I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9536 
To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle roadside accidents, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. YAKYM) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle 
roadside accidents, 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. VEHICLE ROADSIDE ACCIDENTS. 
(a) HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.— 
Section 148(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(vi) by striking ‘‘and 
pedestrians,’’ and inserting ‘‘pedestrians, and occu-
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pants and pedestrians associated with disabled vehi-
cles’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i) by inserting ‘‘, and 
occupants and pedestrians associated with disabled 
vehicles’’ after ‘‘pedestrians’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D)(vi) by striking ‘‘and 
pedestrians’’ and inserting ‘‘pedestrians, and occu-
pants and pedestrians associated with disabled vehi-
cles’’. 
(b) NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 405 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) COLLECTION OF DATA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in conjunction with the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration and other relevant agen-
cies, shall convene a working group of industry and 
nongovernment entities, including representatives of 
high-risk diverse communities, such as groups advo-
cating for historically marginalized groups, high 
traffic risk professions, such as truckers and first re-
sponders, and other relevant stakeholders, including 
state and local highway safety experts, insurers, 
medical and public health experts, law enforcement 
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and other first responders, and technology and auto-
mobile manufacturers.’’ 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The working group convened 
under paragraph (1) shall collect, analyze, compile, 
and publish accurate, detailed data on Disabled 
Roadside Vehicle Crashes, along with strategic plan 
to identify and implement solutions to the fatal and 
non-fatal injury crashes, adoption of better data 
sharing with the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, including local adoption of the 
Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria, and an-
nual updates on awareness and intervention activi-
ties and results.’’. 
(c) INJURY HEALTH DATA.—Section 24108(c)(2) of 
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including roadside 
deaths,’’ after ‘‘fatalities’’. 
(d) REVIEW OF MOVE OVER OR SLOW DOWN LAW 
PUBLIC AWARENESS.—Section 24109(a) of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or motorist or disabled vehicle’’ 
after ‘‘authorized emergency vehicle’’. 
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