Sec. 339. Access to Department of Defense installations for drivers of vehicles of online transportation network companies
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish policies, terms and conditions under which drivers of vehicles affiliated with online transportation network companies shall be permitted access to installations of the Department of Defense. In establishing such policies, terms and conditions, the Secretary shall take into account force protection requirements and ensure the protection and safety of members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Department, and their families.
The policies, terms, and conditions established pursuant to this section shall— permit access to installations by drivers of vehicles affiliated with transportation network companies that have authorized access to installations of the Department as of the date of the enactment of this Act; permit access to installations by drivers of vehicles affiliated with transportation network companies that seek authorized access to installations of the Department after the date of the enactment of this Act, but only if such drivers of vehicles agree to abide by such terms and conditions; prohibits drivers of vehicles, and personnel, affiliated with transportation network companies, from accessing sensitive areas of installations of the Department; permit drivers of vehicles affiliated with transportation network companies that have authorized access to installations of the Department access to barracks areas, housing areas, temporary lodging facilities areas, and military unit areas; and require each transportation network company whose affiliated drivers of vehicles have authorized access to installations of the Department— to track, in real-time, the location of the entry and exit of such drivers onto and off such installations; and to provide, on demand, the information described in clause
(i)to personnel and agencies of the Department. The terms and conditions shall provide for the treatment of any information provided by a transportation network company in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1)(E) as confidential and proprietary information of the transportation network company exempt from public disclosure pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act ). The Department shall not disclose such information to any person or entity without the express written consent of the transportation network company unless required by a court order. In this section, the term transportation network company means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that uses a digital network to connect riders to drivers affiliated with the entity in order for a driver to provide transportation services to a rider.