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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1665 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold highway funds from 
States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition 
interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2013 
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold highway 
funds from States that do not have in effect laws requir-
ing the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat 
intoxicated driving, 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 ‘‘Drunk Driving Repeat 
Offender Prevention Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES TO PRE-
VENT REPEAT INTOXICATED DRIVING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 159 the 
following: 
‘‘§ 160. Use of ignition interlock devices to prevent re-
peat intoxicated driving 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ALCOHOL
CONCENTRATION.—The term 
‘alcohol concentration’ means grams of alcohol per 
100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 
liters of breath. 
‘‘(2) DRIVING
WHILE
INTOXICATED; DRIVING 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE.—The terms ‘driving while 
intoxicated’ and ‘driving under the influence’ mean 
driving or being in actual physical control of a motor 
vehicle in a State while having a blood alcohol con-
centration of 0.08 percent or greater. 
‘‘(3) IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE.—The term 
‘ignition interlock device’ means an in-vehicle device 
that requires a driver to provide a breath sample 
prior to the motor vehicle starting, and that prevents 
a motor vehicle from starting if the alcohol con-
centration of the driver is above the legal limit. 
‘‘(4) MOTOR VEHICLE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘motor vehi-
cle’ means a vehicle driven or drawn by me-
chanical power and manufactured primarily for 
use on public highways. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘motor vehi-
cle’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) a vehicle operated solely on a rail 
line; or 
‘‘(ii) a commercial vehicle. 
‘‘(b) LAWS REQUIRING IGNITION INTERLOCK DE-
VICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
State meets the requirements of this subsection if 
the State has enacted and is enforcing a law that re-
quires throughout the State the installation of an ig-
nition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days 
on each motor vehicle operated by an individual who 
is convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving 
under the influence. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The 180-day period referred 
to in paragraph (1) for the installation of an ignition 
interlock device may be reduced to period of not 
fewer than 90 days, if— 
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‘‘(A) the driver’s licence of the individual is 
suspended for a minimum of 180 days as a re-
sult of the conviction; and 
‘‘(B) the period for the installation of an 
ignition interlock device begins after the last 
day of the suspension. 
‘‘(c) WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS
FOR NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2016.—On October 1, 2015, 
the Secretary shall withhold 1 percent of the amount 
required to be apportioned to a State under each of 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) if the State 
does not meet the requirements of subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2017.—On October 1, 2016, 
the Secretary shall withhold 3 percent of the amount 
required to be apportioned to a State under each of 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) if the State 
does not meet the requirements of subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND THEREAFTER.—On 
October 1, 2017, and on October 1 of each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 5 per-
cent of the amount required to be apportioned to a 
State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of sec-
tion 104(b) if the State does not meet the require-
ments of subsection (b). 
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the fiscal year in which the funds are so appor-
tioned; and 
‘‘(B) if not apportioned 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 (c) from apportionment are available for 
apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the 
State does not meet the requirements of subsection 
(b), the funds shall lapse.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 159 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 160. Use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driv-
ing.’’. 
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