,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,"y7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &
 ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to codify 
! ,,p>ts program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,transportation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vehicle ,safety ,rese>* ,act ( #bjbe4  
#b4 ,,p>ts program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,ext]nal organization 
,! t]m ext]nal organization means a     
nonpr(it organization or in/itution (   
high] education ) exp]i5ce fulfill+     
contracts ) ,f$]al ag5cies-- 7,a7 to    
c>ry out indep5d5t rese>*2 or  7,b7 to  
adm9i/] f$]ally-fund$ rese>* &          
developm5t c5t]s4  7#b7 ,,p>ts program  
,! t]m ,,p>ts program means ! ,p>tn]%ip 
= ,analytics ,rese>* 9 ,traffic ,safety 
7,,p>ts7 program e/abli%$ by subsection 
7b74  7#c7 ,,p>ts program p>ticipant ,! 
t]m ,,p>ts program p>ticipant means an  

entity t has-- 7,a7 volunt>ily *os5 to  
p>ticipate 9 ! ,,p>ts program2 &  7,b7  
be5 accept$ z a p>ticipant 9 ! ,,p>ts   
program "u ! *>t] develop$ pursuant to  
subsection 7b74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,transportation4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re  
is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,dep>tm5t (             
,transportation a program1 to be kn[n z 
! ,p>tn]%ip = ,analytics ,rese>* 9      
,traffic ,safety 7,,p>ts7 program1 :i*  
%all be a cont9uation ( ! ,p>tn]%ip =   
,analytics ,rese>* 9 ,traffic ,safety   
7,,p>ts7 program ( ! ,national ,highway 
,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration 7z 9     
effect on ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act74  7c7 ,gov]nance ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation )     
,,p>ts program p>ticipants & any ext]nal
 organization t ent]s into a contract ) 
! ,secret>y "u subsection 7d71 %all     
develop a *>t] t %all gov]n ! ,,p>ts    
program4  7d7 ,,p>ts program rese>* ,!  
,secret>y %all ent] into a contract ) an

 ext]nal organization to conduct rese>* 
to ga!r1 analyze1 & %>e c]ta9 traffic   
safety data & in=mation pursuant to !   
,,p>ts program4  7e7 ,in=mation us$ =   
rese>* pursuant to ! p>ts program ,data 
submitt$ by ,,p>ts program p>ticipants  
"u ! ,,p>ts program %all be submitt$ 9  
accordance ) ! *>t] develop$ "u         
subsection 7c71 :i* %all1 at m9imum--   
7#a7 ensure t all data-- 7,a7 rema9s "u 
! own]%ip & control ( ! applicable      
,,p>ts program p>ticipant2 &  7,b7      
except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 is n  
accessible by any o!r entity o!r ?an an 
ext]nal organization t ent]s into a     
contract ) ! ,secret>y "u subsection    
7d72  7#b7 prev5t ,,p>ts program        
p>ticipant data or data analysis f be+  
%>$ ) any o!r ,,p>ts program p>ticipant 
)\t express p]mission grant$ ?r\gh a    
process agre$ to pursuant to-- 7,a7 !   
*>t] develop$ "u subsection 7c72 or     
7,b7 a coop]ative agreem5t ent]$ into   
betwe5 a ,,p>ts program p>ticipant & an 
ext]nal organization2  7#c7 in/itute    

safegu>ds 9 data ga!r+ & h&l+ by an     
ext]nal organization pursuant to ?is    
subsection2  7#d7 prev5t rev]se eng9e]+ 
aggregate data analysis results or o!r  
attempts to d]ive ! id5tity ( ,,p>ts    
program p>ticipants f data analysis     
results2  7#e7 outl9e ! int5d$ use (    
data analysis results1 :i* %all only    
include-- 7,a7 ! developm5t1 deploym5t1 
safety assessm5t1 & regulation ( safety 
te*nology2 &  7,b7 ! developm5t ( safety
 c\nt]measures2 &  7#f7 cl>ify t !      
p>ticipation ( a ,,p>ts program         
p>ticipant 9 ! ,,p>ts program does n    
affect or satisfy any o!r exi/+ ,f$]al  
regulatory requirem5ts1 includ+ report+ 
requirem5ts m&at$ by ! ,national        
,highway ,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration4
  7f7 ,confid5tiality ,pursuant to      
section #eeb7;b77#c77;,b7 ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 any report1 data1  
communications betwe51 "w product1 or   
o!r in=mation volunt>ily submitt$ to !  
,secret>y or an ext]nal organization t  
ent]s into a contract ) ! ,secret>y "u  

subsection 7d7 = purposes relat+ to     
conduct+ rese>* pursuant to ! ,,p>ts    
program %all n be disclos$ to ! public4 
7g7 ,applicability ( ,pap]work ,r$uction
 ,act ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( title  
#dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction ,act71 %all n   
apply to any report1 data1              
communication1 "w product1 or o!r       
in=mation ga!r$ "u ! ,,p>ts program4    
7h7 ,no regulations requir$ ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y %all n
 be requir$ to promulgate any           
regulations to c>ry out ! ,,p>ts        
program4  7i7 ,sav+s provision ,?is     
section %all n apply to any report1     
data1 communication1 "w product1 or o!r 
in=mation-- 7#a7 requir$ to be submitt$ 
to ! ,secret>y "u any o!r provision (   
law2 or  7#b7 o!rwise available to !    
,secret>y4  7j7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,,p>ts        
program-- 7#a7 = fiscal ye> #bjbf1      
#d1jjj1jjj2  7#b7 = fiscal ye> #bjbg1   

#f1jjj1jjj2  7#c7 = fiscal ye> #bjbh1   
#g1jjj1jjj2  7#d7 = fiscal ye> #bjbi1   
#h1jjj1jjj2 &  7#e7 = fiscal ye> #bjcj1 
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