,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bedb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjai,mr4   
,blumenauer 7for himself1 ,ms4          
,bonamici1 and ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle 
of ,pennsylvania7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology1 and in addition to the     
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,transportation to make grants for the  
operation of a clearinghouse to collect1
 conduct1 and fund research on the      
influences of highly automated vehicles 
on land use1 urban design1              
transportation1 real estate1 and        
municipal budgets1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,preparing          

,localities for an ,autonomous and      
,connected ,environment ,act or the     
,,place ,act4  #b4 ,grants for the      
operation of a ,national ,highly        
,automated ,vehicle ,clearinghouse  7a7 
,in general ,part ,a of subtitle ,,vi of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new chapter3  #cjg ,national  
highly automated vehicle clearinghouse  
#cjgja4 ,national highly automated      
vehicle clearinghouse  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,transportation shall
 make a grant to an institution of      
higher education engaged in research on 
the secondary influences of highly      
automated vehicles to--  7#a7 operate a 
national highly automated vehicle       
clearinghouse2  7#b7 collect1 conduct1  
and fund research on the secondary      
influences of highly automated vehicles2
 and  7#c7 make such research available 
on a public website4  7b7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated out of the ,highway  

,trust ,fund #b1jjj1jjj for each fiscal 
year1 beginning with fiscal year #bjai1 
to carry out this ,act4  7c7            
,applicability of title #bc ,funds      
authorized by subsection 7b7 shall be   
available for obligation in the same    
manner as if such funds were apportioned
 under chapter #a of title #bc except   
that the funds shall remain available   
until expended4  7d7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,highly automated    
vehicle ,the term highly automated      
vehicle means a motor vehicle that is   
capable of performing the entire task of
 driving 7including steering1           
accelerating and decelerating1 and      
reacting to external stimulus7 without  
human intervention4  7#b7 ,institution  
of higher education ,the term           
institution of higher education has the 
meaning given the term in section #aja  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#c7 ,secondary 
influence ,the term secondary influence 
means the influence on land use1 urban  

design1 transportation1 real estate1    
municipal budgets1 social equity1 and   
the environment4  4  7b7 ,deadline for  
clearinghouse ,the ,secretary of        
,transportation shall ensure that the   
institution of higher education who     
receives the grant described in section 
#cjgja7;a77#a7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall establish the national highly
 automated vehicle clearinghouse        
described in such section not later than
 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,technical 
and ,conforming ,amendment ,the table of
 sections for part ,a of subtitle ,,vi1 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to chapter #cje the following  
new item3  #cjg4 ,national highly       
automated vehicle clearinghouse44