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more nonprofit organizations, selected on a competi-
tive basis, that have— 
‘‘(A) expertise in conducting a training 
program for non-Federal Government employ-
ees; and 
‘‘(B) a demonstrated ability to involve in a 
training program the target population of com-
mercial motor vehicle safety enforcement em-
ployees.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the next 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 2 fiscal 
years’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 31102(l)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
section 31102(l)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the next 2 fiscal 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 3 fiscal 
years’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘the next 
4 fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 5 
fiscal years’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(j) TREATMENT
OF REALLOCATIONS.—Amounts 
that are obligated and subsequently, after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, released back to the Secretary 
under subsection (i) shall not be subject to limitations on 
obligations provided under any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM IM-
PLEMENTATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 31313(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘A recipient’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘In participating in financial assistance 
program under this section— 
‘‘(1) a recipient’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) a State may not receive more than 
$250,000 in grants under subsection (a)(2) in any 
fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) in which the State prohibits private 
commercial driving schools or independent com-
mercial driver’s license testing facilities from of-
fering a commercial driver’s license skills test 
as a third-party tester; or
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‘‘(B) in which a State fails to report to the 
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, during the previous fis-
cal year, the average number of days of delays 
for an initial commercial driver’s license skills 
test or retest within the State.’’. 
SEC. 4102. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31110 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary 
of Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration— 
‘‘(1) $380,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $381,500,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $382,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(4) $384,500,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall 
use funds made available in subsection (a) for—
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(A) acceleration of planned investments to 
modernize the Administration’s information 
technology and information management sys-
tems; 
(B) completing outstanding mandates; 
(C) carrying out a Large Truck Crash 
Causal Factors Study of the Administration; 
(D) construction and maintenance of bor-
der facilities; and 
(E) other activities authorized under sec-
tion 31110(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) DEFINITION OF OUTSTANDING MANDATE.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘outstanding mandate’’ 
means a requirement for the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration to issue regulations, under-
take a comprehensive review or study, conduct a 
safety assessment, or collect data— 
(A) under this Act; 
(B) under MAP–21 (Public Law 112– 
141), that has not been published in the Fed-
eral Register, if required, or otherwise com-
pleted as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
(C) under the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94), that has not been published in the 
Federal Register, if required, or otherwise com-
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pleted as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(D) under any other Act enacted before 
the date of enactment of this Act that has not 
been published in the Federal Register by the 
date required in such Act. 
SEC. 4103. IMMOBILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 31102(l) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, (3), and (4)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) IMMOBILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish an immobilization grant program to 
make discretionary grants to States for the im-
mobilization or impoundment of passenger-car-
rying commercial motor vehicles if such vehicles 
are found to be unsafe or fail inspection. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA
FOR
IMMOBILIZATION.— 
The Secretary, in consultation with State com-
mercial motor vehicle entities, shall develop a 
list of commercial motor vehicle safety viola-
tions and defects that the Secretary determines
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warrant the immediate immobilization of a pas-
senger-carrying commercial motor vehicle. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is only eligible 
to receive a grant under this paragraph if such 
State has the authority to require the immo-
bilization or impoundment of a passenger-car-
rying commercial motor vehicle if such vehicle is 
found to have a violation or defect included in 
the list developed under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) USE OF FUNDS.— Grant funds pro-
vided under this paragraph may be used for— 
‘‘(i) the immobilization or impound-
ment of passenger-carrying commercial 
motor vehicles found to have a violation or 
defect included in the list developed under 
subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(ii) safety inspections of such vehi-
cles; and 
‘‘(iii) other activities related to the ac-
tivities described in clauses (i) and (ii), as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) SECRETARY
AUTHORIZATION.—The 
Secretary is authorized to award a State fund-
ing for the costs associated with carrying out
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an immobilization program with funds made 
available under section 31104(a)(2). 
‘‘(F) DEFINITION
OF
PASSENGER-CAR-
RYING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘passenger-carrying com-
mercial motor vehicle’ has the meaning given 
the term commercial motor vehicle in section 
31301.’’. 
SEC. 4104. OPERATION OF SMALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall initiate a review of the prevalence of, charac-
teristics of, and safe operation of commercial vehicles that 
have a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight 
below 10,000 pounds, and are utilized in package delivery 
of goods moving in interstate commerce. 
(b) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.—If the Secretary de-
cides to enter into a contract with a third party to perform 
the research required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) solicit applications from research institu-
tions that conduct objective, fact-based research to 
conduct the study; and
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(2) ensure that such third party does not have 
any financial or contractual ties with an entity en-
gaged in interstate commerce utilizing commercial 
vehicles or commercial motor vehicles. 
(c) ENTITIES INCLUDED.—As part of the review, the 
Secretary shall collect information from a cross-section of 
companies that use fleets of such vehicles for package de-
livery in interstate commerce, including companies that— 
(1) directly perform deliveries; use contracted 
entities to perform work; and 
(2) utilize a combination of direct deliveries and 
contract entities. 
(d) EVALUATION FACTORS.—The review shall include 
an evaluation of the following: 
(1) Fleet characteristics, including fleet struc-
ture, and vehicle miles traveled. 
(2) Fleet management, including scheduling of 
deliveries and maintenance practices. 
(3) Driver employment characteristics, includ-
ing the basis of compensation and classification. 
(4) How training, medical fitness, hours on 
duty, and safety of drivers is evaluated and overseen 
by companies, including prevention of occupational 
injuries and illnesses.
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(5) Safety performance metrics, based on data 
associated with the included entities, including crash 
rates, moving violations, failed inspections, and other 
related data points. 
(6) Financial responsibility and liability for 
safety or maintenance violations among companies, 
fleet managers, and drivers. 
(7) Loading and unloading practices, and how 
package placement in the vehicle is determined. 
(8) Other relevant information determined nec-
essary by the Secretary in order to make rec-
ommendations under subsection (e). 
(e) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon com-
pletion of the review, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce of the Senate a report containing— 
(1) the findings of the Secretary on each of the 
factors in (d); 
(2) a list of regulations applicable to commer-
cial motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicle op-
erators that are not applicable to commercial vehicle 
operations described in this section; and 
(3) recommendations, based on the findings, on 
changes to laws or regulations at the Federal, State,
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or local level to promote safe operations and safe 
and fair working conditions for commercial vehicle 
operators. 
Subtitle B—Motor Carrier Safety 
Oversight 
SEC. 4201. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
Section 4144 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31100 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing small business motor carriers’’ after ‘‘industry’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 4202. COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall implement a revised methodology to be used 
in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to identify 
and prioritize motor carriers for intervention, using the 
recommendations of the study required by section 5221(a) 
of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31100 note). 
(b) DATA AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall, in 
working toward implementation of the revised method-
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ology described in subsection (a) prioritize revisions nec-
essary to— 
(1) restore the public availability of all relevant 
safety data under a revised methodology; and 
(2) make such safety data publicly available 
that was made publicly available on the day before 
the date of enactment of the FAST Act, and make 
publicly available any safety data that was required 
to be made available by section 5223 of the FAST 
Act (49 U.S.C. 31100 note). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
every 90 days thereafter until the date on which the 
Secretary implements the revised methodology de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, and make publicly available on a website 
of the Department of Transportation, a progress re-
port on— 
(A) the status of the revision of the meth-
odology and related data modifications under 
subsection (a), a timeline for completion of such
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revision, and an estimated date for implementa-
tion of such revised methodology; 
(B) an explanation for any delays in devel-
opment or implementation of the revised meth-
odology over the reporting period; and 
(C) if the Secretary has not resumed mak-
ing publicly available the data described in sub-
section (b), an updated timeline for the restora-
tion of the public availability of data and a de-
tailed explanation for why such restoration has 
not occurred. 
(2) PUBLICATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—Prior 
to commencing the use of the revised methodology 
described in subsection (a) to identify and prioritize 
motor carriers for intervention (other than in a test-
ing capacity), the Secretary shall— 
(A) publish a detailed summary of the 
methodology in the Federal Register and pro-
vide a period for public comment; and 
(B) notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, in 
writing. 
(d) SAFETY FITNESS RULE.—
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(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary notifies Congress 
under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall issue 
final regulations pursuant to section 31144(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, to revise the method-
ology for issuance of motor carrier safety fitness de-
terminations. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the regula-
tions under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
sider the use of all available data to determine the 
fitness of a motor carrier. 
(e) REPEAL.—Section 5223 of the FAST Act (49 
U.S.C. 31100 note), and the item related to such section 
in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are 
repealed. 
SEC. 4203. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS. 
Section 31315 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding data submission requirements,’’ after 
‘‘terms and conditions’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (8) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(8) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish terms and conditions for each exemp-
tion to ensure that the exemption will not likely 
degrade the level of safety achieved by the per-
son or class of persons granted the exemption, 
and allow the Secretary to evaluate whether an 
equivalent level of safety is maintained while 
the person or class of persons is operating 
under such exemption, including— 
‘‘(i) requiring the regular submission 
of accident and incident data to the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(ii) requiring immediate notification 
to the Secretary in the event of a crash 
that results in a fatality or serious bodily 
injury; 
‘‘(iii) for exemptions granted by the 
Secretary related to hours of service rules 
under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, requiring that the exempt 
person or class of persons submit to the 
Secretary evidence of participation in a 
recognized fatigue management plan; and 
‘‘(iv) providing documentation of the 
authority to operate under the exemption
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to each exempt person, to be used to dem-
onstrate compliance if requested by a 
motor carrier safety enforcement officer 
during a roadside inspection. 
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
shall monitor the implementation of the exemp-
tion to ensure compliance with its terms and 
conditions.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘, based on an 
analysis of data collected by the Secretary and sub-
mitted to the Secretary under subsection (b)(8)’’ 
after ‘‘safety’’. 
SEC. 4204. SAFETY FITNESS OF MOTOR CARRIERS OF PAS-
SENGERS. 
Section 31144(i) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘who 
the Secretary registers under section 13902 or 
31134’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘to 
motor carriers of passengers and’’ after 
‘‘apply’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) MOTOR
CARRIER
OF
PASSENGERS
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘motor carrier 
of passengers’ includes an offeror of motorcoach 
services that sells scheduled transportation of pas-
sengers for compensation at fares and on schedules 
and routes determined by such offeror, regardless of 
ownership or control of the vehicles or drivers used 
to provide the transportation by motorcoach.’’. 
SEC. 4205. PROVIDERS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 13506(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) transportation by a motor vehicle designed 
or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers 
(including the driver), whether operated alone or 
with a trailer attached for the transport of rec-
reational equipment, that is operated by a person 
that provides recreational activities if— 
‘‘(A) the transportation is provided within 
a 150 air-mile radius of the location where pas-
sengers are boarded; and
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‘‘(B) the person operating the motor vehi-
cle, if transporting passengers over a route be-
tween a place in a State and a place in another 
State, is otherwise lawfully providing transpor-
tation of passengers over the entire route in ac-
cordance with applicable State law.’’. 
SEC. 4206. AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS RELATING TO 
TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN 
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration. 
(2) COVERED
CARRIER.—The term ‘‘covered 
carrier’’ means a motor carrier that is— 
(A) engaged in the interstate transpor-
tation of household goods; and 
(B) subject to the requirements of part 
375 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the effective date of the amend-
ments required by subsection (b)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
REGULATIONS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
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Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to 
amend regulations related to the interstate transportation 
of household goods. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the notice of pro-
posed rulemaking under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
consider the following recommended amendments to provi-
sions of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations: 
(1) Section 375.207(b) to require each covered 
carrier to include on the website of the covered car-
rier a link— 
(A) to the publication of the Administra-
tion titled ‘‘Ready to Move–Tips for a Success-
ful Interstate Move’’ (ESA 03005) on the 
website of the Administration; or 
(B) to a copy of the publication referred to 
in subparagraph (A) on the website of the cov-
ered carrier. 
(2) Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 
375.213 to require each covered carrier to provide to 
each individual shipper, with any written estimate 
provided to the shipper, a copy of the publication de-
scribed in appendix A of part 375 of such title, enti-
tled ‘‘Your Rights and Responsibilities When You 
Move’’ (ESA–03–006 (or a successor publication)), 
in the form of a written copy or a hyperlink on the
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website of the covered carrier to the location on the 
website of the Administration containing such publi-
cation. 
(3) Subsection (e) of section 375.213, to repeal 
such subsection. 
(4) Section 375.401(a), to require each covered 
carrier— 
(A) to conduct a visual survey of the 
household goods to be transported by the cov-
ered carrier— 
(i) in person; or 
(ii) virtually, using— 
(I) a remote camera; or 
(II) another appropriate tech-
nology; 
(B) to offer a visual survey described in 
subparagraph (A) for all household goods ship-
ments, regardless of the distance between— 
(i) the location of the household 
goods; and 
(ii) the location of the agent of the 
covered carrier preparing the estimate; and 
(C) to provide to each shipper a copy of 
publication of the Administration titled ‘‘Ready 
to Move–Tips for a Successful Interstate Move’’
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(ESA 03005) on receipt from the shipper of a 
request to schedule, or a waiver of, a visual sur-
vey offered under subparagraph (B). 
(5) Sections 375.401(b)(1), 375.403(a)(6)(ii), 
and 375.405(b)(7)(ii), and subpart D of appendix A 
of part 375, to require that, in any case in which a 
shipper tenders any additional item or requests any 
additional service prior to loading a shipment, the 
affected covered carrier shall— 
(A) prepare a new estimate; and 
(B) maintain a record of the date, time, 
and manner in which the new estimate was ac-
cepted by the shipper. 
(6) Section 375.501(a), to establish that a cov-
ered carrier is not required to provide to a shipper 
an order for service if the covered carrier elects to 
provide the information described in paragraphs (1) 
through (15) of such section in a bill of lading that 
is presented to the shipper before the covered carrier 
receives the shipment. 
(7) Subpart H of part 375, to replace the re-
place the terms ‘‘freight bill’’ and ‘‘expense bill’’ 
with the term ‘‘invoice’’.
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Subtitle C—Commercial Motor 
Vehicle Driver Safety 
SEC. 4301. COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE FOR PAS-
SENGER CARRIERS. 
Section 31301(4)(B) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) is designed or used to transport— 
‘‘(i) more than 8 passengers (includ-
ing the driver) for compensation; or 
‘‘(ii) more than 15 passengers (includ-
ing the driver), whether or not the trans-
portation is provided for compensation; 
or’’. 
SEC. 4302. ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TEST-
ING. 
Section 31306(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘, for urine testing,’’. 
SEC. 4303. ENTRY-LEVEL DRIVER TRAINING. 
Not later than January 1, 2021, and every 90 days 
thereafter until the compliance date for the final rule pub-
lished on December 8, 2016, titled ‘‘Minimum Training 
Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle 
Operators’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 88732), the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee
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on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on— 
(1) a schedule, including benchmarks, to com-
plete implementation of the requirements under such 
final rule; 
(2) any anticipated delays, if applicable, in 
meeting the benchmarks described in paragraph (1); 
(3) the progress that the Secretary has made in 
updating the Department of Transportation’s infor-
mation technology infrastructure to support the 
training provider registry; 
(4) a list of States that have adopted laws or 
regulations to implement such final rule; and 
(5) a list of States, if applicable, that are imple-
menting the rule and confirming that an applicant 
for a commercial driver’s license has complied with 
the requirements. 
SEC. 4304. DRIVER DETENTION TIME. 
(a) DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) begin to collect data on delays experienced 
by operators of commercial motor vehicles, as re-
quired under section 5501 of the FAST Act (49 
U.S.C. 14103 note) and as referenced in the request
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for information published on June 10, 2019, titled 
‘‘Request for Information Concerning Commercial 
Motor Vehicle Driver Detention Times During Load-
ing and Unloading’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 26932); and 
(2) make such data available on a publicly ac-
cessible website of the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
(b) DETENTION TIME LIMITS.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall initiate a rulemaking to establish limits on the 
amount of time that an operator of a commercial 
motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a ship-
per or receiver before the loading or unloading of the 
vehicle, if the operator is not compensated for such 
time detained. 
(2) CONTENTS.—As part of the rulemaking 
conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) consider the diverse nature of oper-
ations in the movement of goods by commercial 
motor vehicle; 
(B) examine any correlation between time 
detained and violations of the hours-of-service
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rules under part 395 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; 
(C) determine whether the effect of deten-
tion time on safety differs based on— 
(i) how an operator is compensated; 
and 
(ii) the contractual relationship be-
tween the operator and the motor carrier, 
including whether an operator is an em-
ployee, a leased owner-operator, or an 
owner-operator with independent authority; 
and 
(D) establish a process for a motor carrier, 
shipper, receiver, broker, or commercial motor 
vehicle operator to report instances of time de-
tained beyond the Secretary’s established limits. 
(3) INCORPORATION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary shall incorporate information received 
under paragraph (2)(D) into the process established 
pursuant to subsection (a) once a final rule takes ef-
fect. 
(c) DATA PROTECTION.—Data made available pursu-
ant to this section shall be made available in a manner 
that—
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(1) precludes the connection of the data to any 
individual motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle 
operator; and 
(2) protects privacy and confidentiality of indi-
viduals, operators, and motor carriers submitting the 
data. 
(d) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 31101 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 4305. TRUCK LEASING TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
shall establish a Truck Leasing Task Force (hereinafter 
referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall select not more than 15 individuals to serve as mem-
bers of the Task Force, including equal representation 
from each of the following: 
(1) Labor organizations. 
(2) The motor carrier industry, including inde-
pendent owner-operators. 
(3) Consumer protection groups. 
(4) Safety groups.
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(5) Members of the legal profession who spe-
cialize in consumer finance issues. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall examine, at a 
minimum— 
(1) common truck leasing arrangements avail-
able to commercial motor vehicle drivers, including 
lease-purchase agreements; 
(2) the terms of such leasing agreements; 
(3) the prevalence of predatory leasing agree-
ments in the motor carrier industry; 
(4) specific agreements available to drayage 
drivers at ports related to the Clean Truck Program 
or similar programs to decrease emissions from port 
operations; 
(5) the impact of truck leasing agreements on 
the net compensation of commercial motor vehicle 
drivers, including port drayage drivers; 
(6) resources to assist commercial motor vehicle 
drivers in assessing the impacts of leasing agree-
ments; and 
(7) the classification of commercial motor vehi-
cle drivers under lease-purchase agreements. 
(d) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Task Force 
shall serve without compensation.
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(e) REPORT.—Upon completion of the examination 
described in subsection (c), the Task Force shall submit 
to the Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Labor, 
and appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining— 
(1) the findings of the Task Force on the mat-
ters described in subsection (c); 
(2) best practices related to— 
(A) assisting a commercial motor vehicle 
driver in assessing the impacts of leasing agree-
ments prior to entering into such agreements; 
and 
(B) assisting a commercial motor vehicle 
driver who has entered into a predatory lease 
agreement; and 
(3) recommendations on changes to laws or reg-
ulations, as applicable, at the Federal, State, or local 
level to promote fair leasing agreements under which 
a commercial motor vehicle driver is able to earn a 
living wage. 
(f) TERMINATION.—Not later than 1 month after the 
date of submission of the report pursuant to subsection 
(e), the Task Force shall terminate.
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SEC. 4306. HOURS OF SERVICE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the authority of the Secretary of Transportation 
to issue regulations under section 31502 of title 49, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall delay the effective 
date of the final rule published on June 1, 2020, titled 
‘‘Hours of Service of Drivers’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 33396) until 
60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
the report required under subsection (d). 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.— 
(1) COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
OF
HOURS
OF 
SERVICE RULES.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
initiate a comprehensive review of hours of service 
rules and the impacts of waivers, exemptions, and 
other allowances that limit the applicability of such 
rules. 
(2) LIST OF EXEMPTIONS.—In carrying out the 
comprehensive review required under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) compile a list of waivers, exemptions, 
and other allowances— 
(i) under which a driver may operate 
in excess of the otherwise applicable limits 
on on-duty or driving time in absence of 
such exemption, waiver, or other allowance;
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(ii) under which a driver may operate 
without recording compliance with hours of 
service rules through the use of an elec-
tronic logging device; and 
(iii) applicable— 
(I) to specific segments of the 
motor carrier industry or sectors of 
the economy; 
(II) on a periodic or seasonal 
basis; and 
(III) to specific types of oper-
ations, including the short haul ex-
emption under part 395 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations; 
(B) specify whether each such waiver, ex-
emption, or other allowance was granted by the 
Department of Transportation or enacted by 
Congress, and how long such waiver, exemption, 
or other allowance has been in effect; and 
(C) estimate the number of motor carriers, 
motor private carriers, and drivers that may 
qualify to use each waiver, exemption, or other 
allowance. 
(3) SAFETY IMPACT ANALYSIS.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
comprehensive review under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary, in consultation with State motor car-
rier enforcement entities, shall undertake a sta-
tistically valid analysis to determine the safety 
impact, including on enforcement, of the exemp-
tions, waivers, or other allowances compiled 
under paragraph (2) by— 
(i) using available data, or collecting 
from motor carriers or motor private car-
riers and drivers operating under an ex-
emption, waiver, or other allowance if the 
Secretary does not have sufficient data, to 
determine the incidence of accidents, fa-
tigue-related incidents, and other relevant 
safety information related to hours of serv-
ice among motor carriers, private motor 
carriers, and drivers permitted to operate 
under each exemption, waiver, or other al-
lowance; 
(ii) comparing the data described in 
subparagraph (A) to safety data from 
motor carriers, motor private carriers, and 
drivers that are subject to the hours of
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service rules and not operating under an 
exemption, waiver, or other allowance; and 
(iii) based on the comparison under 
subparagraph (B), determining whether 
waivers, exemptions, and other allowances 
in effect provide an equivalent level of safe-
ty as would exist in the absence of exemp-
tions, waivers, or other allowances. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with State motor carrier enforcement 
entities in carrying out this paragraph. 
(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall ex-
clude data related to exemptions, waivers, or 
other allowances made pursuant to an emer-
gency declaration under section 390.23 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations, or extended 
under section 390.25 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, from the analysis required 
under this paragraph. 
(4) DRIVER IMPACT ANALYSIS.—In carrying out 
the comprehensive review under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall further consider— 
(A) data on driver detention collected by 
the Secretary pursuant to section 4304 of this 
Act and other conditions affecting the move-
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ment of goods by commercial motor vehicle, and 
how such conditions interact with the Sec-
retary’s regulations on hours of service; 
(B) whether exemptions, waivers, or other 
allowances that permit additional on-duty time 
or driving time have a deleterious effect on the 
physical condition of drivers; and 
(C) whether differences in the manner in 
which drivers are compensated result in dif-
ferent levels of burden for drivers in complying 
with hours of service rules. 
(c) PEER REVIEW.—Prior to the publication of the 
review required under subsection (d), the analyses per-
formed by the Secretary shall undergo an independent 
peer review. 
(d) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date that the Secretary initiates the comprehensive re-
view under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall publish 
the findings of such review in the Federal Register and 
provide for a period for public comment. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the conclusion of the public comment period under 
subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
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ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and make publicly 
available on a website of the Department of Transpor-
tation a report containing the information and analyses 
required under subsection (b). 
(f) REPLACEMENT OF GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall replace the Department 
of Transportation guidance published on June 7, 2018, 
titled ‘‘Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor 
Vehicles: Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a 
Commercial Motor Vehicle for Personal Conveyance’’ (83 
Fed. Reg. 26377) with specific mileage or time limits, or 
both, for the use of personal conveyance established 
through a rulemaking. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MOTOR
CARRIER; MOTOR
PRIVATE
CAR-
RIER.—The terms ‘‘motor carrier’’ and ‘‘motor pri-
vate carrier’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 31501 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) ON-DUTY
TIME; DRIVING
TIME; ELEC-
TRONIC
LOGGING
DEVICE.—The terms ‘‘on-duty 
time’’, ‘‘driving time’’, and ‘‘electronic logging de-
vice’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 
395.2 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on June 1, 2020).
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SEC. 4307. DRIVER RECRUITMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the 
Department of Transportation shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report exam-
ining the operation of commercial motor vehicles in the 
United States by drivers admitted to the United States 
under temporary business visas. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) the prevalence of the operation of com-
mercial motor vehicles in the United States by 
drivers admitted to the United States under 
temporary business visas; 
(B) the characteristics of motor carriers 
that recruit and use such drivers, including the 
country of domicile of the motor carrier or sub-
sidiary; 
(C) the demographics of drivers operating 
in the United States under such visas, including 
the country of domicile of such drivers; and 
(D) the contractual relationship between 
such motor carriers and such drivers;
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(2) an analysis of whether such drivers are re-
quired to comply with— 
(A) motor carrier safety regulations under 
subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, including— 
(i) the English proficiency require-
ment under section 391.11(2) of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations; 
(ii) the requirement for drivers of a 
motor carrier to report any violations of a 
regulation to such motor carrier under sec-
tion 391.27 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
(iii) driver’s licensing requirements 
under part 383 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, including entry-level driver 
training and drug and alcohol testing 
under part 382 of such title; and 
(B) regulations prohibiting point-to-point 
transportation in the United States, or cabo-
tage, under part 365 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; 
(3) an evaluation of the safety record of the op-
erations and drivers described in paragraph (1), in-
cluding—
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(A) violations of the motor carrier safety 
regulations under subchapter B of chapter III 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, includ-
ing applicable requirements described in para-
graph (2)(A); and 
(B) the number of crashes involving such 
operations and drivers; and 
(4) the impact of such operations and drivers 
on— 
(A) commercial motor vehicle drivers domi-
ciled in the United States, including employ-
ment levels and driver compensation of such 
drivers; and 
(B) the competitiveness of motor carriers 
domiciled in the United States. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 31101 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2) TEMPORARY
BUSINESS
VISA.—The term 
‘‘temporary business visa’’ means any driver who is 
present in the United States with status under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)).
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SEC. 4308. SCREENING FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall— 
(1) assess the risk posed by untreated obstruc-
tive sleep apnea in drivers of commercial motor vehi-
cles and the feasibility, benefits, and costs associated 
with establishing screening criteria for obstructive 
sleep apnea in drivers of commercial motor vehicles; 
(2) issue a notice in the Federal Register con-
taining the independently peer-reviewed findings of 
the assessment required under paragraph (1) not 
later than 30 days after completion of the assess-
ment and provide an opportunity for public com-
ment; and 
(3) if the Secretary contracts with an inde-
pendent third party to conduct the assessment re-
quired under paragraph (1), ensure that the inde-
pendent third party shall not have any financial or 
contractual ties or relationship with a motor carrier 
that transports passengers or property for com-
pensation, the motor carrier industry, or driver ad-
vocacy organizations. 
(b) SCREENING CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall publish in the Federal Register a pro-
posed rule to establish screening criteria for obstruc-
tive sleep apnea in commercial motor vehicle drivers 
and provide an opportunity for public comment. 
(2) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue a final rule to establish screening criteria 
for obstructive sleep apnea in commercial motor ve-
hicle drivers. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 31132 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(2) MOTOR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘motor car-
rier’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
13102 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 4309. WOMEN OF TRUCKING ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) women make up 47 percent of the work-
force of the United States; 
(2) women are significantly underrepresented in 
the trucking industry, holding only 24 percent of all
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transportation and warehousing jobs and rep-
resenting only— 
(A) 6.6 percent of truck drivers; 
(B) 12.5 percent of all workers in truck 
transportation; and 
(C) 8 percent of freight firm owners; 
(3) given the total number of women truck driv-
ers, women are underrepresented in the truck-driv-
ing workforce; and 
(4) women truck drivers have been shown to be 
20 percent less likely than male counterparts to be 
involved in a crash. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN IN 
TRUCKING.—It is the sense of Congress that the trucking 
industry should explore every opportunity, including driver 
training and mentorship programs, to encourage and sup-
port the pursuit of careers in trucking by women. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT.—To encourage women to enter 
the field of trucking, the Administrator shall establish and 
facilitate an advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Women 
of Trucking Advisory Board’’, to promote organizations 
and programs that— 
(1) provide education, training, mentorship, or 
outreach to women in the trucking industry; and 
(2) recruit women into the trucking industry.
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(e) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Board shall be com-
posed of not fewer than seven members whose back-
grounds allow those members to contribute balanced 
points of view and diverse ideas regarding the strate-
gies and objectives described in subsection (f)(2). 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall appoint the members of the Board, of 
whom— 
(A) not fewer than one shall be a rep-
resentative of large trucking companies; 
(B) not fewer than one shall be a rep-
resentative of mid-sized trucking companies; 
(C) not fewer than one shall be a rep-
resentative of small trucking companies; 
(D) not fewer than one shall be a rep-
resentative of nonprofit organizations in the 
trucking industry; 
(E) not fewer than one shall be a rep-
resentative of trucking business associations; 
(F) not fewer than one shall be a rep-
resentative of independent owner-operators; and 
(G) not fewer than one shall be a woman 
who is a professional truck driver.
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(3) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Board. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Board 
shall serve without compensation. 
(f) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall identify— 
(A) industry trends that directly or indi-
rectly discourage women from pursuing careers 
in trucking, including— 
(i) any differences between women mi-
nority groups; 
(ii) any differences between women 
who live in rural, suburban, and urban 
areas; and 
(iii) any safety risks unique to the 
trucking industry; 
(B) ways in which the functions of truck-
ing companies, nonprofit organizations, and 
trucking associations may be coordinated to fa-
cilitate support for women pursuing careers in 
trucking; 
(C) opportunities to expand existing oppor-
tunities for women in the trucking industry; 
and
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(D) opportunities to enhance trucking 
training, mentorship, education, and outreach 
programs that are exclusive to women. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall 
submit to the Administrator a report describing 
strategies that the Administrator may adopt— 
(A) to address any industry trends identi-
fied under paragraph (1)(A); 
(B) to coordinate the functions of trucking 
companies, nonprofit organizations, and truck-
ing associations in a manner that facilitates 
support for women pursuing careers in truck-
ing; 
(C) to— 
(i) take advantage of any opportuni-
ties identified under paragraph (1)(C); and 
(ii) create new opportunities to ex-
pand existing scholarship opportunities for 
women in the trucking industry; and 
(D) 
to 
enhance 
trucking 
training, 
mentorship, education, and outreach programs 
that are exclusive to women. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report describing— 
(A) any strategies recommended by the 
Board under subsection (f)(2); and 
(B) any actions taken by the Adminis-
trator to adopt the strategies recommended by 
the Board (or an explanation of the reasons for 
not adopting the strategies). 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 
shall make the report under paragraph (1) publicly 
available— 
(A) on the website of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration; and 
(B) in appropriate offices of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Board shall terminate on 
submission of the report to Congress under subsection (g). 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Women of Trucking Advisory Board established 
under subsection (d). 
(3) LARGE
TRUCKING
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘large trucking company’’ means a motor carrier (as 
defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States 
Code) with an annual revenue greater than 
$1,000,000,000. 
(4) MID-SIZED TRUCKING COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘mid-sized trucking company’’ means a motor car-
rier (as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United 
States Code) with an annual revenue of not less 
than 
$35,000,000 
and 
not 
greater 
than 
$1,000,000,000. 
(5) SMALL
TRUCKING
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘small trucking company’’ means a motor carrier 
(as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United 
States Code) with an annual revenue less than 
$35,000,000. 
SEC. 4310. APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE 
SAFETY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 31301(14) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ and inserting a comma; 
and
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(2) by inserting ‘‘, and Puerto Rico’’ before the 
period. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall work 
with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on obtaining full 
compliance with chapter 313 of title 49, United States 
Code, and regulations adopted under that chapter. 
(c) 
GRACE
PERIOD.—Notwithstanding 
section 
31311(a) of title 49, United States Code, during a 5-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall not be subject to a 
withholding of an apportionment of funds under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23, United 
States Code, for failure to comply with any requirement 
under section 31311(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
Subtitle D—Commercial Motor 
Vehicle and Schoolbus Safety 
SEC. 4401. SCHOOLBUS SAFETY STANDARDS. 
(a) SCHOOLBUS SEATBELTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to con-
sider requiring large schoolbuses to be equipped with 
safety belts for all seating positions, if the Secretary 
determines that such standards meet the require-
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ments and considerations set forth in subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing a notice of 
proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consider— 
(A) the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder 
belt system (also known as a Type 2 seatbelt 
assembly); 
(B) the recommendations of the National 
Transportation Safety Board on seatbelts in 
schoolbuses; 
(C) existing experience, including analysis 
of student injuries and fatalities compared to 
States without seat belt laws, and seat belt 
usage 
rates, 
from 
States 
that 
require 
schoolbuses to be equipped with seatbelts, in-
cluding Type 2 seatbelt assembly; 
(D) the impact of lap/shoulder belt systems 
on emergency evacuations, with a focus on 
emergency evacuations involving students below 
the age of 14, and emergency evacuations ne-
cessitated by fire or water submersion; and
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(E) the impact of lap/shoulder belt systems 
on the overall availability of schoolbus transpor-
tation. 
(3) REPORT.—If the Secretary determines that 
a standard described in paragraph (1) does not meet 
the requirements and considerations set forth in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report that describes the reasons for not 
prescribing such a standard. 
(4) APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.—Any regu-
lation issued based on the notice of proposed rule-
making described in paragraph (1) shall apply to 
schoolbuses manufactured more than 3 years after 
the date on which the regulation takes effect. 
(b) AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard 
under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, 
that requires all schoolbuses manufactured after the
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effective date of such standard to be equipped with 
an automatic emergency braking system; and 
(2) as part of such standard, establish perform-
ance requirements for automatic emergency braking 
systems, including operation of such systems. 
(c) ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard 
under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, 
that requires all schoolbuses manufactured after the 
effective date of such standard to be equipped with 
an electronic stability control system (as such term 
is defined in section 571.136 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act)); and 
(2) as part of such standard, establish perform-
ance requirements for electronic stability control sys-
tems, including operation of such systems. 
(d) FIRE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND TESTING.—The Secretary 
shall conduct research and testing to determine the 
most prevalent causes of schoolbus fires and the best 
methods to prevent such fires and to mitigate the ef-
844 
fect of such fires, both inside and outside the school-
bus. Such research and testing shall consider— 
(A) fire suppression systems standards, 
which at a minimum prevent engine fires; 
(B) firewall standards to prevent gas or 
flames from entering into the passenger com-
partment in schoolbuses with engines that ex-
tend beyond the firewall; and 
(C) interior flammability and smoke emis-
sions characteristics standards. 
(2) STANDARDS.—The Secretary may issue fire 
prevention and mitigation standards for schoolbuses, 
based on the results of the Secretary’s research and 
testing under paragraph (1), if the Secretary deter-
mines that such standards meet the requirements 
and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and 
(b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code. 
(e) SCHOOL BUS TEMPERATURE SAFETY STUDY AND 
REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall study and issue a 
report on the safety implications of temperature controls 
in school buses. The study and report shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the internal temperature in 
school buses without air condition in weather be-
tween 80 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit;
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(2) the collection and analysis of data on tem-
perature-related injuries to students, including heat-
stroke and dehydration; 
(3) the collection of data on how many public 
school districts currently operate buses without air 
conditioning; and 
(4) recommendations for preventing heat re-
lated illnesses for children on school buses. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATIC
EMERGENCY
BRAKING.—The 
term ‘‘automatic emergency braking’’ means a crash 
avoidance system installed and operational in a vehi-
cle that consists of— 
(A) a forward warning function— 
(i) to detect vehicles and objects 
ahead of the vehicle; and 
(ii) to alert the operator of an im-
pending collision; and 
(B) a crash-imminent braking function to 
provide automatic braking when forward-look-
ing sensors of the vehicle indicate that— 
(i) a crash is imminent; and 
(ii) the operator of the vehicle is not 
applying the brakes.
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(2) LARGE
SCHOOLBUS.—The term ‘‘large 
schoolbus’’ means a schoolbus with a gross vehicle 
weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. 
(3) SCHOOLBUS.—The term ‘‘schoolbus’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 30125(a) of 
title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 4402. ILLEGAL PASSING OF SCHOOLBUSES. 
(a) REVIEW OF ILLEGAL PASSING LAWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(A) prepare a compilation of illegal passing 
laws in all States, including levels of enforce-
ment and penalties and enforcement issues with 
such laws and the impact of such laws on illegal 
passing of schoolbuses in each State; 
(B) review existing State laws that may in-
hibit effective schoolbus loading zone counter-
measures, which may include laws requiring 
camera visibility of a driver’s face for enforce-
ment action, laws that may reduce stop-arm 
camera effectiveness, the need for an officer to 
witness the event for enforcement, and the lack 
of primary enforcement for texting and driving;
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(C) evaluate methods used by States to re-
view, document, and report to law enforcement 
schoolbus stop-arm violations; and 
(D) following the completion of the com-
pilation, issue recommendations on best prac-
tices on the most effective approaches to ad-
dress illegal passing of schoolbuses. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The compilation and rec-
ommendations prepared under paragraph (1) shall 
be made publicly available on the website of the De-
partment of Transportation. 
(b) PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGING CAMPAIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary makes the compila-
tion and recommendations under subsection (a)(2) 
publicly available, the Secretary shall create and exe-
cute a public safety messaging campaign for dis-
tribution to States, divisions of motor vehicles, 
schools, and other public outlets to highlight the 
dangers of the illegal passing of schoolbuses, and 
should include educating students and the public on 
safe loading and unloading of schoolbuses. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with public and private schoolbus industry rep-
848 
resentatives and States in developing the campaign 
materials. 
(3) UPDATE.—The Secretary shall periodically 
update such materials. 
(c) REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall review and evaluate the effectiveness of various 
technologies to enhance schoolbus safety, including 
cameras, audible warning systems, enhanced light-
ing, and other technological solutions. 
(2) CONTENT.—The review under paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) shall include an evaluation of the costs 
of new equipment and the potential impact on 
overall schoolbus ridership; 
(B) shall include an evaluation of advanced 
technologies surrounding loading zone safety; 
(C) shall include an evaluation of motion- 
activated detection systems that are capable 
of— 
(i) detecting pedestrians, bicyclists, 
and other road users located near the exte-
rior of the schoolbus; and
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(ii) alerting the operator of the school-
bus of the road users described in clause 
(i); 
(D) shall include an evaluation of school-
bus lighting systems, to ensure clear commu-
nication to surrounding drivers on their appro-
priate action; and 
(E) may include other technological solu-
tions that enhance schoolbus safety. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with manufacturers of schoolbus vehicles, manu-
facturers of various technologies, and school bus in-
dustry representatives in conducting the review 
under paragraph (1). 
(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
the findings of the review under paragraph (1) pub-
licly available on the website of the Department. 
(d) REVIEW OF DRIVER EDUCATION MATERIALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) review driver education materials 
across all States to determine whether and how 
illegal passing of schoolbuses is addressed in 
driver education materials, manuals, non-com-
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mercial driver’s license testing, and road tests; 
and 
(B) make recommendations on how States 
can improve education about illegal passing of 
schoolbuses, particularly with new drivers. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with schoolbus industry representatives, States, 
motor vehicle administrators, and other appropriate 
motor vehicle experts in the preparation of the re-
view under paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
the findings of the review under paragraph (1) pub-
licly available on the website of the Department. 
(e) REVIEW OF OTHER SAFETY ISSUES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) research the connections between ille-
gal passing of schoolbuses and other safety 
issues, including distracted driving, morning 
darkness, poor visibility, illumination and reach 
of vehicle headlights, speed limits, and school-
bus stop locations in rural areas; and 
(B) create a report containing the findings.
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(2) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
the report created under paragraph (1)(B) publicly 
available on the website of the Department. 
SEC. 4403. STATE INSPECTION OF PASSENGER-CARRYING 
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue a final rule based on the advance notice 
of proposed rulemaking published on April 27, 2016, titled 
‘‘State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrier Vehi-
cles’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 24769). 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing a final rule under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the impact of 
continuing to allow self-inspection as a means to satisfy 
periodic inspection requirements on the safety of pas-
senger carrier operations. 
SEC. 4404. AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING. 
(a) FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STAND-
ARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(A) prescribe a motor vehicle safety stand-
ard under section 30111 of title 49, United 
States Code, that requires all commercial motor
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vehicles manufactured after the effective date of 
such standard to be equipped with an automatic 
emergency braking system; and 
(B) as part of such standard, establish 
performance requirements for automatic emer-
gency braking systems, including operation of 
such systems in a variety of driving conditions. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—Prior to prescribing the 
standard required under paragraph (1)(A), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) conduct a review of automatic emer-
gency braking systems in use in commercial 
motor vehicles and address any identified defi-
ciencies with such systems in the rulemaking 
proceeding to prescribe the standard, if prac-
ticable; 
(B) assess the feasibility of updating the 
software of emergency braking systems in use 
in commercial motor vehicles to address any de-
ficiencies and to enable such systems to meet 
the new standard; and 
(C) consult with representatives of com-
mercial motor vehicle drivers regarding the ex-
periences of drivers with automatic emergency 
braking systems in use in commercial motor ve-
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hicles, including malfunctions or unwarranted 
activations of such systems. 
(3) COMPLIANCE
DATE.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the compliance date of the standard pre-
scribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be not later 
than 2 years after the date of publication of the 
final rule prescribing such standard. 
(b) FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULA-
TION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a regulation under 
section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, that re-
quires that an automatic emergency braking system in-
stalled in a commercial motor vehicle that is in operation 
on or after the effective date of the standard prescribed 
under subsection (a) be used at any time during which 
such commercial motor vehicle is in operation. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATIC
EMERGENCY
BRAKING
SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘automatic emergency braking sys-
tem’’ means a crash avoidance system installed and 
operational in a vehicle that consists of— 
(A) a forward collision warning function— 
(i) to detect vehicles and objects 
ahead of the vehicle; and
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(ii) to alert the operator of the vehicle 
of an impending collision; and 
(B) a crash-imminent braking function to 
provide automatic braking when forward-look-
ing sensors of the vehicle indicate that— 
(i) a crash is imminent; and 
(ii) the operator of the vehicle is not 
applying the brakes. 
(2) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 31101 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 4405. UNDERRIDE PROTECTION. 
(a) REAR UNDERRIDE GUARDS.— 
(1) 
REAR
GUARDS
ON
TRAILERS
AND 
SEMITRAILERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall issue such regu-
lations as are necessary to revise motor vehicle 
safety standards under sections 571.223 and 
571.224 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to require trailers and semi-trailers man-
ufactured after the date on which such regula-
tion is issued to be equipped with rear impact
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guards that are designed to prevent passenger 
compartment intrusion from a trailer or 
semitrailer when a passenger vehicle traveling 
at 35 miles per hour makes— 
(i) an impact in which the passenger 
vehicle impacts the center of the rear of 
the trailer or semitrailer; 
(ii) an impact in which 50 percent the 
width of the passenger vehicle overlaps the 
rear of the trailer or semitrailer; and 
(iii) an impact in which 30 percent of 
the width of the passenger vehicle overlaps 
the rear of the trailer or semitrailer. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The rule issued 
under subparagraph (A) shall require full com-
pliance with the motor carrier safety standard 
prescribed in such rule not later than 2 years 
after the date on which a final rule is issued. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
RESEARCH.—The Secretary 
shall conduct additional research on the design and 
development of rear impact guards that can prevent 
underride crashes and protect motor vehicle pas-
sengers against severe injury at crash speeds of up 
to 65 miles per hour.
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(3) REVIEW OF STANDARDS.—Not later than 5 
years after any revisions to standards or require-
ments related to rear impact guards pursuant to 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review the stand-
ards or requirements to evaluate the need for 
changes in response to advancements in technology 
and upgrade such standards accordingly. 
(4) INSPECTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to amend the regulations on minimum 
periodic inspection standards under appendix G 
to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, and driver vehicle in-
spection reports under section 396.11 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations, to include 
rear impact guards and rear end protection (as 
required by section 393.86 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations). 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In updating the 
regulations described in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall consider it to be a defect or a 
deficiency if a rear impact guard is missing or 
has a corroded or compromised element that af-
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fects the structural integrity and protective fea-
ture of such guard. 
(b) SIDE UNDERRIDE GUARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) complete additional research on side 
underride guards to better understand the over-
all effectiveness of such guards; 
(B) assess the feasibility, benefits, and 
costs associated with installing side underride 
guards on newly manufactured trailers and 
semitrailers with a gross vehicle weight rating 
of 10,000 pounds or more; and 
(C) if warranted, develop performance 
standards for such guards. 
(2) INDEPENDENT
RESEARCH.—If the Sec-
retary enters into a contract with a third party to 
perform the research required under paragraph 
(1)(A), the Secretary shall ensure that such third 
party does not have any financial or contractual ties 
or relationship with a motor carrier that transports 
passengers or property for compensation, the motor 
carrier industry, or an entity producing or supplying 
underride guards.
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(3) PUBLICATION OF ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than 90 days after completing the assessment re-
quired under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall 
issue a notice in the Federal Register containing the 
findings of the assessment and provide an oppor-
tunity for public comment. 
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—After the conclu-
sion of the public comment period under paragraph 
(3), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
that provides— 
(A) the results of the assessment under 
this subsection; 
(B) a summary of the public comments re-
ceived by the Secretary under paragraph (3); 
and 
(C) a determination as to whether the Sec-
retary intends to develop performance require-
ments for side underride guards, including any 
analysis that led to such determination. 
(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON UNDERRIDE PROTEC-
TION.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall establish an Advisory 
Committee on Underride Protection (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’) to provide 
advice and recommendations to the Secretary on 
safety regulations to reduce crashes and fatalities in-
volving truck underrides. 
(2) REPRESENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be 
composed of not more than 20 members ap-
pointed by the Secretary who are not employees 
of the Department of Transportation and who 
are qualified to serve because of their expertise, 
training, or experience. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—Members shall include 
two representatives of each of the following: 
(i) Truck and trailer manufacturers. 
(ii) Motor carriers, including inde-
pendent owner-operators. 
(iii) Law enforcement. 
(iv) Motor vehicle engineers. 
(v) Motor vehicle crash investigators. 
(vi) Truck safety organizations. 
(vii) The insurance industry.
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(viii) Emergency medical service pro-
viders. 
(ix) Families of underride crash vic-
tims. 
(x) Labor organizations. 
(3) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall serve without compensation. 
(4) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 
least annually. 
(5) SUPPORT.—On request of the Committee, 
the Secretary shall provide information, administra-
tive services, and supplies necessary for the Com-
mittee to carry out the duties described in para-
graph (1). 
(6) REPORT.—The Committee shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a biennial report that shall— 
(A) describe the advice and recommenda-
tions made to the Secretary; and 
(B) include an assessment of progress 
made by the Secretary in advancing safety reg-
ulations.
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(d) DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall im-
plement recommendations 1 and 2 described in the report 
by the Government Accountability Office published on 
March 14, 2019, titled ‘‘Truck Underride Guards: Im-
proved Data Collection, Inspections, and Research Need-
ed’’ (GAO–19–264). 
SEC. 4406. TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES. 
Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘This section 
does not’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a) and (b) 
shall not’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—No person may transport, 
or cause to be transported, a horse from a place in 
a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or 
possession of the United States through or to a 
place in another State, the District of Columbia, or 
a territory or possession of the United States in a
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motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked 
on top of each other. 
‘‘(2) MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘motor vehicle’— 
‘‘(A) means a vehicle driven or drawn by 
mechanical power and manufactured primarily 
for use on public highways; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a vehicle operated 
exclusively on a rail or rails.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A rail carrier’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A rail carrier’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘On learning’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES IN MULTI-
LEVEL TRAILER.— 
‘‘(A) CIVIL
PENALTY.—A person that 
knowingly violates subsection (d) is liable to the 
United States Government for a civil penalty of 
at least $100, but not more than $500, for each 
violation. A separate violation of subsection (d) 
occurs for each horse that is transported, or
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caused to be transported, in violation of sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(B) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.— 
The penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) 
shall be in addition to any penalty or remedy 
available under any other law. 
‘‘(3) CIVIL ACTION.—On learning’’. 
SEC. 4407. ADDITIONAL STATE AUTHORITY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding the 
limitation in section 127(d) of title 23, United States 
Code, if a State had in effect on or before June 1, 1991, 
a statute or regulation which placed a limitation on the 
overall length of a longer combination vehicle consisting 
of 3 trailers, such State may allow the operation of a 
longer combination vehicle to accommodate a longer en-
ergy efficient truck tractor in such longer combination ve-
hicle under such limitation, if the additional tractor length 
is the only added length to such longer combination vehicle 
and does not result in increased cargo capacity in weight 
or volume. 
(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au-
thorizes a State to allow an increase in the length of a 
trailer, semitrailer, or other cargo-carrying unit of a 
longer combination vehicle.
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(c) LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLE DEFINED.— 
The term ‘‘longer combination vehicle’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 127 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 4408. UPDATING THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF INSUR-
ANCE FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. 
Section 31139(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall 
adjust the minimum level of financial responsibility 
under paragraph (2) quinquennially for inflation.’’. 
TITLE V—INNOVATION 
SEC. 5001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are au-
thorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): 
(1) HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, $144,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2025.
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(2) TECHNOLOGY
AND
INNOVATION
DEPLOY-
MENT PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(c) of 
title 23, United States Code, $152,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2025. 
(3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—To carry out 
section 504 of title 23, United States Code, 
$26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025. 
(4) INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS 
PROGRAM.—To carry out sections 512 through 518 
of title 23, United States Code, $100,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025. 
(5) UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
CENTERS 
PROGRAM.—To carry out section 5505 of title 49, 
United States Code, $96,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2025. 
(6) BUREAU
OF
TRANSPORTATION
STATIS-
TICS.—To carry out chapter 63 of title 49, United 
States Code, $27,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025. 
(b) 
ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMS.—The 
following 
amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count):
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(1) SAFE, EFFICIENT MOBILITY THROUGH AD-
VANCED
TECHNOLOGIES.—To carry out section 
503(c)(4) 
of 
title 
23, 
United 
States 
Code, 
$70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025 from funds made available to carry out section 
503(c) of such title. 
(2) MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(d) 
of title 23, United States Code, $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 from funds 
made available to carry out section 503(c) of such 
title. 
(3) NATIONAL
HIGHLY
AUTOMATED
VEHICLE 
AND
MOBILITY
INNOVATION
CLEARINGHOUSE.—To 
carry out section 5507 of title 49, United States 
Code, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025 from funds made available to carry 
out sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(4) 
NATIONAL
COOPERATIVE
MULTIMODAL 
FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
To carry out section 70205 of title 49, United 
States Code, $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025 from funds made available to
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carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(5) STATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
FUNDING PILOTS.—To carry out section 6020 of the 
FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note), $35,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 from funds 
made available to carry out section 503(b) of title 
23, United States Code. 
(6) NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYS-
TEM FUNDING PILOT.—To carry out section 5402 of 
this title, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025 from funds made available to carry 
out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Federal Highway Ad-
ministration shall— 
(1) administer the programs described in para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and para-
graph (1) of subsection (b); and 
(2) in consultation with relevant modal adminis-
trations, administer the programs described in sub-
sections (a)(4) and (b)(2). 
(d) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized to be 
appropriated by subsections (a) and (b) shall— 
(1) be available for obligation in the same man-
ner as if those funds were apportioned under chap-
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ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the 
Federal share of the cost of a project or activity car-
ried out using those funds shall be 80 percent, un-
less otherwise expressly provided by this title (in-
cluding the amendments by this title) or otherwise 
determined by the Secretary; and 
(2) remain available until expended and not be 
transferable, except as otherwise provided in this 
title. 
Subtitle A—Research and 
Development 
SEC. 5101. HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘section 
508’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6503 of title 49’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(II) in clause (iii) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iv) to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions and limit the effects of climate 
change.’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (D) 
and (E); 
(B) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
(i) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (iii) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions and limit the effects of climate 
change.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(i) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (v) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(vi) reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions and limiting the effects of climate 
change.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) ANALYSIS TOOLS.—The Secretary may de-
velop interactive modeling tools and databases 
that— 
‘‘(A) track the condition of highway assets, 
including interchanges, and the reconstruction 
history of such assets; 
‘‘(B) can be used to assess transportation 
options; 
‘‘(C) allow for the monitoring and mod-
eling of network-level traffic flows on highways; 
and 
‘‘(D) further Federal and State under-
standing of the importance of national and re-
gional connectivity and the need for long-dis-
tance and interregional passenger and freight 
travel by highway and other surface transpor-
tation modes. 
‘‘(10) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DATA SUP-
PORT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
DATA 
SUPPORT.—The Administrator of the Federal
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Highway Administration shall develop, use, and 
maintain data sets and data analysis tools to 
assist 
metropolitan 
planning 
organizations, 
States, and the Federal Highway Administra-
tion in carrying out performance management 
analyses (including the performance manage-
ment requirements under section 150). 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The data analysis ac-
tivities authorized under subparagraph (A) may 
include— 
‘‘(i) collecting and distributing vehicle 
probe data describing traffic on Federal- 
aid highways; 
‘‘(ii) collecting household travel behav-
ior data to assess local and cross-jurisdic-
tional travel, including to accommodate ex-
ternal and through travel; 
‘‘(iii) enhancing existing data collec-
tion and analysis tools to accommodate 
performance measures, targets, and related 
data, so as to better understand trip origin 
and destination, trip time, and mode; 
‘‘(iv) enhancing existing data analysis 
tools to improve performance predictions
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and travel models in reports described in 
section 150(e); 
‘‘(v) developing tools— 
‘‘(I) 
to 
improve 
performance 
analysis; and 
‘‘(II) to evaluate the effects of 
project investments on performance; 
‘‘(vi) assisting in the development or 
procurement of the transportation system 
access data under section 1403(g) of the 
INVEST in America Act; and 
‘‘(vii) developing tools and acquiring 
data described under paragraph (9). 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Highway Administration may use up to 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025 to carry out this paragraph.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 6028 of the FAST Act (23 
U.S.C. 150 note), and the item relating to such section 
in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are 
repealed.
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SEC. 5102. MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS PROGRAM. 
Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, as 
amended by section 5101, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall establish and implement a program 
under which the Secretary shall award grants to eli-
gible entities to research and support the develop-
ment of materials that will reduce or sequester the 
amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated dur-
ing the production of highway materials and the 
construction and use of highways. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the program, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) carries out research to determine the 
materials proven to most effectively reduce or 
sequester greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(B) evaluates and improves the ability of 
materials to most effectively reduce or sequester 
greenhouse gas emissions; and
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‘‘(C) supports the development and deploy-
ment of materials that will reduce or sequester 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(3) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 
entity shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion in such form and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—In making grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall con-
sider the degree to which applicants presently 
carry out research on materials that reduce or 
sequester greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(C) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary may make grants under this subsection 
to any eligible entity based on the demonstrated 
ability of the applicant to fulfill the activities 
described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(D) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall provide to each eligible entity submit-
ting an application under this subsection, 
upon request, any materials, including cop-
ies of reviews (with any information that
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would identify a reviewer redacted), used 
in the evaluation process of the application 
of such entity. 
‘‘(ii) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report describing the overall review proc-
ess for a grant under this subsection, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) specific criteria of evaluation 
used in the review; 
‘‘(II) descriptions of the review 
process; and 
‘‘(III) explanations of the grants 
awarded. 
‘‘(4) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal 
year, a grant made available under this 
subsection shall be not greater than 
$4,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000 
per recipient.
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‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity 
may only receive one grant in a fiscal year 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of 
receiving a grant under this subsection, a 
grant recipient shall match 50 percent of 
the amounts made available under the 
grant. 
‘‘(ii) 
SOURCES.—The 
matching 
amounts referred to in clause (i) may in-
clude amounts made available to the recipi-
ent under— 
‘‘(I) section 504(b); or 
‘‘(II) section 505. 
‘‘(5) PROGRAM COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) coordinate the research, edu-
cation, and technology transfer activities 
carried out by grant recipients under this 
subsection; 
‘‘(ii) disseminate the results of that 
research through the establishment and op-
eration of a publicly accessible online infor-
mation clearinghouse; and
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‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, sup-
port the deployment and commercial adop-
tion of effective materials researched or de-
veloped under this subsection to relevant 
stakeholders. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
REVIEW
AND
EVALUA-
TION.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, and not less fre-
quently than annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall, consistent with the activities in paragraph 
(3)— 
‘‘(i) review and evaluate the programs 
carried out under this subsection by grant 
recipients, describing the effectiveness of 
the program in identifying materials that 
reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
‘‘(ii) submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate a report describing such re-
view and evaluation; and 
‘‘(iii) make the report in clause (ii) 
available to the public on a website.
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‘‘(6) 
LIMITATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF 
AMOUNTS.—Amounts made available to carry out 
this subsection shall remain available for obligation 
by the Secretary for a period of 3 years after the 
last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are 
authorized. 
‘‘(7) INFORMATION COLLECTION.—Any survey, 
questionnaire, or interview that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to carry out reporting require-
ments relating to any program assessment or evalua-
tion activity under this subsection, including cus-
tomer satisfaction assessments, shall not be subject 
to chapter 35 of title 44. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITION
OF
ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a 
nonprofit institution of higher education, as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 
SEC. 5103. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. 
Section 6503 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘For the period of fiscal years
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2017 through 2021, and for each 5-year period 
thereafter, the Secretary’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by inserting ‘‘and 
the existing transportation system’’ after ‘‘in-
frastructure’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) by amending subparagraph (F) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(F) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; 
and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) developing and maintaining a diverse 
workforce in transportation sectors;’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘not later than 
December 31, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 
December 31, 2021,’’. 
SEC. 5104. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘re-
search priorities identified in chapter 65.’’ and
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inserting the following: ‘‘following research pri-
orities: 
‘‘(i) Improving the mobility of people 
and goods. 
‘‘(ii) Reducing congestion. 
‘‘(iii) Promoting safety. 
‘‘(iv) Improving the durability and ex-
tending the life of transportation infra-
structure and the existing transportation 
system. 
‘‘(v) Preserving the environment. 
‘‘(vi) Reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Technology and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Technology,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, the Associate Ad-
ministrator for Research, Demonstration, 
and Innovation and Administrator of the 
Federal Transit Administration,’’ after 
‘‘Federal Highway Administration’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) SELECTION OF GRANTS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
INVEST in America Act,’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.—A grant under this 
subsection may not include a cooperative agree-
ment described in section 6305 of title 31.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘5 
consortia’’ and inserting ‘‘6 consortia’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘not 
greater than $4,000,000 and not less 
than $2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
greater than $4,250,000 and not less 
than $2,250,000’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii) by striking 
‘‘section 6503(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)(4)(A)’’;
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(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘100 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) REQUIREMENT.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall award 1 
grant to a national consortia for each focus 
area described in subsection (b)(4)(A).’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘not greater than $3,000,000 and not less 
than $1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
greater than $3,250,000 and not less than 
$1,750,000’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(i) by striking 
‘‘100 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (E); 
and 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘greater than $2,000,000 and not less 
than $1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘greater
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than 
$2,250,000 
and 
not 
less 
than 
$1,250,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
awarding 
grants under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) consider consortia that include in-
stitutions that have demonstrated an abil-
ity in transportation-related research; and 
‘‘(ii) award not less than four grants 
under this section to historically black col-
leges and universities and other minority- 
serving institutions, as defined in section 
371(a) of the Higher Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1067q). 
‘‘(D) FOCUSED RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—In 
awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall select not less than one grant recipi-
ent with each of the following focus areas: 
‘‘(I) Transit. 
‘‘(II) Connected and automated 
vehicle technology.
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‘‘(III) Non-motorized transpor-
tation, including bicycle and pedes-
trian safety. 
‘‘(IV) Transportation planning, 
including 
developing 
metropolitan 
planning practices to meet the consid-
erations described in section 134(c)(4) 
of title 23 and section 5303(c)(4). 
‘‘(V) The surface transportation 
workforce, including— 
‘‘(aa) current and future 
workforce needs and challenges; 
and 
‘‘(bb) the impact of tech-
nology on the transportation sec-
tor. 
‘‘(VI) Climate change mitigation, 
including— 
‘‘(aa) researching the types 
of transportation projects that 
are expected to provide the most 
significant greenhouse gas emis-
sions reductions from the surface 
transportation sector; and
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‘‘(bb) researching the types 
of transportation projects that 
are not expected to provide sig-
nificant greenhouse gas emissions 
reductions 
from 
the 
surface 
transportation sector. 
‘‘(VII) Rail. 
‘‘(ii) 
ADDITIONAL
GRANTS.—In 
awarding grants under this section and 
after awarding grants pursuant to clause 
(i), the Secretary may award any remain-
ing grants to any grant recipient based on 
the 
criteria 
described 
in 
subsection 
(b)(4)(A). 
‘‘(E) CONSIDERATIONS FOR SELECTED IN-
STITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Tier 1 transpor-
tation centers awarded a grant under this 
paragraph with a focus area described in 
subparagraph (D)(i)(IV) shall consider the 
following areas for research: 
‘‘(I) strategies to address climate 
change mitigation and impacts de-
scribed in section 134(i)(2)(I)(ii) of 
title 23 and the incorporation of such
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strategies into long range transpor-
tation plan; and 
‘‘(II) preparation of a vulner-
ability assessment described in section 
134(i)(2)(I)(iii) of title 23. 
‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES.—A tier 1 transpor-
tation center receiving a grant under this 
section with a focus area described in sub-
paragraph (D)(i)(IV) may— 
‘‘(I) establish best practices; 
‘‘(II) develop modeling tools; and 
‘‘(III) carry out other activities 
and develop technology that addresses 
the planning considerations described 
in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—Research under 
this subparagraph shall focus on metropoli-
tan planning organizations that represent 
urbanized 
areas 
with 
populations 
of 
200,000 or fewer.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(3) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2016 through 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2022 through 2025’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and
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(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) SURPLUS AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available to 
the Secretary to carry out this section that remain 
unobligated after awarding grants under subsection 
(c) shall be made available under the unsolicited re-
search initiative under section 5506. 
‘‘(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $2,000,000 for 
any given fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 5105. UNSOLICITED RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 5506. Unsolicited research initiative 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
establish a program under which an eligible entity may 
at any time submit unsolicited research proposals for 
funding under this section. 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—A research proposal submitted 
under subsection (a) shall meet the purposes of the Sec-
retary’s 5-year transportation research and development 
strategic plan described in section 6503(c)(1).
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‘‘(c) PROJECT REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days 
after an eligible entity submits a proposal under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) review the research proposal submitted 
under subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) evaluate such research proposal relative to 
the criteria described in subsection (b); 
‘‘(3) provide to such eligible entity a written no-
tice that— 
‘‘(A) if the research proposal is not se-
lected for funding under this section— 
‘‘(i) notifies the eligible entity that the 
research proposal has not been selected for 
funding; 
‘‘(ii) provides an explanation as to 
why the research proposal was not se-
lected, including if the research proposal 
does not cover an area of need; and 
‘‘(iii) if applicable, recommends that 
the research proposal be submitted to an-
other research program; and 
‘‘(B) if the research proposal is selected for 
funding under this section, notifies the eligible 
entity that the research proposal has been se-
lected for funding; and
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‘‘(4) fund the proposals described in paragraph 
(3)(B). 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall make available to the public on a public 
website a report on the progress and findings of the pro-
gram established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of an activity carried out under this section may 
not exceed 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—All costs directly 
incurred by the non-Federal partners, including per-
sonnel, travel, facility, and hardware development 
costs, shall be credited toward the non-Federal share 
of the cost of an activity carried out under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made avail-
able to carry out the university transportation cen-
ters program under section 5505, $2,000,000 shall 
be available for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2022 
through 2025, funds made available under 
paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(B) UNCOMMITTED FUNDS.—If the Sec-
retary determines, at the end of a fiscal year, 
funds under paragraph (1) remain unexpended 
as a result of a lack of meritorious projects 
under this section, the Secretary may, for the 
following fiscal year, make remaining funds 
available under either this section or under sec-
tion 5505. 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a State; 
‘‘(2) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(3) a transit agency; 
‘‘(4) any nonprofit institution of higher edu-
cation, including a university transportation center 
under section 5505; and 
‘‘(5) a nonprofit organization.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 5505 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘5506. Unsolicited research initiative.’’.
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SEC. 
5106. 
NATIONAL 
COOPERATIVE 
MULTIMODAL 
FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 702 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 70205. National cooperative multimodal freight 
transportation research program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
establish and support a national cooperative multimodal 
freight transportation research program. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences to support and carry out administrative 
and management activities relating to the governance of 
the national cooperative multimodal freight transportation 
research program. 
‘‘(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—In carrying out the 
agreement described in subsection (b), the National Acad-
emy of Sciences shall select a multimodal freight transpor-
tation 
research 
advisory 
committee 
consisting 
of 
multimodal freight stakeholders, including, at a min-
imum—
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‘‘(1) a representative of the Department of 
Transportation; 
‘‘(2) representatives of any other Federal agen-
cies relevant in supporting the nation’s multimodal 
freight transportation research needs; 
‘‘(3) a representative of a State department of 
transportation; 
‘‘(4) a representative of a local government 
(other than a metropolitan planning organization); 
‘‘(5) a representative of a metropolitan planning 
organization; 
‘‘(6) a representative of the trucking industry; 
‘‘(7) a representative of the railroad industry; 
‘‘(8) a representative of the port industry; 
‘‘(9) a representative of logistics industry; 
‘‘(10) a representative of shipping industry; 
‘‘(11) a representative of a safety advocacy 
group with expertise in freight transportation; 
‘‘(12) an academic expert on multimodal freight 
transportation; 
‘‘(13) an academic expert on the contributions 
of freight movement to greenhouse gas emissions; 
and 
‘‘(14) representatives of labor organizations 
representing workers in freight transportation.
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‘‘(d) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
national 
cooperative 
multimodal freight transportation research program estab-
lished under this section shall include the following ele-
ments: 
‘‘(1) NATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA.—The advi-
sory committee under subsection (c), in consultation 
with interested parties, shall recommend a national 
research agenda for the program established in this 
section. 
‘‘(2) INVOLVEMENT.—Interested parties may— 
‘‘(A) submit research proposals to the advi-
sory committee; 
‘‘(B) participate in merit reviews of re-
search proposals and peer reviews of research 
products; and 
‘‘(C) receive research results. 
‘‘(3) OPEN COMPETITION AND PEER REVIEW OF 
RESEARCH PROPOSALS.—The National Academy of 
Sciences may award research contracts and grants 
under the program through open competition and 
merit review conducted on a regular basis. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION OF RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) PEER REVIEW.—Research contracts 
and grants under the program may allow peer 
review of the research results.
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‘‘(B) PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATIONS.—The 
National Academy of Sciences shall conduct 
periodic programmatic evaluations on a regular 
basis of research contracts and grants. 
‘‘(5) DISSEMINATION
OF
RESEARCH
FIND-
INGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The National Acad-
emy of Sciences shall disseminate research find-
ings to researchers, practitioners, and decision-
makers, through conferences and seminars, field 
demonstrations, workshops, training programs, 
presentations, testimony to government offi-
cials, a public website for the National Academy 
of Sciences, publications for the general public, 
and other appropriate means. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not more than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make 
available on a public website a report that de-
scribes the ongoing research and findings of the 
program. 
‘‘(e) CONTENTS.—The national research agenda 
under subsection (d)(1) shall include— 
‘‘(1) techniques and tools for estimating and 
identifying both quantitative and qualitative public
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benefits derived from multimodal freight transpor-
tation projects, including— 
‘‘(A) greenhouse gas emissions reduction; 
‘‘(B) congestion reduction; and 
‘‘(C) safety benefits; 
‘‘(2) the impact of freight delivery vehicles, in-
cluding trucks, railcars, and non-motorized vehicles, 
on congestion in urban and rural areas; 
‘‘(3) the impact of both centralized and dis-
parate origins and destinations on freight movement; 
‘‘(4) the impacts of increasing freight volumes 
on transportation planning, including— 
‘‘(A) first-mile and last-mile challenges to 
multimodal freight movement; 
‘‘(B) multimodal freight travel in both 
urban and rural areas; and 
‘‘(C) commercial motor vehicle parking and 
rest areas; 
‘‘(5) the effects of Internet commerce and accel-
erated delivery speeds on freight movement and in-
creased commercial motor vehicle volume, including 
impacts on— 
‘‘(A) safety on public roads; 
‘‘(B) congestion in both urban and rural 
areas;
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‘‘(C) first-mile and last-mile challenges and 
opportunities; 
‘‘(D) the environmental impact of freight 
transportation, including on air quality and on 
greenhouse gas emissions; and 
‘‘(E) vehicle miles-traveled by freight-deliv-
ering vehicles; 
‘‘(6) the impacts of technological advancements 
in freight movement, including impacts on— 
‘‘(A) congestion in both urban and rural 
areas; 
‘‘(B) first-mile and last-mile challenges 
and opportunities; and 
‘‘(C) vehicle miles-traveled; 
‘‘(7) methods and best practices for aligning 
multimodal 
infrastructure 
improvements 
with 
multimodal freight transportation demand, including 
improvements to the National Multimodal Freight 
Network under section 70103; and 
‘‘(8) other research areas to identify and ad-
dress current, emerging, and future needs related to 
multimodal freight transportation. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—
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‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of an activity carried out under this section 
shall be 100 percent. 
‘‘(2) 
PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
made available to carry out this section shall remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF GREENHOUSE GAS.—In this 
section, the term ‘greenhouse gas’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 702 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘70205. National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 5107. WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION REDUCTION AND 
HABITAT CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a study examining methods to 
reduce collisions between motorists and wildlife (re-
ferred to in this section as ‘‘wildlife-vehicle colli-
sions’’). 
(2) CONTENTS.— 
(A) AREAS
OF
STUDY.—The study re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall—
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(i) update and expand on, as appro-
priate— 
(I) the report titled ‘‘Wildlife Ve-
hicle Collision Reduction Study: 2008 
Report to Congress’’: and 
(II) the document titled ‘‘Wildlife 
Vehicle Collision Reduction Study: 
Best Practices Manual’’ and dated 
October 2008; and 
(ii) include— 
(I) an assessment, as of the date 
of the study, of— 
(aa) the causes of wildlife- 
vehicle collisions; 
(bb) the impact of wildlife- 
vehicle collisions on motorists 
and wildlife; and 
(cc) the impacts of roads 
and 
traffic 
on 
habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and 
aquatic species; and 
(II) solutions and best practices 
for— 
(aa) reducing wildlife-vehicle 
collisions; and
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(bb) 
improving 
habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and 
aquatic species. 
(B) METHODS.—In carrying out the study 
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) conduct a thorough review of re-
search and data relating to— 
(I) wildlife-vehicle collisions; and 
(II) habitat fragmentation that 
results from transportation infrastruc-
ture; 
(ii) survey current practices of the 
Department of Transportation and State 
departments of transportation to reduce 
wildlife-vehicle collisions; and 
(iii) consult with— 
(I) appropriate experts in the 
field of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and 
(II) appropriate experts on the 
effects of roads and traffic on habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic 
species. 
(3) REPORT.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the results of the study required under para-
graph (1). 
(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
report 
required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a description of— 
(I) the causes of wildlife-vehicle 
collisions; 
(II) the impacts of wildlife-vehicle 
collisions; and 
(III) the impacts of roads and 
traffic on— 
(aa) species listed as threat-
ened species or endangered spe-
cies under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.); 
(bb) species identified by 
States as species of greatest con-
servation need; 
(cc) species identified in 
State wildlife plans; and
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(dd) medium and small ter-
restrial and aquatic species; 
(ii) an economic evaluation of the 
costs and benefits of installing highway in-
frastructure and other measures to miti-
gate damage to terrestrial and aquatic spe-
cies, including the effect on jobs, property 
values, and economic growth to society, ad-
jacent communities, and landowners; 
(iii) recommendations for preventing 
wildlife-vehicle collisions, including rec-
ommended best practices, funding re-
sources, or other recommendations for ad-
dressing wildlife-vehicle collisions; and 
(iv) guidance to develop, for each 
State that agrees to participate, a vol-
untary joint statewide transportation and 
wildlife action plan. 
(C) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the guid-
ance described in subparagraph (B)(iv) shall 
be— 
(i) to address wildlife-vehicle colli-
sions; and 
(ii) to improve habitat connectivity for 
terrestrial and aquatic species.
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(D) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
develop the guidance described under subpara-
graph (B)(iv) in consultation with— 
(i) Federal land management agen-
cies; 
(ii) State departments of transpor-
tation; 
(iii) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
and 
(iv) Tribal governments. 
(b) STANDARDIZATION OF WILDLIFE COLLISION AND 
CARCASS DATA.— 
(1) STANDARDIZATION METHODOLOGY.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Transportation, acting through the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Highway Administration, 
shall develop a quality standardized method-
ology for collecting and reporting spatially accu-
rate wildlife collision and carcass data for the 
National Highway System, taking into consider-
ation the practicability of the methodology with 
respect to technology and cost. 
(B) METHODOLOGY.—In developing the 
standardized methodology under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall—
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(i) survey existing methodologies and 
sources of data collection, including the 
Fatality Analysis Reporting System, the 
General Estimates System of the National 
Automotive Sampling System, and the 
Highway Safety Information System; and 
(ii) to the extent practicable, identify 
and correct limitations of such existing 
methodologies and sources of data collec-
tion. 
(C) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 
standardized methodology under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall consult with— 
(i) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice; 
(iii) Tribal, State, and local transpor-
tation and wildlife authorities; 
(iv) metropolitan planning organiza-
tions (as such term is defined in section 
134(b) of title 23, United States Code); 
(v) members of the American Associa-
tion of State Highway and Transportation 
Officials;
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(vi) members of the Association of 
Fish and Wildlife Agencies; 
(vii) experts in the field of wildlife-ve-
hicle collisions; 
(viii) nongovernmental organizations; 
and 
(ix) other interested stakeholders, as 
appropriate. 
(2) STANDARDIZED
NATIONAL
DATA
SYSTEM 
WITH VOLUNTARY TEMPLATE IMPLEMENTATION.— 
The Secretary shall— 
(A) develop a template for State implemen-
tation of a standardized national wildlife colli-
sion and carcass data system for the National 
Highway System that is based on the standard-
ized methodology developed under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) encourage the voluntary implementa-
tion of the template developed under subpara-
graph (A) for States, metropolitan planning or-
ganizations, and additional relevant transpor-
tation stakeholders. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) METHODOLOGY.—The Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report describing the de-
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velopment of the standardized methodology re-
quired under paragraph (1) not later than— 
(i) the date that is 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) the date that is 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary completes the 
development of such standardized method-
ology. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
describing— 
(i) the status of the voluntary imple-
mentation of the standardized methodology 
developed under paragraph (1) and the 
template 
developed 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(A); 
(ii) whether the implementation of the 
standardized methodology developed under 
paragraph (1) and the template developed 
under paragraph (2)(A) has impacted ef-
forts by States, units of local government, 
and other entities— 
(I) to reduce the number of wild-
life-vehicle collisions; and
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(II) 
to 
improve 
habitat 
connectivity; 
(iii) the degree of the impact de-
scribed in clause (ii); and 
(iv) the recommendations of the Sec-
retary, including recommendations for fur-
ther study aimed at reducing motorist col-
lisions involving wildlife and improving 
habitat connectivity for terrestrial and 
aquatic species on the National Highway 
System, if any. 
(c) NATIONAL THRESHOLD GUIDANCE.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall— 
(1) establish guidance, to be carried out by 
States on a voluntary basis, that contains a thresh-
old for determining whether a highway shall be eval-
uated for potential mitigation measures to reduce 
wildlife-vehicle 
collisions 
and 
increase 
habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species, tak-
ing into consideration— 
(A) the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions 
on the highway that pose a human safety risk; 
(B) highway-related mortality and effects 
of traffic on the highway on—
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(i) species listed as endangered spe-
cies or threatened species under the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.); 
(ii) species identified by a State as 
species of greatest conservation need; 
(iii) species identified in State wildlife 
plans; and 
(iv) medium and small terrestrial and 
aquatic species; and 
(C) habitat connectivity values for terres-
trial and aquatic species and the barrier effect 
of the highway on the movements and migra-
tions of those species. 
(d) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND TECHNICAL 
TRAINING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall, based on the study conducted under subsection 
(a), develop a series of in-person and online work-
force development and technical training courses— 
(A) to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions; and 
(B) to improve habitat connectivity for ter-
restrial and aquatic species. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall—
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(A) make the series of courses developed 
under paragraph (1) available for transpor-
tation and fish and wildlife professionals; and 
(B) update the series of courses not less 
frequently than once every 2 years. 
(e) WILDLIFE HABITAT CONNECTIVITY
AND NA-
TIONAL BRIDGE AND TUNNEL INVENTORY AND INSPEC-
TION STANDARDS.—Section 144 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended in subsection (a)(2)— 
(1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘, resil-
ience,’’ after ‘‘safety’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) to ensure adequate passage of aquatic 
and terrestrial species, where appropriate.’’; 
SEC. 5108. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 
Section 330(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025’’. 
SEC. 5109. INNOVATIVE MATERIAL INNOVATION HUBS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall carry out a program to enhance the de-
velopment of innovative materials in the United 
States by making awards to consortia for estab-
lishing and operating Hubs (to be known as ‘‘Inno-
vative Material Innovation Hubs’’) to conduct and 
support multidisciplinary, collaborative research, de-
velopment, demonstration, standardized design de-
velopment, and commercial application of innovative 
materials. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure the coordination of, and avoid duplication of, 
the activities of each Hub with the activities of— 
(A) other research entities of the Depart-
ment of Transportation, including the Federal 
Highway Administration; and 
(B) research entities of other Federal 
agencies, as appropriate. 
(b) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an 
award for the establishment and operation of a Hub 
under subsection (a)(1), a consortium shall— 
(A) be composed of not fewer than two 
qualifying entities;
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(B) operate subject to a binding agree-
ment, entered into by each member of the con-
sortium, that documents— 
(i) the proposed partnership agree-
ment, including the governance and man-
agement structure of the Hub; 
(ii) measures the consortium will un-
dertake to enable cost-effective implemen-
tation of activities under the program de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1); and 
(iii) a proposed budget, including fi-
nancial contributions from non-Federal 
sources; and 
(C) operate as a nonprofit organization. 
(2) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A consortium seeking 
to establish and operate a Hub under sub-
section (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, including a detailed description 
of— 
(i) each element of the consortium 
agreement 
required 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B); and
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(ii) any existing facilities the consor-
tium intends to use for Hub activities. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—If the consortium 
members will not be located at 1 centralized lo-
cation, the application under subparagraph (A) 
shall include a communications plan that en-
sures close coordination and integration of Hub 
activities. 
(3) SELECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall se-
lect consortia for awards for the establishment 
and operation of Hubs through a competitive 
selection process. 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting con-
sortia under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall consider— 
(i) any existing facilities a consortium 
has identified to be used for Hub activities; 
(ii) maintaining geographic diversity 
in locations of selected Hubs; 
(iii) the demonstrated ability of the 
recipient to conduct and support multi-
disciplinary, collaborative research, devel-
opment, demonstration, standardized de-
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sign development, and commercial applica-
tion of innovative materials; 
(iv) the demonstrated research, tech-
nology transfer, and education resources 
available to the recipient to carry out this 
section; 
(v) the ability of the recipient to pro-
vide leadership in solving immediate and 
long-range national and regional transpor-
tation problems related to innovative mate-
rials; 
(vi) the demonstrated ability of the re-
cipient to disseminate results and spur the 
implementation of transportation research 
and education programs through national 
or statewide continuing education pro-
grams; 
(vii) the demonstrated commitment of 
the recipient to the use of peer review prin-
ciples and other research best practices in 
the selection, management, and dissemina-
tion of research projects; 
(viii) the performance metrics to be 
used in assessing the performance of the 
recipient in meeting the stated research,
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technology transfer, education, and out-
reach goals; and 
(ix) the ability of the recipient to im-
plement the proposed program in a cost-ef-
ficient manner, including through cost 
sharing and overall reduced overhead, fa-
cilities, and administrative costs. 
(4) TRANSPARENCY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide to each applicant, upon request, any 
materials, including copies of reviews (with any 
information that would identify a reviewer re-
dacted), used in the evaluation process of the 
proposal of the applicant. 
(B) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report describing the 
overall review process under paragraph (2), 
given the considerations under paragraph (3), 
that includes— 
(i) specific criteria of evaluation used 
in the review;
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(ii) descriptions of the review process; 
and 
(iii) explanations of the selected 
awards. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section such sums as may be 
necessary and such sums shall remain available for a pe-
riod of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year in which 
such sums were made available. 
(d) HUB OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Hub shall conduct, or 
provide for, multidisciplinary, collaborative research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial appli-
cation of innovative materials. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—Each Hub shall— 
(A) encourage collaboration and commu-
nication among the member qualifying entities 
of the consortium, as described in subsection 
(b)(1), and awardees; 
(B) develop and publish proposed plans 
and programs on a publicly accessible website; 
(C) submit to the Department of Trans-
portation an annual report summarizing the ac-
tivities of the Hub, including information—
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(i) detailing organizational expendi-
tures; and 
(ii) describing each project under-
taken by the Hub, as it relates to con-
ducting and supporting multidisciplinary, 
collaborative research, development, dem-
onstration, standardized design develop-
ment, and commercial application of inno-
vative materials; and 
(D) monitor project implementation and 
coordination. 
(3) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Each Hub shall 
maintain conflict of interest procedures, consistent 
with the conflict of interest procedures of the De-
partment of Transportation. 
(4) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION AND REN-
OVATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—No funds provided 
under this section may be used for construction 
or renovation of new buildings, test beds, or ad-
ditional facilities for Hubs. 
(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Construction 
of new buildings or facilities shall not be consid-
ered as part of the non-Federal share of a Hub 
cost-sharing agreement.
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(e) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall administer 
this section in accordance with section 330 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HUB.—The term ‘‘Hub’’ means an Innova-
tive Material Innovation Hub established under this 
section. 
(2) QUALIFYING
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying entity’’ means— 
(A) an institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a))); 
(B) an appropriate Federal or State entity, 
including a federally funded research and devel-
opment center of the Department of Transpor-
tation; 
(C) a university transportation center 
under section 5505 of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(D) a research and development entity in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act 
focused on innovative materials that the Sec-
retary determines to be similar in scope and in-
tent to a Hub under this section.
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(3) INNOVATIVE MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘inno-
vative material’’, with respect to an infrastructure 
project, includes materials or combinations and proc-
esses for use of materials that enhance the overall 
service life, sustainability, and resiliency of the 
project or provide ancillary benefits relative to widely 
adopted state of practice technologies, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
SEC. 5110. STRATEGIC TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AGEN-
DA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter 1 of chapter 55 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
5509. 
STRATEGIC 
TRANSPORTATION 
RESEARCH 
AGENDA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall enter 
into an agreement with the National Academies to under-
take a study of the research needs of the surface transpor-
tation system to fully adapt and integrate advanced tech-
nologies and innovation. The focus areas of the study shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) connected and autonomous technologies; 
‘‘(2) incorporating safety-related technologies; 
‘‘(3) addressing infrastructure resiliency;
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‘‘(4) multimodal connectivity; 
‘‘(5) data gathering of travel behavior, includ-
ing the public’s short and long-term responses to 
transformational technologies; 
‘‘(6) impacts of private-sector transportation 
product development on society and the traditional 
research enterprise; 
‘‘(7) support for a public-sector culture of 
transportation innovation and acceleration of feder-
ally funded research into practice, codes, and stand-
ards; and 
‘‘(8) fostering development of transportation 
educators and transportation professionals. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—The agreement entered into under 
this section shall require the National Academies to sub-
mit to Congress a report containing the results of the 
study not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5509. Strategic transportation research agenda.’’.
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SEC. 5111. ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND 
INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 
49, United States Code, as amended, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 5510. Advanced transportation research and inno-
vation program. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish an advanced transportation research 
and innovation program, to be administered by the Assist-
ant Secretary of Research and Technology, to— 
‘‘(1) support research that addresses the long- 
term barriers to development of advanced transpor-
tation technologies with the potential to meet the 
Nation’s long-term safety, competitiveness, and 
transportation goals; 
‘‘(2) support high-risk research and develop-
ment to accelerate transformational transportation 
innovations and emerging technology development; 
‘‘(3) advance research and development that 
improves the resilience of regions of the United 
States to natural disasters, extreme weather, and 
the effects of climate change on modal and 
multimodal transportation and infrastructure; 
‘‘(4) leverage Federal interagency research 
mechanisms and the academic research enterprise;
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‘‘(5) educate and train students in science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to 
conduct research and standards development rel-
evant to transportation technologies, materials, sys-
tems, operations, processes, and policies; and 
‘‘(6) fostering collaboration among federal re-
searchers and academic researchers. 
‘‘(b) COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall collaborate 
on, identify, and disseminate within the Department, 
as appropriate, advanced transportation research, 
development, and other activities of other Federal 
agencies, including the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy, the National Science Foundation, the 
Department of Energy, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, the Department of 
Homeland Security, the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, and the Department of 
Defense to ensure the Department’s research invest-
ments are making the best possible contribution to 
the Nation’s goals of public health and safety, eco-
nomic prosperity, national security, environmental 
quality, and a diverse transportation workforce.
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‘‘(2) NON-GOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATION.— 
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall col-
laborate with labor organizations, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH GRANTS.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary may carry out the activities described 
under subsection (a) through— 
‘‘(1) competitive, merit-based basic research 
grants to individual investigators and teams of in-
vestigators; and 
‘‘(2) centers of excellence selected through a 
competitive, merit-based process. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An investigator, team of in-
vestigators, or an institution of higher education (or 
consortium thereof) seeking funding under this sec-
tion shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) RESEARCH
CENTERS.—Each application 
under paragraph (1) from an institution of higher 
education (or consortium thereof) shall include a de-
scription of how the Center will promote multidisci-
plinary transportation research and development col-
laboration.
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‘‘(e) RESEARCH.—At a minimum, the Secretary shall 
award 75 percent of awards under this program to 
projects for basic research. 
‘‘(f) REVIEW.—Not later than September 30, 2025, 
the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Na-
tional Academies to conduct a review of the research and 
activities carried out under this program and assess 
whether such activities are consistent with subsection (a). 
Members of the review panel shall represent, at a min-
imum, multimodal surface transportation researchers and 
practitioners. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, and bienni-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives a report on implementation of 
the program under this section and research areas that 
the program will support. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5510. Advanced transportation research and innovation program.’’. 
SEC. 5112. INTERAGENCY INNOVATIVE MATERIALS STAND-
ARDS TASK FORCE. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section shall 
be— 
(1) to encourage the research, design, and use 
of innovative materials, in concert with traditional 
materials, and associated techniques in the construc-
tion and preservation of the domestic infrastructure 
network; 
(2) to accelerate the deployment and extend the 
service life, improve the performance, and reduce the 
cost of infrastructure projects; and 
(3) to improve the economy, resilience, main-
tainability, sustainability, and safety of the domestic 
infrastructure network. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology shall establish an Interagency Innovative Ma-
terials Standards Task Force (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Task Force’’) composed of the heads
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of Federal agencies responsible for significant civil 
infrastructure projects, including the Administrator 
of the Federal Highway Administration. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall 
serve as Chairperson of the Task Force. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall coordinate and 
improve, with respect to infrastructure construction, retro-
fitting, rehabilitation, and other improvements— 
(1) Federal testing standards; 
(2) Federal design and use guidelines; 
(3) Federal regulations; and 
(4) other applicable standards and performance 
and sustainability metrics. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Task 
Force shall conduct, and submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that describes the 
results of, a study— 
(A) to assess the standards and perform-
ance metrics for the use of innovative materials 
in infrastructure projects; 
(B) to identify any barriers, regulatory or 
otherwise, relating to the standards described in
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subparagraph (A) that preclude the use of cer-
tain products or associated techniques; and 
(C) to identify opportunities for the devel-
opment of standardized designs and materials 
genome approaches that design and use innova-
tive materials to reduce costs, improve perform-
ance and sustainability, and extend the service 
life of infrastructure assets. 
(2) REPORT.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) identify any non-Federal entities or 
other organizations, including the American As-
sociation of State Highway and Transportation 
Officials, that develop relevant standards; and 
(B) outline a strategy to improve coordina-
tion and information sharing between the enti-
ties described in subparagraph (A) and any rel-
evant Federal agencies. 
(e) IMPROVED COORDINATION.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Task 
Force shall collaborate with any non-Federal entity identi-
fied under subsection (d)(2)(A)— 
(1) to identify and carry out appropriate re-
search, testing methods, and processes relating to 
the development and use of innovative materials;
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(2) to develop new methods and processes relat-
ing to the development and use of innovative mate-
rials, as the applicable agency head determines to be 
necessary; 
(3) to contribute to the development of stand-
ards, performance metrics, and guidelines for the 
use of innovative materials and approaches in civil 
infrastructure projects; 
(4) to develop a plan for addressing potential 
barriers, regulatory or otherwise, identified in sub-
section (d)(1)(B); and 
(5) to develop a plan for the development of 
standardized designs that use innovative materials to 
reduce costs, improve performance and sustain-
ability, and extend the service life of infrastructure 
assets. 
(f) INNOVATIVE MATERIAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘innovative material’’, with respect to an 
infrastructure project, includes those materials or com-
binations and processes for use of materials that enhance 
the overall service life, sustainability, and resiliency of the 
project or provide ancillary benefits relative to widely 
adopted state of practice technologies, as determined by 
the appropriate Secretary or agency head.
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SEC. 5113. TRANSPORTATION EQUITY RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall carry out a transportation equity research program 
for research and demonstration activities that focus on the 
impacts that surface transportation planning, investment, 
and operations have on low-income populations, minority 
populations, women, and other underserved populations 
that may be dependent on public transportation. Such ac-
tivities shall include research on surface transportation eq-
uity issues, the development of strategies to advance eco-
nomic and community development in public transpor-
tation-dependent populations, and the development of 
training programs that promote the employment of low- 
income populations, minority populations, women, and 
other underserved populations on Federal-aid transpor-
tation projects constructed in their communities. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts made 
available to the Secretary to carry out this section shall 
remain available for a period of 3 years beginning after 
the last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are 
authorized.
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Subtitle B—Technology 
Deployment 
SEC. 5201. TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, 
while considering the impacts on jobs’’ after 
‘‘transportation community’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (E) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
and limiting the effects of climate change.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘and findings from the materials to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions program under 
subsection (d).’’.
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SEC. 5202. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOY-
MENT OF PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 503(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (v) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (vi) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) the deployment of innovative 
pavement designs, materials, and practices 
that reduce or sequester the amount of 
greenhouse gas emissions generated during 
the production of highway materials and 
the construction of highways, with consid-
eration for findings from the materials to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions program 
under subsection (d).’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2022 through 2025’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D)(ii)— 
(A) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon;
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(B) in subclause (IV) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) pavement monitoring and 
data collection practices; 
‘‘(VI) pavement durability and 
resilience; 
‘‘(VII) stormwater management; 
‘‘(VIII) impacts on vehicle effi-
ciency; 
‘‘(IX) the energy efficiency of the 
production of paving materials and 
the ability of paving materials to en-
hance the environment and promote 
sustainability; 
‘‘(X) integration of renewable en-
ergy in pavement designs; and 
‘‘(XI) greenhouse gas emissions 
reduction, including findings from the 
materials to reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions program under subsection 
(d).’’.
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SEC. 5203. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION EVERY 
DAY COUNTS INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 520. Every Day Counts initiative 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It is in the national interest for 
the Department of Transportation, State departments of 
transportation, and all other recipients of Federal surface 
transportation funds— 
‘‘(1) to identify, accelerate, and deploy innova-
tion aimed at expediting project delivery; 
‘‘(2) enhancing the safety of the roadways of 
the United States, and protecting the environment; 
‘‘(3) to ensure that the planning, design, engi-
neering, construction, and financing of transpor-
tation projects is done in an efficient and effective 
manner; 
‘‘(4) to promote the rapid deployment of proven 
solutions that provide greater accountability for pub-
lic investments and encourage greater private sector 
involvement; and 
‘‘(5) to create a culture of innovation within the 
highway community. 
‘‘(b) EVERY DAY COUNTS INITIATIVE.—To advance 
the policy described in subsection (a), the Administrator
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of the Federal Highway Administration shall continue the 
Every Day Counts initiative to work with States, local 
transportation agencies, all other recipients of Federal 
surface transportation funds, and industry stakeholders, 
including labor representatives, to identify and deploy 
proven innovative practices and products that— 
‘‘(1) accelerate innovation deployment; 
‘‘(2) expedite the project delivery process; 
‘‘(3) improve environmental sustainability; 
‘‘(4) enhance roadway safety; 
‘‘(5) reduce congestion; and 
‘‘(6) reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the Every 
Day Counts initiative, the Administrator shall consider 
any innovative practices and products in accordance with 
subsections (a) and (b), including— 
‘‘(1) research results from the university trans-
portation centers program under section 5505 of 
title 49; and 
‘‘(2) results from the materials to reduce green-
house gas emissions program in section 503(d). 
‘‘(d) INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At least every 2 years, the 
Administrator shall work collaboratively with stake-
holders to identify a new collection of innovations,
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best practices, and data to be deployed to highway 
stakeholders through case studies, outreach, and 
demonstration projects. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In identifying a collec-
tion described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
take into account market readiness, impacts, bene-
fits, and ease of adoption of the innovation or prac-
tice. 
‘‘(e) PUBLICATION.—Each collection identified under 
subsection (d) shall be published by the Administrator on 
a publicly available website. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds made 
available to carry out section 503(c) to carry out this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘520. Every Day Counts initiative.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 1444 of the FAST Act (23 
U.S.C. 101 note), and the item related to such section in 
the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are re-
pealed.
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Subtitle C—Emerging Technologies 
SEC. 5301. SAFE, EFFICIENT MOBILITY THROUGH AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘establish an advanced 
transportation and congestion management 
technologies deployment’’ and inserting ‘‘estab-
lish a safe, efficient mobility through advanced 
technologies’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘mobility,’’ before ‘‘effi-
ciency,’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘environmental impacts,’’ 
after ‘‘system performance,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) reduce costs, improve return on 
investments, and improve person through-
put and mobility, including through the op-
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timization of existing transportation capac-
ity;’’; 
(B) in clause (iv) by inserting ‘‘bicyclist 
and’’ before ‘‘pedestrian’’; 
(C) in clause (vii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(D) in clause (viii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘accelerate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘prepare for’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ix) reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
and limit the effects of climate change.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) in clause (ii)(II)(aa) by striking ‘‘con-
gestion’’ and inserting ‘‘congestion and delays, 
greenhouse gas emissions’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATIONS.—An applica-
tion submitted under this paragraph may 
include a description of how the proposed 
project would support the national goals 
described in section 150(b), the achieve-
ment of metropolitan and statewide targets
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established under section 150(d), or the 
improvement of transportation system ac-
cess consistent with section 150(f), includ-
ing through— 
‘‘(I) the congestion and on-road 
mobile-source emissions performance 
measure established under section 
150(c)(5); or 
‘‘(II) the greenhouse gas emis-
sions performance measure estab-
lished under section 150(c)(7).’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iv) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding 
a grant under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall prioritize projects that, in ac-
cordance with the criteria described in sub-
paragraph (B)— 
‘‘(I) improve person throughput 
and mobility, including through the 
optimization of existing transportation 
capacity; 
‘‘(II) deliver environmental bene-
fits;
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‘‘(III) reduce the number and se-
verity of traffic accidents and increase 
driver, passenger, and bicyclist and 
pedestrian safety; or 
‘‘(IV) reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions. 
‘‘(v) 
GRANT
DISTRIBUTION.—The 
Secretary shall award not fewer than 3 
grants under this paragraph based on the 
potential of the project to reduce the num-
ber and severity of traffic crashes and in-
crease, driver, passenger, and bicyclist and 
pedestrian safety.’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) in clause (vi)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, vehicle-to-pedes-
trian,’’ after ‘‘vehicle-to-vehicle’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘systems to improve 
vulnerable road user safety,’’ before ‘‘tech-
nologies associated with’’ ; and 
(B) in clause (ix) by inserting ‘‘, including 
activities under section 5316 of title 49’’ after 
‘‘disabled individuals’’; 
(6) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting 
the following:
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‘‘(G) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) APPLICABILITY
OF
LAW.—The 
program under this paragraph shall be 
subject to the accountability and oversight 
requirements in section 106(m). 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date that the first grant is 
awarded under this paragraph, and each 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall make 
available to the public on a website a re-
port that describes the effectiveness of 
grant recipients in meeting their projected 
deployment plans, including data provided 
under subparagraph (F) on how the pro-
gram has— 
‘‘(I) reduced traffic-related fatali-
ties and injuries; 
‘‘(II) reduced traffic congestion 
and improved travel time reliability; 
‘‘(III) reduced transportation-re-
lated emissions; 
‘‘(IV) optimized multimodal sys-
tem performance; 
‘‘(V) improved access to trans-
portation alternatives;
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‘‘(VI) provided the public with 
access to real-time integrated traffic, 
transit, and multimodal transpor-
tation information to make informed 
travel decisions; 
‘‘(VII) provided cost savings to 
transportation agencies, businesses, 
and the traveling public; 
‘‘(VIII) created or maintained 
transportation jobs and supported 
transportation workers; or 
‘‘(IX) provided other benefits to 
transportation users and the general 
public. 
‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATIONS.—If applica-
ble, the Secretary shall ensure that the ac-
tivities described in subclauses (I) and (IV) 
of clause (ii) reflect— 
‘‘(I) any information described in 
subparagraph (C)(iii) that is included 
by an applicant; or 
‘‘(II) the project prioritization 
guidelines 
under 
subparagraph 
(D)(iv).’’;
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(7) in subparagraph (I) by striking ‘‘(i) IN 
GENERAL’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary may set aside’’ and inserting ‘‘Of the 
amounts made available to carry out this paragraph, 
the Secretary may set aside’’; 
(8) in subparagraph (J) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, except that the Federal 
share of the cost of a project for which a grant is 
awarded under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 
percent.’’; 
(9) in subparagraph (K) by striking ‘‘amount 
described under subparagraph (I)’’ and inserting 
‘‘funds made available to carry out this paragraph’’; 
(10) by striking subparagraph (M) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(M) GRANT FLEXIBILITY.—If, by August 
1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary determines 
that there are not enough grant applications 
that meet the requirements described in sub-
paragraph (C) to carry out this paragraph for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer to the 
technology and innovation deployment pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) any of the funds made available 
to carry out this paragraph in a fiscal year
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that the Secretary has not yet awarded 
under this paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) an amount of obligation limita-
tion equal to the amount of funds that the 
Secretary transfers under clause (i).’’; and 
(11) in subparagraph (N)— 
(A) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘an urban-
ized area with’’ before ‘‘a population of’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘a any’’ and 
inserting ‘‘any’’. 
SEC. 5302. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS FOR ITS ACTIVITIES.—Section 
513(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘greenhouse gas emissions reduction,’’ before 
‘‘and congestion management’’. 
(b) GOALS AND PURPOSES.—Section 514(a) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘national 
freight 
policy 
goals’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘national 
multimodal freight policy goals and activities de-
scribed in subtitle IX of title 49’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and 
(6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and 
mitigation of the effects of climate change;’’. 
(c) GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 515(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘20 members’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘25 members’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘State highway department’’ and inserting 
‘‘State department of transportation’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘local 
highway department’’ and inserting ‘‘local de-
partment of transportation’’; 
(D) by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), 
(G), (H), (I), and (J) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) a private sector representative of the 
intelligent transportation systems industry; 
‘‘(F) a representative from an advocacy 
group concerned with safety, including bicycle 
and pedestrian interests;
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‘‘(G) a representative from a labor organi-
zation; and’’; 
(E) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as 
subparagraph (H); and 
(F) by striking subparagraph (L); 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 508’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6503 of title 
49’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘in both urban 
and rural areas’’ after ‘‘by users’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (iii) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) assess how Federal transpor-
tation resources, including programs under 
this title, are being used to advance intel-
ligent transportation systems.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(C) Convene not less frequently than 
twice each year, either in person or remotely.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘May 1’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 1’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘, except that 
section 14 of such Act shall not apply’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(d) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 516(b) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and 
(7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas 
emissions;’’. 
SEC. 5303. NATIONAL HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE AND 
MOBILITY INNOVATION CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 
49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘§ 5507. National highly automated vehicle and mo-
bility innovation clearinghouse 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make a 
grant to an institution of higher education engaged in re-
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search on the secondary impacts of highly automated vehi-
cles and mobility innovation to— 
‘‘(1) operate a national highly automated vehi-
cle and mobility innovation clearinghouse; 
‘‘(2) collect, conduct, and fund research on the 
secondary impacts of highly automated vehicles and 
mobility innovation; 
‘‘(3) make such research available on a public 
website; and 
‘‘(4) conduct outreach and dissemination of the 
information described in this subsection to assist 
communities. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE.—The term 
‘highly automated vehicle’ means a motor vehicle 
that— 
‘‘(A) is capable of performing the entire 
task of driving (including steering, accelerating 
and decelerating, and reacting to external stim-
ulus) without human intervention; and 
‘‘(B) is designed to be operated exclusively 
by a Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 automated 
driving system for all trips according to the rec-
ommended practice standards published on 
June 15, 2018, by the Society of Automotive
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Engineers International (J3016l201806) or 
equivalent standards adopted by the Secretary 
with respect to automated motor vehicles. 
‘‘(2) MOBILITY INNOVATION.—The term ‘mobil-
ity innovation’ means an activity described in section 
5316, including mobility on demand and mobility as 
a service (as such terms are defined in such section). 
‘‘(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(4) SECONDARY
IMPACTS.—The term ‘sec-
ondary impacts’ means the impacts on land use, 
urban design, transportation systems, real estate, 
accessibility, municipal budgets, social equity, avail-
ability and quality of jobs, air quality and climate, 
energy consumption, and the environment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 5506, as added 
by this Act, the following: 
‘‘5507. National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearing-
house.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE
FOR CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall ensure that the institution 
of higher education that receives the grant described in
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section 5507(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), shall establish the national highly 
automated vehicle clearinghouse described in such section 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 5304. STUDY ON SAFE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AUTO-
MATED VEHICLES AND ROAD USERS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section shall be 
to ensure that the increasing deployment of automated ve-
hicles does not jeopardize the safety of road users. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Not 
later 
than 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a study on 
the ability of automated vehicles to safely interact 
with other road users. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) examine the ability of automated vehi-
cles to safely interact with general road users, 
including vulnerable road users; 
(B) identify barriers to improving the safe-
ty of interactions between automated vehicles 
and general road users; and
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(C) issue recommendations to improve the 
safety of interactions between automated vehi-
cles and general road users, including, at a 
minimum— 
(i) technology advancements with the 
potential to facilitate safer interactions be-
tween automated vehicles and general road 
users given the safety considerations in 
paragraph (3); 
(ii) road user public awareness; and 
(iii) improvements to transportation 
planning and road design. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the 
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take 
into consideration whether automated vehicles can 
safely operate within the surface transportation sys-
tem, including— 
(A) the degree to which ordinary human 
behaviors make it difficult for an automated ve-
hicle to safely, reliably predict human actions; 
(B) unique challenges for automated vehi-
cles in urban and rural areas; 
(C) the degree to which an automated ve-
hicle is capable of uniformly recognizing and re-
sponding to individuals with disabilities and in-
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dividuals of different sizes, ages, races, and 
other varying characteristics; 
(D) for bicyclist, motorcyclist, and pedes-
trian road users— 
(i) the varying and non-standardized 
nature of bicyclist and pedestrian infra-
structure in different locations; 
(ii) the close proximity to motor vehi-
cles within which bicyclists often operate, 
including riding in unprotected bike lanes 
and crossing lanes to make a left turn, and 
the risk of such close proximity; and 
(iii) roadways that lack marked bicy-
clist 
infrastructure, 
particularly 
in 
midsized and rural areas, on which 
bicyclists often operate; 
(E) for motorcyclist road users, the close 
proximity to other motor vehicles within which 
motorcyclists operate, including operating be-
tween lanes of slow or stopped traffic; and 
(F) depending on the level of automation 
of the vehicle, the degree to which human inter-
vention remains necessary to safely operate an 
automated vehicle to ensure the safety of gen-
eral road users in circumstances including—
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(i) dangerous weather; 
(ii) an electronic or system malfunc-
tion of the automated vehicle; and 
(iii) a cybersecurity threat to the op-
eration of the vehicle. 
(4) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Before conducting the 
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pro-
vide an opportunity for public comment on the study 
proposal. 
(c) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Not 
later 
than 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall establish a work-
ing group to assist in the development of the study 
and recommendations under subsection (b). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall include representa-
tion from— 
(A) the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration; 
(B) State departments of transportation; 
(C) local governments (other than metro-
politan planning organizations, as such term is 
defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United 
States Code);
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(D) transit agencies; 
(E) metropolitan planning organizations 
(as such term is defined in section 134(b) of 
title 23, United States Code); 
(F) bicycle and pedestrian safety groups; 
(G) highway and automobile safety groups; 
(H) truck safety groups; 
(I) law enforcement officers and first re-
sponders; 
(J) motor carriers and independent owner- 
operators; 
(K) the road construction industry; 
(L) labor organizations; 
(M) academic experts on automated vehicle 
technologies; 
(N) manufacturers and developers of both 
passenger and commercial automated vehicles; 
(O) a motorcyclist rights group; and 
(P) other industries and entities as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
(3) DUTIES.—The working group established 
under paragraph (1) shall assist the Secretary by, at 
a minimum— 
(A) assisting in the development of the 
scope of the study under subsection (b);
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(B) reviewing the data and analysis from 
such study; 
(C) provide ongoing recommendations and 
feedback to ensure that such study reflects the 
contents described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
subsection (b); and 
(D) providing input to the Secretary on 
recommendations required under subsection 
(b)(2)(C). 
(4) APPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE
ACT.—The working group under this 
subsection shall be subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), except that section 
14 of such Act shall not apply. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, and make publicly available, the study initiated 
under subsection (b), including recommendations for en-
suring that automated vehicles safely interact with general 
road users. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) AUTOMATED
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘auto-
mated vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle equipped with 
Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 automated driving sys-
tems for all trips according to the recommended 
practice standards published on June 15, 2018 by 
the Society of Automotive Engineers International 
(J3016l201806) or equivalent standards adopted 
by the Secretary with respect to automated motor 
vehicles. 
(2) GENERAL ROAD USERS.—The term ‘‘gen-
eral road users’’ means— 
(A) motor vehicles driven by individuals; 
(B) bicyclists and pedestrians; 
(C) motorcyclists; 
(D) workers in roadside construction 
zones; 
(E) emergency response vehicles, including 
first responders; 
(F) vehicles providing local government 
services, including street sweepers and waste 
collection vehicles; 
(G) law enforcement officers; 
(H) personnel who manually direct traffic, 
including crossing guards;
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(I) users of shared micromobility (includ-
ing bikesharing and shared scooter systems); 
and 
(J) other road users that may interact 
with automated vehicles, as determined by the 
Secretary of Transportation. 
(3) VULNERABLE ROAD USER.—The term ‘‘vul-
nerable road user’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 5305. NONTRADITIONAL AND EMERGING TRANSPOR-
TATION TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 118. Nontraditional and Emerging Transportation 
Technology Council 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a Nontraditional and Emerging 
Transportation Technology Council (hereinafter referred 
to as the ‘Council’) in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of the following officers of the Department of 
Transportation: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Transportation.
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‘‘(B) The Deputy Secretary of Transpor-
tation. 
‘‘(C) The Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Policy. 
‘‘(D) The General Counsel of the Depart-
ment of Transportation. 
‘‘(E) The Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(F) The Assistant Secretary for Research 
and Technology. 
‘‘(G) The Assistant Secretary for Budget 
and Programs. 
‘‘(H) The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
‘‘(I) The Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration. 
‘‘(J) The Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
‘‘(K) The Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration. 
‘‘(L) The Administrator of the Federal 
Transit Administration. 
‘‘(M) The Administrator of the Federal 
Maritime Administration.
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‘‘(N) The Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 
‘‘(O) The Administrator of the Pipeline 
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
may designate additional members of the Depart-
ment to serve as at-large members of the Council. 
‘‘(3) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Secretary 
may designate officials to serve as the Chair and 
Vice Chair of the Council and of any working groups 
of the Council. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 
‘‘(1) identify and resolve any jurisdictional or 
regulatory gaps or inconsistencies associated with 
nontraditional and emerging transportation tech-
nologies, modes, or projects pending or brought be-
fore the Department to eliminate, so far as prac-
ticable, impediments to the prompt and safe deploy-
ment of new and innovative transportation tech-
nology, including with respect to safety regulation 
and oversight, environmental review, and funding 
issues; 
‘‘(2) coordinate the Department’s internal over-
sight of nontraditional and emerging transportation
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technologies, modes, or projects and engagement 
with external stakeholders; 
‘‘(3) within applicable statutory authority other 
than this paragraph, develop and establish depart-
ment-wide processes, solutions, and best practices 
for identifying, managing and resolving issues re-
garding 
emerging 
transportation 
technologies, 
modes, or projects pending or brought before the 
Department; and 
‘‘(4) carry out such additional duties as the 
Secretary may prescribe, to the extent consistent 
with this title, including subsections (f)(2) and (g) 
of section 106.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘118. Nontraditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council.’’. 
SEC. 5306. HYPERLOOP TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, acting through the Nontraditional and Emerging 
Transportation Technology Council of the Department of 
Transportation, shall issue guidance to provide a clear 
regulatory framework for the safe deployment of hyperloop 
transportation.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—In developing the guidance under 
subsection (a), the Council shall— 
(1) consider safety, oversight, environmental, 
project delivery, and other regulatory requirements 
prescribed by various modal administrations in the 
Department; 
(2) clearly delineate between relevant authori-
ties with respect to hyperloop transportation in the 
Department and provide project sponsors with a sin-
gle point of access to the Department to inquire 
about projects, plans, and proposals; 
(3) establish clear, coordinated procedures for 
the regulation of hyperloop transportation projects; 
and 
(4) develop and establish department-wide proc-
esses, solutions, and best practices for identifying, 
managing, 
and 
resolving 
matters 
regarding 
hyperloop transportation subject to the Depart-
ment’s jurisdiction. 
SEC. 5307. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE RE-
TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a program to make grants to eligible 
entities to develop a curriculum for and establish transpor-
tation workforce training programs in urban and rural
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areas to train, upskill, and prepare surface transportation 
workers, whose jobs may be changed or worsened by auto-
mation, who have been separated from their jobs, or who 
have received notice of impending job loss, as a result of 
being replaced by automated driving systems. 
(b) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The following entities 
shall be eligible to receive grants under this section: 
(1) Institutions of higher education. 
(2) Consortia of institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
(3) Trade associations. 
(4) Nongovernmental stakeholders. 
(5) Organizations with a demonstrated capacity 
to develop and provide career pathway programs 
through labor-management partnerships and appren-
ticeships on a nationwide basis. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AWARDS.—An entity may only 
receive one grant per fiscal year under this section for an 
amount determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section may only use grant amounts for devel-
oping and carrying out direct surface transportation 
workforce retraining programs, including—
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(A) testing of new roles for existing jobs, 
including mechanical work, diagnostic work, 
and fleet operations management; 
(B) coursework or curricula through which 
participants may pursue a degree or certifi-
cation; 
(C) direct worker training or train-the- 
trainer type programs in support of surface 
transportation workers displaced by automated 
vehicles; or 
(D) training and upskilling workers, in-
cluding current drivers and maintenance techni-
cians, for positions directly related to auto-
mated vehicle operations. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Funds made available under 
this section may not be used in support of programs 
to evaluate the effectiveness of automated vehicle 
technologies. 
(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall se-
lect recipients of grants under this section based on the 
following criteria: 
(1) Demonstrated research resources available 
to the applicant for carrying out this section. 
(2) Capability of the applicant to develop cur-
ricula in the training or retraining of individuals de-
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scribed in subsection (a) as a result of automated 
vehicles. 
(3) Demonstrated commitment of the recipient 
to carry out a surface transportation workforce de-
velopment program through degree-granting pro-
grams or programs that provide other industry-rec-
ognized credentials. 
(4) The ability of the applicant to fulfill the 
purposes under subsection (a). 
(f) ELIGIBILITY.—An applicant is only eligible for a 
grant under this section if such applicant— 
(1) has an established surface transportation 
workforce development program; 
(2) has expertise in solving surface transpor-
tation problems through research, training, edu-
cation, and technology; 
(3) actively shares information and results with 
other surface transportation workforce development 
programs with similar objectives; 
(4) has experience in establishing, developing 
and administering a surface transportation-related 
apprenticeship or training program with at least 5 
years of demonstrable results; and
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(5) agrees to make all curricula, research find-
ings, or other materials developed using grant fund-
ing under this section publicly available. 
(g) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal share of a 
grant under this section shall be a dollar for dollar 
match of the costs of establishing and administering 
the retraining program and related activities carried 
out by the grant recipient or consortium of grant re-
cipients. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—For a recipient 
of a grant under this section carrying out activities 
under such grant in partnership with a public trans-
portation agency that is receiving funds under sec-
tion 5307, 5337, or 5339 of title 49, United States 
Code, not more than 0.5 percent of amounts made 
available under any such section may qualify as the 
non-Federal share under paragraph (1). 
(h) REPORTING.—Not later than 60 days after 
grants are awarded in any fiscal year under this section, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate, and make pub-
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licly available, a report describing the activities and effec-
tiveness of the program under this section. 
(1) TRANSPARENCY.—The report under this 
subsection shall include the following information on 
activities carried out under this section: 
(A) A list of all grant recipients under this 
section. 
(B) An explanation of why each recipient 
was chosen in accordance with the selection cri-
teria under subsection (e) and the eligibility re-
quirements under subsection (f). 
(C) A summary of activities carried out by 
each recipient and an analysis of the progress 
of such activities toward achieving the purposes 
under subsection (a). 
(D) An accounting for the use of Federal 
funds expended in carrying out this section. 
(E) An analysis of outcomes of the pro-
gram under this section. 
(2) TRAINING INFORMATION.—The report shall 
include the following data on surface transportation 
workforce training: 
(A) The sectors of the surface transpor-
tation system from which workers are being dis-
placed.
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(B) The skills and professions for which 
workers are being retrained. 
(C) How many workers have benefitted 
from the grant award. 
(D) Relevant demographic information of 
impacted workers. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the following definitions apply: 
(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) AUTOMATED
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘auto-
mated vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle that— 
(A) is capable of performing the entire 
task of driving (including steering, accelerating, 
and decelerating, and reacting to external stim-
ulus) without human intervention; and 
(B) is designed to be operated exclusively 
by a Level 4 or Level 5 automated driving sys-
tem for all trips according to the recommended 
practice standards published on June 15, 2018, 
by the Society of Automotive Engineers Inter-
national (J3016l201806) or equivalent stand-
965 
ards adopted by the Secretary with respect to 
automated motor vehicles. 
(3) 
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.—The 
term 
‘‘public transportation’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025 to carry out this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
made available to the Secretary to carry out this sec-
tion shall remain available for a period of 3 years 
after the last day of the fiscal year for which the 
amounts are authorized. 
SEC. 5308. THIRD-PARTY DATA INTEGRATION PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish and implement a pilot program (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘program’’) to leverage 
anonymous crowdsourced data from third-party entities to 
improve transportation management capabilities and effi-
ciency on Federal-aid highways. 
(b) GOALS.—The goals of the program include the 
utilization of anonymous crowdsourced data from third
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parties to implement integrated traffic management sys-
tems which leverage real-time data to provide dynamic and 
efficient traffic-flow management for purposes of— 
(1) adjusting traffic light cycle times to opti-
mize traffic management and decrease congestion; 
(2) expanding or contracting lane capacity to 
meet traffic demand; 
(3) enhancing traveler notification of service 
conditions; 
(4) prioritizing high-priority vehicles such as 
emergency response and law enforcement within the 
transportation system; and 
(5) any other purposes which the Secretary 
deems an appropriate use of anonymous user data. 
(c) PARTNERSHIP.—In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with pub-
lic and private sector entities to accomplish the goals listed 
in subsection (b). 
(d) DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY.—The Secretary 
shall ensure the protection of privacy for all sources of 
data utilized in the program, promoting cybersecurity to 
prevent hacking, spoofing, and disruption of connected 
and automated transportation systems. 
(e) PROGRAM LOCATIONS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall initiate programs in a variety
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of areas, including urban, suburban, rural, tribal, or any 
other appropriate settings. 
(f) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 3 years after 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publicly 
make available best practices to leverage private user data 
to support improved transportation management capabili-
ties and efficiency, including— 
(1) legal considerations when acquiring private 
user data for public purposes; and 
(2) protecting privacy and security of individual 
user data. 
(g) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually submit 
a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report detailing— 
(1) a description of the activities carried out 
under the pilot program; 
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
pilot program in meeting goals descried in sub-
section (b); 
(3) policy recommendations to improve integra-
tion of systems between public and private entities; 
and
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(4) a description of costs associated with equip-
ping and maintaining systems. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out the program. 
(i) SUNSET.—On a date that is 5 years after the en-
actment of this Act, this program shall cease to be effec-
tive. 
SEC. 5309. THIRD-PARTY DATA PLANNING INTEGRATION 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish and implement a pilot program (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘program’’) to leverage anonymous 
crowdsourced data from third-party entities to improve 
transportation management capabilities and efficiency on 
Federal-aid highways. 
(b) GOALS.—The goals of the program include the 
utilization of anonymous crowdsourced data from third 
parties to— 
(1) utilize private-user data to inform infra-
structure planning decisions for the purposes of— 
(A) reducing congestion; 
(B) decreasing miles traveled; 
(C) increasing safety;
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(D) improving freight efficiency; 
(E) enhancing environmental conditions; 
and 
(F) other purposes as the Secretary deems 
necessary. 
(c) PARTNERSHIP.—In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with pub-
lic and private sector entities to accomplish the goals listed 
in subsection (b). 
(d) DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY.—The Secretary 
shall ensure the protection of privacy for all sources of 
data utilized in the program, promoting cybersecurity to 
prevent hacking, spoofing, and disruption of connected 
and automated transportation systems. 
(e) PROGRAM LOCATIONS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall initiate programs in a variety 
of areas, including urban, suburban, rural, tribal, or any 
other appropriate settings. 
(f) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 3 years after 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publicly 
make available best practices to leverage private user data 
to support improved transportation management capabili-
ties and efficiency, including— 
(1) legal considerations when acquiring private 
user data for public purposes; and
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(2) protecting privacy and security of individual 
user data. 
(g) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually submit 
a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report detailing— 
(1) a description of the activities carried out 
under the pilot program; 
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
pilot program in meeting goals descried in sub-
section (b); and 
(3) policy recommendations to improve the im-
plementation of anonymous crowdsourced data into 
planning decisions. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out the program. 
(i) SUNSET.—On a date that is 5 years after the en-
actment of this Act, this program shall cease to be effec-
tive.
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SEC. 5310. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter 1 of chapter 55 of 
title 49, United States Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5511. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation may establish a pilot program for the demonstration 
of advanced transportation technologies for surface trans-
portation modes in small- and mid-sized communities by 
providing grants to entities to achieve the purposes of the 
national transportation research and development pro-
gram described in section 6503. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Activities eligible for 
funding under this section include data interoperability, 
mobility-on-demand, and micro-mobility projects to dem-
onstrate first-mile transportation, last-mile transpor-
tation, and any other activity as determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) JOINT INTERAGENCY FUNDING.—If determined 
appropriate by the Secretary, joint interagency funding for 
projects is authorized to support multimodal projects. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—Entities eligible to receive grants 
under this program include local transportation organiza-
tions and transit agencies serving a population of not more
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than 200,000 individuals, including communities of eco-
nomic hardship and communities that experience trans-
portation equity and accessibility issues. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity seeking funding 
under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.—Each application sub-
mitted under this section shall describe how the ap-
plying entity will collaborate, as appropriate, with in-
stitutions of higher education, State and local gov-
ernments, regional transportation organizations, 
nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, and pri-
vate sector entities. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out activities under this section 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5511. Multimodal transportation demonstration program.’’.
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SEC. 5311. AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REPORT-
ING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall establish a repository for motor carriers, 
shippers, technology companies, and other entities to sub-
mit information to the Secretary on testing, demonstra-
tions, or commercial operations of an automated commer-
cial motor vehicle on public roads. 
(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED.— 
(1) SUBMISSIONS.—Prior to the performance of 
any tests, demonstrations, or commercial operations 
of automated commercial motor vehicles on public 
roads, the Secretary shall require an entity per-
forming such tests, demonstrations, or commercial 
operations to provide the following information: 
(A) The name of the entity responsible for 
the operation of the automated commercial 
motor vehicles to be used in the test, dem-
onstration, or commercial operation. 
(B) The make and model of such vehicle or 
vehicles. 
(C) The level of automation of such vehicle 
or vehicles, according to the standards de-
scribed in subsection (e)(1).
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(D) The expected weight of such vehicle 
during the test, demonstration, or operation. 
(E) The Department of Transportation 
number or operating authority assigned to the 
entity described in subparagraph (A), if applica-
ble. 
(F) The location of the testing, demonstra-
tion, or commercial operation, including the an-
ticipated route of such vehicle, planned stops, 
and total anticipated miles traveled. 
(G) Any cargo or passengers to be trans-
ported in such vehicle or vehicles, including 
whether the entity is transporting such cargo or 
passengers under contract with another entity. 
(H) Documentation of training or certifi-
cations provided to any drivers, monitors, or 
others involved in the operation or control of 
the vehicle. 
(I) Any fatigue management plans or work 
hour limitations applicable to drivers or mon-
itors. 
(J) Notices provided to local law enforce-
ment, State departments of transportation, and 
related entities, if applicable. 
(K) Proof of insurance coverage.
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(2) UPDATES.—If an entity responsible for the 
operation of an automated commercial motor vehicle 
submits incomplete or inaccurate information pursu-
ant to subsection (d), the entity shall be given an 
opportunity to amend or correct the submission 
within a reasonable timeframe. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Upon submission of the 
information under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
provide written notification acknowledging receipt of 
the information and acknowledging that the submit-
ting entity will perform tests, demonstrations, or 
commercial operations on public roads, as applicable. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
available information on the prevalence of, charac-
teristics of, and geographic location of testing, dem-
onstration, and commercial operations of automated 
commercial motor vehicles on a publicly accessible 
website of the Department of Transportation. 
(2) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—Any data 
collected under subsection (b) and made publicly 
available pursuant to this subsection shall be made 
available in a manner that—
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(D) the mode of transportation used by 
any road users involved in a safety critical inci-
dent, including general road users as defined 
under section 5304 of this Act. 
(2) DATA AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that any entity described under this section 
that has a Department of Transportation number or 
operating authority from the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration— 
(A) shall be subject to safety monitoring 
and oversight under the Compliance, Safety, 
and Accountability program of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and 
(B) shall be included when the Secretary 
restores the public availability of relevant safety 
data under such program under section 4202(b) 
of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATED
COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHI-
CLE.—The term ‘‘automated commercial motor vehi-
cle’’ means a commercial motor vehicle as such term 
is defined in section 31101 of title 49, United States 
Code, that is designed to be operated exclusively by 
a Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 automated driving 
system for all trips according to the recommended
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practice standards published on June 15, 2018, by 
the Society of Automotive Engineers International 
(J3016l201806) or equivalent standards adopted 
by the Secretary with respect to automated motor 
vehicles, while operating on public roads. 
(2) SAFETY
CRITICAL
ELEMENT.—The term 
‘‘safety critical element’’ means both the hardware 
and software designed to prevent, limit, control, 
mitigate, or respond to a change in the vehicle’s en-
vironment thereby allowing the vehicle to prevent, 
avoid, or minimize a potential collision or other safe-
ty incident on an automated commercial motor vehi-
cle. 
Subtitle D—Surface Transportation 
Funding Pilot Programs 
SEC. 5401. STATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
FUNDING PILOTS. 
Section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, a State or group of States shall 
submit to the Secretary an application in such form
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and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may 
provide grants to States or a group of States under 
this section for the following projects: 
‘‘(A) STATE PILOT PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A pilot project to 
demonstrate a user-based alternative rev-
enue mechanism in a State. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—If an applicant 
has previously been awarded a grant under 
this section, such applicant’s proposed pilot 
project must be comprised of core activities 
or iterations not substantially similar in 
manner or scope to activities previously 
carried out by the applicant with a grant 
for a project under this section. 
‘‘(B) 
STATE
IMPLEMENTATION 
PROJECTS.—A project— 
‘‘(i) to implement a user-based alter-
native revenue mechanism that collects rev-
enue to be expended on projects for the 
surface transportation system of the State; 
or
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‘‘(ii) that demonstrates progress to-
wards implementation of a user-based al-
ternative revenue mechanism, with consid-
eration for previous grants awarded to the 
applicant under this section.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2 or 
more future’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) To test solutions to ensure the privacy and 
security of data collected for the purpose of imple-
menting a user-based alternative revenue mecha-
nism.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘to test the de-
sign, acceptance, and implementation of a user- 
based alternative revenue mechanism’’ and inserting 
‘‘to test the design and acceptance of, or implement, 
a user-based alternative revenue mechanism’’; 
(4) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘80 percent’’; 
(5) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘BIENNIAL’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year
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after the date of enactment of the INVEST in 
America Act’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘every 2 years thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘every year thereafter’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘and containing a deter-
mination of the characteristics of the most suc-
cessful mechanisms with the highest potential 
for future widespread deployment’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(6) by striking subsections (j) and (k) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(j) FUNDING.—Of amounts made available to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2022, $17,500,000 shall be 
used to carry out projects under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and $17,500,000 shall be used to carry 
out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B); 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2023, $15,000,000 shall be 
used to carry out projects under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and $20,000,000 shall be used to carry 
out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B); 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2024, $12,500,000 shall be 
used to carry out projects under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and $22,500,000 shall be used to carry 
out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B); and
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‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2025, $10,000,000 shall be 
used to carry out projects under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and $25,000,000 shall be used to carry 
out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B). 
‘‘(k) FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.—Funds made available 
in a fiscal year for making grants for projects under sub-
section (b)(2) that are not obligated in such fiscal year 
may be made available in the following fiscal year for 
projects under such subsection or for the national surface 
transportation system funding pilot under section 5402 of 
the INVEST in America Act.’’. 
SEC. 5402. NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
FUNDING PILOT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in coordination with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall establish a pilot program to dem-
onstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to 
restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the 
Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a 
state of good repair in the surface transportation 
system. 
(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the pilot 
program are to—
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(A) test the design, acceptance, implemen-
tation, and financial sustainability of a national 
per-mile user fee; 
(B) address the need for additional rev-
enue for surface transportation infrastructure 
and a national per-mile user fee; and 
(C) provide recommendations regarding 
adoption and implementation of a national per- 
mile user fee. 
(b) PARAMETERS.—In carrying out the pilot program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Trans-
portation, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, shall— 
(1) provide different methods that volunteer 
participants can choose from to track motor vehicle 
miles traveled; 
(2) solicit volunteer participants from all 50 
States and the District of Columbia; 
(3) ensure an equitable geographic distribution 
by population among volunteer participants; 
(4) include commercial vehicles and passenger 
motor vehicles in the pilot program; and 
(5) use components of, and information from, 
the States selected for the State surface transpor-
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tation system funding pilot program under section 
6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note). 
(c) METHODS.— 
(1) TOOLS.—In selecting the methods described 
in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Transportation 
shall coordinate with entities that voluntarily provide 
to the Secretary for use in the program any of the 
following vehicle-miles-traveled collection tools: 
(A) 
Third-party 
on-board 
diagnostic 
(OBD–II) devices. 
(B) Smart phone applications. 
(C) Telemetric data collected by auto-
makers. 
(D) Motor vehicle data obtained by car in-
surance companies. 
(E) Data from the States selected for the 
State surface transportation system funding 
pilot program under section 6020 of the FAST 
Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note). 
(F) Motor vehicle data obtained from fuel-
ing stations. 
(G) Any other method that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(2) COORDINATION.—
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(A) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall de-
termine which methods under paragraph (1) are 
selected for the pilot program. 
(B) VOLUNTEER
PARTICIPANTS.—In a 
manner that the Secretary considers appro-
priate, the Secretary shall provide each selected 
method to each volunteer participant. 
(d) PER-MILE USER FEES.—For the purposes of the 
pilot program established in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall establish on an annual basis— 
(1) for passenger vehicles and light trucks, a 
per-mile user fee that is equivalent to— 
(A) the average annual taxes imposed by 
sections 4041 and 4081 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 with respect to gasoline or 
any other fuel used in a motor vehicle (other 
than aviation gasoline or diesel), divided by 
(B) the total vehicle miles traveled by pas-
senger vehicles and light trucks; and 
(2) for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, a per- 
mile user fee that is equivalent to— 
(A) the average annual taxes imposed by 
sections 4041 and 4081 of such Code with re-
spect to diesel fuel, divided by
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(B) the total vehicle miles traveled by 
medium- and heavy-duty trucks. 
Taxes shall only be taken into account under the 
preceding sentence to the extent taken into account 
in determining appropriations to the Highway Trust 
Fund under section 9503(b) of such Code, and the 
amount so determined shall be reduced to account 
for transfers from such fund under paragraphs (3), 
(4), and (5) of section 9503(c) of such Code. 
(e) VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary of 
Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall— 
(1) ensure, to the extent practicable, that an 
appropriate number of volunteer participants partici-
pate in the pilot program; and 
(2) issue policies to— 
(A) protect the privacy of volunteer partici-
pants; and 
(B) secure the data provided by volunteer 
participants. 
(f) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
an advisory board to assist with— 
(A) advancing and implementing the pilot 
program under this section;
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(B) carrying out the public awareness cam-
paign under subsection (g); and 
(C) developing the report under subsection 
(m). 
(2) MEMBERS.—The advisory board shall, at a 
minimum, include the following entities, to be ap-
pointed by the Secretary— 
(A) State departments of transportation; 
(B) any public or nonprofit entity that led 
a surface transportation system funding alter-
natives pilot project under section 6020 of the 
FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note; Public Law 
114–94) (as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act); 
(C) representatives of the trucking indus-
try, including owner-operator independent driv-
ers; 
(D) data security experts with expertise in 
personal privacy; 
(E) academic experts on surface transpor-
tation; 
(F) consumer advocates; and 
(G) advocacy groups focused on equity. 
(g) PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, with guidance from the advisory board under 
subsection (f), may carry out a public awareness 
campaign to increase public awareness regarding a 
national per-mile user fee, including distributing in-
formation related to the pilot program carried out 
under this section, information from the State sur-
face transportation system funding pilot program 
under section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 
note), and information related to consumer privacy. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the 
public awareness campaign under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall consider issues unique to each 
State. 
(h) REVENUE COLLECTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, shall establish a mechanism to collect per-mile user 
fees established under subsection (d) from volunteer par-
ticipants. Such mechanism— 
(1) may be adjusted as needed to address tech-
nical challenges; and 
(2) may allow third-party vendors to collect the 
per-mile user fees and forward such fees to the 
Treasury.
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(i) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may enter into an agreement with a volunteer participant 
containing such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
considers necessary for participation in the pilot program. 
(j) LIMITATION.—Any revenue collected through the 
mechanism established in subsection (h) shall not be con-
sidered a toll under section 301 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(k) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall ensure that any revenue collected under 
subsection (h) is deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. 
(l) REFUND.—Not more than 45 days after the end 
of each calendar quarter in which a volunteer participant 
has participated in the pilot program, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall calculate and issue an equivalent refund 
to volunteer participants for applicable Federal motor fuel 
taxes under section 4041 and section 4081 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, the applicable battery tax under 
section 4111 of such Code, or both, if applicable. 
(m) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which volunteer participants begin par-
ticipating in the pilot program, and each year thereafter 
for the duration of the pilot program, the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
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structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report that includes an analysis of— 
(1) whether the objectives described in sub-
section (a)(2) were achieved; 
(2) how volunteer protections in subsection 
(e)(2) were complied with; 
(3) whether per-mile user fees can maintain the 
long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and 
achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the 
surface transportation system; 
(4) how the personal privacy of volunteers was 
maintained; and 
(5) equity effects of the pilot program, includ-
ing the effects of the program on low-income com-
muters. 
(n) SUNSET.—The pilot program established under 
this section shall expire on the date that is 4 years after 
the date on which volunteer participants begin partici-
pating in such program. 
(o) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘com-
mercial vehicle’’ has the meaning given the term
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commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(2) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—The term ‘‘High-
way Trust Fund’’ means the Highway Trust Fund 
established under section 9503 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
(3) LIGHT TRUCK.—The term ‘‘light truck’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 523.2 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(4) MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK.—The 
term ‘‘medium- and heavy-duty truck’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘commercial medium- and 
heavy-duty on-highway vehicle’’ in section 32901(a) 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(5) PER-MILE USER FEE.—The term ‘‘per-mile 
user fee’’ means a revenue mechanism that— 
(A) is applied to road users operating 
motor vehicles on the surface transportation 
system; and 
(B) is based on the number of vehicle miles 
traveled by an individual road user. 
(6) VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘vol-
unteer participant’’ means—
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(A) an owner or lessee of an individual pri-
vate motor vehicle who volunteers to participate 
in the pilot program; 
(B) a commercial vehicle operator who vol-
unteers to participate in the pilot program; or 
(C) an owner of a motor vehicle fleet who 
volunteers to participate in the pilot program. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 5501. ERGONOMIC SEATING WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall convene a working 
group to examine the seating standards for commer-
cial drivers. 
(2) MEMBERS.—At a minimum, the working 
group shall include— 
(A) seat manufacturers; 
(B) commercial vehicle manufacturers; 
(C) transit vehicle manufacturers; 
(D) labor representatives for the trucking 
industry; 
(E) representatives from organizations en-
gaged in collective bargaining on behalf of tran-
sit workers in not fewer than three States; and
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(F) musculoskeletal health experts. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall pursue the 
following objectives through the working group: 
(1) To identify health issues, including mus-
culoskeletal health issues, that afflict commercial 
drivers due to sitting for long periods of time while 
on duty. 
(2) To identify the impact that commercial ve-
hicle sizing, design, and safety measures have on 
women in comparison to men, and to identify de-
signs that may improve the health and safety of 
women drivers. 
(3) To identify research topics for further devel-
opment and best practices to improve seating. 
(4) To determine ways to incorporate improved 
seating into manufacturing standards for public 
transit vehicles and commercial vehicles. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the working 
group shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
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ate a report on the findings of the working group 
under this section and any recommendations for the 
adoption of better ergonomic seating for commercial 
drivers. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Upon receipt of the report 
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the re-
port on a publicly accessible website of the Depart-
ment. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Advisory Committee shall be subject 
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
SEC. 5502. REPEAL OF SECTION 6314 OF TITLE 49, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6314 of title 49, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 
63 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 6314. 
(2) SECTION 6307.—Section 6307(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘or section 6314(b)’’;