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‘‘§ 522. Automated driving system demonstration pro-
gram 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish an automated driving system 
demonstration program to make grants, on a com-
petitive basis, to eligible entities to— 
‘‘(A) test the safe integration of automated 
driving system technologies into the on-road 
transportation system of the United States and 
demonstrate how challenges to the safe integra-
tion of such technologies can be addressed; 
‘‘(B) ensure significant data gathering and 
sharing of project data to identify— 
‘‘(i) a baseline of safety metrics need-
ed to characterize the safety risk of inte-
grating automated driving system tech-
nologies into the transportation system; 
and 
‘‘(ii) a baseline of roadway character-
istics needed for the safe and efficient op-
eration of automated driving system tech-
nologies; and 
‘‘(C) encourage collaboration and partner-
ships of multiple stakeholders to carry out sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B). 
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may make 
a grant under this section to the following: 
‘‘(1) A State. 
‘‘(2) A transit agency. 
‘‘(3) A metropolitan planning organization that 
serves an urbanized area with a population of more 
than 200,000 individuals. 
‘‘(4) A unit of local government. 
‘‘(5) A political subdivision of a State or local 
government. 
‘‘(6) A special purpose district or public author-
ity with a transportation function, including a port 
authority. 
‘‘(7) A public academic institution, public re-
search institution or a consortia of research institu-
tions or academic institutions. 
‘‘(8) A multijurisdictional group (as such term 
is defined in section 520). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an entity described under subsection (b) shall 
submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at 
such time, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE USES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant recipient may use 
funds awarded under this section to demonstrate 
automated driving system technologies, including— 
‘‘(A) advanced safety systems, such as sys-
tems using cellular technology, vehicle-to-vehicle 
and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, 
technologies associated with autonomous vehi-
cles, and other collision avoidance technologies; 
‘‘(B) innovative mobility solutions that in-
volve deployment of automated vehicles; 
‘‘(C) automated driving systems that en-
hance safety and mobility for elderly and dis-
abled individuals; 
‘‘(D) demonstration of shared interoper-
able fleet of automated vehicles; 
‘‘(E) demonstration and validation of ex-
changes of data that can support the safe, effi-
cient, and secure interoperable integration of 
automated driving systems; 
‘‘(F) any technology associated with auto-
mated driving systems; and 
‘‘(G) any deployment concept eligible under 
the automated driving system demonstration 
grant program carried out by the Department 
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of Transportation before the date of enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
USES.—A grant recipient 
may use funds awarded under this section for infra-
structure needs, including capital expenses and 
maintenance activities, necessary to the proper and 
safe operation of the automated driving system tech-
nology. 
‘‘(e) GRANT SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT
AWARDS.—The Secretary may 
award grants to not less than 8 and not more than 
10 eligible entities described under subsection (b) in 
a fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In awarding a grant 
under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, 
to the maximum extent practicable, that grant 
recipients represent diverse geographic areas of 
the United States, including urban areas and 
rural areas. 
‘‘(B) RURAL SET-ASIDE.—Not less than 20 
percent of the amounts made available to carry 
out this section shall be reserved for projects 
serving rural areas, to the extent there are suf-
ficient eligible applications for such projects. 
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‘‘(f) DEMONSTRATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that any project carried out with funds 
provided under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) carry out research and development of 
automated driving system technologies of Level 3 or 
greater, as such term is defined under subsection 
(h); 
‘‘(2) include physical and fully operational dem-
onstrations; 
‘‘(3) include gathering and sharing of all rel-
evant data with the Department of Transportation 
and the relevant State transportation agencies; and 
‘‘(4) address scalability to be applicable across 
the United States to similar road environments. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which a grant recipient receives a grant under this sec-
tion, and annually thereafter until such grant is expended, 
the recipient shall submit to the Secretary and to the 
transportation agency of the State in which the project 
takes place, a report that describes— 
‘‘(1) lessons learned and how the demonstration 
has met project objectives; 
‘‘(2) a summary of any complications experi-
enced with the project, including complications re-
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lated to pedestrians, infrastructure, and other vehi-
cles; 
‘‘(3) how to use the results of the project to 
help the public interact and better understand the 
operations of automated driving system technologies; 
and 
‘‘(4) recommendations for improving roadway 
characteristics needed for the safe and efficient oper-
ation of automated driving system technologies with-
in the State or jurisdiction in which the project took 
place. 
‘‘(h) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall issue guidance defining the term ‘Level 3 or 
greater’ by considering industry best practices and stand-
ards, including the definition found within ‘Taxonomy and 
Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Sys-
tems for On-Road Motor Vehicles’ published by SAE 
International on June 15, 2018 (J3016l201806), or sub-
sequent versions. 
‘‘(i) AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘automated driving 
system technologies’ means the hardware and software 
that are collectively capable of performing the entire dy-
namic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of 
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whether such capability is limited to a specific operational 
design domain.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘522. Automated driving system demonstration program.’’. 
(c) PREPARING ROADWAYS FOR AUTOMATED VEHI-
CLES.—Section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) Capital and maintenance expenses for in-
frastructure improvements to ensure the proper and 
safe operation of automated driving system tech-
nologies for which a demonstration project was car-
ried out under section 522.’’. 
SEC. 6004. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOY-
MENT OF ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUC-
TION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503(c) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DE-
PLOYMENT OF ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Secretary of Transportation 
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shall establish and implement an advanced dig-
ital construction management system program 
under the technology and innovation deploy-
ment program established under paragraph (1) 
and implemented pursuant to paragraph (2) 
to— 
‘‘(i) deploy advanced digital construc-
tion management systems that enable the 
use of digital technologies on construction 
sites by contractors and leverage the use of 
such technologies, including state-of-the- 
art automated and connected machinery 
and optimized routing software that allows 
individuals to perform tasks faster, safer, 
more accurately, and with minimal super-
vision; 
‘‘(ii) accelerate State adoption of ad-
vanced digital construction management 
systems applied throughout the design, en-
gineering, construction, and operations 
phases of a construction project that— 
‘‘(I) 
maximize 
interoperability 
with other systems, products, tools, or 
applications; 
‘‘(II) increase productivity; 
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‘‘(III) manage complexity of a 
construction project; 
‘‘(IV) reduce project delays and 
cost overruns; and 
‘‘(V) enhance safety of individ-
uals involved and quality of a con-
struction project; 
‘‘(iii) share information among stake-
holders through reduced reliance on paper 
to manage construction processes and 
deliverables, including blueprints, design 
drawings, procurement and supply-chain 
orders, equipment logs, daily progress re-
ports, and punch lists; 
‘‘(iv) develop and deploy best practices 
for use in advanced digital construction 
management systems; 
‘‘(v) increase the adoption and deploy-
ment of technology by States and units of 
local government that enables entities car-
rying out construction projects to— 
‘‘(I) integrate the adoption of ad-
vanced digital construction manage-
ment systems and technologies in con-
tracts; and 
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‘‘(II) 
weigh 
the 
cost 
of 
digitization and technology in setting 
project budgets; 
‘‘(vi) implement technology training 
and workforce development to build the ca-
pabilities of entities carrying out construc-
tion projects that enables States and units 
of local government to— 
‘‘(I) better manage projects using 
advanced digital construction manage-
ment technologies; and 
‘‘(II) properly measure and re-
ward technology adoption across con-
struction projects carried out by the 
State or unit of local government; 
‘‘(vii) develop guidance to assist 
States in updating regulations of such 
States to allow entities carrying out con-
struction projects to— 
‘‘(I) report data relating to the 
project in digital formats; and 
‘‘(II) fully capture the efficiencies 
and benefits of advanced digital con-
struction management systems and 
related technologies; 
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‘‘(viii) reduce the environmental foot-
print of construction projects by using ad-
vanced digital construction management 
systems to eliminate traffic congestion 
through more efficient projects; and 
‘‘(ix) enhance worker and roadway 
user safety. 
‘‘(B) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall obli-
gate for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 
from funds made available to carry out this 
subsection such funds as may be necessary to 
carry out this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—At least once 
every 2 years, the Secretary shall issue and 
make available to the public on the website 
of the Department of Transportation a re-
port on— 
‘‘(I) progress made in the imple-
mentation of advanced digital con-
struction management systems by 
States; and 
‘‘(II) the costs and benefits of 
the deployment of technology and in-
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novations resulting from the program 
established under this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The report re-
quired under clause (i) may include an 
analysis of— 
‘‘(I) Federal, State, and local 
cost savings; 
‘‘(II) project delivery time im-
provements; 
‘‘(III) traffic congestion impacts; 
and 
‘‘(IV) safety improvements for 
roadway users and construction work-
ers. 
‘‘(D) ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION 
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘advanced digital construc-
tion management systems’ means commercially- 
proven digital technologies and processes for 
the management of construction and engineer-
ing activities, including— 
‘‘(i) systems for infrastructure plan-
ning, coordination, construction, mainte-
nance, modernization and management; 
and 
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