Title: RIDE Act of 2021
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Reinforcing Impaired Driving Education Act of 2021 or the RIDE Act of 2021
This bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish a two-year pilot program to create and study the effects of a public marketing campaign to raise awareness on driving while under the influence of prescription and over-the-counter medications. The program shall be implemented in states or territories that are most affected by the opioid epidemic.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 888 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 888

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to create a pilot program 
     concerning drugged driving prevention, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2021

 Mrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself, Mr. Mooney, Mr. McKinley, 
 Mr. Huizenga, and Mr. Griffith) introduced the following bill; which 
   was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 23, United States Code, to create a pilot program 
     concerning drugged driving prevention, 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 ``Reinforcing Impaired Driving 
Education Act of 2021'' or the ``RIDE Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON DRUGGED DRIVING PREVENTION.

    Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(k) Drugged Driving Prevention Pilot Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Transportation, 
        acting through the Administrator of the National Highway 
        Traffic Safety Administration, shall establish a pilot program 
        to create, and study the effects of, a public marketing 
        campaign to raise awareness on driving while under the 
        influence of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
            ``(2) Consultation.--In implementing the pilot program, the 
        Secretary may consult with pharmacies, pharmaceutical 
        companies, and governmental and nongovernmental organizations.
            ``(3) Locations.--The Secretary shall implement the pilot 
        program in States or territories that are most affected by the 
        opioid epidemic.
            ``(4) Sunset.--The pilot program shall terminate on the 
        date that is 2 years after the date on which the pilot program 
        is established.
            ``(5) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        termination of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a report on the results of the study of the effects of 
        the public marketing campaign.''.
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