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(3) Driver employment characteristics, including 
the basis of compensation and classification. 
(4) How training, medical fitness, hours on 
duty, and safety of drivers is evaluated and overseen 
by companies, including prevention of occupational 
injuries and illnesses. 
(5) Safety performance metrics, based on data 
associated with the included entities, including crash 
rates, moving violations, failed inspections, and other 
related data points. 
(6) Financial responsibility and liability for 
safety or maintenance violations among companies, 
fleet managers, and drivers. 
(7) Loading and unloading practices, and how 
package volume and placement in the vehicle is deter-
mined. 
(8) Information on the use of driver safety appli-
cations, if applicable. 
(9) Information on work-related injury and ill-
ness data of drivers. 
(10) Other relevant information determined nec-
essary by the Secretary in order to make rec-
ommendations under subsection (e). 
(e) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon comple-
tion of the review, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
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mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce of the 
Senate a report containing— 
(1) the findings of the Secretary on each of the 
factors in (d); 
(2) a list of regulations applicable to commercial 
motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicle opera-
tors that are not applicable to commercial vehicle op-
erations described in this section; and 
(3) recommendations, based on the findings, on 
changes to laws or regulations at the Federal, State, 
or local level to promote safe operations and safe and 
fair working conditions for commercial vehicle opera-
tors. 
Subtitle B—Motor Carrier Safety 
Oversight 
SEC. 4201. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
Section 4144 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31100 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘, including 
small business motor carriers’’ after ‘‘industry’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’. 
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SEC. 4202. COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall implement a revised methodology to be used in the 
Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration to identify and 
prioritize motor carriers for intervention, using the rec-
ommendations of the study required by section 5221(a) of 
the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31100 note). 
(b) DATA AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall, in 
working toward implementation of the revised methodology 
described in subsection (a) prioritize revisions necessary 
to— 
(1) restore the public availability of all relevant 
safety data under a revised methodology; and 
(2) make such safety data publicly available that 
was made publicly available on the day before the 
date of enactment of the FAST Act, as appropriate 
under a revised methodology. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) PROGRESS
REPORTS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
90 days thereafter until the date on which the Sec-
retary implements the revised methodology described 
in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
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the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and make publicly available on a website of the De-
partment of Transportation, a progress report on— 
(A) the status of the revision of the method-
ology and related data modifications under sub-
section (a), a timeline for completion of such re-
vision, and an estimated date for implementa-
tion of such revised methodology; 
(B) an explanation for any delays in devel-
opment or implementation of the revised method-
ology over the reporting period; and 
(C) if the Secretary has not resumed mak-
ing publicly available the data described in sub-
section (b), an updated timeline for the restora-
tion of the public availability of data and a de-
tailed explanation for why such restoration has 
not occurred. 
(2) PUBLICATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Prior to 
commencing the use of the revised methodology de-
scribed in subsection (a) to identify and prioritize 
motor carriers for intervention (other than in a test-
ing capacity), the Secretary shall— 
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(A) publish a detailed summary of the 
methodology in the Federal Register and provide 
a period for public comment; and 
(B) notify the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, in writing. 
(d) SAFETY FITNESS RULE.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary notifies Congress 
under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall issue final 
regulations pursuant to section 31144(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, to revise the methodology for 
issuance of motor carrier safety fitness determina-
tions. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the regula-
tions under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
sider the use of all available data to determine the fit-
ness of a motor carrier. 
(e) REPEAL.—Section 5223 of the FAST Act (49 
U.S.C. 31100 note), and the item related to such section 
in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are re-
pealed. 
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SEC. 4203. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS. 
Section 31315 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding data submission requirements,’’ after 
‘‘terms and conditions’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(8) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish terms and conditions for each exemption 
to ensure that the exemption will not likely de-
grade the level of safety achieved by the person 
or class of persons granted the exemption, and 
allow the Secretary to evaluate whether an equiv-
alent level of safety is maintained while the per-
son or class of persons is operating under such 
exemption, including— 
‘‘(i) requiring the regular submission 
of accident and incident data to the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(ii) requiring immediate notification 
to the Secretary in the event of a crash that 
results in a fatality or serious bodily in-
jury; 
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‘‘(iii) for exemptions granted by the 
Secretary related to hours of service rules 
under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, requiring that the exempt per-
son or class of persons submit to the Sec-
retary evidence of participation in a recog-
nized fatigue management plan; and 
‘‘(iv) providing documentation of the 
authority to operate under the exemption to 
each exempt person, to be used to dem-
onstrate compliance if requested by a motor 
carrier safety enforcement officer during a 
roadside inspection. 
‘‘(B) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall monitor the implementation of the exemp-
tion to ensure compliance with its terms and 
conditions.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘, based on an 
analysis of data collected by the Secretary and sub-
mitted to the Secretary under subsection (b)(8)’’ after 
‘‘safety’’. 
SEC. 4204. SAFETY FITNESS OF MOTOR CARRIERS OF PAS-
SENGERS. 
Section 31144(i) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘who 
the Secretary registers under section 13902 or 
31134’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘to 
motor carriers of passengers and’’ after ‘‘apply’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) MOTOR
CARRIER
OF
PASSENGERS
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘motor carrier of 
passengers’ includes an offeror of motorcoach services 
that sells scheduled transportation of passengers for 
compensation at fares and on schedules and routes de-
termined by such offeror, regardless of ownership or 
control of the vehicles or drivers used to provide the 
transportation by motorcoach.’’. 
SEC. 4205. PROVIDERS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 13506(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) transportation by a motor vehicle designed 
or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers (in-
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cluding the driver), whether operated alone or with a 
trailer attached for the transport of recreational 
equipment, that is operated by a person that provides 
recreational activities if— 
‘‘(A) the transportation is provided within 
a 150 air-mile radius of the location where pas-
sengers are boarded; and 
‘‘(B) the person operating the motor vehicle, 
if transporting passengers over a route between 
a place in a State and a place in another State, 
is otherwise lawfully providing transportation of 
passengers over the entire route in accordance 
with applicable State law.’’. 
SEC. 4206. AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS RELATING TO 
TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN 
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration. 
(2) COVERED CARRIER.—The term ‘‘covered car-
rier’’ means a motor carrier that is— 
(A) engaged in the interstate transportation 
of household goods; and 
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(B) subject to the requirements of part 375 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef-
fect on the effective date of the amendments re-
quired by subsection (b)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend regu-
lations related to the interstate transportation of household 
goods. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the notice of pro-
posed rulemaking under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
consider the following recommended amendments to provi-
sions of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations: 
(1) Section 375.207(b) to require each covered 
carrier to include on the website of the covered carrier 
a link— 
(A) to the publication of the Administration 
titled ‘‘Ready to Move–Tips for a Successful 
Interstate Move’’ (ESA 03005) on the website of 
the Administration; or 
(B) to a copy of the publication referred to 
in subparagraph (A) on the website of the cov-
ered carrier. 
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(2) Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 375.213 
to require each covered carrier to provide to each in-
dividual shipper, with any written estimate provided 
to the shipper, a copy of the publication described in 
appendix A of part 375 of such title, entitled ‘‘Your 
Rights and Responsibilities When You Move’’ (ESA– 
03–006 (or a successor publication)), in the form of 
a written copy or a hyperlink on the website of the 
covered carrier to the location on the website of the 
Administration containing such publication. 
(3) Subsection (e) of section 375.213, to repeal 
such subsection. 
(4) Section 375.401(a), to require each covered 
carrier— 
(A) to conduct a visual survey of the house-
hold goods to be transported by the covered car-
rier— 
(i) in person; or 
(ii) virtually, using— 
(I) a remote camera; or 
(II) another appropriate tech-
nology; 
(B) to offer a visual survey described in 
subparagraph (A) for all household goods ship-
ments, regardless of the distance between— 
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(i) the location of the household goods; 
and 
(ii) the location of the agent of the cov-
ered carrier preparing the estimate; and 
(C) to provide to each shipper a copy of 
publication of the Administration titled ‘‘Ready 
to Move–Tips for a Successful Interstate Move’’ 
(ESA 03005) on receipt from the shipper of a re-
quest to schedule, or a waiver of, a visual survey 
offered under subparagraph (B). 
(5) Sections 375.401(b)(1), 375.403(a)(6)(ii), 
and 375.405(b)(7)(ii), and subpart D of appendix A 
of part 375, to require that, in any case in which a 
shipper tenders any additional item or requests any 
additional service prior to loading a shipment, the af-
fected covered carrier shall— 
(A) prepare a new estimate; and 
(B) maintain a record of the date, time, 
and manner in which the new estimate was ac-
cepted by the shipper. 
(6) Section 375.501(a), to establish that a cov-
ered carrier is not required to provide to a shipper 
an order for service if the covered carrier elects to pro-
vide the information described in paragraphs (1) 
through (15) of such section in a bill of lading that 
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is presented to the shipper before the covered carrier 
receives the shipment. 
(7) Subpart H of part 375, to replace the replace 
the terms ‘‘freight bill’’ and ‘‘expense bill’’ with the 
term ‘‘invoice’’. 
SEC. 4207. BROKER GUIDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall issue guidance to clarify the definitions of the terms 
‘‘broker’’ and ‘‘bona fide agents’’ under part 371 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the guidance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the extent to 
which technology has changed the nature of freight broker-
age, the role of bona fide agents, and other aspects of the 
freight transportation industry. 
(c) DISPATCH SERVICES.—In issuing the guidance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum— 
(1) examine the role of a dispatch service in the 
transportation industry; 
(2) examine the extent to which dispatch services 
could be considered brokers or bona fide agents; and 
(3) clarify the level of financial penalties for un-
authorized brokerage activities under section 14916 of 
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title 49, United States Code, applicable to a dispatch 
service. 
Subtitle C—Commercial Motor 
Vehicle Driver Safety 
SEC. 4301. COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE FOR PAS-
SENGER CARRIERS. 
Section 31301 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following: 
‘‘(C) is designed or used as a stretch lim-
ousine; or’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as para-
graph (16); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(15) ‘stretch limousine’ means any sedan or 
sports utility vehicle that— 
‘‘(A) has been modified to add seating ca-
pacity to that provided by the vehicle manufac-
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turer through an extended chassis, lengthened 
wheelbase, or an elongated seating area; 
‘‘(B) as modified, has a seating capacity of 
more than 8 passengers (including the driver); 
‘‘(C) is used under trip-by-trip contracts for 
the transportation of passengers for compensa-
tion on a prearranged basis; and 
‘‘(D) is not used for public transportation 
service, as such term is defined in section 5302;’’. 
SEC. 4302. ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TEST-
ING. 
Section 31306(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘, for urine testing,’’. 
SEC. 4303. ENTRY-LEVEL DRIVER TRAINING. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the compliance 
date for the final rule published on December 8, 2016, titled 
‘‘Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Com-
mercial Motor Vehicle Operators’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 88732), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on— 
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(1) a schedule, including benchmarks, to com-
plete implementation of the requirements under such 
final rule; 
(2) any anticipated delays, if applicable, in 
meeting the benchmarks described in paragraph (1); 
(3) the progress that the Secretary has made in 
updating the Department of Transportation’s infor-
mation technology infrastructure to support the train-
ing provider registry; 
(4) a list of States that have adopted laws or 
regulations to implement such final rule; and 
(5) a list of States, if applicable, that are imple-
menting the rule and confirming that an applicant 
for a commercial driver’s license has complied with 
the requirements. 
SEC. 4304. DRIVER DETENTION TIME. 
(a) DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) begin to collect data on delays experienced by 
operators of commercial motor vehicles, as required 
under section 5501 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 14103 
note) and as referenced in the request for information 
published on June 10, 2019, titled ‘‘Request for Infor-
mation Concerning Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver 
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Detention Times During Loading and Unloading’’ 
(84 Fed. Reg. 26932); and 
(2) make such data available on a publicly ac-
cessible website of the Department of Transportation. 
(b) DETENTION TIME LIMITS.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
initiate a rulemaking to establish limits on the 
amount of time that an operator of a commercial 
motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a ship-
per or receiver before the loading or unloading of the 
vehicle, if the operator is not compensated for such 
time detained. 
(2) CONTENTS.—As part of the rulemaking con-
ducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) consider the diverse nature of operations 
in the movement of goods by commercial motor 
vehicle; 
(B) examine any correlation between time 
detained and violations of the hours-of-service 
rules under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations; 
(C) determine whether the effect of detention 
time on safety differs based on— 
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(i) how an operator is compensated; 
and 
(ii) the contractual relationship be-
tween the operator and the motor carrier, 
including whether an operator is an em-
ployee, a leased owner-operator, or an 
owner-operator with independent authority; 
and 
(D) establish a process for a motor carrier, 
shipper, receiver, broker, or commercial motor 
vehicle operator to report instances of time de-
tained beyond the Secretary’s established limits. 
(3) INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall incorporate information received under 
paragraph (2)(D) into the process established pursu-
ant to subsection (a) once a final rule takes effect. 
(c) DATA PROTECTION.—Data made available pursu-
ant to this section shall be made available in a manner 
that— 
(1) precludes the connection of the data to any 
individual motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle 
operator; and 
(2) protects privacy and confidentiality of indi-
viduals, operators, and motor carriers submitting the 
data. 
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(d) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 31101 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 4305. TRUCK LEASING TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
establish a Truck Leasing Task Force (hereinafter referred 
to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall select not more than 15 individuals to serve as mem-
bers of the Task Force, including equal representation from 
each of the following: 
(1) Labor organizations. 
(2) The motor carrier industry, including inde-
pendent owner-operators. 
(3) Consumer protection groups. 
(4) Safety groups. 
(5) Members of the legal profession who spe-
cialize in consumer finance issues. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall examine, at a min-
imum— 
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(1) common truck leasing arrangements avail-
able to property-carrying commercial motor vehicle 
drivers, including lease-purchase agreements; 
(2) the terms of such leasing agreements; 
(3) the prevalence of predatory leasing agree-
ments in the motor carrier industry; 
(4) specific agreements available to drayage driv-
ers at ports related to the Clean Truck Program or 
similar programs to decrease emissions from port op-
erations; 
(5) the impact of truck leasing agreements on the 
net compensation of property-carrying commercial 
motor vehicle drivers, including port drayage drivers; 
(6) resources to assist property-carrying commer-
cial motor vehicle drivers in assessing the impacts of 
leasing agreements; and 
(7) the classification of property-carrying com-
mercial motor vehicle drivers under lease-purchase 
agreements. 
(d) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Task Force 
shall serve without compensation. 
(e) REPORT.—Upon completion of the examination de-
scribed in subsection (c), the Task Force shall submit to the 
Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Labor, and ap-
propriate congressional committees a report containing— 
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(1) the findings of the Task Force on the matters 
described in subsection (c); 
(2) best practices related to— 
(A) assisting a commercial motor vehicle 
driver in assessing the impacts of leasing agree-
ments prior to entering into such agreements; 
and 
(B) assisting a commercial motor vehicle 
driver who has entered into a predatory lease 
agreement; and 
(3) recommendations on changes to laws or regu-
lations, as applicable, at the Federal, State, or local 
level to promote fair leasing agreements under which 
a commercial motor vehicle driver is able to earn a 
living wage. 
(f) TERMINATION.—Not later than 1 month after the 
date of submission of the report pursuant to subsection (e), 
the Task Force shall terminate. 
SEC. 4306. HOURS OF SERVICE. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.— 
(1) COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
OF
HOURS
OF 
SERVICE RULES.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ini-
tiate a comprehensive review of hours of service rules 
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and the impacts of waivers, exemptions, and other al-
lowances that limit the applicability of such rules. 
(2) CHANGES
TO
REGULATIONS.—In carrying 
out the comprehensive review under paragraph (1) 
and the required analyses under paragraphs (3) and 
(4), the Secretary shall consider the modifications 
made in the final rule published on June 1, 2020, ti-
tled ‘‘Hours of Service of Drivers’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 
33396) and evaluate the impacts of the allowance to 
operate in excess of the limits in effect prior to June 
1, 2020. 
(3) LIST OF EXEMPTIONS.—In carrying out the 
comprehensive review required under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) compile a list of waivers, exemptions, 
and other allowances— 
(i) under which a driver may operate 
in excess of the otherwise applicable limits 
on on-duty or driving time in absence of 
such exemption, waiver, or other allowance; 
(ii) under which a driver may operate 
without recording compliance with hours of 
service rules through the use of an electronic 
logging device; and 
(iii) applicable— 
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(I) to specific segments of the 
motor carrier industry or sectors of the 
economy; 
(II) on a periodic or seasonal 
basis; and 
(III) to specific types of oper-
ations, including the short haul exemp-
tion under part 395 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations; 
(B) specify whether each such waiver, ex-
emption, or other allowance was granted by the 
Department of Transportation or enacted by 
Congress, and how long such waiver, exemption, 
or other allowance has been in effect; and 
(C) estimate the number of motor carriers, 
motor private carriers, and drivers that may 
qualify to use each waiver, exemption, or other 
allowance. 
(4) SAFETY IMPACT ANALYSIS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the com-
prehensive review under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary, in consultation with State motor carrier 
enforcement entities, shall undertake a statis-
tically valid analysis to determine the safety im-
pact, including on enforcement, of the exemp-
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as would exist in the absence of exemptions, 
waivers, or other allowances. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with State motor carrier enforcement en-
tities in carrying out this paragraph. 
(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall ex-
clude data related to exemptions, waivers, or 
other allowances made pursuant to an emergency 
declaration under section 390.23 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or extended under section 
390.25 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
from the analysis required under this paragraph. 
(5) DRIVER IMPACT ANALYSIS.—In carrying out 
the comprehensive review under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall further consider— 
(A) data on driver detention collected by the 
Secretary pursuant to section 4304 of this Act 
and other conditions affecting the movement of 
goods by commercial motor vehicle, and how 
such conditions interact with the Secretary’s reg-
ulations on hours of service; 
(B) whether exemptions, waivers, or other 
allowances that permit additional on-duty time 
or driving time have a deleterious effect on the 
physical condition of drivers; and 
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(C) whether differences in the manner in 
which drivers are compensated result in different 
levels of burden for drivers in complying with 
hours of service rules. 
(b) PEER REVIEW.—Prior to the publication of the re-
view required under subsection (d), the analyses performed 
by the Secretary shall undergo an independent peer review. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date that the Secretary initiates the comprehensive review 
under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall publish the find-
ings of such review in the Federal Register and provide for 
a period for public comment. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the conclusion of the public comment period under 
subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and make publicly available on 
a website of the Department of Transportation a report con-
taining the information and analyses required under sub-
section (b). 
(e) REPLACEMENT OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall initiate a rulemaking to update the Department of 
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Transportation guidance published on June 7, 2018, titled 
‘‘Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles: 
Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a Commercial 
Motor Vehicle for Personal Conveyance’’ (83 Fed. Reg. 
26377) to prescribe specific mileage or time limits, or both, 
for the use of personal conveyance. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MOTOR
CARRIER; MOTOR
PRIVATE
CAR-
RIER.—The terms ‘‘motor carrier’’ and ‘‘motor pri-
vate carrier’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 31501 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) ON-DUTY TIME; DRIVING TIME; ELECTRONIC 
LOGGING DEVICE.—The terms ‘‘on-duty time’’, ‘‘driv-
ing time’’, and ‘‘electronic logging device’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 395.2 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on June 
1, 2020). 
SEC. 4307. DRIVER RECRUITMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the Depart-
ment of Transportation 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 examining the oper-
ation of commercial motor vehicles in the United States by 
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drivers admitted to the United States under temporary 
business visas. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) the prevalence of the operation of com-
mercial motor vehicles in the United States by 
drivers admitted to the United States under tem-
porary business visas; 
(B) the characteristics of motor carriers 
that recruit and use such drivers, including the 
country of domicile of the motor carrier or sub-
sidiary; 
(C) the demographics of drivers operating 
in the United States under such visas, including 
the country of domicile of such drivers; and 
(D) the contractual relationship between 
such motor carriers and such drivers; 
(2) an analysis of whether such drivers are re-
quired to comply with— 
(A) motor carrier safety regulations under 
subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, including— 
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(i) the English proficiency requirement 
under section 391.11(2) of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations; 
(ii) the requirement for drivers of a 
motor carrier to report any violations of a 
regulation to such motor carrier under sec-
tion 391.27 of title 49, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations; and 
(iii) driver’s licensing requirements 
under part 383 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, including entry-level driver 
training and drug and alcohol testing under 
part 382 of such title; and 
(B) regulations prohibiting point-to-point 
transportation in the United States, or cabotage, 
under part 365 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu-
lations; 
(3) an evaluation of the safety record of the oper-
ations and drivers described in paragraph (1), in-
cluding— 
(A) violations of the motor carrier safety 
regulations under subchapter B of chapter III of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, including 
applicable requirements described in paragraph 
(2)(A); and 
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(B) the number of crashes involving such 
operations and drivers; and 
(4) the impact of such operations and drivers 
on— 
(A) commercial motor vehicle drivers domi-
ciled in the United States, including employment 
levels and driver compensation of such drivers; 
and 
(B) the competitiveness of motor carriers 
domiciled in the United States. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 31101 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(2) TEMPORARY
BUSINESS
VISA.—The term 
‘‘temporary business visa’’ means any driver who is 
present in the United States with status under section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)). 
SEC. 4308. SCREENING FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall— 
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(1) assess the risk posed by untreated obstructive 
sleep apnea in drivers of commercial motor vehicles 
and the feasibility, benefits, and costs associated with 
establishing screening criteria for obstructive sleep 
apnea in drivers of commercial motor vehicles; 
(2) issue a notice in the Federal Register con-
taining the independently peer-reviewed findings of 
the assessment required under paragraph (1) not later 
than 30 days after completion of the assessment and 
provide an opportunity for public comment; and 
(3) if the Secretary contracts with an inde-
pendent third party to conduct the assessment re-
quired under paragraph (1), ensure that the inde-
pendent third party shall not have any financial or 
contractual ties or relationship with a motor carrier 
that transports passengers or property for compensa-
tion, the motor carrier industry, or driver advocacy 
organizations. 
(b) SCREENING CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule 
to establish screening criteria for obstructive sleep 
apnea in commercial motor vehicle drivers and pro-
vide an opportunity for public comment. 
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(2) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue a final rule to establish screening criteria for ob-
structive sleep apnea in commercial motor vehicle 
drivers. 
(c) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 31132 of title 49, United 
States Cod 
SEC. 4309. WOMEN OF TRUCKING ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) women make up 47 percent of the workforce 
of the United States; 
(2) women are significantly underrepresented in 
the trucking industry, holding only 24 percent of all 
transportation and warehousing jobs and representing 
only— 
(A) 6.6 percent of truck drivers; 
(B) 12.5 percent of all workers in truck 
transportation; and 
(C) 8 percent of freight firm owners; 
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(3) given the total number of women truck driv-
ers, women are underrepresented in the truck-driving 
workforce; and 
(4) women truck drivers have been shown to be 
20 percent less likely than male counterparts to be in-
volved in a crash. 
(c) SENSE
OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN
IN 
TRUCKING.—It is the sense of Congress that the trucking 
industry should explore every opportunity, including driver 
training and mentorship programs, to encourage and sup-
port the pursuit of careers in trucking by women. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT.—To encourage women to enter 
the field of trucking, the Administrator shall establish and 
facilitate an advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Women 
of Trucking Advisory Board’’, to promote organizations and 
programs that— 
(1) provide education, training, mentorship, or 
outreach to women in the trucking industry; and 
(2) recruit women into the trucking industry. 
(e) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be composed 
of not fewer than seven members whose backgrounds 
allow those members to contribute balanced points of 
view and diverse ideas regarding the strategies and 
objectives described in subsection (f)(2). 
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(2) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall appoint the members of the Board, of 
whom— 
(A) not fewer than one shall be a represent-
ative of large trucking companies; 
(B) not fewer than one shall be a represent-
ative of mid-sized trucking companies; 
(C) not fewer than one shall be a represent-
ative of small trucking companies; 
(D) not fewer than one shall be a represent-
ative of nonprofit organizations in the trucking 
industry; 
(E) not fewer than one shall be a represent-
ative of trucking business associations; 
(F) not fewer than one shall be a represent-
ative of independent owner-operators; and 
(G) not fewer than one shall be a woman 
who is a professional truck driver. 
(3) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Board. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Board 
shall serve without compensation. 
(f) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall identify— 
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(A) industry trends that directly or indi-
rectly discourage women from pursuing careers 
in trucking, including— 
(i) any differences between women mi-
nority groups; 
(ii) any differences between women 
who live in rural, suburban, and urban 
areas; and 
(iii) any safety risks unique to the 
trucking industry; 
(B) ways in which the functions of trucking 
companies, nonprofit organizations, and truck-
ing associations may be coordinated to facilitate 
support for women pursuing careers in trucking; 
(C) opportunities to expand existing oppor-
tunities for women in the trucking industry; and 
(D) opportunities to enhance trucking 
training, mentorship, education, and outreach 
programs that are exclusive to women. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit 
to the Administrator a report describing strategies 
that the Administrator may adopt— 
(A) to address any industry trends identi-
fied under paragraph (1)(A); 
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(B) to coordinate the functions of trucking 
companies, nonprofit organizations, and truck-
ing associations in a manner that facilitates 
support for women pursuing careers in trucking; 
(C) to— 
(i) take advantage of any opportunities 
identified under paragraph (1)(C); and 
(ii) create new opportunities to expand 
existing 
scholarship 
opportunities 
for 
women in the trucking industry; and 
(D) 
to 
enhance 
trucking 
training, 
mentorship, education, and outreach programs 
that are exclusive to women. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 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 Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report describing— 
(A) any strategies recommended by the 
Board under subsection (f)(2); and 
(B) any actions taken by the Administrator 
to adopt the strategies recommended by the 
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Board (or an explanation of the reasons for not 
adopting the strategies). 
(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 
shall make the report under paragraph (1) publicly 
available— 
(A) on the website of the Federal Motor Car-
rier Safety Administration; and 
(B) in appropriate offices of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Board shall terminate on sub-
mission of the report to Congress under subsection (g). 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration. 
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Women of Trucking Advisory Board established under 
subsection (d). 
(3) LARGE
TRUCKING
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘large trucking company’’ means a motor carrier (as 
defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States 
Code) 
with 
an 
annual 
revenue 
greater 
than 
$1,000,000,000. 
(4) MID-SIZED TRUCKING COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘mid-sized trucking company’’ means a motor carrier 
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(as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States 
Code) with an annual revenue of not less than 
$35,000,000 and not greater than $1,000,000,000. 
(5) SMALL
TRUCKING
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘small trucking company’’ means a motor carrier (as 
defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States 
Code) with an annual revenue less than $35,000,000. 
SEC. 4310. APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE 
SAFETY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 31301(14) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ and inserting a comma; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and Puerto Rico’’ before the 
period. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall work with 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on obtaining full compli-
ance with chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, and 
regulations adopted under that chapter. 
(c) 
GRACE
PERIOD.—Notwithstanding 
section 
31311(a) of title 49, United States Code, during a 5-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall not be subject to a with-
holding of an apportionment of funds under paragraphs (1) 
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and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, 
for failure to comply with any requirement under section 
31311(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 4311. USE OF DATA. 
Section 31137(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘only’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, including record-of-duty 
status regulations’’ and inserting ‘‘and to con-
duct transportation research utilizing such 
data’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘to enforce the 
regulations referred to in’’ and inserting ‘‘for pur-
poses authorized under’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) RESEARCH DATA.—The Secretary shall in-
stitute appropriate measures to protect the privacy of 
individuals, operators, and motor carriers when data 
obtained from an electronic logging device is used for 
research pursuant to this section and such research is 
made available to the public.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Commercial Motor 
Vehicle and Schoolbus Safety 
SEC. 4401. SCHOOLBUS SAFETY STANDARDS. 
(a) SCHOOLBUS SEATBELTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to consider re-
quiring large schoolbuses to be equipped with safety 
belts for all seating positions, if the Secretary deter-
mines that such standards meet the requirements and 
considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 30111 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing a notice of 
proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consider— 
(A) the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder belt 
system (also known as a Type 2 seatbelt assem-
bly); 
(B) the investigations and recommendations 
of the National Transportation Safety Board on 
seatbelts in schoolbuses; 
(C) existing experience, including analysis 
of student injuries and fatalities compared to 
States without seat belt laws, and seat belt usage 
rates, from States that require schoolbuses to be 
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equipped with seatbelts, including Type 2 seat-
belt assembly; 
(D) the impact of lap/shoulder belt systems 
on emergency evacuations, with a focus on emer-
gency evacuations involving students below the 
age of 14, and emergency evacuations neces-
sitated by fire or water submersion; and 
(E) the impact of lap/shoulder belt systems 
on the overall availability of schoolbus transpor-
tation. 
(3) REPORT.—If the Secretary determines that a 
standard described in paragraph (1) does not meet 
the requirements and considerations set forth in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report that describes the reasons for not prescribing 
such a standard. 
(4) APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.—Any regu-
lation issued based on the notice of proposed rule-
making described in paragraph (1) shall apply to 
schoolbuses manufactured more than 3 years after the 
date on which the regulation takes effect. 
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(b) AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard 
under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, 
that requires all schoolbuses manufactured after the 
effective date of such standard to be equipped with an 
automatic emergency braking system; and 
(2) as part of such standard, establish perform-
ance requirements for automatic emergency braking 
systems, including operation of such systems. 
(c) ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard 
under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, 
that requires all schoolbuses manufactured after the 
effective date of such standard to be equipped with an 
electronic stability control system (as such term is de-
fined in section 571.136 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act)); and 
(2) as part of such standard, establish perform-
ance requirements for electronic stability control sys-
tems, including operation of such systems. 
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(d) FIRE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION.— 
(1) RESEARCH
AND
TESTING.—The Secretary 
shall conduct research and testing to determine the 
most prevalent causes of schoolbus fires and the best 
methods to prevent such fires and to mitigate the ef-
fect of such fires, both inside and outside the school-
bus. Such research and testing shall consider— 
(A) fire suppression systems standards, 
which at a minimum prevent engine fires; 
(B) firewall standards to prevent gas or 
flames from entering into the passenger compart-
ment in schoolbuses with engines that extend be-
yond the firewall; and 
(C) interior flammability and smoke emis-
sions characteristics standards. 
(2) STANDARDS.—The Secretary may issue fire 
prevention and mitigation standards for schoolbuses, 
based on the results of the Secretary’s research and 
testing under paragraph (1), if the Secretary deter-
mines that such standards meet the requirements and 
considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 30111 of title 49, United States Code. 
(e) SCHOOL BUS TEMPERATURE SAFETY STUDY AND 
REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall study and issue a report 
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on the safety implications of temperature controls in school 
buses. The study and report shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the internal temperature in 
school buses without air conditioning in weather be-
tween 80 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit; 
(2) the collection and analysis of data on tem-
perature-related injuries to students, including heat-
stroke and dehydration; 
(3) the collection of data on how many public 
school districts currently operate buses without air 
conditioning; and 
(4) recommendations for preventing heat related 
illnesses for children on school buses. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATIC
EMERGENCY
BRAKING.—The 
term ‘‘automatic emergency braking’’ means a crash 
avoidance system installed and operational in a vehi-
cle that consists of— 
(A) a forward warning function— 
(i) to detect vehicles and vulnerable 
road users ahead of the vehicle; and 
(ii) to alert the operator of an impend-
ing collision; and 
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(B) a crash-imminent braking function to 
provide automatic braking when forward-looking 
sensors of the vehicle indicate that— 
(i) a crash is imminent; and 
(ii) the operator of the vehicle is not 
applying the brakes. 
(2) LARGE SCHOOLBUS.—The term ‘‘large school-
bus’’ means a schoolbus with a gross vehicle weight 
rating of more than 10,000 pounds. 
(3) SCHOOLBUS.—The term ‘‘schoolbus’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 30125(a) of title 
49, United States Code. 
SEC. 4402. ILLEGAL PASSING OF SCHOOLBUSES. 
(a) ILLEGAL PASSING RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct research to determine— 
(A) drivers’ knowledge of and attitudes to-
wards laws governing passing of a school bus 
under the State in which the driver lives; 
(B) the effectiveness of automated school bus 
camera enforcement systems in reducing school 
bus passing violations; 
(C) whether laws that require automated 
school bus camera systems to capture images of 
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a driver’s face impact the ability of States to en-
force such laws; 
(D) the effectiveness of public education on 
illegal school bus passing laws in reducing school 
bus passing violations; and 
(E) the most-effective countermeasures to 
address illegal passing of school buses and best 
practices for States to reduce the number of ille-
gal passing violations. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report detailing the 
research and findings required under paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
publicly available on the website of the Department 
the report required under paragraph (2) not later 
than 30 days after the report is submitted under such 
paragraph. 
(b) PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGING CAMPAIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
create and disseminate a public safety messaging 
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campaign, including public safety media messages, 
posters, digital, and other media messages for dis-
tribution to States, divisions of motor vehicles, 
schools, and other public outlets to highlight the dan-
gers of illegally passing school buses, including edu-
cational materials for students and the public on the 
safest school bus loading and unloading procedures. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with public and private school bus industry represent-
atives and States in developing the materials and 
messages required under paragraph (1). 
(3) UPDATE.—The Secretary shall periodically 
update the materials used in the campaign. 
(c) REVIEW
OF ADVANCED SCHOOL BUS SAFETY 
TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
complete a review of advanced school bus safety tech-
nologies to assess their feasibility, benefits, and costs. 
The review shall include— 
(A) an evaluation of motion-activated alert 
systems that are capable of detecting and alert-
ing the school bus driver to students, pedestrians, 
bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users lo-
cated near the perimeter of the school bus; 
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(B) an evaluation of advanced school bus 
flashing lighting systems to improve communica-
tion to surrounding drivers; 
(C) an evaluation of early warning systems, 
including radar-based warning systems, to alert 
school bus drivers and students near the school 
bus that an approaching vehicle is likely to en-
gage in an illegal passing; and 
(D) other technologies that enhance school 
bus safety, as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make the 
findings of the review publicly available on the 
website of the Department not later than 30 days 
after its completion. 
(d) GAO REVIEW OF STATE ILLEGAL PASSING LAWS 
AND DRIVER EDUCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report examining State laws and driver education ef-
forts regarding illegal passing of school buses. 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an overview of each State’s illegal school 
bus passing laws, including how the laws are en-
forced and what penalties are imposed on viola-
tors; 
(B) a review of each State’s driver edu-
cation efforts regarding illegal passing of school 
buses to determine how each State educates and 
evaluates new drivers on laws governing passing 
of a school bus; and 
(C) recommendations on how States can 
improve driver education and awareness of the 
dangers of illegally passing school buses. 
SEC. 4403. STATE INSPECTION OF PASSENGER-CARRYING 
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) REVIEW OF STATE INSPECTION PRACTICES.—The 
Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a review of Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Regulations related to annual in-
spection of commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers 
to determine— 
(1) different inspection models in use for com-
mercial motor vehicles carrying passengers to satisfy 
the Federal inspection requirement; 
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(2) the number of States that have mandatory 
annual State vehicle inspections and whether such in-
spections are used to satisfy the Federal inspection re-
quirement for commercial motor vehicles carrying 
passengers; 
(3) the extent to which passenger carriers utilize 
self-inspection to satisfy the Federal inspection re-
quirement; 
(4) the number of States that have the authority 
to require the immobilization of impoundment of a 
commercial motor vehicle carrying passengers if such 
a vehicle fails inspection; and 
(5) the impact on the safety of commercial motor 
vehicles carrying passengers, based on the inspection 
model employed. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on— 
(1) the findings of the review conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations on changes to the Sec-
retary’s inspection program regulations to improve 
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the safety of commercial motor vehicles carrying pas-
sengers. 
SEC. 4404. AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING. 
(a) FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(A) prescribe a motor vehicle safety stand-
ard under section 30111 of title 49, United 
States Code, that requires all commercial motor 
vehicles subject to Federal motor vehicle safety 
standard 136 under section 571.136 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, (relating to elec-
tronic stability control systems for heavy vehi-
cles) manufactured after the effective date of such 
standard to be equipped with an automatic 
emergency braking system; and 
(B) as part of such standard, establish per-
formance requirements for automatic emergency 
braking systems, including operation of such sys-
tems in a variety of driving conditions. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—Prior to prescribing the 
standard required under paragraph (1)(A), the Sec-
retary shall— 
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(A) conduct a review of automatic emer-
gency braking systems in use in applicable com-
mercial motor vehicles and address any identi-
fied deficiencies with such systems in the rule-
making proceeding to prescribe the standard, if 
practicable; 
(B) assess the feasibility of updating the 
software of emergency braking systems in use in 
applicable commercial motor vehicles to address 
any deficiencies and to enable such systems to 
meet the new standard; and 
(C) consult with representatives of commer-
cial motor vehicle drivers regarding the experi-
ences of drivers with automatic emergency brak-
ing systems in use in applicable commercial 
motor vehicles, including malfunctions or un-
warranted activations of such systems. 
(3) COMPLIANCE DATE.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the compliance date of the standard pre-
scribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be not later 
than 2 years after the date of publication of the final 
rule prescribing such standard. 
(b) FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULA-
TION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a regulation under sec-
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tion 31136 of title 49, United States Code, that requires 
that an automatic emergency braking system installed in 
a commercial motor vehicle subject to Federal motor vehicle 
safety standard 136 under section 571.136 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations,(relating to electronic stability con-
trol systems for heavy vehicles) that is in operation on or 
after the effective date of the standard prescribed under sub-
section (a) be used at any time during which such commer-
cial motor vehicle is in operation. 
(c) REPORT ON AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING IN 
MEDIUM-DUTY COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall, with respect to commercial 
motor vehicles not subject to Federal motor vehicle 
safety standard 136 under section 571.136 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations— 
(A) complete research on equipping com-
mercial motor vehicles with automatic emergency 
braking systems to better understand the overall 
effectiveness of such systems on a variety of com-
mercial motor vehicles; 
(B) assess the feasibility, benefits, and costs 
associated with installing automatic emergency 
braking systems on newly manufactured com-
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mercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle 
weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more; and 
(C) if warranted, develop performance 
standards for such automatic emergency braking 
systems. 
(2) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.—If the Secretary 
enters into a contract with a third party to perform 
the research required under paragraph (1)(A), the 
Secretary shall ensure that such third party does not 
have any financial or contractual ties or relationship 
with a motor carrier that transports passengers or 
property for compensation, the motor carrier indus-
try, or an entity producing or supplying automatic 
emergency braking systems. 
(3) PUBLICATION
OF
ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than 90 days after completing the assessment required 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall issue a 
notice in the Federal Register containing the findings 
of the assessment and provide an opportunity for 
public comment. 
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—After the conclusion 
of the public comment period under paragraph (3), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
that provides— 
(A) the results of the assessment under 
paragraph (1)(B); 
(B) a summary of the public comments re-
ceived by the Secretary under paragraph (3); 
and 
(C) a determination as to whether the Sec-
retary intends to develop performance require-
ments for automatic emergency braking systems 
for applicable commercial motor vehicles, includ-
ing any analysis that led to such determination. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘‘automatic emergency braking system’’ 
means a crash avoidance system installed and oper-
ational in a vehicle that consists of— 
(A) a forward collision warning function— 
(i) to detect vehicles and vulnerable 
road users ahead of the vehicle; and 
(ii) to alert the operator of the vehicle 
of an impending collision; and 
(B) a crash-imminent braking function to 
provide automatic braking when forward-looking 
sensors of the vehicle indicate that— 
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(i) a crash is imminent; and 
(ii) the operator of the vehicle is not 
applying the brakes. 
(2) COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 31101 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 4405. UNDERRIDE PROTECTION. 
(a) REAR UNDERRIDE GUARDS.— 
(1) 
REAR
GUARDS
ON
TRAILERS
AND 
SEMITRAILERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall issue such regula-
tions as are necessary to revise motor vehicle 
safety standards under sections 571.223 and 
571.224 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
to require trailers and semi-trailers manufac-
tured after the date on which such regulation is 
issued to be equipped with rear impact guards 
that are designed to prevent passenger compart-
ment intrusion from a trailer or semitrailer 
when a passenger vehicle traveling at 35 miles 
per hour makes— 
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(i) an impact in which the passenger 
vehicle impacts the center of the rear of the 
trailer or semitrailer; 
(ii) an impact in which 50 percent the 
width of the passenger vehicle overlaps the 
rear of the trailer or semitrailer; and 
(iii) an impact in which 30 percent of 
the width of the passenger vehicle overlaps 
the rear of the trailer or semitrailer. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The rule issued 
under subparagraph (A) shall require full com-
pliance with the motor carrier safety standard 
prescribed in such rule not later than 2 years 
after the date on which a final rule is issued. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
RESEARCH.—The Secretary 
shall conduct additional research on the design and 
development of rear impact guards that can prevent 
underride crashes and protect motor vehicle pas-
sengers against severe injury at crash speeds of up to 
65 miles per hour. 
(3) REVIEW OF STANDARDS.—Not later than 5 
years after any revisions to standards or requirements 
related to rear impact guards pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall review the standards or re-
quirements to evaluate the need for changes in re-
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sponse to advancements in technology and upgrade 
such standards accordingly. 
(4) INSPECTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to amend the regulations on minimum 
periodic inspection standards under appendix G 
to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, and driver vehicle in-
spection reports under section 396.11 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, to include rear im-
pact guards and rear end protection (as required 
by section 393.86 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations). 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In updating the 
regulations described in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall consider it to be a defect or a de-
ficiency if a rear impact guard is missing or has 
a corroded or compromised element that affects 
the structural integrity and protective feature of 
such guard. 
(b) SIDE UNDERRIDE GUARDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) complete additional research on side 
underride guards to better understand the overall 
effectiveness of such guards; 
(B) assess the feasibility, benefits, and costs 
associated with installing side underride guards 
on newly manufactured trailers and semitrailers 
with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 
pounds or more; and 
(C) if warranted, develop performance 
standards for such guards. 
(2) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.—If the Secretary 
enters into a contract with a third party to perform 
the research required under paragraph (1)(A), the 
Secretary shall ensure that such third party does not 
have any financial or contractual ties or relationship 
with a motor carrier that transports passengers or 
property for compensation, the motor carrier indus-
try, or an entity producing or supplying underride 
guards. 
(3) PUBLICATION
OF
ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than 90 days after completing the assessment required 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall issue a 
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notice in the Federal Register containing the findings 
of the assessment and provide an opportunity for 
public comment. 
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—After the conclusion 
of the public comment period under paragraph (3), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
that provides— 
(A) the results of the assessment under this 
subsection; 
(B) a summary of the public comments re-
ceived by the Secretary under paragraph (3); 
and 
(C) a determination as to whether the Sec-
retary intends to develop performance require-
ments for side underride guards, including any 
analysis that led to such determination. 
(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON UNDERRIDE PROTEC-
TION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall establish an Advisory Com-
mittee on Underride Protection (in this subsection re-
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ferred to as the ‘‘Committee’’) to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary on safety regula-
tions to reduce crashes and fatalities involving truck 
underrides. 
(2) REPRESENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be 
composed of not more than 20 members ap-
pointed by the Secretary who are not employees 
of the Department of Transportation and who 
are qualified to serve because of their expertise, 
training, or experience. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—Members shall include 
two representatives of each of the following: 
(i) Truck and trailer manufacturers. 
(ii) Motor carriers, including inde-
pendent owner-operators. 
(iii) Law enforcement. 
(iv) Motor vehicle engineers. 
(v) Motor vehicle crash investigators. 
(vi) Truck safety organizations. 
(vii) The insurance industry. 
(viii) Emergency medical service pro-
viders. 
(ix) Families of underride crash vic-
tims. 
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(x) Labor organizations. 
(3) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Committee 
shall serve without compensation. 
(4) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 
least annually. 
(5) SUPPORT.—On request of the Committee, the 
Secretary shall provide information, administrative 
services, and supplies necessary for the Committee to 
carry out the duties described in paragraph (1). 
(6) REPORT.—The Committee 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 biennial report that shall— 
(A) describe the advice and recommenda-
tions made to the Secretary; and 
(B) include an assessment of progress made 
by the Secretary in advancing safety regulations. 
(d) DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall imple-
ment recommendations 1 and 2 described in the report by 
the Government Accountability Office published on March 
14, 2019, titled ‘‘Truck Underride Guards: Improved Data 
Collection, Inspections, and Research Needed’’ (GAO–19– 
264). 
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SEC. 4406. TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES. 
Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘This section 
does not’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a) and (b) shall 
not’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—No person may transport, 
or cause to be transported, a horse from a place in 
a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or 
possession of the United States through or to a place 
in another State, the District of Columbia, or a terri-
tory or possession of the United States in a motor ve-
hicle containing two or more levels stacked on top of 
each other. 
‘‘(2) MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘motor vehicle’— 
‘‘(A) means a vehicle driven or drawn by 
mechanical power and manufactured primarily 
for use on public highways; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a vehicle operated ex-
clusively on a rail or rails.’’; and 
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(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A rail carrier’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A rail carrier’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘On learning’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION
OF
HORSES
IN
MULTI-
LEVEL TRAILER.— 
‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person that know-
ingly violates subsection (d) is liable to the 
United States Government for a civil penalty of 
at least $100, but not more than $500, for each 
violation. A separate violation of subsection (d) 
occurs for each horse that is transported, or 
caused to be transported, in violation of sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(B) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—The 
penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) shall 
be in addition to any penalty or remedy avail-
able under any other law. 
‘‘(3) CIVIL ACTION.—On learning’’. 
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SEC. 4407. ADDITIONAL STATE AUTHORITY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding the 
limitation in section 127(d) of title 23, United States Code, 
if a State had in effect on or before June 1, 1991, a statute 
or regulation which placed a limitation on the overall 
length of a longer combination vehicle consisting of 3 trail-
ers, such State may allow the operation of a longer com-
bination vehicle to accommodate a longer energy efficient 
truck tractor in such longer combination vehicle under such 
limitation, if the additional tractor length is the only added 
length to such longer combination vehicle and does not re-
sult in increased cargo capacity in weight or volume. 
(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section author-
izes a State to allow an increase in the length of a trailer, 
semitrailer, or other cargo-carrying unit of a longer com-
bination vehicle. 
(c) LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLE DEFINED.—The 
term ‘‘longer combination vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 127 of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 4408. UPDATING THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF INSUR-
ANCE FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. 
Section 31139(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall adjust 
the minimum level of financial responsibility under 
paragraph (2) quinquennially for inflation.’’. 
SEC. 4409. UNIVERSAL ELECTRONIC IDENTIFIER. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final 
motor vehicle safety standard that requires a commercial 
motor vehicle manufactured after the effective date of such 
standard to be equipped with a universal electronic vehicle 
identifier that— 
(1) identifies the vehicle to roadside inspectors 
for enforcement purposes; 
(2) does not transmit personally identifiable in-
formation regarding operators; and 
(3) does not create an undue cost burden for op-
erators and carriers. 
TITLE V—INNOVATION 
SEC. 5001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are author-
ized 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, 
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United States Code, $144,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2026. 
(2) TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT 
PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(c) of title 23, 
United States Code, $152,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2026. 
(3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—To carry out 
section 504 of title 23, United States Code, 
$26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2026. 
(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 2023 through 2026. 
(5) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PRO-
GRAM.—To carry out section 5505 of title 49, United 
States Code, $96,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2026. 
(6) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.— 
To carry out chapter 63 of title 49, United States 
Code, $27,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2026. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS.—The following amounts 
are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): 
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(1) 
MOBILITY
THROUGH
ADVANCED
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—To carry out section 503(c)(4) of title 23, 
United States Code, $70,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2026 from funds made available 
to carry out section 503(c) of such title. 
(2) MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(d) of 
title 23, United States Code, $10,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from funds made 
available to carry out section 503(c) of such title. 
(3) NATIONAL HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE AND 
MOBILITY
INNOVATION
CLEARINGHOUSE.—To carry 
out section 5507 of title 49, United States Code, 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 
from funds made available to carry out sections 512 
through 518 of title 23, United States Code. 
(4) 
NATIONAL
COOPERATIVE
MULTIMODAL 
FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.—To 
carry out section 70205 of title 49, United States 
Code, $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2026 from funds made available to carry out section 
503(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
(5) STATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
FUNDING PILOTS.—To carry out section 6020 of the 
FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note), $35,000,000 for each 
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of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from funds made 
available to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(6) NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYS-
TEM FUNDING PILOT.—To carry out section 5402 of 
this title, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2026 from funds made available to carry out 
section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Federal Highway Admin-
istration shall— 
(1) administer the programs described in para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and para-
graph (1) of subsection (b); and 
(2) in consultation with relevant modal adminis-
trations, administer the programs described in sub-
sections (a)(4) and (b)(2). 
(d) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized to be 
appropriated by subsections (a) and (b) shall— 
(1) be available for obligation in the same man-
ner as if those funds were apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Fed-
eral share of the cost of a project or activity carried 
out using those funds shall be 80 percent, unless oth-
erwise expressly provided by this title (including the 
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amendments by this title) or otherwise determined by 
the Secretary; and 
(2) remain available until expended and not be 
transferable, except as otherwise provided in this title. 
Subtitle A—Research and 
Development 
SEC. 5101. HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘section 508’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 6503 of title 49’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(II) in clause (iii) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions and limit the effects of climate 
change.’’; and 
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(ii) by striking subparagraphs (D) and 
(E); 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(II) in clause (iii) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions and limit the effects of climate 
change.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(II) in clause (v) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(III) by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(vi) establishing best practices and 
creating models and tools to support metro-
politan and statewide planning practices to 
meet the considerations described in sections 
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134(i)(2)(I) and 135(f)(10) of this title, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) strategies to address climate 
change mitigation and impacts de-
scribed in sections 134(i)(2)(I)(ii) and 
135(f)(10)(B) of this title and the in-
corporation of such strategies into long 
range transportation planning; 
‘‘(II) preparation of a vulner-
ability assessment described in sections 
134(i)(2)(I)(iii) and 135(f)(10)(C) of 
this title; and 
‘‘(III) integration of these prac-
tices with the planning practices de-
scribed in sections 5303(i)(2)(I) and 
5304(f)(10) of title 49.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(i) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (v) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(vi) reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions and limiting the effects of climate 
change.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) ANALYSIS TOOLS.—The Secretary may de-
velop interactive modeling tools and databases that— 
‘‘(A) track the condition of highway assets, 
including interchanges, and the reconstruction 
history of such assets; 
‘‘(B) can be used to assess transportation 
options; 
‘‘(C) allow for the monitoring and modeling 
of network-level traffic flows on highways; and 
‘‘(D) further Federal and State under-
standing of the importance of national and re-
gional connectivity and the need for long-dis-
tance and interregional passenger and freight 
travel by highway and other surface transpor-
tation modes. 
‘‘(10) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DATA SUP-
PORT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
DATA 
SUPPORT.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration shall develop, use, and 
maintain data sets and data analysis tools to as-
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sist metropolitan planning organizations, States, 
and the Federal Highway Administration in 
carrying out performance management analyses 
(including the performance management require-
ments under section 150). 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The data analysis ac-
tivities authorized under subparagraph (A) may 
include— 
‘‘(i) collecting and distributing vehicle 
probe data describing traffic on Federal-aid 
highways; 
‘‘(ii) collecting household travel behav-
ior data to assess local and cross-jurisdic-
tional travel, including to accommodate ex-
ternal and through travel; 
‘‘(iii) enhancing existing data collec-
tion and analysis tools to accommodate per-
formance measures, targets, and related 
data, so as to better understand trip origin 
and destination, trip time, and mode; 
‘‘(iv) enhancing existing data analysis 
tools to improve performance predictions 
and travel models in reports described in 
section 150(e); 
‘‘(v) developing tools— 
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‘‘(I) to improve performance anal-
ysis; and 
‘‘(II) to evaluate the effects of 
project investments on performance; 
‘‘(vi) assisting in the development or 
procurement of the transportation system 
access data under section 1403(g) of the IN-
VEST in America Act; and 
‘‘(vii) developing tools and acquiring 
data described under paragraph (9). 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Highway Administration may use up to 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2026 to carry out this paragraph.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 6028 of the FAST Act (23 
U.S.C. 150 note), and the item relating to such section in 
the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. 
SEC. 5102. MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMIS-
SIONS PROGRAM. 
Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 5101, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall establish and implement a program 
under which the Secretary shall award grants to eli-
gible entities to research and support the development 
and deployment of materials that will capture, ab-
sorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester the amount of green-
house gas emissions generated during the production 
of highway materials and the construction and use of 
highways. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities under this section 
may include— 
‘‘(A) carrying out research to determine the 
materials proven to most effectively capture, ab-
sorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas 
emissions; 
‘‘(B) evaluating and improves the ability of 
materials to most effectively capture, absorb, ad-
sorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
‘‘(C) supporting the development and de-
ployment of materials that will capture, absorb, 
adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emis-
sions; and 
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‘‘(D) in coordination with standards-setting 
organizations, such as the American Association 
of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 
carrying out research on— 
‘‘(i) the extent to which existing state 
materials procurement standards enable the 
deployment of materials proven to most ef-
fectively reduce or sequester greenhouse gas 
emissions; 
‘‘(ii) opportunities for States to adapt 
procurement standards to more frequently 
procure materials proven to most effectively 
reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emis-
sions; and 
‘‘(iii) how to support or incentivize 
States to adapt procurement standards to 
incorporate more materials proven to most 
effectively reduce or sequester greenhouse gas 
emissions. 
‘‘(3) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 
entity shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion in such form and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—In making grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall con-
sider the degree to which applicants presently 
carry out research on materials that capture, ab-
sorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas 
emissions. 
‘‘(C) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
may make grants under this subsection to any 
eligible entity based on the demonstrated ability 
of the applicant to fulfill the activities described 
in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(D) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report describing the over-
all review process for a grant under this sub-
section, including— 
‘‘(i) specific criteria of evaluation used 
in the review; 
‘‘(ii) descriptions of the review process; 
and 
‘‘(iii) 
explanations 
of 
the 
grants 
awarded. 
‘‘(4) GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(A) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal 
year, a grant made available under this 
subsection 
shall 
be 
not 
greater 
than 
$4,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000 per 
recipient. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity 
may only receive one grant in a fiscal year 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING
REQUIREMENTS.—As a 
condition of receiving a grant under this sub-
section, a grant recipient shall match 50 percent 
of the amounts made available under the grant. 
‘‘(5) PROGRAM COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) coordinate the research, education, 
and technology transfer activities carried 
out by grant recipients under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) disseminate the results of that re-
search through the establishment and oper-
ation of a publicly accessible online infor-
mation clearinghouse; and 
‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, support 
the deployment and commercial adoption of 
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