ministration a Disability Mobility Advisory Council (here-
inafter referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the Council shall in-
clude a diverse group representative of business, academia 
and independent researchers, State and local authorities, 
safety and consumer advocates, engineers, labor organiza-
tions, environmental experts, a representative of the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and other 
members determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 
The Council shall be composed of not less than 15 and 
not more than 30 members appointed by the Secretary. 
(c) TERMS.—Members of the Council shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Transportation and shall serve 
for a term of three years. 
(d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy occurring in the mem-
bership of the Council shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment for the position being vacated. 
The vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining 
members to execute the duties of the Council. 
(e) DUTIES.—The Council shall undertake informa-
tion gathering activities, develop technical advice, and 
present best practices or recommendations to the Sec-
retary regarding advancing mobility access for the dis-
abled community with respect to the deployment of auto-
mated driving systems to identify impediments to their use 
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and ensure an awareness of the needs of the disabled com-
munity as these vehicles are being designed for distribu-
tion in commerce. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The recommendations 
of the Council shall also be reported to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(g) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The es-
tablishment and operation of the Council shall conform to 
the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On request of the 
Council, the Secretary shall provide such technical assist-
ance to the Council as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary to carry out the Council’s duties. 
(i) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—On the re-
quest of the Council, the Secretary may detail, with or 
without reimbursement, any of the personnel of the De-
partment of Transportation to the Council to assist the 
Council in carrying out its duties. Any detail shall not in-
terrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privi-
leges of the Federal employee. 
(j) PAYMENT
AND EXPENSES.—Members of the 
Council shall serve without pay, except travel and per diem 
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will be paid each member for meetings called by the Sec-
retary. 
(k) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate 6 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(l) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section— 
(A) the term ‘‘automated driving system’’ 
means the hardware and software that are col-
lectively capable of performing the entire dy-
namic driving task on a sustained basis, regard-
less of whether such system is limited to a spe-
cific operational design domain; 
(B) the term ‘‘dynamic driving task’’ 
means all of the real time operational and tac-
tical functions required to operate a vehicle in 
on-road traffic, excluding the strategic func-
tions such as trip scheduling and selection of 
destinations and waypoints, and including— 
(i) lateral vehicle motion control via 
steering; 
(ii) longitudinal vehicle motion control 
via acceleration and deceleration; 
(iii) monitoring the driving environ-
ment via object and event detection, rec-
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ognition, classification, and response prep-
aration; 
(iv) object and event response execu-
tion; 
(v) maneuver planning; and 
(vi) enhancing conspicuity via light-
ing, signaling, and gesturing; 
(C) the term ‘‘highly automated vehicle’’— 
(i) means a motor vehicle equipped 
with an automated driving system; and 
(ii) does not include a commercial 
motor vehicle (as defined in section 31101 
of title 49, United States Code); and 
(D) the term ‘‘operational design domain’’ 
means the specific conditions under which a 
given driving automation system or feature 
thereof is designed to function. 
(2) REVISIONS TO CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.— 
(A) If SAE International (or its successor 
organization) revises the definition of any of the 
terms defined in subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) 
of paragraph (1) in Recommended Practice Re-
port J3016, it shall notify the Secretary of the 
revision. The Secretary shall publish a notice in 
the Federal Register to inform the public of the 
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new definition unless, within 90 days after re-
ceiving notice of the new definition and after 
opening a period for public comment on the 
new definition, the Secretary notifies SAE 
International (or its successor organization) 
that the Secretary has determined that the new 
definition does not meet the need for motor ve-
hicle safety, or is otherwise inconsistent with 
the purposes of chapter 301 of title 49, United 
States Code. If the Secretary so notifies SAE 
International (or its successor organization), 
the existing definition in paragraph (1) shall re-
main in effect. 
(B) If the Secretary does not reject a defi-
nition revised by SAE International (or its suc-
cessor organization) as described in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall promptly make 
any conforming amendments to the regulations 
and standards of the Secretary that are nec-
essary. The revised definition shall apply for 
purposes of this section. The requirements of 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
not apply to the making of any such conforming 
amendments. 
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