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[Q]: SECTION 1. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

(a) Establishment of Program.--The Agricultural Act of 1949 is
amended by inserting after section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k) the following
new section:
''SEC. 116. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

''(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a voluntary
conservation flex program option to assist producers of agricultural
commodities in adopting integrated, site-specific farm management plans
through the reduction of farm program barriers to resource stewardship
practices and systems.
''(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
''(1) The term 'program' means the conservation flex
program option established under this section.
''(2) The term 'plan' means a site-specific farm management
plan prepared by the producer and approved by the Secretary.
''(3) The term 'alternative crops' means experimental and
industrial crops which conserve soil and water.
''(4) The term 'breeding cattle' means bulls, dams, and
heifers held solely for the production of calves, but shall not
include weaned calves being grown for slaughter or dairy
cattle.
''(5) The term 'legume' means any legume, including
alfalfa, clover, lentils, lupine, medic, peas, soybeans, and
vetch grown for use as a forage, green manure, or biomass
feedstock, but not including any pulse crop from which the
seeds are harvested and sold for purposes other than use as
seed for planting.
''(6) The term 'resource-conserving crop' means legumes,
grasses, brassica cover crops and forages, alternative crops,
any interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops, any
interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops and
small grains, and such other crops as the Secretary may
designate.
''(7) The term 'resource-conserving crop rotation' means a
crop rotation which includes at least one resource-conserving
crop and that reduces erosion, maintains or improves soil
fertility, tilth and structure, interrupts pest cycles, or
conserves water.
''(8) The term 'rotational grazing' means planting forage,
dividing pastures into paddocks, and using grazing rotations to
increase forage quality and production, improve vegetative
cover, and reduce sediment and nutrient runoff.
''(9) The term 'small grains' means any small grain,
including barley, buckwheat, oats, rye, spelt, and triticale,
but not including wheat, except for wheat grown for nonhuman
consumption.
''(10) The term 'special conservation practices' means
field borders, contour grass strips, grass waterways, filter
strips, grass windbreaks, buffer areas, wildlife habitat
plantings, habitat plantings for beneficial organisms that aid
in the control of pests, and such other practices as the
Secretary may designate.
''(c) Eligible Producers.--To be eligible to participate in the
program, a producer must prepare and submit to the Secretary for
approval a site-specific farm management plan, which may at the
producer's option be integrated with any conservation plan developed
pursuant to section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3812) and any other conservation or natural resource plan required for
producer participation in any program within the jurisdiction of the
Secretary.
''(d) Agreements.--Upon the approval of a plan submitted by a
producer under subsection (c), the Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the producer that specifies the crop acreage bases being
enrolled in the program. The agreement shall be for a period of not
less than one year, nor more than seven years, as determined by the
producer. The agreement may be renewed upon the mutual agreement of the
Secretary and the producer.
''(e) Producer Responsibilities Under Agreement.--Under the terms
of an agreement entered into under subsection (d), a producer shall
agree--
''(1) to actively comply with the terms and conditions of
the applicable plan, as approved by the Secretary;
''(2) to devote to a resource-conserving crop--
''(A) not less than 15 percent of the crop acreage
bases of the producer enrolled under such program; or
''(B) not less than 15 percent of the producer's
total crop acres, if the sum of resource-conserving
crop acres on non-base acres and total crop acreage
bases on the farm does not exceed the county average
base-to-cropland ratio; and
''(3) to keep such records as the Secretary may reasonably
require for purposes of program evaluation.
''(f) Requirements of the Plan.--To be approved by the Secretary, a
plan submitted by a producer must--
''(1) specify the crop acreage bases the producer chooses
to enroll in the program;
''(2) describe the resource-conserving crop rotation,
special conservation practices, rotational grazing, or biomass
production operations and practices to be implemented and
maintained on such acreage during the agreement period which
fulfill the purposes of the program;
''(3) contain a schedule for the implementation,
improvement and maintenance of the resource-conserving crop
rotation, special conservation practices, rotational grazing,
or biomass operations and practices described in the plan; and
''(4) contain such other terms as the Secretary may
require.
''(g) Program Administration, Certification, and Termination.--
''(1) Program administration, technical assistance, and
flexibility.--
''(A) Administration.--The program shall be
administered by the Secretary.
''(B) Technical assistance.--In administering the
program, the Secretary, in consultation with the local
conservation districts and any State or local
authorities deemed appropriate by the Secretary, shall
provide technical assistance to a producer in
developing and implementing a plan, evaluating the
effectiveness of a plan, and assessing the costs and
benefits of farming operations and practices. If
requested by a producer, the Secretary shall provide
technical assistance to help the producer comply with
Federal, State, and local requirements designed to
protect soil, wetlands, wildlife habitat, the quality
of ground water and surface water, or other natural
resources.
''(C) Flexibility.--In administering the program,
the Secretary shall provide sufficient flexibility for
a producer to revise the producer's plan to respond to
changes in market conditions, weather, or technology or
to adjust and modify the farming operation, except that
such revisions must be consistent with the purposes of
the program and approved by the Secretary.
''(2) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify producer
compliance with the terms and conditions of the plan.
''(3) Termination.--The Secretary may terminate an
agreement entered into with a producer under this program if--
''(A) the producer agrees to such termination; or
''(B) the producer violates the terms and
conditions of such agreement.
''(h) Program Rules.--
''(1) Base and yield protection.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce crop acreage
bases or farm program payment yields as a result of the
planting of a resource-conserving crop.
''(2) Payment acres.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary shall not reduce any farm program loans,
payments, or benefits of a program participant as a result of
the planting of a resource-conserving crop.
''(3) Payment rate.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary shall provide deficiency payments on
resource-conserving crop acreage eligible for payments at a
rate not less than the projected deficiency payment rate, as
determined and announced each year by the Secretary prior to
the period during which producers may agree to participate in
the program.
''(4) Payment acre protection.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce the payment
acres or the established price for a program participant who
has entered into an agreement with the Secretary for a fixed
period of time.
''(5) Resource-conserving crops on normal flex acreage.--
Acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this program
may, at the discretion of the producer, be designated as normal
flex acreage.
''(6) Adjustments in production adjustment requirements.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall
make fair and equitable adjustments in acreage limitation
requirements applicable to a producer participating in the
program giving due consideration to crop rotation, special
conservation practices, rotational grazing, biomass production,
and other appropriate factors resulting from the implementation
of a plan. If the Secretary determines that the reduction in
program crop production on a participating farm referred to in
the preceding sentence will equal or exceed any reduction in
crop production which, in the absence of participation in the
program, would occur as a result of acreage limitation
requirements, the Secretary shall waive such acreage limitation
requirements for the farm. If the resource conserving crop
includes a farm program feed grain crop planted on the base
acres of another farm program feed grain crop, the Secretary
shall take into account the established or county average yield
of the two feed grains for the purposes of making the
adjustment or waiver.
''(7) Total base acreage flexibility.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary shall allow participants
in this program to plant farm program crops and oilseeds in any
proportion on a producer's total acreage of farm program crop
base and historic oilseeds acreage without affecting farm
program payments.
''(8) Crop insurance.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this
program shall be eligible for crop insurance pursuant to the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
''(9) Haying and grazing restriction.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary shall not make any
farm program payments to a producer, who is otherwise
eligible to receive such payments, for acreage enrolled
in the program if the producer, during the consecutive
five month period in each State in which haying and
grazing of conserving use acres may be prohibited under
the provisions of this Act, grazes breeding cattle or
nursing calves or harvests and sells hay on payment
acres.
''(B) Transition option.--The restriction in
subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of a
producer who agrees to retire all base acreage enrolled
in the program at the end of the agreement period.
''(C) Emergency haying and grazing.--The Secretary
shall release acreage devoted to resource-conserving
crops for emergency haying and grazing as the result of
a natural disaster when the Secretary permits unlimited
haying and grazing on--
''(i) reduced acreage under this Act;
''(ii) acreage devoted to a conservation
use under this Act;
''(iii) acreage diverted from production
under a land diversion program established
under this Act; or
''(iv) acreage enrolled in the conservation
reserve program under the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822) is repealed.
[A]: Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary conservation flex program which will permit producers to adopt integrated site-specific farm management plans. Includes within such plans resource-conserving crops, crop rotation, and rotational grazing.

[Q]: SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized
agency of the United Nations, charged with coordinating health
efforts within the United Nations system. The World Health
Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of the WHO, which
convenes annually in May to set the policies and priorities of
the organization. Statehood is not a requirement for attendance
at the WHA, and numerous observers, including non-members and
non-governmental organizations, attended the most recent WHA in
May 2017.
(2) Taiwan began seeking to participate in the WHO as an
observer in 1997. In 2009, with strong support from successive
United States Administrations, Congress, and like-minded WHO
Member States, and during a period of improved Cross-Strait
relations, Taiwan received an invitation to attend the WHA as
an observer under the name ''Chinese Taipei''. Taiwan received
the same invitation each year until 2016, when following the
election of President Tsai-Ing Wen of the Democratic
Progressive Party, Taiwan's engagement in the international
community began facing increased resistance from the People's
Republic of China (PRC). Taiwan's invitation to the 2016 WHA
was received late and included new language conditioning
Taiwan's participation on the PRC's ''one China principle''. In
2017, Taiwan did not receive an invitation to the WHA.
(3) Taiwan remains a model contributor to world health,
having provided financial and technical assistance to respond
to numerous global health challenges. Taiwan has invested over
$6 billion in international medical and humanitarian aid
efforts impacting over 80 countries since 1996. In 2014, Taiwan
responded to the Ebola crisis by donating $1 million and
providing 100,000 sets of personal protective equipment.
Through the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, the
United States and Taiwan have jointly conducted training
programs for experts to combat MERS, Dengue Fever, and Zika.
These diseases know no borders, and Taiwan's needless exclusion
from global health cooperation increases the dangers presented
by global pandemics.
(4) Taiwan's international engagement has faced increased
resistance from the PRC. Taiwan was not invited to the 2016
Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO), despite participating as a guest at the organization's
prior summit in 2013. Taiwan's request to participate in the
2016 General Assembly of the International Criminal Police
Organization (INTERPOL) was also rejected. In May 2017, PRC
delegates disrupted a meeting of the Kimberley Process on
conflict diamonds held in Perth, Australia, until delegates
from Taiwan were asked to leave. In June 2017, the Republic of
Panama granted diplomatic recognition to the PRC, terminating a
longstanding diplomatic relationship with Taiwan.
(5) Congress has established a policy of support for
Taiwan's participation in international bodies that address
shared transnational challenges, particularly in the WHO.
Congress passed H.R. 1794 in the 106th Congress, H.R. 428 in
the 107th Congress, and S. 2092 in the 108th Congress to direct
the Secretary of State to establish a strategy for, and to
report annually to Congress on, efforts to obtain observer
status for Taiwan at the WHA. Congress also passed H.R. 1151 in
the 113th Congress, directing the Secretary to report on a
strategy to gain observer status for Taiwan at the ICAO
Assembly, and H.R. 1853 in the 114th Congress, directing the
Secretary to report on a strategy to gain observer status for
Taiwan at the INTERPOL Assembly. However, in 2016 Taiwan did
not receive invitations to attend any of these events as an
observer.
(b) Augmentation of Report Concerning the Participation of Taiwan
in the World Health Organization.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 1 of Public Law
108-235 (118 Stat. 656) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
''(3) An account of the changes and improvements the
Secretary of State has made to the United States plan to
endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the World
Health Assembly, following any annual meetings of the World
Health Assembly at which Taiwan did not obtain observer
status.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect and apply beginning with the first report
required under subsection

(c) of section 1 of Public Law 108-235 that is submitted after
the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives January 9, 2018.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.
[A]: (Sec. 1) This bill requires the annual reports submitted by the Department of State to Congress concerning the U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly (WHA) held by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, to include an account of the changes and improvements that the State Department has made to such plan following any annual meetings of the WHA at which Taiwan did not obtain such status.

[Q]: 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.''.
[A]:
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.