I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3788 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop performance measures 
for assessing transportation connectivity and accessibility for highway 
and public transportation systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 21, 2015 
Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop perform-
ance measures for assessing transportation connectivity 
and accessibility for highway and public transportation 
systems, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mobility, Opportunity, 
and Vocation Enabling Act’’ or the ‘‘MOVE Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:43 Oct 22, 2015
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3788.IH
H3788
SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES 
FOR TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY. 
(a) CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY PERFORM-
ANCE MEASURES.—Section 150 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(7) 
MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION 
CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 years 
after the date of enactment of the Mobility, Op-
portunity, and Vocation Enabling Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to establish performance measures relat-
ing to transportation connectivity and accessi-
bility for States and metropolitan planning or-
ganizations to use to assess the connectivity 
and accessibility of roadways, public transit in-
frastructure, pedestrian and bikeway infrastruc-
ture, and other transportation infrastructure. 
‘‘(B) CONTENT.—The performance meas-
ures required under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude measures to assess— 
‘‘(i) with respect to the general popu-
lation serviced by a transportation sys-
tem— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:43 Oct 22, 2015
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3788.IH
H3788
SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(I) the change in cumulative ac-
cess to employment opportunities; 
‘‘(II) multimodal choice and en-
hanced interconnections among modes 
to— 
‘‘(aa) offer variety of choice 
between and among modes; 
‘‘(bb) provide accessible and 
reliable transportation for all 
users; and 
‘‘(cc) encourage travel de-
mand management; and 
‘‘(III) such other areas the Sec-
retary considers appropriate; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to disadvantaged 
populations serviced by a transportation 
system— 
‘‘(I) transportation accessibility 
for disadvantaged populations; 
‘‘(II) change in cumulative job 
accessibility for disadvantaged popu-
lations; and 
‘‘(III) such other areas the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:43 Oct 22, 2015
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3788.IH
H3788
SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(C) DISADVANTAGED
POPULATION
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘disadvan-
taged population’ means a low-income or minor-
ity population, or people with disabilities, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(6), and (7)’’. 
(b) TITLE 23 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COORDINA-
TION.—Section 134(h)(2)(B) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION 
ACCESSIBILITY PERFORMANCE TARGETS.— 
Selection of performance targets by a met-
ropolitan planning organization shall be co-
ordinated, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, with the relevant State and pro-
viders of public transportation to ensure 
consistency with section 150(c)(7).’’. 
(c) TITLE 49 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COORDINA-
TION.—Section 5303(h)(2)(B) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION 
ACCESSIBILITY PERFORMANCE TARGETS.— 
Selection of performance targets by a met-
ropolitan planning organization shall be co-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:43 Oct 22, 2015
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3788.IH
H3788
SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
ordinated, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, with the relevant State and pro-
viders of public transportation to ensure 
consistency with section 150(c)(7) of title 
23.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:43 Oct 22, 2015
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3788.IH
H3788
SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS