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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 169 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant program for 

States that establish specific standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic 

stops and other in-person encounters, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2019 

Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 

Ms. MOORE, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant 

program for States that establish specific standards for 

education and training programs concerning civilian and 

law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and 

other in-person encounters, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Driver and Officer 

5 Safety Education Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATES MEETING MINIMUM 

2 STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND TRAIN3 ING PROGRAMS CONCERNING LAW ENFORCE4 MENT PRACTICES DURING TRAFFIC STOPS 

5 AND OTHER IN-PERSON ENCOUNTERS. 

6 (a) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION LEVELS.—Section 

7 4001(a)(3) of the FAST Act is amended by— 

8 (1) striking paragraphs (D) and (E); and 

9 (2) inserting after paragraph (C) the following: 

10 ‘‘(D) $288,660,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 

11 ‘‘(E) $291,618,000 for fiscal year 2020.’’. 

12 (b) GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 405 of title 23, 

13 United States Code is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘13’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘12.74’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘14.5’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘14.21’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘52.5’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘51.45’’; 

20 (4) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘8.5’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘8.33’’; 

22 (5) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘1.5’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘1.47’’; 

24 (6) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘5’’ and in25 serting ‘‘4.9’’; 


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1 (7) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ‘‘5’’ and in2 serting ‘‘4.9’’; 

3 (8) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 

4 (10) of subsection (a) as paragraphs (9) through 

5 (11); 

6 (9) by inserting after subsection (a)(7) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(8) COMMUTER SAFETY EDUCATION.—In each 

9 fiscal year, 2 percent of the funds provided under 

10 this section shall be allocated among States that im11 plement commuter safety education programs (as 

12 described in subsection (i)).’’; 

13 (10) in subsection (a)(9), as so redesignated, 

14 by— 

15 (A) striking ‘‘through (7)’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘through (8)’’; and 

17 (B) striking ‘‘through (h)’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘through (i)’’; and 

19 (11) by inserting at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) COMMUTER SAFETY EDUCATION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the re22 quirements under this subsection, the Secretary of 

23 Transportation shall award grants to States that 

24 enact a commuter safety education program. 


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1 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

2 the costs of activities funded using amounts from 

3 grants awarded under this subsection may not ex4 ceed 80 percent for each fiscal year for which a 

5 State receives a grant. 

6 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 

7 under this subsection, a State shall enact a law or 

8 adopt a program that requires the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) DRIVER EDUCATION AND DRIVING

10 SAFETY COURSES.—Inclusion, in driver edu11 cation and driving safety courses provided to in12 dividuals by educational and motor vehicle 

13 agencies of the State, of instruction and testing 

14 concerning law enforcement practices during 

15 traffic stops and other in-person encounters, in16 cluding information on— 

17 ‘‘(i) the role of law enforcement and 

18 the duties and responsibilities of peace offi19 cers; 

20 ‘‘(ii) an individual’s legal rights con21 cerning interactions with peace officers; 

22 ‘‘(iii) best practices for civilians and 

23 peace officers during such interactions; 

24 ‘‘(iv) laws regarding questioning and 

25 detention by peace officers, including any 


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1 law requiring an individual to present 

2 proof of identity to a peace officer; 

3 ‘‘(v) the consequences for an individ4 ual’s or officer’s failure to comply with 

5 those laws; and 

6 ‘‘(vi) how and where to file a com7 plaint against or a compliment on behalf of 

8 a peace officer. 

9 ‘‘(B) PEACE OFFICER TRAINING PRO10 GRAMS.—Development and implementation of a 

11 training program, including instruction and 

12 testing materials, for peace officers and reserve 

13 law enforcement officers (other than officers 

14 who have received training in a civilian course 

15 described in subparagraph (A)) pertaining to 

16 proper interaction with civilians during traffic 

17 stops and other in-person encounters. 

18 ‘‘(4) ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS.—For each 

19 fiscal year, funds made available to carry out this 

20 subsection for such fiscal year shall be apportioned 

21 to a covered State in an amount determined by mul22 tiplying— 

23 ‘‘(A) the amount made available to carry 

24 out this subsection for the fiscal year; by 


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1 ‘‘(B) the ratio that the amount of funds 

2 apportioned to each such State under section 

3 402 for such fiscal year bears to the total 

4 amount of funds apportioned to all such States 

5 under section 402 for such fiscal year. 

6 ‘‘(5) COVERED STATE.—In this subsection, a 

7 ‘covered State’ means— 

8 ‘‘(A) a State that the Secretary determines 

9 is enforcing and carrying out the law or pro10 gram described in paragraph (3); and 

11 ‘‘(B) a State that qualifies pursuant to 

12 paragraph (6)(A). 

13 ‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STATES.— 

14 ‘‘(A) QUALIFYING STATE.—A State quali15 fies pursuant to this subparagraph if— 

16 ‘‘(i) the Secretary determines such 

17 State has taken meaningful steps toward 

18 the full implementation of a law or pro19 gram described in paragraph (3); 

20 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines such 

21 State has established a timetable for the 

22 implementation of such law or program; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(iii) subject to subparagraph (C), 

25 such State has received a grant pursuant 


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1 to this subsection for a period of no more 

2 than 2 years. 

3 ‘‘(B) WITHHOLDING.—With respect to a 

4 State that qualifies pursuant to subparagraph 

5 (A), the Secretary shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) withhold 50 percent of the 

7 amount that such State would otherwise 

8 receive if such State were a State described 

9 in paragraph (5)(A); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) direct any such amounts for dis11 tribution among the States described in 

12 paragraph (5)(A). 

13 ‘‘(C) WAIVER.—Upon the request of a 

14 State, the Secretary may waive or modify the 2- 

15 year period described in subparagraph (A)(iii) if 

16 the Secretary determines that such a waiver 

17 would be equitable due to exceptional or uncon18 trollable circumstances. 

19 ‘‘(7) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant funds 

20 received pursuant to this subsection may be used— 

21 ‘‘(A) for the production of educational ma22 terials and training of staff for driver education 

23 and driving safety courses and peace officer 

24 training described in paragraph (3); and 


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1 ‘‘(B) for the implementation of the law de2 scribed in paragraph (3).’’. 

3 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

4 The amendments made by section 2(b) shall take ef5 fect on the first day of the fiscal year that begins after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act. 

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