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Question: SECTION 1. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part E as part F;
            (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections 
        2601 and 2602, respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:

                    ``PART G--CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS

``SEC. 2401. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Alternative certification program.--The term 
        `alternative certification program' means a State-approved 
        program that--
                    ``(A) provides the education and training necessary 
                to enable an individual to be eligible for teacher 
                certification in the State within a reduced period of 
                time, compared to the time typically required to 
                receive such certification; and
                    ``(B) relies upon an individual's experience, 
                expertise, academic qualifications, or other factors in 
                lieu of traditional course work for eligibility to 
                receive a degree in the field of education.
            ``(2) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual' 
        means an individual--
                    ``(A) who has submitted an application described in 
                subsection (d) to be a certified teacher through a 
                State-approved alternative certification program in an 
                elementary school or secondary school;
                    ``(B) who has an associate, baccalaureate, or 
                advanced degree from an accredited institution of 
                higher education;
                    ``(C) who--
                            ``(i) has substantial, demonstrable career 
                        experience and competence in mathematics, 
                        natural science, computer science, engineering, 
                        foreign language or another field of expertise 
                        determined by the State to be a field for which 
                        there is a significant shortage of qualified 
                        teachers and teacher applicants in that State; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) within 5 years of the date on which 
                        the individual submits an application described 
                        in subparagraph (A)--
                                    ``(I) has received a baccalaureate 
                                or advanced degree from an accredited 
                                institution of higher education in a 
                                field of expertise described in clause 
                                (i); and
                                    ``(II)(aa) has graduated with at 
                                least a 3.0 grade point average (or 
                                equivalent average on a different 
                                scale) in the major or graduate program 
                                for which the individual obtained the 
                                degree;
                                    ``(bb) has graduated at least in 
                                the top 50 percent of the individual's 
                                undergraduate or graduate class;
                                    ``(cc) can demonstrate a high level 
                                of competence through a high level of 
                                academic performance in core academic 
                                coursework and through successful 
                                passage of academic subject tests 
                                required by the State under its 
                                alternative certification program; and
                                    ``(dd) meets any additional 
                                academic or other standards or 
                                qualifications established by the 
                                State;
                    ``(D) in the case of an individual receiving a 
                stipend under this section, who agrees to, in good 
                faith, seek employment and to consider offers of 
                employment in the individual's subject matter of 
                expertise in a high need elementary or secondary school 
                within that State; and
                    ``(E) who meets any additional teacher 
                certification or other requirements that may be 
                established by the State.
            ``(3) High need elementary or secondary school.--The term 
        `high need elementary or secondary school' means a school--
                    ``(A)(i) in which the percentage of students from 
                families below the Federal poverty level (as determined 
                by the Secretary) is 20 percent or more; and
                    ``(ii) that the State determines has experienced a 
                significant period in which teacher vacancies have 
                remained unfilled due to greater than normal difficulty 
                in recruiting or retaining qualified teachers;
                    ``(B) is within the top quartile of schools 
                statewide with regard to the number of unfilled, 
                available teacher positions; or
                    ``(C) is located in an area, other than a 
                metropolitan statistical area, that the State 
                determines has a high percentage of students from low-
                income families or is one that has experienced greater 
                than normal difficulty in recruiting or retaining 
                teachers.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may award, on a 
competitive basis, grants to States to enable such States to carry out 
the following activities:
            ``(1) Teacher recruitment, education, training, referral, 
        placement, and retention activities to place eligible 
        individuals as certified teachers in public schools through 
        State-approved alternative certification programs.
            ``(2) To award stipends (in an amount not to exceed the 
        lesser of $5,000 per person or an amount equal to the total 
        costs of the types described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (8), 
        and (9) of section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        incurred by the eligible individual in obtaining alternative 
        certification under this section) to eligible individuals who--
                    ``(A) are enrolled in a State authorized 
                alternative certification program; and
                    ``(B) agree to--
                            ``(i) seek certification through teacher 
                        certification programs in that State; and
                            ``(ii) teach in a high need school in that 
                        State;
        with a preference being given to individuals who are deemed 
        financially in need of such assistance by the State.
            ``(3) To provide grants, in a manner prescribed by the 
        State, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per eligible 
        individual, per year, to high need elementary or secondary 
        schools to offset the teacher mentoring, alternative 
        certification, and other direct costs associated with accepting 
        eligible individuals under this section.
            ``(4) To develop, or to award grants to accredited 
        institutions of higher education for the development of, 
        alternative certification programs, with preference given to 
        programs tailored to eligible individuals under this section.
            ``(5) Other activities determined by the State to be 
        reasonably necessary to carry-out the purposes of this section.
    ``(c) Criteria for Awarding of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section a State shall--
                    ``(A) submit to the Secretary an application that 
                contains--
                            ``(i) a description of the manner in which 
                        the State will carry out activities under this 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) a description of the alternative 
                        certification program of the State or a 
                        description of the manner in which the State is 
                        attempting to implement an alternative 
                        certification program;
                    ``(B) provide assurances to the Secretary that the 
                State will submit to the Secretary, at the end of the 
                grant period, a report on how the activities carried 
                out with funds made available under the grant were 
                utilized, including a description of--
                            ``(i) the manner in which the funds were 
                        used to increase the number of qualified 
                        teachers hired in the State;
                            ``(ii) the manner in which the funds 
                        improved teacher quality;
                            ``(iii) the number of teachers hired under 
                        the grant;
                            ``(iv) the professional experience and 
                        field of expertise of each teacher hired under 
                        the grant; and
                            ``(v) the manner in which the funds were 
                        used to meet other objectives of this section 
                        or other objectives of the State with regard to 
                        teacher hiring, quality, retention, and student 
                        performance;
                    ``(C) provide assurances that amounts received 
                under the grant will be used to supplement and not 
                supplant other Federal, State, and local funds expended 
                to provide services for individuals and entities 
                eligible to receive funds under this section; and
                    ``(D) provide assurances to the Secretary that 
                amounts received under the grants will be expended 
                within 3 years of the receipt of such funds and agree 
                to return unused funds to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Preference.--The Secretary shall give preference in 
        the awarding of grants under this section to States that have 
        developed, or that are developing, alternative certification 
        programs that--
                    ``(A) rapidly place quality certified teachers into 
                the classroom;
                    ``(B) emphasize subject matter content; and
                    ``(C) lead to the certification and placement of a 
                large number of teachers in relation to the number of 
                public elementary school and secondary school teachers 
                in the State.
            ``(3) Limitations.--A grant under this section may be made 
        for a period of up to 3 years, and may not exceed $10,000,000 
        per year.
            ``(4) Geographic diversity.--To the extent practicable, the 
        Secretary shall award grants under this section to support 
        programs in different geographic regions of the United States.
    ``(d) Application by Eligible Individuals.--To be eligible to 
participate as an eligible individual under this section, an individual 
shall submit an application to the State, or to an entity or individual 
designated by the State to receive such applications. Such application 
shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the academic, professional, and 
        other qualifications of the individual, including the academic 
        or professional subject matter expertise of the individual;
            ``(2) a description of the subject matter area, and, if 
        applicable, the grade level, in which the individual desires to 
        teach;
            ``(3)(A) a description of whether the individual is seeking 
        a stipend under this section (if offered by the State); and
            ``(B) if the individual is seeking such a stipend, a 
        description of the willingness of the individual to teach in a 
        high need elementary or secondary school for at least 2 years 
        under this section; and
            ``(4) any other information or documentation that may be 
        required by the State.
    ``(e) Stipends.--
            ``(1) Counted for eligibility purposes.--A stipend received 
        by an eligible individual under this section shall be taken 
        into account in determining the eligibility of the individual 
        for Federal student-based financial assistance.
            ``(2) Repayment.--The recipient of a stipend under this 
        section shall repay amounts received under such stipend to the 
        State from which the stipend was received if--
                    ``(A) the recipient fails to complete the 
                applicable alternative certification program;
                    ``(B) the recipient rejects a bona fide offer of 
                employment during the 1-year period beginning on the 
                date on which the individual completes the applicable 
                alternative certification program; or
                    ``(C) the recipient fails to teach for at least 2 
                years in a public elementary school or secondary school 
                within that State during the 5-year period beginning on 
                the date on which the individual completes the 
                applicable alternative certification program.
            ``(3) Additional procedures.--A State that receives a grant 
        under this section may establish additional procedures and 
        rules with respect to the reimbursement of the State of any 
        stipend funds under paragraph (2), and shall retain such 
        reimbursed funds to carry out activities under this section.
            ``(4) Exceptions.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply 
        during the period of time in which an eligible individual is--
                    ``(A) pursuing a full-time course of study;
                    ``(B) serving on active duty as a member of the 
                Armed Forces;
                    ``(C) temporarily totally disabled for a period of 
                time not to exceed 3 years;
                    ``(D) not able to secure employment for a period of 
                not more than 12 months by reason of the care required 
                by a spouse who is disabled; or
                    ``(E) otherwise exempted from the requirements of 
                such paragraphs as may be provided by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Public Awareness.--The Secretary shall disseminate and 
otherwise make available information concerning the program under this 
section, including--
            ``(1) through the posting of a website on the Internet to 
        enable interested persons to easily find information and 
        application material for participation in activities under this 
        section, that contains a nationwide, publicly searchable data 
        bank of all State programs and all available public elementary 
        and secondary teaching positions the Secretary is able to 
        practicably ascertain, and a means by which individuals may 
        apply to, or inquire of, multiple States' alternative 
        certification programs under this section;
            ``(2) providing information to every State about the 
        program under this section, including the criteria for State 
        and individual eligibility; and
            ``(3) conducting other activities, either directly or 
        through contract with other appropriate entities, to broaden 
        awareness and participation in the program under this section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 
in fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.

Answer: Careers to Classrooms Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Careers to Classrooms program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to States for: (1) teacher recruitment, education, training, referral, placement, and retention activities to place eligible individuals as certified teachers in public schools through State-approved alternative certification programs; (2) stipends for eligible individuals enrolled in programs who agree to seek certification through teacher certification programs in that State and teach in a high-need school in that State, with preference for those individuals needing such assistance; (3) grants to high-need elementary or secondary schools to offset the teacher mentoring, alternative certification, and other direct costs associated with accepting eligible individuals under this Act; (4) grants to accredited institutions of higher education to develop alternative certification programs, with preference given to programs tailored to eligible individuals; and (5) other activities determined by the State to be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires preference for such grants to be given to States that have developed, or are developing, alternative certification programs that: (1) rapidly place quality certified teachers into the classroom; (2) emphasize subject matter content; and (3) lead to the certification and placement of a large number of teachers in relation to the number of public elementary school and secondary school teachers in the State.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Review EPA's Language on Agriculture 
and Thoroughly Engage with the Farm Act of 2013'' or the ``RELATE with 
the Farm Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. REGULATORY REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

    (a) Review of Regulatory Agenda.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall review publications that may give notice that the Environmental 
Protection Agency is preparing or plans to prepare any guidance, 
policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability 
and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial 
number of agricultural entities, including--
            (1) any regulatory agenda of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency published pursuant to section 602 of title 5, United 
        States Code;
            (2) any regulatory plan or agenda published by the 
        Environmental Protection Agency or the Office of Management and 
        Budget pursuant to an Executive order, including Executive 
        Order 12866; and
            (3) any other publication issued by the Environmental 
        Protection Agency or the Office of Management and Budget that 
        may reasonably be foreseen to contain notice of plans by the 
        Environmental Protection Agency to prepare any guidance, 
        policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general 
        applicability and future effect that may have a significant 
        impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities.
    (b) Information Gathering.--For a publication item reviewed under 
subsection (a) that the Secretary determines may have a significant 
impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities, the Secretary 
shall--
            (1) solicit from the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency any information the Administrator may provide 
        to facilitate a review of the publication item;
            (2) utilize the Chief Economist of the Department of 
        Agriculture to produce an economic impact statement for the 
        publication item that contains a detailed estimate of potential 
        costs to agricultural entities;
            (3) identify individuals representative of potentially 
        affected agricultural entities for the purpose of obtaining 
        advice and recommendations from such individuals about the 
        potential impacts of the publication item; and
            (4) convene a review panel for analysis of the publication 
        item that includes the Secretary, any full-time Federal 
        employee of the Department of Agriculture appointed to the 
        panel by the Secretary, and any employee of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency or the Office of Information and Regulatory 
        Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget that accepts 
        an invitation from the Secretary to participate in the panel.
    (c) Duties of the Review Panel.--A review panel convened for a 
publication item under subsection (b)(4) shall--
            (1) review any information or material obtained by the 
        Secretary and prepared in connection with the publication item, 
        including any draft proposed guidance, policy, memorandum, 
        regulation, or statement of general applicability and future 
        effect;
            (2) collect advice and recommendations from agricultural 
        entity representatives identified by the Administrator after 
        consultation with the Secretary;
            (3) compile and analyze such advice and recommendations; 
        and
            (4) make recommendations to the Secretary based on the 
        information gathered by the review panel or provided by 
        agricultural entity representatives.
    (d) Comments.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date the 
        Secretary convenes a review panel pursuant to subsection 
        (b)(4), the Secretary shall submit to the Administrator 
        comments on the planned or proposed guidance, policy, 
        memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability 
        and future effect for consideration and inclusion in any 
        related administrative record, including--
                    (A) a report by the Secretary on the concerns of 
                agricultural entities;
                    (B) the findings of the review panel;
                    (C) the findings of the Secretary, including any 
                adopted findings of the review panel; and
                    (D) recommendations of the Secretary.
            (2) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the comments 
        in the Federal Register and make the comments available to the 
        public on the public Internet website of the Department of 
        Agriculture.
    (e) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive initiation of the review 
panel under subsection (b)(4) as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (f) Definition of Agricultural Entity.--In this section, the term 
``agricultural entity'' means any entity involved in or related to 
agricultural enterprise, including enterprises that are engaged in the 
business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of 
livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related 
industries.

Answer: Review EPA's Language on Agriculture and Thoroughly Engage with the Farm Act of 2013 or the RELATE with the Farm Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to review publications that may give notice that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing or plans to prepare any guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities. Requires the Secretary, for each publication item determined to have a possible significant impact, to: (1) solicit from the EPA Administrator information to facilitate a review of the item, (2) produce an economic impact statement, (3) identify representatives of potentially affected agricultural entities to obtain advice and recommendations about the potential impacts of the item, and (4) convene a review panel that includes the Secretary to analyze the publication item. Provides procedures for submission by the Secretary of comments to the Administrator for inclusion in the administrative record and for waiver of a panel's initiation.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Distracted Driving 
Prevention Act of 2009''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Distracted driving incentive grants.
Sec. 3. Distracted driving national education program.
Sec. 4. Research and data collection.
Sec. 5. Research program.
Sec. 6. FCC report on distracted driving technology.
Sec. 7. Provision of information to States.
Sec. 8. Commercial motor vehicles and school buses.
Sec. 9. Funding.

SEC. 2. DISTRACTED DRIVING INCENTIVE GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 413. Distracted driving incentive grants
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make a grant under this 
section to any State that enacts and implements a statute that meets 
the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
    ``(b) Prohibition on Texting While Driving.--A State statute meets 
the requirements of this subsection if the statute--
            ``(1) prohibits the use of a personal wireless 
        communications device by a driver for texting while driving;
            ``(2) makes violation of the statute a primary offense;
            ``(3) establishes--
                    ``(A) a minimum fine for a first violation of the 
                statute; and
                    ``(B) increased fines for repeat violations; and
            ``(4) provides increased civil and criminal penalties than 
        would otherwise apply if a vehicle accident is caused by a 
        driver who is using such a device in violation of the statute.
    ``(c) Prohibition on Handheld Cellphone Use While Driving.--A State 
statute meets the requirements of this subsection if the statute--
            ``(1) prohibits a driver from holding a personal wireless 
        communications device to conduct a telephone call while 
        driving;
            ``(2) allows the use of hands-free devices that enable a 
        driver, other than a driver who has not attained the age of 18, 
        to initiate, conduct, or receive a telephone call without 
        holding the device;
            ``(3) makes violation of the statute a primary offense;
            ``(4) requires distracted driving issues to be tested as 
        part of the State driver's license examination;
            ``(5) establishes--
                    ``(A) a minimum fine for a first violation of the 
                statute; and
                    ``(B) increased fines for repeat violations; and
            ``(6) provides increased civil and criminal penalties than 
        would otherwise apply if a vehicle accident is caused by a 
        driver who is using such a device in violation of the statute.
    ``(d) Permitted Exceptions.--A statute that meets the requirements 
of subsections (b) and (c) may provide exceptions for--
            ``(1) use of a personal wireless communications device by a 
        driver to contact emergency services;
            ``(2) manipulation of such a device by a driver to 
        activate, deactivate, or initialize the hands-free 
        functionality of the device;
            ``(3) use of a personal wireless communications device by 
        emergency services personnel while operating an emergency 
        services vehicle and engaged in the performance of their duties 
        as emergency services personnel; and
            ``(4) use of a device by an individual employed as a 
        commercial motor vehicle driver, or a school bus driver, within 
        the scope of such individual's employment if such use is 
        permitted under the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 
        31152 of title 49.
    ``(e) Grant Year.--The Secretary shall make a grant under this 
section to a State in any year in which the State--
            ``(1) enacts a law that meets the requirements of 
        subsections (b) and (c) before July 1; or
            ``(2) maintains a statute, that meets the requirements of 
        subsections (b) and (c), enacted in a previous year that is in 
        effect through June 30th of the grant year.
    ``(f) Disbursement and Apportionment.--Grants to qualifying States 
shall be disbursed after July 1 each year according to the 
apportionment criteria of section 402(c).
    ``(g) Use of Grant Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this 
section--
            ``(1) shall use at least 50 percent of the grant--
                    ``(A) to educate and advertise to the public 
                information about the dangers of texting or using a 
                cellphone while driving;
                    ``(B) for traffic signs that notify drivers about 
                the distracted driving law of the State;
                    ``(C) for law enforcement of the distracted driving 
                law; or
                    ``(D) for a combination of such uses; and
            ``(2) may use up to 50 percent of the grant for other 
        projects that improve traffic safety and that are consistent 
        with the criteria in section 402(a).
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Driving.--The term `driving' means operating a motor 
        vehicle on a public road, including operation while temporarily 
        stationary because of traffic, a traffic light or stop sign, or 
        otherwise. It does not include operating a motor vehicle when 
        the vehicle has pulled over to the side of, or off, an active 
        roadway and has stopped in a location where it can safely 
        remain stationary.
            ``(2) Hands-free device.--The term `hands-free device' 
        means a device that allows a driver to use a personal wireless 
        communications device to initiate, conduct, or receive a 
        telephone call without holding the personal wireless 
        communications device.
            ``(3) Personal wireless communications device.--The term 
        `personal wireless communications device' means a device 
        through which personal wireless services (as defined in section 
        332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        332(c)(7)(C)(i))) are transmitted. It does not include a global 
        navigation satellite system receiver used for positioning, 
        emergency notification, or navigation purposes.
            ``(4) Primary offense.--The term `primary offense' means an 
        offense for which a law enforcement officer may stop a vehicle 
        solely for the purpose of issuing a citation in the absence of 
        evidence of another offense.
            ``(5) Public road.--The term `public road' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 402(c).
            ``(6) Texting.--The term `texting' means reading from or 
        manually entering data into a personal wireless communications 
        device, including doing so for the purpose of SMS texting, e-
        mailing, instant messaging, or engaging in any other form of 
        electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 4 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``413. Distracted driving incentive grants.''.

SEC. 3. DISTRACTED DRIVING NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration shall establish and administer a program under 
which at least 2 high-visibility education and advertising campaigns 
related to distracted driving will be carried out for the purpose 
specified in subsection (b) for fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of an education and advertising campaign 
under this section shall be to educate the public about the risks 
associated with distracted driving, including those associated with--
            (1) texting (as defined in section 413(h)(6) of title 23, 
        United States Code) while driving; and
            (2) the use of personal wireless communications devices (as 
        defined in section 413(h)(3) of that title) while driving.
    (c) Advertising.--The Administrator may use, or authorize the use 
of, funds available to carry out this section to pay for the 
development, production, publication, and broadcast of electronic and 
print media advertising in carrying out traffic safety education and 
advertising campaigns under this section. The Administrator--
            (1) shall give consideration to advertising directed at 
        non-English speaking populations, including those who listen, 
        read, or watch nontraditional media; and
            (2) may use a portion of the funds available for this 
        program to target local jurisdictions that have enacted laws 
        prohibiting texting or the use of personal wireless 
        communications devices while driving.
    (d) Coordination With States.--The Administrator may coordinate 
with the States to carry out the education and advertising campaigns 
under this section to coincide with high-visibility enforcement of 
State laws prohibiting texting while driving or the use of personal 
wireless communications devices while driving.
    (e) Annual Evaluation.--The Administrator shall conduct an annual 
evaluation of the effectiveness of the education and advertising 
campaigns under this section, and report the results to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SEC. 4. RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 408(e)(2) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Data on use of electronic devices.--
                    ``(A) The model data elements required under 
                paragraph (1) shall include data elements, as 
                determined appropriate by the Secretary, in 
                consultation with the States and appropriate elements 
                of the law enforcement community, on the impact on 
                traffic safety of the use of electronic devices while 
                driving.
                    ``(B) In order to meet the requirements of 
                subparagraph (A), State and local governments shall--
                            ``(i) require that official vehicle 
                        accident investigation reports include a 
                        designated space to record whether or not the 
                        use of a personal wireless communications 
                        device (as defined in section 413(h)(3)) was in 
                        use at the time of the accident by any driver 
                        involved in the accident;
                            ``(ii) require that all law enforcement 
                        officers, as part of a vehicle accident 
                        investigation, inquire about and record the 
                        information required by clause (i); and
                            ``(iii) incorporate the information 
                        collected under clause (i) into its traffic 
                        safety information system.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to grants under section 408 of title 23, United 
States Code, for fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 2010.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 
research program to study distracted driving by passenger and 
commercial vehicle drivers.
    (b) Scope.--The program shall include studies of--
            (1) driver behavior;
            (2) vehicle technology; and
            (3) portable electronic devices that are commonly brought 
        into passenger or commercial vehicles.
    (c) Research Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out this section the Secretary 
        may grant research contracts to non-governmental entities to 
        study distracted driving.
            (2) Limitations.--The Secretary may not grant a research 
        contract under this section to any person that produces or 
        sells--
                    (A) electronic equipment that is used in vehicles;
                    (B) portable electronic equipment commonly brought 
                into passenger or commercial vehicles; or
                    (C) passenger or commercial vehicles.

SEC. 6. FCC REPORT ON DISTRACTED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY.

    Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Federal Communications Commission shall submit a report to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce that identifies--
            (1) data the Commission can collect and analyze that will 
        assist in understanding and reducing the problem of distracted 
        driving involving the use of personal communications devices;
            (2) existing and developing wireless communications 
        technology that may be used to reduce problems associated with 
        distracted driving; and
            (3) existing authority that the Commission may use to 
        assist in reducing those problems.

SEC. 7. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO STATES.

    Section 30105 of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to 
providing Government-sponsored research and highway safety data, or 
providing technical assistance, relating to legislative proposals 
addressing the dangers or potential dangers of--
            (1) texting while driving a passenger vehicle, school bus, 
        or commercial vehicle; or
            (2) the use of personal wireless communications devices (as 
        defined in section 413(h)(3) of title 23, United States Code) 
        while driving a passenger vehicle, school bus, or commercial 
        vehicle.

SEC. 8. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES AND SCHOOL BUSES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 31152. Regulation of the use of distracting devices in 
              commercial motor vehicles and school buses
    ``(a) In General.--No later than 1 year after the enactment of the 
Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall prescribe regulations on the use of electronic or 
wireless devices, including cell phones and other distracting devices, 
by an individual employed as the operator of--
            ``(1) a commercial motor vehicle while that individual is 
        engaged in the performance of such individual's duties as the 
        operator of the commercial motor vehicle; or
            ``(2) a school bus (as defined in section 30125(a)(1)) that 
        is a commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section 
        31301(4)(A)) while that individual is engaged in the 
        performance of such individual's duties as the operator of the 
        school bus.
    ``(b) Basis for Regulations.--The Secretary shall base the 
regulations required by subsection (a) on accident data analysis, the 
results of ongoing research, and other information, as appropriate.
    ``(c) Prohibited Use.--The Secretary shall prohibit the use of such 
devices in circumstances in which the Secretary determines that their 
use interferes with the driver's safe operation of a school bus or 
commercial motor vehicle.
    ``(d) Permitted Use.--Under the regulations, the Secretary may 
permit the use of a device, the use of which is prohibited under 
subsection (c), if the Secretary determines that such use is necessary 
for the safety of the driver or the public in emergency 
circumstances.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 311 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 31151 the following:

``31152. Regulation of the use of distracting devices in commercial 
                            motor vehicles and school buses.''.

SEC. 9. FUNDING.

    Section 2001(a) of Public Law 109-59 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' in paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking ``2009.'' in paragraph (4) and inserting 
        ``2009, $94,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $94,500,000 for 
        fiscal year 2011. If any amount of the funds authorized by this 
        paragraph has not been allocated to States meeting the criteria 
        of section 406 of title 23, United States Code, by July 1 of a 
        fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2009, the unallocated 
        amount shall be allocated to States meeting the criteria of 
        section 413 of that title.''; and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12) and 
        inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
            ``(11) Distracted driving program.--For carrying out 
        section 3 of the Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009, 
        $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011.''.

Answer:
Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to states that enact laws that prohibit, with certain exceptions, and establish fines for texting and/or handheld cellphone use while driving.

Requires a state that receives a grant to allocate: (1) at least 50% to educate and advertise to the public about the dangers of texting or using a cellphone while driving as well as enforce the distracted driving law; and (2) up to 50% for other traffic safety improvement projects.

Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to administer a distracted driving national education program with at least two high-visibility education and advertising campaigns.

Requires the Secretary to establish a research program to study distracted driving by passenger and commercial vehicle drivers.

Directs the the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report to Congress on existing and developing wireless communications technology that may be used to reduce problems associated with distracted driving.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) prescribe regulations on the use of electronic or wireless devices, including cell phones and other distracting devices, by operators of commercial motor vehicles and school buses; and (2) prohibit their use in circumstances where it interferes with the driver's safe operation of the vehicles.