[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 128 (Monday, July 30, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3674. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 1__. (a) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     carry out, and make publicly available the results of, a 
     study--
       (1)(A) to identify opportunities for personal autonomous 
     vehicles to reduce fuel use, congestion, and vehicle miles 
     traveled; and
       (B) to examine opportunities to coordinate the introduction 
     of personal autonomous vehicles with vehicle fleets, ride 
     sharing, electric vehicles, and related fueling 
     infrastructure in both urban and rural communities; and
       (2) if adequate information is not available to carry out 
     paragraph (1), to identify research needs.
       (b) The study under subsection (a) shall consider impacts 
     on--
       (1) drive cycle, including speed of driving, routing, drag, 
     acceleration and deceleration, and communication;
       (2) demand, including accessibility, parking, miles 
     traveled, commute distances, and cost per mile traveled;
       (3) vehicle design, including electrification, light-
     weighting, right-sizing, acceleration, and biofuel 
     integration; and
       (4) fleet optimization, including shared autonomous 
     vehicles, mobility on demand services, and efficient routing.
       (c) In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall consult with--
       (1) the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program 
     Office of the Department of Transportation;
       (2) the Vehicles Technologies Office of the Department of 
     Energy;
       (3) relevant National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801));
       (4) the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency;
       (5) relevant State, regional, and local planning 
     commissions and governments; and
       (6) relevant nonprofit organizations.
       (d) In making the study under subsection (a) publicly 
     available, the Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that 
     no confidential business information is revealed.
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