,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bhg #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ccgb
 ,report ,no4 #aah-ceb ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#af1 #bjbc,mr4 ,johnson of ,south       
,dakota 7for himself and ,mr4 ,costa7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,january #ah1 #bjbd;,additional         
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,edwards and ,mr4 ,duarte
  ,january #ah1 #bjbd,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,may #af1 #bjbc  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
establish a safety data collection      
program for certain #f-;axle vehicles1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,safety    
data collection program for certain     

#f-;axle vehicles ,section #abg of title
 #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7x7
 ,pilot program for safety data         
collection on certain #f-;,axle vehicles
  7#a7 ,general authority ,not later    
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall establish a pilot      
program 7referred to in this subsection 
as the #8pilot program'7 under which    
,states admitted by the ,secretary under
 paragraph 7#b7 may allow covered       
#f-;axle vehicles to be operated on the 
,interstate ,system in the ,state4  7#b7
 ,admission to pilot program  7,a7      
,initial application ,beginning on the  
date that is #cj days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection1 a ,state  
seeking to participate in the pilot     
program shall submit an application to  
the ,secretary in electronic form1      
containing such administrative          
information as the ,secretary may       
require1 including a certification that 

the ,state has or will have the         
authority pursuant to ,state law to     
implement the pilot program4  7,b7      
,admission ,the ,secretary shall admit  
to the pilot program1 on a rolling      
basis1 ,states that submit a completed  
application under subparagraph 7,a74    
7,c7 ,election to no longer participate 
,if a ,state elects to no longer        
participate in the pilot program1 the   
,state shall notify the ,secretary of   
such election4  7#c7 ,means of          
implementation  7,a7 ,in general ,to be 
eligible to participate in the pilot    
program1 a ,state shall agree to        
implement the pilot program through the 
issuance of permits per vehicle or group
 of vehicles with respect to covered    
#f-;axle vehicles4  7,b7 ,permit ,a     
permit described in subparagraph 7,a7   
shall-- 7i7 describe the ,interstate    
,system routes that may be used while   
operating at greater than #hj1jjj pounds
 gross vehicle weight in a covered      
#f-;axle vehicle2 and  7ii7 require the 

permit holder to report to the ,state1  
with respect to each covered #f-;axle   
vehicle for which such permit was       
issued-- 7,i7 each accident 7as such    
term is defined in section #cij4e of    
title #di1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this subsection7 that   
occurred in the ,state involving the    
covered #f-;axle vehicle on the         
,interstate ,system in the ,state2      
7,,ii7 the estimated gross vehicle      
weight of each covered #f-;axle vehicle 
at the time of an accident described in 
subclause 7,i72 and  7,,iii7 the        
estimated miles traveled by the covered 
#f-;axle vehicle on the ,interstate     
,system in the ,state annually4  7,c7   
,safety equipment incentive  7i7 ,fee   
reduction ,with respect to any fee      
associated with a permit under this     
paragraph1 the ,state may reduce the fee
 otherwise applicable to a vehicle by   
#fg percent if the vehicle is equipped  
with an automatic emergency braking     

system1 including such systems in use on
 the date of enactment of this          
subsection4  7ii7 ,group of vehicles ,as
 applied to a permit for a group of     
vehicles1 the reduction under clause 7i7
 shall only apply with respect to       
individual vehicles in the group that   
are equipped with an automatic emergency
 breaking system1 including such systems
 in use on the date of enactment of this
 subsection4  7#d7 ,other authorizations
 not affected ,this subsection shall not
 restrict-- 7,a7 a vehicle that may     
operate under any other provision of    
this section or another ,federal law2 or
  7,b7 a ,state's authority with respect
 to a vehicle that may operate under any
 other provision of this section or     
another ,federal law4  7#e7 ,no highway 
funding reduction ,notwithstanding      
subsection 7a71 funds apportioned to a  
,state under section #ajd for any period
 may not be reduced because the ,state  
authorizes the operation of covered     
#f-;axle vehicles within such ,state in 

accordance with this subsection4  7#f7  
,annual report ,not later than the first
 ,march #a after the date of enactment  
of this subsection1 and annually        
thereafter1 a ,state participating in   
the pilot program shall submit to the   
,secretary with respect to the previous 
calendar year1 a report on-- 7,a7 the   
number of accidents 7as such term is    
defined in section #cij4e of title #di1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of enactment of this 
subsection77 that occurred on the       
,interstate ,system in the ,state       
involving a covered #f-;axle vehicle for
 which a permit was issued under the    
pilot program2  7,b7 the estimated gross
 vehicle weight of each such vehicle at 
the time of the accident in the ,state  
described in subparagraph 7,a72 and     
7,c7 the estimated miles traveled by    
such vehicle on the ,interstate ,system 
in the ,state4  7#g7 ,termination of    
pilot program  7,a7 ,in general ,except 
as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the   

pilot program shall terminate on the    
date that is #e years after the date of 
enactment of this subsection4  7,b7     
,additional application2 continuation of
 authority ,for a period of #e years    
beginning on the date described in      
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary may   
continue the pilot program with respect 
to each ,state in the program1 upon the 
application of a ,state and after       
consideration of-- 7i7 the actual       
experience of the ,state under the pilot
 program2 and  7ii7 any documents or    
other material submitted by the ,state  
in support of such an application4  7#h7
 ,covered #f-;axle vehicle defined ,in  
this subsection1 the term covered       
#f-;axle vehicle means a vehicle-- 7,a7 
equipped with #f or more axles2  7,b7   
for which the weight-- 7i7 on any single
 axle of the vehicle does not exceed    
#bj1jjj pounds1 including enforcement   
tolerances2  7ii7 on any tandem axle of 
the vehicle does not exceed #cd1jjj     
pounds1 including enforcement           

tolerances2 and  7iii7 on any group of  
three or more axles of the vehicle does 
not exceed #de1jjj pounds1 including    
enforcement tolerances2  7,c7 for which 
the gross weight does not exceed the    
lesser of-- 7i7 #ia1jjj pounds1         
including enforcement tolerances2 and   
7ii7 the maximum permitted by the bridge
 formula under subsection 7a72 and  7,d7
 that is not a longer combination       
vehicle1 as such term is defined in     
subsection 7d77#d74  4  ,january #ah1   
#bjbd,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed