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SEC. 2011. CHILD SAFETY AND CHILD BOOSTER SEAT INCENTIVE 
GRANTS. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the requirements of this 
section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that are enforcing 
a law requiring that any child riding in a passenger motor vehicle 
in the State who is too large to be secured in a child safety 
seat be secured in a child restraint that meets the requirements 
prescribed by the Secretary under section 3 of Anton’s Law (49 
U.S.C. 30127 note; 116 Stat. 2772). 
(b) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—No grant may be made to a 
State under this section in a fiscal year unless the State enters 
into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may 
require to ensure that the State will maintain its aggregate expendi-
tures from all other sources for child safety seat and child restraint 
programs at or above the average level of such expenditures in 
its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs of activities 
funded using amounts from grants under this section shall not 
exceed—
(1) for the first 3 fiscal years for which a State receives 
a grant under this section, 75 percent; and 
(2) for the fourth fiscal year for which a State receives 
a grant under this section, 50 percent. 
(d) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—
(1) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amounts received by a State 
in grants under this section for a fiscal year not more than 
50 percent shall be used to fund programs for purchasing 
and distributing child safety seats and child restraints to low-
income families. 
(2) REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Amounts received by a State 
in grants under this section, other than amounts subject to 
paragraph (1), shall be used to carry out child safety seat 
and child restraint programs, including the following: 
(A) A program to support enforcement of child restraint 
laws. 
(B) A program to train child passenger safety profes-
sionals, police officers, fire and emergency medical per-
sonnel, educators, and parents concerning all aspects of 
the use of child safety seats and child restraints. 
(C) A program to educate the public concerning the 
proper use and installation of child safety seats and child 
restraints. 
(e) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to a State for 
a fiscal year under this section may not exceed 25 percent of 
the amount apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2003 under 
section 402 of title 23, United States Code. 
(f) APPLICABILITY
OF CHAPTER 1.—The provisions contained 
in section 402(d) of such title shall apply to this section. 
(g) REPORT.—A State that receives a grant under this section 
shall transmit to the Secretary a report documenting the manner 
in which the grant amounts were obligated and expended and 
identifying the specific programs carried out using the grant funds. 
The report shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary and 
may be combined with other State grant reporting requirements 
under of chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
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(1) CHILD RESTRAINT.—The term ‘‘child restraint’’ means 
any product designed to provide restraint to a child (including 
booster seats and other products used with a lap and shoulder 
belt assembly) that meets applicable Federal motor vehicle 
safety standards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration. 
(2) CHILD SAFETY SEAT.—The term ‘‘child safety seat’’ has 
the meaning such term has in section 405(f) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(3) PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘passenger 
motor vehicle’’ has the meaning such term has in section 405(f) 
of such title. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning such term 
has in section 101(a) of such title. 
SEC. 2012. SAFETY DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using funds made available to carry out 
section 403 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal years 2005 
through 2009, the Secretary shall collect data and compile statistics 
on accidents involving motor vehicles being backed up that result 
in fatalities and injuries and that occur on public and nonpublic 
roads and residential and commercial driveways and parking facili-
ties. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2009, the Secretary 
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on 
accidents described in subsection (a), including the data collected 
and statistics compiled under subsection (a) and any recommenda-
tions regarding measures to be taken to reduce the number of 
such accidents and the resulting fatalities and injuries. 
SEC. 2013. DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) ILLICIT DRUG.—In this section, the term ‘‘illicit drug’’ 
includes substances listed in schedules I through V of section 112(e) 
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) not obtained 
by a legal and valid prescription. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Secretary shall—
(1) advise and coordinate with other Federal agencies on 
how to address the problem of driving under the influence 
of an illegal drug; and 
(2) conduct research on the prevention, detection, and 
prosecution of driving under the influence of an illegal drug. 
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
the National Institutes of Health, shall submit to Congress 
a report on the problem of drug-impaired driving. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(A) An assessment of methodologies and technologies 
for measuring driver impairment resulting from use of 
the most common illicit drugs (including the use of such 
drugs in combination with alcohol). 
(B) Effective and efficient methods for training law 
enforcement personnel, including drug recognition experts, 
to detect or measure the level of impairment of a driver
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who is under the influence of an illicit drug by the use 
of technology or otherwise. 
(C) A description of the role of drugs as causal factor 
in traffic crashes and the extent of the problem of drug-
impaired driving. 
(D) A description and assessment of current State and 
Federal laws relating to drug-impaired driving. 
(E) Recommendations for addressing the problem of 
drug-impaired driving, including recommendations on 
levels of impairment. 
(F) Recommendations for developing a model statute 
relating to drug-impaired driving. 
(d) MODEL STATUTE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a model 
statute for States relating to drug-impaired driving. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Based on recommendations and findings 
contained in the report submitted under subsection (c), the 
model statute may include—
(A) threshold levels of impairment for illicit drugs; 
(B) practicable methods for detecting the presence of 
illicit drugs; and 
(C) penalties for drug impaired driving. 
(3) DATE.—The model statute shall be provided to States 
not later than 1 year after date of submission of the report 
under subsection (c). 
(e) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 403(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Technology to detect drug use and enable States to 
efficiently process toxicology evidence. 
‘‘(6) Research on the effects of illicit drugs and the com-
pound effects of alcohol and illicit drugs on impairment.’’. 
(f) FUNDING.—Out of amounts made available to carry out 
section 403 of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2009, the Secretary shall make available $1,200,000 
for such fiscal year to carry out this section. 
SEC. 2014. FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLE SAFETY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
should—
(1) develop and implement a comprehensive program to 
promote compliance with State and local laws intended to 
increase the safe and efficient operation of first responder 
vehicles; 
(2) compile a list of best practices by State and local govern-
ments to promote compliance with the laws described in para-
graph (1); 
(3) analyze State and local laws intended to increase the 
safe and efficient operation of first responder vehicles; and 
(4) develop model legislation to increase the safe and effi-
cient operation of first responder vehicles. 
(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary may enter into partnerships 
with qualified organizations to carry out this section. 
(c) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall use a variety of 
public outreach strategies to carry out this section, including public
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service announcements, publication of informational materials, and 
posting information on the Internet. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out this section for fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 2015. DRIVER PERFORMANCE STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using funds made available to carry out 
section 403 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2005, 
the Secretary shall make $1,000,000 available to conduct a study 
on the risks associated with glare to oncoming drivers, including 
increased risks to drivers on 2-lane highways, increased risks to 
drivers over the age of 50, and the overall effects of glare on 
driver performance. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report on the results of the study and any rec-
ommendations regarding measures to reduce the risks associated 
with glare to oncoming drivers. 
SEC. 2016. RURAL STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPTIMIZA-
TION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available to carry out sec-
tion 403 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2006, 
the Secretary shall make $1,000,000 available to conduct a pilot 
program for optimizing emergency medical services in a rural State. 
(b) COLLECTING DATA.—The pilot program shall focus on col-
lecting geo-coded data for highway accidents and resulting injuries, 
analyzing data to develop injury patterns and distributions, and 
improving placement and management of emergency medical serv-
ices resources and personnel. 
(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall enter into an agreement 
with the State of Alaska to conduct the pilot program. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the completion 
of the pilot program, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report on the results of the pilot program and 
recommendations for application to other rural States. 
SEC. 2017. OLDER DRIVER SAFETY; LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING. 
(a) IMPROVING OLDER DRIVER SAFETY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made available to carry 
out section 403 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 
shall allocate $1,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2009 to conduct a comprehensive research and demonstration 
program to improve traffic safety pertaining to older drivers. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The program shall—
(A) provide information and guidelines to assist older 
drivers, physicians, and other related medical personnel, 
families, licensing agencies, enforcement officers, and var-
ious public and transit agencies in enhancing the safety 
of older drivers; 
(B) improve the scientific basis of medical standards 
and screenings strategies used in the licensing of all drivers 
in a non-discriminatory manner;