,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf,mr4   
,kiley of ,california introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
allow certain grant funds issued by the 
,secretary of ,transportation to be used
 for the deployment and purchasing of   
technology for certain autonomous shared
 mobility vehicles1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,shared ,autonomous 
,mobility ,act of #bjbf or ,,sam ,act of
 #bjbf4  #b4 ,accelerating innovative   
mobility grant program  7a7 ,amendment  
to chapter #ec defined terms ,section   
#ecjb of title #di1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#ad77;,b7 by striking configuration or 
components and inserting configuration  
or components 7including a major change 
to equip or facilitate automated driving

 systems72 and  7#b7 by adding at the   
end the following new paragraph3  7#bf7 
,covered shared mobility vehicle ,the   
term covered shared mobility vehicle    
means a new bus model equipped with an  
automated driving system4  7#bg7        
,automated driving system ,with respect 
to a new bus model1 the term automated  
driving system means a system of        
hardware and software that-- 7,a7 is    
collectively capable of performing the  
entire dynamic driving task on a        
sustained basis1 regardless of whether  
such system is limited to a specific    
operational design domain2 and  7,b7 is 
a level #c1 #d1 or #e vehicle driving   
automation system1 as defined in the    
standard titled ,j#cjafbjbajd--,taxonomy
 and ,definitions for ,terms ,related to
 ,driving ,automation ,systems for      
,on-,road ,motor ,vehicles and published
 by ,,sae ,international on ,april #bi1 
#bjba1 or any substantially similar     
successor standard of ,,sae             
,international4  4  7b7 ,program        

,chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#ecda4 ,accelerating innovative mobility
 grant program  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of the ,shared ,autonomous    
,mobility ,act of #bjbf1 the ,secretary 
shall establish a program 7referred to  
in this section as the ,program7 under  
which the ,secretary may make           
competitive grants to covered entities  
for use carrying out a project to       
accelerate the deployment of a covered  
shared mobility vehicle in accordance   
with this section4  7b7 ,application    
7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant under the ,program1 a   
covered entity shall submit to the      
,secretary an application-- 7,a7 during 
a #fj-;day submission period to be      
specified by the ,secretary and         
occurring not less frequently than once 
annually2 and  7,b7 in such form and    
containing such information as the      

,secretary may require4  7#b7           
,solicitation ,the ,secretary may       
solicit a covered entity to submit an   
application under paragraph 7#a74  7c7  
,selection ,not later than #fj days     
after the end of a submission period    
under subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 the      
,secretary shall select for receipt of a
 ,program grant such applicants as the  
,secretary determines appropriate based 
on criteria established by the          
,secretary4  7d7 ,reservation of funds  
,from the amounts made available under  
subsection 7h7 for each fiscal year1 the
 ,secretary shall reserve not less than 
#ae percent to make grants to covered   
entities for use carrying out in rural  
area projects for which ,program funds  
may be used4  7e7 ,allowable uses       
,recipients of a ,program grant may use 
,program funds on the following3 7#a7   
,projects eligible for ,federal         
assistance under section #ecab4  7#b7   
,acquisition of equipment 7including    
vehicles71 acquisition 7including by    

license7 of software 7including software
 automated driving systems and software 
for the operation or monitoring of      
autonomous vehicles71 and updates to    
such software4  7f7 ,project funding    
7#a7 ,federal share ,notwithstanding    
section #ecaa1 the ,federal share of a  
project carried out using ,program funds
 may not exceed #hj percent of the      
estimated total cost of the project4    
7#b7 ,in-kind contributions ,the        
non-,federal share of the cost of a     
project carried out using ,program funds
 may be provided in the form of in-kind 
contributions4  7g7 ,other sources of   
,federal funds  7#a7 ,in general        
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to prohibit a ,program grant  
recipient from receiving financial      
assistance under any other law for use  
in a project for which the grant is     
issued4  7#b7 ,combination permitted ,a 
project carried out using ,program      
funding may receive funding under       
section #ecjg or any other provision of 

law4  7#c7 ,government share ,nothing in
 this subparagraph shall be construed to
 alter the ,government share required   
under subsection 7f71 section #ecjg1 or 
any other provision of law4  7h7        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary for use carrying out this    
section-- 7#a7 #fj1jjj1jjj for fiscal   
year #bjbg to remain available through  
fiscal year #bjcj2 and  7#b7 #dj1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjbh to remain        
available through fiscal year #bjca4    
7i7 ,covered entity defined ,in this    
section1 the term eligible recipient    
means-- 7#a7 an entity that is an       
eligible recipient under section #ecci  
or an entity described in section       
#ecab7;b77#b72 and  7#b7 a partnership1 
entered into through a contract that    
satisfies the competitive procurement   
process under section #ecbe1 between an 
entity described in paragraph 7#a7 and--
 7,a7 a private entity1 including a     
transit vehicle manufacturer1 for       

purposes of carrying out a project to   
accelerate the deployment of a covered  
shared mobility vehicle2 or  7,b7 a     
transit vehicle manufacturer for purpose
 of carrying out any project for which  
,program funds may be used under this   
section4  4  7c7 ,technical amendment   
,the table of sections in chapter #ec of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding after the item        
relating to section #ecdj the following3
  #ecda4 ,accelerating innovative       
mobility grant program4  4  7d7 ,rolling
 stock ,section #cjai7;b77#a77;,a7 of   
the ,,fast ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ecbe    
note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iv7  
by striking and at the end2  7#b7 in    
clause 7v7 by striking the period at the
 end and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by  
adding at the end the following new     
clause3  7vi7 the term rolling stock and
 related equipment includes-- 7,i7      
buses1 vans1 and cars2  7,,ii7 software 
for automated driving systems in such   
buses1 vans1 and cars2  7,,iii7 software

 for the operation or monitoring of     
autonomous vehicles1 include autonomous 
buses1 vans1 and cars2 and  7,,iv7      
updates to software described in        
subclauses 7,,ii7 and 7,,iii74  4  #c4  
,testing facilities for new bus models1 
including certain autonomous shared     
mobility vehicles  7a7 ,bus testing     
facilities ,section #ecah of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7 to read as follows3  
7a7 ,facilities  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7 
,bus models ,the ,secretary shall       
maintain one facility for testing new   
bus models 7other than a new bus model  
that is a covered shared mobility       
vehicle7 for maintainability1           
reliability1 safety1 performance        
7including braking performance71        
structural integrity1 fuel economy1     
emissions1 and noise4  7,b7 ,covered    
shared mobility vehicles ,not later than
 ,january #a1 #bjbg1 the ,secretary     
shall establish and maintain not fewer  
than one facility for testing new       

covered shared mobility vehicles for    
maintainability1 reliability1 safety1   
performance 7including braking          
performance71 structural integrity1 fuel
 economy1 emissions1 and noise4  7#b7   
,location ,the ,secretary shall ensure  
that each facility established under    
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 be at a facility at 
which1 as of the date of establishment1 
substantial road-based 7including       
track-based7 validation testing of      
vehicles equipped with automated driving
 systems occurs4  2  7#b7 in subsection 
7b7 by striking maintain the facility   
and insert maintain each facility under 
subsection 7a77#a72  7#c7 in subsection 
7c7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the person and  
inserting ,each person2 and  7,b7 by    
striking maintaining the facility and   
inserting maintaining a facility under  
subsection 7a77#a72  7#d7 in subsection 
7d7 by striking the operator of the     
facility and inserting each operator of 
a facility under subsection 7a77#a72 and
  7#e7 in subsection 7f7 by striking new

 bus models and inserting new bus models
 7other than a new bus model that is a  
covered shared mobility vehicle7 or new 
covered shared mobility vehicles1 as    
applicable4  7b7 ,timing of testing     
,section #ecah7;e7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,a7-- 7i7 by striking a bus of that    
model has and inserting prior to        
delivery and acceptance of the new bus  
model1 a bus of such model has2 and     
7ii7 by striking subsection 7a7 and     
inserting subsection 7a77#a72 and  7,b7 
in subparagraph 7,b77i7 by striking by  
the ,secretary by rule and inserting by 
the ,secretary in the final rule        
maintained under paragraph 7#b7 such    
that the new bus model has received a   
passing aggregate score from the bus    
model scoring system under such final   
rule2 and  7#b7 by striking paragraph   
7#b7 and inserting the following3  7#b7 
,bus test pass_/fail standard ,the      
,secretary shall maintain a final rule  

that-- 7,a7 includes a bus model scoring
 system that results in a weighted1     
aggregate score that uses the testing   
categories described in subparagraphs   
7,a7 and 7,b7 of subsection 7a77#a7 and 
accounts for the relative importance of 
each such testing category2 and  7,b7   
establishes a pass_/fail standard that  
uses the aggregate score described in   
the subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7            
,collaboration ,in developing a bus     
model scoring system under paragraph    
7#b77;,a71 the ,secretary shall work    
with each bus testing facility under    
subsection 7a77#a71 bus manufacturers1  
and transit agencies4  7#d7             
,non-warranty ,an aggregate test score  
issued for a new bus model pursuant to  
the final rule maintained pursuant to   
paragraph 7#b7 is for use indicating    
only whether the amounts appropriated or
 otherwise made available under this    
chapter may be obligated or expended to 
acquire the new bus model and shall not 
be interpreted as a warranty or         

guarantee that the new bus model will   
meet any specific requirements of a     
purchaser4  4  7c7 ,regulations ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall establish a final rule1 or modify 
an existing final rule1 to comply with  
section #ecah7;e77#b7 of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code1 as amended by    
this section and include in the final   
rule any modifications necessary to     
enable timely testing of covered shared 
mobility vehicles under section         
#ecah7;a77#a7 of such title4  #d4       
,amendments to allow certain grant funds
 to be used to acquire software for     
automated driving systems  7a7          
,strengthening mobility and             
revolutionizing transportation grant    
program ,section                        
#bejje7;e77#b77;,b77vii7 of the         
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #ejb note7 is       
amended by striking acquisition of      
equipment1 including vehicles and       

inserting acquisition of equipment      
7including vehicles71 acquisition       
7including by license7 of software      
7including software for automated       
driving systems and software for the    
operation or monitoring of autonomous   
vehicles71 updates to such software4    
7b7 ,fixed guideway capital investment  
grants ,section #ecji7;b77#b7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking infill stations1 and        
inserting infill stations1 acquisition  
7including by license7 of software      
7including software for automated       
driving systems and software for the    
operation or monitoring of autonomous   
vehicles71 updates to such software14   
7c7 ,grants for buses and bus facilities
 ,section #ecci of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 by striking     
including and inserting including       
acquisition 7including by license7 of   
software 7including software for        
automated driving systems and software  

for the operation or monitoring of      
autonomous vehicles71 updates to such   
software1 and2  7#b7 in subsection      
7b77#a77;,a7 by striking equipment and  
inserting equipment1 including          
acquisition 7including by license7 of   
software 7including software for        
automated driving systems and software  
for the operation or monitoring of      
autonomous vehicles71 updates to such   
software2 and  7#c7 in subsection       
7c77#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i7 by    
inserting before the semicolon 1        
including acquisition 7including by     
license7 of related software 7including 
software for automated driving systems  
and software for the operation or       
monitoring of autonomous vehicles71     
updates to such software2  7,b7 in      
clause 7ii7 by inserting before the     
semicolon 1 including acquisition       
7including by license7 of related       
software 7including software for        
automated driving systems and software  
for the operation or monitoring of      

autonomous vehicles71 updates to such   
software2 and  7,c7 in clause 7iii7 by  
inserting before the semicolon including
 acquisition 7including by license7 of  
related software 7including software for
 automated driving systems and software 
for the operation or monitoring of      
autonomous vehicles71 updates to such   
software4  7d7 ,national infrastructure 
project assistance ,section             
#fgja7;h77#a77;,b7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by striking  
and operational improvements and        
inserting operational improvements1 and 
acquisition 7including by license7 of   
software 7including software for        
automated driving systems and software  
for the operation or monitoring of      
autonomous vehicles71 and updates to    
such software4  7e7 ,better ,utilizing  
,investments to ,leverage ,development  
grant program ,section #fgjb of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7l7 ,acquisition of certain

 software ,in carrying out an eligible  
project for which a grant under the     
,program is awarded1 an eligible entity 
may use grant funds to update or acquire
 7including by license7 software        
7including software for automated       
driving systems and software for the    
operation or monitoring of autonomous   
vehicles7 that is related to1 or a      
component of1 the eligible project4  4