1.As used in this Act, the term
Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation, acting through
the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
<enum>I</enum><header>IN–VEHICLE ALCOHOL
DETECTION DEVICE RESEARCH</header>
<section id="H824BB78F29E34DD5A1A081B596BF896D"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping
Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2010</quote> or the <quote>ROADS
SAFE Act of 2010</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HC699FA91D95D44E8847763B0F62BE61D"><enum>102.</enum><header>Driver alcohol
detection system research</header>
<subsection id="HDACC8F94FD624289AE97CBEE9C08B976"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a
collaborative research effort to continue to explore the feasibility and the
potential benefits of, and the public policy challenges associated with, more
widespread deployment of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired
driving.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H908B8DD2A9FD4794868BE905AE729BB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and for each of
fiscal years 2011 through 2015, the Secretary shall submit an annual report to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate—</text>
<paragraph id="H26A75EACC93F4967A54753035C138E94"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describing
progress in carrying out the collaborative research effort; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0F9C5494C004497A915F60441F57580"><enum>(2)</enum><text>including an
accounting for the use of Federal funds obligated or expended in carrying out
that effort.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA4863DDE235547A0809CEBE6FFFEA9D7"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H309ADEF818AF43B88CBF4F5493CF5CBD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alcohol-impaired
driving</header><text>The term <term>alcohol-impaired driving</term> means
operation of a motor vehicle (as defined in section 30102(a)(6) of title 49,
United States Code) by an individual whose blood alcohol content is at or above
the legal limit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9DF519CBA16A4BADBC36471D52B061EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Legal
limit</header><text>The term <term>legal limit</term> means a blood alcohol
concentration of 0.08 percent or greater (as specified by section 163 of title
23, United States Code) or such other percentage limitation as may be
established by applicable Federal, State, or local law.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HBA505149916240A7813B8E14AA48C635"><enum>104.</enum><header>Effect on other
laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title
shall be construed to modify or otherwise affect any Federal, State, or local
government law, civil or criminal, with respect to the operation of a motor
vehicle.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Safety and
Transparency</header>
<section id="HD83E5C16725C46C99ADD90DA824043F8"><enum>201.</enum><header>Commercial
motor vehicle rollover prevention and crash mitigation</header>
<subsection id="HD2DEF86A34C447509714CDF5E6D986F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding
pursuant to section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, to prescribe or
amend a Federal motor vehicle safety standard to reduce commercial motor
vehicle rollover and loss of control crashes and mitigate deaths and injuries
associated with such crashes for air-braked truck tractors and motorcoaches
with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3672695627C345A486A8D376927A5E6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
performance standards</header><text>The rulemaking proceeding initiated under
subsection (a) shall establish standards to reduce the occurrence of rollovers
consistent with stability enhancing technologies that address both rollovers
and loss-of-control crashes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H93CA4CE9448B45E788BFAC33422D5B1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue a final rule
under subsection (a) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBD33B9B86CB0493C9808E1F6445C0479"><enum>202.</enum><header>Study of crash
data collection</header>
<subsection id="H32497E7E9FFE43C1A894660F28B46387"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report
regarding the quality of data collected through the National Automotive
Sampling System, including the Special Crash Investigations, and
recommendations for improvements to this data collection program. The report
shall include information regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="H70CAF94F174548E491BF6248F8E70267"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the analysis and
conclusions the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration can reach based
on the amount of data collected in a given year, and the additional analysis
and conclusions it could reach if more crash investigations were conducted each
year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA6A0B3D18527482BA8D4E10AA74FE573"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
investigations per year that would allow for optimal data analysis and crash
information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38883E65E03041E6AC343C6AD7EB6334"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the results of a
comprehensive review of the data elements collected from each crash to
determine if additional data should be collected; which review shall include
input from interested parties, such as suppliers, automakers, safety advocates,
the medical community and research organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CE7FC387FFC40EC995011EE5F311103"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the resources that
would be necessary for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to
implement these recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F55C73313814042941FC82A75117E87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission of
report</header><text>The report shall be submitted to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate upon completion.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H88DDD529AFFA454E80A1399D38A4D97B"><enum>203.</enum><header>NHTSA hotline
for manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE3F76B0DAB0442818C5EADAB87AA10AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a means by which mechanics,
passenger motor vehicle dealership personnel, and passenger motor vehicle
manufacturer personnel may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration directly and confidentially regarding potential passenger motor
vehicle safety defects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H618B9C6C72904CFAA06C5D34BCBF1820"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publicize the means for contacting the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a manner that targets
mechanics, passenger motor vehicle dealership personnel, and manufacturer
personnel.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB46905A77EA9460C892269DAD13D705D"><enum>204.</enum><header>Honors
recruitment program</header>
<subsection id="H52E8A2AE4B83430FB4AC13A4F3AFA646"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, within the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an honors program for
engineering students, computer science students, and other students interested
in vehicle safety that will enable such students to train with engineers and
other safety officials for a career in vehicle safety. The Secretary is
authorized to provide a stipend to students during their participation in the
program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H801D26B536424D7B8B3B64C8E9BA854D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Targeted
students</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a plan to target and make an
aggressive outreach to recruit the top 10 percent of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics students attending—</text>
<paragraph id="HD1F8CD3E13074A6F85B0EA4E9C901AD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1890 Land Grant
Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7061));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H923631758F1D49E293E98C9D38C95EB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Predominantly
Black Institutions (as defined in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18C891CEE60440E5B4D4ADF12D4E3AD5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Tribal Colleges or
Universities (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDFC5908B2954A11841866EE16C1FD76"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (as defined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1101a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC6626F552A704112B15556DF710251CA"><enum>205.</enum><header>Public
availability of early warning data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30166(m) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H93B2A3365990427DA099A094F50C1186"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H348D3DA3962644228499651B94E76908" style="USC">
<clause id="HEF06609B8B964198AB4393D9C5EC5394"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">customer satisfaction campaigns, customer
advisories, recalls, consumer complaints, warranty claims, field reports,
technical service bulletins, or other activity involving the repair or
replacement of motor vehicles or motor vehicle
equipment.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2FEC744643BF4B80A1D920D7F88BAD4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H9973FDF083AC435C95915C2CB14DA421"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information provided to the Secretary
pursuant to this subsection shall be disclosed publicly unless exempt from
disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5. The Secretary shall administer this
subsection with a presumption in favor of maximum public availability of
information. The following types of information shall presumptively not be
exempt from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5:</text>
<clause id="H6500AB20F7DF4D22A467B2C2664AE5C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Vehicle safety
defect information related to incidents involving death or injury.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2FD370A76E7C434897317D1663592382"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Aggregated
numbers of property damage claims.</text>
</clause><clause id="HFC1A4411689049048E964BF3AA5E14B6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Aggregated
numbers of consumer complaints related to potential vehicle
defects.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>