Expanding Exemptions to Enable More Public Trust Act or the EXEMPT Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to exempt highly automated vehicles from certain motor vehicle safety standards if an exemption would facilitate the development or field evaluation of the safety features of such vehicles.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3408 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3408
To amend section 30113 of title 49, United States Code to establish new
exemptions for motor vehicle safety standards, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 26, 2017
Mr. Lance (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend section 30113 of title 49, United States Code to establish new
exemptions for motor vehicle safety standards, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Exemptions to Enable More
Public Trust Act'' or the ``EXEMPT Act''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.
(a) Amendments.--Section 30113 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(B)--
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ``; or'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(v) the exemption would make easier the
development or field evaluation of--
``(I) a feature of a highly
automated vehicle providing a safety
level at least equal to the safety
level of the standard for which
exemption is sought; or
``(II) a highly automated vehicle
providing an overall safety level at
least equal to the overall safety level
of nonexempt vehicles.''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
``(5) if the application is made under subsection
(b)(3)(B)(v) of this section--
``(A) such development, testing, and other data
necessary to demonstrate that the motor vehicle is a
highly automated vehicle; and
``(B) a detailed analysis that includes supporting
test data, including both on-road and validation and
testing data showing (as applicable) that--
``(i) the safety level of the feature at
least equals the safety level of the standard
for which exemption is sought; or
``(ii) the vehicle provides an overall
safety level at least equal to the overall
safety level of nonexempt vehicles.''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 30102 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) as
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (15), (16), and (17), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(1) `automated driving system' means the hardware and
software that are collectively capable of performing the entire
dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of
whether such system is limited to a specific operational design
domain.'';
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(6) `dynamic driving task' means all of the real time
operational and tactical functions required to operate a
vehicle in on-road traffic, excluding the strategic functions
such as trip scheduling and selection of destinations and
waypoints, and including--
``(A) lateral vehicle motion control via steering;
``(B) longitudinal vehicle motion control via
acceleration and deceleration;
``(C) monitoring the driving environment via object
and event detection, recognition, classification, and
response preparation;
``(D) object and event response execution;
``(E) maneuver planning; and
``(F) enhancing conspicuity via lighting,
signaling, and gesturing.
``(7) `highly automated vehicle'--
``(A) means a motor vehicle equipped with an
automated driving system; and
``(B) does not include a commercial motor vehicle
(as defined in section 31101).''; and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (13) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(14) `operational design domain' means the specific
conditions under which a given driving automation system or
feature thereof is designed to function.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Revisions to Certain Definitions.--
``(1) If SAE International (or its successor organization)
revises the definition of any of the terms defined in paragraph
(1), (6), or (14) of subsection (a) in Recommended Practice
Report J3016, it shall notify the Secretary of the revision.
The Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register to
inform the public of the new definition unless, within 90 days
after receiving notice of the new definition and after opening
a period for public comment on the new definition, the
Secretary notifies SAE International (or its successor
organization) that the Secretary has determined that the new
definition does not meet the need for motor vehicle safety, or
is otherwise inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter. If
the Secretary so notifies SAE International (or its successor
organization), the existing definition in subsection (a) shall
remain in effect.
``(2) If the Secretary does not reject a definition revised
by SAE International (or its successor organization) as
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall promptly make
any conforming amendments to the regulations and standards of
the Secretary that are necessary. The revised definition shall
apply for purposes of this chapter. The requirements of section
553 of title 5 shall not apply to the making of any such
conforming amendments.
``(3) Pursuant to section 553 of title 5, the Secretary may
update any of the definitions in paragraph (1), (6), or (14) of
subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that materially
changed circumstances regarding highly automated vehicles have
impacted motor vehicle safety such that the definitions need to
be updated to reflect such circumstances.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
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