Disability ID Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.7217 | Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace (D-NY)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Disability ID Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a competitive grant program for states and tribal governments to implement programs that allow individuals with disabilities to have discrete disability identifier symbols placed on their state-issued identification cards.
DOT may not award a grant to a state or tribal government that exceeds $200,000.

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to 
    award grants to State and Tribal governments to facilitate the 
 placement of disability identifier symbols on certain identification 
                     cards, 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 ``Disability ID Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. DISABILITY IDENTIFIER SYMBOLS ON IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a grant 
program to award, on a competitive basis, grants to covered entities to 
carry out programs that allow an individual with an eligible disability 
to have a disability identifier symbol placed on an identification card 
of such individual.
    (b) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, a 
covered entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such 
form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary 
determines appropriate.
    (c) Grant Uses.--
            (1) In general.--A covered entity may use grant funds 
        awarded under this section only for expenses, as determined 
        necessary by the Secretary, to carry out a program that--
                    (A) is established not later than 1 year after the 
                date on which such funds are awarded;
                    (B) upon the request of an individual and the 
                presentation of a signed affirmation by a qualified 
                professional that such individual has an eligible 
                disability, places, at no cost to such individual, a 
                disability identifier symbol on an identification card 
                issued to such individual;
                    (C) upon the request of an individual, removes, at 
                no cost to such individual, such symbol from an 
                identification card of such individual; and
                    (D) provides first responders with--
                            (i) notification that--
                                    (I) the presence of such symbol on 
                                an identification card indicates that 
                                the cardholder has a disability; and
                                    (II) the absence of such symbol 
                                from an identification card does not 
                                indicate that the cardholder does not 
                                have a disability;
                            (ii) training to assist first responders--
                                    (I) to recognize individuals with 
                                disabilities; and
                                    (II) to interact appropriately with 
                                such individuals; and
                            (iii) information on--
                                    (I) resources available to 
                                individuals with disabilities;
                                    (II) resources available to those 
                                interacting with such individuals; and
                                    (III) the requirements of the 
                                Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
                                (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
            (2) Disability identifier symbol.--Not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Invisible Disabilities Association, shall 
        designate for use by a covered entity awarded a grant under 
        this section a disability identifier symbol that is discreet in 
        appearance and has proportions similar to those of symbols 
        placed on identification cards to indicate organ donor status.
    (d) Grant Limitations.--
            (1) Amount.--The Secretary may not award a grant under this 
        section in an amount that exceeds $200,000.
            (2) Federal share.--
                    (A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs 
                of a program carried out with a grant awarded under 
                this section may not exceed 75 percent.
                    (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) does not apply to 
                a grant awarded to a Tribal government.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) Preliminary report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date on which the Secretary awards the first grant under this 
        section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
        programs carried out by covered entities with grants awarded 
        under this section, including information on the following for 
        each such program:
                    (A) The number of applications submitted for 
                identification cards with a disability identifier 
                symbol.
                    (B) The number of identification cards issued with 
                a disability identifier symbol.
                    (C) The costs of the program.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which the Secretary awards the first grant under this section, 
        the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make available on 
        the website of the Department of Transportation a report on the 
        programs carried out by covered entities with grants awarded 
        under this section, including information on the following for 
        each such program:
                    (A) The number of applications submitted for 
                identification cards with a disability identifier 
                symbol.
                    (B) The number of identification cards issued with 
                a disability identifier symbol.
                    (C) The costs of the program.
                    (D) The best practices of each such covered entity 
                and the impact of such program.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means a 
        State or Tribal government.
            (2) Eligible disability.--The term ``eligible disability'' 
        has the meaning given the term ``disability'' in section 3 of 
        the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
            (3) First responder.--The term ``first responder'' means an 
        individual with job duties related to emergency response, 
        including emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and law 
        enforcement officers.
            (4) Identification card.--The term ``identification card'' 
        means a personal identification card, as such term is defined 
        in section 1028(d) of title 18, United States Code, or a motor 
        vehicle operator's license, as such term is defined in section 
        30301 of title 49, United States Code.
            (5) Qualified professional.--The term ``qualified 
        professional'' means--
                    (A) a physician;
                    (B) a physician assistant;
                    (C) a mental health professional;
                    (D) an advanced practice nurse;
                    (E) an individual with a master's degree in 
                rehabilitation counseling; and
                    (F) any other professional determined appropriate 
                by the Secretary of Transportation.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means each State, the 
        District of Columbia, and each commonwealth, territory, or 
        possession of the United States.
            (7) Tribal government.--The term ``Tribal government'' 
        means the government of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, 
        band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or 
        component reservation, individually identified (including 
        parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of 
        March 11, 2021, pursuant to section 104 of the Federally 
        Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).
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