[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1842 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1842

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt a State from certain 
   penalties for failing to meet requirements relating to motorcycle 
helmet laws if the State has in effect a motorcycle safety program, and 
 to delay the effective date of certain penalties for States that fail 
   to meet certain requirements for motorcycle safety and passenger 
           vehicle safety belt laws, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 9 (legislative day, January 25), 1994

 Mr. Campbell (for himself, Mr. Durenberger, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
  Burns, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
    Gregg, Mr. Coats, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Murkowski) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt a State from certain 
   penalties for failing to meet requirements relating to motorcycle 
helmet laws if the State has in effect a motorcycle safety program, and 
 to delay the effective date of certain penalties for States that fail 
   to meet certain requirements for motorcycle safety and passenger 
           vehicle safety belt laws, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF SAFETY BELTS AND MOTORCYCLE HELMETS.

    Section 153(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``1994'' and 
                inserting ``1996'';
                    (B) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1996'';
                    (C) by inserting after ``subsection (a)(1)'' the 
                following: ``or a motorcycle safety program 
                administered by the State to reduce motorcycle 
                accidents and fatalities,''; and
                    (D) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1996'', 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after ``subsection (a)(1)'' the 
                following: ``or a motorcycle safety program 
                administered by the State to reduce motorcycle 
                accidents and fatalities,''.
Language of new law if this proposed bill is enacted:
    ``(h) Penalty.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 1996.--If, at any time in fiscal year 
        1996, a State does not have in effect a law described in 
        subsection (a)(1) or a motorcycle safety program administered 
        by the State to reduce motorcycle accidents and fatalities, and 
        a law described in (a)(2), the Secretary shall transfer 1\1/2\ 
        percent of the funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 
        1997 under each of subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3) of 
        section 104 of this title to the apportionment of the State 
        under section 402 of this title.
            (2) Thereafter.--If, at any time in a fiscal year beginning 
        after September 30, 1996, a State does not have in effect a law 
        described in subsection (a)(1) or a motorcycle safety program 
        administered by the State to reduce motorcycle accidents and 
        fatalities, and a law described in (a)(2), the Secretary shall 
        transfer 3 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for 
        the succeeding fiscal year under each of subsections (b)(1), 
        (b)(2), and (b)(3) of section 104 of this title to the 
        apportionment of the State under section 402 of this title.''

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