation of the basic text 
messaging statute a primary offense or sec-
ondary enforcement action as allowed by State 
statute; and 
‘‘(II) is otherwise ineligible for a grant under 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) in fiscal year 2018— 
‘‘(I) certifies that it has enacted a basic text 
messaging statute that— 
‘‘(aa) is applicable to drivers of all ages; 
and 
‘‘(bb) makes violation of the basic text 
messaging statute a primary offense; 
‘‘(II) imposes fines for violations; 
‘‘(III) has a statute that prohibits drivers who 
are younger than 18 years of age from using a 
personal wireless communications device while 
driving; and 
‘‘(IV) is otherwise ineligible for a grant under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding paragraph (5) 
and subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) of this subparagraph, 
amounts received by a State under subparagraph (A) 
may be used for activities related to the enforcement 
of distracted driving laws, including for public informa-
tion and awareness purposes. 
‘‘(ii) FISCAL
YEAR
2017.—In fiscal year 2017, up 
to 15 percent of the amounts received by a State under 
subparagraph (A) may be used for any eligible project 
or activity under section 402. 
‘‘(iii) FISCAL YEAR 2018.—In fiscal year 2018, up 
to 25 percent of the amounts received by a State under 
subparagraph (A) may be used for any eligible project 
or activity under section 402.
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‘‘(7) ALLOCATION TO SUPPORT STATE DISTRACTED DRIVING 
LAWS.—Of the amounts available under this subsection in a 
fiscal year for distracted driving grants, the Secretary may 
expend not more than $5,000,000 for the development and 
placement of broadcast media to reduce distracted driving of 
motor vehicles. 
‘‘(8) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant funds to a 
State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in propor-
tion to the State’s apportionment under section 402 for fiscal 
year 2009. 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(A) DRIVING.—The term ‘driving’— 
‘‘(i) means operating a motor vehicle on a public 
road; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include operating a motor vehicle 
when the vehicle has pulled over to the side of, or 
off, an active roadway and has stopped in a location 
where it can safely remain stationary. 
‘‘(B) PERSONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.— 
The term ‘personal wireless communications device’— 
‘‘(i) means a device through which personal wire-
less services (as defined in section 332(c)(7)(C)(i) of 
the 
Communications 
Act 
of 
1934 
(47 
U.S.C. 
332(c)(7)(C)(i))) are transmitted; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include a global navigation satellite 
system receiver used for positioning, emergency 
notification, or navigation purposes. 
‘‘(C) PRIMARY
OFFENSE.—The term ‘primary offense’ 
means an offense for which a law enforcement officer may 
stop a vehicle solely for the purpose of issuing a citation 
in the absence of evidence of another offense. 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC
ROAD.—The term ‘public road’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 402(c). 
‘‘(E) TEXTING.—The term ‘texting’ means reading from 
or manually entering data into a personal wireless commu-
nications device, including doing so for the purpose of SMS 
texting, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in any 
other form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data 
communication.’’. 
(e) MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.—Section 405(f) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant funds to a 
State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in propor-
tion to the State’s apportionment under section 402 for fiscal 
year 2009, except that the amount of a grant awarded to 
a State for a fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of the 
amount apportioned to the State under such section for fiscal 
year 2009.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) FLEXIBILITY.—Not more than 50 percent of grant 
funds received by a State under this subsection may be 
used for any eligible project or activity under section 402 
if the State is in the lowest 25 percent of all States for 
motorcycle deaths per 10,000 motorcycle registrations
H. R. 22—197 
based on the most recent data that conforms with criteria 
established by the Secretary.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) SHARE-THE-ROAD MODEL LANGUAGE.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall update and provide to the States model lan-
guage, for use in traffic safety education courses, driver’s 
manuals, and other driver training materials, that provides 
instruction for drivers of motor vehicles on the importance 
of sharing the road safely with motorcyclists.’’. 
(f) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
FOR STATE GRADUATED DRIVER 
LICENSING INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 405(g) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting 
‘‘18’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) LICENSING
PROCESS.—A State is in compliance 
with the 2-stage licensing process described in this subpara-
graph if the State’s driver’s license laws include— 
‘‘(i) a learner’s permit stage that— 
‘‘(I) is at least 6 months in duration; 
‘‘(II) contains a prohibition on the driver using 
a personal wireless communications device (as 
defined in subsection (e)) while driving except 
under an exception permitted under paragraph (4) 
of that subsection, and makes a violation of the 
prohibition a primary offense; 
‘‘(III) requires applicants to successfully pass 
a vision and knowledge assessment prior to 
receiving a learner’s permit; 
‘‘(IV) requires that the driver be accompanied 
and supervised at all times while the driver is 
operating a motor vehicle by a licensed driver who 
is at least 21 years of age or is a State-certified 
driving instructor; 
‘‘(V) has a requirement that the driver— 
‘‘(aa) complete a State-certified driver edu-
cation or training course; or 
‘‘(bb) obtain at least 50 hours of behind- 
the-wheel training, with at least 10 hours at 
night, with a licensed driver; and 
‘‘(VI) remains in effect until the driver— 
‘‘(aa) reaches 16 years of age and enters 
the intermediate stage; or 
‘‘(bb) reaches 18 years of age; 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate stage that— 
‘‘(I) commences immediately after the expira-
tion of the learner’s permit stage and successful 
completion of a driving skills assessment; 
‘‘(II) is at least 6 months in duration; 
‘‘(III) prohibits the driver from using a per-
sonal wireless communications device (as defined 
in subsection (e)) while driving except under an 
exception permitted under paragraph (4) of that 
subsection, and makes a violation of the prohibi-
tion a primary offense;
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‘‘(IV) for the first 6 months of the intermediate 
stage, restricts driving at night between the hours 
of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. when not supervised 
by a licensed driver 21 years of age or older, 
excluding transportation to work, school, religious 
activities, or emergencies; 
‘‘(V) prohibits the driver from operating a 
motor vehicle with more than 1 nonfamilial pas-
senger younger than 21 years of age unless a 
licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age 
is in the motor vehicle; and 
‘‘(VI) remains in effect until the driver reaches 
17 years of age; and 
‘‘(iii) learner’s permit and intermediate stages that 
each require, in addition to any other penalties imposed 
by State law, that the granting of an unrestricted 
driver’s license be automatically delayed for any indi-
vidual who, during the learner’s permit or intermediate 
stage, is convicted of a driving-related offense during 
the first 6 months, including— 
‘‘(I) driving while intoxicated; 
‘‘(II) misrepresentation of the individual’s age; 
‘‘(III) reckless driving; 
‘‘(IV) driving without wearing a seat belt; 
‘‘(V) speeding; or 
‘‘(VI) any other driving-related offense, as 
determined by the Secretary.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (5), up to 
100 percent of grant funds received by a State under this 
subsection may be used for any eligible project or activity 
under section 402, if the State is in the lowest 25 percent 
of all States for the number of drivers under age 18 involved 
in fatal crashes in the State per the total number of drivers 
under age 18 in the State based on the most recent data 
that conforms with criteria established by the Secretary.’’. 
(g) NONMOTORIZED SAFETY.—Section 405 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) NONMOTORIZED SAFETY.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—Subject to the requirements 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to 
States for the purpose of decreasing pedestrian and bicycle 
fatalities and injuries that result from crashes involving a 
motor vehicle. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
a project carried out by a State using amounts from a grant 
awarded under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—A State shall receive a grant under this 
subsection in a fiscal year if the annual combined pedestrian 
and bicycle fatalities in the State exceed 15 percent of the 
total annual crash fatalities in the State, based on the most 
recently reported final data from the Fatality Analysis 
Reporting System. 
‘‘(4) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant funds received by 
a State under this subsection may be used for— 
‘‘(A) training of law enforcement officials on State laws 
applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety;
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‘‘(B) 
enforcement 
mobilizations 
and 
campaigns 
designed to enforce State traffic laws applicable to pedes-
trian and bicycle safety; and 
‘‘(C) 
public 
education 
and 
awareness 
programs 
designed to inform motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists 
of State traffic laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle 
safety. 
‘‘(5) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant funds to a 
State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in propor-
tion to the State’s apportionment under section 402 for fiscal 
year 2009.’’. 
SEC. 4006. TRACKING PROCESS. 
Section 412 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) TRACKING PROCESS.—The Secretary shall develop a process 
to identify and mitigate possible systemic issues across States and 
regional offices by reviewing oversight findings and recommended 
actions identified in triennial State management reviews.’’. 
SEC. 4007. STOP MOTORCYCLE CHECKPOINT FUNDING. 
Notwithstanding section 153 of title 23, United States Code, 
the Secretary may not provide a grant or any funds to a State, 
county, town, township, Indian tribe, municipality, or other local 
government that may be used for any program— 
(1) to check helmet usage; or 
(2) to create checkpoints that specifically target motorcycle 
operators or motorcycle passengers. 
SEC. 4008. MARIJUANA-IMPAIRED DRIVING. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of 
other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall conduct a study on 
marijuana-impaired driving. 
(b) ISSUES TO BE EXAMINED.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall examine, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) 
Methods 
to 
detect 
marijuana-impaired 
driving, 
including devices capable of measuring marijuana levels in 
motor vehicle operators. 
(2) A review of impairment standard research for driving 
under the influence of marijuana. 
(3) Methods to differentiate the cause of a driving impair-
ment between alcohol and marijuana. 
(4) State-based policies on marijuana-impaired driving. 
(5) The role and extent of marijuana impairment in motor 
vehicle accidents. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
study. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(A) FINDINGS.—The findings of the Secretary based 
on the study, including, at a minimum, the following:
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(i) An assessment of methodologies and tech-
nologies for measuring driver impairment resulting 
from the use of marijuana, including the use of mari-
juana in combination with alcohol. 
(ii) A description and assessment of the role of 
marijuana as a causal factor in traffic crashes and 
the extent of the problem of marijuana-impaired 
driving. 
(iii) A description and assessment of current State 
laws relating to marijuana-impaired driving. 
(iv) A determination whether an impairment 
standard for drivers under the influence of marijuana 
is feasible and could reduce vehicle accidents and save 
lives. 
(B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The recommendations of the 
Secretary based on the study, including, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(i) Effective and efficient methods for training law 
enforcement personnel, including drug recognition 
experts, to detect or measure the level of impairment 
of a motor vehicle operator who is under the influence 
of marijuana by the use of technology or otherwise. 
(ii) If feasible, an impairment standard for driving 
under the influence of marijuana. 
(iii) Methodologies for increased data collection 
regarding the prevalence and effects of marijuana- 
impaired driving. 
(d) MARIJUANA DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘marijuana’’ 
includes all substances containing tetrahydrocannabinol. 
SEC. 4009. INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF 
DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING. 
(a) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS.—The Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in consultation with the 
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, State highway safety offices, and 
other interested parties, as determined by the Administrator, shall 
identify and carry out additional actions that should be undertaken 
by the Administration to assist States in their efforts to increase 
public awareness of the dangers of drug-impaired driving, including 
the dangers of driving while under the influence of heroin or 
prescription opioids. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that describes the additional actions under-
taken by the Administration pursuant to subsection (a). 
SEC. 4010. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT ELIGI-
BILITY. 
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary 
awards grants under section 405 of title 23, United States Code, 
the Secretary shall make available on a publicly available Internet 
Web site of the Department of Transportation— 
(1) an identification of— 
(A) the States that were awarded grants under such 
section;
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(B) the States that applied and were not awarded 
grants under such section; and 
(C) the States that did not apply for a grant under 
such section; and 
(2) a list of deficiencies that made a State ineligible for 
a grant under such section for each State under paragraph 
(1)(B). 
SEC. 4011. DATA COLLECTION. 
Section 1906 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) has enacted’’ and all that follows 
through 
‘‘(B) 
is 
maintaining’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘is 
maintaining’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and any passengers’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant received by a State under 
subsection (a) shall be used by the State for the costs of— 
‘‘(1) collecting and maintaining data on traffic stops; and 
‘‘(2) evaluating the results of the data.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsections 
(d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (c)(2), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘A State’’ and inserting ‘‘On or after October 1, 2015, a State’’; 
and 
(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZA-
TION OF APPROPRIATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘FUNDING’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available under section 
403 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall set 
aside $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020 
to carry out this section.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘authorized by’’ and inserting ‘‘made 
available under’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘percent,’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘percent.’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) OTHER USES.—The Secretary may reallocate, before 
the last day of any fiscal year, amounts remaining available 
under paragraph (1) to increase the amounts made available 
to carry out any of other activities authorized under section 
403 of title 23, United States Code, in order to ensure, to 
the maximum extent possible, that all such amounts are obli-
gated during such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 4012. STUDY ON THE NATIONAL ROADSIDE SURVEY OF ALCOHOL 
AND DRUG USE BY DRIVERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Comptroller 
General of the United States reviews and reports on the overall 
value of the National Roadside Survey to researchers and other 
public safety stakeholders, the differences between a National Road-
side Survey site and typical law enforcement checkpoints, and the
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effectiveness of the National Roadside Survey methodology at pro-
tecting the privacy of the driving public, as requested by the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate on June 5, 2014 (Senate 
Report 113–182), the Secretary shall report to Congress on the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s progress toward 
reviewing that report and implementing any recommendations 
made in that report. 
SEC. 4013. BARRIERS TO DATA COLLECTION REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration shall submit a report to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) identifies any legal and technical barriers to capturing 
adequate data on the prevalence of the use of wireless commu-
nications devices while driving; and 
(2) provides recommendations on how to address such bar-
riers. 
SEC. 4014. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 402 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘in which’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
which’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘under subsection (f)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under subsection (k)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (k)(5), as redesignated by this Act, 
by striking ‘‘under paragraph (2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
paragraph (3)(A)’’. 
(2) Section 403(e) is amended by striking ‘‘chapter 301’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 301 of title 49’’. 
(3) Section 405 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘under section 
402(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 402’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6)(D), as redesignated by this 
Act, by striking ‘‘on the basis of the apportionment 
formula set forth in section 402(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
proportion to the State’s apportionment under section 
402 for fiscal year 2009’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘such as the’’ and inserting 
‘‘including’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘developed under subsection (g)’’. 
SEC. 4015. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except for 
the technical corrections in section 4014, the amendments made 
by this Act to sections 164, 402, and 405 of title 23, United States 
Code, shall be effective on October 1, 2016.
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TITLE V—MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
Subtitle A—Motor Carrier Safety Grant 
Consolidation 
SEC. 5101. GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 
31102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 31102. Motor carrier safety assistance program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall admin-
ister a motor carrier safety assistance program funded under section 
31104. 
‘‘(b) GOAL.—The goal of the program is to ensure that the 
Secretary, States, local governments, other political jurisdictions, 
federally recognized Indian tribes, and other persons work in part-
nership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial 
motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a safe and efficient 
surface transportation system by— 
‘‘(1) making targeted investments to promote safe commer-
cial motor vehicle transportation, including the transportation 
of passengers and hazardous materials; 
‘‘(2) investing in activities likely to generate maximum 
reductions in the number and severity of commercial motor 
vehicle crashes and in fatalities resulting from such crashes; 
‘‘(3) adopting and enforcing effective motor carrier, commer-
cial motor vehicle, and driver safety regulations and practices 
consistent with Federal requirements; and 
‘‘(4) assessing and improving statewide performance by set-
ting program goals and meeting performance standards, meas-
ures, and benchmarks. 
‘‘(c) STATE PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program, the Sec-
retary shall prescribe procedures for a State to submit a mul-
tiple-year plan, and annual updates thereto, under which the 
State agrees to assume responsibility for improving motor car-
rier safety by adopting and enforcing State regulations, stand-
ards, and orders that are compatible with the regulations, 
standards, and orders of the Federal Government on commer-
cial motor vehicle safety and hazardous materials transpor-
tation safety. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall approve a State plan 
if the Secretary determines that the plan is adequate to comply 
with the requirements of this section, and the plan— 
‘‘(A) 
implements 
performance-based 
activities, 
including deployment and maintenance of technology to 
enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of commercial 
motor vehicle safety programs; 
‘‘(B) designates a lead State commercial motor vehicle 
safety agency responsible for administering the plan 
throughout the State; 
‘‘(C) contains satisfactory assurances that the lead 
State commercial motor vehicle safety agency has or will
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have the legal authority, resources, and qualified personnel 
necessary to enforce the regulations, standards, and orders; 
‘‘(D) contains satisfactory assurances that the State 
will devote adequate resources to the administration of 
the plan and enforcement of the regulations, standards, 
and orders; 
‘‘(E) provides a right of entry (or other method a State 
may use that the Secretary determines is adequate to 
obtain necessary information) and inspection to carry out 
the plan; 
‘‘(F) provides that all reports required under this sec-
tion be available to the Secretary on request; 
‘‘(G) provides that the lead State commercial motor 
vehicle safety agency will adopt the reporting requirements 
and use the forms for recordkeeping, inspections, and inves-
tigations that the Secretary prescribes; 
‘‘(H) requires all registrants of commercial motor 
vehicles to demonstrate knowledge of applicable safety 
regulations, standards, and orders of the Federal Govern-
ment and the State; 
‘‘(I) provides that the State will grant maximum reci-
procity for inspections conducted under the North American 
Inspection Standards through the use of a nationally 
accepted system that allows ready identification of pre-
viously inspected commercial motor vehicles; 
‘‘(J) ensures that activities described in subsection (h), 
if financed through grants to the State made under this 
section, will not diminish the effectiveness of the develop-
ment and implementation of the programs to improve motor 
carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety as 
described in subsection (b); 
‘‘(K) ensures that the lead State commercial motor 
vehicle safety agency will coordinate the plan, data collec-
tion, and information systems with the State highway 
safety improvement program required under section 148(c) 
of title 23; 
‘‘(L) ensures participation in appropriate Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration information technology and 
data systems and other information systems by all appro-
priate jurisdictions receiving motor carrier safety assistance 
program funding; 
‘‘(M) ensures that information is exchanged among the 
States in a timely manner; 
‘‘(N) provides satisfactory assurances that the State 
will undertake efforts that will emphasize and improve 
enforcement of State and local traffic safety laws and regu-
lations related to commercial motor vehicle safety; 
‘‘(O) provides satisfactory assurances that the State 
will address national priorities and performance goals, 
including— 
‘‘(i) activities aimed at removing impaired commer-
cial motor vehicle drivers from the highways of the 
United States through adequate enforcement of regula-
tions on the use of alcohol and controlled substances 
and by ensuring ready roadside access to alcohol detec-
tion and measuring equipment;
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‘‘(ii) activities aimed at providing an appropriate 
level of training to State motor carrier safety assistance 
program officers and employees on recognizing drivers 
impaired by alcohol or controlled substances; and 
‘‘(iii) when conducted with an appropriate commer-
cial motor vehicle inspection, criminal interdiction 
activities, and appropriate strategies for carrying out 
those interdiction activities, including interdiction 
activities that affect the transportation of controlled 
substances (as defined in section 102 of the Com-
prehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act 
of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802) and listed in part 1308 of 
title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, as updated and 
republished from time to time) by any occupant of 
a commercial motor vehicle; 
‘‘(P) provides that the State has established and dedi-
cated sufficient resources to a program to ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the State collects and reports to the Secretary 
accurate, complete, and timely motor carrier safety 
data; and 
‘‘(ii) the State participates in a national motor 
carrier safety data correction system prescribed by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(Q) ensures that the State will cooperate in the 
enforcement of financial responsibility requirements under 
sections 13906, 31138, and 31139 and regulations issued 
under those sections; 
‘‘(R) ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable sanc-
tions; 
‘‘(S) ensures that roadside inspections will be conducted 
at locations that are adequate to protect the safety of 
drivers and enforcement personnel; 
‘‘(T) provides that the State will include in the training 
manuals for the licensing examination to drive noncommer-
cial motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicles informa-
tion on best practices for driving safely in the vicinity 
of noncommercial and commercial motor vehicles; 
‘‘(U) provides that the State will enforce the registra-
tion requirements of sections 13902 and 31134 by prohib-
iting the operation of any vehicle discovered to be operated 
by a motor carrier without a registration issued under 
those sections or to be operated beyond the scope of the 
motor carrier’s registration; 
‘‘(V) provides that the State will conduct comprehensive 
and highly visible traffic enforcement and commercial 
motor vehicle safety inspection programs in high-risk loca-
tions and corridors; 
‘‘(W) except in the case of an imminent hazard or 
obvious safety hazard, ensures that an inspection of a 
vehicle transporting passengers for a motor carrier of pas-
sengers is conducted at a bus station, terminal, border 
crossing, maintenance facility, destination, or other location 
where a motor carrier may make a planned stop (excluding 
a weigh station); 
‘‘(X) ensures that the State will transmit to its roadside 
inspectors notice of each Federal exemption granted under 
section 31315(b) of this title and sections 390.23 and 390.25
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of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and provided to 
the State by the Secretary, including the name of the 
person that received the exemption and any terms and 
conditions that apply to the exemption; 
‘‘(Y) except as provided in subsection (d), provides that 
the State— 
‘‘(i) will conduct safety audits of interstate and, 
at the State’s discretion, intrastate new entrant motor 
carriers under section 31144(g); and 
‘‘(ii) if the State authorizes a third party to conduct 
safety audits under section 31144(g) on its behalf, the 
State verifies the quality of the work conducted and 
remains solely responsible for the management and 
oversight of the activities; 
‘‘(Z) provides that the State agrees to fully participate 
in the performance and registration information systems 
management under section 31106(b) not later than October 
1, 2020, by complying with the conditions for participation 
under paragraph (3) of that section, or demonstrates to 
the Secretary an alternative approach for identifying and 
immobilizing a motor carrier with serious safety defi-
ciencies in a manner that provides an equivalent level 
of safety; 
‘‘(AA) in the case of a State that shares a land border 
with another country, provides that the State— 
‘‘(i) will conduct a border commercial motor vehicle 
safety program focusing on international commerce 
that includes enforcement and related projects; or 
‘‘(ii) will forfeit all funds calculated by the Sec-
retary based on border-related activities if the State 
declines to conduct the program described in clause 
(i) in its plan; and 
‘‘(BB) in the case of a State that meets the other 
requirements of this section and agrees to comply with 
the requirements established in subsection (l)(3), provides 
that the State may fund operation and maintenance costs 
associated with innovative technology deployment under 
subsection (l)(3) with motor carrier safety assistance pro-
gram funds authorized under section 31104(a)(1). 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Secretary shall publish each approved State multiple-year 
plan, and each annual update thereto, on a publically acces-
sible Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation 
not later than 30 days after the date the Secretary approves 
the plan or update. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Before publishing an approved State 
multiple-year plan or annual update under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall redact any information identified 
by the State that, if disclosed— 
‘‘(i) would reasonably be expected to interfere with 
enforcement proceedings; or 
‘‘(ii) would reveal enforcement techniques or proce-
dures that would reasonably be expected to risk cir-
cumvention of the law. 
‘‘(d) EXCLUSION OF U.S. TERRITORIES.—The requirement that 
a State conduct safety audits of new entrant motor carriers under
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subsection (c)(2)(Y) does not apply to a territory of the United 
States unless required by the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) INTRASTATE COMPATIBILITY.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations specifying tolerance guidelines and standards for 
ensuring compatibility of intrastate commercial motor vehicle safety 
laws, including regulations, with Federal motor carrier safety regu-
lations to be enforced under subsections (b) and (c). To the extent 
practicable, the guidelines and standards shall allow for maximum 
flexibility while ensuring a degree of uniformity that will not 
diminish motor vehicle safety. 
‘‘(f) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
‘‘(1) BASELINE.—Except as provided under paragraphs (2) 
and (3) and in accordance with section 5107 of the FAST 
Act, a State plan under subsection (c) shall provide that the 
total expenditure of amounts of the lead State commercial 
motor vehicle safety agency responsible for administering the 
plan will be maintained at a level each fiscal year that is 
at least equal to— 
‘‘(A) the average level of that expenditure for fiscal 
years 2004 and 2005; or 
‘‘(B) the level of that expenditure for the year in which 
the Secretary implements a new allocation formula under 
section 5106 of the FAST Act. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTED BASELINE AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2017.—At the 
request of a State, the Secretary may evaluate additional docu-
mentation related to the maintenance of effort and may make 
reasonable adjustments to the maintenance of effort baseline 
after the year in which the Secretary implements a new alloca-
tion formula under section 5106 of the FAST Act, and this 
adjusted baseline will replace the maintenance of effort require-
ment under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) WAIVERS.—At the request of a State, the Secretary 
may waive or modify the requirements of this subsection for 
a total of 1 fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the 
waiver or modification is reasonable, based on circumstances 
described by the State, to ensure the continuation of commercial 
motor vehicle enforcement activities in the State. 
‘‘(4) LEVEL
OF
STATE
EXPENDITURES.—In estimating the 
average level of a State’s expenditures under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may allow the State to exclude State expenditures 
for federally sponsored demonstration and pilot programs 
and strike forces; 
‘‘(B) may allow the State to exclude expenditures for 
activities related to border enforcement and new entrant 
safety audits; and 
‘‘(C) shall require the State to exclude State matching 
amounts used to receive Federal financing under section 
31104. 
‘‘(g) USE
OF UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION FEES AGREE-
MENT.—Amounts generated under section 14504a and received by 
a State and used for motor carrier safety purposes may be included 
as part of the State’s match required under section 31104 or mainte-
nance of effort required by subsection (f). 
‘‘(h) USE
OF
GRANTS
TO
ENFORCE
OTHER
LAWS.—When 
approved as part of a State’s plan under subsection (c), the State
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may use motor carrier safety assistance program funds received 
under this section— 
‘‘(1) if the activities are carried out in conjunction with 
an appropriate inspection of a commercial motor vehicle to 
enforce Federal or State commercial motor vehicle safety regula-
tions, for— 
‘‘(A) enforcement of commercial motor vehicle size and 
weight limitations at locations, excluding fixed-weight 
facilities, such as near steep grades or mountainous ter-
rains, where the weight of a commercial motor vehicle 
can significantly affect the safe operation of the vehicle, 
or at ports where intermodal shipping containers enter 
and leave the United States; and 
‘‘(B) detection of and enforcement actions taken as 
a result of criminal activity, including the trafficking of 
human beings, in a commercial motor vehicle or by any 
occupant, including the operator, of the commercial motor 
vehicle; and 
‘‘(2) for documented enforcement of State traffic laws and 
regulations designed to promote the safe operation of commer-
cial motor vehicles, including documented enforcement of such 
laws and regulations relating to noncommercial motor vehicles 
when necessary to promote the safe operation of commercial 
motor vehicles, if— 
‘‘(A) the number of motor carrier safety activities, 
including roadside safety inspections, conducted in the 
State is maintained at a level at least equal to the average 
level of such activities conducted in the State in fiscal 
years 2004 and 2005; and 
‘‘(B) the State does not use more than 10 percent 
of the basic amount the State receives under a grant 
awarded under section 31104(a)(1) for enforcement activi-
ties relating to noncommercial motor vehicles necessary 
to promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles 
unless the Secretary determines that a higher percentage 
will result in significant increases in commercial motor 
vehicle safety. 
‘‘(i) EVALUATION OF PLANS AND AWARD OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AWARDS.—The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
the application, evaluation, and approval of State plans under 
this section. Subject to subsection (j), the Secretary may allocate 
the amounts made available under section 31104(a)(1) among 
the States. 
‘‘(2) OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.—If the Secretary disapproves 
a plan under this section, the Secretary shall give the State 
a written explanation of the reasons for disapproval and allow 
the State to modify and resubmit the plan for approval. 
‘‘(j) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, by regulation, shall pre-
scribe allocation criteria for funds made available under section 
31104(a)(1). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS.—On October 1 of each fiscal 
year, or as soon as practicable thereafter, and after making 
a deduction under section 31104(c), the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts made available under section 31104(a)(1) to carry 
out this section for the fiscal year among the States with
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plans approved under this section in accordance with the cri-
teria prescribed under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) ELECTIVE ADJUSTMENTS.—Subject to the availability 
of funding and notwithstanding fluctuations in the data ele-
ments used by the Secretary to calculate the annual allocation 
amounts, after the creation of a new allocation formula under 
section 5106 of the FAST Act, the Secretary may not make 
elective adjustments to the allocation formula that decrease 
a State’s Federal funding levels by more than 3 percent in 
a fiscal year. The 3 percent limit shall not apply to the with-
holding provisions of subsection (k). 
‘‘(k) PLAN MONITORING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On the basis of reports submitted by 
the lead State agency responsible for administering a State 
plan approved under this section and an investigation by the 
Secretary, the Secretary shall periodically evaluate State 
implementation of and compliance with the State plan. 
‘‘(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) DISAPPROVAL.—If, after notice and an opportunity 
to be heard, the Secretary finds that a State plan previously 
approved under this section is not being followed or has 
become inadequate to ensure enforcement of State regula-
tions, standards, or orders described in subsection (c)(1), 
or the State is otherwise not in compliance with the require-
ments of this section, the Secretary may withdraw approval 
of the State plan and notify the State. Upon the receipt 
of such notice, the State plan shall no longer be in effect 
and the Secretary shall withhold all funding to the State 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE WITHHOLDING.—In lieu of with-
drawing approval of a State plan under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary may, after providing notice to the State and 
an opportunity to be heard, withhold funding from the 
State to which the State would otherwise be entitled under 
this section for the period of the State’s noncompliance. 
In exercising this option, the Secretary may withhold— 
‘‘(i) up to 5 percent of funds during the fiscal 
year that the Secretary notifies the State of its non-
compliance; 
‘‘(ii) up to 10 percent of funds for the first full 
fiscal year of noncompliance; 
‘‘(iii) up to 25 percent of funds for the second 
full fiscal year of noncompliance; and 
‘‘(iv) not more than 50 percent of funds for the 
third and any subsequent full fiscal year of noncompli-
ance. 
‘‘(3) JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—A State adversely affected by a 
determination under paragraph (2) may seek judicial review 
under chapter 7 of title 5. Notwithstanding the disapproval 
of a State plan under paragraph (2)(A) or the withholding 
of funds under paragraph (2)(B), the State may retain jurisdic-
tion in an administrative or a judicial proceeding that com-
menced before the notice of disapproval or withholding if the 
issues involved are not related directly to the reasons for the 
disapproval or withholding. 
‘‘(l) HIGH PRIORITY PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer a high 
priority program funded under section 31104(a)(2) for the pur-
poses described in paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY.—The 
Secretary may make discretionary grants to and enter into 
cooperative agreements with States, local governments, feder-
ally recognized Indian tribes, other political jurisdictions as 
necessary, and any person to carry out high priority activities 
and projects that augment motor carrier safety activities and 
projects planned in accordance with subsections (b) and (c), 
including activities and projects that— 
‘‘(A) increase public awareness and education on 
commercial motor vehicle safety; 
‘‘(B) target unsafe driving of commercial motor vehicles 
and noncommercial motor vehicles in areas identified as 
high risk crash corridors; 
‘‘(C) improve the safe and secure movement of haz-
ardous materials; 
‘‘(D) improve safe transportation of goods and persons 
in foreign commerce; 
‘‘(E) demonstrate new technologies to improve commer-
cial motor vehicle safety; 
‘‘(F) support participation in performance and registra-
tion information systems management under section 
31106(b)— 
‘‘(i) for entities not responsible for submitting the 
plan under subsection (c); or 
‘‘(ii) for entities responsible for submitting the plan 
under subsection (c)— 
‘‘(I) before October 1, 2020, to achieve compli-
ance with the requirements of participation; and 
‘‘(II) beginning on October 1, 2020, or once 
compliance is achieved, whichever is sooner, for 
special initiatives or projects that exceed routine 
operations required for participation; 
‘‘(G) conduct safety data improvement projects— 
‘‘(i) that complete or exceed the requirements 
under subsection (c)(2)(P) for entities not responsible 
for submitting the plan under subsection (c); or 
‘‘(ii) that exceed the requirements under subsection 
(c)(2)(P) for entities responsible for submitting the plan 
under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(H) otherwise improve commercial motor vehicle 
safety and compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety 
regulations. 
‘‘(3) INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGY
DEPLOYMENT
GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
innovative technology deployment grant program to make 
discretionary grants to eligible States for the innovative 
technology 
deployment 
of 
commercial 
motor 
vehicle 
information systems and networks. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program shall 
be— 
‘‘(i) to advance the technological capability and 
promote the deployment of intelligent transportation
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system applications for commercial motor vehicle oper-
ations, including commercial motor vehicle, commercial 
driver, and carrier-specific information systems and 
networks; and 
‘‘(ii) to support and maintain commercial motor 
vehicle information systems and networks— 
‘‘(I) to link Federal motor carrier safety 
information systems with State commercial motor 
vehicle systems; 
‘‘(II) to improve the safety and productivity 
of commercial motor vehicles and drivers; and 
‘‘(III) to reduce costs associated with commer-
cial motor vehicle operations and Federal and 
State commercial motor vehicle regulatory require-
ments. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under this 
paragraph, a State shall— 
‘‘(i) have a commercial motor vehicle information 
systems and networks program plan approved by the 
Secretary that describes the various systems and net-
works at the State level that need to be refined, 
revised, upgraded, or built to accomplish deployment 
of commercial motor vehicle information systems and 
networks capabilities; 
‘‘(ii) certify to the Secretary that its commercial 
motor vehicle information systems and networks 
deployment activities, including hardware procure-
ment, software and system development, and infra-
structure modifications— 
‘‘(I) are consistent with the national intelligent 
transportation systems and commercial motor 
vehicle 
information 
systems 
and 
networks 
architectures and available standards; and 
‘‘(II) promote interoperability and efficiency to 
the extent practicable; and 
‘‘(iii) agree to execute interoperability tests devel-
oped by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra-
tion to verify that its systems conform with the 
national intelligent transportation systems architec-
ture, applicable standards, and protocols for commer-
cial motor vehicle information systems and networks. 
‘‘(D) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds received under this 
paragraph may be used— 
‘‘(i) for deployment activities and activities to 
develop new and innovative advanced technology solu-
tions that support commercial motor vehicle informa-
tion systems and networks; 
‘‘(ii) for planning activities, including the develop-
ment or updating of program or top level design plans 
in order to become eligible or maintain eligibility under 
subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(iii) for the operation and maintenance costs asso-
ciated with innovative technology. 
‘‘(E) SECRETARY
AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is 
authorized to award a State funding for the operation
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and maintenance costs associated with innovative tech-
nology deployment with funds made available under sec-
tions 31104(a)(1) and 31104(a)(2).’’. 
(b) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 31103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 31103. Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer a commercial 
motor vehicle operators grant program funded under section 31104. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the grant program is to train 
individuals in the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles (as 
defined in section 31301). 
‘‘(c) VETERANS.—In administering grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall award priority to grant applications for pro-
grams to train former members of the armed forces (as defined 
in section 101 of title 10) in the safe operation of such vehicles.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 31104 of title 
49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
on the effective date set forth in subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 31104. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The following sums 
are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account): 
‘‘(1) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Subject 
to paragraph (2) and subsection (c), to carry out section 31102 
(except subsection (l))— 
‘‘(A) $292,600,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(B) $298,900,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(C) $304,300,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(D) $308,700,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(2) HIGH PRIORITY ACTIVITIES PROGRAM.—Subject to sub-
section (c), to carry out section 31102(l)— 
‘‘(A) $42,200,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(B) $43,100,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(C) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(D) $44,900,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(3) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—To carry out section 31103— 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(B) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(C) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(D) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(4) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTA-
TION PROGRAM.—Subject to subsection (c), to carry out section 
31313— 
‘‘(A) $31,200,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(B) $31,800,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(C) $32,500,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(D) $33,200,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(b) REIMBURSEMENT
AND
PAYMENT
TO
RECIPIENTS
FOR 
GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts made available under sub-
section (a) shall be used to reimburse financial assistance recipi-
ents proportionally for the Federal Government’s share of the 
costs incurred.
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‘‘(2) 
REIMBURSEMENT
AMOUNTS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
reimburse a recipient, in accordance with a financial assistance 
agreement made under section 31102, 31103, or 31313, an 
amount that is at least 85 percent of the costs incurred by 
the recipient in a fiscal year in developing and implementing 
programs under such sections. The Secretary shall pay the 
recipient an amount not more than the Federal Government 
share of the total costs approved by the Federal Government 
in the financial assistance agreement. The Secretary shall 
include a recipient’s in-kind contributions in determining the 
reimbursement. 
‘‘(3) VOUCHERS.—Each recipient shall submit vouchers at 
least quarterly for costs the recipient incurs in developing and 
implementing programs under sections 31102, 31103, and 
31313. 
‘‘(c) DEDUCTIONS FOR PARTNER TRAINING AND PROGRAM SUP-
PORT.—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 those amounts for 
partner training and program support in that fiscal year. The 
Secretary shall use at least 75 percent of those deducted amounts 
to train non-Federal Government employees and to develop related 
training materials in carrying out such programs. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AS CONTRACTUAL 
OBLIGATIONS.—The approval of a financial assistance agreement 
by the Secretary under section 31102, 31103, or 31313 is a contrac-
tual obligation of the Federal Government for payment of the Fed-
eral Government’s share of costs in carrying out the provisions 
of the grant or cooperative agreement. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall establish criteria 
for eligible activities to be funded with financial assistance agree-
ments under this section and publish those criteria in a notice 
of funding availability before the financial assistance program 
application period. 
‘‘(f) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREE-
MENT FUNDS FOR RECIPIENT EXPENDITURES.—The period of avail-
ability for a recipient to expend funds under a grant or cooperative 
agreement authorized under subsection (a) is as follows: 
‘‘(1) For grants made for carrying out section 31102, other 
than section 31102(l), for the fiscal year in which the Secretary 
approves the financial assistance agreement and for the next 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) For grants made or cooperative agreements entered 
into for carrying out section 31102(l)(2), for the fiscal year 
in which the Secretary approves the financial assistance agree-
ment and for the next 2 fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) For grants made for carrying out section 31102(l)(3), 
for the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial 
assistance agreement and for the next 4 fiscal years. 
‘‘(4) For grants made for carrying out section 31103, for 
the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial 
assistance agreement and for the next fiscal year. 
‘‘(5) For grants made or cooperative agreements entered 
into for carrying out section 31313, for the fiscal year in which 
the Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement and 
for the next 4 fiscal years.
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‘‘(g) CONTRACT AUTHORITY; INITIAL DATE OF AVAILABILITY.— 
Amounts authorized from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
the Mass Transit Account) by this section shall be available for 
obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation or on 
October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are authorized, whichever 
occurs first. 
‘‘(h) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING.—Amounts made available under 
this section shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(i) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not expended by a recipient 
during the period of availability shall be released back to the 
Secretary for reallocation for any purpose under section 31102, 
31103, or 31313 or this section to ensure, to the maximum extent 
possible, that all such amounts are obligated.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 311 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the items 
relating to sections 31102, 31103, and 31104 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘31102. Motor carrier safety assistance program. 
‘‘31103. Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program. 
‘‘31104. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SAFETY
FITNESS
OF
OWNERS
AND
OPERATOR; SAFETY 
REVIEWS
OF
NEW
OPERATORS.—Section 31144(g) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(2) INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRA-
TION
INFORMATION
PROGRAM.—Section 31106(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
(3) BORDER ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.—Section 31107 of title 
49, United States Code, and the item relating to that section 
in the analysis for chapter 311 of that title, are repealed. 
(4) PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEM 
MANAGEMENT.—Section 31109 of title 49, United States Code, 
and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 
311 of that title, are repealed. 
(5) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NET-
WORKS DEPLOYMENT.—Section 4126 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 
31106 note), and the item relating to that section in the table 
of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed. 
(6) SAFETY
DATA
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.—Section 4128 
of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31100 note), and the item relating 
to that section in the table of contents contained in section 
1(b) of that Act, are repealed. 
(7) GRANT
PROGRAM
FOR
COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHICLE 
OPERATORS.—Section 4134 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 
note), and the item relating to that section in the table of 
contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed. 
(8) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AS CONDITION ON GRANTS TO 
STATES.—Section 103(c) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improve-
ment Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31102 note) is repealed. 
(9) STATE COMPLIANCE WITH CDL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
103(e) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 
(49 U.S.C. 31102 note) is repealed. 
(10) BORDER STAFFING STANDARDS.—Section 218(d) of the 
Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31133 
note) is amended—
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(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘section 31104(f)(2)(B) 
of title 49, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
31104(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3). 
(11) WINTER HOME HEATING OIL DELIVERY STATE FLEXI-
BILITY PROGRAM.—Section 346 of the National Highway System 
Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 31166 note), and the item 
relating to that section in the table of contents in section 
1(b) of that Act, are repealed. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2016. 
(g) TRANSITION.—Notwithstanding the amendments made by 
this section, the Secretary shall carry out sections 31102, 31103, 
and 31104 of title 49, United States Code, and any sections repealed 
under subsection (e), as necessary, as those sections were in effect 
on the day before October 1, 2016, with respect to applications 
for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts under those sections 
submitted before October 1, 2016. 
SEC. 5102. PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS MANAGEMENT. 
Section 31106(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘PROGRAM’’ and inserting 
‘‘SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT’’. 
SEC. 5103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 31110. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to pay adminis-
trative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $267,400,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(2) $277,200,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(3) $283,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(4) $284,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(5) $288,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds authorized by this section shall 
be used for— 
‘‘(1) personnel costs; 
‘‘(2) administrative infrastructure; 
‘‘(3) rent; 
‘‘(4) information technology; 
‘‘(5) programs for research and technology, information 
management, regulatory development, and the administration 
of performance and registration information systems manage-
ment under section 31106(b); 
‘‘(6) programs for outreach and education under subsection 
(c); 
‘‘(7) other operating expenses; 
‘‘(8) conducting safety reviews of new operators; and 
‘‘(9) such other expenses as may from time to time become 
necessary to implement statutory mandates of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration not funded from other 
sources.
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‘‘(c) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct, through 
any combination of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
and other activities, an internal and external outreach and 
education program to be administered by the Administrator 
of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of an outreach 
and education project for which a grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement is made under this subsection may be up to 100 
percent of the cost of the project. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—From amounts made available under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall make available not more than 
$4,000,000 each fiscal year to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(d) CONTRACT AUTHORITY; INITIAL DATE OF AVAILABILITY.— 
Amounts authorized from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
the Mass Transit Account) by this section shall be available for 
obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation or on 
October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are authorized, whichever 
occurs first. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 
this section shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(f) CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.—The approval of funds by the 
Secretary under this section is a contractual obligation of the Fed-
eral Government for payment of the Federal Government’s share 
of costs.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 311 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to subchapter I the following: 
‘‘31110. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES; AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—Section 31104 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (i); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as sub-
sections (i) and (j), respectively. 
(2) USE OF AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER SUBSECTION 
(i).—Section 4116(d) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31104 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 31104(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
31110’’. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.—Section 31161 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
31104(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 31110’’. 
(4) SAFETEA–LU; OUTREACH
AND
EDUCATION.—Section 
4127 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1741; Public Law 109–59), 
and the item relating to that section in the table of contents 
contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed. 
SEC. 5104. COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31313 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 31313. Commercial driver’s license program implementa-
tion financial assistance program 
‘‘(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
administer a financial assistance program for commercial 
driver’s license program implementation for the purposes 
described in paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(2) 
STATE
COMMERCIAL
DRIVER’S
LICENSE
PROGRAM 
IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary may make a grant to a State agency in a fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(A) to assist the State in complying with the require-
ments of section 31311; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a State that is making a good 
faith effort toward substantial compliance with the require-
ments of section 31311, to improve the State’s implementa-
tion of its commercial driver’s license program, including 
expenses— 
‘‘(i) for computer hardware and software; 
‘‘(ii) for publications, testing, personnel, training, 
and quality control; 
‘‘(iii) for commercial driver’s license program 
coordinators; and 
‘‘(iv) to implement or maintain a system to notify 
an employer of an operator of a commercial motor 
vehicle of the suspension or revocation of the operator’s 
commercial driver’s license consistent with the stand-
ards developed under section 32303(b) of the Commer-
cial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012 
(49 U.S.C. 31304 note). 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may make a grant 
to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a State agency, 
local government, or any person in a fiscal year for research, 
development and testing, demonstration projects, public edu-
cation, and other special activities and projects relating to 
commercial drivers licensing and motor vehicle safety that— 
‘‘(A) benefit all jurisdictions of the United States; 
‘‘(B) 
address 
national 
safety 
concerns 
and 
cir-
cumstances; 
‘‘(C) address emerging issues relating to commercial 
driver’s license improvements; 
‘‘(D) support innovative ideas and solutions to commer-
cial driver’s license program issues; or 
‘‘(E) address other commercial driver’s license issues, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.—A recipient may not use financial assist-
ance funds awarded under this section to rent, lease, or buy land 
or buildings. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall issue an annual report on 
the activities carried out under this section. 
‘‘(d) APPORTIONMENT.—All amounts made available to carry 
out this section for a fiscal year shall be apportioned to a recipient 
described in subsection (a)(3) according to criteria prescribed by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—For fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
2016, this section shall be funded under section 31104.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 313 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 31313 and inserting the following: 
‘‘31313. Commercial driver’s license program implementation financial assistance 
program.’’. 
SEC. 5105. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PRO-
GRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016. 
(a) MOTOR
CARRIER
SAFETY
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
GRANT 
EXTENSION.—Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (10) and (11) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(10) $218,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
‘‘(11) $218,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION
OF
GRANT
PROGRAMS.—Section 4101(c) of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715; Public Law 109–59) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The following sums 
are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account): 
‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT 
GRANTS.—For carrying out the commercial driver’s license pro-
gram improvement grants program under section 31313 of title 
49, United States Code, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
‘‘(2) BORDER ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.—For border enforce-
ment grants under section 31107 of that title $32,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2016. 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.—For the performance and 
registration information systems management grant program 
under section 31109 of that title $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2016. 
‘‘(4) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NET-
WORKS DEPLOYMENT.—For carrying out the commercial vehicle 
information systems and networks deployment program under 
section 4126 of this Act $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
‘‘(5) SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.—For safety data 
improvement grants under section 4128 of this Act $3,000,000 
for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
(c) HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—Section 31104(j)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, as redesignated by this subtitle, is amended 
by striking ‘‘2015’’ the first place it appears and all that follows 
through ‘‘for States,’’ and inserting ‘‘2016 for States,’’. 
(d) NEW ENTRANT AUDITS.—Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) SET ASIDE.—The Secretary shall set aside from 
amounts made available under section 31104(a) up to 
$32,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 for audits of new entrant 
motor carriers conducted under this paragraph.’’. 
(e) GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERA-
TORS.—Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 note) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—From amounts made available under section 
31110 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall make 
available, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 to carry out this section.’’. 
(f) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AND NET-
WORKS DEPLOYMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4126 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 
31106 note; 119 Stat. 1738; Public Law 109–59) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Funds deobligated by the Secretary from 
previous year grants shall not be counted toward the 
$2,500,000 maximum aggregate amount for core 
deployment.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Funds may also be used for planning activi-
ties, including the development or updating of program 
or top level design plans.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(4) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Funds may also be used for planning activities, 
including the development or updating of program or top 
level design plans.’’. 
(2) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—For 
fiscal year 2016, the commercial vehicle information systems 
and networks deployment program under section 4126 of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1738; Public Law 109–59) may also 
be referred to as the innovative technology deployment pro-
gram. 
SEC. 5106. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ALLOCA-
TION. 
(a) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
a motor carrier safety assistance program formula working 
group (in this section referred to as the ‘‘working group’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
working group shall consist of representatives of the fol-
lowing: 
(i) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra-
tion. 
(ii) The lead State commercial motor vehicle safety 
agencies responsible for administering the plan 
required by section 31102 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(iii) An organization representing State agencies 
responsible for enforcing a program for inspection of 
commercial motor vehicles. 
(iv) Such other persons as the Secretary considers 
necessary. 
(B) COMPOSITION.—Representatives of State commer-
cial motor vehicle safety agencies shall comprise at least 
51 percent of the membership. 
(3) NEW ALLOCATION FORMULA.—The working group shall 
analyze requirements and factors for the establishment of a 
new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance 
program under section 31102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(4) RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date the working group is established under paragraph (1), 
the working group shall make a recommendation to the Sec-
retary regarding a new allocation formula for the motor carrier 
safety assistance program.
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(5) EXEMPTION.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working group established 
under this subsection. 
(6) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration shall publish on a publicly acces-
sible Internet Web site of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration— 
(A) detailed summaries of the meetings of the working 
group; and 
(B) the final recommendation of the working group 
provided to the Secretary. 
(b) NOTICE
OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING.—After receiving the 
recommendation of the working group under subsection (a)(4), the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice seeking 
public comment on the establishment of a new allocation formula 
for the motor carrier safety assistance program. 
(c) BASIS FOR FORMULA.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance pro-
gram is based on factors that reflect, at a minimum— 
(1) the relative needs of the States to comply with section 
31102 of title 49, United States Code; 
(2) the relative administrative capacities of and challenges 
faced by States in complying with that section; 
(3) the average of each State’s new entrant motor carrier 
inventory for the 3-year period prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act; 
(4) the number of international border inspection facilities 
and border crossings by commercial vehicles in each State; 
and 
(5) any other factors the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) FUNDING
AMOUNTS
PRIOR
TO
DEVELOPMENT
OF
NEW 
ALLOCATION FORMULA.— 
(1) INTERIM FORMULA.—Prior to the development of the 
new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance 
program, the Secretary may calculate the interim funding 
amounts for that program in fiscal year 2017 (and later fiscal 
years, as necessary) under section 31104(a)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by this subtitle, by using the following 
methodology: 
(A) The Secretary shall calculate the funding amount 
to a State using the allocation formula the Secretary used 
to award motor carrier safety assistance program funding 
in fiscal year 2016 under section 31102 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(B) The Secretary shall average the funding awarded 
or other equitable amounts to a State in fiscal years 2013, 
2014, and 2015 for— 
(i) border enforcement grants under section 31107 
of title 49, United States Code; and 
(ii) new entrant audit grants under section 
31144(g)(5) of that title. 
(C) The Secretary shall add the amounts calculated 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—Subject to the availability of funding 
and notwithstanding fluctuations in the data elements used 
by the Secretary, the initial amounts resulting from the calcula-
tion described in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted to ensure
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that, for each State, the amount shall not be less than 97 
percent of the average amount of funding received or other 
equitable amounts in fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 for— 
(A) motor carrier safety assistance program funds 
awarded to the State under section 31102 of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(B) border enforcement grants awarded to the State 
under section 31107 of title 49, United States Code; and 
(C) new entrant audit grants awarded to the State 
under section 31144(g)(5) of title 49, United States Code. 
(3) IMMEDIATE RELIEF.—On the date of enactment of this 
Act, and for the 3 fiscal years following the implementation 
of the new allocation formula, the Secretary shall terminate 
the withholding of motor carrier safety assistance program 
funds from a State if the State was subject to the withholding 
of such funds for matters of noncompliance immediately prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(4) FUTURE WITHHOLDINGS.—Beginning on the date that 
the new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assist-
ance program is implemented, the Secretary shall impose all 
future withholdings in accordance with section 31102(k) of title 
49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle. 
(e) TERMINATION
OF WORKING GROUP.—The working group 
established under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date of 
the implementation of the new allocation formula for the motor 
carrier safety assistance program. 
SEC. 5107. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT CALCULATION. 
(a) BEFORE NEW ALLOCATION FORMULA.— 
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2017.—If a new allocation formula for the 
motor carrier safety assistance program has not been estab-
lished under this subtitle for fiscal year 2017, the Secretary 
shall calculate for fiscal year 2017 the maintenance of effort 
baseline required under section 31102(f) of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by this subtitle, by averaging the 
expenditures for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 required by section 
31102(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, as that section 
was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—The Secretary may use 
the methodology for calculating the maintenance of effort base-
line specified in paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2018 and subse-
quent fiscal years if a new allocation formula for the motor 
carrier safety assistance program has not been established for 
that fiscal year. 
(b) BEGINNING WITH NEW ALLOCATION FORMATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)(B), 
beginning on the date that a new allocation formula for the 
motor carrier safety assistance program is established under 
this subtitle, upon the request of a State, the Secretary may 
waive or modify the baseline maintenance of effort required 
of the State by section 31102(f) of title 49, United States Code, 
as amended by this subtitle, for the purpose of establishing 
a new baseline maintenance of effort if the Secretary deter-
mines that a waiver or modification— 
(A) is equitable due to reasonable circumstances;
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(B) will ensure the continuation of commercial motor 
vehicle enforcement activities in the State; and 
(C) is necessary to ensure that the total amount of 
State maintenance of effort and matching expenditures 
required under sections 31102 and 31104 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by this subtitle, does not exceed 
a sum greater than the average of the total amount of 
State maintenance of effort and matching expenditures 
required under those sections for the 3 fiscal years prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) ADJUSTMENT METHODOLOGY.—If requested by a State, 
the Secretary may modify the maintenance of effort baseline 
referred to in paragraph (1) for the State according to the 
following methodology: 
(A) The Secretary shall establish the maintenance of 
effort baseline for the State using the average baseline 
of fiscal years 2004 and 2005, as required by section 
31102(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, as that section 
was in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(B) The Secretary shall calculate the average required 
match by a lead State commercial motor vehicle safety 
agency for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 for motor 
carrier safety assistance grants established at 20 percent 
by section 31103 of title 49, United States Code, as that 
section was in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(C) The Secretary shall calculate the estimated match 
required under section 31104(b) of title 49, United States 
Code, as amended by this subtitle. 
(D) The Secretary shall subtract the amount in 
subparagraph (B) from the amount in subparagraph (C) 
and— 
(i) if the number is greater than 0, the Secretary 
shall subtract the number from the amount in subpara-
graph (A); or 
(ii) if the number is not greater than 0, the Sec-
retary shall calculate the maintenance of effort using 
the methodology in subparagraph (A). 
(3) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use the amount 
calculated under paragraph (2) as the baseline maintenance 
of effort required under section 31102(f) of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by this subtitle. 
(B) DEADLINE.—If a State does not request a waiver 
or modification under this subsection before September 
30 during the first fiscal year that the Secretary imple-
ments a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety 
assistance program under this subtitle, the Secretary shall 
calculate the maintenance of effort using the methodology 
described in paragraph (2)(A). 
(4) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT DESCRIBED.—The maintenance 
of effort calculated under this section is the amount required 
under section 31102(f) of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by this subtitle. 
(c) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The authority of the Sec-
retary under this section shall terminate effective on the date
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that a new maintenance of effort baseline is calculated based on 
a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance 
program implemented under section 31102 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
Subtitle B—Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration Reform 
PART I—REGULATORY REFORM 
SEC. 5201. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE. 
Section 13906(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or suspend’’ after ‘‘revoke’’. 
SEC. 5202. REGULATIONS. 
Section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and 
transferring such subsection to appear at the end of section 
31315 of such title; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within each regulatory impact analysis 
of a proposed or final major rule issued by the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, the Secretary shall, whenever 
practicable— 
‘‘(A) consider the effects of the proposed or final rule 
on different segments of the motor carrier industry; and 
‘‘(B) formulate estimates and findings based on the 
best available science. 
‘‘(2) SCOPE.—To the extent feasible and appropriate, and 
consistent with law, an analysis described in paragraph (1) 
shall— 
‘‘(A) use data that is representative of commercial 
motor vehicle operators or motor carriers, or both, that 
will be impacted by the proposed or final rule; and 
‘‘(B) consider the effects on commercial truck and bus 
carriers of various sizes and types. 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a proposed rule under this part is 
likely to lead to the promulgation of a major rule, the Secretary, 
before publishing such proposed rule, shall— 
‘‘(A) issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking; 
or 
‘‘(B) proceed with a negotiated rulemaking. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each advance notice of proposed rule-
making issued under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) identify the need for a potential regulatory action; 
‘‘(B) identify and request public comment on the best 
available science or technical information relevant to ana-
lyzing potential regulatory alternatives; 
‘‘(C) request public comment on the available data 
and costs with respect to regulatory alternatives reasonably 
likely to be considered as part of the rulemaking; and 
‘‘(D) request public comment on available alternatives 
to regulation.
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‘‘(3) WAIVER.—This subsection does not apply to a proposed 
rule if the Secretary, for good cause, finds (and incorporates 
the finding and a brief statement of reasons for such finding 
in the proposed or final rule) that an advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the 
public interest. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (f) or (g) 
may be construed to limit the contents of an advance notice of 
proposed rulemaking.’’. 
SEC. 5203. GUIDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DATE OF ISSUANCE AND POINT OF CONTACT.—Each guid-
ance document issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration shall have a date of issuance or a date of 
revision, as applicable, and shall include the name and contact 
information of a point of contact at the Administration who 
can respond to questions regarding the guidance. 
(2) PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each guidance document issued or 
revised by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
shall be published on a publicly accessible Internet Web 
site of the Department on the date of issuance or revision. 
(B) REDACTION.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration may redact from a 
guidance document published under subparagraph (A) any 
information that would reveal investigative techniques that 
would compromise Administration enforcement efforts. 
(3) INCORPORATION INTO REGULATIONS.—Not later than 5 
years after the date on which a guidance document is published 
under paragraph (2) or during an applicable review under 
subsection (c), whichever is earlier, the Secretary shall revise 
regulations to incorporate the guidance document to the extent 
practicable. 
(4) REISSUANCE.—If a guidance document is not incor-
porated into regulations in accordance with paragraph (3), the 
Administrator shall— 
(A) reissue an updated version of the guidance docu-
ment; and 
(B) review and reissue an updated version of the guid-
ance document every 5 years until the date on which the 
guidance document is removed or incorporated into 
applicable regulations. 
(b) INITIAL REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review all guidance 
documents issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra-
tion and in effect on such date of enactment to ensure that such 
documents are current, are readily accessible to the public, and 
meet the standards specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 
of subsection (c)(1). 
(c) REGULAR REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not less than 
once every 5 years, the Administrator shall conduct a com-
prehensive review of the guidance documents issued by the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to determine 
whether such documents are— 
(A) consistent and clear;
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(B) uniformly and consistently enforced; and 
(C) still necessary. 
(2) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—Prior to beginning a review 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall publish in the 
Federal Register a notice and request for comment that solicits 
input from stakeholders on which guidance documents should 
be updated or eliminated. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which a review under paragraph (1) is completed, 
the Administrator shall publish on a publicly accessible 
Internet Web site of the Department a report detailing 
the review and a full inventory of the guidance documents 
of the Administration. 
(B) CONTENTS.—A report under subparagraph (A) shall 
include a summary of the response of the Administration 
to comments received under paragraph (2). 
(d) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘guidance document’’ means a document issued by the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration that— 
(1) provides an interpretation of a regulation of the 
Administration; or 
(2) includes an enforcement policy of the Administration 
available to the public. 
SEC. 5204. PETITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Motor Car-
rier Safety Administration shall— 
(1) publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of 
the Department a summary of all petitions for regulatory action 
submitted to the Administration; 
(2) prioritize the petitions submitted based on the likelihood 
of safety improvements resulting from the regulatory action 
requested; 
(3) not later than 180 days after the date a summary 
of a petition is published under paragraph (1), formally respond 
to such petition by indicating whether the Administrator will 
accept, deny, or further review the petition; 
(4) prioritize responses to petitions consistent with a peti-
tion’s potential to reduce crashes, improve enforcement, and 
reduce unnecessary burdens; and 
(5) not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of 
a petition, publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site 
of the Department an updated inventory of the petitions 
described in paragraph (1), including any applicable disposition 
information for those petitions. 
(b) TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE PETITIONS.—The Administrator 
may treat multiple similar petitions as a single petition for the 
purposes of subsection (a). 
(c) PETITION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘petition’’ 
means a request for— 
(1) a new regulation; 
(2) a regulatory interpretation or clarification; or 
(3) a determination by the Administrator that a regulation 
should be modified or eliminated because it is— 
(A) no longer— 
(i) consistent and clear;
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(ii) current with the operational realities of the 
motor carrier industry; or 
(iii) uniformly enforced; 
(B) ineffective; or 
(C) overly burdensome. 
SEC. 5205. INSPECTOR STANDARDS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration shall revise the regulations under part 385 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as necessary, to incorporate by ref-
erence the certification standards for roadside inspectors issued 
by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. 
SEC. 5206. APPLICATIONS. 
(a) REVIEW PROCESS.—Section 31315(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as para-
graphs (4) through (9), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) LENGTH OF EXEMPTION AND RENEWAL.—An exemption 
may be granted under paragraph (1) for no longer than 5 
years and may be renewed, upon request, for subsequent 5- 
year periods if the Secretary continues to make the finding 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) OPPORTUNITY
FOR
RESUBMISSION.—If the Secretary 
denies an application under paragraph (1) and the applicant 
can reasonably address the reason for the denial, the Secretary 
may allow the applicant to resubmit the application.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make permanent the 
following limited exemptions: 
(A) Perishable construction products, as published in 
the Federal Register on April 2, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 17819). 
(B) Transport of commercial bee hives, as published 
in the Federal Register on June 19, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 
35425). 
(C) Safe transport of livestock, as published in the 
Federal Register on June 12, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 33584). 
(2) ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS.—Any exemp-
tion from any provision of the regulations under part 395 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that is in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) except as otherwise provided in section 31315(b) 
of title 49, shall be valid for a period of 5 years from 
the date such exemption was granted; and 
(B) may be subject to renewal under section 31315(b)(2) 
of title 49, United States Code.
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PART II—COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, 
ACCOUNTABILITY REFORM 
SEC. 5221. CORRELATION STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Motor Car-
rier Safety Administration (referred to in this part as the ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’) shall commission the National Research Council of the 
National Academies to conduct a study of— 
(1) the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (referred to in 
this part as the ‘‘CSA program’’); and 
(2) the Safety Measurement System utilized by the CSA 
program (referred to in this part as the ‘‘SMS’’). 
(b) SCOPE OF STUDY.—In carrying out the study commissioned 
pursuant to subsection (a), the National Research Council— 
(1) shall analyze— 
(A) the accuracy with which the Behavior Analysis 
and Safety Improvement Categories (referred to in this 
part as ‘‘BASIC’’)— 
(i) identify high risk carriers; and 
(ii) predict or are correlated with future crash risk, 
crash severity, or other safety indicators for motor 
carriers, including the highest risk carriers; 
(B) the methodology used to calculate BASIC percent-
iles and identify carriers for enforcement, including the 
weights assigned to particular violations and the tie 
between crash risk and specific regulatory violations, with 
respect to accurately identifying and predicting future crash 
risk for motor carriers; 
(C) the relative value of inspection information and 
roadside enforcement data; 
(D) any data collection gaps or data sufficiency prob-
lems that may exist and the impact of those gaps and 
problems on the efficacy of the CSA program; 
(E) the accuracy of safety data, including the use of 
crash data from crashes in which a motor carrier was 
free from fault; 
(F) whether BASIC percentiles for motor carriers of 
passengers should be calculated separately from motor car-
riers of freight; 
(G) the differences in the rates at which safety viola-
tions are reported to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration for inclusion in the SMS by various enforce-
ment authorities, including States, territories, and Federal 
inspectors; and 
(H) how members of the public use the SMS and what 
effect making the SMS information public has had on 
reducing crashes and eliminating unsafe motor carriers 
from the industry; and 
(2) shall consider— 
(A) whether the SMS provides comparable precision 
and confidence, through SMS alerts and percentiles, for 
the relative crash risk of individual large and small motor 
carriers; 
(B) whether alternatives to the SMS would identify 
high risk carriers more accurately; and
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(C) the recommendations and findings of the Comp-
troller General of the United States and the Inspector 
General of the Department, and independent review team 
reports, issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) submit a report containing the results of the study 
commissioned pursuant to subsection (a) to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Inspector General of the Department; and 
(2) publish the report on a publicly accessible Internet 
Web site of the Department. 
(d) CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
Administrator submits the report under subsection (c), if that 
report identifies a deficiency or opportunity for improvement 
in the CSA program or in any element of the SMS, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a corrective action plan that— 
(A) responds to the deficiencies or opportunities identi-
fied by the report; 
(B) identifies how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration will address such deficiencies or opportuni-
ties; and 
(C) provides an estimate of the cost, including with 
respect to changes in staffing, enforcement, and data collec-
tion, necessary to address such deficiencies or opportuni-
ties. 
(2) PROGRAM REFORMS.—The corrective action plan sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall include an implementation 
plan that— 
(A) includes benchmarks; 
(B) includes programmatic reforms, revisions to regula-
tions, or proposals for legislation; and 
(C) shall be considered in any rulemaking by the 
Department that relates to the CSA program, including 
the SMS or data analysis under the SMS. 
(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 120 days after 
the Administrator submits a corrective action plan under subsection 
(d), the Inspector General of the Department shall— 
(1) review the extent to which such plan addresses— 
(A) recommendations contained in the report submitted 
under subsection (c); and 
(B) relevant recommendations issued by the Comp-
troller General or the Inspector General before the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the responsiveness of the corrective action plan to 
the recommendations described in paragraph (1).
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SEC. 5222. BEYOND COMPLIANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall allow recognition, 
including credit or an improved SMS percentile, for a motor carrier 
that— 
(1) installs advanced safety equipment; 
(2) uses enhanced driver fitness measures; 
(3) adopts fleet safety management tools, technologies, and 
programs; or 
(4) satisfies other standards determined appropriate by 
the Administrator. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Administrator shall carry out sub-
section (a) by— 
(1) incorporating a methodology into the CSA program; 
or 
(2) establishing a safety BASIC in the SMS. 
(c) PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, after providing notice 
and an opportunity for comment, shall develop a process for 
identifying and reviewing advanced safety equipment, enhanced 
driver fitness measures, fleet safety management tools, tech-
nologies, and programs, and other standards for use by motor 
carriers to receive recognition, including credit or an improved 
SMS percentile, for purposes of subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—A process developed under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) provide for a petition process for reviewing 
advanced safety equipment, enhanced driver fitness meas-
ures, fleet safety management tools, technologies, and pro-
grams, and other standards; and 
(B) seek input and participation from industry stake-
holders, including commercial motor vehicle drivers, tech-
nology manufacturers, vehicle manufacturers, motor car-
riers, law enforcement, safety advocates, and the Motor 
Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. 
(d) QUALIFICATION.—The Administrator, after providing notice 
and an opportunity for comment, shall develop technical or other 
performance standards with respect to advanced safety equipment, 
enhanced driver fitness measures, fleet safety management tools, 
technologies, and programs, and other standards for purposes of 
subsection (a). 
(e) MONITORING.—The Administrator may authorize qualified 
entities to monitor motor carriers that receive recognition, including 
credit or an improved SMS percentile, under this section through 
a no-cost contract structure. 
(f) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Administrator shall 
maintain on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Depart-
ment information on— 
(1) the advanced safety equipment, enhanced driver fitness 
measures, fleet safety management tools, technologies, and pro-
grams, and other standards eligible for recognition, including 
credit or an improved SMS percentile; 
(2) any petitions for review of advanced safety equipment, 
enhanced driver fitness measures, fleet safety management 
tools, technologies, and programs, and other standards; and 
(3) any relevant statistics relating to the use of advanced 
safety equipment, enhanced driver fitness measures, fleet safety
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management tools, technologies, and programs, and other 
standards. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on the— 
(1) number of motor carriers receiving recognition, 
including credit or an improved SMS percentile, under this 
section; and 
(2) safety performance of such carriers. 
SEC. 5223. DATA CERTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 1 day after 
the date of enactment of this Act, no information regarding analysis 
of violations, crashes in which a determination is made that the 
motor carrier or the commercial motor vehicle driver is not at 
fault, alerts, or the relative percentile for each BASIC developed 
under the CSA program may be made available to the general 
public until the Inspector General of the Department certifies that— 
(1) the report required under section 5221(c) has been 
submitted in accordance with that section; 
(2) any deficiencies identified in the report required under 
section 5221(c) have been addressed; 
(3) if applicable, the corrective action plan under section 
5221(d) has been implemented; 
(4) the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration 
has 
fully 
implemented 
or 
satisfactorily 
addressed the issues raised in the report titled ‘‘Modifying 
the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program Would Improve 
the Ability to Identify High Risk Carriers’’ of the Government 
Accountability Office and dated February 2014 (GAO–14–114); 
and 
(5) the Secretary has initiated modification of the CSA 
program in accordance with section 5222. 
(b) LIMITATION ON THE USE OF CSA ANALYSIS.—Information 
regarding alerts and the relative percentile for each BASIC devel-
oped under the CSA program may not be used for safety fitness 
determinations until the Inspector General of the Department 
makes the certification under subsection (a). 
(c) CONTINUED
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF
DATA.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, inspection and violation 
information submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration by commercial motor vehicle inspectors and qualified law 
enforcement officials, out-of-service rates, and absolute measures 
shall remain available to the public. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section— 
(A) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
and State and local commercial motor vehicle enforcement 
agencies may use the information referred to in subsection 
(a) 
for 
purposes 
of 
investigation 
and 
enforcement 
prioritization; 
(B) a motor carrier and a commercial motor vehicle 
driver may access information referred to in subsection
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(a) that relates directly to the motor carrier or driver, 
respectively; and 
(C) a data analysis of motorcoach operators may be 
provided online with a notation indicating that the ratings 
or alerts listed are not intended to imply any Federal 
safety rating of the carrier. 
(2) NOTATION.—The notation described in paragraph (1)(C) 
shall include the following: ‘‘Readers should not draw conclu-
sions about a carrier’s overall safety condition simply based 
on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier 
has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating under part 
385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise 
been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on 
the Nation’s roadways.’’. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to restrict the official use by State enforcement 
agencies of the data collected by State enforcement personnel. 
SEC. 5224. DATA IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) FUNCTIONAL
SPECIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
develop functional specifications to ensure the consistent and 
accurate input of data into systems and databases relating to the 
CSA program. 
(b) FUNCTIONALITY.—The functional specifications developed 
pursuant to subsection (a)— 
(1) shall provide for the hardcoding and smart logic 
functionality for roadside inspection data collection systems 
and databases; and 
(2) shall be made available to public and private sector 
developers. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATA MANAGEMENT.—The Administrator shall 
ensure that internal systems and databases accept and effectively 
manage data using uniform standards. 
(d) CONSULTATION WITH
THE STATES.—Before implementing 
the functional specifications developed pursuant to subsection (a) 
or the standards described in subsection (c), the Administrator 
shall seek input from the State agencies responsible for enforcing 
section 31102 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 5225. ACCIDENT REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after a certification 
under section 5223, the Secretary shall task the Motor Carrier 
Safety Advisory Committee with reviewing the treatment of 
preventable crashes under the SMS. 
(b) DUTIES.—Not later than 6 months after being tasked under 
subsection (a), the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee shall 
make recommendations to the Secretary on a process to allow 
motor carriers and drivers to request that the Administrator make 
a determination with respect to the preventability of a crash, if 
such a process has not yet been established by the Secretary. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) review and consider the recommendations provided by 
the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee; and 
(2) report to Congress on how the Secretary intends to 
address the treatment of preventable crashes. 
(d) PREVENTABLE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘prevent-
able’’ has the meaning given that term in Appendix B of part
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385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Commercial Motor Vehicle 
Safety 
SEC. 5301. WINDSHIELD TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the regulations 
in section 393.60(e) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (relating 
to the prohibition on obstructions to the driver’s field of view) 
to exempt from that section the voluntary mounting on a windshield 
of vehicle safety technology likely to achieve a level of safety that 
is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety that would 
be achieved absent the exemption. 
(b) VEHICLE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘vehicle safety technology’’ includes a fleet-related incident 
management system, performance or behavior management system, 
speed management system, lane departure warning system, forward 
collision warning or mitigation system, and active cruise control 
system and any other technology that the Secretary considers 
applicable. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of this section, any 
windshield mounted technology with a short term exemption under 
part 381 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, on the date 
of enactment of this Act, shall be considered likely to achieve 
a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level 
of safety that would be achieved absent an exemption under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 5302. PRIORITIZING STATUTORY RULEMAKINGS. 
The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration shall prioritize the completion of each outstanding 
rulemaking required by statute before beginning any other rule-
making, unless the Secretary determines that there is a significant 
need for such other rulemaking and notifies Congress of such deter-
mination. 
SEC. 5303. SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the 
cost and feasibility of establishing a self-reporting system for 
commercial motor vehicle drivers or motor carriers with respect 
to en route equipment failures. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) an analysis of— 
(A) alternatives for the reporting of equipment failures 
in real time, including an Internet Web site or telephone 
hotline; 
(B) the ability of a commercial motor vehicle driver 
or a motor carrier to provide to the Federal Motor Carrier
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Safety Administration proof of repair of a self-reported 
equipment failure; 
(C) the ability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration to ensure that self-reported equipment fail-
ures proven to be repaired are not used in the calculation 
of Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category 
scores; 
(D) the ability of roadside inspectors to access self- 
reported equipment failures; 
(E) the cost to establish and administer a self-reporting 
system; 
(F) the ability for a self-reporting system to track indi-
vidual commercial motor vehicles through unique identi-
fiers; and 
(G) whether a self-reporting system would yield demon-
strable safety benefits; 
(2) an identification of any regulatory or statutory impedi-
ments to the implementation of a self-reporting system; and 
(3) recommendations on implementing a self-reporting 
system. 
SEC. 5304. NEW ENTRANT SAFETY REVIEW PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an assessment 
of the new operator safety review program under section 31144(g) 
of title 49, United States Code, including the program’s effectiveness 
in reducing crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving commercial 
motor vehicles and improving commercial motor vehicle safety. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on a publicly accessible 
Internet Web site of the Department and submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on the results of the assessment conducted 
under subsection (a), including any recommendations for improving 
the effectiveness of the program (including recommendations for 
legislative changes). 
SEC. 5305. HIGH RISK CARRIER REVIEWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that a review 
is completed on each motor carrier that demonstrates through 
performance data that it poses the highest safety risk. At a min-
imum, a review shall be conducted whenever a motor carrier is 
among the highest risk carriers for 4 consecutive months. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall post on a public Web site 
a report on the actions the Secretary has taken to comply with 
this section, including the number of high risk carriers identified 
and the high risk carriers reviewed. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4138 of SAFETEA–LU 
(49 U.S.C. 31144 note), and the item relating to that section in 
the table of contents in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed. 
SEC. 5306. POST-ACCIDENT REPORT REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convene a working 
group— 
(1) to review the data elements of post-accident reports, 
for tow-away accidents involving commercial motor vehicles, 
that are reported to the Federal Government; and
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(2) to report to the Secretary its findings and any rec-
ommendations, including best practices for State post-accident 
reports to achieve the data elements described in subsection 
(c). 
(b) COMPOSITION.—Not less than 51 percent of the working 
group should be composed of individuals representing the States 
or State law enforcement officials. The remaining members of the 
working group shall represent industry, labor, safety advocates, 
and other interested parties. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The working group shall consider 
requiring additional data elements, including— 
(1) the primary cause of the accident, if the primary cause 
can be determined; and 
(2) the physical characteristics of the commercial motor 
vehicle and any other vehicle involved in the accident, 
including— 
(A) the vehicle configuration; 
(B) the gross vehicle weight, if the weight can be 
readily determined; 
(C) the number of axles; and 
(D) the distance between axles, if the distance can 
be readily determined. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) review the findings of the working group; 
(2) identify the best practices for State post-accident reports 
that are reported to the Federal Government, including identi-
fying the data elements that should be collected following a 
tow-away commercial motor vehicle accident; and 
(3) recommend to the States the adoption of new data 
elements to be collected following reportable commercial motor 
vehicle accidents. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The working group shall terminate not more 
than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary makes rec-
ommendations under subsection (d)(3). 
SEC. 5307. IMPLEMENTING SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each rulemaking described in subsection 
(c), not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act and every 180 days thereafter until the rulemaking is complete, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a written notification that includes— 
(1) for a rulemaking with a statutory deadline— 
(A) an explanation of why the deadline was not met; 
and 
(B) an expected date of completion of the rulemaking; 
and 
(2) for a rulemaking without a statutory deadline, an 
expected date of completion of the rulemaking. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONTENTS.—A notification submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an updated rulemaking timeline; 
(2) a list of factors causing delays in the completion of 
the rulemaking; and
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(3) any other details associated with the status of the 
rulemaking. 
(c) RULEMAKINGS.—The Secretary shall submit a written 
notification under subsection (a) for each of the following 
rulemakings: 
(1) The rulemaking required under section 31306a(a)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) The rulemaking required under section 31137(a) of title 
49, United States Code. 
(3) The rulemaking required under section 31305(c) of title 
49, United States Code. 
(4) The rulemaking required under section 31601 of division 
C of MAP–21 (49 U.S.C. 30111 note). 
(5) A rulemaking concerning motor carrier safety fitness 
determinations. 
(6) A rulemaking concerning commercial motor vehicle 
safety required by an Act of Congress enacted on or after 
August 1, 2005, and incomplete for more than 2 years. 
Subtitle D—Commercial Motor Vehicle 
Drivers 
SEC. 5401. OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS. 
(a) STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND TESTING OF VETERAN OPERA-
TORS.—Section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND TESTING OF VETERAN OPERA-
TORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2016, the 
Secretary shall modify the regulations prescribed under sub-
sections (a) and (c) to— 
‘‘(A) exempt a covered individual from all or a portion 
of a driving test if the covered individual had experience 
in the armed forces or reserve components driving vehicles 
similar to a commercial motor vehicle; 
‘‘(B) ensure that a covered individual may apply for 
an exemption under subparagraph (A) during, at least, 
the 1-year period beginning on the date on which such 
individual separates from service in the armed forces or 
reserve components; and 
‘‘(C) credit the training and knowledge a covered indi-
vidual received in the armed forces or reserve components 
driving vehicles similar to a commercial motor vehicle for 
purposes of satisfying minimum standards for training and 
knowledge. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(A) ARMED FORCES.—The term ‘armed forces’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10. 
‘‘(B) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘covered indi-
vidual’ means an individual over the age of 21 years who 
is— 
‘‘(i) a former member of the armed forces; or 
‘‘(ii) a former member of the reserve components. 
‘‘(C) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—The term ‘reserve compo-
nents’ means—
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‘‘(i) the Army National Guard of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) the Army Reserve; 
‘‘(iii) the Navy Reserve; 
‘‘(iv) the Marine Corps Reserve; 
‘‘(v) the Air National Guard of the United States; 
‘‘(vi) the Air Force Reserve; and 
‘‘(vii) the Coast Guard Reserve.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
implement the recommendations contained in the report submitted 
under section 32308 of MAP–21 (49 U.S.C. 31301 note) that are 
not implemented as a result of the amendment in subsection (a). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MILITARY COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S 
LICENSE ACT.—Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary 
shall issue final regulations to implement the exemption to the 
domicile requirement under section 31311(a)(12)(C) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 31311(a)(12)(C)(ii) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) is an active duty member of— 
‘‘(I) the armed forces (as that term is defined in 
section 101(a) of title 10); or 
‘‘(II) the reserve components (as that term is 
defined in section 31305(d)(2) of this title); and’’. 
SEC. 5402. DRUG-FREE COMMERCIAL DRIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31306 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subpara-
graph (C); 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘The regulations 
shall permit such motor carriers to conduct preemployment 
testing of such employees for the use of alcohol.’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: 
‘‘(B) The regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall 
permit motor carriers— 
‘‘(i) to conduct preemployment testing of commercial motor 
vehicle operators for the use of alcohol; and 
‘‘(ii) to use hair testing as an acceptable alternative to 
urine testing— 
‘‘(I) in conducting preemployment testing for the use 
of a controlled substance; and 
‘‘(II) in conducting random testing for the use of a 
controlled substance if the operator was subject to hair 
testing for preemployment testing.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) shall provide an exemption from hair testing for 
commercial motor vehicle operators with established religious 
beliefs that prohibit the cutting or removal of hair.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)—
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
inserting ‘‘for urine testing, and technical guidelines for 
hair testing,’’ before ‘‘including mandatory guidelines’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) laboratory protocols and cut-off levels for hair 
testing to detect the use of a controlled substance;’’. 
(b) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall issue scientific and technical guidelines for hair testing as 
a method of detecting the use of a controlled substance for purposes 
of section 31306 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 5403. MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF VETERANS FOR COMMERCIAL 
DRIVER’S LICENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a physician-approved veteran 
operator, the qualified physician of such operator may, subject 
to the requirements of subsection (b), perform a medical examina-
tion and provide a medical certificate for purposes of compliance 
with the requirements of section 31149 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) assurances that the physician performing the medical 
examination meets the requirements of a qualified physician 
under this section; and 
(2) certification that the physical condition of the operator 
is adequate to enable such operator to operate a commercial 
motor vehicle safely. 
(c) NATIONAL REGISTRY
OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall 
develop a process for qualified physicians to perform a medical 
examination and provide a medical certificate under subsection 
(a) and include such physicians on the national registry of medical 
examiners established under section 31149(d) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) PHYSICIAN-APPROVED
VETERAN
OPERATOR.—The term 
‘‘physician-approved veteran operator’’ means an operator of 
a commercial motor vehicle who— 
(A) is a veteran who is enrolled in the health care 
system established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
States Code; and 
(B) is required to have a current valid medical certifi-
cate pursuant to section 31149 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(2) QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN.—The term ‘‘qualified physician’’ 
means a physician who— 
(A) is employed in the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
(B) is familiar with the standards for, and physical 
requirements of, an operator certified pursuant to section 
31149 of title 49, United States Code; and
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(C) has never, with respect to such section, been found 
to have acted fraudulently, including by fraudulently 
awarding a medical certificate. 
(3) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
(e) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to change any statutory penalty associated with fraud 
or abuse. 
SEC. 5404. COMMERCIAL DRIVER PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pilot program 
under section 31315(c) of title 49, United States Code, to study 
the feasibility, benefits, and safety impacts of allowing a covered 
driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. 
(b) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall collect and analyze 
data relating to accidents in which— 
(1) a covered driver participating in the pilot program 
is involved; and 
(2) a driver under the age of 21 operating a commercial 
motor vehicle in intrastate commerce is involved. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—A driver participating in the pilot program 
may not— 
(1) transport— 
(A) passengers; or 
(B) hazardous cargo; or 
(2) operate a vehicle in special configuration. 
(d) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall conduct, monitor, 
and evaluate the pilot program in consultation with a working 
group to be established by the Secretary consisting of represent-
atives of the armed forces, industry, drivers, safety advocacy 
organizations, and State licensing and enforcement officials. 
(2) DUTIES.—The working group shall review the data col-
lected under subsection (b) and provide recommendations to 
the Secretary on the feasibility, benefits, and safety impacts 
of allowing a covered driver to operate a commercial motor 
vehicle in interstate commerce. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
the pilot program is concluded, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report describing the findings of the pilot program and 
the recommendations of the working group. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: 
(1) ACCIDENT.—The term ‘‘accident’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) ARMED
FORCES.—The term ‘‘armed forces’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘commercial 
motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
31301 of title 49, United States Code. 
(4) COVERED DRIVER.—The term ‘‘covered driver’’ means 
an individual who is— 
(A) between the ages of 18 and 21; 
(B) a member or former member of the— 
(i) armed forces; or
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(ii) reserve components (as defined in section 
31305(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, as added 
by this Act); and 
(C) qualified in a Military Occupational Specialty to 
operate a commercial motor vehicle or similar vehicle. 
Subtitle E—General Provisions 
SEC. 5501. DELAYS IN GOODS MOVEMENT. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on the average length of time that operators of commer-
cial motor vehicles are delayed before the loading and unloading 
of such vehicles and at other points in the pick-up and delivery 
process. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
(A) an assessment of how delays impact— 
(i) the economy; 
(ii) the efficiency of the transportation system; 
(iii) motor carrier safety, including the extent to 
which delays result in violations of motor carrier safety 
regulations; and 
(iv) the livelihood of motor carrier drivers; and 
(B) recommendations on how delays could be mitigated. 
(b) COLLECTION OF DATA.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish by 
regulation a process to collect data on delays experienced by opera-
tors of commercial motor vehicles before the loading and unloading 
of such vehicles and at other points in the pick-up and delivery 
process. 
SEC. 5502. EMERGENCY ROUTE WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a working 
group to determine best practices for expeditious State approval 
of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response 
and recovery. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The working group shall include represent-
atives from— 
(A) State highway transportation departments or agen-
cies; 
(B) relevant modal agencies within the Department; 
(C) emergency response or recovery experts; 
(D) relevant safety groups; and 
(E) entities affected by special permit restrictions 
during emergency response and recovery efforts. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining best practices under sub-
section (a), the working group shall consider whether—
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(1) impediments currently exist that prevent expeditious 
State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emer-
gency response and recovery; 
(2) it is possible to pre-identify and establish emergency 
routes between States through which infrastructure repair 
materials could be delivered following a natural disaster or 
emergency; 
(3) a State could pre-designate an emergency route identi-
fied under paragraph (2) as a certified emergency route if 
a motor vehicle that exceeds the otherwise applicable Federal 
and State truck length or width limits may safely operate 
along such route during periods of declared emergency and 
recovery from such periods; and 
(4) an online map could be created to identify each pre- 
designated emergency route under paragraph (3), including 
information on specific limitations, obligations, and notification 
requirements along that route. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the 
Secretary a report on its findings under this section and any 
recommendations for the implementation of best practices for 
expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles 
involved in emergency response and recovery. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall publish the report on a publicly accessible Inter-
net Web site of the Department. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
the Secretary receives the report under subsection (c)(1), the Sec-
retary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the actions 
the Secretary and the States have taken to implement the rec-
ommendations included in the report. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The working group shall terminate 1 year 
after the date the Secretary receives the report under subsection 
(c)(1). 
SEC. 5503. HOUSEHOLD GOODS CONSUMER PROTECTION WORKING 
GROUP. 
(a) WORKING GROUP.—The Secretary shall establish a working 
group for the purpose of developing recommendations on how to 
best convey to consumers relevant information with respect to the 
Federal laws concerning the interstate transportation of household 
goods by motor carrier. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall ensure that the working 
group is comprised of individuals with expertise in consumer affairs, 
educators with expertise in how people learn most effectively, and 
representatives of the household goods moving industry. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) CONTENTS.—The recommendations developed by the 
working group shall include recommendations on— 
(A) condensing publication ESA 03005 of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration into a format that 
is more easily used by consumers;
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(B) using state-of-the-art education techniques and 
technologies, including optimizing the use of the Internet 
as an educational tool; and 
(C) reducing and simplifying the paperwork required 
of motor carriers and shippers in interstate transportation. 
(2) DEADLINE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(A) the working group shall make the recommendations 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) the Secretary shall publish the recommendations 
on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Depart-
ment. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
the working group makes its recommendations under subsection 
(c)(2), the Secretary shall issue a report to Congress on the 
implementation of such recommendations. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The working group shall terminate 1 year 
after the date the working group makes its recommendations under 
subsection (c)(2). 
SEC. 5504. TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the information 
technology and data collection and management systems of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study conducted under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) evaluate the efficacy of the existing information tech-
nology, data collection, processing systems, data correction 
procedures, and data management systems and programs, 
including their interaction with each other and their efficacy 
in meeting user needs; 
(2) identify any redundancies among the systems, proce-
dures, and programs described in paragraph (1); 
(3) explore the feasibility of consolidating data collection 
and processing systems; 
(4) evaluate the ability of the systems, procedures, and 
programs described in paragraph (1) to meet the needs of— 
(A) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
at both the headquarters and State levels; 
(B) the State agencies that implement the motor carrier 
safety assistance program under section 31102 of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(C) other users; 
(5) evaluate the adaptability of the systems, procedures, 
and programs described in paragraph (1), in order to make 
necessary future changes to ensure user needs are met in 
an easier, timely, and more cost-efficient manner; 
(6) investigate and make recommendations regarding— 
(A) deficiencies in existing data sets impacting program 
effectiveness; and 
(B) methods to improve user interfaces; and 
(7) identify the appropriate role the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration should take with respect to software 
and information systems design, development, and maintenance
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for the purpose of improving the efficacy of the systems, proce-
dures, and programs described in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 5505. NOTIFICATION REGARDING MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRA-
TION. 
Not later than 30 days 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 Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
written notification of the actions the Secretary is taking to ensure, 
to the greatest extent practicable, that each application for registra-
tion under section 13902 of title 49, United States Code, is processed 
not later than 30 days after the date on which the application 
is received by the Secretary. 
SEC. 5506. REPORT ON COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE SKILLS TEST 
DELAYS. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and each year thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report that— 
(1) describes, for each State, the status of skills testing 
for applicants for a commercial driver’s license, including— 
(A) the average wait time from the date an applicant 
requests to take a skills test to the date the applicant 
has the opportunity to complete such test; 
(B) the average wait time from the date an applicant, 
upon failure of a skills test, requests a retest to the date 
the applicant has the opportunity to complete such retest; 
(C) the actual number of qualified commercial driver’s 
license examiners available to test applicants; and 
(D) the number of testing sites available through the 
State department of motor vehicles and whether this 
number has increased or decreased from the previous year; 
and 
(2) describes specific steps that the Administrator is taking 
to address skills testing delays in States that have average 
skills test or retest wait times of more than 7 days from 
the date an applicant requests to test or retest to the date 
the applicant has the opportunity to complete such test or 
retest. 
SEC. 5507. ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 31137(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ‘‘apply to’’ and inserting 
‘‘except as provided in paragraph (3), apply to’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—A motor carrier, when transporting a 
motor home or recreation vehicle trailer within the definition 
of the term ‘driveaway-towaway operation’ (as defined in section 
390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), may comply 
with the hours of service requirements by requiring each driver 
to use— 
‘‘(A) a paper record of duty status form; or 
‘‘(B) an electronic logging device.’’.
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SEC. 5508. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TITLE 49.—Title 49, United States Code, is amended as 
follows: 
(1) Section 13902(i)(2) is amended by inserting ‘‘except 
as’’ before ‘‘described’’. 
(2) Section 13903(d) is amended by striking ‘‘(d) REGISTRA-
TION AS MOTOR CARRIER REQUIRED.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A freight forwarder’’ and inserting 
‘‘(d) REGISTRATION AS MOTOR CARRIER REQUIRED.—A freight 
forwarder’’. 
(3) Section 13905(d)(2)(D) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘the 
Secretary 
finds 
that—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(i) the motor carrier,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary finds that the motor carrier,’’; 
and 
(B) by adding a period at the end. 
(4) Section 14901(h) is amended by striking ‘‘HOUSEHOLD 
GOODS’’ in the heading. 
(5) Section 14916 is amended by striking the section des-
ignation and heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 14916. Unlawful brokerage activities’’. 
(b) MAP–21.—Effective as of July 6, 2012, and as if included 
therein as enacted, MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) Section 32108(a)(4) (126 Stat. 782) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘each additional day’’ in the matter pro-
posed to be struck. 
(2) Section 32301(b)(3) (126 Stat. 786) is amended by 
striking ‘‘by amending (a) to read as follows:’’ and inserting 
‘‘by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:’’. 
(3) Section 32302(c)(2)(B) (126 Stat. 789) is amended by 
striking 
‘‘section 
32303(c)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
32302(c)(1)’’. 
(4) Section 32921(b) (126 Stat. 828) is amended, in the 
matter to be inserted, by striking ‘‘(A) In addition’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition’’. 
(5) Section 32931(c) (126 Stat. 829) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
of Transportation’’ in the matter to be struck; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
of Transportation’’ in the matter to be inserted. 
(c) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999.—Sec-
tion 229(a)(1) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 
1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘of title 49, 
United States Code,’’ after ‘‘sections 31136 and 31502’’. 
SEC. 5509. MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. 
(a) TRANSPORTING PROPERTY.—If the Secretary proceeds with 
a rulemaking to determine whether to increase the minimum levels 
of financial responsibility required under section 31139 of title 
49, United States Code, the Secretary shall consider, prior to issuing 
a final rule— 
(1) the rulemaking’s potential impact on— 
(A) the safety of motor vehicle transportation; and 
(B) the motor carrier industry;
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(2) the ability of the insurance industry to provide the 
required amount of insurance; 
(3) the extent to which current minimum levels of financial 
responsibility adequately cover— 
(A) medical care; 
(B) compensation; and 
(C) other identifiable costs; 
(4) the frequency with which insurance claims exceed cur-
rent minimum levels of financial responsibility in fatal 
accidents; and 
(5) the impact of increased levels on motor carrier safety 
and accident reduction. 
(b) TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to initiating a rulemaking to change 
the minimum levels of financial responsibility under section 
31138 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall com-
plete a study specific to the minimum financial responsibility 
requirements for motor carriers of passengers. 
(2) STUDY CONTENTS.—A study under paragraph (1) shall 
include, to the extent practicable— 
(A) a review of accidents, injuries, and fatalities in 
the over-the-road bus and school bus industries; 
(B) a review of insurance held by over-the-road bus 
and public and private school bus companies, including 
companies of various sizes, and an analysis of whether 
such insurance is adequate to cover claims; 
(C) an analysis of whether and how insurance affects 
the behavior and safety record of motor carriers of pas-
sengers, including with respect to crash reduction; and 
(D) an analysis of the anticipated impacts of an 
increase in financial responsibility on insurance premiums 
for passenger carriers and service availability. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting a study under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall consult with— 
(A) representatives of the over-the-road bus and private 
school bus transportation industries, including representa-
tives of bus drivers; and 
(B) insurers of motor carriers of passengers. 
(4) REPORT.—If the Secretary undertakes a study under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
study. 
SEC. 
5510. 
SAFETY 
STUDY 
REGARDING 
DOUBLE-DECKER 
MOTORCOACHES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation with State transpor-
tation safety and law enforcement officials, shall conduct a study 
regarding the safety operations, fire suppression capability, tire 
loads, and pavement impacts of operating a double-decker motor-
coach equipped with a device designed by the motorcoach manufac-
turer to attach to the rear of the motorcoach for use in transporting 
passenger baggage. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report containing 
the results of the study to—
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(1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
SEC. 5511. GAO REVIEW OF SCHOOL BUS SAFETY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a review of the following: 
(1) Existing Federal and State rules and guidance, as of 
the date of the review, concerning school bus transportation 
of elementary school and secondary school students engaging 
in home-to-school transport or other transport determined by 
the Comptroller General to be a routine part of kindergarten 
through grade 12 education, including regulations and guidance 
regarding driver training programs, capacity requirements, pro-
grams for special needs students, inspection standards, vehicle 
age requirements, best practices, and public access to inspection 
results and crash records. 
(2) Any correlation between public or private school bus 
fleet operators whose vehicles are involved in an accident as 
defined by section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
and each of the following: 
(A) A failure by those same operators of State or local 
safety inspections. 
(B) The average age or odometer readings of the school 
buses in the fleets of such operators. 
(C) Violations of Federal laws administered by the 
Department of Transportation, or of State law equivalents 
of such laws. 
(D) Violations of State or local law relating to illegal 
passing of a school bus. 
(3) A regulatory framework comparison of public and pri-
vate school bus operations. 
(4) Expert recommendations on best practices for safe and 
reliable school bus transportation, including driver training 
programs, inspection standards, school bus age and odometer 
reading maximums for retirement, the percentage of buses 
in a local bus fleet needed as spare buses, and capacity levels 
per school bus for different age groups. 
SEC. 5512. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER. 
Section 30305(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration may request the chief driver licensing official 
of a State to provide information under subsection (a) of this 
section about an individual in connection with a safety inves-
tigation under the Administrator’s jurisdiction.’’. 
SEC. 5513. REPORT ON DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WIRELESS 
ROADSIDE INSPECTION SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
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Representatives a report regarding the design, development, testing, 
and implementation of wireless roadside inspection systems. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include a determination as to whether Federal wireless roadside 
inspection systems— 
(1) conflict with existing electronic screening systems, or 
create capabilities already available; 
(2) require additional statutory authority to incorporate 
generated inspection data into the safety measurement system 
or the safety fitness determinations program; and 
(3) provide appropriate restrictions to specifically address 
privacy concerns of affected motor carriers and operators. 
SEC. 5514. REGULATION OF TOW TRUCK OPERATIONS. 
Section 14501(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘the price of’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘transportation is’’ and inserting ‘‘the regulation of tow truck oper-
ations’’. 
SEC. 5515. STUDY ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER COM-
MUTING. 
(a) EFFECTS OF COMMUTING.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall conduct a study on the 
safety effects of motor carrier operator commutes exceeding 150 
minutes. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
report containing the findings under the study. 
SEC. 5516. ADDITIONAL STATE AUTHORITY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, South Dakota shall 
be provided the opportunity to update and revise the routes des-
ignated as qualifying Federal-aid Primary System highways under 
section 31111(e) of title 49, United States Code, as long as the 
update shifts routes to divided highways or does not increase center-
line miles by more than 5 percent and is expected to increase 
safety performance. 
SEC. 5517. REPORT ON MOTOR CARRIER FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary 
shall publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the 
Department a report on the minimum levels of financial responsi-
bility required under section 31139 of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include, to the extent practicable, an analysis of— 
(1) the differences between State insurance requirements 
and Federal requirements; 
(2) the extent to which current minimum levels of financial 
responsibility adequately cover— 
(A) medical care; 
(B) compensation; and 
(C) other identifiable costs; and 
(3) the frequency with which insurance claims exceed the 
current minimum levels of financial responsibility.
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SEC. 5518. COVERED FARM VEHICLES. 
Section 32934(b)(1) of MAP–21 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘from’’ and all that follows through the period 
at end and inserting the following: ‘‘from— 
‘‘(A) a requirement described in subsection (a) or a 
compatible State requirement; or 
‘‘(B) any other minimum standard provided by a State 
relating to the operation of that vehicle.’’. 
SEC. 5519. OPERATORS OF HI-RAIL VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a commercial motor vehicle 
driver subject to the hours of service requirements in part 395 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, who is driving a hi-rail 
vehicle, the maximum on duty time under section 395.3 of such 
title for such driver shall not include time in transportation to 
or from a duty assignment if such time in transportation— 
(1) does not exceed 2 hours per calendar day or a total 
of 30 hours per calendar month; and 
(2) is fully and accurately accounted for in records to be 
maintained by the motor carrier and such records are made 
available upon request of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration or the Federal Railroad Administration. 
(b) HI-RAIL VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘hi- 
rail vehicle’’ means an internal rail flaw detection vehicle equipped 
with flange hi-rails. 
SEC. 5520. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER. 
(a) AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER DEFINED.—Section 31111(a)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘specifically’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘An automobile 
transporter shall not be prohibited from the transport of cargo 
or general freight on a backhaul, so long as it complies with 
weight limitations for a truck tractor and semitrailer combina-
tion.’’. 
(b) TRUCK TRACTOR DEFINED.—Section 31111(a)(3)(B) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘only’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘or any other commodity, including cargo or general freight 
on a backhaul’’. 
(c) BACKHAUL DEFINED.—Section 31111(a) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) BACKHAUL.—The term ‘backhaul’ means the return 
trip of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight, especially 
when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.’’. 
(d) STINGER-STEERED
AUTOMOBILE
TRANSPORTERS.—Section 
31111(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) imposes a vehicle length limitation of less than 80 
feet on a stinger-steered automobile transporter with a front 
overhang of less than 4 feet and a rear overhang of less than 
6 feet; or’’.
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SEC. 5521. READY MIX CONCRETE DELIVERY VEHICLES. 
Section 31502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) READY MIXED CONCRETE DELIVERY VEHICLES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, regulations issued under this section or section 31136 
(including section 395.1(e)(1)(ii) of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations) regarding reporting, recordkeeping, or documenta-
tion of duty status shall not apply to any driver of a ready 
mixed concrete delivery vehicle if— 
‘‘(A) the driver operates within a 100 air-mile radius 
of the normal work reporting location; 
‘‘(B) the driver returns to the work reporting location 
and is released from work within 14 consecutive hours; 
‘‘(C) the driver has at least 10 consecutive hours off 
duty following each 14 hours on duty; 
‘‘(D) the driver does not exceed 11 hours maximum 
driving time following 10 consecutive hours off duty; and 
‘‘(E) the motor carrier that employs the driver main-
tains and retains for a period of 6 months accurate and 
true time records that show— 
‘‘(i) the time the driver reports for duty each day; 
‘‘(ii) the total number of hours the driver is on 
duty each day; 
‘‘(iii) the time the driver is released from duty 
each day; and 
‘‘(iv) the total time for the preceding driving week 
the driver is used for the first time or intermittently. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘driver of a 
ready mixed concrete delivery vehicle’ means a driver of a 
vehicle designed to deliver ready mixed concrete on a daily 
basis and is equipped with a mechanism under which the 
vehicle’s propulsion engine provides the power to operate a 
mixer drum to agitate and mix the product en route to the 
delivery site.’’. 
SEC. 5522. TRANSPORTATION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND 
EQUIPMENT. 
Section 229(e)(4) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act 
of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘50 air mile radius’’ and inserting ‘‘75 air 
mile radius’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the driver.’’ and inserting ‘‘the driver, except 
that a State, upon notice to the Secretary, may establish a 
different air mile radius limitation for purposes of this para-
graph if such limitation is between 50 and 75 air miles and 
applies only to movements that take place entirely within the 
State.’’. 
SEC. 5523. COMMERCIAL DELIVERY OF LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY 
TRAILERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 31111(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) TRAILER TRANSPORTER TOWING UNIT.—The term ‘trailer 
transporter towing unit’ means a power unit that is not used 
to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer trans-
porter combination.
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‘‘(7) TOWAWAY TRAILER TRANSPORTER COMBINATION.—The 
term ‘towaway trailer transporter combination’ means a com-
bination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing 
unit and 2 trailers or semitrailers— 
‘‘(A) with a total weight that does not exceed 26,000 
pounds; and 
‘‘(B) in which the trailers or semitrailers carry no prop-
erty and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, 
distributor, or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers.’’. 
(b) GENERAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 31111(b)(1) of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) has the effect of imposing an overall length limitation 
of less than 82 feet on a towaway trailer transporter combina-
tion.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
PROPERTY-CARRYING
UNIT
LIMITATION.—Section 
31112(a)(1) of such title is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, but not including a trailer 
or a semitrailer transported as part of a towaway trailer trans-
porter combination (as defined in section 31111(a))’’. 
(2) ACCESS
TO
INTERSTATE
SYSTEM.—Section 31114(a)(2) 
of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘any towaway trailer 
transporter combination (as defined in section 31111(a)),’’ after 
‘‘passengers,’’. 
SEC. 
5524. 
EXEMPTIONS 
FROM 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
WELDING TRUCKS USED IN PIPELINE INDUSTRY. 
(a) COVERED MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered motor vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle that— 
(1) is traveling in the State in which the vehicle is reg-
istered or another State; 
(2) is owned by a welder; 
(3) is a pick-up style truck; 
(4) is equipped with a welding rig that is used in the 
construction or maintenance of pipelines; and 
(5) has a gross vehicle weight and combination weight 
rating and weight of 15,000 pounds or less. 
(b) 
FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
covered 
motor 
vehicle, 
including the individual operating such vehicle and the employer 
of such individual, shall be exempt from the following: 
(1) Any requirement relating to registration as a motor 
carrier, including the requirement to obtain and display a 
Department of Transportation number, established under chap-
ters 139 and 311 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) Any requirement relating to driver qualifications estab-
lished under chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code. 
(3) Any requirement relating to driving of commercial motor 
vehicles established under chapter 311 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(4) Any requirement relating to parts and accessories and 
inspection, repair, and maintenance of commercial motor 
vehicles established under chapter 311 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(5) Any requirement relating to hours of service of drivers, 
including maximum driving and on duty time, established 
under chapter 315 of title 49, United States Code.
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SEC. 5525. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report describing the safety and enforcement 
impacts of sections 5520, 5521, 5522, 5523, 5524, and 7208 of 
this Act. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with States, State law 
enforcement agencies, entities impacted by the sections described 
in subsection (a), and other entities the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
TITLE VI—INNOVATION 
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation for Tomorrow 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 6002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are authorized 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, 
$125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. 
(2) TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.— 
To carry out section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code— 
(A) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
(E) $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
(3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—To carry out section 504 
of title 23, United States Code, $24,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020. 
(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 2016 through 2020. 
(5) UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
CENTERS
PROGRAM.—To 
carry out section 5505 of title 49, United States Code— 
(A) $72,500,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $77,500,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
(E) $77,500,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
(6) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.—To carry out 
chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, $26,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Federal Highway Administration 
shall— 
(1) administer the programs described in paragraphs (1), 
(2), and (3) of subsection (a); and 
(2) in consultation with relevant modal administrations, 
administer the programs described in subsection (a)(4).
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(c) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.—Funds 
authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be available for obligation in the same manner as if 
those funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of a 
project or activity carried out using those funds shall be 80 
percent, unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act 
(including the amendments by this Act) or otherwise deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(2) remain available until expended and not be transferable, 
except as otherwise provided in this Act. 
SEC. 6003. TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 503(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘2013 through 2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016 through 2020’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
less 
frequently 
than 
annually, the Secretary shall issue and make available 
to the public on an Internet website a report on the 
cost and benefits from deployment of new technology 
and innovations that substantially and directly 
resulted from the program established under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The report under clause (i) may 
include an analysis of— 
‘‘(I) Federal, State, and local cost savings; 
‘‘(II) project delivery time improvements; 
‘‘(III) reduced fatalities; and 
‘‘(IV) congestion impacts.’’. 
SEC. 6004. ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION AND CONGESTION MANAGE-
MENT TECHNOLOGIES DEPLOYMENT. 
Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ADVANCED
TRANSPORTATION
TECHNOLOGIES
DEPLOY-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
establish an advanced transportation and congestion 
management technologies deployment initiative to provide 
grants to eligible entities to develop model deployment 
sites for large scale installation and operation of advanced 
transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, 
system performance, and infrastructure return on invest-
ment. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall develop criteria 
for selection of an eligible entity to receive a grant under 
this paragraph, including how the deployment of technology 
will— 
‘‘(i) reduce costs and improve return on invest-
ments, including through the enhanced use of existing 
transportation capacity; 
‘‘(ii) deliver environmental benefits that alleviate 
congestion and streamline traffic flow; 
‘‘(iii) 
measure 
and 
improve 
the 
operational 
performance of the applicable transportation network;
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‘‘(iv) reduce the number and severity of traffic 
crashes and increase driver, passenger, and pedestrian 
safety; 
‘‘(v) collect, disseminate, and use real-time traffic, 
transit, parking, and other transportation-related 
information to improve mobility, reduce congestion, 
and provide for more efficient and accessible transpor-
tation; 
‘‘(vi) monitor transportation assets to improve 
infrastructure management, reduce maintenance costs, 
prioritize investment decisions, and ensure a state of 
good repair; 
‘‘(vii) deliver economic benefits by reducing delays, 
improving system performance, and providing for the 
efficient and reliable movement of goods and services; 
or 
‘‘(viii) accelerate the deployment of vehicle-to- 
vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, 
and other technologies. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) REQUEST.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, and for every 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall request 
applications in accordance with clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under 
this subparagraph shall include the following: 
‘‘(I) PLAN.—A plan to deploy and provide for 
the long-term operation and maintenance of 
advanced transportation and congestion manage-
ment technologies to improve safety, efficiency, 
system performance, and return on investment. 
‘‘(II) 
OBJECTIVES.—Quantifiable 
system 
performance improvements, such as— 
‘‘(aa) 
reducing 
traffic-related 
crashes, 
congestion, and costs; 
‘‘(bb) optimizing system efficiency; and 
‘‘(cc) improving access to transportation 
services. 
‘‘(III) RESULTS.—Quantifiable safety, mobility, 
and environmental benefit projections such as 
data-driven estimates of how the project will 
improve the region’s transportation system effi-
ciency and reduce traffic congestion. 
‘‘(IV) PARTNERSHIPS.—A plan for partnering 
with the private sector or public agencies, 
including multimodal and multijurisdictional enti-
ties, research institutions, organizations rep-
resenting transportation and technology leaders, 
or other transportation stakeholders. 
‘‘(V) LEVERAGING.—A plan to leverage and 
optimize existing local and regional advanced 
transportation technology investments. 
‘‘(D) GRANT SELECTION.— 
‘‘(i) GRANT AWARDS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, and for every 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall award grants
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to not less than 5 and not more than 10 eligible enti-
ties. 
‘‘(ii) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In awarding a grant 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure, to 
the extent practicable, that grant recipients represent 
diverse geographic areas of the United States, 
including urban and rural areas. 
‘‘(iii) TECHNOLOGY
DIVERSITY.—In awarding a 
grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure, 
to the extent practicable, that grant recipients rep-
resent diverse technology solutions. 
‘‘(E) USE
OF
GRANT
FUNDS.—A grant recipient may 
use funds awarded under this paragraph to deploy 
advanced transportation and congestion management tech-
nologies, including— 
‘‘(i) advanced traveler information systems; 
‘‘(ii) advanced transportation management tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(iii) infrastructure maintenance, monitoring, and 
condition assessment; 
‘‘(iv) advanced public transportation systems; 
‘‘(v) transportation system performance data collec-
tion, analysis, and dissemination systems; 
‘‘(vi) advanced safety systems, including vehicle- 
to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communica-
tions, 
technologies 
associated 
with 
autonomous 
vehicles, and other collision avoidance technologies, 
including systems using cellular technology; 
‘‘(vii) integration of intelligent transportation sys-
tems with the Smart Grid and other energy distribu-
tion and charging systems; 
‘‘(viii) electronic pricing and payment systems; or 
‘‘(ix) advanced mobility and access technologies, 
such as dynamic ridesharing and information systems 
to support human services for elderly and disabled 
individuals. 
‘‘(F) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—For each eligible entity 
that receives a grant under this paragraph, not later than 
1 year after the entity receives the grant, and each year 
thereafter, the entity shall submit a report to the Secretary 
that describes— 
‘‘(i) deployment and operational costs of the project 
compared to the benefits and savings the project pro-
vides; and 
‘‘(ii) how the project has met the original expecta-
tions projected in the deployment plan submitted with 
the application, such as— 
‘‘(I) data on how the project has helped reduce 
traffic crashes, congestion, costs, and other benefits 
of the deployed systems; 
‘‘(II) data on the effect of measuring and 
improving 
transportation 
system 
performance 
through the deployment of advanced technologies; 
‘‘(III) the effectiveness of providing real-time 
integrated 
traffic, 
transit, 
and 
multimodal 
transportation information to the public to make 
informed travel decisions; and
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‘‘(IV) lessons learned and recommendations for 
future deployment strategies to optimize transpor-
tation efficiency and multimodal system perform-
ance. 
‘‘(G) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years 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 an Internet website a report that describes 
the effectiveness of grant recipients in meeting their pro-
jected deployment plans, including data provided under 
subparagraph (F) on how the program has— 
‘‘(i) reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries; 
‘‘(ii) reduced traffic congestion and improved travel 
time reliability; 
‘‘(iii) reduced transportation-related emissions; 
‘‘(iv) optimized multimodal system performance; 
‘‘(v) improved access to transportation alternatives; 
‘‘(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 agen-
cies, businesses, and the traveling public; or 
‘‘(viii) provided other benefits to transportation 
users and the general public. 
‘‘(H) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—The Secretary may cease 
to provide additional grant funds to a recipient of a grant 
under this paragraph if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines from such recipient’s 
report that the recipient is not carrying out the require-
ments of the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary provides written notice 60 days 
prior to withholding funds to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
the Committees on Environment and Public Works 
and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(I) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available to 
carry out subsection (b), this subsection, and sections 
512 through 518, the Secretary shall set aside for 
grants awarded under subparagraph (D) $60,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. 
‘‘(ii) EXPENSES
FOR
THE
SECRETARY.—Of the 
amounts set aside under clause (i), the Secretary may 
set aside $2,000,000 each fiscal year for program 
reporting, evaluation, and administrative costs related 
to this paragraph. 
‘‘(J) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project for which a grant is awarded under this sub-
section shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project. 
‘‘(K) GRANT LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not award 
more than 20 percent of the amount described under 
subparagraph (I) in a fiscal year to a single grant recipient. 
‘‘(L) EXPENSES
FOR
GRANT
RECIPIENTS.—A grant 
recipient under this paragraph may use not more than
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5 percent of the funds awarded each fiscal year to carry 
out planning and reporting requirements. 
‘‘(M) GRANT FLEXIBILITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If, by August 1 of each fiscal 
year, the Secretary determines that there are not 
enough grant applications that meet the requirements 
described in subparagraph (C) to carry out this section 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer to the 
programs specified in clause (ii)— 
‘‘(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 limitation equal 
to the amount of funds that the Secretary transfers 
under subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) PROGRAMS.—The programs referred to in 
clause (i) are— 
‘‘(I) the program under subsection (b); 
‘‘(II) the program under this subsection; and 
‘‘(III) the programs under sections 512 through 
518. 
‘‘(iii) DISTRIBUTION.—Any transfer of funds and 
obligation limitation under clause (i) shall be divided 
among the programs referred to in that clause in the 
same proportions as the Secretary originally reserved 
funding from the programs for the fiscal year under 
subparagraph (I). 
‘‘(N) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ 
means a State or local government, a transit agency, 
metropolitan planning organization representing a 
population of over 200,000, or other political subdivi-
sion of a State or local government or a multijuris-
dictional group or a consortia of research institutions 
or academic institutions. 
‘‘(ii) ADVANCED
AND
CONGESTION
MANAGEMENT 
TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES.—The term ‘advanced 
transportation and congestion management tech-
nologies’ means technologies that improve the effi-
ciency, safety, or state of good repair of surface 
transportation systems, including intelligent transpor-
tation systems. 
‘‘(iii) MULTIJURISDICTIONAL
GROUP.—The term 
‘multijurisdictional group’ means a any combination 
of State governments, local governments, metropolitan 
planning agencies, transit agencies, or other political 
subdivisions of a State for which each member of the 
group— 
‘‘(I) has signed a written agreement to imple-
ment the advanced transportation technologies 
deployment initiative across jurisdictional bound-
aries; and 
‘‘(II) is an eligible entity under this para-
graph.’’.
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SEC. 6005. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM GOALS. 
Section 514(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) enhancement of the national freight system and sup-
port to national freight policy goals.’’. 
SEC. 6006. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PURPOSES. 
Section 514(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) to assist in the development of cybersecurity research 
in cooperation with relevant modal administrations of the 
Department of Transportation and other Federal agencies to 
help prevent hacking, spoofing, and disruption of connected 
and automated transportation vehicles.’’. 
SEC. 
6007. 
INTELLIGENT 
TRANSPORTATION 
SYSTEM 
PROGRAM 
REPORT. 
Section 515(h)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘February 1 of each year after the date 
of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative 
Technology Act of 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘May 1 of each year’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘submit to Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘make 
available to the public on a Department of Transportation 
website’’. 
SEC. 
6008. 
INTELLIGENT 
TRANSPORTATION 
SYSTEM 
NATIONAL 
ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS. 
Section 517(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘memberships are comprised of, and represent,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘memberships include representatives of’’. 
SEC. 6009. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT REPORT. 
Section 518(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than 
3’’ and all that follows through ‘‘House of Representatives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Not later than July 6, 2016, the Secretary shall make 
available to the public on a Department of Transportation website 
a report’’. 
SEC. 6010. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 519. Infrastructure development 
‘‘Funds made available to carry out this chapter for operational 
tests of intelligent transportation systems— 
‘‘(1) shall be used primarily for the development of intel-
ligent transportation system infrastructure, equipment, and 
systems; and
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‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used 
for the construction of physical surface transportation infra-
structure unless the construction is incidental and critically 
necessary to the implementation of an intelligent transportation 
system project.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 5 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘519. Infrastructure development.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section 
512 in the analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘512. National ITS program plan.’’. 
SEC. 6011. DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
Section 102(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘an Assistant Sec-
retary for Research and Technology,’’ after ‘‘Governmental 
Affairs,’’. 
(b) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—Section 330 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘contracts’’ and 
inserting ‘‘activities’’; 
(2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of’’; 
(3) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘In carrying’’ and inserting 
‘‘RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying’’; 
(4) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘PUBLICATIONS.—The Secretary’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Secretary shall provide for the following: 
‘‘(1) Coordination, facilitation, and review of Department 
of Transportation research and development programs and 
activities. 
‘‘(2) Advancement, and research and development, of 
innovative technologies, including intelligent transportation 
systems. 
‘‘(3) Comprehensive transportation statistics research, anal-
ysis, and reporting. 
‘‘(4) Education and training in transportation and transpor-
tation-related fields. 
‘‘(5) Activities of the Volpe National Transportation Sys-
tems Center. 
‘‘(6) Coordination in support of multimodal and multidisci-
plinary research activities. 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with 
Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, other 
public entities, private organizations, and other persons to con-
duct research into transportation service and infrastructure 
assurance and to carry out other research activities of the 
Department of Transportation;
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‘‘(2) carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research 
and 
development 
to 
encourage 
innovative 
solutions 
to 
multimodal transportation problems and stimulate the deploy-
ment of new technology with— 
‘‘(A) non-Federal entities, including State and local 
governments, foreign governments, institutions of higher 
education, corporations, institutions, partnerships, sole 
proprietorships, and trade associations that are incor-
porated or established under the laws of any State; 
‘‘(B) Federal laboratories; and 
‘‘(C) other Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(3) directly initiate contracts, grants, cooperative research 
and development agreements (as defined in section 12(d) of 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
U.S.C. 3710a(d))), and other agreements to fund, and accept 
funds from, the Transportation Research Board of the National 
Academies, State departments of transportation, cities, coun-
ties, institutions of higher education, associations, and the 
agents of those entities to carry out joint transportation 
research and technology efforts. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal 
share of the cost of an activity carried out under subsection 
(e)(3) shall not exceed 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary determines that the 
activity is of substantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary 
may approve a greater Federal share. 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—All costs directly incurred by 
the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel, facility, 
and hardware development costs, shall be credited toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of an activity described in sub-
section (e)(3). 
‘‘(g) PROGRAM EVALUATION AND OVERSIGHT.—For each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary is authorized to expend 
not more than 1 1⁄2 percent of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the coordination, evaluation, and oversight of the pro-
grams administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Research and Technology. 
‘‘(h) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—The research, development, or use 
of a technology under a contract, grant, cooperative research and 
development agreement, or other agreement entered into under 
this section, including the terms under which the technology may 
be licensed and the resulting royalties may be distributed, shall 
be subject to the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). 
‘‘(i) WAIVER OF ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 6101 of 
title 41 shall not apply to a contract, grant, or other agreement 
entered into under this section.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section 330 
in the analysis of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘330. Research activities.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 5 AMENDMENTS.—
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(A) POSITIONS AT LEVEL II.—Section 5313 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘The Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Security.’’. 
(B) POSITIONS AT LEVEL IV.—Section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended in the undesignated item 
relating to Assistant Secretaries of Transportation by 
striking ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)’’. 
(C) POSITIONS AT LEVEL V.—Section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Associate 
Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation.’’. 
(2) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.—Section 6302 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the Department of 
Transportation the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.’’. 
SEC. 6012. RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 112 of title 49, United States Code, is 
repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 1 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 112. 
SEC. 6013. WEB-BASED TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. 
Section 5115(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘, including online curriculum 
as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘a current curriculum of courses’’. 
SEC. 6014. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 5118 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) coordinate, as appropriate, with other Federal 
agencies.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may carry out cooperative research 
on hazardous materials transport. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL ACADEMIES.—The Secretary may enter into 
an agreement with the National Academies to support research 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) RESEARCH.—Research conducted under this subsection 
may include activities relating to— 
‘‘(A) emergency planning and response, including 
information and programs that can be readily assessed 
and implemented in local jurisdictions; 
‘‘(B) risk analysis and perception and data assessment; 
‘‘(C) 
commodity 
flow 
data, 
including 
voluntary 
collaboration between shippers and first responders for 
secure data exchange of critical information; 
‘‘(D) integration of safety and security; 
‘‘(E) cargo packaging and handling; 
‘‘(F) hazmat release consequences; and
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‘‘(G) materials and equipment testing.’’. 
SEC. 6015. OFFICE OF INTERMODALISM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 5503 of title 49, United States Code, is 
repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 55 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 5503. 
SEC. 6016. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS. 
Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 5505. University transportation centers program 
‘‘(a) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION.—The Secretary shall 
make grants under this section to eligible nonprofit institutions 
of higher education to establish and operate university 
transportation centers. 
‘‘(2) ROLE
OF
CENTERS.—The role of each university 
transportation center referred to in paragraph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) to advance transportation expertise and technology 
in the varied disciplines that comprise the field of transpor-
tation through education, research, and technology transfer 
activities; 
‘‘(B) to provide for a critical transportation knowledge 
base outside of the Department of Transportation; and 
‘‘(C) to address critical workforce needs and educate 
the next generation of transportation leaders. 
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—To receive a grant under this section, 
a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education shall 
submit to the Secretary an application that is in such form 
and contains such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTION.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—A lead institution of a consortium 
of nonprofit institutions of higher education, as applicable, 
may only receive 1 grant per fiscal year for each of the 
transportation centers described under paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) of subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR CONSORTIUM MEMBERS THAT ARE 
NOT LEAD INSTITUTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
to a nonprofit institution of higher education that is a 
member of a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher 
education but not the lead institution of such consortium. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall solicit grant 
applications for national transportation centers, regional 
transportation centers, and Tier 1 university transportation 
centers with identical advertisement schedules and deadlines. 
‘‘(4) GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided by 
this section, the Secretary shall award grants under this 
section in nonexclusive candidate topic areas established 
by the Secretary that address the research priorities identi-
fied in chapter 65. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and 
the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
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and other modal administrations as appropriate, shall 
select each recipient of a grant under this section through 
a competitive process based on the assessment of the Sec-
retary relating to— 
‘‘(i) the demonstrated ability of the recipient to 
address each specific topic area described in the 
research and strategic plans of the recipient; 
‘‘(ii) 
the 
demonstrated 
research, 
technology 
transfer, and education resources available to the 
recipient to carry out this section; 
‘‘(iii) the ability of the recipient to provide leader-
ship in solving immediate and long-range national and 
regional transportation problems; 
‘‘(iv) the ability of the recipient to carry out 
research, education, and technology transfer activities 
that are multimodal and multidisciplinary in scope; 
‘‘(v) the demonstrated commitment of the recipient 
to carry out transportation workforce development pro-
grams through— 
‘‘(I) degree-granting programs or programs 
that provide other industry-recognized credentials; 
and 
‘‘(II) outreach activities to attract new entrants 
into the transportation field, including women and 
underrepresented populations; 
‘‘(vi) the demonstrated ability of the recipient to 
disseminate results and spur the implementation of 
transportation 
research 
and 
education 
programs 
through national or statewide continuing education 
programs; 
‘‘(vii) 
the 
demonstrated 
commitment 
of 
the 
recipient to the use of peer review principles and other 
research best practices in the selection, management, 
and dissemination of research projects; 
‘‘(viii) the strategic plan submitted by the recipient 
describing the proposed research to be carried out by 
the recipient and the performance metrics to be used 
in assessing the performance of the recipient in 
meeting the stated research, technology transfer, edu-
cation, and outreach goals; and 
‘‘(ix) the ability of the recipient to implement the 
proposed program in a cost-efficient manner, such as 
through cost sharing and overall reduced overhead, 
facilities, and administrative costs. 
‘‘(5) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide to each 
applicant, upon request, any materials, including copies 
of reviews (with any information that would identify a 
reviewer redacted), used in the evaluation process of the 
proposal of the applicant. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate a report describing the overall review process 
under paragraph (4) that includes—
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‘‘(i) specific criteria of evaluation used in the 
review; 
‘‘(ii) descriptions of the review process; and 
‘‘(iii) explanations of the selected awards. 
‘‘(6) OUTSIDE STAKEHOLDERS.—The Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, consult external stakeholders, 
including the Transportation Research Board of the National 
Research Council of the National Academies, to evaluate and 
competitively review all proposals. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall select grant 
recipients under subsection (b) and make grant amounts avail-
able to the selected recipients. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Secretary shall provide grants to 5 consortia that the Sec-
retary determines best meet the criteria described in sub-
section (b)(4). 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, a grant 
made available under this paragraph shall be not 
greater than $4,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000 
per recipient. 
‘‘(ii) FOCUSED RESEARCH.—A consortium receiving 
a grant under this paragraph shall focus research on 
1 of the transportation issue areas specified in section 
6503(c). 
‘‘(C) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this paragraph, a grant recipient shall 
match 100 percent of the amounts made available 
under the grant. 
‘‘(ii) SOURCES.—The matching amounts referred to 
in clause (i) may include amounts made available to 
the recipient under— 
‘‘(I) section 504(b) of title 23; or 
‘‘(II) section 505 of title 23. 
‘‘(3) REGIONAL UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) LOCATION OF REGIONAL CENTERS.—One regional 
university transportation center shall be located in each 
of the 10 Federal regions that comprise the Standard Fed-
eral Regions established by the Office of Management and 
Budget in the document entitled ‘Standard Federal Regions’ 
and dated April 1974 (circular A–105). 
‘‘(B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In conducting a competition 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide grants 
to 10 consortia on the basis of— 
‘‘(i) the criteria described in subsection (b)(4); 
‘‘(ii) the location of the lead center within the Fed-
eral region to be served; and 
‘‘(iii) whether the consortium of institutions dem-
onstrates that the consortium has a well-established, 
nationally 
recognized 
program 
in 
transportation 
research and education, as evidenced by— 
‘‘(I) recent expenditures by the institution in 
highway or public transportation research;
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‘‘(II) a historical track record of awarding grad-
uate degrees in professional fields closely related 
to highways and public transportation; and 
‘‘(III) an experienced faculty who specialize in 
professional fields closely related to highways and 
public transportation. 
‘‘(C) RESTRICTIONS.—For each fiscal year, a grant made 
available under this paragraph shall be not greater than 
$3,000,000 and not less than $1,500,000 per recipient. 
‘‘(D) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this paragraph, a grant recipient shall 
match 100 percent of the amounts made available 
under the grant. 
‘‘(ii) SOURCES.—The matching amounts referred to 
in clause (i) may include amounts made available to 
the recipient under— 
‘‘(I) section 504(b) of title 23; or 
‘‘(II) section 505 of title 23. 
‘‘(E) FOCUSED RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall make 
a grant to 1 of the 10 regional university transportation 
centers established under this paragraph for the purpose 
of furthering the objectives described in subsection (a)(2) 
in the field of comprehensive transportation safety, conges-
tion, connected vehicles, connected infrastructure, and 
autonomous vehicles. 
‘‘(4) TIER 1 UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide grants 
of not greater than $2,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000 
to not more than 20 recipients to carry out this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this paragraph, a grant recipient shall 
match 50 percent of the amounts made available under 
the grant. 
‘‘(ii) SOURCES.—The matching amounts referred to 
in clause (i) may include amounts made available to 
the recipient under— 
‘‘(I) section 504(b) of title 23; or 
‘‘(II) section 505 of title 23. 
‘‘(C) FOCUSED RESEARCH.—In awarding grants under 
this section, consideration shall be given to minority 
institutions, as defined by section 365 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k), or consortia that 
include such institutions that have demonstrated an ability 
in transportation-related research. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate the research, education, and technology 
transfer activities carried out by grant recipients under 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) disseminate the results of that research through 
the establishment and operation of a publicly accessible 
online information clearinghouse. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—Not less frequently 
than annually, and consistent with the plan developed under 
section 6503, the Secretary shall—
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‘‘(A) review and evaluate the programs carried out 
under this section by grant recipients; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Committees on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on Environ-
ment and Public Works and Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report describing that 
review and evaluation. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM EVALUATION AND OVERSIGHT.—For each of 
fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary shall expend 
not more than 1 and a half percent of the amounts made 
available to the Secretary to carry out this section for any 
coordination, evaluation, and oversight activities of the Sec-
retary under this section. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts made 
available to the Secretary to carry out this section 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. 
‘‘(f) INFORMATION COLLECTION.—Any survey, questionnaire, or 
interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry 
out reporting requirements relating to any program assessment 
or evaluation activity under this section, including customer satis-
faction assessments, shall not be subject to chapter 35 of title 
44.’’. 
SEC. 6017. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS. 
Section 6302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) INDEPENDENCE OF BUREAU.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall not be required— 
‘‘(A) to obtain the approval of any other officer or 
employee of the Department with respect to the collection 
or analysis of any information; or 
‘‘(B) prior to publication, to obtain the approval of 
any other officer or employee of the United States Govern-
ment with respect to the substance of any statistical tech-
nical reports or press releases lawfully prepared by the 
Director. 
‘‘(2) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—The Director shall have a signifi-
cant role in the disposition and allocation of the authorized 
budget of the Bureau, including— 
‘‘(A) all hiring, grants, cooperative agreements, and 
contracts awarded by the Bureau to carry out this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) the disposition and allocation of amounts paid 
to the Bureau for cost-reimbursable projects. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary shall direct external sup-
port functions, such as the coordination of activities involving 
multiple modal administrations. 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The Department Chief 
Information Officer shall consult with the Director to ensure 
decisions related to information technology guarantee the 
protection of the confidentiality of information provided solely 
for statistical purposes, in accordance with the Confidential 
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107–347).’’.