National Minimum Drinking Age Act

WRITTEN BY RANDY ECONOMY
----98th Congress of the United States
IN BRIEF
In order to make states increase their drinking age to 21, this bill restricts federal highway funding to states that don’t meet certain criteria
== Section 1. Name of Bill ==
This Bill will be known as National Minimum Drinking Age Act for the duration of this bill, in all debates, and following enactment by the executive branch will carry the same title.
== Section 2. Findings and Definitions ==
FINDINGS
# Whereas, Drunk driving is a clear danger to all those on the road.
# Whereas, underage drinking as a clear negative effect on young people.
DEFINITIONS
# Alcoholic Beverage - Any of the following beverages:
## Beer as defined in section 5052(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 1954
## Wine of at least 0.5% alcohol by volume
## Distilled Spirits as defined in section 5002(a)8 of the Internal Revenue Code 1954
== Section 3. Bill Action ==
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# The secretary of the treasury is to withhold 10% of federal highway funds granted to any state that does not meet the following criteria
## Have a law in force that suspends the license to drive for a period of no less than 3 months should the holder of said license to drive have driven under the influence of alcohol.
### Should an individual have been found to have driven under the influence of alcohol multiple times, their license to drive is to be suspended for a period of no less than 1 year, and said individual is to be imprisoned for no less than 30 days.
## Have a law in force that prohibits the sale of alcohol to individuals under the age of 21. 
### A business that is to have been found to have violated this law is to be forbidden from selling alcohol for a period of 6 months per known violation.
### An individual who sells or otherwise transfers an alcoholic beverage to an individual under the age of 21 is to receive a fine of no less than $500.
#### There is to be an exemption to this rule for family members of the individual under the age of 21, so long as the alcohol is consumed in private.
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