To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to transfer to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a certain percentage of apportionments of funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund from States that do not enact laws to prohibit driving under the influence of an illegal drug, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-3907
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2004-03-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug law enforcement
Drunk driving
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Highway finance
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Law
Mandatory sentences
Prosecution
State laws
Traffic accidents and safety

Summary:
action_date: 2004-03-04
text: 
Sets forth the duties of the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), including to: (1) advise and coordinate with other Federal agencies on how to address the problem of driving under the influence of an illegal drug; (2) conduct research on the prevention, detection, and prosecution of driving under such influence; and (3) report annually to Congress on the extent of the problem in each State, including a description of the progress each State has made in addressing such problem.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to transfer to the Administrator increasing percentages of funds otherwise apportioned to a State out of the Highway Trust Fund from any State that does not enact laws to prohibit driving under the influence of an illegal drug. Requires transferred funds to be used to carry out NHTSA duties. Requires the Secretary, if any funds are transferred to the Administrator, to transfer to the Administrator also a calculated amount of obligation authority distributed for the fiscal year to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2004-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2004-03-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-03-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-03-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-03-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-03-04
text: Introduced in House