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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6366 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a pilot program 
for the prevention and mitigation of acts of terrorism using motor vehi-
cles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2018 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out 
a pilot program for the prevention and mitigation of 
acts of terrorism using motor vehicles, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Darren Drake Combat-
ting 21st Century Weapons of Terror Act’’ or the ‘‘Darren 
Drake Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) From 2014 through 2017, terrorists carried 
out at least 17 known vehicle ramming attacks 
worldwide, resulting in 173 fatalities and 667 inju-
ries. 
(2) The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, 
or ISIS, was designated by the State Department as 
a foreign terrorist organization on December 17, 
2004 and was designated as a Specially Designated 
Global Terrorist (SDGT) on October 15, 2004. 
(3) Al-Qa’ida and the Islamic State have pro-
moted vehicle attacks for years, including in Inspire, 
the online magazine of al-Qa’ida and in Rumiya, the 
magazine of the Islamic State. 
(4) The Islamic State calls upon its followers to 
conduct vehicle ramming attacks by buying, renting, 
stealing, or borrowing trucks and targeting large 
outdoor events, crowded pedestrian streets, outdoor 
markets and rallies. 
(5) On November 21, 2017, a grand jury in the 
Southern District of New York returned a 22-count 
indictment against the perpetrator of an alleged ve-
hicular terrorist attack carried out in the name of 
the designated foreign terrorist organization the Is-
lamic State in lower Manhattan on October 31, 
2017, which killed eight people, including Darren 
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Drake of New Milford, New Jersey, and injured 12 
more. 
(6) The automotive sale and rental industry has 
been a leader in strengthening security measures, 
working with government agencies and officials in-
cluding the Department of Homeland Security, 
Transportation Security Administration, and the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and continuing to 
innovate and improve to better protect its customers, 
employees, assets, and the general public. 
SEC. 3. STUDY ON INFORMATION COLLECTED BY RENTAL 
AGENCIES AND DEALERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, act-
ing through the Administrator of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration, shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the various types of in-
formation collected by rental companies and dealers 
that rent covered rental vehicles in the United 
States and Europe; and 
(2) develop and disseminate best practices for 
rental companies and dealers to report suspicious be-
havior to law enforcement agencies at the point of 
sale for such a covered rental vehicle. 
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SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall establish a pilot program, for a period 
not to exceed one year, to— 
(1) in consultation with representatives of the 
automotive sale and rental industry, develop a uni-
form standard for the type of information collected 
by rental agencies described in section 3, and the 
type of information used in submitting suspicious 
activity reports; 
(2) provide operators with a threat assessment 
prepared by the Undersecretary of Homeland Secu-
rity for Intelligence and Analysis regarding the ter-
rorism threat of large vehicles; 
(3) distribute guidance for improving the sus-
picious activity reporting process, including training 
for designated employees to better identify sus-
picious activity; 
(4) provide technical assistance to operators to 
better access suspicious activity reports; and 
(5) if determined necessary by the Secretary, 
establish a procedure for checking information 
against a designated watch list that does not contain 
any classified information, and for dealers and rent-
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al companies to provide notice of a sale or rental to 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Once every 120 days, 
until the conclusion of the program under this section, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall jointly 
submit to Congress a report on the program under this 
section, including— 
(1) an assessment of the impact of the pilot 
program on privacy and civil liberties; and 
(2) the effect that permanent implementation of 
the program would have on efforts to protect the 
United States against terrorist attacks. 
(c) EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY.—A dealer or rent-
al company shall not be liable for any action taken in ac-
cordance with this pilot program under this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered rental vehicle’’ means a 
truck, tractor, trailer, bus, semitrailer, or van with 
more than 15 passengers. 
(2) The terms ‘‘dealer’’ and ‘‘rental company’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 
30102 of title 49, United States Code. 
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