,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #afbi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ac1 #bjba,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and ,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,transportation to carry out a pilot program to develop and provide to ,states and transportation planning organizations accessibility data sets1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,connecting ,opportunities through ,mobility ,metrics and ,unlocking ,transportation ,efficiencies ,act or the ,,commute ,act4 #b4 ,accessibility data pilot program 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 shall establish an accessibility data pilot program 7referred to in this section as the pilot program74 7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the pilot program is to develop or procure an accessibility data set and make that data set available to each eligible entity selected to participate in the pilot program to improve the transportation planning of those eligible entities by-- 7#a7 measuring the level of access by multiple transportation modes to important destinations1 which may include-- 7,a7 jobs1 including areas with a concentration of available jobs2 7,b7 health care facilities2 7,c7 child care services2 7,d7 educational and workforce training facilities2 7,e7 affordable housing2 7,f7 food sources2 and 7,g7 connections between modes1 including connections to-- 7i7 high-quality transit or rail service2 7ii7 safe bicycling corridors2 and 7iii7 safe sidewalks that achieve compliance with applicable requirements of the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq472 7#b7 disaggregating the level of access by multiple transportation modes by a variety of population categories1 which may include-- 7,a7 low-income populations2 7,b7 minority populations2 7,c7 age2 7,d7 disability2 and 7,e7 geographical location2 7#c7 assessing the change in accessibility that would result from new transportation investments2 and 7#d7 providing data necessary to prioritize transportation investments that will improve access by all modes of travel4 7c7 ,eligible entities ,an entity eligible to participate in the pilot program is-- 7#a7 a ,state 7as defined in section #aja7;a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code72 7#b7 a metropolitan planning organization2 or 7#c7 a rural transportation planning organization4 7d7 ,application ,to be eligible to participate in the pilot program1 an eligible entity shall submit to the ,secretary an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require1 including information relating to-- 7#a7 previous experience of the eligible entity measuring transportation access1 especially in low-income1 transit-dependent1 or other high-needs communities1 or other performance management experience2 7#b7 the types of important destinations to which the eligible entity intends to measure access2 7#c7 the types of data disaggregation the eligible entity intends to pursue2 7#d7 a general description of the methodology the eligible entity intends to apply2 7#e7 if the applicant does not intend the pilot program to apply to the full area under the jurisdiction of the applicant1 a description of the geographic area in which the applicant intends the pilot program to apply2 and 7#f7 a description of how the eligible entity plans to use the data to improve access to jobs and services by all modes of travel1 including for communities of color1 low-income communities1 people who are transit-dependent1 and vulnerable road users4 7e7 ,selection 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall seek to achieve diversity of participants in the pilot program by selecting a range of eligible entities that shall include-- 7,a7 ,states2 7,b7 metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area with a population of #bjj1jjj people or fewer2 7,c7 metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area with a population of over #bjj1jjj people2 and 7,d7 rural transportation planning organizations4 7#b7 ,inclusions ,the ,secretary shall seek to ensure that1 among the eligible entities selected under paragraph 7#a71 there is-- 7,a7 a range of capacity and previous experience with measuring transportation access2 and 7,b7 a variety of proposed methodologies and focus areas for measuring level of access4 7f7 ,duties ,for each eligible entity participating in the pilot program1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 develop or acquire an accessibility data set described in subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 submit the data set to the eligible entity4 7g7 ,methodology ,in calculating the measures for the data set under the pilot program1 the ,secretary shall ensure that methodology is open source4 7h7 ,availability ,the ,secretary shall make an accessibility data set under the pilot program available to-- 7#a7 units of local government within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity participating in the pilot program2 and 7#b7 researchers4 7i7 ,report ,not later than #abj days after the last date on which the ,secretary submits data sets to the eligible entity under subsection 7f71 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on the results of the program1 including-- 7#a7 the feasibility of developing and providing periodic accessibility data sets for all ,states1 regions1 and localities2 and 7#b7 an identification of specific actions the ,secretary and eligible entities participating in the pilot program may take to further the use of accessibility data4 7j7 ,funding ,the ,secretary shall carry out the pilot program using amounts made available to the ,secretary for administrative expenses to carry out programs under the authority of the ,secretary4 7k7 ,sunset ,the pilot program shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date on which the pilot program is implemented4