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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 565

To direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish 

and carry out traffic safety law enforcement and compliance campaigns, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 8, 2005

Mr. DEWINE (for himself and Mr. LAUTENBERG) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL

To direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish and carry out traffic safety law enforcement and compliance campaigns, 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 ‘‘Traffic Safety Law 

5 Enforcement Campaign Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGNS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na8 tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall estab-
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1 lish a program to conduct at least 3 high-visibility traffic 

2 safety law enforcement campaigns each year. 

3 (b) FOCUS.—The campaigns shall focus on—

4 (1) reducing alcohol-impaired driving; 

5 (2) increasing seat belt use; and 

6 (3) a combination of reducing alcohol-impaired 

7 driving and increasing seat belt use. 

8 (c) ADVERTISING.—The Administrator may use, or 

9 authorize the use of, funds available to carry out this sec10 tion for the development, production, and use of broadcast 

11 and print media advertising in carry out this section. 

12 (d) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—The Administrator 

13 shall evaluate the effectiveness of the campaigns at the 

14 end of each year and, not later than 90 days after the 

15 end of each year, submit a report to the Committee on 

16 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 

17 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

18 the House of Representatives that sets forth the findings, 

19 conclusions, and recommendations of the Administrator 

20 with respect to the program. 

21 SEC. 3. FUNDING. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro23 priated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than from 

24 the Mass Transit Account) to the Administrator to carry 
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1 out this Act $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 

2 through 2011, of which—

3 (1) $48,000,000 shall be used for each fiscal 

4 year for nationwide advertising by the Administra5 tion; 

6 (2) $48,000,000 shall be made available each 

7 fiscal year by the Administrator to States for adver8 tising; 

9 (3) $48,000,000 shall be made available each 

10 fiscal year by the Administrator to States for traffic 

11 safety law enforcement; and 

12 (4) $6,000,000 shall be available to the Admin13 istrator for evaluation of the program under section 

14 2. 

15 (b) PROGRAM STANDARDS.—Within 120 days after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

17 promulgate program standards and criteria for the use of 

18 funds under subsection (a)(2) and (3) that will ensure the 

19 effective and appropriate use of such funds in accordance 

20 with this Act, taking into account State efforts, needs, ad21 ministrative resources, and priorities. 

22 (c) APPORTIONMENT.—The Administrator shall ap23 portion funds under subsection (a)(2) and (3) among the 

24 States on the same basis as funds are apportioned among 
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1 the States under section 402(c) of title 23, United States 

2 Code.

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