,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fed  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #e1 #bjai,ms4     
,baldw9 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,ern/7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation to c>ry out a pilot     
program to develop & provide to ,/ates &
 transportation plann+ organizations    
accessibility data sets1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,connect+ ,opportunities   
?r\gh ,mobility ,metrics & ,unlock+     
,transportation ,effici5cies ,act or !  
,,commute ,act4  #b4 ,accessibility data
 pilot program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation     
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 
%all c>ry out an accessibility data     
pilot program 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z
 ! pilot program74  7b7 ,purpose ,!     
purpose ( ! pilot program is to develop 

or make available an accessibility data 
set = ea* eligible entity select$ to    
p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program to improve 
transportation plann+ ( ^? eligible     
entities by measur+ ! level ( access by 
multiple transportation modes to        
important de/9ations1 su* z--  7#a7     
jobs1 includ+ areas ) a conc5tration (  
available jobs2  7#b7 heal? c>e         
facilities2  7#c7 *ild c>e s]vices2     
7#d7 educational & work=ce tra9+        
facilities2  7#e7 af=dable h\s+2 &  7#f7
 food s\rces4  7c7 ,eligible entities   
,an entity eligible to p>ticipate 9 !   
pilot program is-- 7#a7 a ,/ate 7z def9$
 9 section #aja7;a7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code72  7#b7 a metropolitan     
plann+ organization2 or  7#c7 a rural   
plann+ organization4  7d7 ,application  
,to be eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! pilot 
program1 an eligible entity %all submit 
to ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t1
 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z 
! ,secret>y may require4  7e7 ,selection
 ,! ,secret>y %all select eligible      

entities to p>ticipate 9 ! program on a 
competitive basis1 includ+--  7#a7 #e   
,/ates2  7#b7 #aj metropolitan plann+   
organizations1 ( :i*--  7,a7 #e %all ea*
 s]ve an area ) a population ( n m ?an  
#bjj1jjj p2 &  7,b7 #e %all ea* s]ve an 
area ) a population ( #bjj1jjj or m p2 &
  7#c7 #e rural plann+ organizations4   
7f7 ,duties ,= ea* eligible entity      
p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program1 !         
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 develop or acquire
 an accessibility data set describ$ 9   
subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 submit ! data   
set to ! eligible entity4  7g7          
,me?odology ,9 calculat+ ! measures = ! 
data set "u ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y
 %all ensure t me?odology is op5 s\rce4 
7h7 ,availability ,! ,secret>y %all make
 an accessibility data set "u ! pilot   
program available to-- 7#a7 units (     
local gov]nm5t )9 ! jurisdiction ( !    
eligible entity p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot    
program2 &  7#b7 rese>*]s4  7i7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! la/ date on
 :i* ! ,secret>y submits data sets to ! 

eligible entity "u subsection 7f71 !    
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report on ! results ( ! program1 includ+
 ! feasibility ( develop+ & provid+     
p]iodic accessibility data sets = all   
,/ates1 regions1 & localities4  7j7     
,fund+ ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out !     
pilot program us+ am\nts made available 
to ! ,secret>y = adm9i/rative exp5ses to
 c>ry out programs "u ! au?ority ( !    
,secret>y4  7k7 ,sunset ,! pilot program
 %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #h ye>s    
aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program is   
implem5t$4