[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 222 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 222

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a national 
  standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated 
                              individuals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 19, 1999

 Mr. Lautenberg (for himself and Mr. DeWine) 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 provide for a national 
  standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated 
                              individuals.

    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 ``Safe and Sober Streets Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL STANDARD TO PROHIBIT OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY 
              INTOXICATED INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. National standard to prohibit operation of motor vehicles 
              by intoxicated individuals
    ``(a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2003.--The Secretary shall withhold 5 
        percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State 
        under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) on 
        October 1, 2002, if the State does not meet the requirements of 
        paragraph (3) on that date.
            ``(2) Subsequent fiscal years.--The Secretary shall 
        withhold 10 percent (including any amounts withheld under 
        paragraph (1)) of the amount required to be apportioned to any 
        State under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 
        104(b) on October 1, 2003, and on October 1 of each fiscal year 
        thereafter, if the State does not meet the requirements of 
        paragraph (3) on that date.
            ``(3) Requirements.--A State meets the requirements of this 
        paragraph if the State has enacted and is enforcing a law 
        providing that an individual who has an alcohol concentration 
        of 0.08 percent or greater while operating a motor vehicle in 
        the State is guilty of the offense of driving while intoxicated 
        (or an equivalent offense that carries the greatest penalty 
        under the law of the State for operating a motor vehicle after 
        having consumed alcohol).
    ``(b) Period of Availability; Effect of Compliance and 
Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--
                    ``(A) Funds withheld on or before september 30, 
                2004.--Any funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
                apportionment to any State on or before September 30, 
                2004, shall remain available until the end of the third 
                fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the 
                funds are authorized to be appropriated.
                    ``(B) Funds withheld after september 30, 2004.--No 
                funds withheld under this section from apportionment to 
                any State after September 30, 2004, shall be available 
                for apportionment to the State.
            ``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
        If, before the last day of the period for which funds withheld 
        under subsection (a) from apportionment are to remain available 
        for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1)(A), the State 
        meets the requirements of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary 
        shall, on the first day on which the State meets the 
        requirements, apportion to the State the funds withheld under 
        subsection (a) that remain available for apportionment to the 
        State.
            ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
        funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any funds apportioned under 
                paragraph (2) shall remain available for expenditure 
                until the end of the third fiscal year following the 
                fiscal year in which the funds are so apportioned.
                    ``(B) Treatment of certain funds.--Sums not 
                obligated at the end of the period referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) shall lapse.
            ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the 
        period for which funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
        apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under 
        paragraph (1)(A), the State does not meet the requirements of 
        subsection (a)(3), the funds shall lapse.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``165. National standard to prohibit operation of motor vehicles by 
                            intoxicated individuals.''.
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