,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #che  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ba1        
#bjba,mr4 ,blumenauer 7for himself and  
,ms4 ,bonamici7 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 ,national highly     
automated vehicle and mobility          
innovation clearinghouse  7a7 ,in       
general ,subchapter ,i of chapter #ee of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
further amended by adding at the end the
 following3  #eejf4 ,national highly    
automated vehicle and mobility          
innovation clearinghouse  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary shall make a    
grant to an institution of higher       
education engaged in research on the    
secondary impacts of highly automated   
vehicles and mobility innovation to--   
7#a7 operate a national highly automated
 vehicle and mobility innovation        
clearinghouse2  7#b7 collect1 conduct1  
and fund research on the secondary      
impacts of highly automated vehicles and
 mobility innovation2  7#c7 make such   
research available on a public website2 
and  7#d7 conduct outreach and          
dissemination of the information        
described in this subsection to assist  

communities4  7b7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated out of the ,highway     
,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass      
,transit ,account7 to carry out this    
section #b1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year 
from funds made available to carry out  
sections #eab through #eah of title #bc1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,highly automated vehicle ,the term     
highly automated vehicle means a motor  
vehicle that-- 7,a7 is capable of       
performing the entire task of driving   
7including steering1 accelerating and   
decelerating1 and reacting to external  
stimulus7 without human intervention2   
and  7,b7 is designed to be operated    
exclusively by a ,level #c1 ,level #d1  
or ,level #e automated driving system   
for all trips according to the          
recommended practice standards published
 on ,june #ae1 #bjah1 by the ,society of
 ,automotive ,engineers ,international  
7,j#cjafbjahjf7 or equivalent standards 

adopted by the ,secretary with respect  
to automated motor vehicles4  7#b7      
,mobility innovation ,the term mobility 
innovation means an activity described  
in section #ecaf1 including mobility on 
demand and mobility as a service 7as    
such terms are defined in such section74
  7#c7 ,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#d7 ,secondary impacts ,the   
term secondary impacts means the impacts
 on land use1 urban design1             
transportation systems1 real estate1    
accessibility1 municipal budgets1 social
 equity1 availability and quality of    
jobs1 air quality and climate1 energy   
consumption1 and the environment4  4    
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis   
for chapter #ee of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #eejf4 ,national
 highly automated vehicle and mobility  

innovation clearinghouse4  4  7c7       
,deadline for clearinghouse ,the        
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
ensure that the institution of higher   
education that receives the grant       
described in section #eejf7;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 enactment of this ,act4