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alent standards established by the Secretary with re-
spect to automated motor vehicles.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5511. Heavy freight automated trucking research corridor.’’. 
Subtitle D—Surface Transportation 
Funding Pilot Programs 
SEC. 5401. STATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
FUNDING PILOT. 
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 
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.— 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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)— 
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(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) by inserting ‘‘and con-
taining a determination of the characteristics of the 
most successful mechanisms with the highest poten-
tial for future widespread deployment’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(6) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(j) FUNDING.—Of amounts made available to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2023, $17,500,000 shall be 
used to carry out projects under subsection 
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(b)(2)(A) and $17,500,000 shall be used to carry 
out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B); 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2024, $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 2025, $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 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2026, $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).’’. 
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; 
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(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 
(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.— 
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(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-
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.— 
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