H.R. 7390

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7390 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7390

To amend title 49, United States Code, regarding the authority of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over vehicles with 
automated driving systems to provide safety measures for such vehicles, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2026

Mr. Latta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, regarding the authority of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over vehicles with 
automated driving systems to provide safety measures for such vehicles, 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safely Ensuring 
Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act of 2026'' 
or the ``SELF DRIVE Act of 2026''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Updated or new motor vehicle safety requirements for vehicles 
with automated driving systems.
Sec. 4. Motor vehicle testing or evaluation.
Sec. 5. Make inoperative.
Sec. 6. Protecting the security of connected vehicles.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Act is to ensure continued United States 
leadership in the global automotive and autonomous driving sector, 
improve road safety, mobility, and accessibility, and create American 
jobs by creating rules and regulations that relate to the design, 
construction, and performance of ADS-equipped vehicles and by 
encouraging the testing and deployment of such vehicles.

SEC. 3. UPDATED OR NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES 
WITH AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS.

(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 301 of subtitle VI of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 30130. Motor vehicle safety standards for automated driving 
systems
``(a) Definitions.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), in 
this section and sections 30103, 30112, 30122, and 30131:
``(A) ADS-dedicated vehicle.--The term `ADS-
dedicated vehicle' means an ADS-equipped vehicle 
designed to be operated exclusively by a Level 4 or 
Level 5 automated driving system in driverless 
operation under any routine or normal operating 
condition during any trip within the operational design 
domain of the vehicle.
``(B) ADS-equipped vehicle.--The term `ADS-equipped 
vehicle' means any motor vehicle equipped with an 
automated driving system.
``(C) Automated driving system; ads.--The terms 
`automated driving system' and `ADS'--
``(i) mean 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; and
``(ii) include only a system that meets the 
definition of Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 
automation.
``(D) DDT fallback.--The term `DDT fallback' means, 
after a DDT performance-relevant system failure or upon 
the exit of an ADS-equipped vehicle from the 
operational design domain of that vehicle--
``(i) the response by the in-vehicle 
fallback-ready user to perform the dynamic 
driving task or to achieve an MRC; or
``(ii) the response by an automated driving 
system to achieve an MRC.
``(E) DDT performance-relevant system failure.--The 
term `DDT performance-relevant system failure' means a 
malfunction in an ADS, another vehicle system, or both 
that prevents the ADS from reliably performing the DDT 
on a sustained basis.
``(F) Dynamic driving task; ddt.--The terms 
`dynamic driving task' and `DDT'--
``(i) mean all of the real-time operational 
and tactical function required to operate a 
motor vehicle in on-road traffic;
``(ii) exclude any strategic function, such 
as trip scheduling and selection of a 
destination or waypoint; and
``(iii) include--
``(I) lateral vehicle motion 
control through steering;
``(II) longitudinal motion control 
through acceleration and deceleration;
``(III) monitoring of the driving 
environment through object and event 
detection, recognition, classification, 
and response preparation;
``(IV) object and event response 
execution;
``(V) maneuver planning; and
``(VI) enhancement of conspicuity 
through lighting, sounding the horn, 
signaling, gesturing, or another 
indicator.
``(G) Fallback-ready user.--The term `fallback-
ready user' means a user of a motor vehicle equipped 
with an engaged Level 3 ADS feature who--
``(i) is properly qualified and able to 
operate the vehicle; and
``(ii) is receptive to an ADS-issued 
request to intervene and to evident DDT 
performance-relevant system failure in the 
vehicle.
``(H) In-vehicle fallback-ready user.--The term 
`in-vehicle fallback-ready user' means a fallback-ready 
user who is seated in the driver's seat.
``(I) Level 3; level 4; level 5.--The terms `Level 
3', `Level 4', and `Level 5' have the meaning given 
those terms in the April 2021 edition of the J3016 
recommended practice of SAE International, `Taxonomy 
and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation 
Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles'.
``(J) Minimal risk condition; mrc.--The terms 
`minimal risk condition' and `MRC' mean a stable, 
stopped condition to which an in-vehicle fallback-ready 
user or an ADS may bring a motor vehicle after 
performing the DDT fallback in order to reduce the risk 
of a crash when a trip cannot or should not be 
continued.
``(K) Operational design domain; odd.--The terms 
`operational design domain' and `ODD' mean the 
operating conditions under which an ADS, or feature 
thereof, is specifically designed to function, 
including any environmental, geographical, and time-of-
day restriction, or the requisite presence or absence 
of certain traffic or roadway characteristics.
``(L) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the 
Secretary of Transportation, acting through the 
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration.
``(M) Vulnerable road user.--The term `vulnerable 
road user'--
``(i) means an individual who is present on 
or in close proximity to a road but is not an 
occupant of a motor vehicle with more than 3 
wheels; and
``(ii) includes a pedestrian, bicyclist, 
motorcyclist, individual in a wheelchair, and a 
rider or occupant of any other transport 
vehicle that is not a motor vehicle, such as an 
all-terrain vehicle or tractor.
``(2) Update to definitions.--
``(A) Use of sae international definitions.--The 
Secretary shall use any definition set forth in April 
2021 edition of the J3016 recommended practice of SAE 
International, `Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms 
Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor 
Vehicles' for any term defined in paragraph (1).
``(B) Review.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which any definition for an 
automated driving system described in 
subparagraph (A) is released by SAE 
International, the Secretary--
``(I) shall publish in the Federal 
Register a review on the clarity and 
objectivity of such definition; and
``(II) may provide feedback to SAE 
International with suggestions for 
updates to any such definition.
``(ii) Use of revised standard.--
``(I) Determination.--Not later 
than 120 days after the date on which 
SAE International revises a definition 
described in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary, after publishing notice of 
the revision in the Federal Register, 
shall determine whether to revise any 
term defined in paragraph (1).
``(II) Effect of decision not to 
adopt a revised definition.--If the 
Secretary decides not to adopt a 
revised definition--
``(aa) the Secretary shall 
notify SAE International of the 
decision by the Secretary; and
``(bb) the definitions 
described in subparagraph (A) 
shall remain in effect.
``(b) Automated Driving System Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Safety case required.--A manufacturer may not 
manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, introduce 
or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce, 
or import into the United States any automated driving 
system or ADS-equipped vehicle unless the manufacturer 
has developed a safety case for the automated driving 
system or ADS-equipped vehicle that meets the 
requirements described in paragraph (3).
``(B) Regulations and procedures.--Consistent with 
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), the Secretary may 
prescribe regulations to establish--
``(i) objective content requirements for a 
safety case; and
``(ii) procedures for manufacturers to 
certify the completion of a safety case and 
provide the safety case to the Secretary upon 
request under section 30166.
``(C) Modification of ads competencies by 
secretary.--The Secretary may prescribe motor vehicle 
safety standards that define, modify, or interpret the 
ADS competencies described in paragraph (5).
``(2) Safety standard to require safety case.--
``(A) Safety standard.--Not later than September 
30, 2027, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a 
final rule that prescribes a motor vehicle safety 
standard under section 30111 that requires each 
manufacturer that manufactures for sale, sells, offers 
for sale, introduces or delivers for introduction in 
interstate commerce, or imports into the United States 
an ADS-equipped vehicle or an automated driving system 
intended for installation in a motor vehicle not 
originally equipped with such system to--
``(i) complete a safety case described in 
paragraph (3) for each ADS version produced by 
the manufacturer that meets the requirements 
described in this section; and
``(ii) provide the safety case to the 
Secretary upon request under section 30166.
``(B) Deadline.--If the Secretary does not meet the 
deadline described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report that describes the reasons why the deadline was 
not met.
``(C) Special rule.--Any motor vehicle safety 
standard issued under this paragraph supersedes any 
conflicting requirement under paragraph (1).
``(3) Requirements for safety case.--A safety case 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall provide claims, 
supported by arguments and evidence, that support the 
conclusion of the manufacturer that the design, construction, 
and performance of the automated driving system to be used in 
an ADS-equipped vehicle will not present an unreasonable risk 
of accidents, death, or injury, and shall include:
``(A) A description of each hardware and software 
element of the ADS that includes the following:
``(i) Braking, steering, and computing 
capability.
``(ii) Redundancies.
``(iii) Each capability of the suite of 
sensors of the ADS.
``(iv) The integration of the ADS into the 
vehicle platform, including its propulsion 
system.
``(B) A complete description of the operational 
design domain of the ADS and how the ADS performs each 
element of the dynamic driving task within the ODD of 
the ADS.
``(C) Each engineering methodology, including each 
hazard analysis used to design and assess the 
performance of the ADS and ensure motor vehicle safety.
``(D) Analysis of the safety performance of the ADS 
that uses the methodology described in subparagraph 
(C), including each competency in normal driving and 
crash avoidance capability and the acceptance criteria 
used by the manufacturer in assessing such performance.
``(E) An explanation of how the ADS anticipates and 
responds to any potential crash.
``(F) A description of any vehicle-integrated 
system that provides a visual or digital hazard that 
alerts a nearby road user when the vehicle executes or 
enters a minimal risk condition, including any system 
that automatically activates a high-conspicuity 
lighting pattern, transmits a digital hazard message, 
or both, to any connected vehicle and roadway 
infrastructure.
``(G) An explanation of how the ADS-equipped 
vehicle meets each competency listed in paragraph (5).
``(4) ADS competencies.--The competencies described in this 
paragraph are the following:
``(A) An ADS can perform the entire DDT within the 
ODD of the ADS and is able to recognize the boundaries 
of its ODD.
``(B) An ADS can detect and respond appropriately 
to any vulnerable road user likely to be present and in 
proximity to the ADS in the relevant ODD.
``(C) In the case of a Level 3 ADS, the ADS has the 
ability to clearly and unambiguously communicate ADS 
status and whether a user is a fallback ready user and, 
during any transfer of control to the fallback-ready 
user, to provide sufficient lead time for the fallback-
ready user to safely assume the DDT and safely maintain 
vehicle control until the fallback-ready user has 
assumed control and the transfer is completed.
``(D) In the case of a Level 4 and Level 5 ADS, the 
ADS has the ability to safely achieve an MRC when 
necessary.
``(E) An ADS can detect the limits of the ODD of 
the ADS and respond appropriately when 1 or more 
conditions of the ODD are no longer met, whether by 
achieving an MRC or, in the case of a Level 3 ADS, 
alerting the fallback-ready user to intervene and 
assume control of the DDT.
``(F) An ADS is can detect and respond to any 
object or event, including emergency vehicles, 
emergency personnel, and school buses likely to be 
present and in proximity to the ADS in the relevant ODD 
and relevant to any driving decision of the ADS.
``(G) An ADS can comply with any applicable State 
or local traffic law and any law relevant to the 
performance of the DDT.
``(H) A description of a cybersecurity plan that 
includes the following:
``(i) A written cybersecurity policy with 
respect to the practices of the manufacturer to 
detect and respond to cyber attacks, 
unauthorized intrusions, and false vehicle 
control commands.
``(ii) A process to identify, assess, and 
mitigate reasonably foreseeable cyber risks 
related to motor vehicle safety from cyber 
attacks or unauthorized intrusions, including 
false and malicious vehicle control commands.
``(iii) A process to take preventive and 
corrective action to mitigate against 
reasonably foreseeable cyber risks related to 
motor vehicle safety in an automated driving 
system or ADS-equipped vehicle, including 
incident response plans, unauthorized intrusion 
detection and prevention systems that safeguard 
key controls, systems, and procedures through 
testing or monitoring, and updates to such 
process based on changed circumstances.
``(5) Report required.--Not later than four years after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the House Commerce on Energy and Commerce and Senate Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that shall include 
recommendations for potentially needed new standards specific 
to ADS and ADS-equipped vehicles that the Secretary finds 
necessary to promulgate under 49 U.S.C. 30111.
``(c) Manual Controls.--
``(1) Requirements.--A manufacturer may not sell, offer for 
sale, introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce, or 
import into the United States any ADS-dedicated vehicle that is 
configured or subsequently altered to carry 1 or more 
occupants, unless the vehicle is equipped to--
``(A) provide an occupant inside of the vehicle 
with the means from within the vehicle to command that 
the ADS safely achieve an MRC; and
``(B) after the vehicle has achieved an MRC, allow 
the occupant to safely exit the vehicle.
``(2) Exemption from motor vehicle safety standards.--
``(A) Manually operated controls and equipment.--If 
a vehicle is equipped with the system described in 
paragraph (1), a motor vehicle safety standard issued 
under section 30111 may not require the manufacturer to 
equip the vehicle with manually operated controls and 
equipment intended only to support a human driver in an 
ADS-dedicated vehicle.
``(B) Vehicle configured to carry property.--A 
motor vehicle safety standard issued under section 
30111 may not be applied to require a manufacturer of 
an ADS-dedicated vehicle configured solely to carry 
property and not one or more occupants to comply with 
the standard by equipping the vehicle with manually 
operated controls and equipment intended only to 
support a human driver in an ADS-dedicated vehicle.
``Sec. 30131. National Automated Vehicle Safety Data Repository
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered crash.--The term `covered crash' means a 
crash on a publicly accessible road in the United States--
``(A) that involves--
``(i) a fatality;
``(ii) an injury that results in a person 
being transported from the scene of the crash 
to a hospital for medical treatment;
``(iii) an airbag deployment;
``(iv) a strike of a vulnerable road user;
``(v) the towing of a vehicle; and
``(B) in which the automated driving system was 
engaged at any time during the period from 30 seconds 
immediately prior to the commencement of the crash 
through the conclusion of the crash.
``(2) Repository.--The term `repository' means the National 
Automated Vehicle Safety Data Repository established pursuant 
to subsection (b).
``(3) State transportation regulatory agency.--The term 
`State transportation regulatory agency' means a department of 
motor vehicles, department of transportation, or equivalent 
State or local agency.
``(b) Rulemaking Required.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule that includes the 
following:
``(1) The establishment of a National Automated Vehicle 
Safety Data Repository to receive and store data from a covered 
crash from manufacturers of automated driving systems and from 
manufacturers of ADS-equipped vehicles.
``(2) A requirement, stated in objective terms, for such 
manufacturers to report to the Secretary for inclusion in the 
repository, not later than 30 days after the date on which a 
covered crash occurs or 10 days after the date on which a 
manufacturer receives notice of such crash, whichever is later, 
specific information known to the manufacturer about the crash 
that includes the following:
``(A) The time and location.
``(B) Each vehicle involved.
``(C) Whether a vulnerable road user was involved.
``(D) Any injuries that resulted from the crash.
``(E) Whether any local authority investigated the 
crash.
``(F) A summary of the circumstances surrounding 
the crash.
``(3) A requirement for such manufacturers to submit to the 
Secretary on a quarterly basis, a report on the total miles 
traveled with the ADS engaged of the ADS-equipped vehicles of 
the manufacturer during the previous quarter, including the 
total miles traveled in revenue service during commercial 
operations.
``(4) A process for a relevant State transportation 
regulatory agency to access information from a covered crash 
described in paragraph (2) in a timely manner.
``(5) A requirement that--
``(A) any information shared with a relevant State 
or local transportation regulatory agency is protected 
by the confidential business information protections 
and procedures established in part 512 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, and is exempt from 
disclosure under sections 552(b)(3) and section 552a of 
title 5; and
``(B) any such relevant State or local 
transportation regulatory agency is subject to the same 
confidential business information protections and 
procedures established in such part 512.
``(6) The establishment of a system to publicly share the 
data collected for the repository, subject to the confidential 
business information protections and procedures established in 
part 512 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
``(7) A requirement to minimize the duplication of 
information about a covered crash described in paragraph (2) 
and any other publicly reported data in the repository.
``(8) A requirement for a manufacturer to report whether an 
ADS-equipped vehicle involved in a covered crash was authorized 
to operate pursuant to section 30112(b)(10).
``(c) Sunset for Quarterly Mileage Reports.--
``(1) Total miles traveled.--Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the requirement described in subsection (b)(3) 
does not apply beginning on the date that is 5 years after the 
date on which a final rule is issued pursuant to subsection 
(b).
``(d) Repeal.--Standing General Order 2021-01 issued by the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not apply to an 
ADS-equipped vehicle beginning on the compliance date of the final rule 
issued pursuant to subsection (b).
``(e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on September 
30, 2026.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
subchapter II of chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

30130. Motor vehicle safety standards for automated driving systems.
30131. National Automated Vehicle Safety Data Repository.
(c) Enforcement Authority.--Section 30165(a)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``30130, 30131,'' after 
``30127,''.
``(3) Federal preemption for automated driving systems and 
ads-equipped vehicles.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a State, or political subdivision of 
a State, may not maintain, enforce, prescribe, or 
continue in effect any law, rule, regulation, 
requirement, standard, or other provision having the 
force and effect of law of the State, or political 
subdivision of the State, that--
``(i) prohibits in whole or in part a 
manufacturer from manufacturing for sale, 
selling, offering for sale, introducing or 
delivering for introduction into interstate 
commerce, or importing into the United States 
any automated driving system or ADS-equipped 
vehicle if the manufacturer develops a safety 
case described in section 30130(b)(3) for the 
automated driving system or ADS-equipped 
vehicle; or
``(ii) requires manufacturers of automated 
driving systems and manufacturers of ADS-
equipped vehicles to report information about a 
covered crash to a State or a political 
subdivision of a State.
``(B) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
(A)--
``(i) a State may enforce a law or 
requirement that is identical to a law or 
requirement under subparagraphs (A) or (B) of 
section 30130(b)(1) or section 30131; and
``(ii) compliance with subparagraphs (A) or 
(B) of section 30130(b)(1) or section 30131 
does not exempt a person from liability at 
common law.".
``(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 
to limit or preempt State or local authority over:
``(i) traffic laws;
``(ii) vehicle registration;
``(iii) safety and emissions inspections;
``(iv) congestion management of vehicles 
operating within a State or political 
subdivision of a State;
``(v) insurance;
``(vi) generally applicable consumer 
protection laws; or
``(vii) environmental laws or regulations.
``(D) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
prohibit a State or a political subdivision of a State 
from maintaining, enforcing, prescribing, or continuing 
in effect any law or regulation relating to the sale, 
distribution, repair, or service of ADS-equipped 
vehicles or automated driving systems, by a dealer, 
manufacturer, or distributor.''.

SEC. 4. MOTOR VEHICLE TESTING OR EVALUATION.

Section 30112 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(10)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ``; or'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and moving 
their margins 2 ems to the right;
(C) by striking ``evaluation by a manufacturer that 
agrees not to sell or offer for sale the motor vehicle 
at the conclusion of the testing or evaluation and that 
prior to the date of enactment of this paragraph'' and 
inserting the following: ``evaluation by--
``(A) a manufacturer that agrees not to sell or 
lease or offer for sale or lease the motor vehicle used 
for testing or evaluation at the conclusion of the 
testing or evaluation that--''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) a manufacturer of an automated driving system 
or ADS-equipped vehicle (as such terms are defined in 
section 30130(a)) or any component of such automated 
driving system or ADS-equipped vehicle that agrees not 
to sell or lease or offer for sale or lease the 
automated driving system, ADS-equipped vehicle, or 
component used for testing or evaluation at the 
conclusion of the testing or evaluation.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Commercial Operations Permitted for Testing or Evaluation for 
Ads-equipped Vehicles.--
``(1) Authorization by secretary.--Subject to paragraph 
(2), the Secretary may authorize a manufacturer that conducts 
testing or evaluation under subsection (b)(10) to undertake 
limited commercial operations for an ADS-equipped vehicle, 
including through the carrying of members of the public as 
passengers and transporting of freight, as part of the testing 
or evaluation.
``(2) Consideration for evaluation.--Any limited commercial 
operation authorized by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall consider the operational use case of the manufacturer, 
the objectives of the manufacturer for the testing or 
evaluation, and be subject to limitations established by the 
Secretary based on the operational use case to ensure that the 
testing or evaluation under this subsection does not constitute 
de facto deployment of non-compliant motor vehicles, which may 
include--
``(A) reasonable limitations (on a jurisdiction-by-
jurisdiction basis) on the number of participating 
motor vehicles, mileage, revenue generation, or 
duration of deployment; and 
``(B) any additional oversight and transparency 
requirements determined by the Secretary consistent 
with the authority of the Secretary described elsewhere 
in this chapter.''.

SEC. 5. MAKE INOPERATIVE.

Section 30122(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1) in general.'' before ``A 
manufacturer''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply in a case in 
which a manufacturer intentionally causes a device or element 
of a design relating to the performance of the dynamic driving 
task by a human driver to be temporarily disabled or altered in 
their functionality for safety reasons during the time that an 
automated driving system is engaged and capable of performing 
the entire dynamic driving task.
``(3) Compliance with section 30130 required for 
exception.--Any manufacturer that claims the exception 
described in paragraph (2) shall comply with section 
30130(b).''.

SEC. 6. PROTECTING THE SECURITY OF CONNECTED VEHICLES.

(a) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the head 
of any relevant agency, shall review the implementation of the final 
rule Securing the Information and Communications Technology and 
Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles (90 Fed. Reg. 5360).
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
completion of the review described in subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Commerce shall provide a briefing on implementation of the final rule 
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(c) Agency Defined.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
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