[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 234 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 234

 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 laws, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 18 (legislative day, January 10), 1995

 Mr. Campbell (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Kohl) 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 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 A MOTORCYCLE HELMET AND MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM.

    Section 153(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1) Fiscal year 1994.--If,'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Safety belts.--
                    ``(A) Fiscal year 1994.--If,'';
            (2) by striking ``(2) Thereafter.--If'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(B) Thereafter.--If,''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2) (as amended by paragraphs (1) and 
        (2)), by striking ``subsection (a)(1) and a law described in'' 
        each place it appears;
            (4) by inserting under the subsection heading the 
        following:
            ``(1) Motorcycle helmets.--
                    ``(A) 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 or authorized by the State to 
                reduce motorcycle accidents and fatalities, 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.
                    ``(B) 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, 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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