Darren Drake Act
Bill: H.R.4089 | Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh (D-NJ)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Darren Drake Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate best practices for vehicle rental companies and dealers to report suspicious behavior to law enforcement at the point of sale of a rental vehicle.
The best practices must include guidance on defining and identifying suspicious behavior in a manner that protects civil rights and civil liberties.

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate 
 best practices for rental companies and dealers to report suspicious 
behavior to law enforcement agencies at the point of sale of a covered 
 rental vehicle to prevent and mitigate acts of terrorism using motor 
                   vehicles, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Darren Drake Act''.

SEC. 2. BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO CERTAIN INFORMATION COLLECTED BY 
              RENTAL COMPANIES AND DEALERS.

    (a) Development and Dissemination.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        shall develop and disseminate best practices for rental 
        companies and dealers to report suspicious behavior to law 
        enforcement agencies at the point of sale of a covered rental 
        vehicle.
            (2) Consultation; updates.--The Secretary shall develop 
        and, as necessary, update the best practices described in 
        paragraph (1) after consultation with Federal, State, local, 
        and Tribal law enforcement agencies and relevant transportation 
        security stakeholders.
            (3) Guidance on suspicious behavior.--The Secretary shall 
        include, in the best practices developed under paragraph (1), 
        guidance on defining and identifying suspicious behavior in a 
        manner that protects civil rights and civil liberties.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this section, 
including an assessment of--
            (1) the impact of the best practices described in 
        subsection (a) on efforts to protect the United States against 
        terrorist attacks; and
            (2) ways to improve and expand cooperation and engagement 
        between--
                    (A) the Department of Homeland Security;
                    (B) Federal, State, local, and Tribal law 
                enforcement agencies; and
                    (C) rental companies, dealers, and other relevant 
                rental industry stakeholders.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``dealer'' and ``rental company'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 30102 of title 49, United 
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``covered rental vehicle'' means a motor 
        vehicle that--
                    (A) is rented without a driver for an initial term 
                of less than 4 months; and
                    (B) is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 35 or more 
                motor vehicles that are used for rental purposes by a 
                rental company.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 19, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.