I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5755 
To withhold certain highway funds from a State that uses an automated 
traffic enforcement system on a Federal-aid highway. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2014 
Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself and Mr. BENTIVOLIO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To withhold certain highway funds from a State that uses 
an automated traffic enforcement system on a Federal- 
aid highway. 
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 ‘‘Safer American Streets 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR USEAGE OF AUTO-
MATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR USAGE OF AUTO-
MATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS.—Chapter 1 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
section 156 the following: 
‘‘§ 157. Withholding of funds for usage of automated 
traffic enforcement systems 
‘‘(a) WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS
FOR NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2015
AND
THERE-
AFTER.—Beginning on October 1, 2015, and every 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 
10 percent of the amount required to be apportioned 
to any State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 
104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) of this title in which the 
State or any municipal government therein employs 
an automated traffic enforcement system on a Fed-
eral-aid highway. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—A State meets the re-
quirement of this paragraph if the State certifies not 
later than 90 days before the beginning of each fis-
cal year that neither the State nor any municipal 
government therein employs an automated traffic 
enforcement system on a Federal-aid highway. 
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‘‘(b) EFFECT
OF WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS.—No 
funds withheld under this section from apportionment to 
any State shall be available for apportionment to that 
State. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘automated traffic enforcement sys-
tem’ means equipment that takes a film or digital 
camera-based photograph which is linked with a sys-
tem that can detect a moving infraction and syn-
chronize the taking of a photograph with the occur-
rence of such an infraction. 
‘‘(2) MOVING INFRACTION.—The term ‘moving 
infraction’ means any violation of State or local traf-
fic law or ordinance committed by the driver of a ve-
hicle while it is in motion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘157. Withholding of funds for usage of automated traffic enforcement sys-
tems.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF AUTOMATED TRAF-
FIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) DETECTION OF A MOVING INFRACTION.—The 
Mayor of the District of Columbia may not use an auto-
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mated traffic enforcement system to detect a moving in-
fraction in the District of Columbia. 
(b) EVIDENCE OF A MOVING INFRACTION.—Informa-
tion obtained through the use of an automated traffic en-
forcement system may not be used as proof in an adminis-
trative adjudication under title II of the Traffic Adjudica-
tion Act of 1978 (sec. 50–2302.01 et seq., D.C. Official 
Code). 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support 
Temporary Amendment Act of 1996 (sec. 50–2209.01 et 
seq., D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘automated traffic enforcement 
system’’ means equipment that takes a film or dig-
ital camera-based photograph which is linked with a 
system that can detect a moving infraction and syn-
chronize the taking of a photograph with the occur-
rence of such an infraction. 
(2) MOVING INFRACTION.—The term ‘‘moving 
infraction’’ means any conduct subject to adminis-
trative adjudication under title II of the Traffic Ad-
judication Act of 1978 and with respect to which the 
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