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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9536 

To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure Investment 

and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle roadside accidents, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 

Mr. CARTER of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. YAKYM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle 

roadside accidents, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. VEHICLE ROADSIDE ACCIDENTS. 

4 (a) HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.— 

5 Section 148(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (A)(vi) by striking ‘‘and 

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1 pants and pedestrians associated with disabled vehi2 cles’’; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (B)(i) by inserting ‘‘, and 

4 occupants and pedestrians associated with disabled 

5 vehicles’’ after ‘‘pedestrians’’; and 

6 (3) in subparagraph (D)(vi) by striking ‘‘and 

7 pedestrians’’ and inserting ‘‘pedestrians, and occu8 pants and pedestrians associated with disabled vehi9 cles’’. 

10 (b) NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec11 tion 405 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(i) COLLECTION OF DATA.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor15 tation, in conjunction with the Occupational Safety 

16 and Health Administration and other relevant agen17 cies, shall convene a working group of industry and 

18 nongovernment entities, including representatives of 

19 high-risk diverse communities, such as groups advo20 cating for historically marginalized groups, high 

21 traffic risk professions, such as truckers and first re22 sponders, and other relevant stakeholders, including 

23 state and local highway safety experts, insurers, 

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1 and other first responders, and technology and auto2 mobile manufacturers.’’ 

3 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The working group convened 

4 under paragraph (1) shall collect, analyze, compile, 

5 and publish accurate, detailed data on Disabled 

6 Roadside Vehicle Crashes, along with strategic plan 

7 to identify and implement solutions to the fatal and 

8 non-fatal injury crashes, adoption of better data 

9 sharing with the National Highway Traffic Safety 

10 Administration, including local adoption of the 

11 Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria, and an12 nual updates on awareness and intervention activi13 ties and results.’’. 

14 (c) INJURY HEALTH DATA.—Section 24108(c)(2) of 

15 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 

16 117–58) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including roadside 

17 deaths,’’ after ‘‘fatalities’’. 

18 (d) REVIEW OF MOVE OVER OR SLOW DOWN LAW

19 PUBLIC AWARENESS.—Section 24109(a) of the Infra20 structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) 

21 is amended by inserting ‘‘or motorist or disabled vehicle’’ 

22 after ‘‘authorized emergency vehicle’’. 

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