,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bjh #aahth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #affi    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,may #ag1 #bjbc,mr4 ,markey   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1
 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4       
,vance1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,wicker1   
,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4         
,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4        
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4        
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mrs4
 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,ms4 ,smith1  
,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,ossoff1 ,mrs4       
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,daines1 
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4     
,young1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,murphy1   
,mr4 ,graham1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 and ,mr4 ,hawley7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,september #ab1        
#bjbc,reported by ,ms4 ,cantwell1 with  
an amendment,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     

printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require the ,secretary of               
,transportation to issue a rule         
requiring access to ,,am broadcast      
stations in motor vehicles1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,am ,radio for
 ,every ,vehicle ,act of #bjbc4  #b4    
,,am broadcast stations rulemaking  7a7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,emergency ,management ,agency4  7#b7  
,,am broadcast band ,the term ,,am      
broadcast band means the band of        
frequencies between #ece kilohertz and  
#agje kilohertz1 inclusive4  7#c7 ,,am  
broadcast station ,the term ,,am        
broadcast station means a broadcast     
station licensed for the dissemination  
of radio communications-- 7,a7 intended 
to be received by the public2 and  7,b7 
operated on a channel in the ,,am       
broadcast band4  7#d7 ,authorized alert 
originator ,the term authorized alert   

originator means a ,federal1 ,state1    
local1 ,tribal1 or territorial          
government agency or official that is   
legally authorized to initiate alert    
messages for transmission to the public 
using the ,integrated ,public ,alert and
 ,warning ,system4  7#e7 ,comptroller   
,general ,the term ,comptroller ,general
 means the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states4  7#f7 ,device ,the term
 device means a piece of equipment or an
 apparatus that is designed-- 7,a7 to   
receive signals transmitted by a radio  
broadcast station 7as defined in section
 #c of the ,communications ,act of #aicd
 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec772 and  7,b7 to    
play back content or programming derived
 from those signals4  7#g7 ,digital     
audio ,,am broadcast station  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the term digital audio ,,am    
broadcast station means an ,,am         
broadcast station that-- 7i7 is licensed
 by the ,federal ,communications        
,commission2 and  7ii7 uses an ,in-band 
,on-channel system 7as defined in       

section #gc4djb of title #dg1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation77 for broadcasting purposes4 
7,b7 ,exclusion ,the term digital audio 
,,am broadcast station does not include 
an all-digital ,,am station 7as defined 
in section #gc4djb of title #dg1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor
 regulation774  7#h7 ,integrated public 
alert and warning system ,the term      
,integrated ,public ,alert and ,warning 
,system means the public alert and      
warning system of the ,united ,states   
described in section #ebf of the        
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #cbao74  7#i7 ,manufacturer   
,the term manufacturer has the meaning  
given the term in section #cjajb7;a7 of 
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#aj7
 ,motor vehicle ,the term motor vehicle 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #cjajb7;a7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7#aa7 ,receive ,the    
term receive means to receive a         
broadcast signal via over-the-air       

transmission4  7#ab7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,transportation4  7#ac7 ,signal ,the    
term signal means radio frequency energy
 that a holder of a radio station       
license granted or authorized by the    
,federal ,communications ,commission    
pursuant to sections #cja and #cjg of   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #cja1 #cjg7 intentionally     
emits or causes to be emitted at a      
specified frequency for the purpose of  
transmitting content or programming to  
the public4  7#ad7 ,standard equipment  
,the term standard equipment means motor
 vehicle equipment 7as defined in       
section #cjajb7;a7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code7 that-- 7,a7 is installed
 as a system1 part1 or component of a   
motor vehicle as originally             
manufactured2 and  7,b7 the manufacturer
 of the motor vehicle recommends or     
authorizes to be included in the motor  
vehicle for no additional or separate   
monetary fee1 payment1 or surcharge1    

beyond the base price of a motor        
vehicle4  7b7 ,rulemaking required ,not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 
in consultation with the ,administrator 
and the ,federal ,communications        
,commission1 shall issue a rule-- 7#a7  
requiring devices that can receive      
signals and play content transmitted by 
,,am broadcast stations be installed as 
standard equipment in motor vehicles    
manufactured in the ,united ,states1    
imported into the ,united ,states1 or   
shipped in interstate commerce after the
 effective date of the rule2  7#b7      
requiring dashboard access to ,,am      
broadcast stations in a manner that is  
conspicuous to a driver2 and  7#c7      
allowing a manufacturer to comply with  
that rule by installing devices that can
 receive signals and play content       
transmitted by digital audio ,,am       
broadcast stations as standard equipment
 in motor vehicles manufactured in the  
,united ,states1 imported into the      

,united ,states1 or shipped in          
interstate commerce after the effective 
date of the rule4  7c7 ,interim         
requirement ,for motor vehicles         
manufactured in the ,united ,states1    
imported into the ,united ,states1 or   
shipped in interstate commerce between  
the period of time beginning on the date
 of enactment of this ,act and ending on
 the effective date of the rule issued  
under subsection 7b7 that do not include
 devices that can receive signals and   
play content transmitted by ,,am        
broadcast stations1 the manufacturer of 
the motor vehicles shall provide clear  
and conspicuous labeling to inform      
purchasers of those motor vehicles that 
the motor vehicles do not include       
devices that can receive signals and    
play content transmitted by ,,am        
broadcast stations4  7d7 ,enforcement   
7#a7 ,civil penalty ,any person failing 
to comply with the rule issued under    
subsection 7b7 shall be liable to the   
,united ,states ,government for a civil 

penalty in accordance with section      
#cjafe7;a77#a7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,civil action ,the 
,attorney ,general may bring a civil    
action in an appropriate district court 
of the ,united ,states to enjoin a      
violation of the rule issued under      
subsection 7b7 in accordance with       
section #cjafc of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7e7 ,study  7#a7 ,study 
required  7,a7 ,in general ,the         
,comptroller ,general shall study and   
assess whether an alternative           
communication system for delivering     
emergency alerts and critical public    
safety information distributed by the   
,integrated ,public ,alert and ,warning 
,system to drivers and passengers of    
motor vehicles exists that-- 7i7 is as  
reliable and resilient as ,,am broadcast
 stations2 and  7ii7 is capable of      
ensuring the ,president 7or a designee7 
can reach at least #ij percent of the   
population of the ,united ,states in a  
time of crisis1 including at night4     

7,b7 ,considerations ,in carrying out   
the study required by subparagraph 7,a71
 the ,comptroller ,general shall        
consider-- 7i7 the cost to drivers and  
passengers to receive communications    
through an alternative communication    
system2 and  7ii7 in consultation with  
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency1 the ,federal ,communications   
,commission1 and authorized alert       
originators1 the cost and time required 
to develop and implement an alternative 
resilient communication system that     
fully replicates the capability to      
deliver emergency alerts and critical   
public safety information distributed by
 the ,integrated ,public ,alert and     
,warning ,system4  7#b7 ,briefing2      
report  7,a7 ,briefing ,not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general    
shall brief the appropriate committees  
of ,congress on the results of the study
 required by paragraph 7#a77;,a71       
including recommendations for           

legislation and administrative action as
 the ,comptroller ,general determines   
appropriate4  7,b7 ,report ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date on which  
the ,comptroller ,general provides the  
briefing required under subparagraph    
7,a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
submit to the ,committees on ,commerce1 
,science1 and ,transportation2 and      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate2 and the        
,committees on ,transportation and      
,infrastructure and ,homeland ,security 
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report describing the results of the    
study required under paragraph          
7#a77;,a71 including recommendations for
 legislation and administrative action  
as the ,comptroller ,general determines 
appropriate4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,,am ,radio for
 ,every ,vehicle ,act of #bjbc4  #b4    
,definitions  ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,federal

 ,emergency ,management ,agency4  7#b7  
,,am broadcast band ,the term ,,am      
broadcast band means the band of        
frequencies between #ece kilohertz and  
#agje kilohertz1 inclusive4  7#c7 ,,am  
broadcast station ,the term ,,am        
broadcast station means a broadcast     
station licensed for the dissemination  
of radio communications-- 7,a7 intended 
to be received by the public2 and  7,b7 
operated on a channel in the ,,am       
broadcast band4  7#d7 ,appropriate      
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security and ,governmental  
,affairs of the ,senate2  7,c7 the      
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives2  7,d7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives2 and  7,e7 the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  

the ,house of ,representatives4  7#e7   
,comptroller ,general ,the term         
,comptroller ,general means the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states4  7#f7 ,device ,the term device 
means a piece of equipment or an        
apparatus that is designed-- 7,a7 to    
receive signals transmitted by a radio  
broadcast station 7as defined in section
 #c of the ,communications ,act of #aicd
 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec772 and  7,b7 to    
play back content or programming derived
 from those signals4  7#g7 ,digital     
audio ,,am broadcast station  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the term digital audio ,,am    
broadcast station means an ,,am         
broadcast station that-- 7i7 is licensed
 by the ,federal ,communications        
,commission2 and  7ii7 uses an ,in-band 
,on-channel system 7as defined in       
section #gc4djb of title #dg1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation77 for broadcasting purposes4 
7,b7 ,exclusion ,the term digital audio 
,,am broadcast station does not include 

an all-digital ,,am station 7as defined 
in section #gc4djb of title #dg1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor
 regulation774  7#h7 ,integrated ,public
 ,alert and ,warning ,system2 ,,ipaws   
,the terms ,integrated ,public ,alert   
and ,warning ,system and ,,ipaws mean   
the public alert and warning system of  
the ,united ,states described in section
 #ebf of the ,homeland ,security ,act of
 #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cbao74  7#i7      
,manufacturer ,the term manufacturer has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#cjajb7;a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code4  7#aj7 ,passenger motor vehicle 
,the term passenger motor vehicle has   
the meaning given the term in section   
#cbaja of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code4  7#aa7 ,receive ,the term receive
 means to receive a broadcast signal via
 over-the-air transmission4  7#ab7      
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,transportation4      
7#ac7 ,signal ,the term signal means    
radio frequency energy that a holder of 

a radio station license granted or      
authorized by the ,federal              
,communications ,commission pursuant to 
sections #cja and #cjg of the           
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cja1 #cjg7 intentionally     
emits or causes to be emitted at a      
specified frequency for the purpose of  
transmitting content or programming to  
the public4  7#ad7 ,standard equipment  
,the term standard equipment means motor
 vehicle equipment 7as defined in       
section #cjajb7;a7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code7 that-- 7,a7 is installed
 as a system1 part1 or component of a   
motor vehicle as originally             
manufactured2 and  7,b7 the manufacturer
 of the motor vehicle recommends or     
authorizes to be included in the motor  
vehicle for no additional or separate   
monetary fee1 payment1 or surcharge1    
beyond the base price of a motor        
vehicle4  #c4 ,,am broadcast stations   
rule  7a7 ,rule required ,not later than
 #a year after the date of enactment of 

this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in           
consultation with the ,administrator and
 the ,federal ,communications           
,commission1 shall issue a rule-- 7#a7  
requiring devices that can receive      
signals and play content transmitted by 
,,am broadcast stations be installed as 
standard equipment in passenger motor   
vehicles-- 7,a7 manufactured in the     
,united ,states1 imported into the      
,united ,states1 or shipped in          
interstate commerce2 and  7,b7          
manufactured after the effective date of
 the rule2  7#b7 requiring access to    
,,am broadcast stations in a manner that
 is easily accessible to a driver after 
the effective date of the rule2 and     
7#c7 allowing a manufacturer to comply  
with that rule by installing devices    
that can receive signals and play       
content transmitted by digital audio    
,,am broadcast stations as standard     
equipment in passenger motor vehicles   
manufactured in the ,united ,states1    
imported into the ,united ,states1 or   

shipped in interstate commerce after the
 effective date of the rule4  7b7       
,compliance  7#a7 ,in general ,except as
 provided in paragraph 7#b71 in issuing 
the rule required under subsection 7a71 
the ,secretary shall establish an       
effective date for the rule that is not 
less than #b years1 but not more than #c
 years1 after the date on which the rule
 is issued4  7#b7 ,certain manufacturers
 ,in issuing the rule required under    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
establish an effective date for the rule
 that is at least #d years after the    
date on which the rule is issued with   
respect to manufacturers that           
manufactured not more than #dj1jjj      
passenger motor vehicles for sale in the
 ,united ,states in #bjbb4  7c7 ,interim
 requirement ,for passenger motor       
vehicles manufactured after the date of 
enactment of this ,act and manufactured 
in the ,united ,states1 imported into   
the ,united ,states1 or shipped in      
interstate commerce between the period  

of time beginning on the date of        
enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 effective date of the rule issued under
 subsection 7a7 that do not include     
devices that can receive signals and    
play content transmitted by ,,am        
broadcast stations1 the manufacturer of 
the passenger motor vehicles-- 7#a7     
shall provide clear and conspicuous     
labeling to inform purchasers of those  
passenger motor vehicles that the       
passenger motor vehicles do not include 
devices that can receive signals and    
play content transmitted by ,,am        
broadcast stations2 and  7#b7 may not   
charge an additional or separate        
monetary fee1 payment1 or surcharge1    
beyond the base price of the passenger  
motor vehicles1 for access to ,,am      
broadcast stations for the period of    
time described in this subsection4  7d7 
,relationship to other laws ,when the   
rule issued under subsection 7a7 is in  
effect1 a ,state or a political         
subdivision of a ,state may not         

prescribe or continue in effect a law1  
regulation1 or other requirement        
applicable to access to ,,am broadcast  
stations in passenger motor vehicles4   
7e7 ,enforcement  7#a7 ,civil penalty   
,any person failing to comply with the  
rule issued under subsection 7a7 shall  
be liable to the ,united ,states        
,government for a civil penalty in      
accordance with section #cjafe7;a77#a7  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#b7 ,civil action ,the ,attorney       
,general may bring a civil action in an 
appropriate district court of the       
,united ,states to enjoin a violation of
 the rule issued under subsection 7a7 in
 accordance with section #cjafc of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7f7 ,,gao 
study  7#a7 ,in general ,the            
,comptroller ,general shall conduct a   
comprehensive study on disseminating    
emergency alerts and warnings to the    
public4  7#b7 ,requirements ,the study  
required under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
include-- 7,a7 an assessment of-- 7i7   

the role of passenger motor vehicles in 
,,ipaws communications1 including by    
providing access to ,,am broadcast      
stations2  7ii7 the advantages1         
effectiveness1 limitations1 resilience1 
and accessibility of existing ,,ipaws   
communication technologies1 including   
,,am broadcast stations in passenger    
motor vehicles2  7iii7 the advantages1  
effectiveness1 limitations1 resilience1 
and accessibility of ,,am broadcast     
stations relative to other ,,ipaws      
communication technologies in passenger 
motor vehicles2  7iv7 whether other     
,,ipaws communication technologies are  
capable of ensuring the ,president 7or a
 designee7 can reach at least #ij       
percent of the population of the ,united
 ,states at a time of crisis1 including 
at night2 and  7,b7 a description of any
 ongoing efforts to integrate new and   
emerging technologies and communication 
platforms into the ,,ipaws framework4   
7#c7 ,consultation required ,in         
conducting the study required under     

paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller        
,general shall consult with-- 7,a7 the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security2  7,b7
 the ,federal ,communications           
,commission2  7,c7 the ,national        
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration2  7,d7 the ,secretary2  
7,e7 ,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1         
territorial1 and local emergency        
management officials2  7,f7 first       
responders2  7,g7 technology experts in 
resilience and accessibility2  7,h7     
radio broadcasters2  7,i7 manufacturers 
of passenger motor vehicles2 and  7,j7  
other relevant stakeholders1 as         
determined by the ,comptroller ,general4
  7g7 ,briefing and report  7#a7        
,briefing ,not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general shall brief the   
appropriate committees of ,congress on  
the results of the study required by    
subsection 7f77#a71 including           
recommendations for legislation and     
administrative action as the            

,comptroller ,general determines        
appropriate4  7#b7 ,report ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date on which  
the ,comptroller ,general provides the  
briefing required under paragraph 7#a71 
the ,comptroller ,general shall submit  
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress a report describing the       
results of the study required under     
subsection 7f77#a71 including           
recommendations for legislation and     
administrative action as the            
,comptroller ,general determines        
appropriate4  7h7 ,review ,not less     
frequently than once every #e years     
after the date on which the ,secretary  
issued the rule required by subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary1 in coordination    
with the ,administrator and the ,federal
 ,communications ,commission1 shall     
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report that shall include an
 assessment of-- 7#a7 the impacts of the
 rule issued under that subsection1     
including the impacts on public safety2 

and  7#b7 changes to ,,ipaws            
communication technologies that enable  
resilient and accessible alerts to      
drivers and passengers of passenger     
motor vehicles4  ,september #ab1        
#bjbc,reported with an amendment