,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cecf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,markey 7for himself and ,mr4 
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states  
,code1 with respect to the safety of    
driving automation systems1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,stay in ,your 
,lane ,act4  #b4 ,operational design    
domain restriction for driving systems  
7a7 ,safe domains for driving automation
 systems  7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter  
,,ii of chapter #cja of title #di1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#cjacj4 ,safe domains for driving       
automation systems  7a7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the 
term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of the ,national ,highway

 ,traffic ,safety ,administration4  7#b7
 ,driving automation system ,the term   
driving automation system means the     
hardware and software that are          
collectively capable of simultaneously  
performing all of the lateral and       
longitudinal vehicle motor control      
subtasks of the dynamic driving task of 
a motor vehicle on a sustained basis4   
7#c7 ,operational design domain ,the    
term operational design domain means    
operating conditions1 as defined by the 
manufacturer1 under which a driving     
automation system1 or feature thereof1  
is specifically designed to function    
safely1 including-- 7,a7 environmental1 
geographical1 and time-of-day           
restrictions2 and  7,b7 the requisite   
presence or absence of certain traffic1 
road users1 or roadway characteristics4 
7#d7 ,safely ,the term safely1 with     
respect to motor vehicle safety1 means  
presenting no more than an              
inconsequential risk4  7b7 ,operational 
design domain ,each manufacturer of a   

driving automation system shall ensure  
that the driving automation system does 
not operate outside of its operational  
design domain4  7c7 ,declarations  7#a7 
,in general ,each manufacturer of a     
driving automation system shall--  7,a7 
define the operational design domain as 
the conditions under which the driving  
automation system1 or feature thereof1  
is designed to function safely2 and     
7,b7 submit to the ,administrator a     
declaration of that definition4  7#b7   
,publication  ,each manufacturer of a   
driving automation system shall make the
 declaration submitted by the           
manufacturer under paragraph 7#a77;,b7  
available on a publicly accessible      
website of the manufacturer1 which shall
 be the exact declaration submitted to  
the ,administrator under that paragraph4
  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the      
analysis for subchapter ,,ii of chapter 
#cja of title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #cjabi the    

following3  ,sec4 #cjacj4 ,safe domains 
for driving automation systems4  4  7b7 
,civil penalties ,section #cjafe7;a77#a7
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended1 in the first sentence1 by     
inserting #cjacj7;b71 after #cjabg14    
7c7 ,limited definition of motor vehicle
 safety standard ,section #cjajb7;b7 of 
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7     
through 7,h7 as subparagraphs 7,d7      
through 7,i71 respectively2 and  7,b7 by
 inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the  
following3  7,c7 motor vehicle safety   
standard includes a requirement         
described in subsections 7b7 and 7c77#a7
 of section #cjacj2  2 and  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#b71 by striking paragraph   
7#a77;,c71 7,d71 7,f71 or 7,g7 of this  
subsection and inserting subparagraph   
7,d71 7,e71 7,g71 or 7,h7 of paragraph  
7#a74  7d7 ,effective date ,this ,act   
and the amendments made by this ,act    
shall take effect on the date that is   

#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4