I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4236 
To withhold funds if a motorist illegally passes a stopped school bus. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2012 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To withhold funds if a motorist illegally passes a stopped 
school bus. 
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 ‘‘Kadyn’s Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
WITHHOLDING 
APPORTIONMENTS 
FOR 
NON-
COMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL BUS PASSINGS. 
(a) WITHHOLDING APPORTIONMENTS.—Chapter 1 of 
title 23 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 167. Withholding apportionments for noncompli-
ance with school bus passings 
‘‘(a) WITHHOLDING OF APPORTIONMENTS FOR NON-
COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary shall with-
hold 10 percent of the amount required to be appor-
tioned to any State under paragraphs (1), (3), and 
(4) of section 104(b) on October 1, 2014, and on 
each October 1 thereafter if the State does not meet 
the requirements of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—A State meets the re-
quirements of this paragraph if the State has en-
acted and is enforcing a law that imposes the fol-
lowing penalties to a motorist who is found guilty of 
illegally passing a stopped school bus: 
‘‘(A) FIRST OFFENSE.—For a first offense, 
a fine of not less than $250 with the possibility 
of jail time and license suspension. 
‘‘(B) SECOND OFFENSE WITHIN A 5-YEAR 
PERIOD OF A FIRST OFFENSE.—For a second 
offense within a 5-year period of a first offense, 
a fine of not less than $315 with the possibility 
of jail time and license suspension. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY; EFFECT OF COMPLI-
ANCE AND NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
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‘‘(1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF WITHHELD 
FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) FUNDS WITHHELD ON OR BEFORE 
SEPTEMBER
30, 
2015.—Any funds withheld 
under subsection (a) from apportionment to any 
State on or before September 30, 2015, shall 
remain available until the end of the third fiscal 
year following the fiscal year for which the 
funds are authorized to be appropriated. 
‘‘(B) FUNDS
WITHHELD
AFTER
SEP-
TEMBER
30, 2015.—No funds withheld under 
this section from apportionment to any State 
after September 30, 2015, shall be available for 
apportionment to the State. 
‘‘(2) APPORTIONMENT
OF
WITHHELD
FUNDS 
AFTER COMPLIANCE.—If, before the last day of the 
period for which funds withheld under subsection (a) 
from apportionment are to remain available for ap-
portionment to a State under paragraph (1), the 
State meets the requirement of subsection (a)(2), 
the Secretary shall, on the first day on which the 
State meets the requirement, apportion to the State 
the funds withheld under subsection (a) that remain 
available for apportionment to the State. 
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‘‘(3) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY
OF
SUBSE-
QUENTLY APPORTIONED FUNDS.—Any funds appor-
tioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall remain avail-
able for expenditure until the end of the third fiscal 
year following the fiscal year in which the funds are 
so apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end of 
that period shall lapse. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—If, at the 
end of the period for which funds withheld under 
subsection (a) from apportionment are available for 
apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the 
State does not meet the requirement of subsection 
(a)(2), the funds shall lapse.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘167. Withholding apportionments for noncompliance with school bus passings’’. 
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