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traffic safety violation, is convicted during the
next 10 years of one or more subsequent seri-
ous traffic safety violations.
‘‘(8) OVERSIGHT OF ALCOHOL SALES TO UN-
DERAGE DRINKERS.—For purposes of this section, a
State is eligible for a supplemental grant for a fiscal
year in an amount, subject to subsection (c), not to
exceed 5 percent of the amount appropriated to such
State for fiscal year 1989 under section 402 of this
title if such State is eligible for a basic grant and
in addition such State exercises effective oversight of
colleges and universities that provide or allow the
selling of alcohol to underage drinkers as defined by
State law or regulation.
‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 1.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, all provisions of chapter 1
of this title that are applicable to National Highway
System funds, other than provisions relating to the
apportionment formula and provisions limiting the
expenditure of such funds to the Federal-aid sys-
tems, shall apply to the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section.
‘‘(2) INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS.—If the Sec-
retary determines that a provision of chapter 1 of
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this title is inconsistent with this section, such provi-
sion shall not apply to funds authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section.
‘‘(3) CREDIT FOR STATE AND LOCAL EXPENDI-
TURES.—The aggregate of all expenditures made
during any fiscal year by a State and its political
subdivisions (exclusive of Federal funds) for carrying
out the State highway safety program (other than
planning and administration) shall be available for
the purpose of crediting such State during such fis-
cal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of any
project under this section (other than one for plan-
ning or administration) without regard to whether
such expenditures were actually made in connection
with such project.
‘‘(4) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE FOR CERTAIN
INDIAN TRIBE PROGRAMS.—In the case of a local
highway safety program carried out by an Indian
tribe, if the Secretary is satisfied that an Indian
tribe does not have sufficient funds available to meet
the non-Federal share of the cost of such program,
the Secretary may increase the Federal share of the
cost thereof payable under this title to the extent
necessary.
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‘‘(5) TREATMENT OF TERM ‘STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT’.—In applying provisions of chapter 1
in carrying out this section, the term ‘State highway
department’ as used in such provisions shall mean
the Governor of a State and, in the case of an In-
dian tribe program, the Secretary of the Interior.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$18,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September
30, 1994, and September 30, 1995, $20,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and $22,000,000
for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1997,
and September 30, 1998.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis of
chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
inserting immediately after the item relating to section
410 the following new item:
‘‘411. Programs for young drivers.’’.
(c) DEADLINES FOR ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.—
The Secretary shall issue and publish in the Federal Reg-
ister proposed regulations to implement section 411 of
title 23, United States Code (as added by this section),
not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act. The final regulations for such implementation
shall be issued, published in the Federal Register, and
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transmitted to Congress not later than 12 months after
such date of enactment.
SEC. 102. PROGRAM EVALUATION.
(a) EVALUATION
BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary
shall, under section 403 of title 23, United States Code,
conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of State provi-
sional driver’s licensing programs and the grant program
authorized by section 411 of title 23, United States Code
(as added by section 101 of this Act).
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—By January 1, 1997,
the Secretary shall transmit a report on the results of the
evaluation conducted under subsection (a) and any related
research to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Pub-
lic Works and Transportation of the House of Representa-
tives. The report shall include any related recommenda-
tions by the Secretary for legislative changes.
TITLE II—OLDER DRIVER PROGRAMS
SEC. 201. OLDER DRIVER SAFETY RESEARCH.
(a) RESEARCH ON PREDICTABILITY OF HIGH RISK
DRIVING.—(1) The Secretary shall conduct a program
that funds, within budgetary limitations, the research
challenges presented in the Transportation Research
Board’s report ‘‘Research and Development Needs for
Maintaining the Safety and Mobility of Older Drivers’’.
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(2) To the extent technically feasible, the Secretary
shall consider the feasibility and further the development
of cost efficient, reliable tests capable of predicting in-
creased risk of accident involvement or hazardous driving
by older high risk drivers.
(b) SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR LICENSE EXAMIN-
ERS.—The Secretary shall encourage and conduct re-
search and demonstration activities to support the special-
ized training of license examiners or other certified exam-
iners to increase their knowledge and sensitivity to the
transportation needs and physical limitations of older driv-
ers, including knowledge of functional disabilities related
to driving, and to be cognizant of possible counter-
measures to deal with the challenges to safe driving that
may be associated with increasing age.
(c) COUNSELING PROCEDURES AND CONSULTATION
METHODS.—The Secretary shall encourage and conduct
research and disseminate information to support and en-
courage the development of appropriate counseling proce-
dures and consultation methods with relatives, physicians,
the traffic safety enforcement and the motor vehicle licens-
ing communities, and other concerned parties. Such proce-
dures and methods shall include the promotion of vol-
untary action by older high risk drivers to restrict or limit
their driving when medical or other conditions indicate
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such action is advisable. The Secretary shall consult exten-
sively with the American Association of Retired Persons,
the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administra-
tors, the American Occupational Therapy Association, the
American Automobile Association, the Department of
Health and Human Services, the American Public Health
Association, and other interested parties in developing
educational materials on the interrelationship of the aging
process, driver safety, and the driver licensing process.
(d) ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION MEANS.—The
Secretary shall ensure that the agencies of the Depart-
ment of Transportation overseeing the various modes of
surface transportation coordinate their policies and pro-
grams to ensure that funds authorized under the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 1914) and implementing
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Acts take into account the transportation
needs of older Americans by promoting alternative trans-
portation means whenever practical and feasible.
(e) STATE LICENSING PRACTICES.—The Secretary
shall encourage State licensing agencies to use restricted
licenses instead of canceling a license whenever such ac-
tion is appropriate and if the interests of public safety
would be served, and to closely monitor the driving per-
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formance of older drivers with such licenses. The Sec-
retary shall encourage States to provide educational mate-
rials of benefit to older drivers and concerned family mem-
bers and physicians. The Secretary shall promote licensing
and relicensing programs in which the applicant appears
in person and shall promote the development and use of
cost effective screening processes and testing of physio-
logical, cognitive, and perception factors as appropriate
and necessary. Not less than one model State program
shall be evaluated in light of this subsection during each
of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998. Of the sums au-
thorized under subsection (i), $250,000 is authorized for
each such fiscal year for such evaluation.
(f) IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICAL SCREENING.—The
Secretary shall conduct research and other activities de-
signed to support and encourage the States to establish
and maintain medical review or advisory groups to work
with State licensing agencies to improve and provide cur-
rent information on the screening and licensing of older
drivers. The Secretary shall encourage the participation
of the public in these groups to ensure fairness and con-
cern for the safety and mobility needs of older drivers.
(g) INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY SYSTEMS.—In
implementing the Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems
Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 307 note), the Secretary shall en-
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sure that the National Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Sys-
tems Program devotes sufficient attention to the use of
intelligent vehicle-highway systems to aid older drivers in
safely performing driver functions. Federally-sponsored
research, development, and operational testing shall en-
sure the advancement of night vision improvement sys-
tems, technology to reduce the involvement of older drivers
in accidents occurring at intersections, and other tech-
nologies of particular benefit to older drivers.
(h) TECHNICAL EVALUATIONS UNDER INTERMODAL
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT.—In con-
ducting the technical evaluations required under section
6055 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2192), the
Secretary shall ensure that the safety impacts on older
drivers are considered, with special attention being de-
voted to ensuring adequate and effective exchange of infor-
mation between the Department of Transportation and
older drivers or their representatives.
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the
funds authorized under section 403 of title 23, United
States Code, $1,250,000 is authorized for each of the fis-
cal years 1995 through 2000, and $1,500,000 is author-
ized for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2005, to
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support older driver programs described in subsections
(a), (b), (c), (e), and (f).
TITLE III—HIGH RISK DRIVERS
SEC. 301. STUDY ON WAYS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC RECORDS
OF ALL HIGH RISK DRIVERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a
study to determine whether additional or strengthened
Federal activities, authority, or regulatory actions are de-
sirable or necessary to improve or strengthen the driver
record and control systems of the States to identify high
risk drivers more rapidly and ensure prompt intervention
in the licensing of high risk drivers. The study, which shall
be based in part on analysis obtained from a request for
information published in the Federal Register, shall con-
sider steps necessary to ensure that State traffic record
systems are unambiguous, accurate, current, accessible,
complete, and (to the extent useful) uniform among the
States.
(b) SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.—Such
study shall at a minimum consider—
(1) whether specific legislative action is nec-
essary to improve State traffic record systems;
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(2) the feasibility and practicality of further en-
couraging and establishing a uniform traffic ticket
citation and control system;
(3) the need for a uniform driver violation point
system to be adopted by the States;
(4) the need for all the States to participate in
the Driver License Reciprocity Program conducted
by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Ad-
ministrators;
(5) ways to encourage the States to cross-ref-
erence driver license files and motor vehicle files to
facilitate the identification of individuals who may
not be in compliance with driver licensing laws; and
(6) the feasibility of establishing a national pro-
gram that would limit each driver to one driver’s li-
cense from only one State at any time.
(c) EVALUATION OF NATIONAL INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS.—As part of the study required by this section, the
Secretary shall consider and evaluate the future of the na-
tional information systems that support driver licensing.
In particular, the Secretary shall examine whether the
Commercial Driver’s License Information System, the Na-
tional Driver Register, and the Driver License Reciprocity
program should be more closely linked or continue to exist
as separate information systems and which entities are
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best suited to operate such systems effectively at the least
cost. The Secretary shall cooperate with the American As-
sociation of Motor Vehicle Administrators in carrying out
this evaluation.
SEC. 302. STATE PROGRAMS FOR HIGH RISK DRIVERS.
The Secretary shall encourage and promote State
driver evaluation, assistance, or control programs for high
risk drivers. These programs may include in-person license
reexaminations, driver education or training courses, li-
cense restrictions or suspensions, and other actions de-
signed to improve the operating performance of high risk
drivers.
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