[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3799 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3799

    To establish programs designed to bring about drug free teenage 
                                driving.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 1998

   Mr. Mica (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
  McCollum, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Goss) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To establish programs designed to bring about drug free teenage 
                                driving.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Free Teenage Drivers Act''.

SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall, within 
180 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, establish a 
demonstration program in the States to provide voluntary drug testing 
for all teenager applicants (or other first time applicants for a 
driver's license regardless of age) for a driver's license. Information 
respecting an applicant's choice not to take the drug test or the 
result of the drug test on the applicant shall be made available to the 
applicant's automobile insurance company. If an applicant tests 
positive in the drug test, the State in which the program is 
established--
            (1) will not issue a license to the applicant; and
            (2) will require the applicant to complete a State drug 
        treatment program and to not test positive in a drug test 
        before reapplying for a license.

SEC. 3. INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish an 
incentive grant program to States to assist the States in improving 
their laws relating to controlled substances and driving.
    (b) Grant Requirements.--To qualify for a grant under subsection 
(a) a State shall do the following:
            (1) Enact, actively enforce, and publicize a law which 
        makes it illegal to drive in the State with any measurable 
        amount of an illegal controlled substance in the driver's body. 
        An illegal controlled substance is a controlled substance for 
        which an individual does not have a legal written prescription. 
        An individual who is convicted of such illegal driving shall--
                    (A) have the individual's driving license suspended 
                until the individual completes the State drug treatment 
                program referred to in subparagraph (B) and does not 
                test positive in a drug test; and
                    (B) require the individual to participate in a 
                State drug treatment program.
            (2) Enact, actively enforce, and publicize a law which 
        authorizes the suspension (for an appropriate term as 
        determined by the State) of a driver's license if the driver is 
        convicted of any criminal offense relating to drugs.
            (3) Enact a law which provides that beginning driver 
        applicants and other individuals applying for or renewing a 
        driver's license will be provided information about the laws 
        referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) and will be required to 
        answer drug-related questions on their applications.
    (c) Use.--A State may only use a grant under subsection (a) to 
implement and enforce the programs described in subsection (b).

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall provide to the States 
technical assistance for--
            (1) training law enforcement officers in the Standardized 
        Field Sobriety Testing techniques to detect impaired drivers;
            (2) expanding drug information and training by involving 
        prosecutors in community drug prevention programs; and
            (3) promoting uniform sanctions for drug offenses, 
        referring drug offenders to assessment and treatment programs 
        and involving judges in community drug prevention programs.
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