,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjag,mr4 
,lance 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,dingell7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
section #cjaac of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code to establish new          
exemptions for motor vehicle safety     
standards1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expanding ,exemptions to ,enable   
,more ,public ,trust ,act or the        
,,exempt ,act4  #b4 ,general exemptions 
7a7 ,amendments ,section #cjaac of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended--  7#a7 in subsection           
7b77#c77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7iii71 by 
striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2
  7,b7 in clause 7iv71 by striking the  
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7v7 the exemption would make
 easier the development or field        

evaluation of-- 7,i7 a feature of a     
highly automated vehicle providing a    
safety level at least equal to the      
safety level of the standard for which  
exemption is sought2 or  7,,ii7 a highly
 automated vehicle providing an overall 
safety level at least equal to the      
overall safety level of nonexempt       
vehicles4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection    
7c71 by adding at the end the following3
  7#e7 if the application is made under 
subsection 7b77#c77;,b77v7 of this      
section--  7,a7 such development1       
testing1 and other data necessary to    
demonstrate that the motor vehicle is a 
highly automated vehicle2 and  7,b7 a   
detailed analysis that includes         
supporting test data1 including both    
on-road and validation and testing data 
showing 7as applicable7 that--  7i7 the 
safety level of the feature at least    
equals the safety level of the standard 
for which exemption is sought2 or  7ii7 
the vehicle provides an overall safety  
level at least equal to the overall     

safety level of nonexempt vehicles4  4  
7b7 ,definitions ,section #cjajb of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7       
through 7#ac7 as paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 
7#d71 7#e71 7#h71 7#i71 7#aj71 7#aa71   
7#ab71 7#ac71 7#ae71 7#af71 and 7#ag71  
respectively2  7,b7 by inserting before 
paragraph 7#b7 7as so redesignated7 the 
following3  7#a7 automated driving      
system means the hardware and software  
that are collectively capable of        
performing the entire dynamic driving   
task on a sustained basis1 regardless of
 whether such system is limited to a    
specific operational design domain4  2  
7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7  
7as so redesignated7 the following3     
7#f7 dynamic driving task means all of  
the real time operational and tactical  
functions required to operate a vehicle 
in on-road traffic1 excluding the       
strategic functions such as trip        
scheduling and selection of destinations

 and waypoints1 and including--  7,a7   
lateral vehicle motion control via      
steering2  7,b7 longitudinal vehicle    
motion control via acceleration and     
deceleration2  7,c7 monitoring the      
driving environment via object and event
 detection1 recognition1 classification1
 and response preparation2  7,d7 object 
and event response execution2  7,e7     
maneuver planning2 and  7,f7 enhancing  
conspicuity via lighting1 signaling1 and
 gesturing4  7#g7 highly automated      
vehicle--  7,a7 means a motor vehicle   
equipped with an automated driving      
system2 and  7,b7 does not include a    
commercial motor vehicle 7as defined in 
section #caaja74  2 and  7,d7 by        
inserting after paragraph 7#ac7 7as so  
redesignated7 the following3  7#ad7     
operational design domain means the     
specific conditions under which a given 
driving automation system or feature    
thereof is designed to function4  2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7c7 ,revisions to certain definitions 

7#a7 ,if ,,sae ,international 7or its   
successor organization7 revises the     
definition of any of the terms defined  
in paragraph 7#a71 7#f71 or 7#ad7 of    
subsection 7a7 in ,recommended ,practice
 ,report ,j#cjaf1 it shall notify the   
,secretary of the revision4 ,the        
,secretary shall publish a notice in the
 ,federal ,register to inform the public
 of the new definition unless1 within   
#ij days after receiving notice of the  
new definition and after opening a      
period for public comment on the new    
definition1 the ,secretary notifies     
,,sae ,international 7or its successor  
organization7 that the ,secretary has   
determined that the new definition does 
not meet the need for motor vehicle     
safety1 or is otherwise inconsistent    
with the purposes of this chapter4 ,if  
the ,secretary so notifies ,,sae        
,international 7or its successor        
organization71 the existing definition  
in subsection 7a7 shall remain in       
effect4  7#b7 ,if the ,secretary does   

not reject a definition revised by ,,sae
 ,international 7or its successor       
organization7 as described in paragraph 
7#a71 the ,secretary shall promptly make
 any conforming amendments to the       
regulations and standards of the        
,secretary that are necessary4 ,the     
revised definition shall apply for      
purposes of this chapter4 ,the          
requirements of section #eec of title #e
 shall not apply to the making of any   
such conforming amendments4  7#c7       
,pursuant to section #eec of title #e1  
the ,secretary may update any of the    
definitions in paragraph 7#a71 7#f71 or 
7#ad7 of subsection 7a7 if the          
,secretary determines that materially   
changed circumstances regarding highly  
automated vehicles have impacted motor  
vehicle safety such that the definitions
 need to be updated to reflect such     
circumstances4  4