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(1) for a covered rulemaking with a statutory 
deadline for completion— 
(A) an explanation of why the deadline was 
not met; and 
(B) an expected date of completion of the 
covered rulemaking; and 
(2) for a covered rulemaking without a statutory 
deadline for completion, an expected date of comple-
tion of the covered rulemaking. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CONTENTS.—A notification under 
subsection (b) shall include, for each applicable covered 
rulemaking— 
(1) an updated timeline; 
(2) a list of factors causing delays in the comple-
tion of the covered rulemaking; and 
(3) any other details associated with the status 
of the covered rulemaking. 
SEC. 24211. GLOBAL HARMONIZATION. 
The Secretary shall cooperate, to the maximum extent 
practicable, with foreign governments, nongovernmental 
stakeholder groups, the motor vehicle industry, and con-
sumer groups with respect to global harmonization of vehi-
cle regulations as a means for improving motor vehicle safe-
ty.
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SEC. 24212. HEADLAMPS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADAPTIVE DRIVING BEAM HEADLAMP.—The 
term ‘‘adaptive driving beam headlamp’’ means a 
headlamp (as defined in Standard 108) that meets 
the performance requirements specified in SAE Inter-
national Standard J3069, published on June 30, 
2016. 
(2) STANDARD 108.—The term ‘‘Standard 108’’ 
means Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Num-
ber 108, contained in section 571.108 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act). 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a 
final rule amending Standard 108— 
(1) to include performance-based standards for 
vehicle headlamp systems— 
(A) to ensure that headlights are correctly 
aimed on the road; and 
(B) requiring those systems to be tested on- 
vehicle to account for headlight height and light-
ing performance; and 
(2) to allow for the use on vehicles of adaptive 
driving beam headlamp systems.
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(c) PERIODIC REVIEW.—Nothing in this section pre-
cludes the Secretary from— 
(1) reviewing Standard 108, as amended pursu-
ant to subsection (b); and 
(2) revising Standard 108 to reflect an updated 
version of SAE International Standard J3069, as the 
Secretary determines to be— 
(A) appropriate; and 
(B) in accordance with section 30111 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 24213. NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) UPDATES.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the pro-
ceeding for which comments were requested in the notice 
entitled ‘‘New Car Assessment Program’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 
78522 (December 16, 2015)) to update the passenger motor 
vehicle information required under section 32302(a) of title 
49, United States Code. 
(b) INFORMATION PROGRAM.—Section 32302 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Secretary’)’’ after ‘‘of Transportation’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(e) ADVANCED CRASH-AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall publish a notice, for purposes of public review 
and comment, to establish, distinct from crash-
worthiness information, a means for providing to 
consumers information relating to advanced crash- 
avoidance technologies, in accordance with subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The notice under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) an appropriate methodology for— 
‘‘(i) 
determining 
which 
advanced 
crash-avoidance technologies shall be in-
cluded in the information; 
‘‘(ii) developing performance test cri-
teria for use by manufacturers in evalu-
ating 
advanced 
crash-avoidance 
tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(iii) determining a distinct rating in-
volving each advanced crash-avoidance tech-
nology to be included; and 
‘‘(iv) updating overall vehicle ratings 
to incorporate advanced crash-avoidance 
technology ratings; and
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‘‘(B) such other information and analyses 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
implement the rating of advanced crash-avoid-
ance technologies. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives a report that describes a plan for implementing 
an advanced crash-avoidance technology information 
and rating system, in accordance with subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall publish a notice, for purposes of public review 
and comment, to establish a means for providing to 
consumers information relating to pedestrian, bicy-
clist, or other vulnerable road user safety technologies, 
in accordance with subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The notice under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) an appropriate methodology for— 
‘‘(i) determining which technologies 
shall be included in the information;
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‘‘(ii) developing performance test cri-
teria for use by manufacturers in evalu-
ating the extent to which automated pedes-
trian safety systems in light vehicles at-
tempt to prevent and mitigate, to the best 
extent possible, pedestrian injury; 
‘‘(iii) determining a distinct rating in-
volving each technology to be included; and 
‘‘(iv) updating overall vehicle ratings 
to incorporate vulnerable road user safety 
technology ratings; and 
‘‘(B) such other information and analyses 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
implement the rating of vulnerable road user 
safety technologies. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives a report that describes a plan for implementing 
an information and rating system for vulnerable road 
user safety technologies, in accordance with subsection 
(a).’’. 
(c) ROADMAP.—
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‘‘(A) with respect to the mid-term compo-
nent 
of 
the 
roadmap 
under 
subsection 
(b)(1)(A)— 
‘‘(i) that are practicable; and 
‘‘(ii) for which objective rating tests, 
evaluation criteria, and other consumer 
data exist for a market-based, consumer in-
formation approach; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to the long-term compo-
nent of the roadmap under subsection (b)(1)(B), 
exist or are in development; 
‘‘(3) an identification of— 
‘‘(A) any safety opportunity or technology 
that— 
‘‘(i) is identified through the activities 
carried out pursuant to subsection (d) or 
(e); and 
‘‘(ii) is not included in the roadmap 
under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) the reasons why such a safety oppor-
tunity or technology is not included in the road-
map; and 
‘‘(C) any developments or information that 
would be necessary for the Secretary to consider
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including such a safety opportunity or tech-
nology in a future roadmap; and 
‘‘(4) consideration of the benefits of consistency 
with other rating systems used— 
‘‘(A) within the United States; and 
‘‘(B) internationally. 
‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—Before finalizing a roadmap 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) make the roadmap available for public com-
ment; 
‘‘(2) review any public comments received under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) incorporate in the roadmap under this sec-
tion those comments, as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
‘‘(e) STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT.—Not less fre-
quently than annually, the Secretary shall engage stake-
holders that represent a diversity of technical backgrounds 
and viewpoints— 
‘‘(1) to identify— 
‘‘(A) safety opportunities or technologies in 
development that could be included in future 
roadmaps; and
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‘‘(B) opportunities to benefit from collabora-
tion or harmonization with third-party safety 
rating programs; 
‘‘(2) to assist with long-term planning; 
‘‘(3) to provide an interim update of the status 
and development of the following roadmap to be estab-
lished under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(4) to collect feedback or other information that 
the Secretary determines to be relevant to enhancing 
the New Car Assessment Program of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 323 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘32310. New Car Assessment Program roadmap.’’. 
SEC. 24214. HOOD AND BUMPER STANDARDS. 
(a) NOTICE.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a notice, 
for purposes of public review and comment, regarding po-
tential updates to hood and bumper standards for motor 
vehicles (as defined in section 30102(a) of title 49, United 
States Code). 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The notice under subsection (a) 
shall include information relating to—
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(1) the incorporation or consideration of ad-
vanced crash-avoidance technology in existing motor 
vehicle standards; 
(2) the incorporation or consideration of stand-
ards or technologies to reduce the number of injuries 
and fatalities suffered by pedestrians, bicyclists, or 
other vulnerable road users; 
(3) the development of performance test criteria 
for use by manufacturers in evaluating advanced 
crash-avoidance technology, including technology re-
lating to vulnerable road user safety; 
(4) potential harmonization with global stand-
ards, including United Nations Economic Commis-
sion for Europe Regulation Number 42; and 
(5) such other information and analyses as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 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 Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives a report that describes— 
(1) the current status of hood and bumper stand-
ards; 
(2) relevant advanced crash-avoidance tech-
nology;
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(3) actions needed to be carried out to develop 
performance test criteria; and 
(4) if applicable, a plan for incorporating ad-
vanced crash-avoidance technology, including tech-
nology relating to vulnerable road user safety, in ex-
isting standards. 
SEC. 24215. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND 9–1–1. 
Section 158(a) of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 942(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 24216. EARLY WARNING REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30166(m)(3) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) SETTLEMENTS.—Notwithstanding any 
order entered in a civil action restricting the dis-
closure of information, a manufacturer of a 
motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment shall 
comply with the requirements of this subsection 
and any regulations promulgated pursuant to 
this subsection.’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
shall—
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(1) conduct a study— 
(A) to evaluate the early warning reporting 
data submitted under section 30166(m) of title 
49, United States Code (including regulations); 
and 
(B) to identify improvements, if any, that 
would enhance the use by the National Highway 
Traffic Administration of early warning report-
ing data to enhance safety; and 
(2) submit to the Committee on the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives a report describing 
the results of the study under paragraph (1), includ-
ing any recommendations for regulatory or legislative 
action. 
SEC. 24217. IMPROVED VEHICLE SAFETY DATABASES. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, after consultation with frequent users of publicly 
available databases, the Secretary shall improve public ac-
cessibility to information relating to the publicly accessible 
vehicle safety databases of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration by revising the publicly accessible 
vehicle safety databases—
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(1) to improve organization and functionality, 
including design features such as drop-down menus; 
(2) to allow data from applicable publicly acces-
sible vehicle safety databases to be searched, sorted, 
aggregated, and downloaded in a manner that— 
(A) is consistent with the public interest; 
and 
(B) facilitates easy use by consumers; 
(3) to provide greater consistency in presentation 
of vehicle safety issues; 
(4) to improve searchability regarding specific 
vehicles and issues, which may include the standard-
ization of commonly used search terms; and 
(5) to ensure nonconfidential documents and ma-
terials relating to information created or obtained by 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
are made publicly available in a manner that is— 
(A) timely; and 
(B) searchable in databases by any element 
that the Secretary determines to be in the public 
interest. 
SEC. 24218. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE REPEAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30306 of title 49, United 
States Code, is repealed.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 30306. 
SEC. 24219. RESEARCH ON CONNECTED VEHICLE TECH-
NOLOGY. 
The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration, in collaboration with the head of 
the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Of-
fice and the Administrator of the Federal Highway Admin-
istration, shall— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, expand vehicle-to-pedestrian re-
search efforts focused on incorporating bicyclists and 
other vulnerable road users into the safe deployment 
of connected vehicle systems; and 
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, submit to Congress and make pub-
licly available a report describing the findings of the 
research efforts described in paragraph (1), including 
an analysis of the extent to which applications sup-
porting vulnerable road users can be accommodated 
within existing spectrum allocations for connected ve-
hicle systems. 
SEC. 24220. ADVANCED IMPAIRED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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(1) alcohol-impaired driving fatalities represent 
approximately 1⁄3 of all highway fatalities in the 
United States each year; 
(2) in 2019, there were 10,142 alcohol-impaired 
driving fatalities in the United States involving driv-
ers with a blood alcohol concentration level of .08 or 
higher, and 68 percent of the crashes that resulted in 
those fatalities involved a driver with a blood alcohol 
concentration level of .15 or higher; 
(3) the estimated economic cost for alcohol-im-
paired driving in 2010 was $44,000,000,000; 
(4) according to the Insurance Institute for 
Highway Safety, advanced drunk and impaired driv-
ing prevention technology can prevent more than 
9,400 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities annually; 
and 
(5) to ensure the prevention of alcohol-impaired 
driving fatalities, advanced drunk and impaired 
driving prevention technology must be standard 
equipment in all new passenger motor vehicles. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVANCED DRUNK AND IMPAIRED DRIVING 
PREVENTION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘advanced 
drunk and impaired driving prevention technology’’ 
means a system that—
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(A) can— 
(i) passively monitor the performance 
of a driver of a motor vehicle to accurately 
identify whether that driver may be im-
paired; and 
(ii) prevent or limit motor vehicle op-
eration if an impairment is detected; 
(B) can— 
(i) passively and accurately detect 
whether the blood alcohol concentration of a 
driver of a motor vehicle is equal to or 
greater than the blood alcohol concentration 
described in section 163(a) of title 23, 
United States Code; and 
(ii) prevent or limit motor vehicle op-
eration if a blood alcohol concentration 
above the legal limit is detected; or 
(C) is a combination of systems described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(2) NEW.—The term ‘‘new’’, with respect to a 
passenger motor vehicle, means that the passenger 
motor vehicle— 
(A) is a new vehicle (as defined in section 
37.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
a successor regulation)); and
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(B) has not been purchased for purposes 
other than resale. 
(3) PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘passenger motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 32101 of title 49, United States Code. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the 
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safe-
ty Administration. 
(c) ADVANCED DRUNK AND IMPAIRED DRIVING PRE-
VENTION TECHNOLOGY SAFETY STANDARD.—Subject to 
subsection (e) and not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule 
prescribing a Federal motor vehicle safety standard under 
section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires 
passenger motor vehicles manufactured after the effective 
date of that standard to be equipped with advanced drunk 
and impaired driving prevention technology. 
(d) REQUIREMENT.—To allow sufficient time for man-
ufacturer compliance, the compliance date of the rule issued 
under subsection (c) shall be not earlier than 2 years and 
not more than 3 years after the date on which that rule 
is issued. 
(e) TIMING.—If the Secretary determines that the Fed-
eral motor vehicle safety standard required under subsection
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(c) cannot meet the requirements and considerations de-
scribed in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 
49, United States Code, by the applicable date, the Sec-
retary— 
(1) may extend the time period to such date as 
the Secretary determines to be necessary, but not later 
than the date that is 3 years after the date described 
in subsection (c); 
(2) shall, not later than the date described in 
subsection (c) and not less frequently than annually 
thereafter until the date on which the rule under that 
subsection is issued, submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a report describing, as of the date 
of submission of the report— 
(A) the reasons for not prescribing a Fed-
eral motor vehicle safety standard under section 
30111 of title 49, United States Code, that re-
quires advanced drunk and impaired driving 
prevention technology in all new passenger motor 
vehicles; 
(B) the deployment of advanced drunk and 
impaired driving prevention technology in vehi-
cles;
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Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a report that— 
(1) examines— 
(A) the processes used by the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Administration’’) for 
studying and deploying crash test dummies; 
(B)(i) the types of crash test dummies used 
by the Administration as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(ii) the seating positions in which those 
crash test dummies are tested; and 
(iii) whether the seating position affects dis-
parities in motor vehicle safety outcomes based 
on demographic characteristics, including sex, 
and, if so, how the seating position affects those 
disparities; 
(C) the biofidelic crash test dummies that 
are available in the global and domestic market-
place that reflect the physical and demographic 
characteristics of the driving public in the 
United States, including— 
(i) females; 
(ii) the elderly; 
(iii) young adults;
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(iv) children; and 
(v) 
individuals 
of 
differing 
body 
weights; 
(D) how the Administration determines 
whether to study and deploy new biofidelic crash 
test dummies, including the biofidelic crash test 
dummies examined under subparagraph (C), 
and the timelines by which the Administration 
conducts the work of making those determina-
tions and studying and deploying new biofidelic 
crash test dummies; 
(E) challenges the Administration faces in 
studying and deploying new crash test dummies; 
and 
(F) how the practices of the Administration 
with respect to crash test dummies compare to 
other programs that test vehicles and report re-
sults to the public, including the European New 
Car Assessment Programme; 
(2) evaluates potential improvements to the proc-
esses described in paragraph (1) that could reduce 
disparities in motor vehicle safety outcomes based on 
demographic characteristics, including sex; 
(3) analyzes the potential use of computer sim-
ulation techniques, as a supplement to physical crash
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tests, to conduct virtual simulations of vehicle crash 
tests in order to evaluate predicted motor vehicle safe-
ty outcomes based on the different physical and demo-
graphic characteristics of motor vehicle occupants; 
and 
(4) includes, as applicable, any assessments or 
recommendations relating to crash test dummies that 
are relevant to reducing disparities in motor vehicle 
safety outcomes based on demographic characteristics, 
including sex. 
(b) INTERIM REPORT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Administration shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that— 
(1) identifies— 
(A) the types of crash test dummies used by 
the Administration as of the date of enactment 
of this Act with respect to— 
(i) the New Car Assessment Program 
of the Administration; and 
(ii) testing relating to Federal Motor 
Vehicle Safety Standards;
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(B) how each type of crash test dummy 
identified under subparagraph (A) is tested with 
respect to seating position; and 
(C) any crash test dummies that the Ad-
ministration is actively evaluating for future 
use— 
(i) in the New Car Assessment Pro-
gram of the Administration; or 
(ii) for testing relating to Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; 
(2) explains— 
(A) the plans of the Administration, includ-
ing the expected timelines, for putting any crash 
test dummies identified under paragraph (1)(C) 
to use as described in that paragraph; 
(B) any challenges to putting those crash 
test dummies to use; and 
(C) the potential use of computer simula-
tion techniques, as a supplement to physical 
crash tests, to conduct virtual simulations of ve-
hicle crash tests in order to evaluate predicted 
motor vehicle safety outcomes based on the dif-
ferent physical and demographic characteristics 
of motor vehicle occupants; and
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(3) provides policy recommendations for reduc-
ing disparities in motor vehicle safety testing and 
outcomes based on demographic characteristics, in-
cluding sex. 
SEC. 24222. CHILD SAFETY. 
(a) AMENDMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 323 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding after sec-
tion 32304A the following: 
‘‘§ 32304B. Child safety 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘passenger motor vehicle’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 32101. 
‘‘(2) REAR-DESIGNATED
SEATING
POSITION.— 
The term ‘rear-designated seating position’ means 
designated seating positions that are rearward of the 
front seat. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue 
a final rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles 
weighing less than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight to 
be equipped with a system to alert the operator to check
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rear-designated seating positions after the vehicle engine or 
motor is deactivated by the operator. 
‘‘(c) MEANS.—The alert required under subsection 
(b)— 
‘‘(1) shall include a distinct auditory and visual 
alert, which may be combined with a haptic alert; 
and 
‘‘(2) shall be activated when the vehicle motor is 
deactivated by the operator. 
‘‘(d) PHASE-IN.—The rule issued pursuant to sub-
section (b) shall require full compliance with the rule begin-
ning on September 1st of the first calendar year that begins 
2 years after the date on which the final rule is issued.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 323 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 
32304A the following: 
‘‘32304B. Child safety.’’. 
(b) AWARENESS
OF CHILDREN
IN MOTOR VEHI-
CLES.—Section 402 of title 23, United States Code (as 
amended by section 24102(a)(9)), is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(o) UNATTENDED PASSENGERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall use a por-
tion of the amounts received by the State under this 
section to carry out a program to educate the public
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regarding the risks of leaving a child or unattended 
passenger in a vehicle after the vehicle motor is de-
activated by the operator. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
PLACEMENT.—Nothing in this 
subsection requires a State to carry out a program 
described in paragraph (1) through the State trans-
portation or highway safety office.’’. 
(c) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a study on— 
(i) the potential retrofitting of existing 
passenger motor vehicles with 1 or more 
technologies that may address the problem 
of children left in rear-designated seating 
positions of motor vehicles after deactiva-
tion of the motor vehicles by an operator; 
and 
(ii) the potential benefits and burdens, 
logistical or economic, associated with wide-
spread use of those technologies. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the study 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 
(i) survey and evaluate a variety of 
methods used by current and emerging
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aftermarket technologies or products to re-
duce the risk of children being left in rear- 
designated seating positions after deactiva-
tion of a motor vehicle; and 
(ii) provide recommendations— 
(I) for manufacturers of the tech-
nologies and products described in 
clause (i) to carry out a functional 
safety performance evaluation to en-
sure that the technologies and products 
perform as designed by the manufac-
turer under a variety of real-world 
conditions; and 
(II) for consumers on methods to 
select an appropriate technology or 
product described in clause (i) in order 
to retrofit existing vehicles. 
(2) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 180 
days after the date on which the Secretary issues the 
final rule required by section 32304B(b) of title 49, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)), 
the Secretary shall submit a report describing the re-
sults of the study carried out under paragraph (1) 
to—
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(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
TITLE V—RESEARCH AND 
INNOVATION 
SEC. 25001. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PRO-
GRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
Section 515(h) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(referred to 
in this subsection as the ‘Advisory Committee’)’’ after 
‘‘an Advisory Committee’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘20 members’’ and inserting ‘‘25 
members’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (O) (as redesignated 
by section 13008(a)(2))— 
(i) by striking ‘‘utilities,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), 
(G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), (M), (N), and (O) 
(as added or redesignated by section 13008(a))
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as subparagraphs (H), (J), (K), (L), (M), (N), 
(O), (S), (T), and (U), respectively; 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (E) (as 
redesignated by section 13008(a)(2)) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) a representative of a national transit 
association; 
‘‘(G) a representative of a national, State, 
or local transportation agency or association;’’; 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (H) (as 
redesignated by subparagraph (C)) the following: 
‘‘(I) a private sector developer of intelligent 
transportation system technologies, which may 
include emerging vehicle technologies;’’; 
(F) by inserting after subparagraph (O) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(P) a representative of a labor organiza-
tion; 
‘‘(Q) a representative of a mobility-pro-
viding entity; 
‘‘(R) an expert in traffic management;’’; 
and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) an expert in cybersecurity; and 
‘‘(W) an automobile manufacturer.’’;
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(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 508’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6503 of title 
49’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘programs and’’ before ‘‘re-
search’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘re-
search and’’ and inserting ‘‘programs, re-
search, and’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) 
as paragraphs (5) through (7); and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) TERM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a member 
of the Advisory Committee shall be 3 years. 
‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—On expiration of the term 
of a member of the Advisory Committee, the 
member— 
‘‘(i) may be reappointed; or 
‘‘(ii) if the member is not reappointed 
under clause (i), may serve until a new 
member is appointed.
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‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee— 
‘‘(A) shall convene not less frequently than 
twice each year; and 
‘‘(B) may convene with the use of remote 
video conference technology.’’. 
SEC. 25002. SMART COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RESOURCE
CENTER.—The term ‘‘resource 
center’’ means the Smart Community Resource Center 
established under subsection (b). 
(2) SMART COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘smart com-
munity’’ means a community that uses innovative 
technologies, data, analytics, and other means to im-
prove the community and address local challenges. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall work with 
the modal administrations of the Department and with such 
other Federal agencies and departments as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate to make available to the public 
on an Internet website a resource center, to be known as 
the ‘‘Smart Community Resource Center’’, that includes a 
compilation of resources or links to resources for States and 
local communities to use in developing and implementing— 
(1) intelligent transportation system programs; 
or 
(2) smart community transportation programs.
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(c) INCLUSIONS.—The resource center shall include 
links to— 
(1) existing programs and resources for intel-
ligent transportation system or smart community 
transportation programs, including technical assist-
ance, education, training, funding, and examples of 
intelligent transportation systems or smart commu-
nity transportation programs implemented by States 
and local communities, available from— 
(A) the Department; 
(B) other Federal agencies; and 
(C) non-Federal sources; 
(2) existing reports or databases with the results 
of intelligent transportation system or smart commu-
nity transportation programs; 
(3) any best practices developed or lessons 
learned from intelligent transportation system or 
smart community transportation programs; and 
(4) such other resources as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(d) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall establish the re-
source center by the date that is 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the re-
source center is updated on a regular basis.
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SEC. 25003. FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR LOCAL DECISION-
MAKING. 
(a) LOCAL OUTREACH.—To determine the data anal-
ysis tools needed to assist local communities in making in-
frastructure decisions, the Director of the Bureau of Trans-
portation Statistics shall perform outreach to planning and 
infrastructure decision-making officials in units of local 
government and other units of government, including a geo-
graphically diverse group of individuals from— 
(1) States; 
(2) political subdivisions of States; 
(3) cities; 
(4) metropolitan planning organizations; 
(5) regional transportation planning organiza-
tions; and 
(6) federally recognized Indian Tribes. 
(b) WORK PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, based on the out-
reach performed under subsection (a), the Director of 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics shall submit 
to the Secretary a work plan for reviewing and up-
dating existing data analysis tools and developing 
any additional data analysis tools needed to assist 
local communities with making infrastructure invest-
ment decisions.
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(2) CONTENTS.—Based on the needs identified 
pursuant to the outreach performed under subsection 
(a), the work plan submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(A) a description of the data analysis tools 
identified that would benefit infrastructure deci-
sion-making by local governments and address 
the goals described in subsection (c); 
(B) a review of the datasets that local gov-
ernments need to effectively use the data analysis 
tools described in subparagraph (A); 
(C) an identification of existing or proposed 
data analysis tools that use publicly available 
data; 
(D) the estimated cost of obtaining each 
dataset described in subparagraph (B); 
(E) the estimated cost to develop the data 
analysis tools described in subparagraph (A); 
(F) a prioritization for the development of 
data analysis tools described in subparagraph 
(A); and 
(G) a determination as to whether it would 
be appropriate for the Federal Government to de-
velop the data analysis tools described in sub-
paragraph (A).
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(c) GOALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A data analysis tool created 
pursuant to the work plan submitted under subsection 
(b)(1) shall be developed to help inform local commu-
nities in making infrastructure investments. 
(2) SPECIFIC ISSUES.—A data analysis tool cre-
ated pursuant to the work plan submitted under sub-
section (b)(1) shall be intended to help units of local 
government and other units of government address 1 
or more of the following: 
(A) Improving maintenance of existing as-
sets. 
(B) Rebuilding infrastructure to a state of 
good repair. 
(C) Creating economic development through 
infrastructure development. 
(D) Establishing freight plans and infra-
structure that connects the community to supply 
chains. 
(E) Increasing options for communities that 
lack access to affordable transportation to im-
prove access to jobs, affordable housing, schools, 
medical services, foods and other essential com-
munity services. 
(F) Reducing congestion.
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(G) Improving community resilience to ex-
treme weather events. 
(H) Any other subject, as the Director deter-
mines to be necessary. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary shall develop data analysis 
tools and purchase datasets as prioritized in the work plan. 
(e) COORDINATION.—The Director of the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics may utilize existing working 
groups or advisory committees to perform the local outreach 
required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 25004. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS. 
(a) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts made available 
from the Highway Trust Fund, there is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for use by the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics for data collection and analysis 
activities $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subclause (V); 
(2) by redesignating subclauses (VI) through 
(XI) as subclauses (VII) through (XII), respectively; 
and 
(3) by adding after subclause (IV) the following:
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‘‘(V) employment in the transpor-
tation sector; 
‘‘(VI) the effects of the transpor-
tation 
system, 
including 
advanced 
technologies and automation, on global 
and domestic economic competitive-
ness;’’. 
SEC. 25005. STRENGTHENING MOBILITY AND REVOLUTION-
IZING TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) a political subdivision of a State; 
(C) a Tribal government; 
(D) a public transit agency or authority; 
(E) a public toll authority; 
(F) a metropolitan planning organization; 
and 
(G) a group of 2 or more eligible entities de-
scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) 
applying through a single lead applicant. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
project’’ means a project described in subsection (e).
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Program’’, under which the Secretary shall provide grants 
to eligible entities to conduct demonstration projects focused 
on advanced smart city or community technologies and sys-
tems in a variety of communities to improve transportation 
efficiency and safety. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION.—In determining the projects for 
which to provide a SMART grant, the Secretary shall con-
sider contributions to geographical diversity among grant 
recipients, including the need for balancing the needs of 
rural communities, midsized communities, and large com-
munities, consistent with the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) through (C) of subsection (g)(1). 
(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may submit 
to the Secretary an application for a SMART grant 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
(2) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall in-
clude, in any notice of funding availability relating 
to SMART grants, a full description of the method by 
which applications under paragraph (1) will be eval-
uated. 
(3) SELECTION CRITERIA.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
evaluate applications for SMART grants based 
on— 
(i) the extent to which the eligible enti-
ty or applicable beneficiary community— 
(I) has a public transportation 
system or other transit options capable 
of integration with other systems to 
improve mobility and efficiency; 
(II) has a population density and 
transportation needs conducive to dem-
onstrating proposed strategies; 
(III) has continuity of committed 
leadership and the functional capacity 
to carry out the proposed project; 
(IV) is committed to open data 
sharing with the public; and 
(V) is likely to successfully imple-
ment the proposed eligible project, in-
cluding through technical and finan-
cial commitments from the public and 
private sectors; and 
(ii) the extent to which a proposed eli-
gible project will use advanced data, tech-
nology, and applications to provide signifi-
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cant benefits to a local area, a State, a re-
gion, or the United States, including the ex-
tent to which the proposed eligible project 
will— 
(I) reduce congestion and delays 
for commerce and the traveling public; 
(II) improve the safety and inte-
gration of transportation facilities and 
systems for pedestrians, bicyclists, and 
the broader traveling public; 
(III) improve access to jobs, edu-
cation, and essential services, includ-
ing health care; 
(IV) connect or expand access for 
underserved or disadvantaged popu-
lations 
and 
reduce 
transportation 
costs; 
(V) contribute to medium- and 
long-term economic competitiveness; 
(VI) improve the reliability of ex-
isting transportation facilities and sys-
tems; 
(VII) promote connectivity be-
tween and among connected vehicles, 
roadway infrastructure, pedestrians,
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bicyclists, the public, and transpor-
tation systems 
(VIII) incentivize private sector 
investments or partnerships, including 
by working with mobile and fixed tele-
communication service providers, to 
the extent practicable; 
(IX) improve energy efficiency or 
reduce pollution; 
(X) increase the resiliency of the 
transportation system; and 
(XI) improve emergency response. 
(B) 
PRIORITY.—In 
providing 
SMART 
grants, the Secretary shall give priority to appli-
cations for eligible projects that would— 
(i) demonstrate smart city or commu-
nity technologies in repeatable ways that 
can rapidly be scaled; 
(ii) encourage public and private shar-
ing of data and best practices; 
(iii) encourage private-sector innova-
tion by promoting industry-driven tech-
nology standards, open platforms, tech-
nology-neutral requirements, and interoper-
ability;
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(iv) promote a skilled workforce that is 
inclusive of minority or disadvantaged 
groups; 
(v) allow for the measurement and val-
idation of the cost savings and performance 
improvements associated with the installa-
tion and use of smart city or community 
technologies and practices; 
(vi) encourage the adoption of smart 
city or community technologies by commu-
nities; 
(vii) promote industry practices re-
garding cybersecurity; and 
(viii) safeguard individual privacy. 
(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On request of an 
eligible entity that submitted an application under 
paragraph (1) with respect to a project that is not se-
lected for a SMART grant, the Secretary shall provide 
to the eligible entity technical assistance and briefings 
relating to the project. 
(e) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A SMART grant may be 
used to carry out a project that demonstrates at 
least 1 of the following:
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(i) COORDINATED
AUTOMATION.—The 
use of automated transportation and auton-
omous vehicles, while working to minimize 
the impact on the accessibility of any other 
user group or mode of travel. 
(ii) CONNECTED
VEHICLES.—Vehicles 
that send and receive information regarding 
vehicle movements in the network and use 
vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-everything 
communications to provide advanced and 
reliable connectivity. 
(iii) INTELLIGENT, SENSOR-BASED IN-
FRASTRUCTURE.—The deployment and use 
of a collective intelligent infrastructure that 
allows sensors to collect and report real-time 
data to inform everyday transportation-re-
lated operations and performance. 
(iv) SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.—The in-
tegration of intelligent transportation sys-
tems with other existing systems and other 
advanced transportation technologies. 
(v) COMMERCE DELIVERY AND LOGIS-
TICS.—Innovative data and technological 
solutions supporting efficient goods move-
ment, such as connected vehicle probe data,
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road weather data, or global positioning 
data to improve on-time pickup and deliv-
ery, improved travel time reliability, re-
duced fuel consumption and emissions, and 
reduced labor and vehicle maintenance 
costs. 
(vi) LEVERAGING USE OF INNOVATIVE 
AVIATION
TECHNOLOGY.—Leveraging 
the 
use of innovative aviation technologies, such 
as unmanned aircraft systems, to support 
transportation safety and efficiencies, in-
cluding traffic monitoring and infrastruc-
ture inspection. 
(vii) SMART GRID.—Development of a 
programmable and efficient energy trans-
mission and distribution system to support 
the adoption or expansion of energy cap-
ture, electric vehicle deployment, or freight 
or commercial fleet fuel efficiency. 
(viii) SMART
TECHNOLOGY
TRAFFIC 
SIGNALS.—Improving the active manage-
ment and functioning of traffic signals, in-
cluding through— 
(I) the use of automated traffic 
signal performance measures;
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(vi) preliminary engineering and de-
sign work; 
(vii) systems development or informa-
tion technology work; and 
(viii) acquisition of real property (in-
cluding land and improvements to land re-
lating to an eligible project); and 
(B) construction phase activities, includ-
ing— 
(i) construction; 
(ii) reconstruction; 
(iii) rehabilitation; 
(iv) replacement; 
(v) environmental mitigation; 
(vi) construction contingencies; and 
(vii) acquisition of equipment, includ-
ing vehicles. 
(3) PROHIBITED USES.—A SMART grant shall 
not be used— 
(A) to reimburse any preaward costs or ap-
plication preparation costs of the SMART grant 
application; 
(B) for any traffic or parking enforcement 
activity; or
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(C) to purchase or lease a license plate 
reader. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date on which an eligible entity receives a 
SMART grant, and annually thereafter until the date 
on which the SMART grant is expended, the eligible 
entity shall submit to the Secretary an implementa-
tion report that describes— 
(A) the deployment and operational costs of 
each eligible project carried out by the eligible 
entity, as compared to the benefits and savings 
from the eligible project; and 
(B) the means by which each eligible project 
carried out by the eligible entity has met the 
original expectation, as projected in the SMART 
grant application, including— 
(i) data describing the means by which 
the eligible project met the specific goals for 
the project, such as— 
(I) reducing traffic-related fatali-
ties and injuries; 
(II) reducing traffic congestion or 
improving travel-time reliability;
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(III) providing the public with 
access to real-time integrated traffic, 
transit, and multimodal transpor-
tation information to make informed 
travel decisions; or 
(IV) reducing barriers or improv-
ing access to jobs, education, or various 
essential services; 
(ii) the effectiveness of providing to the 
public real-time integrated traffic, transit, 
and multimodal transportation information 
to make informed travel decisions; and 
(iii) lessons learned and recommenda-
tions for future deployment strategies to op-
timize 
transportation 
efficiency 
and 
multimodal system performance. 
(2) GAO.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct, and submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report describing the
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results of, a review of the SMART grant program 
under this section. 
(3) SECRETARY.— 
(A) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
2 years after the date on which the initial 
SMART grants are provided under this section, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report that— 
(i) describes each eligible entity that 
received a SMART grant; 
(ii) identifies the amount of each 
SMART grant provided; 
(iii) summarizes the intended uses of 
each SMART grant; 
(iv) describes the effectiveness of eligible 
entities in meeting the goals described in the 
SMART grant application of the eligible en-
tity, including an assessment or measure-
ment of the realized improvements or bene-
fits resulting from each SMART grant; and
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(v) describes lessons learned and rec-
ommendations for future deployment strate-
gies to optimize transportation efficiency 
and multimodal system performance. 
(B) 
BEST
PRACTICES.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(i) develop and regularly update best 
practices based on, among other informa-
tion, the data, lessons learned, and feedback 
from eligible entities that received SMART 
grants; 
(ii) publish the best practices under 
clause (i) on a publicly available website; 
and 
(iii) update the best practices pub-
lished on the website under clause (ii) regu-
larly. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $100,000,000 for each of 
the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of en-
actment of this Act, of which— 
(A) not more than 40 percent shall be used 
to provide SMART grants for eligible projects 
that primarily benefit large communities;
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(B) not more than 30 percent shall be pro-
vided for eligible projects that primarily benefit 
midsized communities; and 
(C) not more than 30 percent shall be used 
to provide SMART grants for eligible projects 
that primarily benefit rural communities or re-
gional partnerships. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Of the amounts 
made available under paragraph (1) for each fiscal 
year, not more than 2 percent shall be used for ad-
ministrative costs of the Secretary in carrying out 
this section. 
(3) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity may not use 
more than 3 percent of the amount of a SMART 
grant for each fiscal year to achieve compliance with 
applicable planning and reporting requirements. 
(4) AVAILABILITY.—The amounts made available 
for a fiscal year pursuant to this subsection shall be 
available for obligation during the 2-fiscal-year pe-
riod beginning on the first day of the fiscal year for 
which the amounts were appropriated. 
SEC. 25006. ELECTRIC VEHICLE WORKING GROUP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
SECRETARIES.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means—
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(A) the Secretary; and 
(B) the Secretary of Energy. 
(2) WORKING
GROUP.—The term ‘‘working 
group’’ means the electric vehicle working group es-
tablished under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall 
jointly establish an electric vehicle working group to 
make recommendations regarding the development, 
adoption, and integration of light-, medium-, and 
heavy-duty electric vehicles into the transportation 
and energy systems of the United States. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The working group shall 
be composed of— 
(i) the Secretaries (or designees), who 
shall be cochairs of the working group; and 
(ii) not more than 25 members, to be 
appointed by the Secretaries, of whom— 
(I) not more than 6 shall be Fed-
eral stakeholders as described in sub-
paragraph (B); and
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(II) not more than 19 shall be 
non-Federal stakeholders as described 
in subparagraph (C). 
(B) FEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS.—The work-
ing group— 
(i) shall include not fewer than 1 rep-
resentative of each of— 
(I) the Department; 
(II) the Department of Energy; 
(III) the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency; 
(IV) the Council on Environ-
mental Quality; and 
(V) the General Services Adminis-
tration; and 
(ii) may include a representative of 
any other Federal agency the Secretaries 
consider to be appropriate. 
(C) NON-FEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the working group— 
(I) shall include not fewer than 1 
representative of each of— 
(aa) a manufacturer of light- 
duty electric vehicles or the rel-
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evant components of light-duty 
electric vehicles; 
(bb) 
a 
manufacturer 
of 
medium- and heavy-duty vehicles 
or the relevant components of 
medium- and heavy-duty electric 
vehicles; 
(cc) a manufacturer of elec-
tric vehicle batteries; 
(dd) an owner, operator, or 
manufacturer of electric vehicle 
charging equipment; 
(ee) the public utility indus-
try; 
(ff) a public utility regulator 
or association of public utility 
regulators; 
(gg) the transportation fuel-
ing distribution industry; 
(hh) the energy provider in-
dustry; 
(ii) the automotive dealing 
industry; 
(jj) the for-hire passenger 
transportation industry;
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(kk) an organization rep-
resenting units of local govern-
ment; 
(ll) an organization rep-
resenting regional transportation 
or planning agencies; 
(mm) an organization rep-
resenting State departments of 
transportation; 
(nn) an organization rep-
resenting State departments of en-
ergy or State energy planners; 
(oo) the intelligent transpor-
tation systems and technologies 
industry; 
(pp) labor organizations rep-
resenting workers in transpor-
tation manufacturing, construc-
tion, or operations; 
(qq) the trucking industry; 
(rr) Tribal governments; and 
(ss) the property development 
industry; and 
(II) may include a representative 
of any other non-Federal stakeholder
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that the Secretaries consider to be ap-
propriate. 
(ii) REQUIREMENT.—The stakeholders 
selected under clause (i) shall, in the aggre-
gate— 
(I) consist of individuals with a 
balance of backgrounds, experiences, 
and viewpoints; and 
(II) include individuals that rep-
resent geographically diverse regions of 
the United States, including individ-
uals representing the perspectives of 
rural, urban, and suburban areas. 
(D) COMPENSATION.—A member of the 
working group shall serve without compensation. 
(3) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The working group shall 
meet not less frequently than once every 120 
days. 
(B) REMOTE PARTICIPATION.—A member of 
the working group may participate in a meeting 
of the working group via teleconference or simi-
lar means. 
(4) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the duties 
of the working group, the working group shall coordi-
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nate and consult with any existing Federal inter-
agency working groups on fleet conversion or other 
similar matters relating to electric vehicles. 
(c) REPORTS AND STRATEGY ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
ADOPTION.— 
(1) WORKING
GROUP
REPORTS.—The working 
group shall complete by each of the deadlines de-
scribed in paragraph (2) a report describing the sta-
tus of electric vehicle adoption including— 
(A) a description of the barriers and oppor-
tunities to scaling up electric vehicle adoption 
throughout the United States, including rec-
ommendations for issues relating to— 
(i) consumer behavior; 
(ii) charging infrastructure needs, in-
cluding standardization and cybersecurity; 
(iii) manufacturing and battery costs, 
including the raw material shortages for 
batteries and electric motor magnets; 
(iv) the adoption of electric vehicles for 
low- and moderate-income individuals and 
underserved communities, including charg-
ing infrastructure access and vehicle pur-
chase financing;
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(v) business models for charging per-
sonal electric vehicles outside the home, in-
cluding wired and wireless charging; 
(vi) charging infrastructure permitting 
and regulatory issues; 
(vii) the connections between housing 
and transportation costs and emissions; 
(viii) freight transportation, including 
local, port and drayage, regional, and long- 
haul trucking; 
(ix) intercity passenger travel; 
(x) the process by which governments 
collect a user fee for the contribution of elec-
tric vehicles to funding roadway improve-
ments; 
(xi) State- and local-level policies, in-
centives, and zoning efforts; 
(xii) the installation of highway cor-
ridor signage; 
(xiii) secondary markets and recycling 
for batteries; 
(xiv) grid capacity and integration; 
(xv) energy storage; and 
(xvi) specific regional or local issues 
that may not appear to apply throughout
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the United States, but may hamper nation-
wide adoption or coordination of electric ve-
hicles; 
(B) examples of successful public and pri-
vate models and demonstration projects that en-
courage electric vehicle adoption; 
(C) an analysis of current efforts to over-
come the barriers described in subparagraph (A); 
(D) an analysis of the estimated costs and 
benefits of any recommendations of the working 
group; and 
(E) any other topics, as determined by the 
working group. 
(2) DEADLINES.—A report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted to the Secretaries, the Committees 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives— 
(A) in the case of the first report, by not 
later than 18 months after the date on which the 
working group is established under subsection 
(b)(1); 
(B) in the case of the second report, by not 
later than 2 years after the date on which the
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first report is required to be submitted under 
subparagraph (A); and 
(C) in the case of the third report, by not 
later than 2 years after the date on which the 
second report is required to be submitted under 
subparagraph (B). 
(3) STRATEGY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Based on the reports 
submitted by the working group under para-
graph (1), the Secretaries shall jointly develop, 
maintain, and update a strategy that describes 
the means by which the Federal Government, 
States, units of local government, and industry 
can— 
(i) establish quantitative targets for 
transportation electrification; 
(ii) overcome the barriers described in 
paragraph (1)(A); 
(iii) identify areas of opportunity in 
research and development to improve bat-
tery manufacturing, mineral mining, recy-
cling costs, material recovery, fire risks, and 
battery performance for electric vehicles;
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(iv) enhance Federal interagency co-
ordination to promote electric vehicle adop-
tion; 
(v) prepare the workforce for the adop-
tion of electric vehicles, including through 
collaboration with labor unions, educational 
institutions, and relevant manufacturers; 
(vi) expand electric vehicle and charg-
ing infrastructure; 
(vii) expand knowledge of the benefits 
of electric vehicles among the general public; 
(viii) maintain the global competitive-
ness of the United States in the electric ve-
hicle and charging infrastructure markets; 
(ix) provide clarity in regulations to 
improve national uniformity with respect to 
electric vehicles; and 
(x) ensure the sustainable integration 
of electric vehicles into the national electric 
grid. 
(B) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—In carrying 
out subparagraph (A), the Secretaries shall pro-
vide public notice and opportunity for comment 
on the strategy described in that subparagraph. 
(4) INFORMATION.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretaries may 
enter into an agreement with the Transportation 
Research Board of the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide, 
track, or report data, information, or research to 
assist the working group in carrying out para-
graph (1). 
(B) USE
OF
EXISTING
INFORMATION.—In 
developing a report under paragraph (1) or a 
strategy under paragraph (3), the Secretaries 
and the working group shall take into consider-
ation existing Federal, State, local, private sec-
tor, and academic data and information relating 
to electric vehicles and, to the maximum extent 
practicable, coordinate with the entities that 
publish that information— 
(i) to prevent duplication of efforts by 
the Federal Government; and 
(ii) to leverage existing information 
and complementary efforts. 
(d) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretaries and the working group shall carry 
out this section using all available existing resources, 
websites, and databases of Federal agencies, such as— 
(1) the Alternative Fuels Data Center;
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(2) the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems pro-
gram; and 
(3) the Clean Cities Coalition Network. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The working group shall termi-
nate on submission of the third report required under sub-
section (c)(2)(C). 
SEC. 25007. RISK AND SYSTEM RESILIENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, shall develop 
a process for quantifying annual risk in order to increase 
system resilience with respect to the surface transportation 
system of the United States by measuring— 
(1) resilience to threat probabilities by type of 
hazard and geographical location; 
(2) resilience to asset vulnerabilities with respect 
to each applicable threat; and 
(3) anticipated consequences from each applica-
ble threat to each asset. 
(b) USE BY STATE, REGIONAL, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL 
ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
the process developed under subsection (a) to State de-
partments of transportation, metropolitan planning 
organizations, Indian Tribes, local governments, and 
other relevant entities.
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(2) GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary shall provide to the entities described 
in paragraph (1) guidance and technical assistance 
on the use of the process referred to in that para-
graph. 
(c) RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) identify and support fundamental re-
search to develop a framework and quantitative 
models to support compilation of information for 
risk-based analysis of transportation assets by 
standardizing the basis for quantifying annual 
risk and increasing system resilience; and 
(B) build on existing resilience research, in-
cluding studies conducted by— 
(i) the Transportation Research Board 
of the National Academies of Sciences, En-
gineering, and Medicine; and 
(ii) the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology. 
(2) USE OF EXISTING FACILITIES.—In carrying 
out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use existing re-
search facilities available to the Secretary, including 
the Turner–Fairbank Highway Research Center and
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University Transportation Centers established under 
section 5505 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 25008. COORDINATION ON EMERGING TRANSPOR-
TATION TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 3 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 313. Nontraditional and Emerging Transportation 
Technology Council 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Trans-
portation (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall 
establish a council, to be known as the ‘Nontraditional and 
Emerging Transportation Technology Council’ (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Council’), to address coordination on 
emerging technology issues across all modes of transpor-
tation. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary, who shall serve as an ex 
officio member of the Council; 
‘‘(B) the Deputy Secretary of Transpor-
tation;
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‘‘(C) the Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Policy; 
‘‘(D) the Assistant Secretary for Research 
and Technology of the Department of Transpor-
tation; 
‘‘(E) the Assistant Secretary for Budget and 
Programs of the Department of Transportation; 
‘‘(F) the General Counsel of the Department 
of Transportation; 
‘‘(G) the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Transportation; 
‘‘(H) the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration; 
‘‘(I) the Administrator of the Federal High-
way Administration; 
‘‘(J) the Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration; 
‘‘(K) the Administrator of the Federal Rail-
road Administration; 
‘‘(L) the Administrator of the Federal Tran-
sit Administration; 
‘‘(M) the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration; 
‘‘(N) the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration;
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‘‘(O) the Administrator of the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; 
and 
‘‘(P) any other official of the Department of 
Transportation, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 
‘‘(A) CHAIR.—The Deputy Secretary of 
Transportation (or a designee) shall serve as 
Chair of the Council. 
‘‘(B) VICE CHAIR.—The Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy (or a designee) shall 
serve as Vice Chair of the Council. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 
‘‘(1) identify and resolve jurisdictional and regu-
latory gaps or inconsistencies associated with non-
traditional and emerging transportation technologies, 
modes, or projects pending or brought before the De-
partment of Transportation to reduce, to the max-
imum extent practicable, impediments to the prompt 
and safe deployment of new and innovative transpor-
tation technology, including with respect to— 
‘‘(A) safety oversight; 
‘‘(B) environmental review; and 
‘‘(C) funding and financing issues;
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‘‘(2) coordinate the response of the Department of 
Transportation to nontraditional and emerging 
transportation technology projects; 
‘‘(3) engage with stakeholders in nontraditional 
and emerging transportation technology projects; and 
‘‘(4) develop and establish Department of Trans-
portation-wide processes, solutions, and best practices 
for identifying and managing nontraditional and 
emerging transportation technology projects. 
‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Council shall— 
‘‘(1) publish initial guidelines to achieve the 
purposes described in subsection (c)(4); and 
‘‘(2) promote each modal administration within 
the Department of Transportation to further test and 
support the advancement of nontraditional and 
emerging transportation technologies not specifically 
considered by the Council. 
‘‘(e) SUPPORT.—The Office of the Secretary shall pro-
vide support for the Council. 
‘‘(f) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not less fre-
quently than 4 times per year, at the call of the Chair. 
‘‘(g) LEAD MODAL ADMINISTRATION.—For each non-
traditional or emerging transportation technology, mode, or 
project associated with a jurisdictional or regulatory gap
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or inconsistency identified under subsection (c)(1), the 
Chair of the Council shall— 
‘‘(1) designate a lead modal administration of 
the Department of Transportation for review of the 
technology, mode, or project; and 
‘‘(2) arrange for the detailing of staff between 
modal administrations or offices of the Department of 
Transportation as needed to maximize the sharing of 
experience and expertise. 
‘‘(h) TRANSPARENCY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of establishment of the Council, and not less frequently 
than annually thereafter until December 31, 2026, the 
Council shall post on a publicly accessible website a report 
describing the activities of the Council during the preceding 
calendar year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter I of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘313. Nontraditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council.’’. 
SEC. 25009. INTERAGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING 
IMPROVEMENT CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of title 49, United 
States Code (as amended by section 14009), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(referred to 
in this section as the ‘Department’)’’ after ‘‘Transpor-
tation’’;
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(2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘(referred to in this section as the ‘Sec-
retary’)’’ after ‘‘Transportation’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(i); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) INTERAGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING IM-
PROVEMENT CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CENTER.—The term ‘Center’ means 
the Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Im-
provement Center established by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) PROJECT.—The term ‘project’ means a 
project authorized or funded under— 
‘‘(i) this title; or 
‘‘(ii) title 14, 23, 46, or 51. 
‘‘(2) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—There 
is 
established 
within the Office of the Secretary a center, to be 
known as the ‘Interagency Infrastructure Permitting 
Improvement Center’. 
‘‘(3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Center 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) to implement reforms to improve 
interagency coordination and expedite projects
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relating to the permitting and environmental re-
view of major transportation infrastructure 
projects, including— 
‘‘(i) developing and deploying informa-
tion technology tools to track project sched-
ules and metrics; and 
‘‘(ii) improving the transparency and 
accountability of the permitting process; 
‘‘(B)(i) to identify appropriate methods to 
assess environmental impacts; and 
‘‘(ii) to develop innovative methods for 
reasonable mitigation; 
‘‘(C) to reduce uncertainty and delays with 
respect to environmental reviews and permitting; 
and 
‘‘(D) to reduce costs and risks to taxpayers 
in project delivery. 
‘‘(4) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Center shall be 
headed by an Executive Director, who shall— 
‘‘(A) report to the Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy; 
‘‘(B) be responsible for the management and 
oversight of the daily activities, decisions, oper-
ations, and personnel of the Center; and
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‘‘(C) carry out such additional duties as the 
Secretary may prescribe. 
‘‘(5) DUTIES.—The Center shall carry out the 
following duties: 
‘‘(A) Coordinate and support implementa-
tion of priority reform actions for Federal agen-
cy permitting and reviews. 
‘‘(B) Support modernization efforts at the 
operating administrations within the Depart-
ment and interagency pilot programs relating to 
innovative approaches to the permitting and re-
view of transportation infrastructure projects. 
‘‘(C) Provide technical assistance and train-
ing to Department staff on policy changes, inno-
vative approaches to project delivery, and other 
topics, as appropriate. 
‘‘(D) Identify, develop, and track metrics 
for timeliness of permit reviews, permit deci-
sions, and project outcomes. 
‘‘(E) Administer and expand the use of on-
line transparency tools providing for— 
‘‘(i) tracking and reporting of metrics; 
‘‘(ii) development and posting of sched-
ules for permit reviews and permit deci-
sions;
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‘‘(iii) the sharing of best practices re-
lating to efficient project permitting and re-
views; and 
‘‘(iv) the visual display of relevant 
geospatial data to support the permitting 
process. 
‘‘(F) Submit to the Secretary reports de-
scribing progress made toward achieving— 
‘‘(i) greater efficiency in permitting 
decisions and review of infrastructure 
projects; and 
‘‘(ii) better outcomes for communities 
and the environment. 
‘‘(6) INNOVATIVE BEST PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall work 
with the operating administrations within the 
Department, eligible entities, and other public 
and private interests to develop and promote best 
practices for innovative project delivery. 
‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—The Center shall support 
the Department and operating administrations 
in conducting environmental reviews and per-
mitting, together with project sponsor technical 
assistance activities, by—
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‘‘(i) carrying out activities that are 
appropriate and consistent with the goals 
and policies of the Department to improve 
the delivery timelines for projects; 
‘‘(ii) serving as the Department liaison 
to— 
‘‘(I) the Council on Environ-
mental Quality; and 
‘‘(II) the Federal Permitting Im-
provement Steering Council established 
by section 41002(a) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4370m–1(a)); 
‘‘(iii) supporting the National Surface 
Transportation and Innovative Finance 
Bureau (referred to in this paragraph as 
the ‘Bureau’) in implementing activities to 
improve delivery timelines, as described in 
section 116(f), for projects carried out under 
the programs described in section 116(d)(1) 
for which the Bureau administers the appli-
cation process; 
‘‘(iv) leading activities to improve de-
livery timelines for projects carried out
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under programs not administered by the 
Bureau by— 
‘‘(I) coordinating efforts to im-
prove the efficiency and effectiveness of 
the environmental review and permit-
ting process; 
‘‘(II) providing technical assist-
ance and training to field and head-
quarters staff of Federal agencies with 
respect to policy changes and innova-
tive approaches to the delivery of 
projects; and 
‘‘(III) identifying, developing, and 
tracking metrics for permit reviews 
and decisions by Federal agencies for 
projects under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) NEPA COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), at the request of an entity that is car-
rying out a project, the Center, in coordina-
tion with the appropriate operating admin-
istrations within the Department, shall pro-
vide technical assistance relating to compli-
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ance with the applicable requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and applicable 
Federal authorizations. 
‘‘(ii) ASSISTANCE
FROM
THE
BU-
REAU.—For projects carried out under the 
programs described in section 116(d)(1) for 
which the Bureau administers the applica-
tion process, the Bureau, on request of the 
entity carrying out the project, shall pro-
vide the technical assistance described in 
clause (i).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 116(f)(2) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through 
(D) and subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively. 
SEC. 25010. RURAL OPPORTUNITIES TO USE TRANSPOR-
TATION FOR ECONOMIC SUCCESS INITIATIVE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUILD AMERICA BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Build 
America Bureau’’ means the National Surface Trans-
portation and Innovative Finance Bureau established 
under section 116 of title 49, United States Code.
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(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(3) ROUTES COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘ROUTES 
Council’’ means the Rural Opportunities to Use 
Transportation for Economic Success Council estab-
lished by subsection (c)(1). 
(4) ROUTES OFFICE.—The term ‘‘ROUTES Of-
fice’’ means the Rural Opportunities to Use Trans-
portation for Economic Success Office established by 
subsection (b)(1). 
(b) ROUTES OFFICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
within the Department the Rural Opportunities to 
Use Transportation for Economic Success Office— 
(A) to improve analysis of projects from 
rural areas, Indian Tribes, and historically dis-
advantaged communities in rural areas applying 
for Department discretionary grants, including 
ensuring that project costs, local resources, and 
the larger benefits to the people and the economy 
of the United States are appropriately consid-
ered; and
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(B) to provide rural communities, Indian 
Tribes, and historically disadvantaged commu-
nities in rural areas with technical assistance for 
meeting the transportation infrastructure invest-
ment needs of the United States in a financially 
sustainable manner. 
(2) OBJECTIVES.—The ROUTES Office shall— 
(A) collect input from knowledgeable entities 
and the public on— 
(i) the benefits of rural and Tribal 
transportation projects; 
(ii) the technical and financial assist-
ance required for constructing and oper-
ating transportation infrastructure and 
services within rural areas and on the land 
of Indian Tribes; 
(iii) barriers and opportunities to 
funding transportation projects in rural 
areas and on the land of Indian Tribes; and 
(iv) unique transportation barriers 
and challenges faced by Indian Tribes and 
historically disadvantaged communities in 
rural areas; 
(B) evaluate data on transportation chal-
lenges faced by rural communities and Indian
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Tribes and determine methods to align the dis-
cretionary funding and financing opportunities 
of the Department with the needs of those com-
munities for meeting national transportation 
goals; 
(C) provide education and technical assist-
ance to rural communities and Indian Tribes 
about 
applicable 
Department 
discretionary 
grants, develop effective methods to evaluate 
projects in those communities in discretionary 
grant programs, and communicate those methods 
through program guidance; 
(D) carry out research and utilize innova-
tive approaches to resolve the transportation 
challenges faced by rural areas and Indian 
Tribes; and 
(E) perform such other duties as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(c) ROUTES COUNCIL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for 
Economic Success Council— 
(A) to organize, guide, and lead the 
ROUTES Office; and
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(B) to coordinate rural-related and Tribal- 
related funding programs and assistance among 
the modal administrations of the Department, 
the offices of the Department, and other Federal 
agencies, as appropriate— 
(i) to ensure that the unique transpor-
tation needs and attributes of rural areas 
and Indian Tribes are fully addressed dur-
ing the development and implementation of 
programs, policies, and activities of the De-
partment; 
(ii) to increase coordination of pro-
grams, policies, and activities of the De-
partment in a manner that improves and 
expands transportation infrastructure in 
order to further economic development in, 
and the quality of life of, rural areas and 
Indian Tribes; and 
(iii) to provide rural areas and Indian 
Tribes with proactive outreach— 
(I) to improve access to discre-
tionary funding and financing pro-
grams; and
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(II) to facilitate timely resolution 
of environmental reviews for complex 
or high-priority projects. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The ROUTES Council 
shall be composed of the following officers of the 
Department, or their designees: 
(i) The Deputy Secretary of Transpor-
tation. 
(ii) The Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Policy. 
(iii) The General Counsel. 
(iv) The Chief Financial Officer and 
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Pro-
grams. 
(v) The Assistant Secretary for Re-
search and Technology. 
(vi) 
The 
Assistant 
Secretary 
for 
Multimodal Freight. 
(vii) The Administrators of— 
(I) the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration; 
(II) the Federal Highway Admin-
istration;
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(III) the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration; and 
(IV) the Federal Transit Adminis-
tration. 
(viii) The Executive Director of the 
Build America Bureau. 
(ix) The Assistant Secretary for Gov-
ernmental Affairs. 
(x) The Assistant Secretary for Trans-
portation Policy. 
(xi) The Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Tribal Government Affairs. 
(B) CHAIR.—The Deputy Secretary of 
Transportation shall be the Chair of the 
ROUTES Council. 
(C) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
or the Chair of the ROUTES Council may des-
ignate additional members to serve on the 
ROUTES Council. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
MODAL
INPUT.—To address 
issues related to safety and transport of commodities 
produced in or by, or transported through, as appli-
cable, rural areas, Indian Tribes, or the land of In-
dian Tribes, the ROUTES Council shall consult with 
the Administrators (or their designees) of—
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(A) the Maritime Administration; 
(B) the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway 
Development Corporation; and 
(C) the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration. 
(4) DUTIES.—Members of the ROUTES Council 
shall— 
(A) participate in all meetings and relevant 
ROUTES Council activities and be prepared to 
share information relevant to rural and Tribal 
transportation infrastructure projects and issues; 
(B) provide guidance and leadership on 
rural and Tribal transportation infrastructure 
issues and represent the work of the ROUTES 
Council and the Department on those issues to 
external stakeholders; and 
(C) recommend initiatives for the consider-
ation of the Chair of the ROUTES Council to es-
tablish and staff any resulting activities or 
working groups. 
(5) MEETINGS.—The ROUTES Council shall 
meet bimonthly. 
(6) ADDITIONAL STAFFING.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the ROUTES Council and ROUTES Of-
fice have adequate staff support to carry out the du-
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ties of the ROUTES Council and the ROUTES Of-
fice, respectively, under this section. 
(7) WORK PRODUCTS AND DELIVERABLES.—The 
ROUTES Council may develop work products or 
deliverables to meet the goals of the ROUTES Coun-
cil, including— 
(A) an annual report to Congress describing 
ROUTES Council activities for the past year 
and expected activities for the coming year; 
(B) any recommendations to enhance the ef-
fectiveness of Department discretionary grant 
programs regarding rural and Tribal infrastruc-
ture issues; and 
(C) other guides and reports for relevant 
groups and the public. 
SEC. 25011. SAFETY DATA INITIATIVE. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(1) a State; 
(2) a unit of local government; 
(3) a transit agency or authority; 
(4) a metropolitan planning organization; 
(5) any other subdivision of a State or local gov-
ernment; 
(6) an institution of higher education; and
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(7) a multi-State or multijurisdictional group. 
(b) SAFETY DATA INITIATIVE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an initiative, to be known as the ‘‘Safety Data 
Initiative’’, to promote the use of data integration, 
data visualization, and advanced analytics for sur-
face transportation safety through the development of 
innovative practices and products for use by Federal, 
State, and local entities. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) APPLIED RESEARCH.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
support and carry out applied research to 
develop practices and products that will en-
courage the integration and use of tradi-
tional and new sources of safety data and 
safety information to improve policy and 
decisionmaking at the Federal, State, and 
local government levels. 
(ii) METHODOLOGY.—In carrying out 
clause (i), the Secretary may— 
(I) carry out demonstration pro-
grams; 
(II) award grants and provide in-
centives to eligible entities;
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(III) 
enter 
into 
partnerships 
with— 
(aa) eligible entities; 
(bb) private sector entities; 
and 
(cc) National Laboratories; 
and 
(IV) use any other tools, strate-
gies, or methods that will result in the 
effective use of data and information 
for safety purposes. 
(B) TOOLS AND PRACTICES.—In carrying 
out subparagraph (A), the Secretary, to the max-
imum extent practicable, shall— 
(i) develop safety analysis tools for 
State and local governments, with a par-
ticular focus on State and local govern-
ments with limited capacity to perform 
safety analysis; 
(ii)(I) identify innovative State and 
local government practices; 
(II) incubate those practices for further 
development; and 
(III) replicate those practices nation-
wide; and
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(iii) transfer to State and local govern-
ments the results of the applied research 
carried out under that subparagraph. 
(C) DATA SHARING.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—To inform the cre-
ation of information useful for safety policy 
and decisionmaking, the Secretary shall— 
(I) encourage the sharing of data 
between and among Federal, State, 
and local transportation agencies; and 
(II) leverage data from private 
sector entities. 
(ii) GOALS.—The goals of the data- 
sharing activities under clause (i) shall in-
clude— 
(I) the creation of data ecosystems 
to reduce barriers to the efficient inte-
gration 
and 
analysis 
of 
relevant 
datasets for use by safety professionals; 
and 
(II) the establishment of proce-
dures adequate to ensure sufficient se-
curity, privacy, and confidentiality as 
needed to promote the sharing of sen-
sitive or proprietary data.
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(iii) MANAGEMENT
OF
DATA
ECO-
SYSTEMS.—A data ecosystem described in 
clause (ii)(I) may be managed by— 
(I) the Director of the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; 
(II) 1 or more trusted third par-
ties, as determined by the Secretary; or 
(III) 1 or more other entities or 
partnerships capable of securing, man-
aging, and analyzing sensitive or pro-
prietary data. 
(3) PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Safety Data Initia-
tive shall be carried out pursuant to a plan to 
be jointly established by— 
(i) the Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Policy; 
(ii) the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department; 
(iii) the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 
(iv) the Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration; 
(v) the Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration;
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(vi) the Administrator of the Federal 
Transit Administration; and 
(vii) the Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—The plan established 
under subparagraph (A) shall include details re-
garding the means by which tools and innova-
tions developed by projects carried out under the 
Safety Data Initiative will be transferred to the 
appropriate program of the Department for fur-
ther implementation. 
(C) DEADLINE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall direct the officials described in clauses (i) 
through (vii) of subparagraph (A) to establish, 
by a date determined by the Secretary, the plan 
referred to in that subparagraph. 
(4) TERMINATION.—The Safety Data Initiative 
shall terminate on the later of— 
(A) the date that is 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(B) the date on which the Secretary makes 
the direction to officials described in paragraph 
(3)(C).
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SEC. 25012. ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 49, United States 
Code (as amended by section 21101(a)), is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 119. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infra-
structure 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ARPA–I.— The term ‘ARPA–I’ means the 
Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure es-
tablished by subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of ARPA–I appointed under subsection (d). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) a unit of State or local government; 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(C) a commercial entity; 
‘‘(D) a research foundation; 
‘‘(E) a trade or industry research collabo-
rative; 
‘‘(F) a federally funded research and devel-
opment center; 
‘‘(G) a research facility owned or funded by 
the Department;
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‘‘(H) a collaborative that includes relevant 
international entities; and 
‘‘(I) a consortia of 2 or more entities de-
scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(H). 
‘‘(5) INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘infrastruc-
ture’ means any transportation method or facil-
ity that facilitates the transit of goods or people 
within the United States (including territories). 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘infrastruc-
ture’ includes— 
‘‘(i) roads; 
‘‘(ii) highways; 
‘‘(iii) bridges; 
‘‘(iv) airports; 
‘‘(v) rail lines; 
‘‘(vi) harbors; and 
‘‘(vii) pipelines. 
‘‘(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department an agency, to be known as the ‘Advanced 
Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure’, to support the de-
velopment of science and technology solutions—
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‘‘(1) to overcome long-term challenges; and 
‘‘(2) to advance the state of the art for United 
States transportation infrastructure. 
‘‘(c) GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The goals of ARPA–I shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) to advance the transportation infra-
structure of the United States by developing in-
novative science and technology solutions that— 
‘‘(i) lower the long-term costs of infra-
structure development, including costs of 
planning, construction, and maintenance; 
‘‘(ii) reduce the lifecycle impacts of 
transportation infrastructure on the envi-
ronment, including through the reduction of 
greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(iii) contribute significantly to im-
proving the safe, secure, and efficient move-
ment of goods and people; and 
‘‘(iv) promote the resilience of infra-
structure from physical and cyber threats; 
and 
‘‘(B) to ensure that the United States is a 
global leader in developing and deploying ad-
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vanced transportation infrastructure technologies 
and materials. 
‘‘(2) 
RESEARCH
PROJECTS.—ARPA–I 
shall 
achieve the goals described in paragraph (1) by pro-
viding assistance under this section for infrastructure 
research projects that— 
‘‘(A) advance novel, early-stage research 
with practicable application to transportation 
infrastructure; 
‘‘(B) translate techniques, processes, and 
technologies, from the conceptual phase to proto-
type, testing, or demonstration; 
‘‘(C) develop advanced manufacturing proc-
esses and technologies for the domestic manufac-
turing of novel transportation-related tech-
nologies; and 
‘‘(D) accelerate transformational techno-
logical advances in areas in which industry enti-
ties are unlikely to carry out projects due to 
technical and financial uncertainty. 
‘‘(d) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—ARPA–I shall be headed 
by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate.
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‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be an 
individual who, by reason of professional background 
and experience, is especially qualified to advise the 
Secretary regarding, and manage research programs 
addressing, matters relating to the development of 
science and technology solutions to advance United 
States transportation infrastructure. 
‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP TO SECRETARY.—The Direc-
tor shall— 
‘‘(A) be located within the Office of the As-
sistant Secretary for Research and Technology; 
and 
‘‘(B) report to the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROGRAMS.—No 
other program within the Department shall report to 
the Director. 
‘‘(5) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of 
the Director shall include— 
‘‘(A) approving new programs within 
ARPA–I; 
‘‘(B) developing funding criteria, and as-
sessing the success of programs, to achieve the 
goals described in subsection (c)(1) through the 
establishment of technical milestones;
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‘‘(C) administering available funding by 
providing to eligible entities assistance to achieve 
the goals described in subsection (c)(1); 
‘‘(D) terminating programs carried out 
under this section that are not achieving the 
goals of the programs; and 
‘‘(E) establishing a process through which 
eligible entities can submit to ARPA–I unsolic-
ited research proposals for assistance under this 
section in accordance with subsection (f). 
‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
and maintain within ARPA–I a staff with sufficient 
qualifications and expertise to enable ARPA–I to 
carry out the responsibilities under this section, in 
conjunction with other operations of the Department. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM DIRECTORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall des-
ignate employees to serve as program directors 
for ARPA–I. 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each program 
director shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(i) establishing research and develop-
ment goals for the applicable program, in-
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cluding by convening workshops and confer-
ring with outside experts; 
‘‘(ii) publicizing the goals of the appli-
cable program; 
‘‘(iii) soliciting applications for spe-
cific areas of particular promise, especially 
in areas that the private sector or the Fed-
eral Government are not likely to carry out 
absent assistance from ARPA–I; 
‘‘(iv) establishing research collabora-
tions for carrying out the applicable pro-
gram; 
‘‘(v) selecting on the basis of merit each 
project to be supported under the applicable 
program, taking into consideration— 
‘‘(I) the novelty and scientific and 
technical merit of proposed projects; 
‘‘(II) the demonstrated capabili-
ties of eligible entities to successfully 
carry out proposed projects; 
‘‘(III) the extent to which an eli-
gible entity took into consideration fu-
ture commercial applications of a pro-
posed project, including the feasibility
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of partnering with 1 or more commer-
cial entities; and 
‘‘(IV) such other criteria as the 
Director may establish; 
‘‘(vi) identifying innovative cost-shar-
ing arrangements for projects carried out or 
funded by ARPA–I; 
‘‘(vii) monitoring the progress of 
projects supported under the applicable pro-
gram; 
‘‘(viii) identifying mechanisms for 
commercial application of successful tech-
nology 
development 
projects, 
including 
through establishment of partnerships be-
tween eligible entities and commercial enti-
ties; and 
‘‘(ix) as applicable, recommending— 
‘‘(I) program restructuring; or 
‘‘(II) termination of applicable re-
search partnerships or projects. 
‘‘(C) TERM OF SERVICE.—A program direc-
tor— 
‘‘(i) shall serve for a term of 3 years; 
and
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‘‘(ii) may be reappointed for any sub-
sequent term of service. 
‘‘(3) HIRING AND MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may— 
‘‘(i) make appointments of scientific, 
engineering, and professional personnel, 
without regard to the civil service laws; 
‘‘(ii) fix the basic pay of such per-
sonnel at such rate as the Director may de-
termine, but not to exceed level II of the Ex-
ecutive Schedule, without regard to the civil 
service laws; and 
‘‘(iii) pay an employee appointed 
under this subparagraph payments in addi-
tion to basic pay, subject to the condition 
that the total amount of those additional 
payments for any 12-month period shall not 
exceed the least of— 
‘‘(I) $25,000; 
‘‘(II) an amount equal to 25 per-
cent of the annual rate of basic pay of 
the employee; and 
‘‘(III) the amount of the applica-
ble limitation for a calendar year 
under section 5307(a)(1) of title 5.
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‘‘(B) PRIVATE
RECRUITING
FIRMS.—The 
Director may enter into a contract with a pri-
vate recruiting firm for the hiring of qualified 
technical staff to carry out this section. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
STAFF.—The Director 
may use all authorities available to the Sec-
retary to hire administrative, financial, and 
clerical staff, as the Director determines to be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(f) RESEARCH PROPOSALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may sub-
mit to the Director an unsolicited research proposal 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Director may require, including a 
description of— 
‘‘(A) the extent of current and prior efforts 
with respect to the project proposed to be carried 
out using the assistance, if applicable; and 
‘‘(B) any current or prior investments in 
the technology area for which funding is re-
quested, including as described in subsection 
(c)(2)(D). 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—The Director—
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‘‘(A) shall review each unsolicited research 
proposal submitted under paragraph (1), taking 
into consideration— 
‘‘(i) the novelty and scientific and 
technical merit of the research proposal; 
‘‘(ii) the demonstrated capabilities of 
the applicant to successfully carry out the 
research proposal; 
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the applicant 
took into consideration future commercial 
applications 
of 
the 
proposed 
research 
project, 
including 
the 
feasibility 
of 
partnering with 1 or more commercial enti-
ties; and 
‘‘(iv) such other criteria as the Director 
may establish; 
‘‘(B) may approve a research proposal if the 
Director determines that the research— 
‘‘(i) is in accordance with— 
‘‘(I) the goals described in sub-
section (c)(1); or 
‘‘(II) an applicable transportation 
research and development strategic 
plan developed under section 6503; and
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‘‘(ii) would not duplicate any other 
Federal research being conducted or funded 
by another Federal agency; and 
‘‘(C)(i) if funding is denied for the research 
proposal, shall provide to the eligible entity that 
submitted the proposal a written notice of the de-
nial that, as applicable— 
‘‘(I) explains why the research pro-
posal was not selected, including whether 
the research proposal fails to cover an area 
of need; and 
‘‘(II) recommends that the research 
proposal be submitted to another research 
program; or 
‘‘(ii) if the research proposal is approved for 
funding, shall provide to the eligible entity that 
submitted the proposal— 
‘‘(I) a written notice of the approval; 
and 
‘‘(II) assistance in accordance with 
subsection (g) for the proposed research. 
‘‘(g) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—On approval of a re-
search proposal of an eligible entity, the Director may pro-
vide to the eligible entity assistance in the form of— 
‘‘(1) a grant;
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‘‘(2) a contract; 
‘‘(3) a cooperative agreement; 
‘‘(4) a cash prize; or 
‘‘(5) another, similar form of funding. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS AND ROADMAPS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—For each fiscal year, 
the Director shall provide to the Secretary, for inclu-
sion in the budget request submitted by the Secretary 
to the President under section 1108 of title 31 for the 
fiscal year, a report that, with respect to the pre-
ceding fiscal year, describes— 
‘‘(A) the projects that received assistance 
from ARPA–I, including— 
‘‘(i) each such project that was funded 
as a result of an unsolicited research pro-
posal; and 
‘‘(ii) each such project that examines 
topics or technologies closely related to other 
activities funded by the Department, includ-
ing an analysis of whether the Director 
achieved compliance with subsection (i)(1) 
in supporting the project; and 
‘‘(B) the instances of, and reasons for, the 
provision of assistance under this section for any 
projects being carried out by industry entities.
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‘‘(2) STRATEGIC
VISION
ROADMAP.—Not later 
than October 1, 2022, and not less frequently than 
once every 4 years thereafter, the Director shall sub-
mit to the relevant authorizing and appropriations 
committees of Congress a roadmap describing the 
strategic vision that ARPA–I will use to guide the se-
lection of future projects for technology investment 
during the 4 fiscal-year period beginning on the date 
of submission of the report. 
‘‘(i) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.—The Di-
rector shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) the activities of ARPA–I are coordinated 
with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, programs 
and laboratories within— 
‘‘(A) the Department; and 
‘‘(B) other relevant research agencies; and 
‘‘(2) no funding is provided by ARPA–I for a 
project, unless the eligible entity proposing the 
project— 
‘‘(A) demonstrates sufficient attempts to se-
cure private financing; or 
‘‘(B) indicates that the project is not inde-
pendently commercially viable. 
‘‘(j) FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNOLOGIES.— 
The Director shall seek opportunities to partner with pur-
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chasing and procurement programs of Federal agencies to 
demonstrate technologies resulting from activities funded 
through ARPA–I. 
‘‘(k) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Director shall seek oppor-
tunities to enter into contracts or partnerships with minor-
ity-serving institutions (as described in any of paragraphs 
(1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)))— 
‘‘(1) to accomplish the goals of ARPA–I; 
‘‘(2) to develop institutional capacity in ad-
vanced transportation infrastructure technologies and 
materials; 
‘‘(3) to engage underserved populations in devel-
oping, demonstrating, and deploying those tech-
nologies and materials; and 
‘‘(4) to otherwise address the needs of ARPA–I. 
‘‘(l) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.—The 
Director may— 
‘‘(1) partner with university transportation cen-
ters under section 5505 to accomplish the goals, and 
address the needs, of ARPA–I; and 
‘‘(2) sponsor and select for funding, in accord-
ance with section 5505, competitively selected univer-
sity transportation center grants, in addition to the
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assistance provided under section 5505, to address 
targeted technology and material goals of ARPA–I. 
‘‘(m) ADVICE.— 
‘‘(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Director may 
seek advice regarding any aspect of ARPA–I from— 
‘‘(A) an existing advisory committee, office, 
or other group within the Department; and 
‘‘(B) a new advisory committee organized to 
support the programs of ARPA–I by providing 
advice and assistance regarding— 
‘‘(i) specific program tasks; or 
‘‘(ii) the overall direction of ARPA–I. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
SOURCES.—In carrying out 
this section, the Director may seek advice and review 
from— 
‘‘(A) the President’s Council of Advisors on 
Science and Technology; 
‘‘(B) the Advanced Research Projects Agen-
cy–Energy; and 
‘‘(C) any professional or scientific organiza-
tion with expertise relating to specific processes 
or technologies under development by ARPA–I. 
‘‘(n) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 27, 
2024, the Secretary may enter into an arrangement
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with the National Academy of Sciences under which 
the National Academy shall conduct an evaluation of 
the achievement by ARPA–I of the goals described in 
subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The evaluation under para-
graph (1) may include— 
‘‘(A) a recommendation regarding whether 
ARPA–I should be continued; 
‘‘(B) a recommendation regarding whether 
ARPA–I, or the Department generally, should 
continue to allow entities to submit unsolicited 
research proposals; and 
‘‘(C) a description of— 
‘‘(i) the lessons learned from the oper-
ation of ARPA–I; and 
‘‘(ii) the manner in which those lessons 
may apply to the operation of other pro-
grams of the Department. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—On completion of the eval-
uation under paragraph (1), the evaluation shall be 
made available to— 
‘‘(A) Congress; and 
‘‘(B) the public. 
‘‘(o) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each type of information de-
scribed in paragraph (2) that is collected by ARPA– 
I from eligible entities shall be considered to be— 
‘‘(A) commercial and financial information 
obtained from a person; 
‘‘(B) privileged or confidential; and 
‘‘(C) not subject to disclosure under section 
552(b)(4) of title 5. 
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF TYPES OF INFORMATION.— 
The types of information referred to in paragraph (1) 
are— 
‘‘(A) information relating to plans for com-
mercialization of technologies developed using as-
sistance provided under this section, including 
business plans, technology-to-market plans, mar-
ket studies, and cost and performance models; 
‘‘(B) information relating to investments 
provided to an eligible entity from a third party 
(such as a venture capital firm, a hedge fund, 
and a private equity firm), including any per-
centage of ownership of an eligible entity pro-
vided in return for such an investment; 
‘‘(C) information relating to additional fi-
nancial support that the eligible entity—
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‘‘(i) plans to invest, or has invested, in 
the technology developed using assistance 
provided under this section; or 
‘‘(ii) is seeking from a third party; 
and 
‘‘(D) information relating to revenue from 
the licensing or sale of a new product or service 
resulting from research conducted using assist-
ance provided under this section. 
‘‘(p) EFFECT ON EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—The au-
thority provided by this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be in addition to any existing author-
ity provided to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) shall not supersede or modify any other ex-
isting authority. 
‘‘(q) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section. 
‘‘(2) SEPARATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION.— 
‘‘(A) BUDGET
REQUEST.—The budget re-
quest for ARPA–I shall be separate from the 
budget request of the remainder of the Depart-
ment.
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‘‘(B) APPROPRIATIONS.—The funding ap-
propriated for ARPA–I shall be separate and 
distinct from the funding appropriated for the 
remainder of the Department. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able for a fiscal year under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) not less than 5 percent shall be used 
for technology transfer and outreach activities— 
‘‘(i) in accordance with the goal de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2)(D); and 
‘‘(ii) within the responsibilities of the 
program directors described in subsection 
(e)(2)(B)(viii); and 
‘‘(B) none may be used for the construction 
of any new building or facility during the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of the 
Surface 
Transportation 
Investment 
Act 
of 
2021.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
1 of title 49, United States Code (as amended by section 
21101(c)), is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘119. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure.’’. 
SEC. 25013. OPEN RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
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‘‘§ 5506. Advanced transportation research initiative 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a State agency; 
‘‘(2) a local government agency; 
‘‘(3) an institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), including a university trans-
portation center established under section 5505; 
‘‘(4) a nonprofit organization, including a non-
profit research organization; and 
‘‘(5) a private sector organization working in 
collaboration with an entity described in any of para-
graphs (1) through (4). 
‘‘(b) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall 
establish an advanced transportation research pilot pro-
gram under which the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall establish a process for eligible entities 
to submit to the Secretary unsolicited research pro-
posals; and 
‘‘(2) may enter into arrangements with 1 or 
more eligible entities to fund research proposed under 
paragraph (1), in accordance with this section.
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE RESEARCH.—The Secretary may enter 
into an arrangement with an eligible entity under this sec-
tion to fund research that— 
‘‘(1) addresses— 
‘‘(A) a research need identified by— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator of a modal ad-
ministration of the Department of Trans-
portation; or 
‘‘(B) an issue that the Secretary determines 
to be important; and 
‘‘(2) is not duplicative of— 
‘‘(A) any other Federal research project; or 
‘‘(B) any project for which funding is pro-
vided by another Federal agency. 
‘‘(d) PROJECT REVIEW.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) review each research proposal submitted 
under the pilot program established under subsection 
(b); and 
‘‘(2)(A) if funding is denied for the research pro-
posal— 
‘‘(i) provide to the eligible entity that sub-
mitted the proposal a written notice of the denial 
that, as applicable—
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‘‘(I) explains why the research pro-
posal was not selected, including whether 
the research proposal fails to cover an area 
of need; and 
‘‘(II) recommends that the research 
proposal be submitted to another research 
program; and 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary recommends that the 
research proposal be submitted to another re-
search program under clause (i)(II), provide 
guidance and direction to— 
‘‘(I) the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(II) the proposed research program of-
fice; or 
‘‘(B) if the research proposal is selected for 
funding— 
‘‘(i) provide to the eligible entity that 
submitted the proposal a written notice of 
the selection; and 
‘‘(ii) seek to enter into an arrangement 
with the eligible entity to provide funding 
for the proposed research. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the activities carried out under subsection (c) are
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coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, 
programs of the Department of Transportation and 
other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(2) INTRAAGENCY
COORDINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall coordinate the research carried out under 
this section with— 
‘‘(A) the research, education, and technology 
transfer activities carried out by grant recipients 
under section 5505; and 
‘‘(B) the research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application activities of 
other relevant programs of the Department of 
Transportation, including all modal administra-
tions of the Department. 
‘‘(3) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—The Sec-
retary shall coordinate, as appropriate, regarding 
fundamental research with the potential for applica-
tion in the transportation sector with— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy; 
‘‘(B) the Director of the National Science 
Foundation; 
‘‘(C) the Secretary of Energy; 
‘‘(D) the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology;
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‘‘(E) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
‘‘(F) the Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration; 
‘‘(G) the Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(H) the heads of other appropriate Federal 
agencies, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) REVIEW, EVALUATION, AND REPORT.—Not less 
frequently than biennially, in accordance with the plan de-
veloped under section 6503, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) review and evaluate the pilot program es-
tablished under subsection (b), including the research 
carried out under that pilot program; and 
‘‘(2) make public on a website of the Department 
of Transportation a report describing the review and 
evaluation under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(g) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost 
of an activity carried out under this section shall not 
exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—All costs directly 
incurred by the non-Federal partners (including per-
sonnel, travel, facility, and hardware development 
costs) shall be credited toward the non-Federal share 
of the cost of an activity carried out under this sec-
tion.
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‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES.—Of any 
amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 
year, the Secretary may use not more than 1.5 percent for 
coordination, evaluation, and oversight activities under this 
section. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5506. Advanced transportation research initiative.’’. 
SEC. 25014. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. 
Section 6503 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 180 days after 
the date of publication of the Department of Trans-
portation Strategic Plan and not less frequently than 
once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The strategic’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Each strategic’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)—
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘The strategic’’ and inserting ‘‘Each 
strategic’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) reducing transportation cybersecurity 
risks;’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘the strategic’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
strategic’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021, and not less frequently 
than once every 5 years thereafter’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 25015. RESEARCH PLANNING MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) ANNUAL MODAL RESEARCH PLANS.—Section 6501 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1 of 
each year, the head of each modal administration and 
joint program office of the Department of Transpor-
tation shall prepare and submit to the Assistant Sec-
retary for Research and Technology of the Depart-
ment of Transportation (referred to in this chapter as 
the ‘Assistant Secretary’)— 
‘‘(A) a comprehensive annual modal re-
search plan for the following fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) a detailed outlook for the fiscal year 
thereafter.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘pre-
pared or’’ before ‘‘submitted’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each plan under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a general description of the strategic 
goals of the Department that are addressed by 
the research programs being carried out by the
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Assistant Secretary or modal administration, as 
applicable; 
‘‘(B) a description of each proposed research 
program, as described in the budget request sub-
mitted by the Secretary of Transportation to the 
President under section 1108 of title 31 for the 
following fiscal year, including— 
‘‘(i) the major objectives of the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(ii) the requested amount of funding 
for each program and area; 
‘‘(C) a list of activities the Assistant Sec-
retary or modal administration plans to carry 
out under the research programs described in 
subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the potential impact 
of the research programs described in subpara-
graph (B), including— 
‘‘(i) potential outputs, outcomes, and 
impacts on technologies and practices used 
by entities subject to the jurisdiction of the 
modal administration; 
‘‘(ii) potential effects on applicable reg-
ulations of the modal administration, in-
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cluding the modification or modernization 
of those regulations; 
‘‘(iii) potential economic or societal 
impacts; and 
‘‘(iv) progress made toward achieving 
strategic goals of— 
‘‘(I) the applicable modal admin-
istration; or 
‘‘(II) the Department of Trans-
portation; 
‘‘(E) a description of potential partnerships 
to be established to conduct the research pro-
gram, including partnerships with— 
‘‘(i) institutions of higher education; 
and 
‘‘(ii) private sector entities; and 
‘‘(F) such other requirements as the Assist-
ant Secretary considers to be necessary.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘by the head of a 
modal administration or joint program of-
fice’’ after ‘‘submitted’’; and
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
clause (ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) request that the plan and outlook 
be— 
‘‘(I) revised in accordance with 
such suggestions as the Assistant Sec-
retary shall include to ensure con-
formity with the criteria described in 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(II) resubmitted to the Assistant 
Secretary for approval.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In conducting a review under 
paragraph (1)(A), the Assistant Secretary shall, with 
respect to the modal research plan that is the subject 
of the review— 
‘‘(A) take into consideration whether— 
‘‘(i) the plan contains research objec-
tives that are consistent with the strategic 
research and policy objectives of the Depart-
ment of Transportation included in the
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strategic plan required under section 6503; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the research programs described 
in the plan have the potential to benefit the 
safety, mobility, and efficiency of the 
United States transportation system; 
‘‘(B) identify and evaluate any potential 
opportunities for collaboration between or among 
modal administrations with respect to particular 
research programs described in the plan; 
‘‘(C) identify and evaluate whether other 
modal administrations may be better suited to 
carry out the research programs described in the 
plan; 
‘‘(D) assess whether any projects described 
in the plan are— 
‘‘(i) duplicative across modal adminis-
trations; or 
‘‘(ii) unnecessary; and 
‘‘(E) take into consideration such other cri-
teria as the Assistant Secretary determines to be 
necessary.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-
section limits the ability of the head of a modal ad-
ministration to comply with applicable law.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4). 
(b) CONSOLIDATED RESEARCH DATABASE.—Section 
6502(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing the subsection designation and heading and all that fol-
lows through subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) RESEARCH ABSTRACT DATABASE.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than September 1 
of each year, the head of each modal administration 
and joint program office of the Department of Trans-
portation shall submit to the Assistant Secretary, for 
review and public posting, a description of each pro-
posed research project to be carried out during the fol-
lowing fiscal year, including— 
‘‘(A) proposed funding for any new projects; 
and 
‘‘(B) proposed additional funding for any 
existing projects. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Not less frequently than an-
nually, after receiving the descriptions under para-
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graph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall publish on a 
public website a comprehensive database including a 
description of all research projects conducted by the 
Department of Transportation, including research 
funded through university transportation centers 
under section 5505. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The database published under 
paragraph (2) shall— 
‘‘(A) be delimited by research project; and 
‘‘(B) include a description of, with respect 
to each research project— 
‘‘(i) research objectives; 
‘‘(ii) the progress made with respect to 
the project, including whether the project is 
ongoing or complete; 
‘‘(iii) any outcomes of the project, in-
cluding potential implications for policy, 
regulations, or guidance issued by a modal 
administration or the Department of Trans-
portation; 
‘‘(iv) any findings of the project; 
‘‘(v) the amount of funds allocated for 
the project; and 
‘‘(vi) such other information as the As-
sistant Secretary determines to be necessary
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to address Departmental priorities and stat-
utory mandates;’’. 
SEC. 25016. INCORPORATION OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
PORTATION RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 65 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 6504. Incorporation of Department of Transpor-
tation research 
‘‘(a) REVIEW.—Not later than December 31, 2021, and 
not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, in 
concurrence with the applicable strategic plan under section 
6503, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct a review of research conducted by 
the Department of Transportation; and 
‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable and ap-
propriate, identify modifications to laws, regulations, 
guidance, and other policy documents to incorporate 
any innovations resulting from the research described 
in paragraph (1) that have the potential to improve 
the safety or efficiency of the United States transpor-
tation system. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting a review under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall—
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‘‘(1) identify any innovative practices, mate-
rials, or technologies that have demonstrable benefits 
to the transportation system; 
‘‘(2) determine whether the practices, materials, 
or technologies described in paragraph (1) require 
any statutory or regulatory modifications for adop-
tion; and 
‘‘(3)(A) if modifications are determined to be re-
quired under paragraph (2), develop— 
‘‘(i) a proposal for those modifications; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the manner in which 
any such regulatory modifications would be— 
‘‘(I) incorporated into the Unified Reg-
ulatory Agenda; or 
‘‘(II) adopted into existing regulations 
as soon as practicable; or 
‘‘(B) if modifications are determined not to be 
required under paragraph (2), develop a description 
of the means by which the practices, materials, or 
technologies described in paragraph (1) will otherwise 
be incorporated into Department of Transportation or 
modal administration policy or guidance, including 
as part of the Technology Transfer Program of the Of-
fice of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Tech-
nology.
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‘‘(c) REPORT.—On completion of each review under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describ-
ing, with respect to the period covered by the report— 
‘‘(1) each new practice, material, or technology 
identified under subsection (b)(1); and 
‘‘(2) any statutory or regulatory modification for 
the adoption of such a practice, material, or tech-
nology that— 
‘‘(A) is determined to be required under 
subsection (b)(2); or 
‘‘(B) was otherwise made during that pe-
riod.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
65 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘6504. Incorporation of Department of Transportation research.’’. 
SEC. 25017. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘of 
Transportation, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Technology (referred
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to in this section as the ‘Secretary’),’’ after ‘‘The 
Secretary’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘multimodal’’ after ‘‘critical’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘with respect to the matters described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 
6503(c)(1)’’ after ‘‘transportation leaders’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘for 
each of the transportation centers described 
under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘as a lead institution under 
this section, except as provided in subparagraph 
(B)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘identified in chapter 65’’ and inserting 
‘‘described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(G) of section 6503(c)(1)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘the As-
sistant Secretary’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘modal administrations’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘the heads of the modal administra-
tions of the Department of Transpor-
tation,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘submit’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘of the Senate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘make available to the public on a website 
of the Department of Transportation’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(3)(E)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, including the cybersecu-
rity implications of technologies relating to con-
nected vehicles, connected infrastructure, and au-
tonomous vehicles’’ after ‘‘autonomous vehicles’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A regional univer-
sity transportation center receiving a grant 
under this paragraph shall carry out re-
search focusing on 1 or more of the matters 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) 
of section 6503(c)(1). 
‘‘(ii) FOCUSED OBJECTIVES.—The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)—
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(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘ANNUAL REVIEW’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
VIEW’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘annually’’ and in-
serting ‘‘biennially’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘submit’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of 
the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘make available 
to the public on a website of the Department 
of Transportation’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2016 
through 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 
2026’’. 
SEC. 25018. NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM INFRASTRUC-
TURE STRATEGIC PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1431(e) of the FAST Act 
(49 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 114–94) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) 
as subparagraphs (A) though (G), respectively, and 
indenting appropriately; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
(as so redesignated)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Surface Transportation In-
vestment Act of 2021’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘plan that includes’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘plan— 
‘‘(1) to develop an immediate-term and long- 
term strategy, including policy recommendations 
across all modes of transportation, for the Depart-
ment and other agencies to use infrastructure invest-
ments to revive the travel and tourism industry and 
the overall travel and tourism economy in the wake 
of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic; and 
‘‘(2) that includes’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘, including consideration of 
the impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic’’ after 
‘‘network’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘of regional significance’’ 
after ‘‘corridors’’;
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(C) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) an identification of possible infra-
structure investments that create recovery oppor-
tunities for small, underserved, minority, and 
rural businesses in the travel and tourism indus-
try, including efforts to preserve and protect the 
scenic, but often less-traveled, roads that promote 
tourism and economic development throughout 
the United States.’’. 
(b) CHIEF TRAVEL AND TOURISM OFFICER.—Section 
102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
subsection (i) (as redesignated by section 25009(a)(3)) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) CHIEF TRAVEL AND TOURISM OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Office of the Secretary of Transportation a posi-
tion, to be known as the ‘Chief Travel and Tourism 
Officer’.
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‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Chief Travel and Tourism 
Officer shall collaborate with the Assistant Secretary 
for Aviation and International Affairs to carry out— 
‘‘(A) the National Travel and Tourism In-
frastructure Strategic Plan under section 1431(e) 
of Public Law 114–94 (49 U.S.C. 301 note); and 
‘‘(B) other travel- and tourism-related mat-
ters involving the Department of Transpor-
tation.’’. 
SEC. 25019. LOCAL HIRING PREFERENCE FOR CONSTRUC-
TION JOBS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient or subrecipient of 
a grant provided by the Secretary under title 23 or 
49, United States Code, may implement a local or 
other geographical or economic hiring preference re-
lating to the use of labor for construction of a project 
funded by the grant, including prehire agreements, 
subject to any applicable State and local laws, poli-
cies, and procedures. 
(2) TREATMENT.—The use of a local or other 
geographical or economic hiring preference pursuant 
to paragraph (1) in any bid for a contract for the 
construction of a project funded by a grant described
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in paragraph (1) shall not be considered to unduly 
limit competition. 
(b) WORKFORCE DIVERSITY REPORT.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report describing methods— 
(1) to ensure preapprenticeship programs are es-
tablished and implemented to meet the needs of em-
ployers in transportation and transportation infra-
structure construction industries, including with re-
spect 
to 
the 
formal 
connection 
of 
the 
preapprenticeship programs to registered apprentice-
ship programs; 
(2) to address barriers to employment (within 
the meaning of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)) in transportation 
and transportation infrastructure construction indus-
tries for— 
(A) individuals who are former offenders 
(as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)); 
(B) individuals with a disability (as de-
fined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)); and
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(C) individuals that represent populations 
that are traditionally underrepresented in the 
workforce; and 
(3) to encourage a recipient or subrecipient im-
plementing a local or other geographical or economic 
hiring preference pursuant to subsection (a)(1) to es-
tablish, in coordination with nonprofit organizations 
that represent employees, outreach and support pro-
grams that increase diversity within the workforce, 
including expanded participation from individuals 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (2). 
(c) MODEL PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of submission of the report under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall establish, and publish on the website of the De-
partment, a model plan for use by States, units of local 
government, and private sector entities to address the issues 
described in that subsection. 
SEC. 25020. TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under 
which the National Academy shall develop and submit to 
the Secretary a workforce needs assessment that— 
(1) addresses—
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(A) the education and recruitment of tech-
nical workers for the intelligent transportation 
technologies and systems industry; 
(B) the development of a workforce skilled 
in various types of intelligent transportation 
technologies, components, infrastructure, and 
equipment, including with respect to— 
(i) installation; 
(ii) maintenance; 
(iii) manufacturing; 
(iv) operations, including data anal-
ysis and review; and 
(v) cybersecurity; and 
(C) barriers to employment in the intel-
ligent transportation technologies and systems 
industry for— 
(i) individuals who are former offend-
ers (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102)); 
(ii) individuals with a disability (as 
defined in section 3 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)); 
and
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(iii) individuals that represent popu-
lations that are traditionally underrep-
resented in the workforce; and 
(2) includes recommendations relating to the 
issues described in paragraph (1). 
(b) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a working group, to be composed of— 
(A) the Secretary of Energy; 
(B) the Secretary of Labor; and 
(C) the heads of such other Federal agencies 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The working group es-
tablished under paragraph (1) shall develop an 
intelligent transportation technologies and sys-
tems industry workforce development implanta-
tion plan. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The implementation 
plan under subparagraph (A) shall address any 
issues and recommendations included in the 
needs assessment under subsection (a), taking 
into consideration a whole-of-government ap-
proach with respect to—
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(i) using registered apprenticeship and 
preapprenticeship programs; and 
(ii) re-skilling workers who may be in-
terested in working within the intelligent 
transportation technologies and systems in-
dustry. 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of receipt of the needs assessment 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress the implementation plan developed under 
paragraph (2). 
(4) TERMINATION.—The working group estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the 
date on which the implementation plan developed 
under paragraph (2) is submitted to Congress under 
paragraph (3). 
(c) TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE OUTREACH PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of 
title 49, United States Code (as amended by section 
25013(a)), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 5507. Transportation workforce outreach program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall establish
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and administer a transportation workforce outreach pro-
gram, under which the Secretary shall carry out a series 
of public service announcement campaigns during each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the campaigns car-
ried out under the program under this section shall be— 
‘‘(1) to increase awareness of career opportuni-
ties in the transportation sector, including aviation 
pilots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, 
air traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck and bus 
drivers, engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, 
and other transportation professionals; and 
‘‘(2) to target awareness of professional opportu-
nities in the transportation sector to diverse segments 
of the population, including with respect to race, sex, 
ethnicity, ability (including physical and mental 
ability), veteran status, and socioeconomic status. 
‘‘(c) ADVERTISING.—The Secretary may use, or au-
thorize the use of, amounts made available to carry out the 
program under this section for the development, production, 
and use of broadcast, digital, and print media advertising 
and outreach in carrying out a campaign under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use to carry out 
this section any amounts otherwise made available to the
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Secretary, not to exceed $5,000,000, for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United States 
Code (as amended by section 25013(b)), is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5507. Transportation workforce outreach program.’’. 
SEC. 25021. INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY 
BOARD REPEAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5502 of title 49, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 5502. 
SEC. 25022. GAO CYBERSECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall implement the recommendation for the De-
partment made by the Comptroller General of the United 
States in the report entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity: Agencies Need 
to Fully Establish Risk Management Programs and Address 
Challenges’’, numbered GAO–19–384, and dated July 
2019— 
(1) by developing a cybersecurity risk manage-
ment strategy for the systems and information of the 
Department;
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(2) by updating policies to address an organiza-
tion-wide risk assessment; and 
(3) by updating the processes for coordination 
between cybersecurity risk management functions and 
enterprise risk management functions. 
(b) WORK ROLES.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement 
the recommendation of the Comptroller General of the 
United States in the report entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Work-
force: Agencies Need to Accurately Categorize Positions to 
Effectively Identify Critical Staffing Needs’’, numbered 
GAO–19–144, and dated March 2019, by— 
(1) reviewing positions in the Department; and 
(2) assigning appropriate work roles in accord-
ance with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity 
Education Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. 
(c) GAO REVIEW.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 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 Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report that ex-
amines the approach of the Department to managing
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cybersecurity for the systems and information of the 
Department. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include an evaluation of— 
(A) the roles, responsibilities, and reporting 
relationships of the senior officials of the Depart-
ment with respect to cybersecurity at the compo-
nents of the Department; 
(B) the extent to which officials of the De-
partment— 
(i) establish requirements for, share in-
formation with, provide resources to, and 
monitor the performance of managers with 
respect to cybersecurity within the compo-
nents of the Department; and 
(ii) hold managers accountable for cy-
bersecurity within the components of the 
Department; and 
(C) other aspects of cybersecurity, as the 
Comptroller General of the United States deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 25023. VOLPE OVERSIGHT. 
(a) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
implement the recommendations of the Inspector General
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of the Department included in the report entitled ‘‘DOT 
Needs to Strengthen Its Oversight of IAAs With Volpe’’ and 
dated September 30, 2019, to improve planning, financial 
management, and the sharing of performance information 
with respect to intraagency agreements with the John A. 
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Volpe Center’’). 
(b) GAO REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re-
port that examines the surface transportation activi-
ties at the Volpe Center. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include an evaluation of— 
(A) the amount of Department funding pro-
vided to the Volpe Center, as compared to other 
Federal and non-Federal research partners; 
(B) the process used by the Department to 
determine whether to work with the Volpe Center, 
as compared to any other Federal or non-Federal 
research partner;
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(C) the extent to which the Department is 
collaborating with the Volpe Center to address 
research needs relating to emerging issues; and 
(D) whether the operation of the Volpe Cen-
ter is duplicative of other public or private sector 
efforts. 
SEC. 25024. MODIFICATIONS TO GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1906 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 
note; Public Law 109–59) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) developing and implementing programs, 
public outreach, and training to reduce the impact of 
traffic stops described in subsection (a)(1).’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount provided 
to a State under this section in any fiscal year may not 
exceed—
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‘‘(1) for a State described in subsection (a)(1), 
10 percent of the amount made available to carry out 
this section in that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) for a State described in subsection (a)(2), 5 
percent of the amount made available to carry out 
this section in that fiscal year.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$7,500,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2017 through 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘$11,500,000 for each fiscal year’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may allocate not more than 10 percent of the amount 
made available to carry out this section in a fiscal 
year to provide technical assistance to States to carry 
out activities under this section.’’. 
SEC. 25025. DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING DATA COLLECTION. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of 
appropriate Federal agencies, State highway safety offices, 
State toxicologists, traffic safety advocates, and other inter-
ested parties, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives a report that, in accordance with the doc-
ument entitled ‘‘Recommendations for Toxicological Inves-
tigations of Drug-Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Fa-
talities—2017 Update’’ (and subsequent updates to that 
document)— 
(1) identifies any barriers that States encounter 
in submitting alcohol and drug toxicology results to 
the Fatality Analysis Reporting System; 
(2) provides recommendations on how to address 
the barriers identified pursuant to paragraph (1); 
and 
(3) describes steps that the Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, will take to assist 
States in improving— 
(A) toxicology testing in cases of motor ve-
hicle crashes; and 
(B) the reporting of alcohol and drug toxi-
cology results in cases of motor vehicle crashes. 
SEC. 25026. REPORT ON MARIJUANA RESEARCH. 
(a) DEFINITION OF MARIJUANA.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘marijuana’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
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tion 4008(d) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94; 129 
Stat. 1511). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall submit to the Committees on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation and the Judiciary of 
the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and In-
frastructure and the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives, and make publicly available on the website of the De-
partment, a report that— 
(1) describes methods for, and contains rec-
ommendations with respect to— 
(A) increasing and improving, for scientific 
researchers studying impairment while driving 
under the influence of marijuana, access to sam-
ples and strains of marijuana and products con-
taining marijuana that are lawfully available to 
patients or consumers in a State on a retail 
basis; 
(B) establishing a national clearinghouse to 
collect and distribute samples and strains of 
marijuana for scientific research that includes 
marijuana and products containing marijuana
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lawfully available to patients or consumers in a 
State on a retail basis; and 
(C) facilitating, for scientific researchers lo-
cated in States that have not legalized mari-
juana for medical or recreational use, access to 
samples and strains of marijuana and products 
containing marijuana from the clearinghouse de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) for purposes of re-
search on marijuana-impaired driving; and 
(2) identifies, and contains recommendations for 
addressing, Federal statutory and regulatory barriers 
to— 
(A) the conduct of scientific research on 
marijuana-impaired driving; and 
(B) the establishment of a national clear-
inghouse for purposes of facilitating research on 
marijuana-impaired driving. 
SEC. 25027. GAO STUDY ON IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF 
TRAFFIC SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
carry out, and submit to Congress a report describing the 
results of, a study on the potential societal benefits of im-
proving the efficiency of traffic systems.
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TITLE VI—HAZARDOUS 
MATERIALS 
SEC. 26001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 5128. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this chapter (except 
sections 5107(e), 5108(g)(2), 5113, 5115, 5116, and 5119)— 
‘‘(1) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $69,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $71,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(b) HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS
EMERGENCY
PRE-
PAREDNESS FUND.—From the Hazardous Materials Pre-
paredness Fund established under section 5116(h), the Sec-
retary may expend, for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026— 
‘‘(1) $39,050,000 to carry out section 5116(a); 
‘‘(2) $150,000 to carry out section 5116(e); 
‘‘(3) $625,000 to publish and distribute the 
Emergency 
Response 
Guidebook 
under 
section 
5116(h)(3); and 
‘‘(4) $2,000,000 to carry out section 5116(i).
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‘‘(c) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING GRANTS.— 
From the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness 
Fund established pursuant to section 5116(h), the Secretary 
may expend $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026 to carry out section 5107(e). 
‘‘(d) COMMUNITY SAFETY GRANTS.—Of the amounts 
made available under subsection (a) to carry out this chap-
ter, the Secretary shall withhold $4,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out section 5107(i). 
‘‘(e) CREDITS TO APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EXPENSES.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available to carry out this chapter, the 
Secretary may credit amounts received from a State, 
Indian tribe, or other public authority or private en-
tity for expenses the Secretary incurs in providing 
training to the State, Indian tribe, authority or enti-
ty. 
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
made available under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
SEC. 26002. ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 5116 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
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(1) in subsection (j), in the second sentence of the 
matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (i) and (j)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(k); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following: 
‘‘(j) ALERT GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE TRAINING.—The Secretary shall establish a 
grant program to make grants to eligible entities de-
scribed in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) to develop a hazardous materials re-
sponse training curriculum for emergency re-
sponders, including response activities for the 
transportation of crude oil, ethanol, and other 
flammable liquids by rail, consistent with the 
standards of the National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation; and 
‘‘(B) to make the training described in sub-
paragraph (A) available in an electronic format. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An eligible entity re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) is a nonprofit organization 
that—
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‘‘(A) represents first responders or public of-
ficials responsible for coordinating disaster re-
sponse; and 
‘‘(B) is able to provide direct or web-based 
training to individuals responsible for respond-
ing to accidents and incidents involving haz-
ardous materials. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the grant 
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may use, for each fiscal year, any amounts re-
covered during such fiscal year from grants 
awarded under this section during a prior fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(B) OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRAIN-
ING ACTIVITIES.—For each fiscal year, after pro-
viding grants under paragraph (1), if funds re-
main available, the Secretary may use the 
amounts described in subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) to make grants under— 
‘‘(I) subsection (a)(1)(C); 
‘‘(II) subsection (i); and 
‘‘(III) section 5107(e);
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‘‘(ii) to conduct monitoring and pro-
vide technical assistance under subsection 
(e); 
‘‘(iii) to publish and distribute the 
emergency response guide referred to in sub-
section (h)(3); and 
‘‘(iv) to pay administrative costs in 
accordance with subsection (h)(4). 
‘‘(C) OBLIGATION
LIMITATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for each fis-
cal year, amounts described in subparagraph (A) 
shall not be included in the obligation limitation 
for the Hazardous Materials Emergency Pre-
paredness grant program for that fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 26003. REAL-TIME EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMA-
TION. 
Section 7302 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 20103 note; 
Public Law 114–94) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 5, 2022’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows:
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‘‘(B) to provide the electronic train consist 
information described in subparagraph (A) to 
authorized State and local first responders, emer-
gency response officials, and law enforcement 
personnel that are involved in the response to, or 
investigation of, an accident, incident, or public 
health or safety emergency involving the rail 
transportation of hazardous materials;’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (2); 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 
(5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), 
and (6), respectively; and 
(E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
(5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 
and (5), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, as described 
in subsection (a)(1)(B),’’.
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TITLE VII—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 
27001. 
PERFORMANCE 
MEASUREMENT, 
TRANS-
PARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
For each grant awarded under this Act, or an amend-
ment made by this Act, the Secretary may— 
(1) develop metrics to assess the effectiveness of 
the activities funded by the grant; 
(2) establish standards for the performance of the 
activities funded by the grant that are based on the 
metrics developed under paragraph (1); and 
(3) not later than the date that is 4 years after 
the date of the initial award of the grant and every 
2 years thereafter until the date on which Federal fi-
nancial assistance is discontinued for the applicable 
activity, conduct an assessment of the activity funded 
by the grant to confirm whether the performance is 
meeting the standards for performance established 
under paragraph (2). 
SEC. 27002. COORDINATION REGARDING FORCED LABOR. 
The Secretary shall coordinate with the Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that no 
illegal products or materials produced with forced labor are 
procured with funding made available under this Act.
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SEC. 27003. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPECTRUM 
AUDIT. 
(a) AUDIT AND REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
retary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
and the Secretary shall jointly— 
(1) conduct an audit of the electromagnetic spec-
trum that is assigned or otherwise allocated to the De-
partment as of the date of the audit; and 
(2) submit to Congress, and make available to 
each Member of Congress upon request, a report con-
taining the results of the audit conducted under para-
graph (1). 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce for Communications and Information and the 
Secretary shall include in the report submitted under sub-
section (a)(2), with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum 
that is assigned or otherwise allocated to the Department 
as of the date of the audit— 
(1) each particular band of spectrum being used 
by the Department; 
(2) a description of each purpose for which a 
particular band described in paragraph (1) is being 
used, and how much of the band is being used for that 
purpose;
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(3) the State or other geographic area in which 
a particular band described in paragraph (1) is as-
signed or allocated for use; 
(4) whether a particular band described in para-
graph (1) is used exclusively by the Department or 
shared with another Federal entity or a non-Federal 
entity; and 
(5) any portion of the spectrum that is not being 
used by the Department. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 27004. STUDY AND REPORTS ON THE TRAVEL AND 
TOURISM ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study (referred to in this section as the ‘‘study’’) on 
the travel and tourism activities within the Depart-
ment. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The study shall evaluate 
how the Department evaluates travel and tourism 
needs or criteria in considering applications for 
grants under the grant programs of the Department. 
(b) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the results of the study, which shall in-
clude— 
(1) an identification of how the Department cur-
rently evaluates travel and tourism needs or criteria 
in considering applications for grants under the 
grant programs of the Department; 
(2) a description of any actions that the Depart-
ment will take to improve the evaluation of tourism- 
and travel-related criteria in considering applications 
for grants under those grant programs; and 
(3) recommendations as to any statutory or reg-
ulatory changes that may be required to enhance the 
consideration by the Department of travel and tour-
ism needs or criteria in considering applications for 
grants under those grant programs. 
(c) GAO ASSESSMENT AND REPORT.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an assessment of the 
existing resources of the Department used to conduct 
travel- and tourism-related activities, including the 
consideration of travel and tourism needs or criteria 
in considering applications for grants under the
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grant programs of the Department, in order to iden-
tify— 
(A) any resources needed by the Depart-
ment; and 
(B) any barriers to carrying out those ac-
tivities. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 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 Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report on the 
assessment conducted under paragraph (1), which 
shall include— 
(A) recommendations for improving the 
evaluation and consideration by the Department 
of travel and tourism with respect to the discre-
tionary grant programs of the Department; 
(B) an assessment of the resources needed to 
carry out the tourism- and travel-related activi-
ties of the Department; 
(C) an assessment of any barriers to car-
rying out activities relating to travel and tour-
ism; and
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(D) recommendations for improving the 
ability of the Department to carry out activities 
relating to travel and tourism, which may in-
clude proposed statutory or regulatory changes 
that may be needed to facilitate those activities. 
TITLE VIII—SPORT FISH RES-
TORATION 
AND 
REC-
REATIONAL BOATING SAFETY 
SEC. 28001. SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND RECREATIONAL 
BOATING SAFETY. 
(a) DIVISION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Dingell-John-
son Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2026’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraph (B) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—The available 
amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is—
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‘‘(i) for the fiscal year that includes the 
date of enactment of the Surface Transpor-
tation Reauthorization Act of 2021, the sum 
obtained by adding— 
‘‘(I) the available amount speci-
fied in this subparagraph for the pre-
ceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) $979,500; and 
‘‘(ii) for each fiscal year thereafter, the 
sum obtained by adding— 
‘‘(I) the available amount speci-
fied in this subparagraph for the pre-
ceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) the product obtained by 
multiplying— 
‘‘(aa) the available amount 
specified in this subparagraph for 
the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(bb) the change, relative to 
the preceding fiscal year, in the 
Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers published by 
the Department of Labor.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)—
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(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘2016 through 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraph (B) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—The available 
amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2022, $12,786,434; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2023 and each fis-
cal year thereafter, the sum obtained by 
adding— 
‘‘(I) the available amount speci-
fied in this subparagraph for the pre-
ceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) the product obtained by 
multiplying— 
‘‘(aa) the available amount 
specified in this subparagraph for 
the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(bb) the change, relative to 
the preceding fiscal year, in the 
Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers published by 
the Department of Labor.’’; and
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(D) in paragraph (4)(B) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘full-time equivalent em-
ployee authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘employee authorized under para-
graph (1)’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8)(A) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘on a full-time basis’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (10) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or part-time’’ after 
‘‘full-time’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, subject to the condi-
tion that the percentage of the relocation ex-
penses paid with funds made available pur-
suant to this Act may not exceed the per-
centage of the work hours of the employee 
that are spent administering this Act’’ after 
‘‘incurred’’. 
(c) RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCESS.— 
(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 Sport 
Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
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plicable plan of the State or Indian Tribe, to eligible 
entities for projects within the State or on the land 
of the Indian Tribe. 
(5) PRIORITY.—In making grants to eligible en-
tities using funds made available to the applicable 
State or Indian Tribe under the program, the State 
or Indian Tribe shall give priority to projects that, in 
the determination of the State or Indian Tribe, will 
generate the greatest community benefit (whether 
rural or urban) in reducing the likelihood and con-
sequences of disruptive events. 
(6) SMALL UTILITIES SET ASIDE.—A State or 
Indian Tribe receiving a grant under the program 
shall ensure that, of the amounts made available to el-
igible entities from funds made available to the State 
or Indian Tribe under the program, the percentage 
made available to eligible entities that sell not more 
than 4,000,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year 
is not less than the percentage of all customers in the 
State or Indian Tribe that are served by those eligible 
entities. 
(7) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
ADMINISTRA-
TIVE EXPENSES.—Of the amounts made available to 
a State or Indian Tribe under the program each fis-
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each electric utility 
shall promote the use of demand-response and de-
mand flexibility practices by commercial, resi-
dential, and industrial consumers to reduce elec-
tricity consumption during periods of unusually 
high demand. 
‘‘(B) RATE RECOVERY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each State regu-
latory authority shall consider establishing 
rate mechanisms allowing an electric utility 
with respect to which the State regulatory 
authority has ratemaking authority to time-
ly recover the costs of promoting demand-re-
sponse and demand flexibility practices in 
accordance with subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) NONREGULATED ELECTRIC UTILI-
TIES.—A nonregulated electric utility may 
establish rate mechanisms for the timely re-
covery of the costs of promoting demand-re-
sponse and demand flexibility practices in 
accordance with subparagraph (A).’’. 
(2) COMPLIANCE.— 
(A) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of 
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of