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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4354 

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety 

standard requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the 

operator is intoxicated, to provide for a fleet demonstration of such 

devices, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 

Mrs. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Oversight and Reform, 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 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a 

motor vehicle safety standard requiring motor vehicles 

to be equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device 

that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator is intoxicated, to provide for a fleet demonstration 

of such devices, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Abbas Fam3 ily Legacy to Terminate Drunk Driving Act’’ or the 

4 ‘‘HALT Drunk Driving Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. ADVANCED ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 

7 2024, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe a 

8 motor vehicle safety standard under chapter 301 of title 

9 49, United States Code, that requires motor vehicles pro10 duced after the effective date of such standard to be 

11 equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device that— 

12 (1) determines the blood alcohol concentration 

13 of the operator of the vehicle; and 

14 (2) if the blood alcohol concentration deter15 mined by the device is equal to or greater than the 

16 blood alcohol concentration specified in section 

17 163(a) of title 23, United States Code, prevents the 

18 vehicle from being operated. 

19 (b) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor20 tation shall work directly with motor vehicle manufactur21 ers, suppliers, and other interested parties, including uni22 versities with expertise in automotive engineering, to— 

23 (1) accelerate the development of the advanced 

24 alcohol detection devices described in subsection (a); 


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1 (2) ensure the integration of such devices into 

2 motor vehicles available for sale at the earliest prac3 tical date; and 

4 (3) ensure the creation of market demand for 

5 such devices. 

6 (c) FLEET DEMONSTRATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

8 30, 2022, the Administrator of the National High9 way Traffic Safety Administration shall enter into 

10 an agreement with the Administrator of General 

11 Services to carry out a program to equip the ad12 vanced alcohol detection devices described in sub13 section (a) on not less than 1,500 covered fleet vehi14 cles (as defined in section 241 of the Clean Air Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 7581)) owned or operated by an agency, 

16 department, or instrumentality of the United States. 

17 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 

18 (1), the Administrator of the National Highway 

19 Traffic Safety Administration shall ensure that fleet 

20 vehicles— 

21 (A) are driven not less than 3 days per 

22 week; and 

23 (B) are located in various regions in the 

24 United States. 


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1 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated 

3 $25,000,000 to carry out this subsection. 

4 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘motor 

5 vehicle’’ and ‘‘motor vehicle safety standard’’ have the 

6 meanings given such terms in section 30102 of title 49, 

7 United States Code. 

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