,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bf1 #bjag,mr4  
,mull9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section   
#cjajc ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to e/abli% sole au?ority = ! ,national 
,highway ,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration 
ov] ! regulation ( highly automat$      
vehicles1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,let    
,,nhtsa ,en=ce ,automat$ ,vehicle ,driv+
 ,regulations ,act or ! ,,lead',r ,act4 
#b4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to
 memorialize ! ,f$]al role 9 ensur+ !   
safety ( highly automat$ vehicles z x   
relates to design1 con/ruction1 &       
p]=mance1 by enc\rag+ ! te/+ & deploym5t
 ( su* vehicles4  #c4 ,,nhtsa au?ority &
 ,/ate preemption = autonom\s motor     
vehicles  7a7 ,relation%ip to o!r laws  
,section #cjajc ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by am5d+  
subsection 7b7 to read z foll[s3  7b7   

,preemption  7#a7 ,highly automat$      
vehicles ,no ,/ate or political         
subdivision ( a ,/ate may ma9ta91 en=ce1
 prescribe1 or cont9ue 9 effect any law 
or regulation reg>d+ ! design1          
con/ruction1 or p]=mance ( highly       
automat$ vehicles1 automat$ driv+       
sy/ems1 or compon5ts ( automat$ driv+   
sy/ems unless su* law or regulation is  
id5tical to a /&>d prescrib$ "u ?is     
*apt]4  7#b7 ,motor vehicle /&>d ,:5 a  
motor vehicle safety /&>d is 9 effect "u
 ?is *apt] a ,/ate or political         
subdivision ( a ,/ate may prescribe or  
cont9ue 9 effect a /&>d applicable to ! 
same aspect ( p]=mance ( a motor vehicle
 or motor vehicle equipm5t only if !    
/&>d is id5tical to ! /&>d prescrib$ "u 
?is *apt]4  7#c7 ,rules ( con/ruction   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection may
 be con/ru$ to prohibit a ,/ate or a    
political subdivision ( a ,/ate f       
ma9ta9+1 en=c+1 prescrib+1 or cont9u+ 9 
effect any law or regulation reg>d+     
regi/ration1 lic5s+1 driv+ education &  

tra9+1 insurance1 law en=cem5t1 cra%    
inve/igations1 safety & emission        
inspections1 conge/ion managem5t (      
vehicles on ! /reet )9 a ,/ate or       
political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 or     
traffic unless ! law or regulation is an
 unreasonable re/riction on ! design1   
con/ruction1 or p]=mance ( highly       
automat$ vehicles1 automat$ driv+       
sy/ems1 or compon5ts ( automat$ driv+   
sy/ems4  7,b7 ,motor vehicle deal]s     
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection may be con/ru$ to
 prohibit a ,/ate or political          
subdivision ( a ,/ate f ma9ta9+1 en=c+1 
prescrib+1 or cont9u+ 9 effect any law  
or regulation reg>d+ ! sale1            
di/ribution1 repair1 or s]vice ( highly 
automat$ vehicles1 automat$ driv+       
sy/ems1 or compon5ts ( automat$ driv+   
sy/ems by a deal]1 manufactur]1 or      
di/ributor4  7,c7 ,con=mity ) ,f$]al law
 ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$ 
to preempt1 re/rict1 or limit a ,/ate or
 political subdivision ( a ,/ate f act+ 
9 accordance ) any o!r ,f$]al law4  7#d7

 ,high] p]=mance requirem5t ,h[ev]1 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 a ,/ate1 or a  
political subdivision ( a ,/ate may     
prescribe a /&>d = a motor vehicle1     
motor vehicle equipm5t1 highly automat$ 
vehicle1 or automat$ driv+ sy/em obta9$ 
= its own use t imposes a high] p]=mance
 requirem5t ?an t requir$ by ! o!rwise  
applicable /&>d "u ?is *apt]4  7#e7     
,/ate en=cem5t ,a ,/ate may en=ce a /&>d
 t is id5tical to a /&>d prescrib$ "u   
?is *apt]4  2 &  7#b7 by am5d+          
subsection 7e7 to read z foll[s3  7e7   
,common law liability  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,compliance ) a motor vehicle safety    
/&>d prescrib$ "u ?is *apt] does n      
exempt a p]son f liability at common    
law4  7#b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9  
?is section %all be con/ru$ to preempt  
common law claims4  4  7b7 ,def9itions  
,section #cjajb ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by r$esignat+    
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#ac7 z p>agraphs  
7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#h71 7#i71     

7#aj71 7#aa71 7#ab71 7#ac71 7#ae71      
7#af71 & 7#ag71 respectively2  7,b7 by  
ins]t+ be=e p>agraph 7#b7 7z s          
r$esignat$7 ! foll[+3  7#a7 automat$    
driv+ sy/em means ! h>dw>e & s(tw>e t   
are collectively capable ( p]=m+ !      
entire dynamic driv+ task on a su/a9$   
basis1 reg>dless ( :e!r su* sy/em is    
limit$ to a specific op]ational design  
doma94  2  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 
7#e7 7z s r$esignat$7 ! foll[+3  7#f7   
dynamic driv+ task means all ( ! real "t
 op]ational & tactical functions requir$
 to op]ate a vehicle 9 on-road traffic1 
exclud+ ! /rategic functions su* z trip 
s*$ul+ & selection ( de/9ations &       
waypo9ts1 & includ+-- 7,a7 lat]al       
vehicle motion control via /e]+2  7,b7  
longitud9al vehicle motion control via  
accel]ation & decel]ation2  7,c7        
monitor+ ! driv+ environm5t via object &
 ev5t detection1 recognition1           
classification1 & response prep>ation2  
7,d7 object & ev5t response execution2  
7,e7 maneuv] plann+2 &  7,f7 enhanc+    

conspicuity via light+1 signal+1 &      
ge/ur+4  7#g7 highly automat$ vehicle-- 
7,a7 means a motor vehicle equipp$ ) an 
automat$ driv+ sy/em2 &  7,b7 does n    
include a comm]cial motor vehicle 7z    
def9$ 9 section #caaja74  2 &  7,d7 by  
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ac7 7z s         
r$esignat$7 ! foll[+3  7#ad7 op]ational 
design doma9 means ! specific conditions
 "u :i* a giv5 driv+ automation sy/em or
 feature !re( is design$ to function4  2
 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7
 ,revisions to c]ta9 def9itions  7#a7   
,if ,,sae ,int]national 7or its         
successor organization7 revises !       
def9ition ( any ( ! t]ms def9$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a71 7#f71 or 7#ad7 (         
subsection 7a7 9 ,recomm5d$ ,practice   
,report ,j#cjaf1 x %all notify !        
,secret>y ( ! revision4 ,! ,secret>y    
%all publi% a notice 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] 
to in=m ! public ( ! new def9ition      
unless1 )9 #ij days aft] receiv+ notice 
( ! new def9ition & aft] op5+ a p]iod = 
public comm5t on ! new def9ition1 !     

,secret>y notifies ,,sae ,int]national  
7or its successor organization7 t !     
,secret>y has det]m9$ t ! new def9ition 
does n meet ! ne$ = motor vehicle       
safety1 or is o!rwise inconsi/5t ) !    
purposes ( ?is *apt]4 ,if ! ,secret>y s 
notifies ,,sae ,int]national 7or its    
successor organization71 ! exi/+        
def9ition 9 subsection 7a7 %all rema9 9 
effect4  7#b7 ,if ! ,secret>y does n    
reject a def9ition revis$ by ,,sae      
,int]national 7or its successor         
organization7 z describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all promptly make any
 con=m+ am5dm5ts to ! regulations &     
/&>ds ( ! ,secret>y t are necess>y4 ,!  
revis$ def9ition %all apply = purposes (
 ?is *apt]4 ,! requirem5ts ( section    
#eec ( title #e %all n apply to ! mak+ (
 any su* con=m+ am5dm5ts4  7#c7         
,pursuant to section #eec ( title #e1 ! 
,secret>y may update any ( ! def9itions 
9 p>agraph 7#a71 7#f71 or 7#ad7 (       
subsection 7a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 mat]ially *ang$ circum/ances reg>d+    

highly automat$ vehicles h impact$ motor
 vehicle safety su* t ! def9itions ne$  
to be updat$ to reflect su*             
circum/ances4  4