traffic safety convictions, license suspensions, license
revocations, or other license restrictions, and driver
improvement efforts sanctioned or ordered by the
court, and that (ii) such records be available elec-
tronically to appropriate government officials (in-
cluding enforcement, officers, judges, and prosecu-
tors) upon request at all times.
‘‘(5) The State has a law or regulation that
provides a minimum penalty of at least $100 for
anyone who in violation of State law or regulation
drives any vehicle through, around, or under any
crossing, gate, or barrier at a railroad crossing while
such gate or barrier is closed or being opened or
closed.
‘‘(6) VEHICLE SEIZURE PROGRAM.—The State
has a law or regulation that—
‘‘(A) mandates seizure by the State or any
political subdivision thereof of any vehicle driv-
en by an individual in violation of an alcohol-
related traffic safety law, if such violator has
been convicted on more than one occasion of an
alcohol-related traffic offense within any 5-year
period beginning after the date of enactment of
this section, or has been convicted of driving
while his or her driver’s license is suspended or
revoked by reason of a conviction for such an
offense;
‘‘(B) mandates that the vehicle be forfeited
to the State or a political subdivision thereof if
the vehicle was solely owned by such violator at
the time of the violation;
‘‘(C) requires that the vehicle be returned
to the owner if the vehicle was a stolen vehicle
at the time of the violation; and
‘‘(D) authorizes the vehicle to be released
to a member of such violator’s family, the co-
owner, or the owner, if the vehicle was not a
stolen vehicle and was not solely owned by such
violator at the time of the violation, and if the
family member, co-owner, or owner, prior to
such release, executes a binding agreement that
the family member, co-owner, or owner will not
permit such violator to drive the vehicle and
that the vehicle shall be forfeited to the State
or a political subdivision thereof in the event
such violator drives the vehicle with the permis-
sion of the family member, co-owner, or owner.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
$12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, $14,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1998, $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1999, and $18,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000.’’.
(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
transmitted to Congress not later than 12 months after
such date of enactment.
SEC. 222. 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.
Subtitle C—Older Driver Programs
SEC. 231. 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 entitled ‘‘Research and Development
Needs for Maintaining the Safety and Mobility of
Older Drivers’’ and the research challenges pertain-
ing to older drivers presented in a report to Con-
gress by the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
ministration entitled ‘‘Addressing the Safety Issues
Related to Younger and Older Drivers’’.
(2) To the extent technically feasible, the Sec-
retary shall consider the feasibility and further the
development of cost efficient, reliable tests capable of
predicting increased 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
such action is advisable. The Secretary shall consult exten-
sively with the American Association of Retired Persons,
the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administra-