[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2939 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2939

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a minimum blood 
alcohol concentration level for individuals who are less than 21 years 
                                of age.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1993

  Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a minimum blood 
alcohol concentration level for individuals who are less than 21 years 
                                of age.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MINIMUM BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION LEVEL FOR INDIVIDUALS 
              UNDER AGE 21.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 161. National minimum blood concentration level for individuals 
              under age 21
    ``(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--If, at any time in a 
fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1996, a State does not have 
in effect a law which makes it unlawful for a person who is less than 
21 years of age and who has a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.02 
percent or greater to drive a motor vehicle, the Secretary shall 
withhold 3 percent of the amount required to be apportioned for the 
succeeding fiscal year to the State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 
104(b)(2), and 104(b)(3) of this title.
          ``(b) Period of Availability; Effect of Compliance and 
Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--Any funds 
        withheld under this section from apportionment to any State 
        shall remain available for apportionment to such State until 
        the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for 
        which such 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 this section from apportionment are to remain available 
        for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State 
        makes effective a law described in subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall on the day following the effective date of such 
        law apportion to such State the withheld funds remaining 
        available for apportionment to such State.
            ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
        funds.--Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
        remain available for expenditure until the end of the third 
        fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year in which such funds are 
        so apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end of such period 
        shall lapse.
            ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the 
        period for which funds withheld under this section from 
        apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under 
        paragraph (1), the State has not made effective a law described 
        in subsection (a), such funds shall lapse.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``161. National minimum blood alcohol concentration for individuals 
                            under age 21.''.

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