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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 alco-
hol 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 Com-
mittee 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 oper-
ator is intoxicated, to provide for a fleet demonstration 
of such devices, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Abbas Fam-
ily Legacy to Terminate Drunk Driving Act’’ or the 
‘‘HALT Drunk Driving Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVANCED ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2024, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe a 
motor vehicle safety standard under chapter 301 of title 
49, United States Code, that requires motor vehicles pro-
duced after the effective date of such standard to be 
equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device that— 
(1) determines the blood alcohol concentration 
of the operator of the vehicle; and 
(2) if the blood alcohol concentration deter-
mined by the device is equal to or greater than the 
blood alcohol concentration specified in section 
163(a) of title 23, United States Code, prevents the 
vehicle from being operated. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall work directly with motor vehicle manufactur-
ers, suppliers, and other interested parties, including uni-
versities with expertise in automotive engineering, to— 
(1) accelerate the development of the advanced 
alcohol detection devices described in subsection (a); 
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(2) ensure the integration of such devices into 
motor vehicles available for sale at the earliest prac-
tical date; and 
(3) ensure the creation of market demand for 
such devices. 
(c) FLEET DEMONSTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 
30, 2022, the Administrator of the National High-
way Traffic Safety Administration shall enter into 
an agreement with the Administrator of General 
Services to carry out a program to equip the ad-
vanced alcohol detection devices described in sub-
section (a) on not less than 1,500 covered fleet vehi-
cles (as defined in section 241 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7581)) owned or operated by an agency, 
department, or instrumentality of the United States. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Administrator of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration shall ensure that fleet 
vehicles— 
(A) are driven not less than 3 days per 
week; and 
(B) are located in various regions in the 
United States. 
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(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$25,000,000 to carry out this subsection. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘motor 
vehicle’’ and ‘‘motor vehicle safety standard’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 30102 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
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