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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Assistance and Counseling 
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PENSION COUNSELING PROGRAMS.

    Title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subtitle C as subtitle D;
            (2) by redesignating sections 761 through 764 as sections 
        791 through 794, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subtitle B the following:

                    ``Subtitle C--Pension Counseling

``SEC. 761. PENSION COUNSELING PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Pension and other retirement benefits.--The term 
        `pension and other retirement benefits' means private, civil 
        service, and other public pensions and retirement benefits, 
        including benefits provided under--
                    ``(A) the Social Security program carried out under 
                title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
                seq.);
                    ``(B) the railroad retirement program carried out 
                under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
                231 et seq.);
                    ``(C) the government retirement benefits programs 
                carried out under--
                            ``(i) the Civil Service Retirement System 
                        set forth in subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
                        title 5, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) the Federal Employees Retirement 
                        System set forth in chapter 84 of title 5, 
                        United States Code;
                            ``(iii) title 10, United States Code; or
                            ``(iv) any other government retirement 
                        system, including any Government pension plan 
                        as such term is defined under section 9502 of 
                        title 31, United States Code; or
                    ``(D) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
                of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
            ``(2) Pension counseling program.--The term `pension 
        counseling program' means a program described in subsection 
        (c).
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and 
carry out pension counseling projects. In carrying out the projects, 
the Assistant Secretary shall award grants under subsection (c) and 
(d).
    ``(c) Pension Counseling Programs.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--In carrying out the projects specified 
        in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall award grants 
        to eligible entities to establish programs that create or 
        continue a sufficient number of pension assistance and 
        counseling projects to provide outreach, information, 
        counseling, referral, and other assistance regarding pension 
        and other retirement benefits, and rights related to such 
        benefits, to individuals throughout the United States.
            ``(2) Award of grants.--
                    ``(A) Type of entity.--The Assistant Secretary 
                shall award under this subsection--
                            ``(i) grants to State agencies or area 
                        agencies on aging; and
                            ``(ii) grants to nonprofit organizations 
                        with a proven record of providing--
                                    ``(I) services related to 
                                retirement of older individuals; or
                                    ``(II) specific pension counseling.
                    ``(B) Panel.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Assistant Secretary shall use a citizen 
                advisory panel that shall include representatives of 
                business, labor, national senior advocates, and 
                national pension rights advocates.
                    ``(C) Criteria.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Assistant Secretary, after consultation 
                with the panel, shall use as criteria--
                            ``(i) evidence of commitment of an agency 
                        or organization to carry out a proposed pension 
                        counseling program;
                            ``(ii) the ability of the agency or 
                        organization to perform effective outreach to 
                        affected populations, particularly populations 
                        identified as in need of special outreach;
                            ``(iii) reliable information that the 
                        population to be served by the agency or 
                        organization has a demonstrable need for the 
                        services proposed to be provided under the 
                        program; and
                            ``(iv) evidence of ability of the agency or 
                        organization to provide services under the 
                        program on a statewide or regional basis.
            ``(3) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an 
                application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in 
                such manner, and containing such information as the 
                Assistant Secretary may require, including, at a 
                minimum--
                            ``(i) a plan for the establishment of a 
                        pension counseling program to serve a specific 
                        geographic area; and
                            ``(ii) an assurance that staff members 
                        (including volunteer staff members) have no 
                        conflict of interest in providing the services 
                        described in the plan.
                    ``(B) Plan.--The plan described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall provide for a program that--
                            ``(i) establishes or continues a State or 
                        area pension counseling service;
                            ``(ii) provides counseling (including 
                        direct counseling and assistance to individuals 
                        needing information) and information that may 
                        assist individuals in establishing rights to, 
                        obtaining, and filing claims or complaints 
                        related to, pension and other retirement 
                        benefits;
                            ``(iii) provides information on sources of 
                        pension and other retirement benefits, 
                        including the benefits under programs described 
                        in subsection (a)(1);
                            ``(iv) makes referrals to legal services 
                        and other advocacy programs;
                            ``(v) establishes a system of referral to 
                        Federal, State, and local departments or 
                        agencies related to pension and other 
                        retirement benefits;
                            ``(vi) provides a sufficient number of 
                        staff positions (including volunteer positions) 
                        to ensure information, counseling, referral, 
                        and assistance regarding pension and other 
                        retirement benefits;
                            ``(vii) provides training programs for 
                        staff members, including volunteer staff 
                        members of the programs described in subsection 
                        (a)(1);
                            ``(viii) makes recommendations to the 
                        Administration, the Department of Labor, and 
                        other Federal, State, and local agencies 
                        concerning issues for older individuals related 
                        to pension and other retirement benefits; and
                            ``(ix) establishes or continues to provide 
                        projects to provide outreach, information, 
                        counseling, referral, and other assistance 
                        regarding pension and other retirement 
                        benefits, with particular emphasis on outreach 
                        to women, minorities, and low-income retirees.
    ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--In carrying out the projects described 
        in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall award a grant 
        to an eligible entity to establish a training and technical 
        assistance program to provide--
                    ``(A) information and technical assistance to the 
                staffs of entities operating pension counseling 
                programs; and
                    ``(B) assistance to the entities, including 
                assistance in designing program evaluation tools.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--Entities eligible to receive grants 
        under this subsection include nonprofit private organizations 
        with records of providing national information, referral, and 
        advocacy in matters related to pension and other retirement 
        benefits.
            ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the 
        Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(e) Pension Assistance Hotline and Interagency Coordination.--The 
Assistant Secretary shall enter into interagency agreements for the 
establishment and operation of, and dissemination of information about, 
a telephone hotline for individuals seeking outreach, information, 
counseling, referral, and assistance regarding pension and other 
retirement benefits, and rights related to such benefits. The Assistant 
Secretary shall also enter into agreements with the Secretary of Labor 
and with the heads of other Federal agencies that regulate the 
provision of pension and other retirement benefits, as the Assistant 
Secretary determines to be appropriate, in order to carry out this 
subsection and to develop a nationwide public-private pension 
assistance system.
    ``(f) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) Preparation.--The Assistant Secretary shall prepare a 
        report that--
                    ``(A) summarizes the distribution of funds 
                authorized for grants under this section and the 
                expenditure of such funds;
                    ``(B) summarizes the scope and content of training 
                and assistance provided under a program carried out 
                under this section and the degree to which the training 
                and assistance can be replicated;
                    ``(C) outlines the problems that individuals 
                participating in programs funded under this section 
                encountered concerning rights related to pension and 
                other retirement benefits; and
                    ``(D) makes recommendations regarding the manner in 
                which services provided in programs funded under this 
                section can be incorporated into the ongoing programs 
                of State agencies, area agencies on aging, multipurpose 
                senior centers, and other similar entities.
            ``(2) Submission.--Not later than 30 months after the date 
        of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary shall 
        submit the report described in paragraph (1) to the Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
        the Senate.
    ``(g) Administrative Expenses.--Of the funds appropriated under 
subsection (h) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not more 
than $100,000 may be used by the Administration for administrative 
expenses in carrying out this section.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Repealer.--Section 429J of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3035r) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 794 of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (as redesignated in section 2(2)) is 
amended by striking ``entities described in section 751(c)'' and 
inserting ``persons and entities described in section 793(b)''.
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Specifies that such grants shall be awarded to: (1) State agencies or area agencies on aging; (2) nonprofit organizations with a proven record of providing services related to retirement of older individuals or specific pension counseling; and (3) an eligible entity to establish a training and technical assistance program to provide information and technical assistance to the staffs of entities operating pension counseling programs and assistance to such entities, including assistance in designing program evaluation tools. Makes nonprofit private organizations with records of providing national information, referral, and advocacy in matters related to pension and other retirement benefits eligible to receive training and technical assistance grants.
Requires the Assistant Secretary to enter into: (1) interagency agreements for the establishment and operation of, and dissemination of information about, a telephone hotline for individuals seeking outreach, information, counseling, referral, and assistance regarding pension and other retirement benefits, and rights related to such benefits; and (2) agreements with the Secretary of Labor and with the heads of other Federal agencies that regulate the provision of pension and other retirement benefits, as appropriate, in order to carry out this Act and to develop a nationwide public-private pension assistance system.
Authorizes appropriations.
Repeals provisions of the Act that establish pension rights demonstration projects.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Future Farmers of America 
Commemorative Coin Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the National Future Farmers of America Organization 
        makes a positive difference in the lives of students by 
        developing their potential for leadership, personal growth, and 
        career success through agricultural education;
            (2) the National Future Farmers of America Organization was 
        founded in 1928, as the ``Future Farmers of America'', to 
        provide leadership training for high school students of 
        vocational agriculture;
            (3) the National Future Farmers of America Organization 
        created a national agricultural education model for use in 
        public school systems that has been adopted by youth leadership 
        organizations throughout the world;
            (4) the National Future Farmers of America Organization 
        prepares its student members to think critically, work in 
        teams, and be successful in more than 300 careers relating to 
        the science, business, and technology of agriculture;
            (5) approximately 9,000,000 living former members of the 
        National Future Farmers of America Organization are prominent 
        industry executives, members of Congress, community members, 
        farmers, and productive United States citizens;
            (6) in 2009, the National Future Farmers of America 
        Organization had 507,763 members in more than 7,400 local 
        chapters in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the United States 
        Virgin Islands;
            (7) the Future Farmers of America was chartered by Congress 
        in 1950, and continues to be an intra-curricular educational 
        organization within public school systems throughout the United 
        States; and
            (8) October 2012 will mark the beginning of a year of 
        celebration in honor of the 85th anniversary of the founding of 
        the National Future Farmers of America Organization, which took 
        place at the first national convention of the National Future 
        Farmers of America Organization.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the National Future Farmers 
of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of the National Future 
Farmers of America Organization, the Secretary of the Treasury (in this 
Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue--
            (1) not more than 100,000 gold coins, which shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy; 
                and
            (2) not more than 500,000 silver coins, which shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.7 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
                copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
        Act shall be emblematic of the 85-year history of the National 
        Future Farmers of America Organization.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted 
        under this Act, there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God 
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E 
                Pluribus Unum''; and
                    (C) an inscription of the year 2012.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
        National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 
        Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Period of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this 
Act only for the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2012.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins minted under this Act shall be sold by 
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with respect to 
        such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and minting the coins (including 
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
minted under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such 
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall pay all of the surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of coins minted under this Act to the 
National Future Farmers of America Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana, 
for the creation of an endowment to enhance and expand programs that 
encourage the development of leadership skills, personal growth, and 
career success through agricultural education and the Future Farmers of 
America.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States is 
authorized to examine such books, records, documents, and other data of 
the organization described in subsection (b) as may be related to the 
expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b).
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National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of such Organization.

Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one year period, beginning on January 1, 2012.

Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin.

Requires all of the surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be paid to the National Future Farmers of America Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the creation of an endowment to enhance and expand programs that encourage the development of leadership skills, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education and the Future Farmers of America.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Distracted Driving 
Prevention Act of 2013''.
    (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 prevention.
Sec. 3. Research program.
Sec. 4. FCC report on distracted driving technology.

SEC. 2. DISTRACTED DRIVING PREVENTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 413. Distracted driving prevention
    ``(a) Withholding of Funds for States Without Distracted Driving 
Laws.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2016.--On October 1, 2015, the Secretary 
        shall withhold 1 percent of the amount required to be 
        apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        section 104(b) for fiscal year 2016 if the State has not 
        enacted or is not enforcing a law that meets the requirements 
        of subsections (b) and (c).
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2017.--On October 1, 2016, the Secretary 
        shall withhold 3 percent of the amount required to be 
        apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        section 104(b) for fiscal year 2017 if the State has not 
        enacted or is not enforcing a law that meets the requirements 
        of subsections (b) and (c).
            ``(3) Fiscal year 2018 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2017, 
        and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 
        shall withhold 5 percent of the amount required to be 
        apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        section 104(b) for the applicable fiscal year if the State has 
        not enacted or is not enforcing a law that meets the 
        requirements of subsections (b) and (c).
    ``(b) Prohibition on Texting While Driving.--A State law meets the 
requirements of this subsection if the law--
            ``(1) prohibits the use of a personal wireless 
        communications device by a driver for texting while driving;
            ``(2) makes violation of the law a primary offense;
            ``(3) establishes--
                    ``(A) a minimum fine for a first violation of the 
                law; and
                    ``(B) increased fines for repeat violations; and
            ``(4) provides increased civil and criminal penalties, as 
        compared to those that would otherwise apply, if a vehicle 
        accident is caused by a driver who is using such a device in 
        violation of the law.
    ``(c) Prohibition on Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving.--A 
State law meets the requirements of this subsection if the law--
            ``(1) prohibits a driver from holding a personal wireless 
        communications device to conduct a telephone call while 
        driving;
            ``(2) allows the use of a hands-free device by a driver, 
        other than a driver who has not attained the age of 18 years, 
        for initiating, conducting, or receiving a telephone call;
            ``(3) makes violation of the law a primary offense;
            ``(4) requires distracted driving issues to be tested as 
        part of the driver's license examination of the State;
            ``(5) establishes--
                    ``(A) a minimum fine for a first violation of the 
                law; and
                    ``(B) increased fines for repeat violations; and
            ``(6) provides increased civil and criminal penalties, as 
        compared to those that would otherwise apply, if a vehicle 
        accident is caused by a driver who is using a personal wireless 
        communications device in violation of the law.
    ``(d) Permitted Exceptions.--A State law meets the requirements of 
subsections (b) and (c) without regard to whether the law provides 
exceptions for--
            ``(1) use of a personal wireless communications device by a 
        driver to contact emergency services;
            ``(2) manipulation of a personal wireless communications 
        device by a driver to activate, deactivate, or initialize the 
        hands-free functionality of the device; and
            ``(3) use of a personal wireless communications device by 
        emergency services personnel while operating an emergency 
        services vehicle and engaged in the performance of the duties 
        of emergency services personnel.
    ``(e) Period of Availability of Withheld Funds; Effect of 
Compliance and Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--Any funds 
        withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment to a State 
        shall remain available for apportionment to the State until the 
        end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for 
        which the funds are authorized to be appropriated.
            ``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
        If, before the last day of the period for which funds withheld 
        under subsection (a) from apportionment are to remain available 
        for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State 
        enacts and begins enforcement of a law that meets the 
        requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall, 
        on the first day on which the State has enacted and begins 
        enforcement of such a law, apportion to the State the funds 
        withheld under subsection (a) that remain available for 
        apportionment to the State.
            ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
        funds.--Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) shall remain available for expenditure until 
                the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal 
                year in which the funds are so apportioned; and
                    ``(B) if not apportioned at the end of that period, 
                shall lapse.
            ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the 
        period for which funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
        apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under 
        paragraph (1), the State has not enacted or has not begun 
        enforcement of a law that meets the requirements of subsections 
        (b) and (c), the funds shall lapse.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(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, a stop sign, or 
        another reason. The term 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. The term 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) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 4 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``413. Distracted driving prevention.''.

SEC. 3. RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, 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.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the results of the research program under this section.

SEC. 4. FCC REPORT ON DISTRACTED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 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 wireless 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.
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Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold a certain percentage of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2016-FY2018, and each succeeding fiscal year, if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits a driver from using a hand-held personal wireless communications device (such as a cell phone or smart phone) to text or call while driving; (2) allows the use of a hands-free device by a driver (other than a driver who is less than 18 years old) to call; (3) makes violation of the law a primary offense; (4) requires distracted driving issues to be tested as part of the state's driver's license examination; and (5) establishes certain minimum fines and increased civil and criminal penalties. Excludes from the meaning of personal wireless communications device a global navigation satellite system receiver used for positioning, emergency notification, or navigation (GPS). Declares that laws meet the requirements of this Act without regard to whether it provides exceptions for driver: (1) use of a cell phone in emergency situations, and (2) use of a cell phone to activate its hands-free capabilities. 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.