[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8169]
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  SA 2863. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2812 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Reed) to 
the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title IV, add the following:
       Sec. __.  From amounts made available by this Act, such 
     sums as may be necessary may be used to carry out the 
     following activities:
       (1) The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with 
     the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit 
     Administration, shall review policies and guidance to 
     identify ways in which the Department of Transportation can 
     encourage State departments of transportation, transit 
     agencies, and other direct recipients of Federal-Aid Highway 
     and Federal Transit funding to encourage and expand the use 
     of innovative mobility technologies, including car sharing, 
     bike sharing, carpool, vanpool, transportation network 
     companies, multimodal fare payment systems, application-based 
     mobility programs, and other innovative projects that can 
     make the transportation system more safe and efficient.
       (2) The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with 
     the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit 
     Administration, shall--
       (A) review existing guidance and revise such guidance, as 
     necessary, to encourage the use and expansion of innovative 
     technologies, as appropriate; and
       (B) develop specific guidance and circulars on how 
     recipients of Federal-Aid Highway funding can and should be 
     utilizing such technologies.
       (3) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a 
     report to Congress that includes--
       (A) a plan describing how the Department of Transportation 
     will identify and provide technical assistance to recipients 
     of Federal-Aid Highway funding on integrating and utilizing 
     innovative mobility technologies;
       (B) a plan for addressing current and potential guidance 
     documents;
       (C) the identification of legislative barriers that prevent 
     expansion and utilization of innovative mobility 
     technologies, including mobility services provided by private 
     providers of public transportation; and
       (D) recommendations on policies that the Department of 
     Transportation should implement and legislation that Congress 
     should enact to expand innovative mobility technologies.
       (4) To assist with the development of the report under 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary of Transportation shall create a 
     task force composed of representatives of--
       (A) national stakeholders representing--
       (i) city officials;
       (ii) State departments of transportation;
       (iii) transit agencies;
       (iv) transportation demand management professionals;
       (v) rural transportation agencies;
       (vi) shared use mobility providers;
       (vii) intelligent transportation system professionals; and
       (viii) additional private sector technology professionals, 
     as appropriate;
       (B) university transportation centers engaged in research 
     regarding urban mobility and shared use mobility;
       (C) private companies that provide, promote, and operate 
     digital mobility technologies and information technologies; 
     and
       (D) other entities that the Secretary determines could 
     contribute to the development of the report.
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