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Calendar No. 123 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1496 

To extend National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Administration authorizations funded by the Highway 

Trust Fund, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 22, 2009 

Mr. ROCKEFELLER, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and 

placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To extend National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration authorizations funded by the Highway Trust Fund, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 

2 SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY 

3 PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec5 tion 2001(a)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi6 cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 

7 (Pub. L. 109–59; 119 Stat. 1519) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘2009, 

10 $235,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 

11 $117,500,000 for the period from October 1, 2010, 

12 through March 31, 2011.’’. 

13 (b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP14 MENT.—Section 2001(a)(2) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 

15 119 Stat. 1519) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘2009, 

18 $107,329,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $54,122,201 

19 for for the period from October 1, 2010, through 

20 March 31, 2011.’’. 

21 (c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 

22 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 405 of 

23 title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘6’’ in subsection (a)(3) 

25 and inserting ‘‘8’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘fifth and sixth’’ in sub2 section (a)(4)(C) and inserting ‘‘fifth, sixth, 

3 seventh, and eighth’’. 

4 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 Section 2001(a)(3) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 

6 119 Stat. 1519) is amended— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘2009, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 

10 $12,500,000 for the period from October 1, 

11 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

12 (d) SAFETY BELT PERFORMANCE GRANTS.— 

13 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 406 of 

14 title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘2009’’ in subsection (c)(1) 

16 and inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2009,’’ in sub18 section (d)(1) and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2009, July 

19 1, 2010, and March 1, 2011,’’. 

20 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 Section 2001(a)(4) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 

22 119 Stat. 1519) is amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘2009, $124,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 


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1 $62,250,000 for the period from October 1, 

2 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

3 (e) STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM

4 IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 2001(a)(5) of such Act (Pub. 

5 L. 109–59; 119 Stat. 1519) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘2009, 

8 $34,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $17,250,000 

9 for the period from October 1, 2010, through March 

10 31, 2011.’’. 

11 (f) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER12 MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.— 

13 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 410 of 

14 title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘fifth, sixth,, seventh, and 

16 eighth’’ in subsection (a)(3)(C) and inserting 

17 ‘‘fifth through tenth’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘2008 and 2009’’ in sub19 section (b)(2)(C) and inserting ‘‘2008, 2009, 

20 2010, and 2011’’. 

21 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 Section 2001(a)(6) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 

23 119 Stat. 1519) is amended— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2009, $139,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 

3 $69,500,000 for the period from October 1, 

4 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

5 (g) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

6 2001(a)(7) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 119 Stat. 1520) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘2009, 

10 $4,078,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $2,058,537 for 

11 the period from October 1, 2010, through March 31, 

12 2011.’’. 

13 (h) HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.— 

14 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 2009(a) 

15 of such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘2011.’’. 

17 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 Section 2001(a)(8) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 

19 119 Stat. 1520) is amended— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘2009, $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 

23 $14,500,000 for the period from October 1, 

24 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

25 (i) MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.— 


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1 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 

2 2010(d)(1)(B) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is 

3 amended by striking ‘‘and fourth’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘fourth, fifth, and sixth’’. 

5 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

6 Section 2001(a)(9) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 

7 119 Stat. 1520) is amended— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘2009, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 

11 $3,500,000 for the period from October 1, 

12 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

13 (j) CHILD SAFETY AND CHILD BOOSTER SEAT SAFE14 TY INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 

15 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 

16 2011(c)(2) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 405 note) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘fourth’’ and inserting ‘‘fourth, 

18 fifth, and sixth’’. 

19 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 Section 2001(a)(10) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 

21 119 Stat. 1520) is amended— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘2009, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 


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1 $3,500,000 for the period from October 1, 

2 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

3 (k) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

4 2001(a)(11) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 119 Stat. 

5 1520) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it appears; 

7 and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘2009, 

9 $25,047,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $12,664,206 

10 for the period from October 1, 2010, through March 

11 31, 2011.’’. 

12 (l) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 2001(c) of 

13 such Act (Pub. L. 109–59; 119 Stat. 1520) is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 

15 (m) DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT.— 

16 Section 2013(f) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 403 note) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011,’’. 

18 (n) OLDER DRIVER SAFETY; LAW ENFORCEMENT

19 TRAINING.—Section 2017 of such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 

20 note) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘2009’’ in subsection (a)(1) and 

22 inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘2009’’ in subsection (b)(2) and 

24 inserting ‘‘2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 

2 ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM. 

3 (a) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS.—Section 

4 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ in paragraph (4); 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ in paragraph (5) and 

7 inserting ‘‘2009;’’; and 

8 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: 

9 ‘‘(6) $209,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

10 ‘‘(7) $104,500,000 for the period from October 

11 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

12 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

13 31104(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ in subparagraph (D); 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ in subparagraph (E) 

16 and inserting ‘‘2009;’’; and 

17 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: 

18 ‘‘(F) $239,828,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(G) $121,076,000 for the period from Oc21 tober 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

22 (c) GRANT PROGRAMS.—Section 4101(c) of the Safe, 

23 Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

24 Act: A Legacy for Users (Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat.1715) 

25 is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ in paragraph (1) and 

2 inserting ‘‘2009, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 

3 and $12,500,000 for the period from October 1, 

4 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’; 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ in paragraph (2) and 

6 inserting ‘‘2009, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 

7 and $16,000,000 for the period from October 1, 

8 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’; 

9 (3) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ in paragraph (3) and 

10 inserting ‘‘2009, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 

11 and $2,500,000 for the period from October 1, 

12 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’; 

13 (4) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ in paragraph (4) and 

14 inserting ‘‘2009, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 

15 and $12,500,000 for the period from October 1, 

16 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’; and 

17 (5) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ in paragraph (5) and 

18 inserting ‘‘2009, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 

19 and $1,500,000 for the period from October 1, 

20 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

21 (d) HIGH PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—Section 

22 31104(k)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

23 by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2009, $15,000,000 for 

24 fiscal year 2010, and $7,500,000 for the period from Oc25 tober 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011,’’. 


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1 (e) NEW ENTRANT AUDITS.—Section 

2 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amend3 ed by inserting ‘‘(up to $14,500,000 for the period from 

4 October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011)’’ after ‘‘fiscal 

5 year’’. 

6 (f) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE INFORMATION

7 SYSTEM MODERNIZATION.—Section 4123(d) of such Act 

8 (Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat.1736) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ in paragraph (3); 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘2009.’’ in paragraph (4) and 

11 inserting ‘‘2009;’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: 

13 ‘‘(5) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

14 ‘‘(6) $4,000,000 for the period from October 1, 

15 2010, through March 31, 2011.’’. 

16 (g) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.—Section 4127(e) 

17 of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat.1741) is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘and 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2009, and 2010, 

19 and $500,000 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin20 istration, and $1,500,000 to the National Highway Traffic 

21 Safety Administration for the period from October 1, 

22 2010, through March 31, 2011,’’. 

23 (h) GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VE24 HICLE OPERATORS.—Section 4134(c) of such Act (Pub. 

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1 and inserting ‘‘2010, and $500,000 for the period from 

2 October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011,’’. 

3 (i) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COM4 MITTEE.—Section 4144(d) of such Act (Pub. L. 109–59, 

5 119 Stat.1748) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

6 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2011.’’. 

7 (j) WORKING GROUP FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PRAC8 TICES AND PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE FEDERAL-STATE

9 RELATIONS.—Section 4213(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 

10 14710 note)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

11 2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2011.’’. 

12 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS. 

13 (a) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH

14 PROJECTS.—Section 7131(c) of such Act (Pub. L. 109– 

15 59; 119 Stat. 1910) is amended by striking ‘‘through 

16 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2010, and $625,000 for the 

17 period October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011,’’. 

18 (b) DINGELL JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION

19 ACT.—Section 4(c) of the Dingell Johnson Sport Fish 

20 Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— 

21 (1) by inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2010, and the pe22 riod from October 1, 2010, through March 31, 

23 2011,’’ in subsection (a) after ‘‘2009,’’; and 


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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2010, and the pe2 riod from October 1, 2010, through March 31, 

3 2011,’’ in subsection (b)(1)(A) after ‘‘2009,’’. 


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Calendar No. 123 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1496 

A BILL 

To extend National Highway Traffic Safety Adminway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. ministration authorizations funded by the High- istration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdJULY 22, 2009 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 


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