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cluding the amount committed, budgeted, 
planned, and undetermined.’’; and 
(13) by striking ‘‘an acceptable degree of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 2912. RURAL AND SMALL URBAN APPORTIONMENT 
DEADLINE. 
Section 5336(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) notwithstanding paragraph (1), apportion 
amounts to the States appropriated under section 
5338(a)(2) to carry out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311 
not later than December 15 for which any amounts 
are appropriated; and’’. 
SEC. 2913. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS BEYOND USEFUL LIFE. 
Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) DISPOSITION
OF
ASSETS
BEYOND
USEFUL 
LIFE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If a recipient, or sub-
recipient, for assistance under this chapter disposes of 
an asset with a current market value, or proceed from 
the sale of such asset, acquired under this chapter at 
least in part with such assistance, after such asset has 
reached the useful life of such asset, the Secretary 
shall allow the recipient, or subrecipient, to use the 
proceeds attributable to the Federal share of such asset 
calculated under paragraph (3) for capital projects 
under section 5307, 5310, or 5311. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM
VALUE.—This subsection shall 
only apply to assets with a current market value, or 
proceeds from sale, of at least $5,000. 
‘‘(3) CALCULATION OF FEDERAL SHARE ATTRIB-
UTABLE.—The proceeds attributable to the Federal 
share of an asset described in paragraph (1) shall be 
calculated by multiplying— 
‘‘(A) the current market value of, or the 
proceeds from the disposition of, such asset; by 
‘‘(B) the Federal share percentage for the 
acquisition of such asset at the time of acquisi-
tion of such asset.’’. 
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SEC. 2914. INNOVATIVE COORDINATED ACCESS AND MOBIL-
ITY. 
Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 2205, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(k) INNOVATIVE COORDINATED ACCESS AND MOBIL-
ITY.— 
‘‘(1) START UP GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make grants under this paragraph to eligible re-
cipients to assist in financing innovative projects 
for the transportation disadvantaged that im-
prove the coordination of transportation services 
and non-emergency medical transportation serv-
ices. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—An eligible recipient 
shall submit to the Secretary an application 
that, at a minimum, contains— 
‘‘(i) a detailed description of the eligi-
ble project; 
‘‘(ii) an identification of all eligible 
project partners and the specific role of each 
eligible project partner in the eligible 
project, including— 
‘‘(I) private entities engaged in 
the coordination of nonemergency med-
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ical transportation services for the 
transportation disadvantaged; 
‘‘(II) nonprofit entities engaged in 
the coordination of nonemergency med-
ical transportation services for the 
transportation disadvantaged; or 
‘‘(III) Federal and State entities 
engaged in the coordination of non-
emergency medical transportation serv-
ices for the transportation disadvan-
taged; and 
‘‘(iii) a description of how the eligible 
project shall— 
‘‘(I) improve local coordination or 
access to coordinated transportation 
services; 
‘‘(II) reduce duplication of serv-
ice, if applicable; and 
‘‘(III) provide innovative solu-
tions in the State or community. 
‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—An eligi-
ble recipient shall specify, in an application for 
a grant under this paragraph, the performance 
measures the eligible project, in coordination 
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with project partners, will use to quantify actual 
outcomes against expected outcomes, including— 
‘‘(i) changes to transportation expendi-
tures as a result of improved coordination; 
‘‘(ii) changes to healthcare expendi-
tures provided by projects partners as a re-
sult of improved coordination; and 
‘‘(iii) changes to health care metrics, 
including aggregate health outcomes pro-
vided by projects partners. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE USES.—Eligible recipients 
receiving a grant under this section may use 
such funds for— 
‘‘(i) the deployment of coordination 
technology; 
‘‘(ii) projects that create or increase 
access to community One-Call/One-Click 
Centers; 
‘‘(iii) projects that coordinate trans-
portation for 3 or more of— 
‘‘(I) public transportation pro-
vided under this section; 
‘‘(II) a State plan approved 
under title XIX of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 
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‘‘(III) title XVIII of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); 
‘‘(IV) Veterans Health Adminis-
tration; or 
‘‘(V) private health care facilities; 
and 
‘‘(iv) such other projects as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) CONSULTATION.—In evaluating the 
performance metrics described in subparagraph 
(C), the Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(2) INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make grants under this paragraph to eligible re-
cipients to incentivize innovative projects for the 
transportation disadvantaged that improve the 
coordination of transportation services and non- 
emergency medical transportation services. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 
The Secretary shall distribute grant funds made 
available to carry out this paragraph as de-
scribed in subparagraph (E) to eligible recipients 
that apply and propose to demonstrate improve-
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ment in the metrics described in subparagraph 
(F). 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible recipient 
shall not be required to have received a grant 
under paragraph (1) to be eligible to receive a 
grant under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) 
APPLICATIONS.—Eligible 
recipients 
shall submit to the Secretary an application that 
includes— 
‘‘(i) which metrics under subparagraph 
(F) the eligible recipient intends to improve; 
‘‘(ii) the performance data eligible re-
cipients and the Federal, State, nonprofit, 
and private partners, as described in para-
graph (1)(B)(ii), of the eligible recipient 
will make available; and 
‘‘(iii) a proposed incentive formula 
that makes payments to the eligible recipi-
ent based on the proposed data and metrics. 
‘‘(E) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall 
distribute funds made available to carry out this 
paragraph based upon the number of grant ap-
plications approved by the Secretary, number of 
individuals served by each grant, and the incen-
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‘‘(G) ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES.—The Sec-
retary shall allow the funds distributed by this 
grant program to be expended on eligible activi-
ties described in paragraph (1)(D) and any eli-
gible activity under this section that is likely to 
improve the metrics described in subparagraph 
(F). 
‘‘(H) RECIPIENT CAP.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(i) may not provide more than 20 
grants under this paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) shall reduce the maximum num-
ber of grants under this paragraph to en-
sure projects are fully funded, if necessary. 
‘‘(I) CONSULTATION.—In evaluating the 
health care metrics described in subparagraph 
(F), the Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(J) ANNUAL
GRANTEE
REPORT.—Each 
grantee shall submit a report, in coordination 
with the project partners of such grantee, that 
includes an evaluation of the outcomes of the 
grant awarded to such grantee, including the 
performance measures. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall make pub-
licly available an annual report on the program car-
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ried out under this subsection for each fiscal year, not 
later than December 31 of the calendar year in which 
that fiscal year ends. The report shall include a de-
tailed description of the activities carried out under 
the program, and an evaluation of the program, in-
cluding an evaluation of the performance measures 
used by eligible recipients in consultation with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(4) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the costs of a project carried out under this sub-
section shall not exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the costs of a project carried out 
under this subsection may be derived from in- 
kind contributions. 
‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of 
this subsection, nonemergency medical transportation 
services shall be limited to services eligible under Fed-
eral programs other than programs authorized under 
this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 2915. PASSENGER FERRY GRANTS. 
Section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) ZERO-EMISSION
OR
REDUCED-EMISSION 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘eligible project’ means a 
project or program of projects in an area el-
igible for a grant under subsection (a) for— 
‘‘(I) acquiring zero- or reduced- 
emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(II) leasing zero- or reduced- 
emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(III) constructing facilities and 
related equipment for zero- or reduced- 
emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(IV) leasing facilities and related 
equipment for zero- or reduced-emis-
sion passenger ferries; 
‘‘(V) 
constructing 
new 
public 
transportation facilities to accommo-
date zero- or reduced-emission pas-
senger ferries; 
‘‘(VI) constructing shoreside ferry 
charging infrastructure for zero- or re-
duced-emission passenger ferries; or 
‘‘(VII) rehabilitating or improv-
ing existing public transportation fa-
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cilities to accommodate zero- or re-
duced-emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘zero- or reduced-emis-
sion passenger ferry’ means a passenger 
ferry used to provide public transportation 
that reduces emissions by utilizing onboard 
energy storage systems for hybrid-electric or 
100 percent electric propulsion, related 
charging infrastructure, and other tech-
nologies deployed to reduce emissions or 
produce zero onboard emissions under nor-
mal operation; and 
‘‘(iii) the term ‘recipient’ means a des-
ignated recipient, a local government au-
thority, or a State that receives a grant 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
may make grants to recipients to finance eligible 
projects under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—A grant 
under this paragraph shall be subject to the same 
terms and conditions as a grant under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(D) COMPETITIVE
PROCESS.—The Sec-
retary shall solicit grant applications and make 
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grants for eligible projects under this paragraph 
on a competitive basis. 
‘‘(E) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share 
of the cost of an eligible project carried out 
under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 
percent. 
‘‘(ii) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non- 
Federal share of the cost of an eligible 
project carried out under this subsection 
may be derived from in-kind contribu-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 2916. EVALUATION OF BENEFITS AND FEDERAL IN-
VESTMENT. 
Section 5309(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, the extent to which the project im-
proves transportation options to economically distressed 
areas,’’ after ‘‘public transportation’’. 
SEC. 2917. BEST PRACTICES FOR THE APPLICATION OF NA-
TIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 
1969 TO FEDERALLY FUNDED BUS SHELTERS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue best 
practices on the application of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to federally 
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funded bus shelters to assist recipients of Federal funds in 
receiving exclusions permitted by law. 
SEC. 2918. CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT STREAMLINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3005(b) of the FAST Act 
(Public Law 116–94) is repealed. 
(b) GRANDFATHER CLAUSES.—For any projects that 
have submitted an application or are being evaluated under 
the program described in section 3005(b) of such Act prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) continue to administer the project under the 
terms of such section as it existed on the day prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) for purposes of providing Federal assistance 
to such project (and notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law), provide such funds as may be necessary 
from the amounts provided in section 5338(b) of title 
49, United States Code, and division A of this Act. 
SEC. 2919. DISPOSITION OF ROLLING STOCK TO IMPROVE 
AIR QUALITY GOALS. 
Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) DISPOSITION OF ROLLING STOCK TO MEET AIR 
QUALITY GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If a recipient, or sub-
recipient, for assistance under this chapter disposes of 
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rolling stock with a current market value, or proceeds 
from the disposition of such rolling stock, acquired 
under this chapter at least in part with such assist-
ance, before such rolling stock has reached its useful 
life, the Secretary may allow the recipient, or sub-
recipient, to use the proceeds attributable to the Fed-
eral share of such rolling stock calculated under para-
graph (3) for capital projects under section 5307, 
5310, or 5311 without need for repayment of the Fed-
eral financial interest. 
‘‘(2) COVERED ROLLING STOCK.—This subsection 
shall only apply to rolling stock disposed of— 
‘‘(A) which are replaced by rolling stock 
that will help improve attainment of air quality 
goals compared to the rolling stock being re-
placed; and 
‘‘(B) for which the recipient is located in an 
area that is designated as a nonattainment area 
for particulate matter under section 107(d) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)). 
‘‘(3) CALCULATION OF FEDERAL SHARE ATTRIB-
UTABLE.—The proceeds attributable to the Federal 
share of rolling stock described in paragraph (1) shall 
be calculated by multiplying— 
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‘‘(A) the current market value of, or the 
proceeds from the disposition of, such asset; and 
‘‘(B) the Federal share percentage for the 
acquisition of such asset at the time of acquisi-
tion of such asset.’’. 
TITLE III—HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 
SAFETY 
SEC. 3001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are authorized 
to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account): 
(1) HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—For carrying 
out section 402 of title 23, United States Code— 
(A) $378,400,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $382,400,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $386,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $390,400,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(2) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—For carrying out section 403 of title 23, 
United States Code— 
(A) $182,495,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $184,795,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $187,795,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $190,695,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
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(3) NATIONAL
PRIORITY
SAFETY
PROGRAMS.— 
For carrying out section 405 of title 23, United States 
Code— 
(A) $384,119,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $393,205,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $402,205,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $411,388,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(4) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—For the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration to 
carry out chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code— 
(A) $5,700,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $5,800,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(5) HIGH-VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.— 
For carrying out section 404 of title 23, United States 
Code— 
(A) $60,200,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $60,600,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $60,800,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $61,200,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—For adminis-
trative and related operating expenses of the National 
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Highway Traffic Safety Administration in carrying 
out chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code— 
(A) $30,586,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $31,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $31,917,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(7) CENTER FOR FAIR AND EQUITABLE TRAFFIC 
SAFETY
ENFORCEMENT.—For carrying out section 
3003 of this title, $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON OTHER USES.—Except as other-
wise provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, the 
amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for a program under 
such chapters— 
(1) shall only be used to carry out such program; 
and 
(2) may not be used by States or local govern-
ments for construction purposes. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Except as otherwise 
provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, amounts made 
available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2023 through 
2026 shall be available for obligation in the same manner 
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as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code. 
(d) 
REGULATORY
AUTHORITY.—Grants 
awarded 
under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, including 
any amendments made by this title, shall be carried out 
in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of 
Transportation. 
(e) STATE MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—If a grant 
awarded under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
requires a State to share in the cost, the aggregate of all 
expenditures for highway safety activities made during a 
fiscal year by the State and its political subdivisions (exclu-
sive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other than 
planning and administration) shall be available for the 
purpose of crediting the State during such fiscal year for 
the non-Federal share of the cost of any other project carried 
out under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code (other 
than planning or administration), without regard to wheth-
er such expenditures were made in connection with such 
project. 
(f) GRANT APPLICATION AND DEADLINE.—To receive 
a grant under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
a State shall submit an application, and the Secretary of 
Transportation shall establish a single deadline for such ap-
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plications to enable the award of grants early in the next 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 3002. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
Section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) 
ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—States 
which have legalized medicinal or recreational mari-
juana shall consider programs in addition to the pro-
grams described in paragraph (2)(A) to educate driv-
ers on the risks associated with marijuana-impaired 
driving and to reduce injuries and deaths resulting 
from individuals driving motor vehicles while im-
paired by marijuana.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—In addition to uses au-
thorized under paragraph (1) and as approved by the 
Secretary, States may use funds under this section 
to— 
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‘‘(A) educate the public on the dangers of 
pediatric vehicular hyperthermia; 
‘‘(B) purchase and distribute child re-
straints to low-income families; and 
‘‘(C) reduce injuries and deaths resulting 
from drivers of motor vehicles not moving to an-
other traffic lane or reducing the speed of such 
driver’s vehicle when passing an emergency, law 
enforcement, or other vehicle stopped or parked 
on or near the roadway.’’. 
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
as subparagraph (D); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
SCHOOL
AND 
WORK
ZONES.—Notwithstanding subparagraph 
(A), a State may expend funds apportioned to 
that State under this section to carry out a pro-
gram to purchase, operate, or maintain an auto-
mated traffic system in a work zone or school 
zone. 
‘‘(C) AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT 
SYSTEM
GUIDELINES.—Any automated traffic 
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enforcement system installed pursuant to sub-
paragraph (B) shall comply with speed enforce-
ment camera systems and red light camera sys-
tems guidelines established by the Secretary.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (n)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘The Secretary’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘PUBLIC TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN WEBSITE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the re-
quirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
establish a public website that is easily acces-
sible, navigable, and searchable for the informa-
tion required under paragraph (1), in order to 
foster greater transparency in approved State 
highway safety programs. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The website established 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) include each State highway safety 
plan and annual report submitted and ap-
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proved by the Secretary under subsection 
(k); 
‘‘(ii) provide a means for the public to 
search such website for State highway safety 
program content required in subsection (k), 
including— 
‘‘(I) performance measures re-
quired by the Secretary under para-
graph (3)(A); 
‘‘(II) progress made toward meet-
ing the State’s performance targets for 
the previous year; 
‘‘(III) program areas and expend-
itures; and 
‘‘(IV) a description of any sources 
of funds other than funds provided 
under this section that the State pro-
poses to use to carry out the State 
highway safety plan of such State.’’. 
SEC. 3003. FAIR AND EQUITABLE TRAFFIC SAFETY EN-
FORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall make grants under this section to an eligible nonprofit 
institution of higher education with demonstrated expertise 
in promoting fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement 
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to establish and operate a national center of excellence for 
fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Center’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center shall be to 
promote fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement with 
the goal of reducing traffic fatalities and injuries. 
(c) ROLE OF CENTER.—The role of the Center shall 
be to establish and operate a national fair and equitable 
traffic safety enforcement clearinghouse to— 
(1) develop data collection systems to promote 
fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement solutions, 
including assisting States participating in the pro-
gram established under section 403(j) of title 23, 
United States Code, (as added by this Act) share data 
collected to a national database; 
(2) develop recommendations for States to im-
prove data collection on law enforcement programs 
carried out under sections 402 and 405 of this title 
in order to promote fair and equitable traffic safety 
enforcement programs; 
(3) provide technical assistance to States on the 
implementation of the program established under sec-
tion 403(j) of title 23, United States Code, as added 
by this Act; 
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(4) research and disseminate best practices for 
implementing equitable traffic safety enforcement pro-
grams; and 
(5) develop information and educational pro-
grams on implementing equitable traffic safety en-
forcement best practices. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the activities 
under paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (c), the Center 
shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including— 
(1) civil rights organizations; 
(2) traffic safety advocacy groups; 
(3) law enforcement representatives; 
(4) State highway safety offices; and 
(5) such other surface transportation stakeholders 
and industry experts as the Center considers appro-
priate. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the establishment of the Center under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate a report on progress made toward meeting the 
goals established under subsection (b). 
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SEC. 3004. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘, training,’’ 
after ‘‘demonstration projects’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection 402(c) in each 
fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and 
$443,989 of the total amount available for ap-
portionment to the States for highway safety 
programs under section 402(c) in the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on De-
cember 
4, 
2015,’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
402(c)(2) in each fiscal year’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (h) and redesignating 
subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), re-
spectively. 
SEC. 
3005. 
GRANT 
PROGRAM 
TO 
PROHIBIT 
RACIAL 
PROFILING. 
Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 3004 of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(j) 
GRANT
PROGRAM
TO
PROHIBIT
RACIAL 
PROFILING.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the re-
quirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
make grants to a State that— 
‘‘(A) is maintaining and allows public in-
spection of statistical information for each motor 
vehicle stop made by a law enforcement officer 
on a Federal-aid highway in the State regarding 
the race and ethnicity of the driver; or 
‘‘(B) provides assurances satisfactory to the 
Secretary that the State is undertaking activities 
to comply with the requirements of subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant received 
by a State under paragraph (1) shall be used by the 
State for the costs of— 
‘‘(A) collecting and maintaining data on 
traffic stops; 
‘‘(B) evaluating the results of such data; 
and 
‘‘(C) developing and implementing pro-
grams to reduce the occurrence of racial 
profiling. 
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‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of grants 
made to a State under this section in a fiscal year 
may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) 10 percent of the amount made avail-
able to carry out this section in the fiscal year 
for States eligible under paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) 5 percent of the amount made avail-
able to carry out this section in the fiscal year 
for States eligible under paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From funds made available 
under this section, the Secretary shall set aside 
$15,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this sub-
section.’’. 
SEC. 3006. NATIONAL SAFETY CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 404. National safety campaigns 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and 
administer a program under which not less than 3 high- 
visibility enforcement campaigns and not less than 3 public 
awareness campaigns will be carried out in each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2026. 
‘‘(b) HIGH-VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT.—In carrying 
out the requirements under paragraph (a), the Secretary 
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shall ensure that in each fiscal year not less than 1 high- 
visibility enforcement campaign is carried out to— 
‘‘(1) reduce alcohol-impaired operation of a 
motor vehicle; 
‘‘(2) reduce alcohol-impaired and drug-impaired 
operation of a motor vehicle; and 
‘‘(3) increase use of seatbelts by occupants of 
motor vehicles. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—The purpose of each public 
awareness campaign carried out under this section shall be 
to achieve outcomes related to not less than 1 of the fol-
lowing objectives: 
‘‘(1) Increase the proper use of seatbelts and 
child restraints by occupants of motor vehicles. 
‘‘(2) Reduce instances of distracted driving. 
‘‘(3) Reduce instances of speeding by drivers. 
‘‘(d) ADVERTISING.—The Secretary may use, or au-
thorize the use of, funds available to carry out this section 
to pay for the development, production, and use of broadcast 
and print media advertising and Internet-based outreach 
in carrying out campaigns under this section. In allocating 
such funds, consideration shall be given to advertising di-
rected at non-English speaking populations, including those 
who listen to, read, or watch nontraditional media. 
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‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH STATES.—The Secretary 
shall coordinate with States in carrying out the high-visi-
bility enforcement campaigns under this section, including 
advertising funded under subsection (d), with consideration 
given to— 
‘‘(1) relying on States to provide law enforce-
ment resources for the campaigns out of funding made 
available under sections 402 and 405; and 
‘‘(2) providing, out of National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration resources, most of the means 
necessary for national advertising and education ef-
forts associated with the campaigns. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION OF DYNAMIC HIGHWAY MESSAGE 
SIGNS.—During national high-visibility enforcement em-
phasis periods supported by these funds, the Federal High-
way Administration and the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration shall coordinate with State depart-
ments of transportation on the use of dynamic highway 
message signs to support high-visibility national emphasis 
activities. 
‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to carry 
out this section may be used only for activities described 
in subsections (c) and (d). 
‘‘(h) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) CAMPAIGN.—The term ‘campaign’ means a 
high-visibility traffic safety law enforcement cam-
paign or a traffic safety public awareness campaign. 
‘‘(2) DYNAMIC
HIGHWAY.—The term ‘dynamic 
highway message sign’ means a traffic control device 
that is capable of displaying one or more alternative 
messages which convey information to travelers. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The ‘State’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 401. 
‘‘(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 404 in the analysis for chapter 4 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘ ‘404. National safety campaigns.’. 
SEC. 3007. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 405 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘13 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘12.85 percent’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘14.5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘14.3 percent’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘52.5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘51.75 percent’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘8.5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘8.3 percent’’; 
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(E) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘4.9 percent’’; 
(F) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘4.9 percent’’; 
(G) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraphs 
(1) 
through (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (8)’’; 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsections 
(b) 
through (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) 
through (i)’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘to carry out any of 
the other activities described in such sub-
sections, or the amount made available’’ be-
fore ‘‘under section 402’’; 
(H) in paragraph (9)(A) by striking ‘‘date 
of enactment of the FAST Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘date of enactment of the INVEST in America 
Act’’; 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), 
and (10) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), re-
spectively; and 
(J) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(8) 
DRIVER
AND
OFFICER
SAFETY
EDU-
CATION.—In each fiscal year, 1.5 percent of the funds 
provided under this section shall be allocated among 
States that meet the requirements with respect to 
driver and officer safety education (as described in 
subsection (i)).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(E) by striking ‘‘5’’ and 
inserting ‘‘10’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clause 
(v) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(v) implement programs in low-in-
come and underserved populations to— 
‘‘(I) recruit and train occupant 
protection safety professionals, nation-
ally certified child passenger safety 
technicians, police officers, fire and 
emergency medical personnel, and edu-
cators serving low-income and under-
served populations; 
‘‘(II) educate parents and care-
givers in low-income and underserved 
populations about the proper use and 
installation of child safety seats; and 
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‘‘(III) purchase and distribute 
child safety seats to low-income and 
underserved populations; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘100 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘90 percent’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘The remaining 10 
percent of such funds shall be used to carry 
out subsection (A)(v).’’ after ‘‘section 402.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (c)(4) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant funds re-
ceived by a State under this subsection shall be used 
for— 
‘‘(A) making data program improvements 
to core highway safety databases related to quan-
tifiable, measurable progress in any of the 6 sig-
nificant data program attributes set forth in 
paragraph (3)(D); 
‘‘(B) developing or acquiring information 
technology for programs to identify, collect, and 
report data to State and local government agen-
cies, and enter data, including crash, citation 
and adjudication, driver, emergency medical 
services or injury surveillance system, roadway, 
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and vehicle, into the core highway safety data-
bases of a State; 
‘‘(C) purchasing equipment used to identify, 
collect, and report State safety data to support 
State efforts to improve State traffic safety infor-
mation systems; 
‘‘(D) linking core highway safety databases 
of a State with such databases of other States; 
‘‘(E) improving the compatibility and 
interoperability of the core highway safety data-
bases of the State with national data systems 
and data systems of other States; 
‘‘(F) costs associated with training State 
and local personnel on ways to improve State 
traffic safety information systems; 
‘‘(G) hiring a Fatality Analysis Reporting 
System liaison for a State; and 
‘‘(H) conducting research on State traffic 
safety information systems, including developing 
and evaluating programs to improve core high-
way safety databases of such State and processes 
by which data is identified, collected, reported to 
State and local government agencies, and entered 
into such core safety databases.’’; 
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(5) by striking subsection (d)(6)(A) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) GRANTS TO STATES WITH ALCOHOL-IG-
NITION INTERLOCK LAWS.—The Secretary shall 
make a separate grant under this subsection to 
each State that— 
‘‘(i) adopts and is enforcing a manda-
tory alcohol-ignition interlock law for all 
individuals at the time of, or prior to, a 
conviction of driving under the influence of 
alcohol or of driving while intoxicated; 
‘‘(ii) does not allow any individual re-
quired to have an ignition interlock for 
driving privileges to drive a motor vehicle 
unless such individual installs an ignition 
interlock for a minimum 180-day interlock 
period; or 
‘‘(iii) has— 
‘‘(I) enacted and is enforcing a 
state law requiring all individuals con-
victed of, or whose driving privilege is 
revoked or denied for, refusing to sub-
mit to a chemical or other test for the 
purpose of determining the presence or 
concentration of any intoxicating sub-
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stance to install an ignition interlock 
for a minimum 180-day interlock pe-
riod unless the driver successfully com-
pletes an appeal process; and 
‘‘(II) a compliance-based removal 
program in which an individual re-
quired to install an ignition interlock 
for a minimum 180-day interlock pe-
riod and have completed a minimum 
consecutive period of not less than 60 
days of the required interlock period 
immediately preceding the date of re-
lease, without a confirmed violation, as 
defined by State law or regulations, of 
driving under the influence of alcohol 
or driving while intoxicated.’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2) or (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3) or (4)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘communications device to contact emer-
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gency services’’ and inserting ‘‘communica-
tions device during an emergency to contact 
emergency services or to prevent injury to 
persons or property’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (E); and 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) a driver who uses a personal wireless 
communication device for navigation; and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A)(i) by striking 
‘‘texting or using a cell phone while’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘distracted’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘Of the 
amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘In addition to the 
amounts authorized under section 404 and of the 
amounts’’; 
(E) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) PERSONAL
WIRELESS
COMMUNICA-
TIONS
DEVICE.—The term ‘personal wireless 
communications device’ means— 
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‘‘(i) until the date on which the Sec-
retary issues a regulation pursuant to para-
graph (8)(A), a device through which per-
sonal services (as such term is defined in 
section 332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communica-
tions 
Act 
of 
1934 
(47 
U.S.C. 
332(c)(7)(C)(i)) are transmitted, but not in-
cluding the use of such a device as a global 
navigation system receiver used for posi-
tioning, emergency notification, or naviga-
tion purposes; and 
‘‘(ii) on and after the date on which 
the Secretary issues a regulation pursuant 
to paragraph (8)(A), the definition de-
scribed in such regulation.’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (E) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) 
TEXTING.—The 
term 
‘texting’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) until the date on which the Sec-
retary issues a regulation pursuant to para-
graph (8)(A), reading from or manually en-
tering data into a personal wireless commu-
nications device, including doing so for the 
purpose of SMS texting, emailing, instant 
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messaging, or engaging in any other form of 
electronic data retrieval or electronic data 
communication; and 
‘‘(ii) on and after the date on which 
the Secretary issues a regulation pursuant 
to paragraph (8)(A), the definition de-
scribed in such regulation.’’; 
(F) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (6), 
and (8); 
(G) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
(H) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (D), the allocation of grant 
funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal 
year shall be in proportion to the State’s appor-
tionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(B) PRIMARY
OFFENSE
LAWS.—A State 
that has enacted and is enforcing a law that 
meets the requirements set forth in paragraphs 
(3) and (4) as a primary offense shall be allo-
cated 100 percent of the amount calculated under 
subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(C) SECONDARY OFFENSE LAWS.—A State 
that has enacted and is enforcing a law that 
meets the requirements set forth in paragraphs 
(3) and (4) as a secondary offense shall be allo-
cated 50 percent of the amount calculated under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.—Notwith-
standing subparagraphs (B) and (C), a State 
shall be allocated 25 percent of the amount cal-
culated under subparagraph (A) if such State 
has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits 
a driver from viewing a personal wireless com-
munication device, except for the purpose of 
navigation. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION
ON
HANDHELD
PERSONAL 
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USE WHILE DRIV-
ING.—A State law meets the requirements set forth in 
this paragraph if the law— 
‘‘(A) prohibits a driver from holding or 
using, including texting, a personal wireless 
communications device while driving, except for 
the use of a personal wireless communications 
device— 
‘‘(i) in a hands-free manner or with a 
hands-free accessory; or 
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‘‘(ii) to activate or deactivate a feature 
or function of the personal wireless commu-
nications device; 
‘‘(B) establishes a fine for a violation of the 
law; and 
‘‘(C) does not provide for an exemption that 
specifically allows a driver to hold or use a per-
sonal wireless communication device while 
stopped in traffic. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL WIRELESS COM-
MUNICATION
DEVICE
USE
WHILE
DRIVING
OR 
STOPPED IN TRAFFIC.—A State law meets the require-
ments set forth in this paragraph if the law— 
‘‘(A) prohibits a driver from holding or 
using a personal wireless communications device 
while driving if the driver is— 
‘‘(i) younger than 18 years of age; or 
‘‘(ii) in the learner’s permit or inter-
mediate license stage described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of subsection (g)(2); 
‘‘(B) establishes a fine for a violation of the 
law; and 
‘‘(C) does not provide for an exemption that 
specifically allows a driver to use a personal 
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wireless communication device while stopped in 
traffic.’’; and 
(I) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall issue such regulations as are necessary to ac-
count for diverse State approaches to combating dis-
tracted driving that— 
‘‘(A) defines the terms personal wireless 
communications device and texting for the pur-
poses of this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) determines additional permitted excep-
tions that are appropriate for a State law that 
meets the requirements under paragraph (3) or 
(4).’’; 
(7) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of’’ before ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TIER 1 STATE.—A State shall be eligi-
ble for a grant under this subsection as a Tier 
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1 State if such State requires novice drivers 
younger than 18 years of age to comply with a 
2-stage graduated driver licensing process before 
receiving an unrestricted driver’s license that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) a learner’s permit stage that— 
‘‘(I) is at least 180 days in dura-
tion; 
‘‘(II) requires that the driver be 
accompanied and supervised at all 
times; and 
‘‘(III) has a requirement that the 
driver obtain at least 40 hours of be-
hind-the-wheel training with a super-
visor; and 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate stage that— 
‘‘(I) commences immediately after 
the expiration of the learner’s permit 
stage; 
‘‘(II) is at least 180 days in dura-
tion; and 
‘‘(III) for the first 180 days of the 
intermediate stage, restricts the driver 
from— 
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‘‘(aa) driving at night be-
tween the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 
at least 4:00 a.m. except— 
‘‘(AA) when a parent, 
guardian, driving instructor, 
or licensed driver who is at 
least 21 years of age is in the 
motor vehicle; and 
‘‘(BB) when driving to 
and from work, school and 
school-related activities, reli-
gious activities, for emer-
gencies, or as a member of 
voluntary emergency service; 
and 
‘‘(bb) operating a motor vehi-
cle with more than 1 nonfamilial 
passenger younger than 18 years 
of age, except when a parent, 
guardian, driving instructor, or 
licensed driver who is at least 21 
years of age is in the motor vehi-
cle. 
‘‘(B) TIER 2 STATE.—A State shall be eligi-
ble for a grant under this subsection as a Tier 
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2 State if such State requires novice drivers 
younger than 18 years of age to comply with a 
2-stage graduated driver licensing process before 
receiving an unrestricted driver’s license that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) a learner’s permit stage that— 
‘‘(I) is at least 180 days in dura-
tion; 
‘‘(II) requires that the driver be 
accompanied and supervised at all 
times; and 
‘‘(III) has a requirement that the 
driver obtain at least 50 hours of be-
hind-the-wheel training, with at least 
10 hours at night, with a supervisor; 
and 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate stage that— 
‘‘(I) commences immediately after 
the expiration of the learner’s permit 
stage; 
‘‘(II) is at least 180 days in dura-
tion; and 
‘‘(III) for the first 180 days of the 
intermediate stage, restricts the driver 
from— 
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‘‘(aa) driving at night be-
tween the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 
at least 4:00 a.m. except— 
‘‘(AA) when a parent, 
guardian, driving instructor, 
or licensed driver who is at 
least 21 years of age is in the 
motor vehicle; and 
‘‘(BB) when driving to 
and from work, school and 
school-related activities, reli-
gious activities, for emer-
gencies, or as a member of 
voluntary emergency service; 
and 
‘‘(bb) operating a motor vehi-
cle with any nonfamilial pas-
senger younger than 18 years of 
age, except when a parent, guard-
ian, driving instructor, or li-
censed driver who is at least 21 
years of age is in the motor vehi-
cle.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B) of’’ before 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B) of’’ before 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’ each place such term ap-
pears; 
(D) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘such fis-
cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2009’’; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) TIER 1 STATES.—A Tier 1 State shall 
use grant funds provided under this subsection 
for— 
‘‘(i) enforcing a 2-stage licensing proc-
ess that complies with paragraph (2); 
‘‘(ii) training for law enforcement per-
sonnel and other relevant State agency per-
sonnel relating to the enforcement described 
in clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) publishing relevant educational 
materials that pertain directly or indirectly 
to the State graduated driver licensing law; 
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‘‘(iv) carrying out other administrative 
activities that the Secretary considers rel-
evant to the State’s 2-stage licensing proc-
ess; or 
‘‘(v) carrying out a teen traffic safety 
program described in section 402(m). 
‘‘(B) TIER 2 STATES .—Of the grant funds 
made available to a Tier 2 State under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be used for any 
activity described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) 75 percent may be used for any 
project or activity eligible under section 
402.’’; 
(8) by amending subsection (h)(4) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant funds re-
ceived by a State under this subsection may be used 
for the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) training of law enforcement officials 
on pedestrian and bicycle safety, State laws ap-
plicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety, and in-
frastructure designed to improve pedestrian and 
bicycle safety; 
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‘‘(B) carrying out a program to support en-
forcement mobilizations and campaigns designed 
to enforce State traffic laws applicable to pedes-
trian and bicycle safety; 
‘‘(C) public education and awareness pro-
grams designed to inform motorists, pedestrians, 
and bicyclists about— 
‘‘(i) pedestrian and bicycle safety, in-
cluding information on nonmotorized mo-
bility and the important of speed manage-
ment to the safety of pedestrians and 
bicyclists; 
‘‘(ii) the value of the use of pedestrian 
and bicycle safety equipment, including 
lighting, conspicuity equipment, mirrors, 
helmets and other protective equipment, and 
compliance with any State or local laws re-
quiring their use; 
‘‘(iii) State traffic laws applicable to 
pedestrian and bicycle safety, including mo-
torists’ responsibilities towards pedestrians 
and bicyclists; and 
‘‘(iv) infrastructure designed to im-
prove pedestrian and bicycle safety; and 
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‘‘(D) data analysis and research concerning 
pedestrian and bicycle safety.’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) DRIVER AND OFFICER SAFETY EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the re-
quirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
award grants to— 
‘‘(A) States that enact a commuter safety 
education program; and 
‘‘(B) States qualifying under paragraph 
(5)(A). 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
costs of activities carried out using amounts from a 
grant awarded under this subsection may not exceed 
80 percent. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, a State shall enact a law or 
adopt a program that requires the following: 
‘‘(A) DRIVER
EDUCATION
AND
DRIVING 
SAFETY
COURSES.—Inclusion, in driver edu-
cation and driver safety courses provided to in-
dividuals by educational and motor vehicle agen-
cies of the State, of instruction and testing con-
cerning law enforcement practices during traffic 
stops, including information on— 
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‘‘(i) the role of law enforcement and 
the duties and responsibilities of peace offi-
cers; 
‘‘(ii) an individual’s legal rights con-
cerning interactions with peace officers; 
‘‘(iii) best practices for civilians and 
peace officers during such interactions; 
‘‘(iv) the consequences for an individ-
ual’s or officer’s failure to comply with 
those laws and programs; and 
‘‘(v) how and where to file a complaint 
against or a compliment on behalf of a 
peace officer. 
‘‘(B) 
PEACE
OFFICER
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAMS.—Development and implementation of a 
training program, including instruction and 
testing materials, for peace officers and reserve 
law enforcement officers (other than officers who 
have received training in a civilian course de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)) with respect to 
proper interaction with civilians during traffic 
stops. 
‘‘(4) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant 
funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal 
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year shall be in proportion to the State’s apportion-
ment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STATES.— 
‘‘(A) QUALIFYING STATE.—A State qualifies 
pursuant to this subparagraph if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines such 
State has taken meaningful steps toward the 
full implementation of a law or program 
described in paragraph (3); 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines such 
State has established a timetable for the im-
plementation of such a law or program; and 
‘‘(iii) such State has received a grant 
pursuant to this subsection for a period of 
not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(B) WITHHOLDING.—With respect to a 
State that qualifies pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) withhold 50 percent of the amount 
that such State would otherwise receive if 
such State were a State described in para-
graph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) direct any such amounts for dis-
tribution among the States that are enforc-
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ing and carrying out a law or program de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(6) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—A State receiv-
ing a grant under this subsection may use such 
grant— 
‘‘(A) for the production of educational mate-
rials and training of staff for driver education 
and driving safety courses and peace officer 
training described in paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(B) for the implementation of the law de-
scribed in paragraph (3).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sections 402, 403, 
and 405 of title 23, United States Code, are amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘accidents’’ and inserting ‘‘crash-
es’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘accident’’ and inserting ‘‘crash’’ 
each place it appears. 
SEC. 3008. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS 
FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRIV-
ING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. 
Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘alcohol-im-
paired’’ and inserting ‘‘alcohol or polysubstance-im-
paired’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘alcohol-impaired’’ and in-
serting ‘‘alcohol or polysubstance-impaired’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting a 
comma; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, or driving while 
polysubstance-impaired’’ after ‘‘driving under 
the influence’’. 
SEC. 3009. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT 
ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 4010(2) of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 405 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘deficiencies’’ and inserting ‘‘all de-
ficiencies’’. 
SEC. 3010. IMPLICIT BIAS RESEARCH AND TRAINING 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall make grants to institutions of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to carry out research, devel-
opment, technology transfer, and training activities in the 
operation or establishment of an implicit bias training pro-
gram as it relates to racial profiling at traffic stops. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an institution of higher education shall— 
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(1) have an active research program or dem-
onstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the 
applicant is beginning a research program to study 
implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before 
and during traffic stops; and 
(2) partner with State and local police depart-
ments to conduct the research described in paragraph 
(1) and carry out the implementation of implicit bias 
training with State and local police departments. 
(c) REPORT.—No later than 1 year after a grant has 
been awarded under this section, the institution of higher 
education awarded the grant shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the re-
search on implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before 
and during traffic stops, and recommendations on effective 
interventions and trainings. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each fiscal 
year to carry out this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘implicit 
bias training program’’ means a program that looks at the 
attitudes, stereotypes, and lenses human beings develop 
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through various experiences in life that can unconsciously 
affect how they interact with one another. 
SEC. 3011. STOP MOTORCYCLE CHECKPOINT FUNDING. 
Section 4007 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 153 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) otherwise profile and stop motorcycle opera-
tors or motorcycle passengers using as a factor the 
clothing or mode of transportation of such operators 
or passengers.’’. 
SEC. 3012. ELECTRONIC DRIVER’S LICENSE. 
(a) REAL ID ACT.—Section 202(a)(1) of the REAL 
ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘a driver’s license or identification card’’ and inserting 
‘‘a physical or digital driver’s license or identification 
card’’. 
(b) TITLE 18.—Section 1028(d)(7)(A) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘government 
issued driver’s license’’ and inserting ‘‘government issued 
physical or digital driver’s license’’. 
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SEC. 3013. MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) ADVISING.—The Council shall advise the Sec-
retary, the Administrator of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, and the Administrator 
of the Federal Highway Administration on transpor-
tation issues of concern to motorcyclists, including— 
(A) barrier design; 
(B) road design, construction, and mainte-
nance practices; and 
(C) the architecture and implementation of 
intelligent transportation system technologies. 
(2) BIENNIAL COUNCIL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall submit 
a report to the Secretary containing the Coun-
cil’s recommendations regarding the issues de-
scribed in paragraph (1) on which the Council 
provides advice pursuant to such paragraph. 
(B) TIMING.—Not later than October 31 of 
the calendar year following the calendar year in 
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which the Council is established, and by every 
2nd October 31 thereafter, the Council shall sub-
mit the report required under this paragraph. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
prised of 12 members appointed by the Secretary as 
follows: 
(A) Five experts from State or local govern-
ment on highway engineering issues, including— 
(i) barrier design; 
(ii) road design, construction, and 
maintenance; or 
(iii) intelligent transportation systems. 
(B) One State or local traffic and safety en-
gineer, design engineer, or other transportation 
department official who is a motorcyclist. 
(C) One representative from a national as-
sociation of State transportation officials. 
(D) One representative from a national mo-
torcyclist association. 
(E) One representative from a national mo-
torcyclist foundation. 
(F) One representative from a national mo-
torcycle manufacturing association. 
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(G) One roadway safety data expert on 
crash testing and analysis. 
(H) One member of a national safety orga-
nization that represents the traffic safety systems 
industry. 
(2) DURATION.— 
(A) TERM.—Subject to subparagraphs (B) 
and (C), each member shall serve one term of 2 
years. 
(B) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—If a successor is 
not designated for a member before the expira-
tion of the term the member is serving, the mem-
ber may serve another term. 
(C) APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENTS.—If 
a member resigns before serving a full 2-year 
term, the Secretary may appoint a replacement 
for such member to serve the remaining portion 
such term. A member may continue to serve after 
resignation until a successor has been appointed. 
A vacancy in the Council shall be filled in the 
manner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
(3) COMPENSATION.—Members shall serve with-
out compensation. 
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(e) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate 6 
years after the date of its establishment. 
(f) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) ACCEPT OR REJECT RECOMMENDATION.— 
(A) SECRETARY
DETERMINES.—The Sec-
retary shall determine whether to accept or reject 
a recommendation contained in a Council re-
port. 
(B) TIMING.— 
(i) MUST
ACCEPT
OR
REJECT.—The 
Secretary must indicate in each report sub-
mitted under this section the Secretary’s ac-
ceptance or rejection of each recommenda-
tion listed in such report. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may 
indicate in a report submitted under this 
section that a recommendation is under 
consideration. If the Secretary does so, the 
Secretary must accept or reject the rec-
ommendation in the next report submitted 
under this section. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the Secretary receives a Council report, the 
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Secretary shall submit a report to the following 
committees and subcommittees: 
(i) The Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(ii) The Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate. 
(iii) The Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(iv) The Subcommittee on Transpor-
tation, and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and Related Agencies of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
(v) The Subcommittee on Transpor-
tation, and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and Related Agencies of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(B) CONTENTS.—A report submitted under 
this subsection shall include— 
(i) a list containing— 
(I) each recommendation con-
tained in the Council report described 
in paragraph (1); and 
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(II) each recommendation indi-
cated as under consideration in the 
previous report submitted under this 
subsection; and 
(ii) for each such recommendation, 
whether it is accepted, rejected, or under 
consideration by the Secretary. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
TECHNICAL
SUP-
PORT.—The Secretary shall provide such administra-
tive support, staff, and technical assistance to the 
Council as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
for the Council to carry out its duties. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNCIL REPORT.—The term ‘‘Council re-
port’’ means the report described in subsection (f)(2). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
SEC. 3014. REPORT ON MARIJUANA RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make pub-
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licly available on the Department of Transportation 
website, a report and recommendations on— 
(1) increasing and improving access, for sci-
entific researchers studying impairment while driving 
under the influence of marijuana, to samples and 
strains of marijuana and products containing mari-
juana lawfully being offered to patients or consumers 
in a State on a retail basis; 
(2) establishing a national clearinghouse to col-
lect and distribute samples and strains of marijuana 
for scientific research that includes marijuana and 
products containing marijuana lawfully available to 
patients or consumers in a State on a retail basis; 
(3) facilitating access, for scientific researchers 
located in States that have not legalized marijuana 
for medical or recreational use, to samples and 
strains of marijuana and products containing mari-
juana from such clearinghouse for purposes of re-
search on marijuana-impaired driving; and 
(4) identifying Federal statutory and regulatory 
barriers to the conduct of scientific research and the 
establishment of a national clearinghouse for purposes 
of facilitating research on marijuana-impaired driv-
ing. 
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(b) DEFINITION OF MARIJUANA.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘marijuana’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 4008 of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94). 
SEC. 3015. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON NATIONAL 
DUI REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the reporting of alco-
hol-impaired driving arrest and citation results into Fed-
eral databases to facilitate the widespread identification of 
repeat impaired driving offenders. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include a detailed assessment of— 
(1) the extent to which State and local criminal 
justice agencies are reporting alcohol-impaired driv-
ing arrest and citation results into Federal databases; 
(2) barriers on the Federal, State, and local lev-
els to the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving arrest 
and citation results into Federal databases, as well as 
barriers to the use of those systems by criminal justice 
agencies; 
(3) Federal, State, and local resources available 
to improve the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving 
arrest and citation results into Federal databases; 
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(4) recommendations for policies and programs 
to be carried out by the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration; and 
(5) recommendations for programs and grant 
funding to be authorized by Congress. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 3016. REPORT ON IMPAIRED DRIVING. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, State high-
way safety offices, State toxicologists, traffic safety advo-
cates, and other interested parties, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report that, 
using the National Safety Council model guidelines for toxi-
cology testing— 
(1) identifies any barriers that States encounter 
in submitting the alcohol and drug toxicology results 
to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System; 
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(2) provides recommendations on how to address 
any barriers identified under paragraph (1); 
(3) provides further steps that the Secretary, act-
ing through the Administrator of the National High-
way Traffic Safety Administration, shall take to as-
sist States in improving— 
(A) toxicology testing in cases of motor ve-
hicle crashes; and 
(B) the reporting of alcohol and drug toxi-
cology results in cases of motor vehicle crashes. 
SEC. 3017. IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) a priority should be placed on creating State 
systems, programs, and processes that improve im-
paired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, 
drugs, and especially multiple substances are in-
volved; 
(2) States and communities should have access to 
a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and 
resources to address multiple substance impaired 
driving; and 
(3) increased Federal funding should be made 
available for efforts to improve public safety through 
the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to in-
crease national investment in, and maximize the use of, in-
novative programs and technologies to eliminate multiple 
substance impaired driving. 
(c) IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.—Section 
405(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking clause (iii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(iii)(I) court support of high-visi-
bility enforcement efforts; 
‘‘(II) hiring criminal justice profes-
sionals, including law enforcement officers, 
prosecutors, traffic safety resource prosecu-
tors, judges, judicial outreach liaisons, and 
probation officers; 
‘‘(III) training and education of the 
criminal justice professionals described in 
subclause (II) to assist those professionals in 
preventing impaired driving and handling 
impaired driving cases, including by pro-
viding compensation to a law enforcement 
officer to replace a law enforcement officer 
who is— 
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‘‘(aa) receiving such drug recogni-
tion expert training; or 
‘‘(bb) participating as an instruc-
tor in such drug recognition expert 
training; and 
‘‘(IV) establishing driving while 
intoxicated courts;’’; 
(ii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(v) improving— 
‘‘(I) blood alcohol concentration 
screening and testing; 
‘‘(II) the detection of potentially 
impairing drugs, including through the 
use of oral fluid as a specimen; and 
‘‘(III) reporting relating to the 
testing and detection described in sub-
clauses (I) and (II); 
‘‘(vi)(I) paid and earned media in 
support of high-visibility enforcement ef-
forts; 
‘‘(II) conducting initial and con-
tinuing— 
‘‘(aa) standardized field sobriety 
training, advanced roadside impaired 
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driving 
enforcement 
training, 
and 
drug recognition expert training for 
law enforcement; and 
‘‘(bb) law enforcement phlebotomy 
training; and 
‘‘(III) to purchase equipment to carry 
out impaired driving enforcement activities 
authorized by this subsection;’’; 
(iii) in clause (ix), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(iv) in clause (x), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xi) testing and implementing pro-
grams and purchasing technologies to better 
identify, monitor, or treat impaired drivers, 
including— 
‘‘(I) oral fluid screening tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(II) 
electronic 
warrant 
pro-
grams; 
‘‘(III) equipment to increase the 
scope, quantity, quality, and timeliness 
of forensic toxicology chemical testing; 
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‘‘(IV) case management software 
to support the management of im-
paired driving offenders; and 
‘‘(V) technology to monitor im-
paired driving offenders.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Medium-range’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) MEDIUM-RANGE AND HIGH-RANGE 
STATES.—Subject to clause (iii), medium- 
range’’; 
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘Low-range’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) LOW-RANGE STATES.—Subject to 
clause (iii), low-range’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) ALL STATES.— 
‘‘(I) REPORTING
OF
IMPAIRED 
DRIVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMA-
TION.—A State may use grant funds 
for any expenditure designed to in-
crease the timely and accurate report-
ing of crash information, including 
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electronic crash reporting systems that 
allow accurate real-time or near real- 
time uploading of crash information, 
and impaired driving criminal justice 
information to Federal, State, and 
local databases. 
‘‘(II) IMPAIRED
DRIVING
COUN-
TERMEASURES.—A 
State 
may 
use 
grant funds for any expenditure to re-
search or evaluate impaired driving 
countermeasures.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or local’’ after ‘‘authorizes a 
State’’. 
TITLE IV—MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY 
Subtitle A—Motor Carrier Safety 
Grants, Operations, and Programs 
SEC. 4101. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31104 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The fol-
lowing sums are authorized to be appropriated from the 
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Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count): 
‘‘(1) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (c), 
to carry out section 31102 (except subsection (l))— 
‘‘(A) $388,950,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $398,700,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $408,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(D) $418,425,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(2) HIGH-PRIORITY
ACTIVITIES
PROGRAM.— 
Subject to subsection (c), to carry out section 
31102(l)— 
‘‘(A) $72,604,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $74,424,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $76,328,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(D) $78,106,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(3) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS 
GRANT PROGRAM.—To carry out section 31103— 
‘‘(A) $1,037,200 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $1,063,200 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $1,090,400 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(D) $1,115,800 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(4) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM 
IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM.—Subject to subsection 
(c), to carry out section 31313— 
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‘‘(A) $56,008,800 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $57,412,800 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $58,881,600 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(D) $60,253,200 for fiscal year 2026.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PARTNER TRAINING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal 
year, or as soon after that date as practicable, the 
Secretary may deduct from amounts made available 
under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (a) 
for that fiscal year not more than 1.8 percent of those 
amounts for partner training and program support 
in that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use at 
least 50 percent of the amounts deducted under para-
graph (1) on training and related training materials 
for non-Federal Government employees. 
‘‘(3) PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the training and development of materials pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) in partnership with one or more 
nonprofit organizations, through a competitive grant, 
that have— 
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‘‘(A) expertise in conducting a training 
program for non-Federal Government employees; 
and 
‘‘(B) a demonstrated ability to involve in a 
training program the target population of com-
mercial motor vehicle safety enforcement employ-
ees.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the next 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 2 fiscal 
years’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 31102(l)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
section 31102(l)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the next 2 fiscal 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 3 fiscal 
years’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘the next 
4 fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘the following 5 fis-
cal years’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) TREATMENT OF REALLOCATIONS.—Amounts that 
are obligated and subsequently, after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, released back to the Secretary under sub-
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section (i) shall not be subject to limitations on obligations 
provided under any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM IMPLE-
MENTATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 
31313(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘A recipient’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘In participating in financial assistance 
program under this section— 
‘‘(1) a recipient’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) a State may not receive more than $250,000 
in grants under subsection (a)(2)(B) in any fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(A) in which the State prohibits private 
commercial driving schools or independent com-
mercial driver’s license testing facilities from of-
fering a commercial driver’s license skills test as 
a third-party tester; or 
‘‘(B) in which a State fails to report to the 
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, during the previous fis-
cal year, the average number of days of delays 
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for an initial commercial driver’s license skills 
test or retest within the State.’’. 
SEC. 4102. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31110 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of 
Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration— 
‘‘(1) $380,500,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(2) $381,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(3) $382,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(4) $384,500,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall 
use funds made available in subsection (a) for— 
(A) acceleration of planned investments to 
modernize the Administration’s information 
technology and information management sys-
tems; 
(B) completing outstanding mandates; 
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(C) carrying out a Large Truck Crash 
Causal Factors Study of the Administration; 
(D) construction and maintenance of border 
facilities; and 
(E) other activities authorized under section 
31110(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) DEFINITION OF OUTSTANDING MANDATE.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘outstanding mandate’’ 
means a requirement for the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration to issue regulations, undertake 
a comprehensive review or study, conduct a safety as-
sessment, or collect data— 
(A) under this Act; 
(B) under MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141), 
that has not been published in the Federal Reg-
ister, if required, or otherwise completed as of the 
date of enactment of this Act; 
(C) under the FAST Act (Public Law 114– 
94), that has not been published in the Federal 
Register, if required, or otherwise completed as of 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(D) under any other Act enacted before the 
date of enactment of this Act that has not been 
published in the Federal Register by the date re-
quired in such Act. 
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SEC. 4103. IMMOBILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 31102(l) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, (3), and (4)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(F)(ii)(II) by inserting ‘‘, 
specifically including the priority activities described 
in paragraph (4)’’ after ‘‘required for participation’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) PRIORITIZATION OF IMMOBILIZING UNSAFE 
PASSENGER-CARRYING
COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHI-
CLES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
prioritize the awarding of discretionary grants 
to States for activities related to paragraph 
(2)(F)(II) for the enforcement of out of service 
orders if such vehicles are found to be unsafe or 
have violated a Federal out of service order. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a 
grant described under this paragraph, a State 
shall have the authority to require the immo-
bilization or impoundment of a passenger-car-
rying commercial motor vehicle if such vehicle is 
found to be unsafe or fail inspection or to have 
violated a Federal out of service order. 
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‘‘(C) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds received 
under this paragraph may be used for— 
‘‘(i) the immobilization or impound-
ment of commercial motor vehicles that are 
unsafe, fail inspection, or have violated a 
Federal out of service order; 
‘‘(ii) safety inspections of vehicles de-
scribed in clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) other activities related to the ac-
tivities described in clauses (i) and (ii), as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(D) PASSENGER-CARRYING
COMMERCIAL 
MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘passenger-carrying commercial motor 
vehicle’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 31301.’’. 
SEC. 4104. OPERATION OF SMALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall initiate a review of the prevalence of, characteristics 
of, and safe operation of commercial vehicles that have a 
gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight below 
10,000 pounds, and are utilized in package delivery of 
goods moving in interstate commerce. 
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(b) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.—If the Secretary de-
cides to enter into a contract with a third party to perform 
the research required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) solicit applications from research institutions 
that conduct objective, fact-based research to conduct 
the study; and 
(2) ensure that such third party does not have 
any financial or contractual ties with an entity en-
gaged in interstate commerce utilizing commercial ve-
hicles or commercial motor vehicles. 
(c) ENTITIES INCLUDED.—As part of the review, the 
Secretary shall collect information from a cross-section of 
companies that use fleets of such vehicles for package deliv-
ery in interstate commerce, including companies that— 
(1) directly perform deliveries; 
(2) use contracted entities to perform work; and 
(3) utilize a combination of direct deliveries and 
contract entities. 
(d) EVALUATION FACTORS.—The review shall include 
an evaluation of the following: 
(1) Fleet characteristics, including fleet struc-
ture, and vehicle miles traveled. 
(2) Fleet management, including scheduling of 
deliveries and maintenance practices. 
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tions, waivers, or other allowances compiled 
under paragraph (2) by— 
(i) using available data, or collecting 
from motor carriers or motor private car-
riers and drivers operating under an ex-
emption, waiver, or other allowance if the 
Secretary does not have sufficient data, to 
determine the incidence of accidents, fa-
tigue-related incidents, and other relevant 
safety information related to hours of serv-
ice among motor carriers, private motor 
carriers, and drivers permitted to operate 
under each exemption, waiver, or other al-
lowance; 
(ii) comparing the data described in 
subparagraph (A) to safety data from motor 
carriers, motor private carriers, and drivers 
that are subject to the hours of service rules 
and not operating under an exemption, 
waiver, or other allowance; and 
(iii) based on the comparison under 
subparagraph (B), determining whether 
waivers, exemptions, and other allowances 
in effect provide an equivalent level of safety 
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(ii) in subparagraph (D)(i) by striking 
‘‘100 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (E); 
and 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘greater than $2,000,000 and not less than 
$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘greater than 
$2,250,000 and not less than $1,250,000’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall consider 
historically black colleges and universities, as 
such term is defined in section 371(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q), and other minority institutions, as such 
term is defined by section 365 of the Higher 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k), or consortia 
that include such institutions that have dem-
onstrated an ability in transportation-related re-
search. 
‘‘(D) FOCUSED RESEARCH.— 
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‘‘(2) representatives of any other Federal agen-
cies relevant in supporting the nation’s multimodal 
freight transportation research needs; 
‘‘(3) a representative of a State department of 
transportation; 
‘‘(4) a representative of a local government 
(other than a metropolitan planning organization); 
‘‘(5) a representative of a metropolitan planning 
organization; 
‘‘(6) a representative of the trucking industry; 
‘‘(7) a representative of the railroad industry; 
‘‘(8) a representative of the port industry; 
‘‘(9) a representative of logistics industry; 
‘‘(10) a representative of shipping industry; 
‘‘(11) a representative of a safety advocacy group 
with expertise in freight transportation; 
‘‘(12) an academic expert on multimodal freight 
transportation; 
‘‘(13) an academic expert on the contributions of 
freight movement to greenhouse gas emissions; and 
‘‘(14) representatives of labor organizations rep-
resenting workers in freight transportation. 
‘‘(d) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
national 
cooperative 
multimodal freight transportation research program estab-
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