,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cdac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bf1 #bjag,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,dingell7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to establish in the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration an ,advisory ,council on ,improving ,mobility ,access for ,underserved ,populations and ,senior ,citizens4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,addressing ,community ,challenges ,emerging ,from ,self-,driving ,systems or the ,,access ,act4 #b4 ,advisory ,council on ,improving ,mobility ,access for ,underserved ,populations and ,senior ,citizens 7a7 ,establishment ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 not later than #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall establish in the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration an ,advisory ,council on ,improving ,mobility ,access for ,underserved ,populations and ,senior ,citizens 7hereinafter referred to as the ,council74 7b7 ,membership ,members of the ,council shall include a diverse group representative of business1 academia and independent researchers1 ,state and local authorities1 safety and consumer advocates1 engineers1 labor organizations1 environmental experts1 a representative of the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration1 and other members determined to be appropriate by the ,secretary4 ,the ,council shall be composed of not less than #ae and not more than #cj members appointed by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,terms ,members of the ,council shall be appointed by the ,secretary of ,transportation and shall serve for a term of three years4 7d7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy occurring in the membership of the ,council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the position being vacated4 ,the vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the duties of the ,council4 7e7 ,duties ,the ,council shall undertake information gathering activities1 develop technical advice1 and present best practices or recommendations to the ,secretary regarding mobility access for senior citizens and populations underserved by traditional public transportation services and educational outreach efforts with respect to the testing and distribution of highly automated vehicles in commerce4 7f7 ,report to ,congress ,the recommendations of the ,council shall also be reported to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate4 7g7 ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act ,the establishment and operation of the ,council shall conform to the requirements of the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474 7h7 ,technical assistance ,on request of the ,council1 the ,secretary shall provide such technical assistance to the ,council as the ,secretary determines to be necessary to carry out the ,council's duties4 7i7 ,detail of ,federal employees ,on the request of the ,council1 the ,secretary may detail1 with or without reimbursement1 any of the personnel of the ,department of ,transportation to the ,council to assist the ,council in carrying out its duties4 ,any detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges of the ,federal employee4 7j7 ,payment and expenses ,members of the ,council shall serve without pay1 except travel and per diem will be paid each member for meetings called by the ,secretary4 7k7 ,termination ,the ,council shall terminate #f years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7l7 ,definitions 7#a7 ,in general ,in this section-- 7,a7 the term 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 domain2 7,b7 the term 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-- 7i7 lateral vehicle motion control via steering2 7ii7 longitudinal vehicle motion control via acceleration and deceleration2 7iii7 monitoring the driving environment via object and event detection1 recognition1 classification1 and response preparation2 7iv7 object and event response execution2 7v7 maneuver planning2 and 7vi7 enhancing conspicuity via lighting1 signaling1 and gesturing2 7,c7 the term highly automated vehicle-- 7i7 means a motor vehicle equipped with an automated driving system2 and 7ii7 does not include a commercial motor vehicle 7as defined in section #caaja of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code72 and 7,d7 the term operational design domain means the specific conditions under which a given driving automation system or feature thereof is designed to function4 7#b7 ,revisions to certain definitions 7,a7 ,if ,,sae ,international 7or its successor organization7 revises the definition of any of the terms defined in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,d7 of paragraph 7#a7 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 chapter #cja of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,if the ,secretary so notifies ,,sae ,international 7or its successor organization71 the existing definition in paragraph 7#a7 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 subparagraph 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 section4 ,the requirements of section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to the making of any such conforming amendments4 7,c7 ,pursuant to section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,secretary may update any of the definitions in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,d7 of paragraph 7#a7 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