1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Motor Vehicle and Highway
Safety Improvement Act of 2011
or Mariah's
Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title;
table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition.
TITLE I—Highway
safety
Sec. 101. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 102. Highway safety
programs.
Sec. 103. Highway safety research and
development.
Sec. 104. National driver
register.
Sec. 105. Combined occupant protection
grants.
Sec. 106. State traffic safety
information system improvements.
Sec. 107. Impaired driving
countermeasures.
Sec. 108. Distracted driving
grants.
Sec. 109. High visibility enforcement
program.
Sec. 110. Motorcyclist
safety.
Sec. 111. Driver alcohol detection
system for safety research.
Sec. 112. State graduated driver
licensing laws.
Sec. 113. Agency
accountability.
Sec. 114. Emergency medical
services.
Sec. 115. Effective date.
TITLE II—Enhanced safety
authorities
Sec. 201. Definition of motor vehicle
equipment.
Sec. 202. Permit reminder system for
non-use of safety belts.
Sec. 203. Civil penalties.
Sec. 204. Motor vehicle safety research
and development.
Sec. 205. Odometer requirements
definition.
Sec. 206. Electronic disclosures of
odometer information.
Sec. 207. Increased penalties and
damages for odometer fraud.
Sec. 208. Extend prohibitions on
importing noncompliant vehicles and equipment to defective vehicles and
equipment.
Sec. 209. Financial responsibility
requirements for importers.
Sec. 210. Conditions on importation of
vehicles and equipment.
Sec. 211. Port inspections; samples for
examination or testing.
TITLE III—Transparency and
accountability
Sec. 301. Improved NHTSA vehicle safety
database.
Sec. 302. NHTSA hotline for
manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic personnel.
Sec. 303. Consumer notice of software
updates and other communications with dealers.
Sec. 304. Public availability of early
warning data.
Sec. 305. Corporate responsibility for
NHTSA reports.
Sec. 306. Passenger motor vehicle
information program.
Sec. 307. Promotion of vehicle defect
reporting.
Sec. 308. Whistleblower protections for
motor vehicle manufacturers, part suppliers, and dealership
employees.
Sec. 309. Activities to promote motor
vehicle and highway safety.
Sec. 310. Anti-revolving
door.
Sec. 311. Study of crash data
collection.
Sec. 312. Update means of providing
notification; improving efficacy of recalls.
Sec. 313. Expanding choices of remedy
available to manufacturers of replacement equipment.
Sec. 314. Recall obligations and
bankruptcy of manufacturer.
Sec. 315. Repeal of insurance reports
and information provision.
Sec. 316. Monroney sticker to permit
additional safety rating categories.
TITLE IV—Vehicle
Electronics and Safety Standards
Sec. 401. NHTSA electronics, software,
and engineering expertise.
Sec. 402. Vehicle stopping distance and
brake override standard.
Sec. 403. Pedal placement
standard.
Sec. 404. Electronic systems performance
standard.
Sec. 405. Pushbutton ignition systems
standard.
Sec. 406. Vehicle event data
recorders.
Sec. 407. Prohibition on electronic
visual entertainment in driver’s view.
TITLE V—Child Safety
Standards
Sec. 501. Child safety
seats.
Sec. 502. Child restraint anchorage
systems.
Sec. 503. Rear seat belt
reminders.
Sec. 504. Unattended passenger
reminders.
Sec. 505. New deadline.
2.In this Act, the term Secretary
means the Secretary of Transportation.
<enum>I</enum><header>Highway
safety</header>
<section id="idBE75A739048D444D8B8692F0B8F448AA"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="IDd0ceabd5a9534741bb56f7847e5f1fb7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out
of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text>
<paragraph id="IDab436113038045ae95c47409f6c94984"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highway safety
programs</header><text>For carrying out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">section
402</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="id25B0CD9371B2429E949C979A4219650D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$243,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2C5CA112B4043719B6A68955695AA7E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$243,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd2a4453554f34812b654cf2950f02705"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Highway safety
research and development</header><text>For carrying out section 403 of title
23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEFCDA334B3924952AA2F668698B138D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$130,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69E5FF8B222F466A943292D1E0847EC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$139,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6ac7d58eff634f518c6fa8fd19e06e41"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Combined
occupant protection grants</header><text>For carrying out section 405 of title
23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEDF430A118B24CE1A0CC153E973F6C2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$44,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB926B1B8EEE64C6F95E1EC75FD673E82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$44,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID70e3376ccef7419b800c1bab4fba5487"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State traffic
safety information system improvements</header><text>For carrying out section
408 of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFEE6801106A64F1B963C2BB36F982621"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$44,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02BD3ECD8C57421A83FA308FD88B1A48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$44,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID472262d2c555485498210c5f39abbd97"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Impaired driving
countermeasures</header><text>For carrying out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/410">section
410</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3515E591ECF74DDC9165231C395984F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$139,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6AD7DDEEB051450C86804D27B5EEF971"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$139,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95548f96e5c345c98662abc172a0a28c"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Distracted
driving grants</header><text>For carrying out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/411">section
411</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4B9238E5521B44978CDA419D02E3D231"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$39,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id275BD841561B43B2961E1ADA74AD16E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$39,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8b9a37917e1433ea396fe72100a1cb8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>National driver
register</header><text>For the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB90622B530944FA3BE76583B1681B4D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBAC309C625AD44BB85FA4C4B34BC1314"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1eb5ab2a92ca4bcc96f05a46af6c6a12"><enum>(8)</enum><header>High visibility
enforcement program</header><text>For carrying out section 2009 of SAFETEA–LU
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>; 23 U.S.C. note)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE4386A5207DB4DF5AC6B8032ACB18DDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$37,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73D183FEDFF74DD0A0157F248AF80A21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$37,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0b2c1970ea064aabb33ef757f86c8e9f"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Motorcyclist
safety</header><text>For carrying out section 2010 of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law
109–59; 23 U.S.C. note)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4665FE2A47B54ECBAE596669C70D0FD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$6,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBF320D7B060420EBA6DF651B6D47CCB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$6,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd68583f4246e48239830883042ee581e"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>For administrative and related operating expenses of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of
title 23, United States Code, and this title—</text>
<subparagraph id="idADBA59ECB410470981D9534E6D203466"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$25,581,280 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9BD9B3242D743F8A587832A2644EFB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$25,862,674 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID79a7a0f470c742c18c4e72dcdf50721c"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Driver alcohol
detection system for safety research</header><text>For carrying out section 413
of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd0ba9b1ed0044225b6e6a500b4f58d2a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$12,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe5272c5054194840a64344f7a1edf83e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$12,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEBCE6E4EDF0B49119CD7A9C70E903AFE"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State graduated
driver licensing laws</header><text>For carrying out section 414 of title 23,
United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF14F356430A54D7A8DDF3D801C445907"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$22,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F9ACBB1E4C54053AFE0F0E9D35154A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$22,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9f85260bebea441a82619f54018284fc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
other uses</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, in this title, and in the
amendments made by this title, the amounts made available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for a program under such
chapter—</text>
<paragraph id="id132CBEBFFC0D4687A14AB212C612C215"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall only be used
to carry out such program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id60F38816C3E9417AB2BD14475D6A93C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be used by
States or local governments for construction purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID365c99bcc47549ccb9ce7842ee2c8fc9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of
title 23</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in chapter 4 of title 23,
United States Code, and in this title, amounts made available under subsection
(a) for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available for obligation in the
same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID996ffe32a5ab4186b837bcf5db5d68b4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulatory
authority</header><text>Grants awarded under this title shall be in accordance
with regulations issued by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDeaa5deef813642f4b57d24c7b575172a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State matching
requirements</header><text>If a grant awarded under this title requires a State
to share in the cost, the aggregate of all expenditures for highway safety
activities made during any fiscal year by the State and its political
subdivisions (exclusive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other
than planning and administration) shall be available for the purpose of
crediting the State during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the
cost of any project under this title (other than planning or administration)
without regard to whether such expenditures were actually made in connection
with such project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3646ce70f36743f3a5ea61912e79a6a7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header>
<paragraph id="id43329E8B75C945B08E21DEB58965B234"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>No
grant may be made to a State under section 405, 408, or 410 of title 23, United
States Code, in any fiscal year unless the State enters into such agreements
with the Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure that the State will
maintain its aggregate expenditures from all State and local sources for
programs described in such sections at or above the average level of such
expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa28e56fe724a44c7bf3530a7f215c180"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>Upon
the request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify the requirements
under paragraph (1) for not more than 1 fiscal year if the Secretary determines
that such a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable
circumstances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe6167c1cf485418b9a7634eeca1266d5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>In
each fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer any amounts remaining available
under paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), (11), and (12) of subsection (a) to
the amounts made available under any other of such paragraphs or for purposes
authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, in order to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that
all funds are obligated.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID89c3a1fee58d413ea6ab5174c79e2427"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Grant
application and deadline</header><text>To receive a grant under this title, a
State shall submit an application, and the Secretary shall establish a single
deadline for such applications to enable the award of grants early in the next
fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID91cc7611c70945e9a79bf448944258c5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Allocation To
support State distracted driving laws</header><text>Of the amounts available
under subsection (a)(7) for distracted driving grants, the Secretary may
expend, in each fiscal year, up to $5,000,000 for the development and placement
of broadcast media to support the enforcement of State distracted driving
laws.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDb1f888cfe11148cea99d926ac1e3b03d"><enum>102.</enum><header>Highway safety
programs</header>
<subsection id="IDdc12e6a0e5244c3e915ac93a43ab8260"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Programs
included</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(a)</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="ID557a06e23d644240a81aefcee59e08f6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
required</header>
<paragraph id="idAA760B96276149889967EEA27ED328CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State shall have a highway safety program, approved
by the Secretary, that is designed to reduce traffic accidents and the
resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2136F65F432C40649086C7F9A4FB9C21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uniform
guidelines</header><text>Programs required under paragraph (1) shall comply
with uniform guidelines, promulgated by the Secretary and expressed in terms of
performance criteria, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDD41E04F2D284110B6B52AB2CE3033DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include
programs—</text>
<clause id="id1C6D4690EB41459184FFB7233D991D50"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to reduce injuries
and deaths resulting from motor vehicles being driven in excess of posted speed
limits;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE86904F63A2B453FB8A81DD4524CF3C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to encourage the
proper use of occupant protection devices (including the use of safety belts
and child restraint systems) by occupants of motor vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="id811E5809793E4F5B8EEF8FD94B9A79AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to reduce deaths
and injuries resulting from persons driving motor vehicles while impaired by
alcohol or a controlled substance;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1EF6FC50CA2042C0976708940B754C0A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to prevent
accidents and reduce deaths and injuries resulting from accidents involving
motor vehicles and motorcycles;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA410D07122654A6F88F309468BC7676A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to reduce injuries
and deaths resulting from accidents involving school buses;</text>
</clause><clause id="id69398CDAE37A489C800D1F96D0D8ED5C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to reduce
accidents resulting from unsafe driving behavior (including aggressive or
fatigued driving and distracted driving arising from the use of electronic
devices in vehicles); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9ED57E5A277F41F59B7ABE55FCE84DBC"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>to improve law
enforcement services in motor vehicle accident prevention, traffic supervision,
and post-accident procedures;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE9E459EC960E4F419FD5294DDA2A2EA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve driver
performance, including—</text>
<clause id="id96553F0D6C884B83977BF9FEFD364576"><enum>(i)</enum><text>driver
education;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3397F4F138354EADA33ECAC8587E0550"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>driver testing to
determine proficiency to operate motor vehicles; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idEDFEE1252286450F821CE1C446E72D64"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>driver
examinations (physical, mental, and driver licensing);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE304AC334B347B8A9E25688E84EFA89"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve pedestrian
performance and bicycle safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id621FD61CDB3C4DA2B328C7DD609DD2CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include provisions
for—</text>
<clause id="id1FCBBFB89B0149908E990584158E9A38"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an effective
record system of accidents (including resulting injuries and deaths);</text>
</clause><clause id="id674D85752EB74D278988B2A7CD033456"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accident
investigations to determine the probable causes of accidents, injuries, and
deaths;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2153FC52BE2E4D01895AB37055B1400A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>vehicle
registration, operation, and inspection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF8D7F0544E7647F593E64C8A940BFF98"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>emergency
services; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE00BF22146DD4717BBE866148FE12FA8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to the extent
determined appropriate by the Secretary, are applicable to federally
administered areas where a Federal department or agency controls the highways
or supervises traffic
operations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID45787502e28e4f0fae1d37f03e934424"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
of State programs</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(b)(1)</external-xref> of title 23,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID81a3b06e988c4a53956eda01440cc40d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD78394BD7E4B4E07AEB6395349A33A53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id93166A0AB99D4BF5B3610C75CB7D0AA7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (D) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="ID43f530ec9cae4edd845155f28161bcc6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>beginning on
October 1, 2012, provide for a robust, data-driven traffic safety enforcement
program to prevent traffic violations, crashes, and crash fatalities and
injuries in areas most at risk for such incidents, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID51223589d65b47699fb944c23f0438c2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDE74470D05E7467CAFDA08ACC5B0D03C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>and high-visibility law enforcement mobilizations coordinated
by the Secretary</quote> after <quote>mobilizations</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8519e82baddc480cb4ab2607d0c5a004"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02F9EBBC378B4204A9B119848D47B427"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB22842CCE67347D7BF0FD2956839D914"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<clause id="ID52fe7781e3324c909914b326dfa2d111"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ensuring that the
State will coordinate its highway safety plan, data collection, and information
systems with the State strategic highway safety plan (as defined in section
148(a)).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4386b93d9def4c2f9ba70b8b0b24c248"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approved highway
safety programs</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(c)</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8d4b0546cf6b46fd9151c231eb7d0a0c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(c) Funds authorized</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id2EFC502087AA47FFA1E021BD7B6ED5AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="id46C789BA70214B2290981F521EB332A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds
authorized</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBD947F620492406A902C0DD035FCC629"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Such funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id14B3013B96EB41D0B7B7AC3644F52CA5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>Except
for amounts identified in subsection (l) and section 403(e), funds described in
paragraph
(1)</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4917CBC79C6B47D0B6762CA03BF4EBBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Secretary shall not</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>subsection, a highway safety program</quote> and inserting <quote>A
highway safety program</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb3430faf70c4edd90419755cdb1cbc5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>A State may use the funds apportioned under this section, in cooperation
with neighboring States, for highway safety programs or related projects that
may confer benefits on such neighboring States.</quote> after <quote>in every
State.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d06c4e3049d4aedbf741a3161c4a392"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>50 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>20 percent</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe132c81e356d4f069e4e6940b0dee7b6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Secretary shall promptly</quote> and all that follows and inserting
the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id6BCDBD44CF1A412CB0E29FDC865540EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reapportionment</header><text>The
Secretary shall promptly apportion the funds withheld from a State’s
apportionment to the State if the Secretary approves the State's highway safety
program or determines that the State has begun implementing an approved
program, as appropriate, not later than July 31st of the fiscal year for which
the funds were withheld. If the Secretary determines that the State did not
correct its failure within such period, the Secretary shall reapportion the
withheld funds to the other States in accordance with the formula specified in
paragraph (2) not later than the last day of the fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID116bd8bfeaf24f89b9f4a8f9c0b202db"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of highway
safety program funds</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(g)</external-xref> of
title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="IDcf07b92988c14e838698cfefdb5ab588"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header>
<paragraph id="idDB0F172816C24218B148DDDD14581577"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), nothing in this
section may be construed to authorize the appropriation or expenditure of funds
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF307C57B8D4A4663BC8BDD6632E7DF04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>highway
construction, maintenance, or design (other than design of safety features of
highways to be incorporated into guidelines); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14CBD89061DD45CCAC4F70FF9C3B95C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any purpose for
which funds are authorized by section 403.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA16DE1C602C24647AE97C49CBD382F13"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration
projects</header><text>A State may use funds made available to carry out this
section to assist in demonstration projects carried out by the Secretary under
section
403.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6b89713bd273414ea1e820ddf7568d5b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id461E509377EB412187258889C84BD183"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (k) and (m);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7D926E0569BE4F2F9420FA95AF0FA42A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id783854708AFC445A8C389DDAABC0C717"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (<italic>l</italic>) as subsection (j).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe61f26a7409042cda37c17291a4111d2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Highway safety
plan and reporting requirements</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="IDa59493937aa94e6f968c5187fafd0d28"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Highway safety
plan and reporting requirements</header>
<paragraph id="ID6335a309debe4ec3922bc1a2d8324574"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require each State to develop and
submit to the Secretary a highway safety plan that complies with the
requirements under this subsection not later than July 1, 2012, and annually
thereafter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd463dc0db7254656b7ace0087403f508"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>State
highway safety plans submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID12aed582e1b3459a9918580c3f6ac234"><enum>(A)</enum><text>performance
measures required by the Secretary or otherwise necessary to support additional
State safety goals, including—</text>
<clause id="IDa3dd2f82b2904bc2aa59d6615656fc3f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>documentation of
current safety levels for each performance measure;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbe0c94f2dc1c4077a5283c1f0273b8fe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>quantifiable
annual performance targets for each performance measure; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb998c09b412c4dcca39ca0717557fa10"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a justification
for each performance target;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05d4750028134897b59a12c83d8678c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a strategy for
programming funds apportioned to the State under this section on projects and
activities that will allow the State to meet the performance targets described
in subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf2cc7554dd784e97966f7d6a56207ea3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>data and data
analysis supporting the effectiveness of proposed countermeasures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd2a06e53e37641328b3257460bb4d7bd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
any Federal, State, local, or private funds that the State plans to use, in
addition to funds apportioned to the State under this section, to carry out the
strategy described in subparagraph (B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0831f607f278456580a3d1c9988b4f81"><enum>(E)</enum><text>beginning with the
plan submitted by July 1, 2013, a report on the State’s success in meeting
State safety goals set forth in the previous year’s highway safety plan;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID706aa3dfcc02470cadbd74a25c21b042"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an application for
any additional grants available to the State under this chapter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID333585f0bee443e7bcf193f4cbbd5459"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review of
highway safety plans</header>
<subparagraph id="IDcdb292b45b4b4bfb9a8d647506dd2bbd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which a State’s
highway safety plan is received by the Secretary, the Secretary shall review
and approve or disapprove the plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID60abdf5220bb4cb18c56d7ecd86dd229"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approvals and
disapprovals</header>
<clause id="id8B72E29B4E1143A6894A5D10AB7E637F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Approvals</header><text>The
Secretary shall approve a State’s highway safety plan if the Secretary
determines that—</text>
<subclause id="idB7E76B1F3635425284C7546587906AE7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the plan is
evidence-based and supported by data;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id415CBD7D84CC4DC3B14AAEFD27E10D8F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the performance
targets are adequate; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBA93DB85FB3E4799BC905265511AA9E3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the plan, once
implemented, will allow the State to meet such targets.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idDCB0DB5C020B44B0A7DE1E4742A0398B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disapprovals</header><text>The
Secretary shall disapprove a State’s highway safety plan if the Secretary
determines that the plan does not—</text>
<subclause id="idFAE8A7040BF842F98FFA7A8E778B8E53"><enum>(I)</enum><text>set appropriate
performance targets; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2C097E3BD1B6448885258DF37F8C5225"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provide for
evidence-based programming of funding in a manner sufficient to allow the State
to meet such targets.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID95afe6372cfb4e06b3b747e35e58c320"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Actions upon
disapproval</header><text>If the Secretary disapproves a State’s highway safety
plan, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="idB85982E54C3E4DCD93619C491D6FB168"><enum>(i)</enum><text>inform the State
of the reasons for such disapproval; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9B3BC1577B1940DE8228B5D03661636F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require the State
to resubmit the plan with any modifications that the Secretary determines to be
necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4dea03c067ae4e9c89ac5953b02f33a2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Review of
resubmitted plans</header><text>If the Secretary requires a State to resubmit a
highway safety plan, with modifications, the Secretary shall review and approve
or disapprove the modified plan not later than 30 days after the date on which
the Secretary receives such plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf543b114ef0e4ffb8cac7d1f24e644e7"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Reprogramming
authority</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the modifications
contained in a State’s resubmitted highway safety plan do not provide for the
programming of funding in a manner sufficient to meet the State’s performance
goals, the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall take such action as
may be necessary to bring the State’s plan into compliance with the performance
targets.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f95aac6bb424bf2b9d63492230f0566"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Public
notice</header><text>A State shall make the State’s highway safety plan, and
decisions of the Secretary concerning approval or disapproval of a revised
plan, available to the
public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID027446aea4c84f5a86f2f0772d7dab8a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cooperative
research and evaluation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ID2143bb05765a4bb988715d340761228e"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Cooperative
research and evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="idF308BB8692BF4F50AA9B5E7C4FEEA6FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment
and funding</header><text>Notwithstanding the apportionment formula set forth
in subsection (c)(2), $2,500,000 of the total amount available for
apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under subsection (c) in
each fiscal year shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, acting
through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, for a cooperative research and evaluation program to research
and evaluate priority highway safety countermeasures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4D6336B3DB6748A0AD694B95C2304F82"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
program established under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD785641157F94CBAB836E3F2B18BC90C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
administered by the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC4A984563B9E4E90AED93B40377A478B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be jointly
managed by the Governors Highway Safety Association and the National Highway
Traffic Safety
Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID50e49e88499940f7bc34ab05d98fba95"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Teen traffic
safety program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ID9bab00b498cb45d1bb920f1763319b1e"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Teen traffic
safety program</header>
<paragraph id="id28D6CD6931CA40DC8EB097F17EDBB96B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>Subject to the requirements of a State’s highway
safety plan, as approved by the Secretary under subsection (k), a State may use
a portion of the amounts received under this section to implement a statewide
teen traffic safety program to improve traffic safety for teen drivers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2B617E15AB894CFF9519FD4B593F54E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Strategies</header><text>The
program implemented under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBAD956E9863647718E0EE607643F31A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include
peer-to-peer education and prevention strategies in schools and communities
designed to—</text>
<clause id="id5B8B0DF6577740488923C7A20370EED8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increase safety
belt use;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3CBBF136DA0945E29A4FA6EBE4C44FA6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduce
speeding;</text>
</clause><clause id="id94387952D4274AB1AD55D63EE856C481"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reduce impaired
and distracted driving;</text>
</clause><clause id="id41B58324BCF640FC8F45117B6E3A3500"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reduce underage
drinking; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3CACC65860FC49C8B12D30578506F3D3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>reduce other
behaviors by teen drivers that lead to injuries and fatalities; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF05B8CB604C64D35A2E56AAA6EA11A80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may
include—</text>
<clause id="ID16541eec8e5c47bda787f11b8127aefe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>working with
student-led groups and school advisors to plan and implement teen traffic
safety programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8cfd27960a1f4cd4a71ac08b84d4da38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
subgrants to schools throughout the State to support the establishment and
expansion of student groups focused on teen traffic safety;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7ebbbc4097a040b2926f0eb1e61587d2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing
support, training, and technical assistance to establish and expand school and
community safety programs for teen drivers;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0c8aff3b78ec42809963593930a62d81"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>creating
statewide or regional websites to publicize and circulate information on teen
safety programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcc3fc99dd2844616ac59bce408f0bc6e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>conducting
outreach and providing educational resources for parents;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9bf56328421440c3a11ae036812f9b46"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>establishing
State or regional advisory councils comprised of teen drivers to provide input
and recommendations to the governor and the governor’s safety representative on
issues related to the safety of teen drivers;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb17c48bb802141408fae61ba2365eba6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>collaborating
with law enforcement;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID84d18782a2bc49a4943b1ff440e4b7de"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>organizing and
hosting State and regional conferences for teen drivers;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID40d3fb2a19e64ba488b8f26ddeeaf0f3"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>establishing
partnerships and promoting coordination among community stakeholders, including
public, not-for-profit, and for profit entities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID574954316543415a8da4024ea5a78234"><enum>(x)</enum><text>funding a
coordinator position for the teen safety program in the State or
region.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idDF64F70578434272928C3AFCDC309950"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Activities To
promote highway and motor vehicle safety</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="IDee2004d3dc7c4c63abe84ca5d20c00d9"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts
appropriated to the Secretary for the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration shall be available for activities to promote highway safety and
motor vehicle safety, including activities specifically designed to urge a
State or local legislator or legislature to favor or oppose the adoption of any
specific legislative
proposal.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID22c1bfd571da441b9a49c6ef9321c7ff"><enum>103.</enum><header>Highway safety
research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">Section 403</external-xref> of title
23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="IDb6183528309e4cbaaca1dfdecdb5e597"><enum>403.</enum><header>Highway safety
research and development</header>
<subsection id="ID02ddfe23f4764bc1acec15b20a9e0390"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Defined
term</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Federal laboratory</term>
includes—</text>
<paragraph id="idD4C60A5D569D434AA8AC659B2354C22D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
government-owned, government-operated laboratory; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6D4B67C0DA28415189A8F98D97C2BB4A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID058276a137454b7ead890860f71835c0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>General
authority</header>
<paragraph id="IDcbcaf970d8ef47aeac41f1bc6211a656"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Research and
development activities</header><text>The Secretary may conduct research and
development activities, including demonstration projects and the collection and
analysis of highway and motor vehicle safety data and related information
needed to carry out this section, with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID982b07dec920489faebffcf8f7bb0088"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all aspects of
highway and traffic safety systems and conditions relating to—</text>
<clause id="idC21DD008EDDD4313B55FF81D13772C68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>vehicle, highway,
driver, passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian
characteristics;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8DCB803737C74B529AA8EE1804FE9C70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accident
causation and investigations;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3C576A54DE21472CA7526324F95742CA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>communications;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1A516ED915664128908328F937A423F8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>emergency medical
services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7F4744D12C9C4BC784EB82DD9D354806"><enum>(v)</enum><text>transportation of
the injured;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1cfd847f64d54baf8a7c624513f8bb24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>human behavioral
factors and their effect on highway and traffic safety, including—</text>
<clause id="id224EC5BFCD874F23BB94906B245A77A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>driver
education;</text>
</clause><clause id="id69F87B47038E4DF09264E26228E0285E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>impaired
driving;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1A9CC5923ADB41B4ADBD5B314B06EA6D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>distracted
driving; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5C51F93093764B78BF5ABDFC9DD7403F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>new technologies
installed in, or brought into, vehicles;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDae0669e3b7e045aabae0c868ba9e65de"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the effectiveness of countermeasures to increase highway and traffic safety,
including occupant protection and alcohol- and drug-impaired driving
technologies and initiatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb818995ed1c6448f8dd7790ab4c84c8a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the effect of
State laws on any aspects, activities, or programs described in subparagraphs
(A) through (C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1e06a0bff4e42bca2822d3074c83a2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperation,
grants, and contracts</header><text>The Secretary may carry out this
section—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8a3368f8d7f5483e86744d7b45285879"><enum>(A)</enum><text>independently;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe9f4747928e24cb2840a363ff428f090"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in cooperation
with other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities and Federal
laboratories;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca023862298a49f5ad8b23001aa22e3a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by entering into
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with the National
Academy of Sciences, any Federal laboratory, State or local agency, authority,
association, institution, foreign country, or person (as defined in chapter 1
of title 1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0805bec584174967a77444d569f324ef"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by making grants
to the National Academy of Sciences, any Federal laboratory, State or local
agency, authority, association, institution, or person (as defined in chapter 1
of title 1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0b95e6e70d3d4293bb9a74e34a5877a1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Collaborative
research and development</header>
<paragraph id="ID88d2616772b4425289d877a3b42fe6c1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To encourage innovative solutions to highway safety
problems, stimulate voluntary improvements in highway safety, and stimulate the
marketing of new highway safety related technology by private industry, the
Secretary is authorized to carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative
research and development with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDce24aa793d76471d908f30f77225da5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>non-Federal
entities, including State and local governments, foreign countries, colleges,
universities, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, organizations
serving the interests of children, people with disabilities, low-income
populations, and older adults, and trade associations that are incorporated or
established under the laws of any State or the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID29e2bab532dd4111a70b7a8932af14d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal
laboratories.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID85366728374c461f9cd71bfcc3cdd6ab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may enter into cooperative research
and development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3710a">15 U.S.C. 3710a</external-xref>))
in which the Secretary provides not more than 50 percent of the cost of any
research or development project under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb76393fbae7493b8b0e2a6d24b8ddb9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
technology</header><text>The research, development, or use of any technology
pursuant to an agreement under this subsection, including the terms under which
technology may be licensed and the resulting royalties may be distributed,
shall be subject to the provisions of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3701">15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8c056a521e5c411a8853c37a3e91418d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Title to
equipment</header><text>In furtherance of the purposes set forth in section
402, the Secretary may vest title to equipment purchased for demonstration
projects with funds authorized under this section to State or local agencies on
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5db79d33fa6643e286cacb8082a51269"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Notwithstanding
the apportionment formula set forth in section 402(c)(2), 1 percent of the
total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety
programs under section 402(c) in each fiscal year shall be available, through
the end of the succeeding fiscal year, to the Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—</text>
<paragraph id="id629FA0938B5A4C7CB67067AA2C7D6CFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide
training, conducted or developed by Federal or non-Federal entity or personnel,
to Federal, State, and local highway safety personnel; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id92B19C083D06440B8107C41084A3BC92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to pay for any
travel, administrative, and other expenses related to such training.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8bfe30978e554e139e22684e18b6431f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Driver licensing
and fitness To drive clearinghouse</header><text>From amounts made available
under this section, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is authorized to expend
$1,280,000 between October 1, 2011, and September 30, 2013, to establish an
electronic clearinghouse and technical assistance service to collect and
disseminate research and analysis of medical and technical information and best
practices concerning drivers with medical issues that may be used by State
driver licensing agencies in making licensing qualification decisions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2067f51617f7476cbfb37ecca07ad78b"><enum>(g)</enum><header>International
highway safety information and cooperation</header>
<paragraph id="ID51be72a06dbb4088a776376e58456739"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, may establish an international highway safety
information and cooperation program to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0a5fc61b85784069a4c99bfa6225896f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inform the United
States highway safety community of laws, projects, programs, data, and
technology in foreign countries that could be used to enhance highway safety in
the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2eaacacc21af4867a75d785e960df87b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permit the
exchange of information with foreign countries about laws, projects, programs,
data, and technology that could be used to enhance highway safety; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID409bdb5737754b6bab8de9f43d3e3a3f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow the
Secretary, represented by the Administrator, to participate and cooperate in
international activities to enhance highway safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDba49229dd8fd46589e68238dbf6085bd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>The
Secretary may carry out this subsection in cooperation with any appropriate
Federal agency, State or local agency or authority, foreign government, or
multinational institution.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc6f45e159ddd4685931700f068c54833"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Public health
authority</header><text>For purposes of collecting and analyzing medical data
for transportation safety research purposes under this chapter or chapter 301
of title 49, the term <term>public health authority</term> has the meaning
given the term in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/45/164.501">section
164.501</external-xref> of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, and includes
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Any <term>protected health
information</term> (as defined in section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations) collected or received by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration in its capacity as a public health authority may not be subject
to discovery, admitted into evidence, or used in any administrative, civil,
criminal, or other judicial proceeding.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID16e53b72d71a43c28394dfa7d336a6d4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prohibition on
certain disclosures</header><text>Any report of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, or of any officer, employee, or contractor of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, relating to any highway traffic
accident or the investigation of such accident conducted pursuant to this
chapter or chapter 301 shall be made available to the public in a manner that
does not identify individuals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2cf6d556f3d348d48b50a3b16867d1aa"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Model
specifications for devices</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
may—</text>
<paragraph id="id0DAFF295B8E041D9815413D8B7B03911"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop model
specifications and testing procedures for devices, including devices designed
to measure the concentration of alcohol in the body;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id314CC097BD7D49A299030E8301430CD3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct periodic
tests of such devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4A785030E14342098E303D1BB8C3621B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>publish a
Conforming Products List of such devices that have met the model
specifications; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id51A4228BC36942F3885B0631EBCD9570"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may require that
any necessary tests of such devices are conducted by a Federal laboratory and
paid for by the device
manufacturers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDd193956f1302440e86eba50e4b88b6c0"><enum>104.</enum><header>National driver
register</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30302(b) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
<quote>The Secretary shall make continual improvements to modernize the
Register's data processing system.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDd675c874c2bc41e6bd23e8940073331a"><enum>105.</enum><header>Combined
occupant protection grants</header>
<subsection id="ID42d51a5600034570a73bca76720bbd0c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">Section 405</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="ID60a4cb855acd43549a314d4e3508f9a4"><enum>405.</enum><header>Combined
occupant protection grants</header>
<subsection id="ID27a4e9c5f83b4748a90759fa07b3f481"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States that adopt and
implement effective occupant protection programs to reduce highway deaths and
injuries resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly
restrained in motor vehicles.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7bd4e52bc9f44c88b754b3ace0371abb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of activities funded using
amounts from grants awarded under this section may not exceed 80 percent for
each fiscal year for which a State receives a grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa1f512ad629b49199698c5df15dd1e17"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="ID29219b5c960d47a08d40850797dd2664"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High seat belt
use rate</header><text>A State with an observed seat belt use rate of 90
percent or higher, based on the most recent data from a survey that conforms
with national criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, shall be eligible for a grant in a fiscal year if the
State—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc70ccbb65966479f9c0d812dbf51294f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submits an
occupant protection plan during the first fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f2f1f1fdb1542d88bb3996c4b56bd25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>participates in
the Click It or Ticket national mobilization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22fd54fd29594c68a398cc490e22ce30"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has an active
network of child restraint inspection stations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID513d834cbd844d8eb72fed826913d86d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has a plan to
recruit, train, and maintain a sufficient number of child passenger safety
technicians.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID127e87fef4604f8ab235004897bf6e80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lower seat belt
use rate</header><text>A State with an observed seat belt use rate below 90
percent, based on the most recent data from a survey that conforms with
national criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, shall be eligible for a grant in a fiscal year if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1022654b5e1f458bbaac855c4a92cece"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State meets
all of the requirements under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd59911cd7ced417dbed7ec114a0cc5ac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary
determines that the State meets at least 3 of the following criteria:</text>
<clause id="ID85ffcd060c724da8b52da129c9b9e853"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The State conducts
sustained (on-going and periodic) seat belt enforcement at a defined level of
participation during the year.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8236cfa299c042578bf9b7c2d481c76e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The State has
enacted and enforces a primary enforcement seat belt use law.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID65a26105c4384dbaa3416363142f18c5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The State has
implemented countermeasure programs for high-risk populations, such as drivers
on rural roadways, unrestrained nighttime drivers, or teenage drivers.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID852d416c25be47afba1dd0d8a07c2ec7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The State has
enacted and enforces occupant protection laws requiring front and rear occupant
protection use by all occupants in an age-appropriate restraint.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDde4379a9f83f467987221c2ff7c57ab6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The State has
implemented a comprehensive occupant protection program in which the State
has—</text>
<subclause id="id8080C0D30AC044D68A46C3341DEA2655"><enum>(I)</enum><text>conducted a
program assessment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idCF11C8069C42422094FD53C94D7FD101"><enum>(II)</enum><text>developed a
statewide strategic plan;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE213960A7C2641719EDBDE91916B505C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>designated an
occupant protection coordinator; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7ACB26F8CA0F42268245EEADAA988DDE"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>established a
statewide occupant protection task force.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID672147e8b0684bde9957e2f6869976b3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The State—</text>
<subclause id="id4267F7C1D4D74E46A1BE4A389E06FAD1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>completed an
assessment of its occupant protection program during the 3-year period
preceding the grant year; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBE1FFA54380F404AB0A38316B52D9DD5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>will conduct such
an assessment during the first year of the grant.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3c1a1b6472374a2281bf7cf068413349"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grant
amounts</header><text>Grant funds received pursuant to this section may be used
to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID72ce738a11a54564884cf0c58b78920a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out a
program to support high-visibility enforcement mobilizations, including paid
media that emphasizes publicity for the program, and law enforcement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6bee2bf67f574d4fa3b07197e9e009d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>carry out a
program to train occupant protection safety professionals, police officers,
fire and emergency medical personnel, educators, and parents concerning all
aspects of the use of child restraints and occupant protection;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID946b733c253a414fb5b4d528c82d25da"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carry out a
program to educate the public concerning the proper use and installation of
child restraints, including related equipment and information systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1addabc1f09484aad72db0e70636d06"><enum>(4)</enum><text>carry out a
program to provide community child passenger safety services, including
programs about proper seating positions for children and how to reduce the
improper use of child restraints;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c681a67512144118fe61297be0bc9ef"><enum>(5)</enum><text>purchase and
distribute child restraints to low-income families if not more than 5 percent
of the funds received in a fiscal year are used for this purpose;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0aeae9dad73a4f2bbc224b1cc6a5280a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish and
maintain information systems containing data concerning occupant protection,
including the collection and administration of child passenger safety and
occupant protection surveys; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7660a79249f4f92836090e52ea18554"><enum>(7)</enum><text>carry out a
program to educate the public concerning the dangers of leaving children
unattended in vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcd8542b7ce3848379fbc89d0c957b15d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant
amount</header><text>The allocation of grant funds under this section to a
State for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State's apportionment
under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9a81a89da96842108d2e6b9a3fd46d37"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>A
State that receives a grant under this section shall submit a report to the
Secretary that documents the manner in which the grant amounts were obligated
and expended and identifies the specific programs carried out with the grant
funds. The report shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary and may be
combined with other State grant reporting requirements under chapter 4 of title
23, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3ccde799a5cc44fbb8231647343f2589"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID27a6b092371b468592a04a71002441ff"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Child
restraint</header><text>The term <term>child restraint</term> means any device
(including child safety seat, booster seat, harness, and excepting seat belts)
designed for use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position children who
weigh 65 pounds (30 kilograms) or less, and certified to the Federal motor
vehicle safety standard prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration for child restraints.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDef4170d560bc4679be76b9429d2fe87b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Seat
belt</header><text>The term <term>seat belt</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe49851bd6c0d43c890f82cbb8290c11f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
open-body motor vehicles, including convertibles, an occupant restraint system
consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable shoulder belt;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ae8861ab7ac48a291d893f47178e359"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
other motor vehicles, an occupant restraint system consisting of integrated lap
and shoulder
belts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID11504dce166c4f549545306640728e3d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 405 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">405. Combined occupant
protection
grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><section id="IDe54381f232f8400da8e2f68b4acc2704"><enum>106.</enum><header>State traffic
safety information system improvements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/408">Section 408</external-xref> of title
23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="ID54adaab8be174979b192ad322b221758"><enum>408.</enum><header>State traffic
safety information system improvements</header>
<subsection id="IDfd46e87ba977426d95253867350378d2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States to support the
development and implementation of effective State programs that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe1c7f3d0acca4f7e90be7ed73c9d7ddd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve the
timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration, and accessibility
of the State safety data that is needed to identify priorities for Federal,
State, and local highway and traffic safety programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3db3f178e0f49749d6f1fd0fc010a50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate the
effectiveness of efforts to make such improvements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID365464eb3c32408eaff6f7eea9717e8b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>link the State
data systems, including traffic records, with other data systems within the
State, such as systems that contain medical, roadway, and economic data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b342326575c43c4b7a8e7cbece504f2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>improve the
compatibility and interoperability of the data systems of the State with
national data systems and data systems of other States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id32DFF7A72BB640878AF98F56EC3A0E5A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enhance the
ability of the Secretary to observe and analyze national trends in crash
occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID65b354e3a67e47e282d8c91eedebc7a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of adopting and implementing
in a fiscal year a State program described in this section may not exceed 80
percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7c79cc22ceeb4ce5a8082c94218e7181"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>A
State is not eligible for a grant under this section in a fiscal year unless
the State demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the
State—</text>
<paragraph id="IDfebab22634f8490c9e529301116d4fd1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has a functioning
traffic records coordinating committee (referred to in this subsection as
<quote>TRCC</quote>) that meets at least 3 times a year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9ea44af91d394662a3d779b685d033fc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has designated a
TRCC coordinator;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc008032bc8048c0bb5db52ae4d5669a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>has established a
State traffic record strategic plan that has been approved by the TRCC and
describes specific quantifiable and measurable improvements anticipated in the
State's core safety databases, including crash, citation or adjudication,
driver, emergency medical services or injury surveillance system, roadway, and
vehicle databases;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID680d0719e11340ac916942b8b9b5721c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>has demonstrated
quantitative progress in relation to the significant data program attribute
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6D986CFEC610435D93C8110C7AD4BFB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accuracy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41BAAF2921344CCE8C24EA0A98A0ADDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>completeness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38F1C27BABE14D3A8DCC9F5377CF84B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>timeliness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE7414B3E92C548AD9A9407716F37EDEB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>uniformity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE246DB8B89A431983B1587F3FA7014A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>accessibility;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0D7798DC8524015AAE775CA57B95879"><enum>(F)</enum><text>integration of a
core highway safety database; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f37d78db9a24bbc98bff390adcee09e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>has certified to
the Secretary that an assessment of the State’s highway safety data and traffic
records system was conducted or updated during the preceding 5 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID88099174fc50488b876f2fe102198512"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grant
amounts</header><text>Grant funds received by a State under this section shall
be used for making data program improvements to core highway safety databases
related to quantifiable, measurable progress in any of the 6 significant data
program attributes set forth in subsection (c)(4).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID134b5a5d2a5f418b930d791e77bbb6b4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant
amount</header><text>The allocation of grant funds under this section to a
State for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State's apportionment
under section 402 for fiscal year
2009.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDcca97061f96b4de3bf709dff577510c7"><enum>107.</enum><header>Impaired
driving countermeasures</header>
<subsection id="IDb27f4305327c47df8ab24c281ead332f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/410">Section 410</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="ID1522253e4d47411eb3862e092f6360d6"><enum>410.</enum><header>Impaired
driving countermeasures</header>
<subsection id="ID8f195bacc8a84819b1749eb189f816de"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States that adopt and
implement—</text>
<paragraph id="id3A1471FF865440ABA588390935EE581C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>effective programs
to reduce driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or the combination of
alcohol and drugs; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBB48FCF6D01541909D79483C6816674E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>alcohol-ignition
interlock laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc4ef29581a874016a1988576c914932d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of activities funded using
amounts from grants under this section may not exceed 80 percent in any fiscal
year in which the State receives a grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID51c872914a1041d5af6533728f288748"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="IDd4eeea940f3f48c3a23d660af5aa003e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Low-range
states</header><text>Low-range States shall be eligible for a grant under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f51ad5e076845e4ba247788d4a37ef5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mid-range
states</header><text>A mid-range State shall be eligible for a grant under this
section if—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD506E40C929C4F63952F2BF70E275183"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a statewide
impaired driving task force in the State developed a statewide plan during the
most recent 3 calendar years to address the problem of impaired driving;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD87F13BEF25940188E3DB07F3D25EA37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State will
convene a statewide impaired driving task force to develop such a plan during
the first year of the grant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ad780ffe9d44b739e4f342efc60abc7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>High-range
states</header><text>A high-range State shall be eligible for a grant under
this section if the State—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbb66625a4a4a491187dccd3f7a298a79"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF904DE478DE249A78D1D28CDBC406205"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducted an assessment
of the State’s impaired driving program during the most recent 3 calendar
years; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" id="idCC10E5A0CF334CC7AD02DDBD405A2667" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will conduct such
an assessment during the first year of the grant;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe38809836e964669b8961b88191becc4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>convenes, during
the first year of the grant, a statewide impaired driving task force to develop
a statewide plan that—</text>
<clause id="idF27EB9342A494FCF86A3C175C656F676"><enum>(i)</enum><text>addresses any
recommendations from the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause id="id8E90CAE6067D41F5A8A7698A67F62502"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes a
detailed plan for spending any grant funds provided under this section;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3D9C15BE811A47F4B2C5A094F3F3417F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describes how
such spending supports the statewide comprehensive program;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c618893245d486da3e6cc87651e90ca"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA66A6AFE4A544386A921A855C9286B0D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submits the statewide
plan to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration during the first
year of the grant for the agency's review and approval;</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" id="idBE6E85A7484445AEAD35B0E176D9270E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>annually updates
the statewide plan in each subsequent year of the grant; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" id="idC1A3EC6AEC6B4792B3E786A28FEAD7C5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>submits each
updated statewide plan for the agency's review and comment; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51ce4119f340482dacf58bdae2516504"><enum>(D)</enum><text>appoints an
impaired driving coordinator—</text>
<clause id="id9B650CF9AF4F4A9E90089BC5B5D040B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to coordinate the
State’s activities to address enforcement and adjudication of laws to address
driving while impaired by alcohol; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3EE7760C748744A7A108DFDBA3F66DA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to oversee the
implementation of the statewide plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDab003d35124d443783452e5efe9535fc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grant
amounts</header>
<paragraph id="IDafdaa09b5351451c9c12d37506fd81cc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
programs</header><text>High-range States shall use grant funds for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID496279690bc547e1bb1fe343cf7d089b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>high visibility
enforcement efforts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe63afbb58e04590b8ccc48c5a5472e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any of the
activities described in paragraph (2) if—</text>
<clause id="id96B0720D56B64146B4950E2A014B8865"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the activity is
described in the statewide plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id40C02FAA2386468197B78F49A51BD9ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary
approves the use of funding for such activity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID01411067f2884bbe8daf6724f469df55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized
programs</header><text>Medium-range and low-range States may use grant funds
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3FF57F22FBA7477AA730CA1CF2185C8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any of the
purposes described in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17AFCE7AB9544DBA8AE39830C68B4467"><enum>(B)</enum><text>paid and earned
media in support of high visibility enforcement efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID71675a026b4e4bbfa55678903afef58a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>hiring a full-time
impaired driving coordinator of the State’s activities to address the
enforcement and adjudication of laws regarding driving while impaired by
alcohol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6ea9a81bcdc348318081ed2f78a0d25b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>court support of
high visibility enforcement efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca7566c5d4c245dd99042d1eb368f391"><enum>(E)</enum><text>alcohol ignition
interlock programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb6f3d1e2e994db88027b67312980866"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improving
blood-alcohol concentration testing and reporting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7830f5dde296484abc0d798c9343d7ee"><enum>(G)</enum><text>establishing
driving while intoxicated courts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9d18df4968ba424ea0dc234a6cf0e582"><enum>(H)</enum><text>conducting—</text>
<clause id="id7869229D5CA746EA91042E9459080B17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>standardized field
sobriety training;</text>
</clause><clause id="id14513C15D08140E7A6A46E021E030B01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>advanced roadside
impaired driving evaluation training; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE9B72934DF0346A6BD5D5A34B29401CD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>drug recognition
expert training for law enforcement;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe9a9a230e8e9472487aea1e86da605b7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>training and
education of criminal justice professionals (including law enforcement,
prosecutors, judges and probation officers) to assist such professionals in
handling impaired driving cases;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46e60d4ddb5e494195ead1b2fde6349a"><enum>(J)</enum><text>traffic safety
resource prosecutors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID25f3a29076c2468695f06b8de111be1b"><enum>(K)</enum><text>judicial outreach
liaisons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd36b5419fdfa4bff9a34a31c9dd3b742"><enum>(L)</enum><text>equipment and
related expenditures used in connection with impaired driving enforcement in
accordance with criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf2428514cd1247db90b5cb3fe531d357"><enum>(M)</enum><text>training on the
use of alcohol screening and brief intervention; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd46c715ff9c74617ba5d87f09128f97b"><enum>(N)</enum><text>developing
impaired driving information systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID98a199e5da2d4fe9904d453d714ae6f6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
programs</header><text>Low-range States may use grant funds for any expenditure
designed to reduce impaired driving based on problem identification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4bc70a825aa941dc87adb1d5226a6d3a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant
amount</header><text>Subject to subsection (g), the allocation of grant funds
to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the
State's apportionment under section 402(c) for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5e338141042643e39a1b9bb4538ae29e"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Changes in the
average impaired driving fatality rate</header><text>The Secretary, acting
through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, may change the average impaired driving fatality rate that
establishes the Low-range, Mid-range, and High-range under this section every 3
years, based upon changing conditions across the Nation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID15ed45281e344c0a963c2abbdd53ca81"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Grants to States
that adopt and enforce mandatory alcohol-Ignition interlock laws</header>
<paragraph id="ID2e165103efab4d5184933e138e5bef59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make a separate grant under this
section to each State that adopts and is enforcing a mandatory alcohol-ignition
interlock law for all individuals convicted of driving under the influence of
alcohol or of driving while intoxicated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1669a402d97c4cd2b1288f95bf9a945f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Such grants may be used by recipient States only for costs
associated with the State's alcohol-ignition interlock program, including
screening, assessment, and program and offender oversight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID652f6eb865d14dd79f65d6ed5c337c15"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Funds
made available under this subsection shall be allocated among States described
in paragraph (1) on the basis of the apportionment formula under section
402(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDafebc69ed32e4bf9aba8d7f5f4b0856a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Not
more than 15 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section in
a fiscal year shall be made available by the Secretary for making grants under
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb76e797dca43480c9a6f6cfa62bd0f29"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id55DB3F50CBC34963879D148B9D8587E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Average impaired
driving fatality rate</header><text>The term <term>average impaired driving
fatality rate</term> means the number of fatalities in motor vehicle crashes
involving a driver with a blood alcohol concentration of at least 0.08 for
every 100,000,000 vehicle miles traveled, based on the most recently reported 3
calendar years of final data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, as
calculated in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Administrator of
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id02005612A959415C9056178A5F3B17F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High-range
state</header><text>The term <term>high-range State</term> means a State that
has an average impaired driving fatality rate of 0.60 or higher.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3153532993DE4DACB8CFDB18099E8981"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Low-range
state</header><text>The term <term>low-range State</term> means a State that
has an average impaired driving fatality rate of 0.30 or lower.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id08F3B37AF9E94252BB4AA62964984C6D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Mid-range
state</header><text>The term <term>mid-range State</term> means a State that
has an average impaired driving fatality rate that is higher than 0.30 and
lower than
0.60.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID83ab8ff82a6f4b2bb6dfe997a05c8fbf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 410 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA53ECB120D1439BB220ACD465E8DE61" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">410. Impaired driving
countermeasures.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDe822a7a744504650bb0bb4a678b9c3ad"><enum>108.</enum><header>Distracted
driving grants</header>
<subsection id="ID1b89610dfd904a3e9c8459a262eb8fc2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/411">Section 411</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD896E7C3CEE4457BBFD8E2FABD1E4D6D" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="ID90160f8325df4c02923b4e38d738c9c1"><enum>411.</enum><header>Distracted
driving grants</header>
<subsection id="id3D4B8D7D1FD24F8191DB0E422E933C21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
award a grant under this section to any State that enacts and enforces a
statute that meets the requirements set forth in subsections (b) and
(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6658645d659743298aa5bda8c1accbcb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
texting while driving</header><text>A State statute meets the requirements set
forth in this subsection if the statute—</text>
<paragraph id="IDbbfe7a1965d2422e91b3ea2dc6d89148"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prohibits drivers
from texting through a personal wireless communications device while
driving;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a1f2492699b4fd89390982ed230f733"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes violation of
the statute a primary offense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf13e1fe569c45e1a6ade6faad3d618b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establishes—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc5a60e7c4cc644a580501f240a56351a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a minimum fine for
a first violation of the statute; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID01e94f5a7dd04085b47ab58a93104622"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increased fines
for repeat violations; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb103ad6290a467788b29ed0b92985b4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provides increased
civil and criminal penalties than would otherwise apply if a vehicle accident
is caused by a driver who is using such a device in violation of the
statute.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf06c4abd16ad43f1b000673beec62702"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on
youth cell phone use while driving</header><text>A State statute meets the
requirements set forth in this subsection if the statute—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3eee3d60fe204e6d8fcb18930cbbc376"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prohibits a driver
who is younger than 18 years of age from using a personal wireless
communications device while driving;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb096e76b34fe413faa774a232ff2128b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes violation of
the statute a primary offense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0773b007fc5b4c729d3cd8f3f0012d99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>requires
distracted driving issues to be tested as part of the State driver’s license
examination;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDde84fcfb33bd4f16a361d08885db35c2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establishes—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDcbb50d4edc2c421a88995d06b4afe059"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a minimum fine for
a first violation of the statute; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdd4b18cd43e64ad8820a87469a6a89bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increased fines
for repeat violations; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID07ff7bf6800c48ce831f8849ae00b63f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provides increased
civil and criminal penalties than would otherwise apply if a vehicle accident
is caused by a driver who is using such a device in violation of the
statute.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID25f0b89eca3f4fbe84fb21546a90ae7b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Permitted
exceptions</header><text>A statute that meets the requirements set forth in
subsections (b) and (c) may provide exceptions for—</text>
<paragraph id="ID13ea8a12fbb04fd58cdc858192a1dd04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a driver who uses
a personal wireless communications device to contact emergency services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8620d561388486893dc18be6588f03d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>emergency services
personnel who use a personal wireless communications device while—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8B03A1D4B28A43FAA5271A622AB5839C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operating an
emergency services vehicle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE249CABBAE54669957D88882150BEB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engaged in the
performance of their duties as emergency services personnel; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbd09b0a98c274e188dd1a033c1633641"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an individual
employed as a commercial motor vehicle driver or a school bus driver who uses a
personal wireless communications device within the scope of such individual’s
employment if such use is permitted under the regulations promulgated pursuant
to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31152">section
31152</external-xref> of title 49.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2ad8f237d8af439b8af798c6e5cb22a1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of grant
funds</header><text>Of the grant funds received by a State under this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5fa1fe92af264c0eb2873e804c537943"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at least 50
percent shall be used—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID611fe9a4fb524aebb3e2f8e653756317"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to educate the
public through advertising containing information about the dangers of texting
or using a cell phone while driving;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1773968cbe0f427ca262f1e8b06d9a52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for traffic signs
that notify drivers about the distracted driving law of the State; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0e2b10e5b7394415b10b04898fb2299f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for law
enforcement costs related to the enforcement of the distracted driving law;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID41e7d678ecc749e7bbb6a157abe9f0bd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>up to 50 percent
may be used for other projects that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD4DE92A9C0AC410E83A8889F72DA670D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve traffic
safety; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98939AB8B5C848D982F43547D5D690B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are consistent
with the criteria set forth in section 402(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1bd2a092d7b7407797d86be46a8c95e3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional
grants</header><text>In fiscal year 2012, the Secretary may use up to 25
percent of the funding available for grants under this section to award grants
to States that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID77338ef1fbcd4794b6a66bd5fd0133ff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enacted statutes
before July 1, 2011, which meet the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8dd300220d95467e98553255b52e53da"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are otherwise
ineligible for a grant under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id52E39C8D79244D77BB96E3B5D0D4B2D3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID2331997c1988427e848634fd6839188c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Driving</header><text>The
term <term>driving</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF8F3B2ADD825498C9B2B5655033A9DBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means operating a
motor vehicle on a public road, including operation while temporarily
stationary because of traffic, a traffic light or stop sign, or otherwise;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2AE8B5A9A8A5438A80EB874A4EF2486A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include
operating a motor vehicle when the vehicle has pulled over to the side of, or
off, an active roadway and has stopped in a location where it can safely remain
stationary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID07cb08f678d046f48400c159dcdfcc69"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Personal
wireless communications device</header><text>The term <term>personal wireless
communications device</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF8DEB1A25CDA4C61ABAEF15E22F4B2CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a device
through which personal wireless services (as defined in section 332(c)(7)(C)(i)
of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/332">47 U.S.C.
332(c)(7)(C)(i)</external-xref>)) are transmitted; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26CEC125B9A3473E9B11A1670899A484"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include a
global navigation satellite system receiver used for positioning, emergency
notification, or navigation purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID47957499ae814dd2a275eb7fb1fa5a26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Primary
offense</header><text>The term <term>primary offense</term> means an offense
for which a law enforcement officer may stop a vehicle solely for the purpose
of issuing a citation in the absence of evidence of another offense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0796e24bfa9a435fbc39ee0b3a4f9561"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
road</header><text>The term <term>public road</term> has the meaning given that
term in section 402(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID26853a5f1e86454cac7c032c78769941"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Texting</header><text>The
term <term>texting</term> means reading from or manually entering data into a
personal wireless communications device, including doing so for the purpose of
SMS texting, e-mailing, instant messaging, or engaging in any other form of
electronic data retrieval or electronic data
communication.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6eb6fa01c9ed425dac42ec0086af83ec"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 411 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B183A649B504A3386BEF5A80087139C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">411. Distracted driving
grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID62d2ccf6a4b6403d8edc8d2ddbc4dff3"><enum>109.</enum><header>High visibility
enforcement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
2009 of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C.
402</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDbc5e3bc867b14d368b2fcf4df51f8e74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCBF680F47EA343C1BFAB39A83B63612B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>at least 2</quote> and inserting <quote>at least 3</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54F426DEB6B545119C0F0EDBF4E09E3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>years 2006 through 2009.</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2012
and 2013. The Administrator may also initiate and support additional campaigns
in each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for the purposes specified in subsection
(b).</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDa4b32fb89f364d1a8ac76d6924efd4bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)
by striking <quote>either or both</quote> and inserting <quote>outcomes related
to at least 1</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb2abf0c8adb143599c73db11381d0569"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by inserting <quote>and Internet-based outreach</quote> after <quote>print
media advertising</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID7714023a3e9649c2b01f0e550e6e44e4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>subsections (a), (c), and (f)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (c)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID24814492c2574935a0207a0c44e1ef5b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA8268B28060848E3B576CB1B63223E00"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (g) as subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID01a5f5554fbc464aa5873a0183302269"><enum>110.</enum><header>Motorcyclist
safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2010 of
SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C.
402</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDad190ceb58714544a4d4a94b45c9b239"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (b) and (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8903d51f86a4639a3651530fb95eb80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e),
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCDC5B124A4FB4FBE987BCBA4932D6584"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1), as redesignated by striking <quote>to the satisfaction of the
Secretary—</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>, to the
satisfaction of the Secretary, at least 2 of the 6 criteria listed in paragraph
(2).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID21f8210351354710bf4e726125a6136a"><enum>111.</enum><header>Driver alcohol
detection system for safety research</header>
<subsection id="ID1254f38b1df84f1193b606e5dd06db09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">Chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="ID3e778e5e9a55450aaf7654a25fabd05c"><enum>413.</enum><header>In-vehicle
alcohol detection device research</header>
<subsection id="IDafcd76075c494556a658e6970466fc50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration shall carry out a collaborative research effort under chapter
301 of title 49, United States Code, 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="IDcd176e6f36b5483eb70ef21bdc7d474d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Administrator shall submit a report annually to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa4327e6b17104d3b9caabc5e03a159d5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describing
progress in carrying out the collaborative research effort; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2cc3f45e69f04d418bf6af859dd2da16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>including an
accounting for the use of Federal funds obligated or expended in carrying out
that effort.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2dba420c4aba4d54a6320a03b7b50b2b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this title:</text>
<paragraph id="ID8d58c660afa64c2784aad715b0303576"><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
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30102">section
30102(a)(6)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code) by an individual
whose blood alcohol content is at or above the legal limit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3031170750eb4bfdaf650c624920034e"><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 chapter 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></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id8A1846EA74FF4947BC90D93537ACF075"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 412 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry idref="ID3e778e5e9a55450aaf7654a25fabd05c" level="section">413. In-vehicle alcohol detection device
research.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID728edb6c060e473a840c8de00a9b1e3d"><enum>112.</enum><header>State graduated
driver licensing laws</header>
<subsection id="IDeb86bc916eb34a05bab164eb5ba23b18"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">Chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
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<section id="ID027916ec83fb492fb15e8782961ecbaf"><enum>414.</enum><header>State Graduated
Driver Licensing Incentive Grant</header>
<subsection id="ID74a88de56961476e9095248c6926240e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Secretary shall award grants to States that adopt and implement graduated
driver licensing laws in accordance with the requirements set forth in
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa0620b2723c74147b9452e0378417aa8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="IDbb2d3447ed2040738b383ac8cb0f2c25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State meets the requirements set forth in this
subsection if the State has a graduated driver licensing law that requires
novice drivers younger than 21 years of age to comply with the 2-stage
licensing process described in paragraph (2) before receiving an unrestricted
driver’s license.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa9418cf6865d4bdf9b335b93df539734"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Licensing
process</header><text>A State is in compliance with the 2-stage licensing
process described in this paragraph if the State’s driver’s license laws
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa1498a7139c84a6c9cd81889abae5f8c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a learner's permit
stage that—</text>
<clause id="ID6b620562c98a4810bbb965e477f7a95a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is at least 6
months in duration;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1e60e11ae6fd474bb0e7abeff9bd914e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prohibits the
driver from using a cellular telephone or any communications device in a
nonemergency situation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdc00a2fe5e0f432c9c72ff389d06179c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>remains in
effect until the driver—</text>
<subclause id="ID91ae59c1cf224afa83ce118e6b3455a3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reaches 16 years
of age and enters the intermediate stage; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID13a0410a8a9847549040e5f247e5eba4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reaches 18 years
of age;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfd4e8e1dbeaa42b9b4911bdd3a1ac30e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an intermediate
stage that—</text>
<clause id="ID8f141019f9574ce0bd6ef9dd305ecbcb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>commences
immediately after the expiration of the learner’s permit stage;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbc53937d6d264d639a5b64d523eec098"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is at least 6
months in duration;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID63fe11ecb90648d9b530fbbc5c1d6741"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>prohibits the
driver from using a cellular telephone or any communications device in a
nonemergency situation;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc059e77f09f24fe4bd7a72928e975627"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>restricts driving
at night;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd3dcdc3cca3a4774b17b8e90e740a66d"><enum>(v)</enum><text>prohibits the
driver from operating a motor vehicle with more than 1 nonfamilial passenger
younger than 21 years of age unless a licensed driver who is at least 21 years
of age is in the motor vehicle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb357134bf90e4d0eadd642c4efb0ee5d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>remains in effect
until the driver reaches 18 years of age; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1b47ceb3533d4ec481406a015f7f5614"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
requirement prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, including—</text>
<clause id="ID91db358315d341a89ce9201e2fd2042b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the learner’s
permit stage—</text>
<subclause id="IDd9b9ce34cf5441fc94c52f0334cff1a5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least 40 hours
of behind-the-wheel training with a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of
age;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID118a0805dea7431a898614352e9b6c51"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a driver training
course; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8d4e54e84ebf4490a6fd294b3287daca"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a requirement
that the driver be accompanied and supervised by a licensed driver, who is at
least 21 years of age, at all times while such driver is operating a motor
vehicle; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDbb99a0dd653b4bb093aa66930fd0db70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the learner’s
permit or intermediate stage, a requirement, in addition to any other penalties
imposed by State law, that the grant of an unrestricted driver’s license be
automatically delayed for any individual who, during the learner's permit or
intermediate stage, is convicted of a driving-related offense,
including—</text>
<subclause id="ID781c75e5a54f4f7ebfd5399528f56052"><enum>(I)</enum><text>driving while
intoxicated;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDf4f924d61d0c4a71b158d8862820d769"><enum>(II)</enum><text>misrepresentation
of his or her true age;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID06dd634909244c5888b87d943ab8e869"><enum>(III)</enum><text>reckless
driving;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID56e1df8b8e8d42408c73f93bcfc2ca9e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>driving without
wearing a seat belt;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc5aadaf01d944040aaa08321be234c29"><enum>(V)</enum><text>speeding;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID92e321ce14754d85948d617a53ad2174"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>any other
driving-related offense, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf500479c281948adad4e2da13921f67a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<paragraph id="ID3f80b0721741420ba907aa7097f9fa2f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations necessary to
implement the requirements under subsection (b), in accordance with the notice
and comment provisions under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section
553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6863e43b3c9b4a6994aba93434dbb945"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A
State that otherwise meets the minimum requirements set forth in subsection (b)
shall be deemed by the Secretary to be in compliance with the requirement set
forth in subsection (b) if the State enacted a law before January 1, 2011,
establishing a class of license that permits licensees or applicants younger
than 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF130B0F2F32543148D68A2050E6EA9BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in connection with
work performed on, or for the operation of, a farm owned by family members who
are directly related to the applicant or licensee; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2F9E49E794C429C8BB1BAC53BAC6083"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if demonstrable
hardship would result from the denial of a license to the licensees or
applicants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd02d0c3c84da44f3ad9c1c96bb3554c8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Grant
funds allocated to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be in
proportion to a State’s apportionment under section 402 for such fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf074b5e59d054001b8ff8e5b2d23091a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Grant funds received by a State under this section may be
used for—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9612742298ed4deebd402554e578d9c2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enforcing a
2-stage licensing process that complies with subsection (b)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDce8439454054464897290ec6a6f2a6c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>training for law
enforcement personnel and other relevant State agency personnel relating to the
enforcement described in paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2256c7127514fcfb316f7d7c6bf9926"><enum>(3)</enum><text>publishing
relevant educational materials that pertain directly or indirectly to the State
graduated driver licensing law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d6518a1ef544959bf5ea202f1c51fe3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>carrying out other
administrative activities that the Secretary considers relevant to the State’s
2-stage licensing process; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa4951623a8544c74a64360796f9b48b0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>carrying out a
teen traffic safety program described in section
402(m).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID25c18698a36c48c1bb49ea4bce6f9611"><enum>113.</enum><header>Agency
accountability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 412 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID145c627dca894b62b050b8cd163b8d63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (a) to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="IDb5609e2afd954ad8aa0cae36f2de0477"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Triennial State
management reviews</header>
<paragraph id="id762793C2A3814DA28A5B1CAF76F5F7EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall conduct a review of each State highway safety program at least once every
3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD115A216E9E48CF86B6F76E76A52E71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
Secretary may conduct reviews of the highway safety programs of the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands as often as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA68C7BE250914D529C799FC78A297A9E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Components</header><text>Reviews
under this subsection shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDcb2542ac76c1486bb871830140900544"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a management
evaluation of all grant programs funded under this chapter;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9a2d795faf32492fb1a51d5bf04d90a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of
State data collection and evaluation relating to performance measures
established by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdeb85a4d5f8b40a4b15117aef07d3ed8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a comparison of
State efforts under subparagraphs (A) and (B) to best practices and programs
that have been evaluated for effectiveness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41b06d45a1af49d59286108f6ee31808"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the development of
recommendations on how each State could—</text>
<clause id="ID869aa03524664b38ba436ac2fa19bc01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the
management and oversight of its grant activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf36715d5b47e45fdbf016b015b55b5cd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a
management and oversight plan for such grant
programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8f24192200bd4b829af3d02bc2ab1abc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID47c75ead82d54c24b74f45e5bd822934"><enum>114.</enum><header>Emergency
medical services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10202
of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300d-4">42 U.S.C. 300d–4</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ID165367c50fd848ca897f7d9fc4bf7daa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council</header>
<paragraph id="ID7280f3fefd2b444695f1f5ade0641c24"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (referred to in this
subsection as the <quote>Advisory Council</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20c08360d8a64d739e6a9ad57da4f8b4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Advisory Council shall be composed of 25 members, who—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7CA6DBA8CD0E4D2BAA912A951AE2010C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be appointed
by the Secretary of Transportation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE8CB28371D524B3B8744DE87D56BCB08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall collectively
be representative of all sectors of the emergency medical services
community.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDac2d1f48866340548f37d869a55e4ff0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the Advisory Council are to advise and consult with—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF66E7BE7B6414527B54EF0DA2A7EBD23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal
Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services on matters relating to
emergency medical services issues; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa2dcd2ce1e74ed4999142b1bcc74f65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Transportation on matters relating to emergency medical services issues
affecting the Department of Transportation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0a6dccc064184c30b96e0a22cdd57799"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall
provide administrative support to the Advisory Council, including scheduling
meetings, setting agendas, keeping minutes and records, and producing
reports.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5865a61aaf9c414299303f13a376b87e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Leadership</header><text>The
members of the Advisory Council shall annually select a chairperson of the
Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID79be63a025e84f73865a06e1e7587580"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Advisory Council shall meet as frequently as is determined necessary by the
chairperson of the Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID97fa72b84b2442b3a0a44cff8e5f56b9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text>The Advisory Council shall prepare an annual report to
the Secretary of Transportation regarding the Council's actions and
recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID8f22d58c4df34c7c9aa33485d12b7319"><enum>115.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 102 through 114,
and the amendments and repeals made by such sections, shall take effect on
October 1, 2011.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Enhanced safety
authorities</header>
<section id="ID41583d3e11184be19c340afd60344cf1"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definition of
motor vehicle equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30102">Section
30102(a)(7)(C)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="ID79271150cae64036b37c4731282a9356"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any device or an
article or apparel, including a motorcycle helmet and excluding medicine or
eyeglasses prescribed by a licensed practitioner, that—</text>
<clause id="id953AF117C0CD49288B846963A84DC29E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is not a system,
part, or component of a motor vehicle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2907CB42A3A44EC3A3E1BC942594E04A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is manufactured,
sold, delivered, or offered to be sold for use on public streets, roads, and
highways with the apparent purpose of safeguarding motor vehicles and highway
users against risk of accident, injury, or
death.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID57047793e2a24b66a3e3079e8e6eb38b"><enum>202.</enum><header>Permit reminder
system for non-use of safety belts</header>
<subsection id="IDf99e4b91a2d6414abd99b476787773df"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id615B701F11F94F978CE3F7DA58EA4A48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 30122,
by striking subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7566AF2BB2574AC6BC2267E5AAC98A7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
section 30124 to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF52D7529CC64FF587B25B27AC47F322" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="IDec7d468f38d2494f83f3effe284b33bf"><enum>30124.</enum><header>Nonuse of
safety belts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A motor vehicle
safety standard prescribed under this chapter may not require a manufacturer to
comply with the standard by using a safety belt interlock designed to prevent
starting or operating a motor vehicle if an occupant is not using a safety
belt.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa821d2874dae4cad80403cee38d531c6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 30124
and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry idref="IDec7d468f38d2494f83f3effe284b33bf" level="section">Sec. 30124. Nonuse of safety
belts.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id8AA26C50158A4B668E8081666FD154B1"><enum>203.</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header>
<subsection id="IDe8f3a83d976040408de8ce6461951e42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe24b554fe8094e9eb02651a92623cff6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID407c91cc13654f2e9f50236d3c6253e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="id4FEABBA565B94AB8997DB5CADB18D46C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>30123(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>30123(a)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE18BA51F0C3D449A86AB5E7AD14FF83A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$250,000,000</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd25c0471c8064a5a9113ef87f4b616e8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$250,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6b6abd9785854c3397ab847071f5f5f5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (c) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5F49E133B4C48FB9B8752BF3E1DB366" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID5bd83074053b4daeab2a499c5b592c96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relevant factors
in determining amount of penalty or compromise</header><text>In determining the
amount of a civil penalty or compromise under this section, the Secretary of
Transportation shall consider the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of
the violation. Such determination shall include, as appropriate—</text>
<paragraph id="idB025959732E34EFD9209C489D718B986"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the nature of the
defect or noncompliance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0E8BFF868A2F48A6966C6CF26B3DEB32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>knowledge by the
person charged of its obligation to recall or notify the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7103A62611A14E5AABE5B11FEFB3F747"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the severity of
the risk of injury;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2F0E650750634908A78B6680F912C6DB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the occurrence or
absence of injury;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF72CC05911BE4625B34687A3386F8E43"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the number of
motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment distributed with the defect
or noncompliance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAAE44EDB26C248339A9CA9CE69E62799"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the existence of
an imminent hazard;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FF5C5093B414424A6142BC9E3218DE0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>actions taken by
the person charged to identify, investigate, or mitigate the condition;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4B30094ADB9F4F20BB1B49AD336D446D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the
appropriateness of such penalty in relation to the size of the business of the
person charged, including the potential for undue adverse economic
impacts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id61EE7C2427BF44829F0F6BF10C459D76"><enum>(9)</enum><text>whether the person
has previously been assessed civil penalties under this section during the most
recent 5 years; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7EB6D00227424652A87ADE0F1978E2CE"><enum>(10)</enum><text>other appropriate
factors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID94d07e105cff4264a797aee4e664187e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil penalty
criteria</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule, in accordance with the
procedures of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section
553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, which provides an
interpretation of the penalty factors described in section 30165(c) of title
49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID69be463df80c4d8587e19a9f9a027fd1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section may be construed as preventing the imposition of penalties
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">section
30165</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, before the issuance of a
final rule under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID19b7f420c3624551ab794509984ef467"><enum>204.</enum><header>Motor vehicle
safety research and development</header>
<subsection id="IDb329643fe10e46f68632b6fb5b552ed5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D07665E55D64999AA6990D2BBBCB801" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<subchapter id="id34BF9D8A2BA447A8BE8A54124AC65CC0"><enum>V</enum><header>Motor vehicle
safety research and development</header>
<section id="id682AABB0E946481DBE15CF24A3C149E1"><enum>30181.</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall
conduct research, development, and testing on any area or aspect of motor
vehicle safety necessary to carry out this chapter.</text>
</section><section id="ID5838f22be03347feb28958b88b62a2a7"><enum>30182.</enum><header>Powers and
duties</header>
<subsection id="ID708129c32fa54b739a69cc2e6fd74149"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDbed4e35a69cb49499c8785f739979305"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct motor
vehicle safety research, development, and testing programs and activities,
including new and emerging technologies that impact or may impact motor vehicle
safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDaaf46fb4e730493b8fc5f875200fa8c8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collect and
analyze all types of motor vehicle and highway safety data and related
information to determine the relationship between motor vehicle or motor
vehicle equipment performance characteristics and—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdba7d82a835b45c0b69c789fc240b9d4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accidents
involving motor vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID328689306cdd4c2a86cbcaeaf73519fa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>deaths or personal
injuries resulting from those accidents;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c1721c5dfd948b39466d5645bd8feb5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote, support,
and advance the education and training of motor vehicle safety staff of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including using program funds
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8990983CEC0743A7AF9D677A8B4FC9F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>planning,
implementing, conducting, and presenting results of program activities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27B2D4B5D0D745A7887C285448F4A547"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travel and related
expenses;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDde3b8816c37e4817aaf0d9e48138818c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>obtain
experimental and other motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment for research
or testing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdd8334a97fef47df8991c188e594898f"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF4623EA315A0468FBCED0341A9739C53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use any test motor
vehicles and motor vehicle equipment suitable for continued use, as determined
by the Secretary to assist in carrying out this chapter or any other chapter of
this title; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id66705838E3B2481DAED1A13364D41079" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sell or otherwise
dispose of test motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment and use the
resulting proceeds to carry out this chapter;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8da6d48584b04cc596373edf13b07ac6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>award grants to
States and local governments, interstate authorities, and nonprofit
institutions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41c55f5fd94f4bd79df73d0ccffbab8c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>enter into
cooperative agreements, collaborative research, or contracts with Federal
agencies, interstate authorities, State and local governments, other public
entities, private organizations and persons, nonprofit institutions, colleges
and universities, consumer advocacy groups, corporations, partnerships, sole
proprietorships, trade associations, Federal laboratories (including
government-owned, government-operated laboratories and government-owned,
contractor-operated laboratories), and foreign governments and research
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2429546a74774f3ab7efeadc732e7537"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of public
agencies</header><text>In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall
avoid duplication by using the services, research, and testing facilities of
public agencies, as appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd799807993534a83bca9170b3070cd37"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Facilities</header><text>The
Secretary may plan, design, and build a new facility or modify an existing
facility to conduct research, development, and testing in traffic safety,
highway safety, and motor vehicle safety.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb4dc2682f22e42918843bd6bc31e9635"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of
information, patents, and developments</header><text>When the United States
Government makes more than a minimal contribution to a research or development
activity under this chapter, the Secretary shall include in the arrangement for
the activity a provision to ensure that all information, patents, and
developments related to the activity are available to the public without
charge. The owner of a background patent may not be deprived of a right under
the patent.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDc62c546240d54ba9af1729587a880749"><enum>30183.</enum><header>Public health
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of
collecting and analyzing medical data for transportation safety research under
this chapter or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, the term <term>public health authority</term>
(as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/164">section 164.501</external-xref> of title 45, Code of
Federal Regulations), shall include the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. Any <term>protected health information</term> (as defined in
section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations) collected or received
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in its capacity as a
public health authority may not be subject to discovery, be admitted into
evidence, or be used in any administrative, civil, criminal, or other judicial
proceeding.</text>
</section><section id="ID66b068a055b94f72b9e4c160f365356e"><enum>30184.</enum><header>Prohibition
on certain disclosures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any
report of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or of any
officer, employee, or contractor of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, relating to any highway traffic accident or the investigation
of such accident conducted pursuant to this chapter or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">section
403</external-xref> of title 23, shall be made available to the public in a
manner that does not identify
individuals.</text>
</section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID57e433643a6148d1bc3535c03e2ffdf0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="IDa7b74a08873e4367a345ddc2e9474a70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment of
chapter analysis</header><text>The chapter analysis for chapter 301 of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id070b2395-b0fb-4bfd-a7cd-1f7097070388" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry idref="id34BF9D8A2BA447A8BE8A54124AC65CC0" level="subchapter">SUBCHAPTER V—Motor vehicle safety
research and development</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="id682AABB0E946481DBE15CF24A3C149E1" level="section">30181. Policy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID5838f22be03347feb28958b88b62a2a7" level="section">30182. Powers and duties.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="IDc62c546240d54ba9af1729587a880749" level="section">30183. Public health
authority.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID66b068a055b94f72b9e4c160f365356e" level="section">30184. Prohibition on certain
disclosures.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID726a1865697247b699dad92d14738cf4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deletion of
redundant material</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id262C695B36B04E2693EB960CD62CFAF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the chapter
analysis, by striking the item relating to section 30168; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC1BFED1A9144E9294DCE7DBB9D96E61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
section 30168.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6ee4546e960942b0af2011ab68c77314"><enum>205.</enum><header>Odometer
requirements definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32702">Section 32702(5)</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or system of
components</quote> after <quote>instrument</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID3affbe9654a9473989db865cbb6f87ed"><enum>206.</enum><header>Electronic
disclosures of odometer information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32705">Section 32705</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50BAA2E88AFD479393F791B058225B03" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID1dde85af15d64c07b6a0f9020d346896"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Electronic
disclosures</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may
prescribe regulations permitting any written disclosures or notices and related
matters to be provided
electronically.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID846409d54c9d4cc196e2fd7690145905"><enum>207.</enum><header>Increased
penalties and damages for odometer fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/327">Chapter 327</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF18A097BEB144B1E8A3AAE74DB996DA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 32709(a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6148929fc20642b89a6e8d8622aec522"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d3d19fe6f244537b3dc60e0864470ef"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id712F38573D274241BC1AF8C58B3CAC13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
32710(a), by striking <quote>$1,500</quote> and inserting
<quote>$10,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID4994131d35a14307b30da441c3c9ae7d"><enum>208.</enum><header>Extend
prohibitions on importing noncompliant vehicles and equipment to defective
vehicles and equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
30112 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa2e74e4e72b64ed084723cf94163f91e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC4FFC807AFB45958EBF878573BC8E29" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID86f3ef89481c40a2a67f23a87b1d7a03" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Except as provided
in this section, section 30114, subsections (i) and (j) of section 30120, and
subchapter III, a person may not sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for
introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States any motor
vehicle or motor vehicle equipment if the vehicle or equipment contains a
defect related to motor vehicle safety about which notice was given under
section 30118(c) or an order was issued under section 30118(b). Nothing in this
paragraph may be construed to prohibit the importation of a new motor vehicle
that receives a required recall remedy before being sold to a consumer in the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID87de6cf0b8a5464a8f6c6d669750a0c2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id683CD07FF1F74115979B5069EFCFAD5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41CCFD636D03422781F2C002853A850E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF50F72405B014C589D96AC5A3ACDAA33"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8880556C830A41A88B5999D8966897BD" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID2220034627ec46db8cad497f12fdba1d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>having no reason
to know, despite exercising reasonable care, that a motor vehicle or motor
vehicle equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety about which
notice was given under section 30118(c) or an order was issued under section
30118(b);</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="ID037a83fc83034422aa15d1c72d1608e7"><enum>209.</enum><header>Financial
responsibility requirements for importers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id60B86ADDEBF846238DE06CA40F78763B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the chapter analysis, by striking the
item relating to subchapter III and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id26e1b553-df42-41d4-a5f7-7d9c0eb25dfe" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="subchapter">SUBCHAPTER III—Importing motor vehicles
and
equipment</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9E9F64016E4F4F46AF934931E01CCD3A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading for subchapter III, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subchapter" style="USC">noncomplying</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e7af682467047558aee1d09252eeaad"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 30147,
by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9643C533A4D4F0084E814A05A20A0AA" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID7ebae19cb7c24fc7856498ab61104589"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Financial
responsibility requirement</header>
<paragraph id="idC3D89A02F7724E2DAE358975A39EA444"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The
Secretary of Transportation may issue regulations requiring each person that
imports a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment into the customs territory
of the United States, including a registered importer (or any successor in
interest), provide and maintain evidence, satisfactory to the Secretary, of
sufficient financial responsibility to meet its obligations under section
30117(b), sections 30118 through 30121, and section 30166(f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAF54D80F655F4CDBA22F16F2B88B5A21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Refusal of
admission</header><text>If the Secretary of Transportation believes that a
person described in paragraph (1) has not provided and maintained evidence of
sufficient financial responsibility to meet the obligations referred to in
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may refuse the admission into
the customs territory of the United States of any motor vehicle or motor
vehicle equipment imported by the
person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="IDbd8cbb0e9c734f70baf5bcac60a7c7be"><enum>210.</enum><header>Conditions on
importation of vehicles and equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID07dd5da0747140b68b3942d061f07a57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the chapter
analysis, by striking the item relating to section 30164 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id797f1027-e38c-4aaf-91f2-22d95127b2df" style="USC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">30164. Service of process; conditions on
importation of vehicles and equipment.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4C9C03E9645A4D89B278B2D2B196CD3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
30164—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC637D9DC167948259E26205AAB438270"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by adding <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">;
conditions on importation of vehicles and equipment</header-in-text></quote> at
the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbfe1fbaef36a4c11833e6fc89ee7cb04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF79128D82A2C44A7B151011718C7C9B3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDe86780b092a7450ea3d445c230145d87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identifying
information</header><text>A manufacturer (including an importer) offering a
motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment for import shall identify—</text>
<paragraph id="idFC0361F1E72B4D63A109F9838B978255"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the product by
name, the manufacturer’s address, or such other identifying information as the
Secretary may, by rule, request; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6D9E3FC895D74B1D9D25EBE337F2034D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each retailer or
distributor to which the manufacturer directly supplied motor vehicles or motor
vehicle equipment over which the Secretary has jurisdiction under this
chapter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe60653afa37645be9050ddc59c28be92"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The
Secretary may issue regulations that—</text>
<paragraph id="idE17BDC2D2E354FAE926C59DD9D544960"><enum>(1)</enum><text>condition the
import of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment on the manufacturer’s
compliance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA04896C40699422AAD5D3B269B043DEF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements
under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD38144394159419499733074E4193050"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any rules issued
with respect to such requirements; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30C0B8D6CDE04523915ED66B900DAEA5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
requirements under this chapter or rules issued with respect to such
requirements;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF6FD73CB3B784029B5219416DDAA7916"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide an
opportunity for the manufacturer to present information before the Secretary’s
determination as to whether the manufacturer's imports should be restricted;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id92261E0FED8E457C9624CC817565716C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish a
process by which a manufacturer may petition for reinstatement of its ability
to import motor vehicles or motor vehicle
equipment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="ID94c147eda0234076935b96a9ac31832b"><enum>211.</enum><header>Port
inspections; samples for examination or testing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(c)</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID66cef622c3af485db05adf5d5ac56c7e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2AD3EC34BF474B2A98D6E7D69A05C559"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF14CCF288FDB4DE4B92E017C302AF15E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>(including at United States ports of entry)</quote>
after <quote>held for introduction in interstate commerce</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB39642EC6228462BA9A201B40B884D62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb0ed4a45ea4c46c2899963f36ba73c0e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id621A37803D344FC59D21B73277886743" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82d324c926984c8c9e9b2e8840cdd8d9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall obtain from
the Secretary of Homeland Security without charge, upon the request of the
Secretary of Transportation, a reasonable number of samples of motor vehicle
equipment being offered for import; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0222ACC4A9E495BA25D73A8E87D095E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall instruct the
Secretary of Homeland Security to refuse admission of the motor vehicle
equipment into the customs territory of the United States if the Secretary of
Transportation determines, after examination of the samples obtained under
paragraph (4) or through other means, that such refusal is warranted due to
noncompliance with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB75E44BF15344B30B062CB4AA213DCEF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this
chapter;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B71D2313A104B8CBB6A12219561B135"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a regulation
prescribed under this chapter; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E3C3A517645407FBFE6CD3BD993E4B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an order issued
under this
chapter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Transparency and
accountability</header>
<section id="ID1c09f1897ec145d9aa182ce0d621f771"><enum>301.</enum><header>Improved NHTSA
vehicle safety database</header>
<subsection id="IDe69745fe83404770bade8a7f469c0f1f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall improve public accessibility to information on
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s publicly accessible
vehicle safety databases by—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1f69d929d56d4f069c26bc1d4a453e07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improving
organization and functionality, including modern web design features, and
allowing for data to be searched, aggregated, and downloaded;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID42a3b0117eec4099b1f306ae73aa59c8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing greater
consistency in presentation of vehicle safety issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe199f0982fa34b2ea65503850db854d8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving
searchability about specific vehicles and issues through standardization of
commonly used search terms.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2b23bcae13984f779b6591a92d5f23cd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vehicle recall
information</header>
<paragraph id="ID61c26a8ce0f54ec890684bf4ab9228b8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall require that motor vehicle safety recall
information—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5d99264d1e8842178227fe14b30ee0b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is available to
the public on the Internet;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID160201aecd234aff9e51d3367a7a1460"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is searchable by
vehicle make and model and vehicle identification number;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20816c0e5073492499727acb17169609"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is in a format
that preserves consumer privacy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51dae53e9c0e40e69c971d9128d55911"><enum>(D)</enum><text>includes
information about each recall that has not been completed for each
vehicle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID76c11cf2e49e4c80a0ffc3681624d7ba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The
Secretary may initiate a rulemaking proceeding to require each manufacturer to
provide the information described in paragraph (1), with respect to that
manufacturer’s motor vehicles, at no cost on a publicly accessible Internet
website.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5afb46b44dc343b2983c8e87c1789c9b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Database
awareness promotion activities</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation
with the heads of other relevant agencies, shall promote consumer awareness of
the information made available to the public pursuant to this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDed405b8f625c4bf0b5bc13b798e5c2b8"><enum>302.</enum><header>NHTSA hotline
for manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb4f08d8cd40347d8ab0221c0947bebda"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a means
by which mechanics, passenger motor vehicle dealership personnel, and passenger
motor vehicle manufacturer personnel may directly and confidentially contact
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to report potential
passenger motor vehicle safety defects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID429d5a47511241b390222b986e4a12d3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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="ID128e0af44d264ba1a63084078311c88d"><enum>303.</enum><header>Consumer notice
of software updates and other communications with dealers</header>
<subsection id="ID2c2fbdb8dad24e04bdfde84a853f4b0e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Internet
accessibility</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(f)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID11c4fc3487624dc5a82bf83d9973c74a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>A manufacturer shall give the Secretary of Transportation</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33D48673283C41EC9515EDE8651A07E4" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id0FE34EC578E0464AA69DCD59E80930F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A manufacturer shall give the Secretary of
Transportation, and make available on a publicly accessible Internet
website,</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbcbb8fe09f1a4aa4bf8b04d4423d96df"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2574580491E4ADF8902F3BD100A782B" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5970FC757B848949AB11B648CEF2EB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notices</header><text>Communications
required to be submitted to the Secretary and made available on a publicly
accessible Internet website under this subsection shall include all notices to
dealerships of software upgrades and modifications recommended by a
manufacturer for all previously sold vehicles. Notice is required even if the
software upgrade or modification is not related to a safety defect or
noncompliance with a motor vehicle safety standard. The notice shall include a
plain language description of the purpose of the update and that description
shall be prominently placed at the beginning of the notice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE35AF6AA40F64D718F63FDDF0234A6B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Index</header><text>Communications
required to be submitted to the Secretary under this subsection shall be
accompanied by an index to each communication, which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BE16805330B4A8E9D9AFC74BE9C3A2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies the
make, model, and model year of the affected vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1806CE7DEDC4CD48591C6A5760C2342"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes a concise
summary of the subject matter of the communication; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE08535853ECD41F980BB6541A92971B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be made
available by the Secretary to the public on the Internet in a searchable
format.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id251473F63F324737B7854FB92765AEC1"><enum>304.</enum><header>Public
availability of early warning data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(m)</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf7f3908c0a50429f8708c6966c0d2194"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A), by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F0E91F5972643148D68ACE8DFD1F83C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDa8d1b77e13394c11ad40641d402ec11f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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="IDcfcc402fe17c47a4a6e7b12f12f7780f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1A965761F0049D7A2DCE3B6D5DFCEDB" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID99013e4cb4334c7da5dbdeb3be35096d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disclosure</header>
<clause id="IDe5b4971cea5e417bb8c2edff422f0937"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The information provided to the Secretary pursuant to
this subsection shall be disclosed publicly unless exempt from disclosure under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section
552(b)</external-xref> of title 5.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID39afd5822a734f138c1892167d7babbb"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Presumption</header><text>In
administering this subparagraph, the Secretary shall presume in favor of
maximum public availability of information.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID625e4f3ff58e448e93aa8e33eabdfc83"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Nonexempt
information</header><text>The Secretary shall presume that the following types
of information are not exempt from disclosure under section 552(b) of title
5:</text>
<subclause id="IDb945a170f8a54243a995d83c23cf9841"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Vehicle safety
defect information related to incidents involving death or injury.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID5d200c54c95948328aefa77a69812ddd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Aggregated
numbers of property damage claims.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2db9c89df2d649b5840f809de11f939a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Aggregated
numbers of consumer complaints related to potential vehicle
defects.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDf32453abbfd14c89bb0362ebe33e0583"><enum>305.</enum><header>Corporate
responsibility for NHTSA reports</header>
<subsection id="ID06d09cebc1fb4b75823cb0aadaaeedac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id146BBC3755BC4BF394244C885E7C5D8E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID59fdd986afc341798829cf28035fe5ef"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Corporate
responsibility for reports</header>
<paragraph id="ID3c8cd78209df4f34bc45aebdc7bcd508"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require a senior official responsible
for safety in each company submitting information to the Secretary in response
to a request for information in a safety defect or compliance investigation
under this chapter to certify that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID291753ebddce40f5be69cce550b25b7a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the signing
official has reviewed the submission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca7645de2d4d409a825ee9cc82047e9e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the
official’s knowledge, the submission does not—</text>
<clause id="idE072B81210C242FFA4A68945A1A0303D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contain any untrue
statement of a material fact; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idCBAC5A6718F54FD0B537F85B93920F59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made not misleading, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID54c6c07f9dca4d40a629cd2322c6e573"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The
certification requirements of this section shall be clearly stated on any
request for information under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa5dfe288e90f48c59feb2469b5aa9416"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165(a)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcf5261bfa493430888d8b2decd758939"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>A person</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in
paragraph (4), a person</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID69e9ae770e534b40bce831b80b33b9c1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84CBD93CCC5C4270B561E58222978D3A" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDcf41fa7d60554220851f55ffeb6409e6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>False,
misleading, or incomplete reports</header><text>A person who knowingly and
willfully submits materially false, misleading, or incomplete information to
the Secretary, after certifying the same information as accurate and complete
under the certification process established pursuant to section 30166(o), shall
be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per day. The maximum
penalty under this paragraph for a related series of daily violations is
$5,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID91c915a3fd2b4395b07f68f31648853a"><enum>306.</enum><header>Passenger motor
vehicle information program</header>
<subsection id="IDe05cbef0779740d5be94984378ab7508"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
32301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idA55C3760D715443AB1ADFF4A0CA7CD9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF536CD26575A41C49C81B7D6A379BAAF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7D47866FC8A49A7B5D80D56600E53DC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID6d6c56374440445f9e6486c9bf3e7e4e"><enum>(1)</enum><text><term>crash
avoidance</term> means preventing a
crash;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCCECD4740CA04C8AB838FA9EAF59AB9F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
as redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa18964cac63040ad8ed8f70a4f3cf18a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
included</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32302">Section 32302(a)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6d72495bead04e2ca8c3ae409f25ff83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>, crash avoidance, and any other areas the Secretary
determines will improve the safety of passenger motor vehicles</quote> after
<quote>crashworthiness</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b9fcb6889614cd7bd4981419e5648e4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID398d52e8931a403b839f40f5056f3b61"><enum>307.</enum><header>Promotion of
vehicle defect reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32302">Section 32302</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3793C3519CD481198931597069EFB37" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDf98db4414acc42629e196effcc8fc484"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Motor vehicle
defect reporting information</header>
<paragraph id="ID7bf7f5ea0b3d414e9487d1443f2cbad9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of
2011</short-title>, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations that require
passenger motor vehicle manufacturers—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2886744f662c48d8af066036ca81216c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to affix, in the
glove compartment or in another readily accessible location on the vehicle, a
sticker, decal, or other device that provides, in simple and understandable
language, information about how to submit a safety-related motor vehicle defect
complaint to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID939b36c116644a999baa1f04150968c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prominently
print the information described in subparagraph (A) on a separate page within
the owner’s manual; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID634264a7bb2f443f97890b766922134a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to not place such
information on the label required under section 3 of the Automobile Information
Disclosure Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1232">15
U.S.C. 1232</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1482e25657e749fa8214d76cafdf379c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
requirements under paragraph (1) shall apply to passenger motor vehicles
manufactured in any model year beginning more than 1 year after the date on
which a final rule is published under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDa93a92c430cb4e46b6ee32cfe9eb0b2a"><enum>308.</enum><header>Whistleblower
protections for motor vehicle manufacturers, part suppliers, and dealership
employees</header>
<subsection id="ID81c05f073f214d12901b6f4c42790db5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05BD50DAB612493EA1B0E2C2CB3A26EF" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="ID1db09b2fd8db44e88fcb35d7af758a9b"><enum>30171.</enum><header>Protection of
employees providing motor vehicle safety information</header>
<subsection id="ID0f7e267ef3604c789d04aeead83804e2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Discrimination
against employees of manufacturers, part suppliers, and
dealerships</header><text>No motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or
dealership may discharge an employee or otherwise discriminate against an
employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of
employment because the employee (or any person acting pursuant to a request of
the employee)—</text>
<paragraph id="ID405dfa4c01224f60894638d8318ae76a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provided, caused
to be provided, or is about to provide (with any knowledge of the employer) or
cause to be provided to the employer or the Secretary of Transportation
information relating to any motor vehicle defect, noncompliance, or any
violation or alleged violation of any notification or reporting requirement of
this chapter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe5b3c36d772542e6a9c72c0952eea3d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has filed, caused
to be filed, or is about to file (with any knowledge of the employer) or cause
to be filed a proceeding relating to any violation or alleged violation of any
motor vehicle defect, noncompliance, or any violation or alleged violation of
any notification or reporting requirement of this chapter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID07a7eab8c494495990b8f1e6cd974241"><enum>(3)</enum><text>testified or is
about to testify in such a proceeding;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID74c4952af062415e84024ce715d2d0cc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assisted or
participated or is about to assist or participate in such a proceeding;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ab7bdead8a94c67bb34359a78c8411c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>objected to, or
refused to participate in, any activity that the employee reasonably believed
to be in violation of any provision of any Act enforced by the Secretary of
Transportation, or any order, rule, regulation, standard, or ban under any such
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID581c522b0aff408e869d26b61be9a5de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Complaint
procedure</header>
<paragraph id="IDcc83defd796b4f32b748755008e028b0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Filing and
notification</header><text>A person who believes that he or she has been
discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of
subsection (a) may, not later than 180 days after the date on which such
violation occurs, file (or have any person file on his or her behalf) a
complaint with the Secretary of Labor alleging such discharge or
discrimination. Upon receipt of such a complaint, the Secretary shall notify,
in writing, the person named in the complaint of the filing of the complaint,
of the allegations contained in the complaint, of the substance of evidence
supporting the complaint, and of the opportunities that will be afforded to
such person under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf706b7cfaaf54d3e98e524785a3a6ba9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Investigation;
preliminary order</header>
<subparagraph id="ID654a1c827e794dabb0cfa81d6deb9482"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of a
complaint filed under paragraph (1) and after affording the person named in the
complaint an opportunity to submit to the Secretary a written response to the
complaint and an opportunity to meet with a representative of the Secretary to
present statements from witnesses, the Secretary shall conduct an investigation
and determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the complaint
has merit and notify, in writing, the complainant and the person alleged to
have committed a violation of subsection (a) of the Secretary’s findings. If
the Secretary concludes that there is a reasonable cause to believe that a
violation of subsection (a) has occurred, the Secretary shall accompany the
Secretary’s findings with a preliminary order providing the relief prescribed
by paragraph (3)(B). Not later than 30 days after the date of notification of
findings under this paragraph, either the person alleged to have committed the
violation or the complainant may file objections to the findings or preliminary
order, or both, and request a hearing on the record. The filing of such
objections shall not operate to stay any reinstatement remedy contained in the
preliminary order. Such hearings shall be conducted expeditiously. If a hearing
is not requested in such 30-day period, the preliminary order shall be deemed a
final order that is not subject to judicial review.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb568e2e2cdf948adbe6b37e84c85fcf9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<clause id="ID3b301f40afbc442fadb3d917e2778fba"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Required showing
by complainant</header><text>The Secretary shall dismiss a complaint filed
under this subsection and shall not conduct an investigation otherwise required
under subparagraph (A) unless the complainant makes a prima facie showing that
any behavior described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) was a
contributing factor in the unfavorable personnel action alleged in the
complaint.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbef61cd9539147bd95892009b6cf01b2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Showing by
employer</header><text>Notwithstanding a finding by the Secretary that the
complainant has made the showing required under clause (i), no investigation
otherwise required under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted if the employer
demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that the employer would have
taken the same unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that
behavior.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfe5716dd718149f48ee3405bbb996194"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Criteria for
determination by secretary</header><text>The Secretary may determine that a
violation of subsection (a) has occurred only if the complainant demonstrates
that any behavior described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) was
a contributing factor in the unfavorable personnel action alleged in the
complaint.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID356756f48aba499ea079d1d75f0f0dcd"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Relief
may not be ordered under subparagraph (A) if the employer demonstrates, by
clear and convincing evidence, that the employer would have taken the same
unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that behavior.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID85cceea386ff4803ba2147a3797af536"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Final
order</header>
<subparagraph id="ID014e442a04cc47a3a7fd7d0af1ee85e4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Deadline for
issuance; settlement agreements</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the
date of conclusion of a hearing under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue
a final order providing the relief prescribed by this paragraph or denying the
complaint. At any time before issuance of a final order, a proceeding under
this subsection may be terminated on the basis of a settlement agreement
entered into by the Secretary, the complainant, and the person alleged to have
committed the violation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18a973cc68624b07bf8ed3c5009c95c0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Remedy</header><text>If,
in response to a complaint filed under paragraph (1), the Secretary determines
that a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, the Secretary shall order the
person who committed such violation—</text>
<clause id="ID42cb512ecf294333978c4c78b48cd358"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to take
affirmative action to abate the violation;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa9522bb447e341df8ceda1267a985962"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reinstate the
complainant to his or her former position together with the compensation
(including back pay) and restore the terms, conditions, and privileges
associated with his or her employment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5df40d99e5784db78ab6f89f5e1c0cd2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to provide
compensatory damages to the complainant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6bad550c4f0549d7bb1ce2dae20ab2d4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Attorneys’
fees</header><text>If such an order is issued under this paragraph, the
Secretary, at the request of the complainant, shall assess against the person
against whom the order is issued a sum equal to the aggregate amount of all
costs and expenses (including attorneys’ and expert witness fees) reasonably
incurred, as determined by the Secretary, by the complainant for, or in
connection with, bringing the complaint upon which the order was issued.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd6b486e6e4a644bcb993f4be7ddd2d02"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Frivolous
complaints</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a complaint under
paragraph (1) is frivolous or has been brought in bad faith, the Secretary may
award to the prevailing employer a reasonable attorney’s fee not exceeding
$1,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb4f345d92f74b1ca69ca0d862f7b716"><enum>(E)</enum><header>De novo
review</header><text>With respect to a complaint under paragraph (1), if the
Secretary of Labor has not issued a final decision within 210 days after the
filing of the complaint and if the delay is not due to the bad faith of the
employee, the employee may bring an original action at law or equity for de
novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States, which shall
have jurisdiction over such an action without regard to the amount in
controversy, and which action shall, at the request of either party to the
action, be tried by the court with a jury. The action shall be governed by the
same legal burdens of proof specified in paragraph (2)(B) for review by the
Secretary of Labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID438f60e1901042f1a5a79a08cd7f26a7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa9ec35ebdc4c40b9a66decd7d5e1f820"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appeal to court
of appeals</header><text>Any person adversely affected or aggrieved by an order
issued under paragraph (3) may obtain review of the order in the United States
Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the violation, with respect to which
the order was issued, allegedly occurred or the circuit in which the
complainant resided on the date of such violation. The petition for review
shall be filed not later than 60 days after the date of the issuance of the
final order of the Secretary. Review shall conform to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/7">chapter
7</external-xref> of title 5. The commencement of proceedings under this
subparagraph shall not, unless ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the
order.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID441f6fa83846402d89fd102f6b4fd716"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation on
collateral attack</header><text>An order of the Secretary with respect to which
review could have been obtained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to
judicial review in any criminal or other civil proceeding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDedcaf2968afb4290be1a3a84314d0ec9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enforcement of
order by Secretary</header><text>Whenever any person fails to comply with an
order issued under paragraph (3), the Secretary may file a civil action in the
United States district court for the district in which the violation was found
to occur to enforce such order. In actions brought under this paragraph, the
district courts shall have jurisdiction to grant all appropriate relief,
including injunctive relief and compensatory damages.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDac8fcc946b9247b7832796aea3d49233"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Enforcement of
order by parties</header>
<subparagraph id="IDca2341eccaca4f04ae3a1171887c30e9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Commencement of
action</header><text>A person on whose behalf an order was issued under
paragraph (3) may commence a civil action against the person to whom such order
was issued to require compliance with such order. The appropriate United States
district court shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in
controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to enforce such order.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18191697fc9f4861840f523f24e17dc0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Attorney
fees</header><text>The court, in issuing any final order under this paragraph,
may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness
fees) to any party whenever the court determines such award is
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID93ce0cd3143e4c92aa2f939d14ab1851"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mandamus</header><text>Any
nondiscretionary duty imposed under this section shall be enforceable in a
mandamus proceeding brought under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1361">section
1361</external-xref> of title 28.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDbc33d18312944c1c9a7be4f06d1f57a3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonapplicability
To deliberate violations</header><text>Subsection (a) shall not apply with
respect to an employee of a motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or
dealership who, acting without direction from such motor vehicle manufacturer,
part supplier, or dealership (or such person’s agent), deliberately causes a
violation of any requirement relating to motor vehicle safety under this
chapter.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID81dd760cca4f466b8ef4dd783a27b279"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
30170 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AC514D5A28F49A7984925732734F647" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30171. Protection of
employees providing motor vehicle safety
information.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID25cc4db2ccae49239be160e179580932"><enum>309.</enum><header>Activities to
promote motor vehicle and highway safety</header>
<subsection id="ID0d221b8d5dd0403189b01c41b073ee5b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30105">Section 30105</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68DB4631AE38461498E62FA9D53C14DF" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="ID62b2356f806140ec97fea361b3bf6bd0"><enum>30105.</enum><header>Activities to
promote motor vehicle and highway safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
amounts appropriated to the Secretary for the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration shall be available for activities to promote motor vehicle and
highway safety, including activities specifically designed to urge State or
local legislators or legislatures to favor or oppose the adoption of any
specific legislative
proposal.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0e325d9e89d84038b4b90971275819df"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 30105 in the analysis of
chapter 301 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id175548D7857249C89C9BD27A6C030706" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30105. Activities to
promote motor vehicle and highway
safety.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID99d1b66762bd4d2199ffca6554cf777b"><enum>310.</enum><header>Anti-revolving
door</header>
<subsection id="ID69e3f4b3775847199a7a45092c82c0fb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Subchapter
I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FF7F7D0AD4F4C0EAE6ABA0C454EEFF4" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="ID616b3b6277fd4b8f8b64f33fddcff30c"><enum>30107.</enum><header>Restriction
on covered motor vehicle safety officials</header>
<subsection id="IDc7346916fa0743ed9e6600ae055fbc92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>During the 2-year period after the termination of his or
her service or employment, a covered vehicle safety official may not knowingly
make, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before
any officer or employee of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
on behalf of any manufacturer subject to regulation under this chapter in
connection with any matter involving motor vehicle safety on which such person
seeks official action by any officer or employee of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDeb723b330bae4d60ada7b80a2fd5f4ff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Manufacturers</header><text>It
is unlawful for any manufacturer or other person subject to regulation under
this chapter to employ or contract for the services of an individual to whom
subsection (a) applies during the 2-year period commencing on the individual’s
termination of employment with the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration in a capacity in which the individual is prohibited from serving
during that period.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa6abe1b7830f45628cb19344c34fa968"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special rule for
detailees</header><text>For purposes of this section, a person who is detailed
from 1 department, agency, or other entity to another department, agency, or
other entity shall, during the period such person is detailed, be deemed to be
an officer or employee of both departments, agencies, or such entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfbe298cbcd194610b2799dc67d2a67f8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to expand,
contract, or otherwise affect the application of any waiver or criminal
penalties under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/207">section 207</external-xref> of title 18.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1a67c06089b344ae85549bf18afcd275"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exception for
testimony</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent an
individual from giving testimony under oath, or from making statements required
to be made under penalty of perjury.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID01af29e8c42846f7a5d5f2acaa698cf9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Defined
term</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered vehicle safety
official</term> means any officer or employee of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration—</text>
<paragraph id="id6BDE916C0E6744AA8E61BCA0B3D504D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>who, during the
final 12 months of his or her service or employment with the agency, serves or
served in a technical or legal capacity, and whose job responsibilities include
or included vehicle safety defect investigation, vehicle safety compliance,
vehicle safety rulemaking, or vehicle safety research; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6E7A53A44FBA40169E482C4BC0B496AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>who serves in a
supervisory or management capacity over an officer or employee described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID178d07974e0b4467b3e4ee8a8177eaa4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section shall apply to covered vehicle safety officials
who terminate service or employment with the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement
Act of
2011</short-title>.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6b5b432ec8da4d78bb33f58c2fb65d8e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165(a)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31C9B1DF885A4BC0B71DECB9C08688D5" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID75ede0bf7ac74bf8ab75107308bf6084"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Improper
influence</header><text>An individual who violates section 30107(a) is liable
to the United States Government for a civil penalty, as determined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/216">section
216(b)</external-xref> of title 18, for an offense under section 207 of that
title. A manufacturer or other person subject to regulation under this chapter
who violates section 30107(b) is liable to the United States Government for a
civil penalty equal to the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe5c4bd0ee7934b738536eab3faddd342"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount equal to
not less than $100,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1681ca2bfbc0473a9369a4a27bb7122a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an amount equal to
90 percent of the annual compensation or fee paid or payable to the individual
with respect to whom the violation
occurred.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc8c0afa8dfcb49fe860dd1e1250513f8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study of
department of transportation policies on official communication with former
motor vehicle safety issue employees</header><text>Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department
of Transportation shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa13bf6eaa6494ffeb0a175e5e6b748b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the
Department of Transportation’s policies and procedures applicable to official
communication with former employees concerning motor vehicle safety compliance
matters for which they had responsibility during the last 12 months of their
tenure at the Department, including any limitations on the ability of such
employees to submit comments, or otherwise communicate directly with the
Department, on motor vehicle safety issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb187ab8658cc4b5c8ab8779c71087944"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit a report to
the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name> that contains the Inspector General’s
findings, conclusions, and recommendations for strengthening those policies and
procedures to minimize the risk of undue influence without compromising the
ability of the Department to employ and retain highly qualified individuals for
such responsibilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf3bcaf253c7c47cca1c2eaf772ec4a2a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Post-Employment
policy study</header>
<paragraph id="ID6ee9a59c11f54f9f8d4bae61955fe7da"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation
shall conduct a study of the Department’s policies relating to post-employment
restrictions on employees who perform functions related to transportation
safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f2d48d2069941678ffb8ee273464f7b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector
General shall submit a report containing the results of the study conducted
under paragraph (1) to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd4ed8c5e5b6344548518cc27789bbf33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDa9e23498c62045a79e3f18e831746f64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa68d7fb2e5c842fababfcbeb3864cd4c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Transportation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbbf362a8e4f44a4290f82bbd1eda9ce7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
results</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall review the results
of the study conducted under paragraph (1) and take whatever action the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF574FC490A314C29B17DD8A309AFCA03"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
30106 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30107. Restriction on
covered motor vehicle safety
officials.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID2c749a4d7b734bc58950360e031e7776"><enum>311.</enum><header>Study of crash
data collection</header>
<subsection id="IDb0e3d94229b247f690f3eef50793eae8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name> regarding the quality of data collected
through the National Automotive Sampling System, including the Special Crash
Investigations Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id48A7FA82A9CC4C4D92A951B3E755C9B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (referred
to in this section as the <quote>Administration</quote>) shall conduct a
comprehensive review of the data elements collected from each crash to
determine if additional data should be collected. The review under this
subsection shall include input from interested parties, including suppliers,
automakers, safety advocates, the medical community, and research
organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id936FC903B92F498E838115A30FA77436"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report issued under this section shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa549068fdd3c443fa3f8c79c9ad3049d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the analysis and
conclusions the Administration can reach from the amount of motor vehicle crash
data collected in a given year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1C6F3DBA95E642B2B621EAA4A57702F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the additional
analysis and conclusions the Administration could reach if more crash
investigations were conducted each year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf549cddfe8de4802b15f6120885fbd0e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of
investigations per year that would allow for optimal data analysis and crash
information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1dd6159a1e3c4346bfb100d3bd028c2b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the results of the
comprehensive review conducted pursuant to subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id916E6867C03B49E797BA7C40556C1B7F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations
for improvements to the Administration’s data collection program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID45d0868a907e4773beab62b7be23175d"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the resources
needed by the Administration to implement such recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID65f2a9012e0541bfb69cacab2234699a"><enum>312.</enum><header>Update means of
providing notification; improving efficacy of recalls</header>
<subsection id="ID33a587db12dc4d78bb4575b8790097de"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Update of means
of providing notification</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30119">Section 30119(d)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9def09d0017f4dbfaef402a97933f130"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking, in
paragraph (1), <quote>by first class mail</quote> and inserting <quote>in the
manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4696d5d369544a0cb76520ac92c9f196"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE5FA6A2440984A30863680B4AE0666C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(except a tire) shall be sent by first class mail</quote> and inserting
<quote>shall be sent in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by
regulation,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDed32bbfe89c84061a0f2326073089307"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
second sentence;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID970a53692acf4471bc4fb5a1ccc6cebc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID09cbd066c1e445dc8d0cdcec2c0c52f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
first sentence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6a16c12b0f8d43f5b385910b80486f5e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>to the notification required under paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote> after
<quote>addition</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4f49bd8e9ef941ec9eb0f0b6c5795768"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>by the manufacturer</quote> after <quote>given</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID659e12e32a7240759b1c853e43d733e6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>by certified mail or quicker means if available</quote> and
inserting <quote>in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by
regulation</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDef3a41a77de243c4acea133f50598b47"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Improving
efficacy of recalls</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30119">Section 30119(e)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB7478C73B02947019BC2A3150E1083F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Second</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Additional</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9B7376ECE50B45A7AB1A446807599F9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>If the Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idA696CF8286F6474A8ED1212878D91D70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Second
notification</header><text>If the
Secretary</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5F7E3E4CC72F4D2BB65B785E5A313C7A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F1AEB9C7AC44060A65003961257B0A4" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idE26A0390978745FFAB0F8BEC73B7A53A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
notifications</header><text>If the Secretary determines, after considering the
severity of the defect or noncompliance, that the second notification by a
manufacturer does not result in an adequate number of motor vehicles or items
of replacement equipment being returned for remedy, the Secretary may order the
manufacturer—</text>
<subparagraph id="id500B8256FB11471489C1E17227C58516"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to send additional
notifications in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85785A99E8BA4601AD24784135B2854B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to take additional
steps to locate and notify each person registered under State law as the owner
or lessee or the most recent purchaser or lessee, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2FA0F91436B44DEB8220EBBBE0198E68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to emphasize the
magnitude of the safety risk caused by the defect or noncompliance in such
notification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDcd6bea94fa3b4a999cf8c5fea7290aed"><enum>313.</enum><header>Expanding
choices of remedy available to manufacturers of replacement
equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30120 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcf51689f61364777ae62e71d1e74eef3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01AF56823DFF44D1AC985052ED4A723C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDe7d021daf938468c9aae39705ba7aefa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if replacement
equipment, by repairing the equipment, replacing the equipment with identical
or reasonably equivalent equipment, or by refunding the purchase
price.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ed23c48c06744758f7c7b9d5aef4b80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading of
subsection (i), by adding <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">of new vehicles or equipment</header-in-text></quote> at the end;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID872482a313dd446fb8dc0733af4b6fc3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the heading of
subsection (j), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">replaced</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">replacement</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID719529dee5fe46e6adc4129c9c8ac84d"><enum>314.</enum><header>Recall
obligations and bankruptcy of manufacturer</header>
<subsection id="IDc2f7597217f04bb7b8d8a9e055ffcf59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after section
30120:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE31C971EEB5D4ED0B2485F056B6747F1" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="ID3b93cc62aa5b47c09dc4876007d1b702"><enum>30120A.</enum><header>Recall
obligations and bankruptcy of a manufacturer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A manufacturer’s filing of a petition in
bankruptcy under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/11/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 11, does
not negate the manufacturer’s duty to comply with section 30112 or sections
30115 through 30120 of this title. In any bankruptcy proceeding, the
manufacturer’s obligations under such sections shall be treated as a claim of
the United States Government against such manufacturer, subject to subchapter
II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/37">chapter 37</external-xref> of title 31,
United States Code, and given priority, pursuant to section 3710 of such
chapter, to ensure that consumers are adequately protected from any safety
defect or noncompliance determined to exist in the manufacturer’s products.
This section shall apply equally to actions of a manufacturer taken before or
after the filing of a petition in
bankruptcy.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID03584115b4a741e5be0d332dc5c57b84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The chapter analysis of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
30120 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30120a. Recall
obligations and bankruptcy of a
manufacturer.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDe204c024446e44c1a1d25bb98d73106d"><enum>315.</enum><header>Repeal of
insurance reports and information provision</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/331">Chapter 331</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idDAD278BED2DB431CB36011D0FBC9E2A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the chapter analysis, by striking the
item relating to section 33112; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id18C2A2346EA346469C29BDFFB13C7CC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 33112.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID189f62f49d3344198b17601ffafe32e0"><enum>316.</enum><header>Monroney
sticker to permit additional safety rating categories</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(g)(2) of the Automobile
Information Disclosure Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1232">15 U.S.C. 1232(g)(2)</external-xref>), is amended
by inserting <quote>safety rating categories that may include</quote> after
<quote>refers to</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Vehicle
Electronics and Safety Standards</header>
<section id="id8116A2393A6B474BA2C0B4E9D243ACE9"><enum>401.</enum><header>NHTSA
electronics, software, and engineering expertise</header>
<subsection id="ID8c69c35f53324eda98323481f54db065"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Council for
vehicle electronics, vehicle software, and emerging technologies</header>
<paragraph id="ID732cddbc169845769a59add7291a00d2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish, within the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a Council for Vehicle Electronics,
Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Council</quote>) to build, integrate, and aggregate the Administration’s
expertise in passenger motor vehicle electronics and other new and emerging
technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfe8fe59dfd4e492e8ac19a318c971f35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation
of roadmap</header><text>The Council shall research the inclusion of emerging
lightweight plastic and composite technologies in motor vehicles to increase
fuel efficiency, lower emissions, meet fuel economy standards, and enhance
passenger motor vehicle safety through continued utilization of the
Administration’s Plastic and Composite Intensive Vehicle Safety Roadmap (Report
No. DOT HS 810 863).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID29da6a2ff3c34fefa58069a027aa3443"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intra-agency
coordination</header><text>The Council shall coordinate with all components of
the Administration responsible for vehicle safety, including research and
development, rulemaking, and defects investigation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID04e771a99b8b46b0bf86efaf4efbcea1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Honors
recruitment program</header>
<paragraph id="id4A21E9C437384FB49EB6BB5431A407B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD293E0DAF09542828BC2FBDC0717D14E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Stipend</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to provide a stipend to students during their
participation in the program established pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0cade9cd7b864dedabc6ae5a92ca8a5a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The
Council, in consultation with affected stakeholders, shall assess the
implications of emerging safety technologies in passenger motor vehicles,
including the effect of such technologies on consumers, product availability,
and cost.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDfda3d680c43e4292ae0f8c2d94842a4e"><enum>402.</enum><header>Vehicle
stopping distance and brake override standard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a Federal motor vehicle
safety standard that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5ef984c2ffb74aa5aebc219bc6bda50c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>mitigates
unintended acceleration in passenger motor vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID12e5c48fbdc145c9937e6100ccba84a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes
performance requirements, based on the speed, size, and weight of the vehicle,
that enable a driver to bring a passenger motor vehicle safely to a full stop
by normal braking application even if the vehicle is simultaneously receiving
accelerator input signals, including a full-throttle input signal;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDba31f827ea4b49a597116bc86621b0a5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may permit
compliance through a system that requires brake pedal application, after a
period of time determined by the Secretary, to override an accelerator pedal
input signal in order to stop the vehicle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9818880c3d2a4b278284eec432f6115c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>requires that
redundant circuits or other mechanisms be built into accelerator control
systems, including systems controlled by electronic throttle, to maintain
vehicle control in the event of failure of the primary circuit or mechanism;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbd4620fb045e4c29a27880b2b7a48e06"><enum>(5)</enum><text>may permit
vehicles to incorporate a means to temporarily disengage the function required
under paragraph (2) to facilitate operations, such as maneuvering trailers or
climbing steep hills, which may require the simultaneous operation of brake and
accelerator.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDc847793bdf6f40eeb2863aecedae6041"><enum>403.</enum><header>Pedal placement
standard</header>
<subsection id="ID11d1345bddc0447a834c6619a2a43f74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to
consider a Federal motor vehicle safety standard that would mitigate potential
obstruction of pedal movement in passenger motor vehicles, after taking into
account—</text>
<paragraph id="id28775DFDEFC0483193B5C879F7411804"><enum>(1)</enum><text>various pedal
mounting configurations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4EBD93429BF14E8CB2495BB7F4E33B72"><enum>(2)</enum><text>minimum clearances
for passenger motor vehicle foot pedals with respect to other pedals, the
vehicle floor (including aftermarket floor coverings), and any other potential
obstructions to pedal movement that the Secretary determines to be
relevant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbb51cadf936e4cbf888e64827217ddf4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header>
<paragraph id="ID55d7320a74574090a98faf50e774f62b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall issue a final rule to implement the safety standard described in
subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfd94bac8bac2486fa2654acf0dc59f98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a pedal placement standard does not meet the
requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section
30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report
describing the reasons for not prescribing such standard to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID44042ed8fb66477e938da2094b12102a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd3ed8890a48149b1afb271c262f4f225"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID40d025fda59b4e2684c6372898fce426"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Combined
rulemaking</header><text>The Secretary may combine the rulemaking proceeding
required under subsection (a) with the rulemaking proceeding required under
section 402.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDc85b683e9bdd4291b40bee8703830519"><enum>404.</enum><header>Electronic
systems performance standard</header>
<subsection id="ID55972dcd966544bb92998464846af21c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule that prescribes or amends a
Federal motor vehicle safety standard that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDccf25ca6fc3f4005bb597f125234277b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>requires
electronic systems in passenger motor vehicles to meet minimum performance
requirements; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ff78e5c3a2d4423a76e7cd1a81b3033"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may include
requirements for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6A236CEC73ED42C3A2F33CEA073A550B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>electronic
components;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id591241A800D148BB9C10BA4C1BB2D91C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the interaction of
such components;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4D7E135214484ABAB80E7B56B44DE6A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>security needs for
those systems to prevent unauthorized access; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1DEC043BBEF402CABB8419163DFBDC8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the effect of
surrounding environments on those electronic systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7511dafd16784c1e94ae9eedd6de1289"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National academy
of sciences</header><text>In conducting the rulemaking under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall consider the findings and recommendations of the National
Academy of Sciences, if any, pursuant to its study of electronic vehicle
controls.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd6c4fb9cc1384652bd558f9b08b4e74b"><enum>405.</enum><header>Pushbutton
ignition systems standard</header>
<subsection id="ID0552428901074b06869b5dcf2d979ead"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pushbutton
ignition standard</header>
<paragraph id="IDe556e64ade1440b3a999af9fb0c1d70d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to
consider a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for passenger motor vehicles
with pushbutton ignition systems that establishes a standardized operation of
such systems when used by drivers, including drivers who may be unfamiliar with
such systems, in an emergency situation when the vehicle is in motion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbfa550d32c50457c80c9a9b9213c1c50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other ignition
systems</header><text>In the rulemaking proceeding initiated under paragraph
(1), the Secretary may include any other ignition-starting mechanism that the
Secretary determines should be considered.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7d27a4936f9b4cb59178a96499949b46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pushbutton
ignition system defined</header><text>The term <term>pushbutton ignition
system</term> means a mechanism, such as the push of a button, for starting a
passenger motor vehicle that does not involve the physical insertion and
turning of a tangible key.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID084d670adbe64583b4eb2be85a2f757a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header>
<paragraph id="IDfcd3c5ec98df4cc2bb13a8c567c44c8b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall issue a final rule to implement the standard described in subsection (a)
not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ea60558057e4203afe7c7dcd7afa2d4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a standard does not meet the requirements and
considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title
49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the
reasons for not prescribing such standard to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDaf69162d4aea441d8cda14e62a54aa8f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4bff78a7acd941fda2e98023a8fc0881"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID1ec36c69f1bf425dbd216cfd9d66901d"><enum>406.</enum><header>Vehicle event
data recorders</header>
<subsection id="ID47eb521df5ee48ca9ea9c5d4db94d38b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory event
data recorders</header>
<paragraph id="ID230a3fc8068d4e34b498a0e269c01de2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall revise part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, to require, beginning with model year 2015, that new passenger
motor vehicles sold in the United States be equipped with an event data
recorder that meets the requirements under that part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb32663d586a343a58a3aa282e7fc8df6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>The
violation of any provision under part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDcc4ad7c57b4e441f986de0d1fe5dce64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be deemed to
be a violation of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30112">section 30112</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF46ED258E5A142E5A1B824800CD52373"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be subject
to civil penalties under section 30165(a) of that title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd54bc6b77580442cb42359db04396186"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not subject
a manufacturer (as defined in section 30102(a)(5) of that title) to the
requirements under section 30120 of that title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0457da4d991840cf94719f03ca748654"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations on
information retrieval</header>
<paragraph id="IDb45b5f12d52c40bdad4604592cc5bbfb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ownership of
data</header><text>Any data in an event data recorder required under part 563
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, regardless of when the passenger
motor vehicle in which it is installed was manufactured, is the property of the
owner or lessee of the passenger motor vehicle in which the data recorder is
installed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7668e3a94998402babe03f4600f12f46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>Data
recorded or transmitted by such a data recorder may not be retrieved by a
person other than the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle in which the
recorder is installed unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa6fe7066ae1b41deb4778d0844436b07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a court authorizes
retrieval of the information in furtherance of a legal proceeding;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1c14a58d1e7e4826a33802d74f3bf2fd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the owner or
lessee consents to the retrieval of the information for any purpose, including
the purpose of diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the motor vehicle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfe058b5c6f5b4dbb91f0b0598b7878de"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the information is
retrieved pursuant to an investigation or inspection authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">section
30166</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, and the personally
identifiable information of the owner, lessee, or driver of the vehicle and the
vehicle identification number is not disclosed in connection with the retrieved
information; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c216ac7f9cf4edfa6742da792b38e67"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the information is
retrieved for the purpose of determining the need for, or facilitating,
emergency medical response in response to a motor vehicle crash.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0ea4cff6eb604dfcb123ce52d56af240"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revised
requirements for event data recorders</header><text>The Secretary shall
initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe or amend a Federal motor vehicle
safety standard that revises part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
to require that event data recorders in passenger motor vehicles record
operational data that can be stored and accessed for retrieval and analysis in
accordance with subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2314a632f99346d480e600bcb8b14326"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>The
rule prescribed under subsection (c)—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc8697274254841d68b6b9141803d6d2a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall require
event data recorders to capture and store data related to motor vehicle safety
covering a reasonable time period before, during, and after a motor vehicle
crash or airbag deployment, including a rollover;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8952b523a989439b9528d5c0f2a3e2ae"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may require that
the data to be captured and stored pursuant to paragraph (1) include
information about engine performance, steering, braking, acceleration, vehicle
speed, seat belt use, airbag deployment, airbag deactivation status, data
relating to vehicle rollover, and any other data the Secretary considers
appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2dc7afa06e1b4d62b1d2e039958f6d21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may require such
recorders to capture and store certain events, such as rapid deceleration,
full-throttle acceleration, or full braking that may indicate unintended
acceleration, even if there is not a crash or airbag deployment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDffdcd79c48b64df0910fa886ad146815"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may not require
information recorded by such data recorders to include the vehicle’s location
unless the Secretary determines that such inclusion is necessary to determine
the need for, or facilitate, emergency medical response in response to a motor
vehicle crash;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID227536ae87be4bacae7031a71f500c8c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall require that
data stored on such recorders be accessible, regardless of vehicle manufacturer
or model, with commercially available equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf512fe2f2264dc3af9fa55e63b6e3df"><enum>(6)</enum><text>shall specify data
format requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID49fd35f8bfd94740b59c663019fa8214"><enum>(7)</enum><text>may require an
interoperable data access port to facilitate universal accessibility and
analysis;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID086a36fd4daa4c9aa5c9ffc757335c2f"><enum>(8)</enum><text>shall require that
such recorders meet the performance requirements for crash resistance included
in part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and, if the Secretary
determines that such requirements do not provide adequate temperature, crash,
or water resistance, may include additional performance requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9c80f3235bae490c892bce1ff0fba75c"><enum>(9)</enum><text>shall establish
requirements for preventing unauthorized access to the data stored on an event
data recorder in order to protect the security, integrity, and authenticity of
the data; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf089c86ba05d43f986d9f45093f3fd3d"><enum>(10)</enum><text>shall include a
definition of the term <term>motor vehicle crash</term>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDce06e24530a84de387b9ef218187d755"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Disclosure of
existence and purpose of event data recorder</header><text>The rule issued
under subsection (c) shall require that any owner’s manual or similar
documentation provided to the first purchaser of a passenger motor vehicle for
purposes other than resale—</text>
<paragraph id="id892CDC42F4314813A7CAA3C5E14EF946"><enum>(1)</enum><text>disclose that the
vehicle is equipped with such a data recorder; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0E059084D1B843ED86E702EA37ACEFA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>explain the
purpose of the data recorder.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5f608fe0baeb4780a65dc543c5d4d59d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Access to event
data recorders in defect investigations</header><text>Section 30166(c)(3)(C) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, including any
electronic data contained within the vehicle’s diagnostic system or event data
recorder</quote> after <quote>equipment</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID52c6172e6d6441188c3491d186a75138"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Deadline for
rulemaking</header><text>The Secretary shall issue a final rule under
subsection (c) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID9012d4b01a2645c4a67271a94b889025"><enum>407.</enum><header>Prohibition on
electronic visual entertainment in driver’s view</header>
<subsection id="ID7068aa4d791a48e9bf71451a033fd0d1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Visual
entertainment screens in driver’s view</header><text>Not later than 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
shall issue a final rule that prescribes a Federal motor vehicle safety
standard prohibiting electronic screens from displaying broadcast television,
movies, video games, and other forms of similar visual entertainment that is
visible to the driver while driving.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF32B80848F534B5EA854D475416F65F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
standard prescribed under subsection (a) shall allow electronic screens that
display information or images regarding operation of the vehicle, vehicle
surroundings, and telematic functions, such as the vehicles navigation and
communications system, weather, time, or the vehicle’s audio system.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Child Safety
Standards</header>
<section id="idF493D2F7C3F74D749590FFE4A4903E71"><enum>501.</enum><header>Child safety
seats</header>
<subsection id="ID137d428ad9004cc194c92bbbac7e9366"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Protection for
larger children</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 to establish frontal crash protection
requirements for child restraint systems for children weighing more than 65
pounds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1724f11916dd423d97969fccc46c73a7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Side impact
crashes</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard Number 213 to improve the protection of children seated in
child restraint systems during side impact crashes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0d8c291f17824d168e130d688f93eaa0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Frontal impact
test parameters</header>
<paragraph id="IDe500bb534bdc415790a97ba0fa46ce7f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commencement</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall commence a rulemaking proceeding to amend test parameters under Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 to better replicate real world
conditions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID92d1bd57c31c422d8618d3bbbd75075a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final
rule</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule pursuant to paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDd7c1d088623c4423a0fb143b54cb98bb"><enum>502.</enum><header>Child restraint
anchorage systems</header>
<subsection id="ID94c38e2e53814b3385a834ad6583652b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initiation of
rulemaking proceeding</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding
to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb929e6ecc1224cbdaa0f84b9a25f7758"><enum>(1)</enum><text>amend Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 225 (relating to child restraint anchorage
systems) to improve the visibility of, accessibility to, and ease of use for
lower anchorages and tethers in all rear seat seating positions if such
anchorages and tethers are feasible; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID77ce4c3b53ad49c4880f8caaf859ecbc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>amend Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 (relating to child restraint systems)
or Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 225 (relating to child
restraint anchorage systems)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9E03F3C2C16C493F9D280838E3DB2225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to establish a
maximum allowable weight of the child and child restraint for standardizing the
recommended use of child restraint anchorage systems in all vehicles;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id482AC628E6F3423B96E87EB6B04CB586"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide the
information described in subparagraph (A) to the consumer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc564ef2e811d4c6bad57d9bcfb63ddea"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final
rule</header>
<paragraph id="ID006832babbd64f8dbee33efd126cdc44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID653801c77b7f469194434534cad3c7a2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that an amendment to the standard referred to in
subsection (a) does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in
subsections (a) and (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section
30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall
submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8505c3031daf47c283277055b4e26b98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9db0aefe0f7c421b88aca7fd2e9d2df1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID0d93ecc0ba724d478481ae932d093bbb"><enum>503.</enum><header>Rear seat belt
reminders</header>
<subsection id="id44637389A08545B8AEDB72A099A0C787"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initiation of
rulemaking proceeding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard Number 208 (relating to occupant crash protection) to provide a safety
belt use warning system for designated seating positions in the rear
seat.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0A530241FD7F4F88BD224C6430238C6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final
rule</header>
<paragraph id="idE3154E4EEEA64E9DBA9128010BBBD70F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0E8DD9A2549A4AA8BC36B466A60DA9D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that an amendment to the standard referred to in
subsection (a) is not warranted based on the requirements and considerations
set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section
30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall
submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id665AA8B81A2A4741A80AE6AF83496E36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53E5328B4B9A4CD9B97585243B641373"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDc88b32853a954c988c45220a4e04e4de"><enum>504.</enum><header>Unattended
passenger reminders</header>
<subsection id="IDc19d27872d36472bad13e4b72476ec42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety research
initiative</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete research into the development of
performance requirements to warn drivers that a child or other unattended
passenger remains in a rear seating position after the vehicle motor is
disengaged.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf986e06e13224327aa2a7d1ac71f40cc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>In
carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider performance
requirements that—</text>
<paragraph id="idD349B0DEF9CA424796F3DAEBB52D0345"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sense weight, the
presence of a buckled seat belt, or other indications of the presence of a
child or other passenger; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id30D7D0DE85CF42AAA1BA963E490363B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide an alert
to prevent hyperthermia and hypothermia that can result in death or severe
injuries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID004052e1ca794c26891e574e63c704ed"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking or
report</header>
<paragraph id="ID5ce2a996736b4dd9b9193937296b00d3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the completion of each research and testing initiative
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking
proceeding to issue a Federal motor vehicle safety standard if the Secretary
determines that such a standard meets the requirements and considerations set
forth in subsections (a) and (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section
30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcafc1a6e192646dd9649e7872cdbda03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that the standard described in subsection (a) does not
meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b)
of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section
30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall
submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc001820aed3d43588b4f6d12950a0675"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbc88622652e24dc18fa2adc3feb79f42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID67d2565ab8d3435ea7d3f27785584cb3"><enum>505.</enum><header>New
deadline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If the Secretary
determines that any deadline for issuing a final rule under this Act cannot be
met, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDde10fda0cd6c41e3896b629d5885b5ff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name> with an explanation for why such deadline
cannot be met; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdcc0e012ca7d46e08651940fad7bea65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a new
deadline for that rule.</text>
</paragraph></section>
1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Motor Vehicle and Highway
Safety Improvement Act of 2011
or Mariah's
Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definition.
TITLE I—Highway safety
Sec. 101. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 102. Highway safety programs.
Sec. 103. Highway safety research and
development.
Sec. 104. National driver register.
Sec. 105. Combined occupant protection
grants.
Sec. 106. State traffic safety information
system improvements.
Sec. 107. Impaired driving
countermeasures.
Sec. 108. Distracted driving
grants.
Sec. 109. High visibility enforcement
program.
Sec. 110. Motorcyclist safety.
Sec. 111. Driver alcohol detection system for
safety research.
Sec. 112. State graduated driver licensing
laws.
Sec. 113. Agency accountability.
Sec. 114. Emergency medical
services.
TITLE II—Enhanced safety
authorities
Sec. 201. Definition of motor vehicle
equipment.
Sec. 202. Permit reminder system for non-use of
safety belts.
Sec. 203. Civil penalties.
Sec. 204. Motor vehicle safety research and
development.
Sec. 205. Odometer requirements
definition.
Sec. 206. Electronic disclosures of odometer
information.
Sec. 207. Increased penalties and damages for
odometer fraud.
Sec. 208. Extend prohibitions on importing
noncompliant vehicles and equipment to defective vehicles and
equipment.
Sec. 209. Financial responsibility requirements
for importers.
Sec. 210. Conditions on importation of vehicles
and equipment.
Sec. 211. Port inspections; samples for
examination or testing.
TITLE III—Transparency and
accountability
Sec. 301. Improved National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration vehicle safety database.
Sec. 302. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration hotline for manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic
personnel.
Sec. 303. Consumer notice of software updates
and other communications with dealers.
Sec. 304. Public availability of early warning
data.
Sec. 305. Corporate responsibility for National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports.
Sec. 306. Passenger motor vehicle information
program.
Sec. 307. Promotion of vehicle defect
reporting.
Sec. 308. Whistleblower protections for motor
vehicle manufacturers, part suppliers, and dealership employees.
Sec.
309.
Anti-revolving door.
Sec.
310. Study of
crash data collection.
Sec.
311. Update means
of providing notification; improving efficacy of recalls.
Sec.
312. Expanding
choices of remedy available to manufacturers of replacement
equipment.
Sec.
313. Recall
obligations and bankruptcy of manufacturer.
Sec.
314. Repeal of
insurance reports and information provision.
Sec.
315. Monroney
sticker to permit additional safety rating categories.
TITLE IV—Vehicle Electronics and Safety
Standards
Sec. 401. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration electronics, software, and engineering expertise.
Sec. 402. Vehicle stopping distance and brake
override standard.
Sec. 403. Pedal placement standard.
Sec. 404. Electronic systems performance
standard.
Sec. 405. Pushbutton ignition systems
standard.
Sec. 406. Vehicle event data
recorders.
Sec. 407. Prohibition on electronic visual
entertainment in driver’s view.
TITLE V—Child Safety Standards
Sec. 501. Child safety seats.
Sec. 502. Child restraint anchorage
systems.
Sec. 503. Rear seat belt reminders.
Sec. 504. Unattended passenger
reminders.
Sec. 505. New deadline.
TITLE VI—Improved daytime and
nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment
Sec. 601. Rulemaking on
visibility of agricultural equipment.
2.In this Act, the term Secretary
means the Secretary of Transportation.
<enum>I</enum><header>Highway safety</header>
<section id="id9bf3466d-b263-4ad6-ac57-a8d7133b058c"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection id="id6579c095-89a0-40fe-8fc9-dba32719535b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out
of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text>
<paragraph id="id0581f7b8-ae3c-4060-a38b-8d0adc637ab7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highway safety
programs</header><text>For carrying out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">section
402</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb7e528f7-5b9a-4b96-a197-f2ed9a32a038"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$243,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb440d8e0-9edf-4872-a43e-21ac8c6e3e70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$243,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbf2ffc10-e847-4a80-8933-d3715a28f79a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Highway safety research
and development</header><text>For carrying out section 403 of title 23, United
States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbdfd206d-bf57-48d5-9fdc-ece35b9f8bf1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$130,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13249d5e-6162-47ed-b246-8963f723d383"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$139,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id54527cdc-4451-48da-81dd-6bab203530fb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Combined occupant
protection grants</header><text>For carrying out section 405 of title 23,
United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idcb1b188b-b927-4e22-a8e7-e3d4c2b40783"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$44,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd256db06-baba-455d-a6bc-dfbec336044f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$44,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida4604603-6a3b-417b-9c35-06abaa80cf88"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State traffic safety
information system improvements</header><text>For carrying out section 408 of
title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd707f2de-a729-4f37-bafd-793e7595ab73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$44,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd86a3f26-c85e-483b-99f5-1126dac8aaac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$44,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ff031b3-b84f-40e5-9047-2a26318ecc46"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Impaired driving
countermeasures</header><text>For carrying out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/410">section
410</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf6108fc5-c97b-4741-8ab6-88f412a6320f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$139,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id011b805e-766f-4926-b992-56d66b19933f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$139,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31f51868-8a8b-4a0d-84a5-85516ed5677d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Distracted driving
grants</header><text>For carrying out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/411">section
411</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida7393ab3-dd12-46c6-951b-be61e343427a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$39,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0297702-7de7-4af1-ac73-3d5edbdc225f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$39,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc6a2e24d-e7a6-4a21-83f3-c68bb8c3b957"><enum>(7)</enum><header>National driver
register</header><text>For the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1969e8f4-103f-445e-82a2-754fc6291039"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc56bd650-7507-4c69-8d28-69a633248254"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc0e88c0f-ed81-47f5-a782-dcb0310e3255"><enum>(8)</enum><header>High visibility
enforcement program</header><text>For carrying out section 2009 of SAFETEA–LU
(23 U.S.C. 402 note)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc065137e-5252-4cc0-bcd5-c2b159365d09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$37,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id929e9391-709f-4b58-aee2-f53265d087e6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$37,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0e828772-563a-4039-8902-8c0fde59d7fa"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Motorcyclist
safety</header><text>For carrying out section 2010 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402
note)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida6952ed3-640f-4f5b-841b-4d7bcccdc829"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$6,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id148f9928-3900-4293-96fd-506f433eba17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$6,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id459122ba-24ef-4ccf-96aa-0cf199d5a667"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>For administrative and related operating expenses of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of
title 23, United States Code, and this title—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7f57d0b2-3333-46c0-af07-5845d662782a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$25,581,280 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaafa154a-fa3f-460b-a949-4c097234284a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$25,862,674 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf7214d01-0ba0-4934-bc7d-1e61f31b22ce"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Driver alcohol
detection system for safety research</header><text>For carrying out section 413
of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="id57d1a99f-bbd7-4cec-9d7a-3066a3b3e8e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$12,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11928b27-b642-4a14-becc-765afd29cc4a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$12,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideee3bc49-3cfb-49d9-8747-affd041d534a"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State graduated driver
licensing laws</header><text>For carrying out section 414 of title 23, United
States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="id57ea6ffb-a3c3-491c-9da2-764e7dfb9c2c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$22,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f90b9a1-e625-4ae2-ad56-2b5bdecbafe3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$22,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfbccbb97-f488-4ea4-b502-cc4844615f0a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on other
uses</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, in this title, and in the
amendments made by this title, the amounts made available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for a program under such
chapter—</text>
<paragraph id="idd4a9f091-58fc-46f4-a378-4f5b92042acf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall only be used to
carry out such program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95e05a1e-7d91-4582-844a-1f0830028402"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be used by a
States or local governments for construction purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id49b0eb44-90ab-411a-8d74-24db9492f902"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of title
23</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United
States Code, and in this title, amounts made available under subsection (a) for
fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8614288a-19a5-423e-bb22-44998263910e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulatory
Authority</header><text>Grants awarded under this title shall be in accordance
with regulations issued by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9b4466b9-2973-4b60-8f58-325a6f125c52"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State Matching
Requirements</header><text>If a grant awarded under this title requires a State
to share in the cost, the aggregate of all expenditures for highway safety
activities made during any fiscal year by the State and its political
subdivisions (exclusive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other
than planning and administration) shall be available for the purpose of
crediting the State during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the
cost of any project under this title (other than planning or administration)
without regard to whether such expenditures were actually made in connection
with such project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8c359ed3-249f-4c8a-88fb-3851565989b8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Maintenance of
Effort</header>
<paragraph id="idde0623ee-5913-459a-a6e6-419e035130a0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>No
grant may be made to a State under section 405, 408, or 410 of title 23, United
States Code, in any fiscal year unless the State enters into such agreements
with the Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure that the State will
maintain its aggregate expenditures from all State and local sources for
programs described in such sections at or above the average level of such
expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59d88837-f616-4aea-afee-67141c53e98e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>Upon
the request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify the requirements
under paragraph (1) for not more than 1 fiscal year if the Secretary determines
that such a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable
circumstances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id66ce195e-6707-412b-a605-9b7b9bd9e92c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>In
each fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer any amounts remaining available
under paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), (11), and (12) of subsection (a) to
the amounts made available under paragraph (1) or any other of such paragraphs
in order to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all funds are
obligated.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4f48b104-66b5-40a7-bb01-8788ad5e5c8d"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Grant application and
deadline</header><text>To receive a grant under this title, a State shall
submit an application, and the Secretary shall establish a single deadline for
such applications to enable the award of grants early in the next fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0980c9fa-6bba-420f-9005-ab2076226bb6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Allocation to Support
State Distracted Driving Laws</header><text>Of the amounts available under
subsection (a)(6) for distracted driving grants, the Secretary may expend, in
each fiscal year, up to $5,000,000 for the development and placement of
broadcast media to support the enforcement of State distracted driving
laws.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id72c62e68-48fd-4de9-ae43-bab371c6852e"><enum>102.</enum><header>Highway safety
programs</header>
<subsection id="id75c632ed-f201-4c7c-adc5-98591eea0075"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Programs
included</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(a)</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="ide19a07b9-c657-4798-a166-5efae97540de"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
required</header>
<paragraph id="idf9c31e6f-5650-4072-aa4f-92141a95f5a4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State shall have a highway safety program, approved
by the Secretary, that is designed to reduce traffic accidents and the
resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ided126019-ca6e-4f60-b32d-6ba5640b8f49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uniform
guidelines</header><text>Programs required under paragraph (1) shall comply
with uniform guidelines, promulgated by the Secretary and expressed in terms of
performance criteria, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1bdaa117-6914-4836-9c7f-00588ec8ab63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include programs—</text>
<clause id="id85bcac66-4d06-48a2-b79d-3aaddb2a3523"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to reduce injuries and
deaths resulting from motor vehicles being driven in excess of posted speed
limits;</text>
</clause><clause id="id94c2b5e5-021f-4285-8b37-bc050f0cf2fc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to encourage the proper
use of occupant protection devices (including the use of safety belts and child
restraint systems) by occupants of motor vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7b76c745-786a-4e8d-afde-c56033d243c9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to reduce injuries and
deaths resulting from persons driving motor vehicles while impaired by alcohol
or a controlled substance;</text>
</clause><clause id="idefabcf7a-4c8b-437f-b175-3af9c0406b5c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to prevent accidents and
reduce injuries and deaths resulting from accidents involving motor vehicles
and motorcycles;</text>
</clause><clause id="id457ef365-f6e6-42be-af44-5427cb12b826"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to reduce injuries and
deaths resulting from accidents involving school buses;</text>
</clause><clause id="id565b8e86-fbb1-4902-b080-38f4eea2fa7f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to reduce accidents
resulting from unsafe driving behavior (including aggressive or fatigued
driving and distracted driving arising from the use of electronic devices in
vehicles); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idaff8de82-adf1-48e5-bb23-c2c96d5751d5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>to improve law
enforcement services in motor vehicle accident prevention, traffic supervision,
and post-accident procedures;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6cb63657-5819-4c34-baa2-238c648987e3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve driver
performance, including—</text>
<clause id="id969a7e69-9575-4743-85a0-65a02bed69c6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>driver education;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4b0bcf88-007a-42ab-acde-d4f7e445a74a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>driver testing to
determine proficiency to operate motor vehicles; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1298f71f-03f5-45f7-bc3f-8c09537cb4d8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>driver examinations
(physical, mental, and driver licensing);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf350e57-9c7c-47f5-ac2d-e717b61b8348"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve pedestrian
performance and bicycle safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51ee56b5-904e-4d84-a2c8-04a94b95b1e9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include provisions
for—</text>
<clause id="id0ffc1749-0e91-4a73-8a95-ef174879abed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an effective record
system of accidents (including resulting injuries and deaths);</text>
</clause><clause id="id6b7dabd1-8bf5-44e5-ba0c-81fc1a4f1ab6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accident investigations
to determine the probable causes of accidents, injuries, and deaths;</text>
</clause><clause id="id73cd43eb-3ed0-43ec-81d4-be3a1aad5b74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>vehicle registration,
operation, and inspection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id73d92af5-bd17-4ba5-a250-175c18bcafb7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>emergency services;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1dffb5c-2d89-41d6-9b20-d4c39b6e69ce"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to the extent determined
appropriate by the Secretary, are applicable to federally administered areas
where a Federal department or agency controls the highways or supervises
traffic
operations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id80ccd598-638d-41ac-8e40-df030098b035"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration of State
programs</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(b)(1)</external-xref> of title 23,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id840626d2-99eb-4fd9-b234-2dc7373fcd4d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id18e6261b-d792-4c89-a3bf-2d23864483b1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id04a38c68-3178-40b6-ac99-db2aabddd2c3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (D) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id3e057c29-356b-4b60-b4a9-d579e7b87f31"><enum>(E)</enum><text>beginning on October 1,
2012, provide for a robust, data-driven traffic safety enforcement program to
prevent traffic violations, crashes, and crash fatalities and injuries in areas
most at risk for such incidents, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id29281d24-3316-49e4-a6a9-c7873b484e5a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), as
redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3418c0fb-22cd-4099-9f33-1e6a2771d76e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>and high-visibility law enforcement mobilizations coordinated
by the Secretary</quote> after <quote>mobilizations</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc9b6fdab-0d49-45ab-90f7-eb8024d3aa23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3cf5344f-4364-4628-9cda-93d2210d3a01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3fd517ff-ef6d-47ec-b5b7-9c3b5860c25f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<clause id="id57c91450-f392-4876-aaec-7819ab8abfa5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ensuring that the State
will coordinate its highway safety plan, data collection, and information
systems with the State strategic highway safety plan (as defined in section
148(a)).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcde2ed87-b088-4a93-91f0-54972f4a2ba9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approved highway safety
programs</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(c)</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idadba52ed-3220-46dd-8715-21acd6a77e6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(c)
Funds authorized</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idd20221a4-f6a9-4456-834a-81fc59baf3e8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds</header>
<paragraph id="iddcef2803-d1a8-4d85-9152-174325da5b52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds
authorized</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70c02776-5504-4738-b0b9-07a649125489"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Such
funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id986289f3-b982-43cc-891e-62d4985409f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>Except
for amounts identified in subsection (l) and section 403(e), funds described in
paragraph
(1)</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5aa1e91b-a627-482c-a428-a9e03043d90c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The
Secretary shall not</quote> and all that follows through <quote>subsection, a
highway safety program</quote> and inserting <quote>A highway safety
program</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id346c5ac6-c8c7-4812-94ef-9cb2e106bc83"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>A
State may use the funds apportioned under this section, in cooperation with
neighboring States, for highway safety programs or related projects that may
confer benefits on such neighboring States.</quote> after <quote>in every
State.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3f64231c-7687-4e4b-aa5b-9efaa2e72e93"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking <quote>50 per
centum</quote> and inserting <quote>20 percent</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida46b4d67-b714-45a5-8fc6-a81393bd6655"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The
Secretary shall promptly</quote> and all that follows and inserting the
following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idcaa59ab8-ad21-4527-8fa5-b1b25325ff74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reapportionment</header><text>The
Secretary shall promptly apportion the funds withheld from a State’s
apportionment to the State if the Secretary approves the State's highway safety
program or determines that the State has begun implementing an approved
program, as appropriate, not later than July 31st of the fiscal year for which
the funds were withheld. If the Secretary determines that the State did not
correct its failure within such period, the Secretary shall reapportion the
withheld funds to the other States in accordance with the formula specified in
paragraph (2) not later than the last day of the fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id83ef36bb-c4f2-4693-acd3-3111f511d5d3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of highway safety
program funds</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(g)</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="id18a6a0f5-7c42-48b5-8b91-5fff87046f53"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header>
<paragraph id="idd12e1b3f-fc59-4a91-978a-37a3617c5e40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), nothing in this
section may be construed to authorize the appropriation or expenditure of funds
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id67deb1c7-5126-4c0c-b185-3521afb83f75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>highway construction,
maintenance, or design (other than design of safety features of highways to be
incorporated into guidelines); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5dad123-d5e5-4f11-80a0-91b2fd5862f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any purpose for which
funds are authorized by section 403.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id55f68efe-1add-4541-88b8-e913d8bc9046"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration
projects</header><text>A State may use funds made available to carry out this
section to assist in demonstration projects carried out by the Secretary under
section
403.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idc2534449-99a8-4a6a-81c5-4958d2a6c70f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idbbc4f454-ffb0-46b3-9dde-396c43205f68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(k) and (m);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35c4eaf4-b896-47f3-aa6c-5d1bb55e83a6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id46a3cf96-2ee0-4407-9b91-d7c649479b19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (<italic>l</italic>) as subsection (j).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id17b714d5-3cd9-4cf1-b204-9f53961be557"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Highway safety plan and
reporting requirements</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id50eacbc9-9e81-451f-90f3-0177eced88c9"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Highway safety plan and
reporting requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id6c5c8e77-ec6c-47a9-907f-850a67f1690e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require each State to develop and
submit to the Secretary a highway safety plan that complies with the
requirements under this subsection not later than July 1, 2012, and annually
thereafter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5f1202f8-3805-4ff2-af67-799f51f7bd74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>State
highway safety plans submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ided3f4f63-3fc3-4149-b5d2-e8221779a366"><enum>(A)</enum><text>performance measures
required by the Secretary or otherwise necessary to support additional State
safety goals, including—</text>
<clause id="id028a10a5-db7d-4131-a9d7-e7607b36bd07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>documentation of current
safety levels for each performance measure;</text>
</clause><clause id="id55178caa-49c0-49c4-aaa6-2de783a9f23f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>quantifiable annual
performance targets for each performance measure; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0dee8a59-2797-409e-8a83-d4c25a5a48cf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a justification for
each performance target;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4fbf94f2-f105-4850-9e3e-52e7f8c0db0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a strategy for
programming funds apportioned to the State under this section on projects and
activities that will allow the State to meet the performance targets described
in subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42cfd6a3-951f-4093-9e17-106af39a3c5b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>data and data analysis
supporting the effectiveness of proposed countermeasures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18361b22-38ef-427d-99df-4cb80f115fd7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of any
Federal, State, local, or private funds that the State plans to use, in
addition to funds apportioned to the State under this section, to carry out the
strategy described in subparagraph (B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6812849a-4104-4a6c-8ca6-4e4fa885c7c9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>beginning with the plan
submitted by July 1, 2013, a report on the State’s success in meeting State
safety goals set forth in the previous year’s highway safety plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id164a45fe-7165-455e-9cef-aa0b23434b4f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an application for any
additional grants available to the State under this chapter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id846FE734183447C8987782B5A8897E80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance
measures</header><text>For the first highway safety plan submitted under this
subsection, the performance measures required by the Secretary under paragraph
(2)(A) shall be limited to those developed by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration and the Governor’s Highway Safety Association and
described in the report, <quote>Traffic Safety Performance Measures for States
and Federal Agencies</quote> (DOT HS 811 025). For subsequent highway safety
plans, the Secretary shall consult with the Governor’s Highway Safety
Association and safety experts if the Secretary makes revisions to the set of
required performance measures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide8e68f22-8360-4687-9330-fceb17d8f71f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review of highway
safety plans</header>
<subparagraph id="idd9180375-54e2-4598-9a49-9685b4314b0f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which a State’s
highway safety plan is received by the Secretary, the Secretary shall review
and approve or disapprove the plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0d8c0243-1a1c-45f9-94bd-b6605921d5b1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approvals and
disapprovals</header>
<clause id="id2d7503d5-dc2d-4180-978c-57bc9a43f088"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Approvals</header><text>The
Secretary shall approve a State’s highway safety plan if the Secretary
determines that—</text>
<subclause id="id65bb0bd6-f89a-4c27-b6e7-367001506252"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the plan is
evidence-based and supported by data;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3c328b5d-eebb-402b-a41c-1bbfa4eb1a11"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the performance targets
are adequate; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id48a048fd-7dd5-49be-a84b-8db9352f5340"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the plan, once
implemented, will allow the State to meet such targets.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idbae22eb7-a776-468c-8c86-a27d2b190bfc"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disapprovals</header><text>The
Secretary shall disapprove a State’s highway safety plan if the Secretary
determines that the plan does not—</text>
<subclause id="id5f3b9e8f-c21e-4743-a42b-50a63b353878"><enum>(I)</enum><text>set appropriate
performance targets; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idfd09aa8d-6faf-410f-9a00-08c6c2e91ead"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provide for
evidence-based programming of funding in a manner sufficient to allow the State
to meet such targets.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e9e265b-4e25-4cbc-9e67-300bb6b03867"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Actions upon
disapproval</header><text>If the Secretary disapproves a State’s highway safety
plan, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="idb53d7f91-6211-438a-a5bc-9a8750629c28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>inform the State of the
reasons for such disapproval; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id12876c31-ca24-487d-b234-cd9748026dc5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require the State to
resubmit the plan with any modifications that the Secretary determines to be
necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id148b6655-c036-4737-94c1-53731ccbb5ab"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Review of resubmitted
plans</header><text>If the Secretary requires a State to resubmit a highway
safety plan, with modifications, the Secretary shall review and approve or
disapprove the modified plan not later than 30 days after the date on which the
Secretary receives such plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b016176-4553-4dd1-945b-a51754d360c1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Reprogramming
authority</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the modifications
contained in a State’s resubmitted highway safety plan do not provide for the
programming of funding in a manner sufficient to meet the State’s performance
goals, the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall take such action as
may be necessary to bring the State’s plan into compliance with the performance
targets.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida477d4be-4b88-4f30-8011-59d72738a2a7"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Public
notice</header><text>A State shall make the State’s highway safety plan, and
decisions of the Secretary concerning approval or disapproval of a revised
plan, available to the
public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idaea5d392-41a1-4aac-8779-ac14fbb90830"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cooperative research
and evaluation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ide2067110-037e-49b6-84aa-ad45501c3666"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Cooperative research
and evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="idaf5b1542-58ce-4b14-b2dc-84a26bb332ba"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment and
funding</header><text>Notwithstanding the apportionment formula set forth in
subsection (c)(2), $2,500,000 of the total amount available for apportionment
to the States for highway safety programs under subsection (c) in each fiscal
year shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, for a
cooperative research and evaluation program to research and evaluate priority
highway safety countermeasures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id41e5bda6-16c1-4908-9515-d06b06334c39"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
program established under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id89cb2906-d45c-4a46-8427-42460bcda404"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be administered by
the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f55241f-1224-41e0-b22d-044f4d58a7f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be jointly managed
by the Governors Highway Safety Association and the National Highway Traffic
Safety
Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id55c34993-7dec-49d9-83b1-b62984994099"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Teen traffic safety
program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ide2fbab16-6084-48ef-b035-8cecd7f55df5"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Teen traffic safety
program</header>
<paragraph id="id3c99c9d0-09a1-4c92-a5ef-87355caa5b7a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>Subject to the requirements of a State’s highway
safety plan, as approved by the Secretary under subsection (k), a State may use
a portion of the amounts received under this section to implement a statewide
teen traffic safety program to improve traffic safety for teen drivers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2b690a9e-26a4-4169-a56f-e1abcb25a071"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Strategies</header><text>The
program implemented under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide0cc5925-6836-4cf7-86d8-b2a91f13d20c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include
peer-to-peer education and prevention strategies in schools and communities
designed to—</text>
<clause id="idc01fb1ee-d9f8-473f-9a10-835375a1bd47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increase safety belt
use;</text>
</clause><clause id="id52db87f7-dd3b-4fc6-995e-c79195e688a9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduce speeding;</text>
</clause><clause id="iddee01cc4-3900-4216-9d57-3038b40762e8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reduce impaired and
distracted driving;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3740f55b-286e-4780-978b-514932eac587"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reduce underage
drinking; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7e3b5a3e-96f8-465a-b723-f1829a415fd1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>reduce other behaviors by
teen drivers that lead to injuries and fatalities; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida0350733-730a-4f0e-8249-44be201722df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include—</text>
<clause id="id1e78369a-3667-4ccb-aa28-d93b097390db"><enum>(i)</enum><text>working with student-led
groups and school advisors to plan and implement teen traffic safety
programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="id08c457a4-8c44-4d9b-80d7-9a3e88475107"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing subgrants to
schools throughout the State to support the establishment and expansion of
student groups focused on teen traffic safety;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0546326d-b032-449a-8fcd-3b1f3cac6a59"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing support,
training, and technical assistance to establish and expand school and community
safety programs for teen drivers;</text>
</clause><clause id="id22e54158-5036-40ab-a6f7-16164fedee56"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>creating statewide or
regional websites to publicize and circulate information on teen safety
programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3b563b46-5685-4dea-b51a-639be7216148"><enum>(v)</enum><text>conducting outreach and
providing educational resources for parents;</text>
</clause><clause id="id35f5fb0c-5740-4065-9ce9-8f625a8966d0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>establishing State or
regional advisory councils comprised of teen drivers to provide input and
recommendations to the governor and the governor’s safety representative on
issues related to the safety of teen drivers;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9ad08a0c-e522-4223-b77e-efd66e313f17"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>collaborating with law
enforcement;</text>
</clause><clause id="ida6746d8f-8c22-451c-97b6-6086d69c181a"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>organizing and hosting
State and regional conferences for teen drivers;</text>
</clause><clause id="id39eb510a-acf3-4719-97e2-16f4126d84d0"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>establishing
partnerships and promoting coordination among community stakeholders, including
public, not-for-profit, and for profit entities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id849ce06a-49f6-49c3-aa6f-deea303a2a1e"><enum>(x)</enum><text>funding a coordinator
position for the teen safety program in the State or
region.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id4c1d8348-ee3d-4e6b-a067-9ba2add624a9"><enum>103.</enum><header>Highway safety
research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">Section 403</external-xref> of title
23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="id8e084ede-4b5b-477e-aa23-f51b5cccb4cf"><enum>403.</enum><header>Highway safety
research and development</header>
<subsection id="id31170c1d-c13b-4dfe-85af-830aa59734a8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Defined
term</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Federal laboratory</term>
includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id8224cfac-8eda-420f-9824-a96aabd0af1f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a government-owned,
government-operated laboratory; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9d3d168a-72c9-46e2-9e22-d903ef78031f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a government-owned,
contractor-operated laboratory.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idaa07ba27-2391-4a26-8ab0-efea75535f10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>General
authority</header>
<paragraph id="id9e2a715d-bb2d-4029-9755-dc6c12cfdf46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Research and
development activities</header><text>The Secretary may conduct research and
development activities, including demonstration projects and the collection and
analysis of highway and motor vehicle safety data and related information
needed to carry out this section, with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida5947e4a-5bfc-4884-837c-db5e325264b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all aspects of highway
and traffic safety systems and conditions relating to—</text>
<clause id="id818461c0-14f1-4178-a28d-e207ae10c232"><enum>(i)</enum><text>vehicle, highway, driver,
passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9e41b226-fb0c-435a-9c34-e66c6ebae594"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accident causation and
investigations;</text>
</clause><clause id="ida516b62f-2d48-46c3-ba75-67645db472b0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>communications;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7b5e8b76-1ccc-4039-af2e-f2a0238384f3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>emergency medical
services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id26376f27-9a9e-48d7-b2f9-87db5a6b9d3c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>transportation of the
injured;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8bdf2fc-8207-4777-8988-fa617fda2a3e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>human behavioral factors
and their effect on highway and traffic safety, including—</text>
<clause id="id2d4e8ce4-9d6b-4a7d-84c2-35e974c21674"><enum>(i)</enum><text>driver education;</text>
</clause><clause id="id078da4ab-13de-4950-a3c3-a1f01384dc2b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>impaired driving;</text>
</clause><clause id="id31caf588-521a-4755-ade7-16ba603ec997"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>distracted driving;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id29ebb453-a416-4813-bc77-87bae56dd624"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>new technologies
installed in, or brought into, vehicles;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3be84aa6-a27d-4bd5-9a28-6fd4814fb5f2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an evaluation of the
effectiveness of countermeasures to increase highway and traffic safety,
including occupant protection and alcohol- and drug-impaired driving
technologies and initiatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7c2edcf5-a21d-413c-89d9-cd0de599f278"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the effect of State laws
on any aspects, activities, or programs described in subparagraphs (A) through
(C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idac77a327-7e87-4b39-a21a-138101bec0cc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperation, grants,
and contracts</header><text>The Secretary may carry out this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="id30d28d62-4819-41ae-ab2a-f7f9e4c424ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>independently;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide177e2d3-ac7e-4031-aa5b-c74822a97d91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in cooperation with other
Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities and Federal
laboratories;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43bd8cf8-a431-4eaf-a2d2-e2ed33b9effc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by entering into
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with the National
Academy of Sciences, any Federal laboratory, State or local agency, authority,
association, institution, foreign country, or person (as defined in chapter 1
of title 1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc92f099d-4d5f-4061-a9c2-dc123899eaf0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by making grants to the
National Academy of Sciences, any Federal laboratory, State or local agency,
authority, association, institution, or person (as defined in chapter 1 of
title 1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id446d64b0-401f-426d-a3f4-7b56879e196e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Collaborative research
and development</header>
<paragraph id="id70707631-4c43-431b-b251-aa9d6c853314"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To encourage innovative solutions to highway safety
problems, stimulate voluntary improvements in highway safety, and stimulate the
marketing of new highway safety related technology by private industry, the
Secretary is authorized to carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative
research and development with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id26e28c65-213f-4969-ae63-8fd538b1a39c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>non-Federal entities,
including State and local governments, foreign countries, colleges,
universities, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, organizations
serving the interests of children, people with disabilities, low-income
populations, and older adults, and trade associations that are incorporated or
established under the laws of any State or the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id076146d5-c0a0-48be-8b79-5ca1ae5e7848"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal
laboratories.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id82ae8d3d-d034-4c71-919e-ee78d73ea577"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may enter into cooperative research
and development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3710a">15 U.S.C. 3710a</external-xref>))
in which the Secretary provides not more than 50 percent of the cost of any
research or development project under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id603490b2-b32a-45d0-96b9-eb6cada8e646"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
technology</header><text>The research, development, or use of any technology
pursuant to an agreement under this subsection, including the terms under which
technology may be licensed and the resulting royalties may be distributed,
shall be subject to the provisions of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3701">15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide6e3282d-dce1-4a34-a699-2451791cab1e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Title to
equipment</header><text>In furtherance of the purposes set forth in section
402, the Secretary may vest title to equipment purchased for demonstration
projects with funds authorized under this section to State or local agencies on
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc3878e20-8cc2-4bc2-950e-b83df150e49b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Notwithstanding
the apportionment formula set forth in section 402(c)(2), 1 percent of the
total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety
programs under section 402(c) in each fiscal year shall be available, through
the end of the succeeding fiscal year, to the Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—</text>
<paragraph id="ida91a31bc-c7cb-4ca4-821d-10ac970ad33e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide training,
conducted or developed by Federal or non-Federal entity or personnel, to
Federal, State, and local highway safety personnel; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35d8bef1-9881-4a70-9f7f-8d835b763c4c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to pay for any travel,
administrative, and other expenses related to such training.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida60d82eb-8b48-4163-97ec-79e6ac711b5a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Driver licensing and
fitness To drive clearinghouse</header><text>From amounts made available under
this section, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is authorized to expend $1,280,000
between the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motor
Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011</short-title> and September
30, 2013, to establish an electronic clearinghouse and technical assistance
service to collect and disseminate research and analysis of medical and
technical information and best practices concerning drivers with medical issues
that may be used by State driver licensing agencies in making licensing
qualification decisions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1b65a316-d693-47a8-aec5-db3951c43201"><enum>(g)</enum><header>International highway
safety information and cooperation</header>
<paragraph id="id08aeb5b8-0231-4d5d-b4de-cfc7a5a6ff80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, may establish an international highway safety
information and cooperation program to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb8db75db-2fe1-4ce8-b203-b097560315f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inform the United States
highway safety community of laws, projects, programs, data, and technology in
foreign countries that could be used to enhance highway safety in the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a8f951e-bddb-4290-9583-58701d8fc31f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permit the exchange of
information with foreign countries about laws, projects, programs, data, and
technology that could be used to enhance highway safety; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda8e6af5-9b68-4837-9fa1-013853011c03"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow the Secretary,
represented by the Administrator, to participate and cooperate in international
activities to enhance highway safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b1ba5df-c7e2-43f8-af45-c9105d15074b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>The
Secretary may carry out this subsection in cooperation with any appropriate
Federal agency, State or local agency or authority, foreign government, or
multinational institution.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5c9b9a50-8324-40f0-a5b0-d286d877670a"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Prohibition on certain
disclosures</header><text>Any report of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, or of any officer, employee, or contractor of the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, relating to any highway traffic accident
or the investigation of such accident conducted pursuant to this chapter or
chapter 301 shall be made available to the public in a manner that does not
identify individuals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id08645750-ee7a-4f9e-a933-a30591962e24"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Model specifications
for devices</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, may—</text>
<paragraph id="idd2a209a3-6f71-4ebf-b755-0aebec058072"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop model
specifications and testing procedures for devices, including devices designed
to measure the concentration of alcohol in the body;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2e3430a8-6655-4f4b-aa00-c178019ad849"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct periodic tests of
such devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6ef2e6f7-1dcf-4e25-9286-74bf6eafd8c9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>publish a Conforming
Products List of such devices that have met the model specifications;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35d6e086-3452-4886-bfce-e840c64a4565"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may require that any
necessary tests of such devices are conducted by a Federal laboratory and paid
for by the device
manufacturers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id23a6a70f-18be-4afd-930d-5fe3b64e8649"><enum>104.</enum><header>National driver
register</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30302(b) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
<quote>The Secretary shall make continual improvements to modernize the
Register's data processing system.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idb37ed8e1-3132-4142-a189-e459801a601a"><enum>105.</enum><header>Combined occupant
protection grants</header>
<subsection id="idb4b2f925-3749-4db0-8c1b-2a7f37fde82c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">Section 405</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbbde2c6-448e-46f8-9187-94b7cba0d13e" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="idca774633-8415-4bd9-b4c9-5522d8ea7996"><enum>405.</enum><header>Combined occupant
protection grants</header>
<subsection id="ida0fdec0a-b6fc-4e19-8903-6351c1c4cd1c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States that adopt and
implement effective occupant protection programs to reduce highway deaths and
injuries resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly
restrained in motor vehicles.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc6a38aab-c128-4842-83c2-5cd0c7b26dc3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of activities funded using
amounts from grants awarded under this section may not exceed 80 percent for
each fiscal year for which a State receives a grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4bdbd089-e3e5-4bb3-a2a4-34cd4a8359c4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="idd9ffffb3-9d45-44b7-967b-8222bae516fb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High seat belt use
rate</header><text>A State with an observed seat belt use rate of 90 percent or
higher, based on the most recent data from a survey that conforms with national
criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
shall be eligible for a grant in a fiscal year if the State—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9b9f1166-f5b1-4c2d-ae62-b21c80437741"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submits an occupant
protection plan during the first fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ee7c111-3141-4822-9b59-470ea367215d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>participates in the Click
It or Ticket national mobilization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b4fce79-1751-49ac-9000-31f0d68acafc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has an active network of
child restraint inspection stations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3a406eb-6b4c-44e7-8f64-fabdbee5b141"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has a plan to recruit,
train, and maintain a sufficient number of child passenger safety
technicians.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida349ac07-85a9-42bd-b901-649847a68797"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lower seat belt use
rate</header><text>A State with an observed seat belt use rate below 90
percent, based on the most recent data from a survey that conforms with
national criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, shall be eligible for a grant in a fiscal year if—</text>
<subparagraph id="id86a507b4-fcd9-4932-bd1a-297fb3cdf0d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State meets all of
the requirements under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66328799-03fe-4364-9d90-b8e2ee4863c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary determines
that the State meets at least 3 of the following criteria:</text>
<clause id="id4a723daf-a81c-4fa8-8db1-c5a3afc3c3af"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The State conducts
sustained (on-going and periodic) seat belt enforcement at a defined level of
participation during the year.</text>
</clause><clause id="id7f5c3a91-d6c5-41e6-8ec2-6169f16fc23c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The State has enacted
and enforces a primary enforcement seat belt use law.</text>
</clause><clause id="id865839ac-a856-48b5-857c-0a527fc86743"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The State has
implemented countermeasure programs for high-risk populations, such as drivers
on rural roadways, unrestrained nighttime drivers, or teenage drivers.</text>
</clause><clause id="ida873d8ec-9382-4c04-8765-b7dc4b0667dd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The State has enacted
and enforces occupant protection laws requiring front and rear occupant
protection use by all occupants in an age-appropriate restraint.</text>
</clause><clause id="id136cf284-c5d3-480b-8e58-b41429c74547"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The State has implemented
a comprehensive occupant protection program in which the State has—</text>
<subclause id="id19fb50ee-42d0-45d3-a1ee-77e897af3d08"><enum>(I)</enum><text>conducted a program
assessment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2be81784-ea48-4dbd-a3c2-c4ee0940bc1d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>developed a statewide
strategic plan;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id30e618a2-6e51-4f9d-89ba-760bda37a844"><enum>(III)</enum><text>designated an occupant
protection coordinator; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id57d98b2a-a862-4b70-a817-b11e96a18fa8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>established a statewide
occupant protection task force.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idefdb832a-91cb-410d-b7e5-e672449a2ce6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The State—</text>
<subclause id="id90bd7548-ea71-49ad-9b8c-bef2bd024362"><enum>(I)</enum><text>completed an assessment
of its occupant protection program during the 3-year period preceding the grant
year; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb08dfcaf-516f-4830-85a6-5f91b4cf7f39"><enum>(II)</enum><text>will conduct such an
assessment during the first year of the grant.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id23f30f25-0329-4ba1-b1a7-56c22792184e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grant
amounts</header><text>Grant funds received pursuant to this section may be used
to—</text>
<paragraph id="id39feb862-1bc6-4e6b-8da2-1da280d3efed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out a program to
support high-visibility enforcement mobilizations, including paid media that
emphasizes publicity for the program, and law enforcement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idff2dd302-3ef6-40ba-8eee-57f7510acbb5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>carry out a program to
train occupant protection safety professionals, police officers, fire and
emergency medical personnel, educators, and parents concerning all aspects of
the use of child restraints and occupant protection;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfc77f16e-d9c9-40dd-8c7a-b68477bd03ea"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carry out a program to
educate the public concerning the proper use and installation of child
restraints, including related equipment and information systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id506f3ffa-c644-4590-b9d2-09751a6e5067"><enum>(4)</enum><text>carry out a program to
provide community child passenger safety services, including programs about
proper seating positions for children and how to reduce the improper use of
child restraints;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id73987aab-dd35-44a3-bb01-cb2bded9f8fb"><enum>(5)</enum><text>purchase and distribute
child restraints to low-income families if not more than 5 percent of the funds
received in a fiscal year are used for this purpose;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id603504bc-2639-4dd1-b1bf-d68f143c1384"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish and maintain
information systems containing data concerning occupant protection, including
the collection and administration of child passenger safety and occupant
protection surveys; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2748c82c-5027-4278-9291-b25a5f5a27e8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>carry out a program to
educate the public concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7b8a55b3-a586-4189-8787-5ba624570c96"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant
amount</header><text>The allocation of grant funds under this section to a
State for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State's apportionment
under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idfb4ecce7-74b3-4629-9a57-6e05bee30568"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>A
State that receives a grant under this section shall submit a report to the
Secretary that documents the manner in which the grant amounts were obligated
and expended and identifies the specific programs carried out with the grant
funds. The report shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary and may be
combined with other State grant reporting requirements under chapter 4 of title
23, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id18473495-eb8f-46cb-a062-4aed03aa32f7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ida297c16e-05fb-48a6-abe1-71c13b5e5811"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Child
restraint</header><text>The term <term>child restraint</term> means any device
(including child safety seat, booster seat, harness, and excepting seat belts)
designed for use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position children who
weigh 65 pounds (30 kilograms) or less, and certified to the Federal motor
vehicle safety standard prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration for child restraints.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf8b80133-57d9-4441-8bbf-10f02d4e9c8b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Seat
belt</header><text>The term <term>seat belt</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id24c1ee90-e675-48bc-a085-75824388be48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to open-body
motor vehicles, including convertibles, an occupant restraint system consisting
of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable shoulder belt; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e99644c-9393-4286-8bd8-bf1a444ae689"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to other
motor vehicles, an occupant restraint system consisting of integrated lap and
shoulder
belts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id07048809-abdb-45c3-bce2-924c030a2bf3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 405 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ecbe033-59a4-498b-a977-2c2dee0409e4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">405. Combined occupant
protection
grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id3cf3131f-4e47-4ae2-98ea-301146bbe0df"><enum>106.</enum><header>State traffic safety
information system improvements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/408">Section 408</external-xref> of title
23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6560c5ca-53ff-4c31-be8a-2069a8804933" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id66299c9c-f7d3-4a66-841b-dd7be2c27ea3"><enum>408.</enum><header>State traffic safety
information system improvements</header>
<subsection id="id51495928-a893-4095-9331-0e4aa29ce67a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States to support the
development and implementation of effective State programs that—</text>
<paragraph id="id53ff2217-bfe4-4340-8b8e-21c0832f9ecc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve the timeliness,
accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration, and accessibility of the State
safety data that is needed to identify priorities for Federal, State, and local
highway and traffic safety programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbfc2de3e-4a36-4c2b-8752-c2530a6a2f13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate the
effectiveness of efforts to make such improvements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc81a736e-3b51-4385-bf0d-b88d5732da6a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>link the State data
systems, including traffic records, with other data systems within the State,
such as systems that contain medical, roadway, and economic data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbbb75f01-f7f5-42b0-bc0b-fcfb304abe4b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>improve the compatibility
and interoperability of the data systems of the State with national data
systems and data systems of other States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id603c2b3e-1d91-47c9-b182-14cc96b84ece"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enhance the ability of
the Secretary to observe and analyze national trends in crash occurrences,
rates, outcomes, and circumstances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id739378fb-56d7-47f9-8cbc-98b9e8b4e9ed"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of adopting and implementing
in a fiscal year a State program described in this section may not exceed 80
percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf50e9715-9610-40f8-bd3d-7ed800bc34e6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>A
State is not eligible for a grant under this section in a fiscal year unless
the State demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the
State—</text>
<paragraph id="idb4528c07-fd9e-4f51-9c6c-2f77089b1dca"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has a functioning traffic
records coordinating committee (referred to in this subsection as
<quote>TRCC</quote>) that meets at least 3 times a year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7d008397-3998-43ea-a643-27009504cc57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has designated a TRCC
coordinator;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9f9fc2bb-ef9a-4614-a5be-e02fed7c725b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>has established a State
traffic record strategic plan that has been approved by the TRCC and describes
specific quantifiable and measurable improvements anticipated in the State's
core safety databases, including crash, citation or adjudication, driver,
emergency medical services or injury surveillance system, roadway, and vehicle
databases;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idec6c8e5c-9ef6-4e1c-b4e0-e27b9635aca9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>has demonstrated
quantitative progress in relation to the significant data program attribute
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida2a53166-66b3-41bd-b474-f93346f41a5f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accuracy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b743d24-1c61-41d5-8066-fbb7d3c3ccac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>completeness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd8761e57-4ecc-497d-b829-78dbd89ddbcd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>timeliness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03e71d55-52c2-4d98-9878-13c753205ca3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>uniformity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3289b13-92fc-4219-8a8a-945bd6c19f08"><enum>(E)</enum><text>accessibility; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec385852-d568-4157-8c81-aa26b7691185"><enum>(F)</enum><text>integration of a core
highway safety database; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6f70076-8d49-4b11-8767-ad6070aea84e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>has certified to the
Secretary that an assessment of the State’s highway safety data and traffic
records system was conducted or updated during the preceding 5 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfbf2b12e-18c5-4eb6-be53-743ca3a26e38"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grant
amounts</header><text>Grant funds received by a State under this section shall
be used for making data program improvements to core highway safety databases
related to quantifiable, measurable progress in any of the 6 significant data
program attributes set forth in subsection (c)(4).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id95e8c374-3c7d-466f-a55f-7340fe65048a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant
amount</header><text>The allocation of grant funds under this section to a
State for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State's apportionment
under section 402 for fiscal year
2009.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ide2ff5d1f-b8bd-4cb6-afac-9dd8a7fedc99"><enum>107.</enum><header>Impaired driving
countermeasures</header>
<subsection id="idd9021429-c43d-4525-9fe0-c50d390611ea"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/410">Section 410</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc488cd09-3a2a-42c2-bc37-82c1e6bf81fb" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="idbc53ec7e-f7ad-42cc-af9f-4cd03edfb174"><enum>410.</enum><header>Impaired driving
countermeasures</header>
<subsection id="id2c8770c5-f2e1-47dc-8d5a-bd636a78645e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States that adopt and
implement—</text>
<paragraph id="id692c465d-6336-4e15-8c62-95ae8df470cc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>effective programs to
reduce driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or the combination of
alcohol and drugs; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideacc723e-7515-4458-9d68-1ad32bdb91f8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>alcohol-ignition
interlock laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9a00de03-f5c1-481f-a323-cfbef2d07f49"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of activities funded using
amounts from grants under this section may not exceed 80 percent in any fiscal
year in which the State receives a grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id156405c8-f88c-4f19-9051-7ebad3f1a900"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="id4454dceb-f5ee-4142-8b43-bc502b398f8b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Low-range
states</header><text>Low-range States shall be eligible for a grant under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd2e2bbd4-07d5-45bc-a064-d63c80b07ea6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mid-range
states</header><text>A mid-range State shall be eligible for a grant under this
section if—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb9b98d37-68ad-4800-9447-a0641ba21d8b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a statewide impaired
driving task force in the State developed a statewide plan during the most
recent 3 calendar years to address the problem of impaired driving; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida05c4934-8fcb-4868-a514-4a110ecec239"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State will convene a
statewide impaired driving task force to develop such a plan during the first
year of the grant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id074df7a4-df46-4fe0-986a-e2a2107c9fe9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>High-range
states</header><text>A high-range State shall be eligible for a grant under
this section if the State—</text>
<subparagraph id="id829c11ea-39ce-4af9-b744-ae588c77abf5"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0c470b02-8a26-4b61-b849-162cbf08e9f9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducted an
assessment of the State’s impaired driving program during the most recent 3
calendar years; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id01600c98-7735-4f6b-b1c4-0e59833b3cbb" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will conduct such an
assessment during the first year of the grant;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id844c064f-32d7-4844-94b1-27283ee746b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>convenes, during the
first year of the grant, a statewide impaired driving task force to develop a
statewide plan that—</text>
<clause id="idccd70540-e630-4447-ac89-f807c10b401b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>addresses any
recommendations from the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause id="id2781d967-d10d-4b50-993f-b79bec64ab5a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes a detailed plan
for spending any grant funds provided under this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idca9dff1f-f538-4276-84bb-dd5738c21767"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describes how such
spending supports the statewide program;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d6749c8-dd44-401f-9ce9-f4539c2b03c4"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id194e6ee8-434e-45cb-a560-419bc38ced19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submits the
statewide plan to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration during the
first year of the grant for the agency's review and approval;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id12054b57-cb03-437c-8945-6c1e00567931" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>annually updates the
statewide plan in each subsequent year of the grant; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="idde443f19-a536-4e08-90f7-5dae01a3a2d1" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>submits each updated
statewide plan for the agency's review and comment; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id588047dc-e602-49f6-8578-2c8b8f851923"><enum>(D)</enum><text>appoints a full or
part-time impaired driving coordinator—</text>
<clause id="idb1e5d635-062b-4337-b0e9-07c29257dcee"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to coordinate the State’s
activities to address enforcement and adjudication of laws to address driving
while impaired by alcohol; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2ab403ce-8931-4509-85a3-433452183a58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to oversee the
implementation of the statewide plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id52518321-7a3c-4ee0-986a-1448d292578d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grant
amounts</header>
<paragraph id="id48fa34bd-f147-429d-be12-c94a707f4c2f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
programs</header><text>High-range States shall use grant funds for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ided3f198e-2e10-4041-b590-68bcc08f1367"><enum>(A)</enum><text>high visibility
enforcement efforts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7000b311-99c7-4d35-8730-23d7fe523390"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any of the activities
described in paragraph (2) if—</text>
<clause id="ide63d41bd-898d-4ed4-b2f4-03a86b1a3478"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the activity is described
in the statewide plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id906a2360-2f08-41c3-bac9-e7b2e2066689"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary approves
the use of funding for such activity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id486a7d99-9a10-4f86-8041-a317dd351a42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized
programs</header><text>Medium-range and low-range States may use grant funds
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id293e205e-d54f-4a13-91a5-79a8cb8b5dcd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any of the purposes
described in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ccdd169-e47c-4431-9001-65fbdc2fcbc5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>paid and earned media in
support of high visibility enforcement efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7dd512a3-1945-42d6-92b0-e38b07e101cc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>hiring a full-time
impaired driving coordinator of the State’s activities to address the
enforcement and adjudication of laws regarding driving while impaired by
alcohol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec63c8d6-d977-4a73-a7eb-2a546d23af20"><enum>(D)</enum><text>court support of high
visibility enforcement efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1bdb330-7f69-4139-81b0-b0776d698c18"><enum>(E)</enum><text>alcohol ignition
interlock programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3197d1d2-dc05-4dbe-a55c-eaba6b00e4b6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improving blood-alcohol
concentration testing and reporting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e1923c4-ed08-4b1a-b99b-7782c0c0484d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>establishing driving
while intoxicated courts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8efd3b70-901d-4abb-bcd9-715acb729309"><enum>(H)</enum><text>conducting—</text>
<clause id="idb9fa2534-14cd-485b-b90e-8e8bcb22856d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>standardized field
sobriety training;</text>
</clause><clause id="id041bce2f-e03a-4318-a5ea-4090c5f8a03b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>advanced roadside
impaired driving evaluation training; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1f8208cc-e151-4a8a-a909-aded2e6537c1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>drug recognition expert
training for law enforcement;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ead6dc7-3b74-47f9-b623-576065ff00db"><enum>(I)</enum><text>training and education of
criminal justice professionals (including law enforcement, prosecutors, judges
and probation officers) to assist such professionals in handling impaired
driving cases;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c40ce40-f77c-4a8b-8d66-1388cc42859d"><enum>(J)</enum><text>traffic safety resource
prosecutors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id044c4e1a-4cc7-4b0a-8ce5-58d536c0e987"><enum>(K)</enum><text>judicial outreach
liaisons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31fab0f6-8fc6-46db-ad22-1aa7a4b39b9a"><enum>(L)</enum><text>equipment and related
expenditures used in connection with impaired driving enforcement in accordance
with criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbb88708f-c282-4a94-a38b-1e1b03b058a5"><enum>(M)</enum><text>training on the use of
alcohol screening and brief intervention;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80793f7c-f112-44bf-8178-025c25e98e30"><enum>(N)</enum><text>developing impaired
driving information systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22637797688841888AABCE4A2918BB84"><enum>(O)</enum><text>costs associated with a
<quote>24-7 sobriety program</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0f7d3c37-c976-4444-9c09-4e1c36f54c8a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
programs</header><text>Low-range States may use grant funds for any expenditure
designed to reduce impaired driving based on problem identification. Medium and
high-range States may use funds for such expenditures upon approval by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb5eaaccd-d662-4bcb-9f20-5474f7c98896"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant
amount</header><text>Subject to subsection (g), the allocation of grant funds
to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the
State's apportionment under section 402(c) for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6cc5d299-fc01-4cb3-9fe0-c8bd09d25c65"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grants to States that
adopt and enforce mandatory alcohol-Ignition interlock laws</header>
<paragraph id="id4aac9e33-fa4e-431c-ae2a-2127c5903cf0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make a separate grant under this
section to each State that adopts and is enforcing a mandatory alcohol-ignition
interlock law for all individuals convicted of driving under the influence of
alcohol or of driving while intoxicated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id894c2eed-1037-4014-8c6e-27d19d388d85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Such grants may be used by recipient States only for costs
associated with the State's alcohol-ignition interlock program, including
screening, assessment, and program and offender oversight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64a3528f-5fdd-4286-b90c-49155dc8e3bf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Funds
made available under this subsection shall be allocated among States described
in paragraph (1) on the basis of the apportionment formula under section
402(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3da97d99-b533-4ec0-b3ae-91b98cb6b752"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Not
more than 15 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section in
a fiscal year shall be made available by the Secretary for making grants under
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbb2172ef-787d-4709-9bb6-11ebd6ba82f0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id116A7AB785B34404B43E7E2A5818C6F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>24-7 sobriety
program</header><text>The term <term>24-7 sobriety program</term> means a State
law or program that authorizes a State court or a State agency, as a condition
of sentence, probation, parole, or work permit, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAAF3911DCD6D44F7B14993B560C261B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require an individual who
plead guilty or was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or
drugs to totally abstain from alcohol or drugs for a period of time; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD55618B38E9B469FA5F864BD494FAADF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require the individual to
be subject to testing for alcohol or drugs—</text>
<clause id="id2440550C3DA1413C99648A97BB5FAB2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least twice a
day;</text>
</clause><clause id="idCCBD8FB766814256B0659F45BE0CBAE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by continuous
transdermal alcohol monitoring via an electronic monitoring device; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id47D970E1A7044E9A9845BC33BFD5F117"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by an alternate method
with the concurrence of the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb68a54d1-7eb8-4951-9cf3-300c222c3ede"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Average impaired
driving fatality rate</header><text>The term <term>average impaired driving
fatality rate</term> means the number of fatalities in motor vehicle crashes
involving a driver with a blood alcohol concentration of at least 0.08 for
every 100,000,000 vehicle miles traveled, based on the most recently reported 3
calendar years of final data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, as
calculated in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Administrator of
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id37b7e978-304a-452e-8843-a1a41746deae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>High-range
state</header><text>The term <term>high-range State</term> means a State that
has an average impaired driving fatality rate of 0.60 or higher.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7e389a34-9f0a-4fdf-93fe-d5790e108c72"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Low-range
state</header><text>The term <term>low-range State</term> means a State that
has an average impaired driving fatality rate of 0.30 or lower.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8f78cdb6-f2d5-4ab4-8b4d-807d56d1e9f1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Mid-range
state</header><text>The term <term>mid-range State</term> means a State that
has an average impaired driving fatality rate that is higher than 0.30 and
lower than
0.60.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id091ae278-f749-46d9-8b04-164b60a5eb22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 410 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7d6826d-7fdb-4992-863a-3d2755ddf78a" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">410. Impaired driving
countermeasures.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id15527bbd-d0c1-4cd2-9ce0-3c2f8889851f"><enum>108.</enum><header>Distracted driving
grants</header>
<subsection id="id42f9bbdd-cb0a-48ff-8334-2301810ee3a9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/411">Section 411</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3feb075-5197-4a6a-9145-7112492ee2dd" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id85e3955b-7478-47e5-a385-9d9f9a7a48fc"><enum>411.</enum><header>Distracted driving
grants</header>
<subsection id="id1916af28-e36e-49a6-a4c0-5e7e29230e3e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
award a grant under this section to any State that enacts and enforces a
statute that meets the requirements set forth in subsections (b) and
(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idcd8ca799-f12c-4737-9a9d-0444c5bf7a3d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on texting
while driving</header><text>A State statute meets the requirements set forth in
this subsection if the statute—</text>
<paragraph id="idc1672fc6-b688-49a3-8e71-979b600472d9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prohibits drivers from
texting through a personal wireless communications device while driving;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id899e34e9-0813-4436-872a-6ff374cf6d09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes violation of the
statute a primary offense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd82d1b9d-f813-4121-81e5-5a9f7800a24e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establishes—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd811942e-110a-488e-a558-d67269cb81ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a minimum fine for a
first violation of the statute; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f693382-4162-4eac-a3a7-4415bcce8d1e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increased fines for
repeat violations; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7672bb36-54f8-4103-987d-1321d299ff16"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provides increased civil
and criminal penalties than would otherwise apply if a vehicle accident is
caused by a driver who is using such a device in violation of the
statute.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida3b2de25-d383-409a-9ba6-8d286ceb19fe"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on youth
cell phone use while driving</header><text>A State statute meets the
requirements set forth in this subsection if the statute—</text>
<paragraph id="idb33e7558-24e0-4550-b408-33474e3b2acd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prohibits a driver who is
younger than 18 years of age from using a personal wireless communications
device while driving;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id897a033f-777e-4795-8fd5-ddde2dc2795b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes violation of the
statute a primary offense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58b3e79d-a13c-452d-b61b-4c1e2a7cec38"><enum>(3)</enum><text>requires distracted
driving issues to be tested as part of the State driver’s license
examination;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idac4d864e-539d-40dd-80e7-383fc897eba5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establishes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id753bd7c9-d188-4454-a50c-470228f8894c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a minimum fine for a
first violation of the statute; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idce5756d1-793c-421c-81f5-145f2926a6e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increased fines for
repeat violations; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide0136d1d-1b0c-47ea-98b5-1cdf30c22491"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provides increased civil
and criminal penalties than would otherwise apply if a vehicle accident is
caused by a driver who is using such a device in violation of the
statute.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida5348130-e763-493d-bd98-71e0e84a0e6d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Permitted
exceptions</header><text>A statute that meets the requirements set forth in
subsections (b) and (c) may provide exceptions for—</text>
<paragraph id="id7709ad79-4405-4327-ba84-fc2449b42397"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a driver who uses a
personal wireless communications device to contact emergency services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0885c0ce-abfc-4475-a283-8fd6e56a2df3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>emergency services
personnel who use a personal wireless communications device while—</text>
<subparagraph id="id24e7c3a3-bb3e-45f8-8cd1-415ca237e062"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operating an emergency
services vehicle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7847eb2-6174-455a-a102-f11496b98183"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engaged in the
performance of their duties as emergency services personnel; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a21144f-2fcc-4884-8cf6-7261ecd7bd1d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an individual employed as
a commercial motor vehicle driver or a school bus driver who uses a personal
wireless communications device within the scope of such individual’s employment
if such use is permitted under the regulations promulgated pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31152">section
31152</external-xref> of title 49.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide4a3e5e1-60e1-4a91-8e72-263b0c3f029d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of grant
funds</header><text>Of the grant funds received by a State under this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="id7a67b751-bb13-4a1e-bafd-d8b81830df83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at least 50 percent shall
be used—</text>
<subparagraph id="id44e4e15a-a879-4311-903a-7195840fc502"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to educate the public
through advertising containing information about the dangers of texting or
using a cell phone while driving;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id519b5f90-c611-4a34-886b-3ad8ccdb3377"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for traffic signs that
notify drivers about the distracted driving law of the State; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f19bb41-bbe1-4b19-bfe2-c17f6322a7ae"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for law enforcement costs
related to the enforcement of the distracted driving law; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id80f5c5cc-0b25-4623-86b3-dc77756926ae"><enum>(2)</enum><text>up to 50 percent may be
used for other projects that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide71d20f0-2f41-434b-b769-754cacf15a38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve traffic safety;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide77c8e16-87db-4957-89aa-ce11e70e19ff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are consistent with the
criteria set forth in section 402(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbedc5516-15c3-4bfe-bda2-8e2f00a7cd59"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional
grants</header><text>In fiscal year 2012, the Secretary may use up to 25
percent of the funding available for grants under this section to award grants
to States that—</text>
<paragraph id="id3df76806-e44a-4980-9751-85ae9e8722bf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enacted statutes before
July 1, 2011, which meet the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1441bbd2-b663-4a80-b2f8-d0a6ff3c923a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are otherwise ineligible
for a grant under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idab6d9be6-d779-40d1-9360-275c4708278f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id08f78652-3132-4d25-931e-a765f254e301"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Driving</header><text>The
term <term>driving</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide3b5bdfe-1b85-4f56-a5d1-0de0cee9b2c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means operating a motor
vehicle on a public road, including operation while temporarily stationary
because of traffic, a traffic light or stop sign, or otherwise; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id014234d2-3722-4b6e-914f-3bcbf3988dc2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include
operating a motor vehicle when the vehicle has pulled over to the side of, or
off, an active roadway and has stopped in a location where it can safely remain
stationary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3723dd16-8ff0-40b4-8bcc-ebef5a1a6889"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Personal wireless
communications device</header><text>The term <term>personal wireless
communications device</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide521f19e-3dfd-4129-8584-0758685e5f0a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a device through
which personal wireless services (as defined in section 332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/332">47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i)</external-xref>)) are
transmitted; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida214ed7c-949b-423d-8569-221eaf08ccfb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include a global
navigation satellite system receiver used for positioning, emergency
notification, or navigation purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id82805a0d-de3c-4952-ac85-04ba7eec9842"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Primary
offense</header><text>The term <term>primary offense</term> means an offense
for which a law enforcement officer may stop a vehicle solely for the purpose
of issuing a citation in the absence of evidence of another offense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2b9d69db-c8e0-4bbe-862d-31be933e0dc2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
road</header><text>The term <term>public road</term> has the meaning given that
term in section 402(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1eba3494-5c32-43cb-9a68-fb14e6869220"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Texting</header><text>The
term <term>texting</term> means reading from or manually entering data into a
personal wireless communications device, including doing so for the purpose of
SMS texting, e-mailing, instant messaging, or engaging in any other form of
electronic data retrieval or electronic data
communication.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id48559c9c-d3ee-4e07-a8d1-f9471ab925dd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 411 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71d9c6a5-aef1-49e7-a12c-2c6b79294cbf" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">411. Distracted driving
grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id5d920180-c742-47e7-a7a4-fd0abcde19e8"><enum>109.</enum><header>High visibility
enforcement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
2009 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C. 402</external-xref> note) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id8b2a2771-e37d-4463-a29b-567c5008e088"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id691d2a32-da11-44af-9cee-20cd841d7ef2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>at
least 2</quote> and inserting <quote>at least 3</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99a231ce-33b6-4642-9f2c-c59462ced185"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>years
2006 through 2012.</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The
Administrator may also initiate and support additional campaigns in each of
fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for the purposes specified in subsection
(b).</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idf3d2dab7-5dee-4cb8-abdd-1682a9610650"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by
striking <quote>either or both</quote> and inserting <quote>outcomes related to
at least 1</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ida6d52af6-0b85-409e-8985-4d262b25c7e2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
inserting <quote>and Internet-based outreach</quote> after <quote>print media
advertising</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1436f42d-d50a-410c-858f-aeeefc65eda8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by
striking <quote>subsections (a), (c), and (f)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (c)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaa234b73-ae87-40ae-a492-50fc46fcab6b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idec698bef-1fcc-4ce0-be0a-97300ca5660c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (g) as subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id6b85c52d-86b8-4fb6-a39d-34cefe4e3d0a"><enum>110.</enum><header>Motorcyclist
safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2010 of
SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C.
402</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ida9990235-d594-48ad-8512-67fc5ec22a71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(b) and (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0401701e-8753-4e4e-a4f6-b7b6dd8ddb4f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e),
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44d1e9a3-c551-433c-9527-bacce5f37868"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), as
redesignated, by striking <quote>to the satisfaction of the Secretary—</quote>
and all that follows and inserting <quote>, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary, at least 2 of the 6 criteria listed in paragraph
(2).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ida80aa762-29e6-4cb7-a4c1-56ac0a3739f2"><enum>111.</enum><header>Driver alcohol
detection system for safety research</header>
<subsection id="ide129ac0d-3cc1-4473-b7d6-15b7ce65a66a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">Chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64efcc8a-8713-4f1d-9ee3-92b3606bf649" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="ida64f4287-88e2-4508-ad51-24b0475c8ade"><enum>413.</enum><header>In-vehicle alcohol
detection device research</header>
<subsection id="idcba76be2-66a0-4056-a9d2-b27d687df75e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration shall carry out a collaborative research effort under chapter
301 of title 49, United States Code, 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="idfc00ceb0-8c33-4035-a910-2f70d4fcfd23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Administrator shall submit a report annually to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure—</text>
<paragraph id="id5ae8ee26-509b-4bfe-ab88-7bcf0ac8568c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describing progress in
carrying out the collaborative research effort; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc13dfc52-c3ec-4b54-ad77-f9dc77136a66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>including an accounting
for the use of Federal funds obligated or expended in carrying out that
effort.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida9b9adf0-6402-4830-8819-121bbe63c247"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this title:</text>
<paragraph id="ide7a9bb11-1abb-4030-a1ac-23ade2315442"><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
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30102">section
30102(a)(6)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code) by an individual
whose blood alcohol content is at or above the legal limit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd2dab565-9dbe-4096-806c-8fe83c99c57c"><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 chapter 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></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id18cf9ead-b66f-47eb-9063-7abd02e8ad0e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter
4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 412 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id5f931836-52ae-4c86-92c4-b0b7c25a43ca" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="ID3e778e5e9a55450aaf7654a25fabd05c" level="section">413. In-vehicle alcohol detection device
research.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="iddefa438c-20b4-4b18-bbe9-0eeb3eb9c002"><enum>112.</enum><header>State graduated driver
licensing laws</header>
<subsection id="id3d68d88a-7c2b-45c8-94d1-ca3e36c94281"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">Chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8dec8913-8a82-4915-94e0-770931362737" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="idf4d1938a-0c5f-4be9-99f1-f14bd10a8132"><enum>414.</enum><header>State Graduated Driver
Licensing Incentive Grant</header>
<subsection id="iddafc1a64-0ad8-4100-b5d4-442df31396da"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Secretary shall award grants to States that adopt and implement graduated
driver licensing laws in accordance with the requirements set forth in
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8730abfd-cae4-441d-9a0c-c1ea2216523b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id41cdd8b1-ade1-455a-bee3-ed4d185b8ce4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State meets the requirements set forth in this
subsection if the State has a graduated driver licensing law that requires
novice drivers younger than 21 years of age to comply with the 2-stage
licensing process described in paragraph (2) before receiving an unrestricted
driver’s license.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id55a1b8fc-387f-4349-892c-956da1f32744"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Licensing
process</header><text>A State is in compliance with the 2-stage licensing
process described in this paragraph if the State’s driver’s license laws
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id291d2077-e4c4-454f-af36-bf8f5807771e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a learner's permit stage
that—</text>
<clause id="ida7dbdb3c-976e-4627-9b1e-db287e2032a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is at least 6 months in
duration;</text>
</clause><clause id="idff9d7901-1eb4-4a6e-879e-a2922e84df6f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prohibits the driver
from using a cellular telephone or any communications device in a nonemergency
situation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4e1ff499-e7f3-4fff-8846-ae0c6ade1169"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>remains in effect until
the driver—</text>
<subclause id="idf4fa3d57-26d5-4fd0-92b5-0476411d8a90"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reaches 16 years of age
and enters the intermediate stage; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id73c37d58-348c-45de-8095-a30c5a75a0ad"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reaches 18 years of
age;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id767e6cf2-1cac-4402-b8f1-6b4dcbc0aed4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an intermediate stage
that—</text>
<clause id="id686be377-c7d2-449b-9452-eeb59514619d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>commences immediately
after the expiration of the learner’s permit stage;</text>
</clause><clause id="id88f178e8-e513-4135-9597-f9c1d966fe14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is at least 6 months in
duration;</text>
</clause><clause id="idbf3553ca-9bb7-48f6-bfa4-3b9fcafc6269"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>prohibits the driver
from using a cellular telephone or any communications device in a nonemergency
situation;</text>
</clause><clause id="id36f0262d-a029-4b8d-a3ac-9376266c6813"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>restricts driving at
night;</text>
</clause><clause id="id980a0ccd-7166-444a-a692-1ba88fd8f8c7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>prohibits the driver from
operating a motor vehicle with more than 1 nonfamilial passenger younger than
21 years of age unless a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in
the motor vehicle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3096dbb3-d245-4438-b6ce-592dd95868a4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>remains in effect until
the driver reaches 18 years of age; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa80c8a1-a79c-4e9f-98ed-35084addf3a1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other requirement
prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, including—</text>
<clause id="id71897985-5c09-4aa0-b69b-4733caf7d661"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the learner’s permit
stage—</text>
<subclause id="ida5693418-cca0-45ba-9491-d0cc72ff2747"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least 40 hours of
behind-the-wheel training with a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of
age;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4f197301-01cf-4914-9789-543b09317ed7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a driver training
course; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4e4472a9-bf9b-43e7-b198-fac45c95dfcb"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a requirement that the
driver be accompanied and supervised by a licensed driver, who is at least 21
years of age, at all times while such driver is operating a motor vehicle;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id5f049b55-ff76-4a71-973c-285f53cd9e3f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the learner’s permit
or intermediate stage, a requirement, in addition to any other penalties
imposed by State law, that the grant of an unrestricted driver’s license be
automatically delayed for any individual who, during the learner's permit or
intermediate stage, is convicted of a driving-related offense,
including—</text>
<subclause id="idd765a652-615f-4df7-87d3-8357b4fb816b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>driving while
intoxicated;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idc9f07eff-4450-4282-8ca4-c22ae1219d0d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>misrepresentation of his
or her true age;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id68c9ce32-3ae7-4fb9-a4dd-f4f13c48eb71"><enum>(III)</enum><text>reckless
driving;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7d54aee1-ab48-4310-a2d2-5a9435a1f6e0"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>driving without wearing
a seat belt;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id123fc71f-d945-4f5e-b59b-addcad45fc55"><enum>(V)</enum><text>speeding; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id85858a1c-8dce-407a-897f-3a10132b1bc5"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>any other
driving-related offense, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc8f59794-c69d-4280-8498-50e11b5e2c88"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<paragraph id="id63dd7b2b-211e-48ef-a92e-05136376adae"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations necessary to
implement the requirements under subsection (b), in accordance with the notice
and comment provisions under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section
553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida34db23a-3a33-4046-8079-1dbc5b3de582"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A
State that otherwise meets the minimum requirements set forth in subsection (b)
shall be deemed by the Secretary to be in compliance with the requirement set
forth in subsection (b) if the State enacted a law before January 1, 2011,
establishing a class of license that permits licensees or applicants younger
than 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle—</text>
<subparagraph id="id518c381c-74db-46ea-a01a-90acd2028a3d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in connection with work
performed on, or for the operation of, a farm owned by family members who are
directly related to the applicant or licensee; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaa16c0fa-17bd-4344-add1-f039c17f065f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if demonstrable hardship
would result from the denial of a license to the licensees or
applicants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5492acb4-1e49-4e67-b7ec-290b9a8d38de"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Grant
funds allocated to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be in
proportion to a State’s apportionment under section 402 for such fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idcfdb9ce8-d16d-458e-b901-816992c681ca"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Grant funds received by a State under this section may be
used for—</text>
<paragraph id="id57be4ebe-a24f-4080-b21f-c806500c770e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enforcing a 2-stage
licensing process that complies with subsection (b)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id14940685-0a6a-4665-acf6-c52f91a56efa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>training for law
enforcement personnel and other relevant State agency personnel relating to the
enforcement described in paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idadc5d0cd-8115-4709-ba6a-35e03bb1031d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>publishing relevant
educational materials that pertain directly or indirectly to the State
graduated driver licensing law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id22f67c45-97ae-4414-b4a7-65696d8b4610"><enum>(4)</enum><text>carrying out other
administrative activities that the Secretary considers relevant to the State’s
2-stage licensing process; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf317dc68-5c7c-4660-b417-f3cf1a804cdc"><enum>(5)</enum><text>carrying out a teen
traffic safety program described in section
402(m).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id0b494764-1837-409e-942b-497361d268ac"><enum>113.</enum><header>Agency
accountability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 412 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idff33ee89-97c5-451a-b4a8-61fe0b6b4e24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida33396e5-0534-47cd-9902-48e12c95b6d5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id21fde1a5-3104-4487-ac9e-3b4c219a7fe9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Triennial State
management reviews</header>
<paragraph id="ide4b1edec-4cf0-4033-8a65-ae36e1829cd0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall conduct a review of each State highway safety program at least once every
3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5450925b-6e4d-4ac5-9063-b8fd3bb69c3f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
Secretary may conduct reviews of the highway safety programs of the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands as often as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfb8341e5-da2c-4562-934e-936527549d0f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Components</header><text>Reviews
under this subsection shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id504590bc-598e-4f9d-b2c9-e3191e04d0f2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a management evaluation
of all grant programs funded under this chapter;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idefe14681-b7a9-4e5c-9ceb-93a4d328ce0a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of State
data collection and evaluation relating to performance measures established by
the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1604d5c-3458-4284-87d8-76ea16494942"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a comparison of State
efforts under subparagraphs (A) and (B) to best practices and programs that
have been evaluated for effectiveness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ee5eeb8-f95c-4a7e-b93f-7a62b533cc9b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the development of
recommendations on how each State could—</text>
<clause id="idddcad2f6-6654-45e2-afe1-5a6e2bc0078d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the management
and oversight of its grant activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idd0b3216e-3a6f-4f79-aa2c-de8c5648c325"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a management and
oversight plan for such grant programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaf89e0b1-0ab4-4255-828b-f85f995e0fba"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(f).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="iddb6ac4f5-d8ba-474c-b7fd-21caa77ce484"><enum>114.</enum><header>Emergency medical
services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10202 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300d-4">42 U.S.C. 300d–4</external-xref>), is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id608a0cbc-ed2e-43f6-a0e4-c122acd75505" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id7dd74cff-b6ed-4436-aaf7-117975f2999a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Emergency
Medical Services Advisory Council</header>
<paragraph id="id0a209476-cde4-4a59-a0ea-80ab2d3f8450"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (referred to in this
subsection as the <quote>Advisory Council</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id716f4942-5d2f-4195-bddd-c16d88dab204"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Advisory Council shall be composed of 25 members, who—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc5325a81-d875-4b8e-8083-2c434e693375"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Transportation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id655563e7-1db2-4536-9cdf-e664a844de49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall collectively be
representative of all sectors of the emergency medical services
community.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id244f933d-1d9d-4310-b22b-70ea6e3dca34"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the Advisory Council are to advise and consult with—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf60e5f6e-c1d8-4e57-aad4-343230aa9abc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Interagency
Committee on Emergency Medical Services on matters relating to emergency
medical services issues; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9664c98d-fffb-48e6-b535-608644596905"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Transportation on matters relating to emergency medical services issues
affecting the Department of Transportation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id29dc2bb8-f698-4ec0-a75a-8ba6192397a9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall
provide administrative support to the Advisory Council, including scheduling
meetings, setting agendas, keeping minutes and records, and producing
reports.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide98902df-49b1-4f84-937e-9074bdf87829"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Leadership</header><text>The
members of the Advisory Council shall annually select a chairperson of the
Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id298e2e0f-e50e-4ebb-9ba0-5cfc1ad850d9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Advisory Council shall meet as frequently as is determined necessary by the
chairperson of the Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id195eb2ec-9133-4ac7-afe6-4b2ec4b42255"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text>The Advisory Council shall prepare an annual report to
the Secretary of Transportation regarding the Council's actions and
recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Enhanced safety
authorities</header>
<section id="idb8125250-af28-4120-a112-cf955c7d2793"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definition of motor
vehicle equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30102">Section
30102(a)(7)(C)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d0589a6-2a49-4993-8550-5fcf23aff929" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id3bc88619-f7a7-46b2-8ca9-1a091bb53a3f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any device or an article
or apparel, including a motorcycle helmet and excluding medicine or eyeglasses
prescribed by a licensed practitioner, that—</text>
<clause id="id72452435-6b68-4e75-a575-4b976ee86d2c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is not a system, part, or
component of a motor vehicle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9a45def5-9f2d-42ef-abe4-ffa473b4a606"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is manufactured, sold,
delivered, or offered to be sold for use on public streets, roads, and highways
with the apparent purpose of safeguarding motor vehicles and highway users
against risk of accident, injury, or
death.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id49bbc6f8-93b7-4445-acc0-915bf77ec793"><enum>202.</enum><header>Permit reminder system
for non-use of safety belts</header>
<subsection id="idb3338195-792c-4b88-b044-0ce6a2553f08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idb68acb35-f4c1-4f0f-9d2a-ca75e5c426e2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 30122, by
striking subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6e40fe9c-0b72-424c-b759-bedb985c83ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending section 30124
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07a35342-ff91-4235-be93-9d4366009344" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id8424b0c3-7a1d-49fd-b197-ffbc93642a84"><enum>30124.</enum><header>Nonuse of safety
belts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A motor vehicle safety
standard prescribed under this chapter may not require a manufacturer to comply
with the standard by using a safety belt interlock designed to prevent starting
or operating a motor vehicle if an occupant is not using a safety
belt.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id45474691-408d-40eb-af8e-cad0d0a41001"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 30124
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id824d3e4b-5ea2-4b65-b517-bff573f8c82f" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="IDec7d468f38d2494f83f3effe284b33bf" level="section">Sec. 30124. Nonuse of safety
belts.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idd62d940a-c3b6-4dc8-9553-bbae3313d288"><enum>203.</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header>
<subsection id="idf1cde90f-b121-4ee6-a0db-f16a4545d902"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ide6ba74eb-78a8-4066-aff0-f50085522562"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2362df6e-6b97-4110-a0bb-4a814a6c4a4c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id8a58827c-9eae-40ab-aeb7-43b4a1576274"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>30123(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>30123(a)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idef1907b3-3ccd-4cc7-a919-a00a0825b1f7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$250,000,000</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a105c8c-5581-4ed0-ad7e-1c4339a8bf22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$250,000,000</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd0a39bf1-b9f4-490a-be8c-cb3fa77dc1ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(c) to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="idfae27012-ced1-42cb-a020-53bee7df6e5f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relevant factors in
determining amount of penalty or compromise</header><text>In determining the
amount of a civil penalty or compromise under this section, the Secretary of
Transportation shall consider the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of
the violation. Such determination shall include, as appropriate—</text>
<paragraph id="id22251f0f-c601-4be3-968e-228728fc2cde"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the nature of the defect
or noncompliance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3e4d1b8b-bfd6-487c-bfd2-463cf7206eae"><enum>(2)</enum><text>knowledge by the person
charged of its obligation to recall or notify the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd0e8369f-571f-40fd-bed6-9066d5a1da5c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the severity of the risk
of injury;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida618869c-09d5-4d68-94a7-84b15b074d9b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the occurrence or absence
of injury;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc0f10a71-b2ab-4b78-a48c-85f009fc07c9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the number of motor
vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment distributed with the defect or
noncompliance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide9ff18ef-d84d-4e7b-96e6-31110a98b8db"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the existence of an
imminent hazard;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id21bfaae4-1c29-471b-b708-91e00659792a"><enum>(7)</enum><text>actions taken by the
person charged to identify, investigate, or mitigate the condition;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id399a791a-27db-4743-8c43-1fa1375cc941"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the appropriateness of
such penalty in relation to the size of the business of the person charged,
including the potential for undue adverse economic impacts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0265b3d0-f6e8-4956-aa5a-c774812fb24e"><enum>(9)</enum><text>whether the person has
previously been assessed civil penalties under this section during the most
recent 5 years; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id61707dac-0d88-4829-b300-f72ae894e875"><enum>(10)</enum><text>other appropriate
factors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide4cd2cc9-835e-4809-9459-5d09e63e3bf1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil penalty
criteria</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule, in accordance with the
procedures of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section
553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, which provides an
interpretation of the penalty factors described in section 30165(c) of title
49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idfac0ab43-1221-4e67-bebe-6bb2698207b5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section may be construed as preventing the imposition of penalties
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">section
30165</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, before the issuance of a
final rule under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="iddc3827a2-23b2-4c73-9677-fb36296222ce"><enum>204.</enum><header>Motor vehicle safety
research and development</header>
<subsection id="id3e965af1-1741-4a5d-9619-75f3d24811ea"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id834d273d-b70e-42a9-9a5a-6390c7b8805e" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subchapter id="id0d92ea2b-e04c-44ae-9b0e-26c3355ef0e2"><enum>V</enum><header>Motor vehicle safety
research and development</header>
<section id="id8f8b5733-0504-4f08-8c85-23795fec35b4"><enum>30181.</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall
conduct research, development, and testing on any area or aspect of motor
vehicle safety necessary to carry out this chapter.</text>
</section><section id="id7a3a2ae9-a18c-4a50-b17f-3b86f3741ab7"><enum>30182.</enum><header>Powers and
duties</header>
<subsection id="id58021195-e441-4007-a4b7-dc7a68efc991"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id7a191b99-9a18-4d54-9469-ad71225df221"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct motor vehicle
safety research, development, and testing programs and activities, including
new and emerging technologies that impact or may impact motor vehicle
safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ided1abfaf-7679-4162-b6b7-510e03896397"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collect and analyze all
types of motor vehicle and highway safety data and related information to
determine the relationship between motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment
performance characteristics and—</text>
<subparagraph id="id03aaefbf-4b98-482c-a62e-dab9c721c2a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accidents involving motor
vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id718ff023-a701-4dc4-8766-c131199ee4ec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>deaths or personal
injuries resulting from those accidents;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id37d09fa9-1eeb-4788-83c2-adaadbfea8aa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote, support, and
advance the education and training of motor vehicle safety staff of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including using program funds
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida4e5b47a-d987-49d3-aa89-05bd12d8ed9d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>planning, implementing,
conducting, and presenting results of program activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93116dee-4fd0-470b-bd3b-a2130cb413dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travel and related
expenses;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c1a6711-3383-4aae-94a6-4190c00408bd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>obtain experimental and
other motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment for research or
testing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfebcd0fd-6acb-45dd-8f0a-08f335d457a2"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idd46a0aa6-026f-409d-b07a-7154f0850cf6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use any test motor
vehicles and motor vehicle equipment suitable for continued use, as determined
by the Secretary to assist in carrying out this chapter or any other chapter of
this title; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="ida4f30292-f59d-4227-9aac-44b1d0c71996" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sell or otherwise dispose
of test motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment and use the resulting
proceeds to carry out this chapter;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1aec09f-8bb2-4faf-bd31-ae7b0d8993d7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>award grants to States
and local governments, interstate authorities, and nonprofit institutions;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5d1b5f06-bc24-4101-a256-de0c7b65bfb8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>enter into cooperative
agreements, collaborative research, or contracts with Federal agencies,
interstate authorities, State and local governments, other public entities,
private organizations and persons, nonprofit institutions, colleges and
universities, consumer advocacy groups, corporations, partnerships, sole
proprietorships, trade associations, Federal laboratories (including
government-owned, government-operated laboratories and government-owned,
contractor-operated laboratories), and foreign governments and research
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id74eb9d5c-54fe-47df-8d29-220b64125b34"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of public
agencies</header><text>In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall
avoid duplication by using the services, research, and testing facilities of
public agencies, as appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idacf7ef04-04b4-4d41-a06c-a56289c14421"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Facilities</header><text>The
Secretary may plan, design, and build a new facility or modify an existing
facility to conduct research, development, and testing in traffic safety,
highway safety, and motor vehicle safety.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9e22bde7-b2cf-4822-a712-82a8ebc53fec"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of
information, patents, and developments</header><text>When the United States
Government makes more than a minimal contribution to a research or development
activity under this chapter, the Secretary shall include in the arrangement for
the activity a provision to ensure that all information, patents, and
developments related to the activity are available to the public without
charge. The owner of a background patent may not be deprived of a right under
the patent.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id319363D24A924183B8E892149D12F443"><enum>30183.</enum><header>Prohibition on
certain disclosures.</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any
report of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or of any
officer, employee, or contractor of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, relating to any highway traffic accident or the investigation
of such accident conducted pursuant to this chapter or section 403 of title 23,
shall be made available to the public in a manner that does not identify
individuals.</text>
</section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id48b3abc6-439c-4a2d-8108-f013fb91b1d3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id683fbfe3-40e6-4282-84d9-cd9d82c8e2bd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment of chapter
analysis</header><text>The chapter analysis for chapter 301 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id4fbcdaf7-7eae-43e6-af79-06133726ac1f" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="id34BF9D8A2BA447A8BE8A54124AC65CC0" level="subchapter">SUBCHAPTER V—Motor vehicle safety research and
development</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="id682AABB0E946481DBE15CF24A3C149E1" level="section">30181. Policy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID5838f22be03347feb28958b88b62a2a7" level="section">30182. Powers and duties.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">30183. Prohibition on certain
disclosures.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb2678c59-e721-4303-a351-93f8530aa14b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deletion of redundant
material</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id14d5e9fd-94d6-4e32-a401-4f192019be69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the chapter analysis,
by striking the item relating to section 30168; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27b076a6-ef92-4eb0-937d-f7d3f6d0e012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking section
30168.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idd7c30bbe-13c3-4944-ad94-e3286ebc131b"><enum>205.</enum><header>Odometer requirements
definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32702">Section 32702(5)</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or system of
components</quote> after <quote>instrument</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idaa8b749f-971b-40f9-86be-499ddb07f5aa"><enum>206.</enum><header>Electronic disclosures
of odometer information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32705">Section 32705</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id923a21c7-5e15-4853-93ba-b8dd32ccc0bf" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="iddea2a4ce-e0a1-4caf-ab3d-d2bb1f92bcab"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Electronic
disclosures</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may
prescribe regulations permitting any written disclosures or notices and related
matters to be provided
electronically.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idd910b201-9755-4df8-97bc-3bdb913a9bdd"><enum>207.</enum><header>Increased penalties
and damages for odometer fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/327">Chapter 327</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id116a9c13-7505-4ae2-aa6e-b2024d3a918d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 32709(a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5c0b93ce-332c-4738-8120-4d915f3d03ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideef42e31-e52a-406c-8a0b-93eeb5e517a0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72aedfb5-b649-4836-ad1d-151c47441654"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 32710(a), by
striking <quote>$1,500</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idfc88f681-f1f1-4efb-a347-c72fbea6b126"><enum>208.</enum><header>Extend prohibitions on
importing noncompliant vehicles and equipment to defective vehicles and
equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30112 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9f6e6185-390c-4ef0-9e05-c6cc9eec60c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac332590-0af3-466e-82f3-890b41c8303a" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idbd196ef2-3ddf-448d-bb15-b3c4ada26135" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Except as provided in
this section, section 30114, subsections (i) and (j) of section 30120, and
subchapter III, a person may not sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for
introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States any motor
vehicle or motor vehicle equipment if the vehicle or equipment contains a
defect related to motor vehicle safety about which notice was given under
section 30118(c) or an order was issued under section 30118(b). Nothing in this
paragraph may be construed to prohibit the importation of a new motor vehicle
that receives a required recall remedy before being sold to a consumer in the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3147ef84-b8b3-44e1-b9ab-05e194f39b2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="iddd987e55-7a18-410d-94dc-a2e1c1cc5d44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3bf04f79-924b-4251-9358-6697afdd3207"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4c0ea80c-f6e6-4413-8b02-7dbd7c25a368"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb6a0e97-2a06-4dce-9934-c05f05a939da" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id256f578c-1a51-4398-ad99-13756cedc25c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>having no reason to know,
despite exercising reasonable care, that a motor vehicle or motor vehicle
equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety about which notice
was given under section 30118(c) or an order was issued under section
30118(b);</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id4c0f211c-ec76-460b-8d2d-9abb53dc600b"><enum>209.</enum><header>Financial
responsibility requirements for importers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id4df66717-a7da-42e7-86b7-98be036758de"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the chapter analysis, by striking the
item relating to subchapter III and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id2c96cb96-0abe-4237-b484-8c3aca4b845b" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="subchapter">SUBCHAPTER III—Importing motor vehicles and
equipment</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5e309d64-b9da-457a-a148-b0febd4a5bc7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading for subchapter III, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subchapter" style="USC">noncomplying</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id39679268-fc7c-488b-ae71-228fc584bbe3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 30147, by
amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec396e5f-23d6-4f4b-9d2d-9839d3155258" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id85e2524f-75bb-4b10-b94b-e9a438e84674"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Financial
responsibility requirement</header>
<paragraph id="idf51ffa70-f80d-46aa-9707-d847d4679094"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The
Secretary of Transportation may issue regulations requiring each person that
imports a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment into the customs territory
of the United States, including a registered importer (or any successor in
interest), provide and maintain evidence, satisfactory to the Secretary, of
sufficient financial responsibility to meet its obligations under section
30117(b), sections 30118 through 30121, and section 30166(f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaef9ad4e-f6f9-4723-ae1f-fbb9a918c7ae"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Refusal of
admission</header><text>If the Secretary of Transportation believes that a
person described in paragraph (1) has not provided and maintained evidence of
sufficient financial responsibility to meet the obligations referred to in
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may refuse the admission into
the customs territory of the United States of any motor vehicle or motor
vehicle equipment imported by the person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9F9DDEBC0F23496093B55E0BFF37F754"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>This
subsection shall not apply to original manufacturers (or wholly owned
subsidiaries) of motor vehicles that, prior to the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement
Act of 2011</short-title>—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID02ee638ab326443396492ac0ffd88692"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have imported motor
vehicles into the United States that are certified to comply with all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc533a5964f0d47b5a127210c14b11314"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have submitted to the
Secretary appropriate manufacturer identification information under part 566 of
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ef27d50930948ab87cf951d0462f99e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if applicable, have
identified a current agent for service of process in accordance with part 551
of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id64e49a9d-a60f-4649-a6eb-6da9d620526b"><enum>210.</enum><header>Conditions on
importation of vehicles and equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id5af0869f-5b26-47a4-9ff6-57a3af6b4197"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the chapter analysis,
by striking the item relating to section 30164 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id38b982cb-ac6c-45a2-b1e8-380f6f0857e4" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">30164. Service of process; conditions on
importation of vehicles and equipment.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a73fac1-a248-4f82-b512-49875feb3819"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 30164—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide4cb8774-23ed-497f-adab-736e8461cb66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading,
by adding <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">; conditions on
importation of vehicles and equipment</header-in-text></quote> at the end;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4af7d076-bd3c-4598-84c2-c0dcb8d71944"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b65ccd0-f39e-4785-acdf-670b72c7b4ab" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idba0e75a0-b61a-4980-8b16-6c1fb836e0ac"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identifying
information</header><text>A manufacturer (including an importer) offering a
motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment for import shall provide such
information as the Secretary may, by rule, request including—</text>
<paragraph id="id4f77b2d2-fab0-46ab-ab64-12cc3c521a9d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the product by name and
the manufacturer’s address; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8dc93c0d-406d-4621-97d6-397251deb9a0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each retailer or
distributor to which the manufacturer directly supplied motor vehicles or motor
vehicle equipment over which the Secretary has jurisdiction under this
chapter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2a96d48b-98a4-4171-b470-7fa08a24576a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The
Secretary may issue regulations that—</text>
<paragraph id="id4ad2e516-4156-4a5b-93ad-91d6eeb3fd3a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>condition the import of a
motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment on the manufacturer’s compliance
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id121ab636-3341-49a4-ba1e-a7d2bcb39730"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements under
this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2492ae38-7d5a-4e7b-a0f5-7bb1cc3178af"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any rules issued with
respect to such requirements; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0647ca4-9d6b-492c-a8fd-f815227375d6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other requirements
under this chapter or rules issued with respect to such requirements;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4919a932-7a2f-4e8e-ad3f-ad12a5a2eb7b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide an opportunity
for the manufacturer to present information before the Secretary’s
determination as to whether the manufacturer's imports should be restricted;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1537f1e4-9907-4c3c-b2db-a7003cf499d1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish a process by
which a manufacturer may petition for reinstatement of its ability to import
motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0F81BE05B27D4C07AC86243D37E9A53D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
requirements of subsections (c) and (d) shall not apply to original
manufacturers (or wholly owned subsidiaries) of motor vehicles that, prior to
the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle
and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011</short-title>—</text>
<paragraph id="ID98f79838e1e1449b84f45f1c9af662a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have imported motor
vehicles into the United States that are certified to comply with all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc6cc156c2e2e4c92bfd24800936cab34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have submitted to the
Secretary appropriate manufacturer identification information under part 566 of
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80e5c18c0c664675a62db24d87f21e22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if applicable, have
identified a current agent for service of process in accordance with part 551
of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id73ce0054-a5a8-4f30-a90f-70e208b7a7a9"><enum>211.</enum><header>Port inspections;
samples for examination or testing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(c)</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id6d60aa96-69ce-473b-9a09-02a1fad4d86a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id364fd3bc-824d-4e4f-8b26-2ad69fd976a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id90d9d9f1-ffc2-48df-859a-cd617fa251c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
inserting <quote>(including at United States ports of entry)</quote> after
<quote>held for introduction in interstate commerce</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6cbd973-2bd7-4155-96f9-c2ccd534ce2b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by
striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id077b1680-bcfb-4f8e-94fa-7daae9ee967b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bf35e51-2026-4d2d-9e6f-e5d06bd19c06" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08bd86aa-1ef5-4c36-9b85-493a629b40ea"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall obtain from the
Secretary of Homeland Security without charge, upon the request of the
Secretary of Transportation, a reasonable number of samples of motor vehicle
equipment being offered for import to determine compliance with this chapter or
a regulation or order issued under this chapter; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26b52653-4fc9-4efb-8835-c9ceee843e91"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall instruct the
Secretary of Homeland Security to refuse admission of the motor vehicle
equipment into the customs territory of the United States if the Secretary of
Transportation determines, after examination of the samples obtained under
paragraph (4), that such refusal is warranted due to noncompliance with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc468bca-edb1-4d25-b99d-abb12e9e296d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this chapter;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97b20cf3-3ab8-4151-9df9-06793721b866"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a regulation prescribed
under this chapter; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb13c3aec-5260-463c-8ae2-eb5f07b1aa5a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an order issued under
this
chapter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Transparency and
accountability</header>
<section id="idfca22b70-5919-437d-bc2c-3c56c7f8e43c"><enum>301.</enum><header>Improved National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration vehicle safety database</header>
<subsection id="id602eea24-46bd-4406-8076-d9add387f88f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall improve public accessibility to information on
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s publicly accessible
vehicle safety databases by—</text>
<paragraph id="id6b149351-308b-493e-b7a7-a60cc52d344e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improving organization
and functionality, including modern web design features, and allowing for data
to be searched, aggregated, and downloaded;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7df1c3c1-b7cb-44e1-a65a-022c4d03dab9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing greater
consistency in presentation of vehicle safety issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7762ed28-eb88-473e-b792-79498d5c753d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving searchability
about specific vehicles and issues through standardization of commonly used
search terms.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id353b54e2-febf-43b9-ab64-bb7304c00da1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vehicle recall
information</header>
<paragraph id="id675d1576-c5b4-4198-966a-c55d35da7c02"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall require that motor vehicle safety recall
information—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6dc082a1-ae2d-4ced-8994-1329b34e730e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is available to the
public on the Internet;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba727be2-c824-4c89-80ea-0c8a1bc0d9eb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is searchable by vehicle
make and model and vehicle identification number;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11c30417-05d4-4803-9251-317dd000c39d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is in a format that
preserves consumer privacy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e095189-3fea-4f08-a271-dd9a72848939"><enum>(D)</enum><text>includes information
about each recall that has not been completed for each vehicle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9726d1dd-af0b-440e-ac04-666b9fec6074"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The
Secretary may initiate a rulemaking proceeding to require each manufacturer to
provide the information described in paragraph (1), with respect to that
manufacturer’s motor vehicles, at no cost on a publicly accessible Internet
website.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id522b288d-cc9b-489e-9116-797f6f4f980d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Database awareness
promotion activities</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the
heads of other relevant agencies, shall promote consumer awareness of the
information made available to the public pursuant to this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc3be178d-54a4-41ac-97e9-da5d91451dec"><enum>302.</enum><header>National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration hotline for manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic
personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idfd9f11ef-751c-4d86-8687-3337595dc001"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a means by
which mechanics, passenger motor vehicle dealership personnel, and passenger
motor vehicle manufacturer personnel may directly and confidentially contact
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to report potential
passenger motor vehicle safety defects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cb9d7e0-7b3b-4c55-bf18-494a7a10d8e7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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="id5f605718-73fb-44c7-8820-4423e315651d"><enum>303.</enum><header>Consumer notice of
software updates and other communications with dealers</header>
<subsection id="id7b67edec-fa90-40ad-8eb9-5b0cffea2464"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Internet
accessibility</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(f)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id182d4144-e845-4a2a-84fd-d75c1ab26087"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A
manufacturer shall give the Secretary of Transportation</quote> and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c0aa75a-94f1-43a2-a89d-92b148710d2c" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id5af4da7a-147e-413d-8e34-ea00f9982890"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A manufacturer shall give the Secretary of
Transportation, and make available on a publicly accessible Internet
website,</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7860ef7d-5483-49d8-95f2-74a57ee06b18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id621ed823-eb46-4139-ab80-bd2c8f70830b" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a76bb20-6c11-4a07-b168-6546fe95b1c8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notices</header><text>Communications
required to be submitted to the Secretary and made available on a publicly
accessible Internet website under this subsection shall include all notices to
dealerships of software upgrades and modifications recommended by a
manufacturer for all previously sold vehicles. Notice is required even if the
software upgrade or modification is not related to a safety defect or
noncompliance with a motor vehicle safety standard. The notice shall include a
plain language description of the purpose of the update and that description
shall be prominently placed at the beginning of the notice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8144d23b-51d9-4246-928c-969722963274"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Index</header><text>Communications
required to be submitted to the Secretary under this subsection shall be
accompanied by an index to each communication, which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd5e15fc-c785-409a-9757-0a4fca1ed46e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies the make,
model, and model year of the affected vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6787090e-e99f-46d5-a45c-8dee1c5c0839"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes a concise
summary of the subject matter of the communication; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4921126-dd2f-404f-b4aa-290a0c760462"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be made available
by the Secretary to the public on the Internet in a searchable
format.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3370011c-783d-42ab-a99f-b42b592d103d"><enum>304.</enum><header>Public availability of
early warning data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(m)</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (4), by amending
subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f5c7ca2-cf3b-4007-974c-bb49f8399c6b" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idfe2a78c1-ed6e-490c-aa73-a0138a782987"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disclosure</header>
<clause id="idc9077854-42e3-4696-8922-85a29e02d687"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The information provided to the Secretary pursuant to
this subsection shall be disclosed publicly unless exempt from disclosure under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section
552(b)</external-xref> of title 5.</text>
</clause><clause id="idd5398193-6e4f-4c76-a7ed-9fccf4ba3582"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Presumption</header><text>In
administering this subparagraph, the Secretary shall presume in favor of
maximum public availability of
information.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ide89a7211-d543-4ce0-ba4d-d3cce23d89f2"><enum>305.</enum><header>Corporate
responsibility for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
reports</header>
<subsection id="id4bdcb26b-e083-49da-91fa-63e78d46f108"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5726bb5e-ba1f-4c4d-835c-c41c3cd4a357" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ida020e617-5500-47f4-b8ff-86b850363ae2"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Corporate
responsibility for reports</header>
<paragraph id="idb531353d-56b4-4d2c-bf3a-7ff18eef9b68"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require a senior official responsible
for safety in each company submitting information to the Secretary in response
to a request for information in a safety defect or compliance investigation
under this chapter to certify that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7b378c64-da82-4b6a-aa17-0844940d48b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the signing official has
reviewed the submission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3ab7048-4d70-44d4-a367-26eb3cdcecd0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the official’s
knowledge, the submission does not—</text>
<clause id="id11c6b5bd-9278-471b-ad75-cf1c49056adf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contain any untrue
statement of a material fact; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id31157b85-4477-4001-838c-12a6e2309834"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made not misleading, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8456ad63-f380-43bc-be13-88f4d85b8b6d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The
certification requirements of this section shall be clearly stated on any
request for information under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idae40dc6e-2a94-4f91-badb-0be04755b36c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165(a)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id94e4591b-8ecb-460a-838e-2189ab97aa9d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>A person</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in
paragraph (4), a person</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id67274a52-ce5c-42c2-9b74-0602b06c60e9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85b06d5b-05a2-4526-98b3-afda2e41a943" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idec3b8695-0c4f-415c-8779-9250031c8033"><enum>(4)</enum><header>False, misleading, or
incomplete reports</header><text>A person who knowingly and willfully submits
materially false, misleading, or incomplete information to the Secretary, after
certifying the same information as accurate and complete under the
certification process established pursuant to section 30166(o), shall be
subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per day. The maximum penalty
under this paragraph for a related series of daily violations is
$5,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idf06ea804-8d88-4c6f-8eab-a30d239acc93"><enum>306.</enum><header>Passenger motor
vehicle information program</header>
<subsection id="id00b3b2d0-be29-431e-9644-04ea10cb1736"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
32301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idff4d6af8-e002-4b7e-9043-7775f1cf97cc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idae137205-51bf-40b8-9047-d506d51cb757"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before
paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ea94974-0fc5-4c25-b493-2dfe7f4708e2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idefd52ad5-aa9c-4060-a507-f662b279ed99"><enum>(1)</enum><text><term>crash
avoidance</term> means preventing or mitigating a
crash;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida822f0ed-f1a3-4bb2-86b9-8148372297a6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as
redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id744968a3-1af6-420d-920d-1487e5b07960"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
included</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32302">Section 32302(a)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id564ba8ec-18d7-48e0-8918-e815ac116c91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
inserting <quote>, crash avoidance, and any other areas the Secretary
determines will improve the safety of passenger motor vehicles</quote> after
<quote>crashworthiness</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e06a55a-bc17-4ec6-990a-250f6d89c749"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id48ba7d66-7d04-4545-9938-065fba1f0f6b"><enum>307.</enum><header>Promotion of vehicle
defect reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32302">Section 32302</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81fe2a91-07cc-450b-9687-0da6fde3535a" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id2076802b-ae81-43d3-a4a8-772329bc6fb7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Motor vehicle defect
reporting information</header>
<paragraph id="id5e9b4fd4-956c-4d89-af55-4916f2d79a40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of
2011</short-title>, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations that require
passenger motor vehicle manufacturers—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7fc5c857-1246-4cc2-825b-fa8a27070d6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to affix, in the glove
compartment or in another readily accessible location on the vehicle, a
sticker, decal, or other device that provides, in simple and understandable
language, information about how to submit a safety-related motor vehicle defect
complaint to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d90631f-62c0-4152-b48e-00482d3bae20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prominently print the
information described in subparagraph (A) on a separate page within the owner’s
manual; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5aac9175-569c-481b-8d74-9ab8d3f2317e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to not place such
information on the label required under section 3 of the Automobile Information
Disclosure Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1232">15
U.S.C. 1232</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50ff63ac-ba92-41fa-adef-8e757923a1c5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
requirements under paragraph (1) shall apply to passenger motor vehicles
manufactured in any model year beginning more than 1 year after the date on
which a final rule is published under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id14b7c3cf-2f26-40e2-be36-09b902928ecf"><enum>308.</enum><header>Whistleblower
protections for motor vehicle manufacturers, part suppliers, and dealership
employees</header>
<subsection id="id0f8248a3-550b-4d01-bd36-f99fddd90b72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c539ab5-bbe4-478b-9ad0-bba062e0a61b" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id064d1e6e-f99b-4070-a9d1-02d8f77e316b"><enum>30171.</enum><header>Protection of
employees providing motor vehicle safety information</header>
<subsection id="id5bbce067-c571-4c4d-a447-8d6d0eaae33a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Discrimination against
employees of manufacturers, part suppliers, and dealerships</header><text>No
motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or dealership may discharge an
employee or otherwise discriminate against an employee with respect to
compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the
employee (or any person acting pursuant to a request of the employee)—</text>
<paragraph id="id8b271541-f6e4-4701-a081-659dbcc74e06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provided, caused to be
provided, or is about to provide (with any knowledge of the employer) or cause
to be provided to the employer or the Secretary of Transportation information
relating to any motor vehicle defect, noncompliance, or any violation or
alleged violation of any notification or reporting requirement of this
chapter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0dffeb70-f155-44cb-8397-365fca626593"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has filed, caused to be
filed, or is about to file (with any knowledge of the employer) or cause to be
filed a proceeding relating to any violation or alleged violation of any motor
vehicle defect, noncompliance, or any violation or alleged violation of any
notification or reporting requirement of this chapter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2ac76d4c-6c05-455f-a4c0-c991f212b163"><enum>(3)</enum><text>testified or is about to
testify in such a proceeding;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id379b694e-6c46-498e-bc6e-a4ae9830ea81"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assisted or participated
or is about to assist or participate in such a proceeding; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc232ef3f-0e4c-496b-8daa-f13ab4eebd6f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>objected to, or refused
to participate in, any activity that the employee reasonably believed to be in
violation of any provision of any Act enforced by the Secretary of
Transportation, or any order, rule, regulation, standard, or ban under any such
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6ab7eb2c-ff5c-4098-9af1-d0700d78fb95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Complaint
procedure</header>
<paragraph id="idaa669959-c3da-49e1-88a5-a3256fb1f691"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Filing and
notification</header><text>A person who believes that he or she has been
discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of
subsection (a) may, not later than 180 days after the date on which such
violation occurs, file (or have any person file on his or her behalf) a
complaint with the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this section referred to
as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) alleging such discharge or discrimination.
Upon receipt of such a complaint, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the
person named in the complaint of the filing of the complaint, of the
allegations contained in the complaint, of the substance of evidence supporting
the complaint, and of the opportunities that will be afforded to such person
under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52c3588e-712f-4774-a374-25158ffbefbb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Investigation;
preliminary order</header>
<subparagraph id="id2ee200fa-813b-4b92-ab2b-532199c7d07c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of a
complaint filed under paragraph (1) and after affording the person named in the
complaint an opportunity to submit to the Secretary a written response to the
complaint and an opportunity to meet with a representative of the Secretary to
present statements from witnesses, the Secretary shall conduct an investigation
and determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the complaint
has merit and notify, in writing, the complainant and the person alleged to
have committed a violation of subsection (a) of the Secretary’s findings. If
the Secretary concludes that there is a reasonable cause to believe that a
violation of subsection (a) has occurred, the Secretary shall accompany the
Secretary’s findings with a preliminary order providing the relief prescribed
by paragraph (3)(B). Not later than 30 days after the date of notification of
findings under this paragraph, either the person alleged to have committed the
violation or the complainant may file objections to the findings or preliminary
order, or both, and request a hearing on the record. The filing of such
objections shall not operate to stay any reinstatement remedy contained in the
preliminary order. Such hearings shall be conducted expeditiously. If a hearing
is not requested in such 30-day period, the preliminary order shall be deemed a
final order that is not subject to judicial review.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9bb6b85f-6ef2-46f4-90a3-92f2e74ef52f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<clause id="id77f901b0-699a-44f9-b012-8de4dd87e260"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Required showing by
complainant</header><text>The Secretary shall dismiss a complaint filed under
this subsection and shall not conduct an investigation otherwise required under
subparagraph (A) unless the complainant makes a prima facie showing that any
behavior described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) was a
contributing factor in the unfavorable personnel action alleged in the
complaint.</text>
</clause><clause id="idc8f2c436-be29-425b-9a12-4d7761a17905"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Showing by
employer</header><text>Notwithstanding a finding by the Secretary that the
complainant has made the showing required under clause (i), no investigation
otherwise required under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted if the employer
demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that the employer would have
taken the same unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that
behavior.</text>
</clause><clause id="id99c35015-56ea-4fe2-b2c5-c5f159541816"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Criteria for
determination by secretary</header><text>The Secretary may determine that a
violation of subsection (a) has occurred only if the complainant demonstrates
that any behavior described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) was
a contributing factor in the unfavorable personnel action alleged in the
complaint.</text>
</clause><clause id="id80a7f85b-0de5-4d94-8cc7-f6ba6315bc39"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Relief
may not be ordered under subparagraph (A) if the employer demonstrates, by
clear and convincing evidence, that the employer would have taken the same
unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that behavior.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4d24ca9b-834d-4927-937f-95f8874fc088"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Final order</header>
<subparagraph id="id001dcd9d-ae74-4280-bb40-2982ce43bc63"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Deadline for issuance;
settlement agreements</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of
conclusion of a hearing under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue a final
order providing the relief prescribed by this paragraph or denying the
complaint. At any time before issuance of a final order, a proceeding under
this subsection may be terminated on the basis of a settlement agreement
entered into by the Secretary, the complainant, and the person alleged to have
committed the violation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd219c8d0-a062-4511-af4a-a5893b4c3726"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Remedy</header><text>If,
in response to a complaint filed under paragraph (1), the Secretary determines
that a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, the Secretary shall order the
person who committed such violation—</text>
<clause id="ide5b5c7cb-e346-4a54-8e7a-9d5a486c1ff5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to take affirmative
action to abate the violation;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide45cc0f9-240e-4f4d-a8a0-b93c9620f03f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reinstate the
complainant to his or her former position together with the compensation
(including back pay) and restore the terms, conditions, and privileges
associated with his or her employment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idee269e55-0535-4c7a-8555-a839b58d31e6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to provide compensatory
damages to the complainant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3dc84138-f029-4582-90a1-e2fd34e2dbc0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Attorneys’
fees</header><text>If such an order is issued under this paragraph, the
Secretary, at the request of the complainant, shall assess against the person
against whom the order is issued a sum equal to the aggregate amount of all
costs and expenses (including attorneys’ and expert witness fees) reasonably
incurred, as determined by the Secretary, by the complainant for, or in
connection with, bringing the complaint upon which the order was issued.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id898081a0-759c-4e95-9589-99e51e0845d3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Frivolous
complaints</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a complaint under
paragraph (1) is frivolous or has been brought in bad faith, the Secretary may
award to the prevailing employer a reasonable attorney’s fee not exceeding
$1,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida79abd39-3fbb-49fb-b6cb-2161fbcde23a"><enum>(E)</enum><header>De novo
review</header><text>With respect to a complaint under paragraph (1), if the
Secretary of Labor has not issued a final decision within 210 days after the
filing of the complaint and if the delay is not due to the bad faith of the
employee, the employee may bring an original action at law or equity for de
novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States, which shall
have jurisdiction over such an action without regard to the amount in
controversy, and which action shall, at the request of either party to the
action, be tried by the court with a jury. The action shall be governed by the
same legal burdens of proof specified in paragraph (2)(B) for review by the
Secretary of Labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id32e55dab-2c26-4807-9017-5a4b0a57c337"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review</header>
<subparagraph id="idddace4f3-c739-4bda-9364-5944075eebb7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appeal to court of
appeals</header><text>Any person adversely affected or aggrieved by an order
issued under paragraph (3) may obtain review of the order in the United States
Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the violation, with respect to which
the order was issued, allegedly occurred or the circuit in which the
complainant resided on the date of such violation. The petition for review
shall be filed not later than 60 days after the date of the issuance of the
final order of the Secretary. Review shall conform to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/7">chapter
7</external-xref> of title 5. The commencement of proceedings under this
subparagraph shall not, unless ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the
order.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf7086c79-87e2-4ba3-a6cb-d5cefb1d752a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation on
collateral attack</header><text>An order of the Secretary with respect to which
review could have been obtained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to
judicial review in any criminal or other civil proceeding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd03e4bc6-6dd0-41db-a109-9da709cca30a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enforcement of order by
Secretary</header><text>Whenever any person fails to comply with an order
issued under paragraph (3), the Secretary may file a civil action in the United
States district court for the district in which the violation was found to
occur to enforce such order. In actions brought under this paragraph, the
district courts shall have jurisdiction to grant all appropriate relief,
including injunctive relief and compensatory damages.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1c817cf7-716f-4fe6-8b98-fd817e1d468b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Enforcement of order by
parties</header>
<subparagraph id="id929dca68-5081-42be-94fb-af113bdafedc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Commencement of
action</header><text>A person on whose behalf an order was issued under
paragraph (3) may commence a civil action against the person to whom such order
was issued to require compliance with such order. The appropriate United States
district court shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in
controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to enforce such order.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idacf2a49e-ebf8-45fb-b19c-48bc97b70983"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Attorney
fees</header><text>The court, in issuing any final order under this paragraph,
may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness
fees) to any party whenever the court determines such award is
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0ebae261-cd5f-4519-90fc-14a43a23b0ca"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mandamus</header><text>Any
nondiscretionary duty imposed under this section shall be enforceable in a
mandamus proceeding brought under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1361">section
1361</external-xref> of title 28.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd343842c-3444-477a-ba00-67e9f840f66d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonapplicability To
deliberate violations</header><text>Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect
to an employee of a motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or dealership
who, acting without direction from such motor vehicle manufacturer, part
supplier, or dealership (or such person’s agent), deliberately causes a
violation of any requirement relating to motor vehicle safety under this
chapter.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id9ba6c96b-4192-46f9-a5bf-e1fce08fa215"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
30170 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4aff34d-934b-4390-830b-7a16f1bbe68f" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30171. Protection of employees
providing motor vehicle safety
information.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id091c1f88-f32e-42a8-953c-c3f9a2ef7a87"><enum><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">309.</added-phrase></enum><header>Anti-revolving
door</header>
<subsection id="id33363168-6585-4a5d-a53b-3c29143b556d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Subchapter
I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaa016eb-f3c2-4b3a-beb6-0490cfd89e50" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id4a11e6f7-7e04-48f0-acba-bf1519881920"><enum>30107.</enum><header>Restriction on
covered motor vehicle safety officials</header>
<subsection id="id29fb9134-e82f-403e-ae0f-13bedaf5aad2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>During the 2-year period after the termination of his or
her service or employment, a covered vehicle safety official may not knowingly
make, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before
any officer or employee of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
on behalf of any manufacturer subject to regulation under this chapter in
connection with any matter involving motor vehicle safety on which such person
seeks official action by any officer or employee of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id13e2738c-1414-4c90-a5ae-b4ab92600491"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Manufacturers</header><text>It
is unlawful for any manufacturer or other person subject to regulation under
this chapter to employ or contract for the services of an individual to whom
subsection (a) applies during the 2-year period commencing on the individual’s
termination of employment with the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration in a capacity in which the individual is prohibited from serving
during that period.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8f9319ca-a0da-44dc-8343-1dafd64b6204"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special rule for
detailees</header><text>For purposes of this section, a person who is detailed
from 1 department, agency, or other entity to another department, agency, or
other entity shall, during the period such person is detailed, be deemed to be
an officer or employee of both departments, agencies, or such entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd62788e1-62ee-47e9-be39-0e05c515dfd0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to expand,
contract, or otherwise affect the application of any waiver or criminal
penalties under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/207">section 207</external-xref> of title 18.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf6c4a965-948e-4220-88a1-3422ec35bb65"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exception for
testimony</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent an
individual from giving testimony under oath, or from making statements required
to be made under penalty of perjury.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7c562c8b-dcbb-4567-92d0-8cfbbdae83df"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Defined
term</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered vehicle safety
official</term> means any officer or employee of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration—</text>
<paragraph id="id62994687-9ce9-4ee0-8aa0-7eeb76dc42c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>who, during the final 12
months of his or her service or employment with the agency, serves or served in
a technical or legal capacity, and whose job responsibilities include or
included vehicle safety defect investigation, vehicle safety compliance,
vehicle safety rulemaking, or vehicle safety research; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0093a3a2-2b88-4ac9-8603-cc9bcd5da6c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>who serves in a
supervisory or management capacity over an officer or employee described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcb88c7da-2340-4331-a222-9401fde10574"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section shall apply to covered vehicle safety officials
who terminate service or employment with the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement
Act of
2011</short-title>.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id0f9cab51-b010-4678-be17-d575292395cb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165(a)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id544ca99f-3faa-4817-96ac-bf7d10d561e1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ide5e0aebe-2d42-4327-8bea-576ba4fb2a3d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Improper
influence</header><text>An individual who violates section 30107(a) is liable
to the United States Government for a civil penalty, as determined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/216">section
216(b)</external-xref> of title 18, for an offense under section 207 of that
title. A manufacturer or other person subject to regulation under this chapter
who violates section 30107(b) is liable to the United States Government for a
civil penalty equal to the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5a1f229d-753b-4bcb-8318-7bb89793d66f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount equal to not
less than $100,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4440bcdd-f992-4a6f-b9aa-84af988f075c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an amount equal to 90
percent of the annual compensation or fee paid or payable to the individual
with respect to whom the violation
occurred.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id231bb4b4-d49e-4995-b937-89272613937d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study of department of
transportation policies on official communication with former motor vehicle
safety issue employees</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of
Transportation shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id1bc49eec-5172-4409-9e37-896aa908bbdc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the Department of
Transportation’s policies and procedures applicable to official communication
with former employees concerning motor vehicle safety compliance matters for
which they had responsibility during the last 12 months of their tenure at the
Department, including any limitations on the ability of such employees to
submit comments, or otherwise communicate directly with the Department, on
motor vehicle safety issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc241f0cd-b919-413a-9101-2be289a6db96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit a report to the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name> that contains the Inspector General’s
findings, conclusions, and recommendations for strengthening those policies and
procedures to minimize the risk of undue influence without compromising the
ability of the Department to employ and retain highly qualified individuals for
such responsibilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id39457286-4817-40d5-b81c-9e697239859f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Post-Employment policy
study</header>
<paragraph id="id54f9689d-327e-49e2-a002-22104ce27120"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation
shall conduct a study of the Department’s policies relating to post-employment
restrictions on employees who perform functions related to transportation
safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1a1e76e4-8ba9-4448-b6df-5e5043af373a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector
General shall submit a report containing the results of the study conducted
under paragraph (1) to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idde2557e1-6242-4dcf-8b7a-851e9b7e3847"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3d804697-0deb-4842-b434-9c014b61f864"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5c12562-2632-4fd8-97b1-a0738d5f2661"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Transportation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9fc0a923-4c5b-46f8-9f1f-e3360a993183"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
results</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall review the results
of the study conducted under paragraph (1) and take whatever action the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id91331dc2-2bad-4f0e-a556-7d3f0315a7fb"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
30106 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide93eb7e6-2587-49cb-8026-00595530e8cf" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30107. Restriction on covered
motor vehicle safety
officials.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id97f526a5-4e85-4f24-ad09-7da139168365"><enum><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">310.</added-phrase></enum><header>Study of
crash data collection</header>
<subsection id="ide6ba1fdb-9abe-49ca-9a62-0f0a96ac1138"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name> regarding the quality of data collected
through the National Automotive Sampling System, including the Special Crash
Investigations Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id83f86160-71b5-4655-8799-aa08fc3a011b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (referred
to in this section as the <quote>Administration</quote>) shall conduct a
comprehensive review of the data elements collected from each crash to
determine if additional data should be collected. The review under this
subsection shall include input from interested parties, including suppliers,
automakers, safety advocates, the medical community, and research
organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idce38bf1d-d8a4-480b-961f-ab5645c5c3fe"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report issued under this section shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="id7bb34ae5-fe84-4329-baac-c6b17c96b75d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the analysis and
conclusions the Administration can reach from the amount of motor vehicle crash
data collected in a given year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id881a21af-4713-4897-8c39-82cc78722d39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the additional analysis
and conclusions the Administration could reach if more crash investigations
were conducted each year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd4d8a4b5-5c47-4588-b24b-ea5be908abe0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of
investigations per year that would allow for optimal data analysis and crash
information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64b8a37f-468a-4615-a2f8-4a3c77e07465"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the results of the
comprehensive review conducted pursuant to subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id74dc6116-477c-4af8-9323-3fc447259fbb"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations for
improvements to the Administration’s data collection program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf19bb6e4-f828-4b8e-b3bf-3d6f5780b6a1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the resources needed by
the Administration to implement such recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id32fd698e-015a-470d-8cc3-1ea813ba70dc"><enum><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">311.</added-phrase></enum><header>Update means
of providing notification; improving efficacy of recalls</header>
<subsection id="idc80ecf7b-c4a3-47d7-a956-cd3b2ac22363"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Update of means of
providing notification</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30119">Section 30119(d)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id8a0dbd65-2216-4255-8ba8-ce7f4894ee76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking, in paragraph
(1), <quote>by first class mail</quote> and inserting <quote>in the manner
prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7aa87301-3fd0-40b1-b645-b455cb2b5e58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4a0534fa-9730-48ba-a103-02e150d1cd5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(except a tire) shall be sent by first class mail</quote> and inserting
<quote>shall be sent in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by
regulation,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd0c901bd-1311-44d7-b184-03d503320f4a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the second
sentence;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ce7c1be-f5f3-495d-afff-e3285e134058"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfced73a4-1f90-4c7e-bacd-a098bfc6bd4c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the first
sentence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4991494-ff06-4120-b890-1995305c7a00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>to
the notification required under paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote> after
<quote>addition</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id259895ca-5a3b-41a0-8ce3-babc90db305e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>by
the manufacturer</quote> after <quote>given</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc7c14d92-cd37-4c4f-854d-1ddbeb36a5d4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by
striking <quote>by certified mail or quicker means if available</quote> and
inserting <quote>in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by
regulation</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7b2cd63e-c7f0-42cf-a52e-9b6a18b9734e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Improving efficacy of
recalls</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30119">Section 30119(e)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id6dc545f9-5e29-4caa-b1e2-1cdb0a2b950d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Second</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Additional</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idad3365da-927c-4611-9d5d-e14dfdf36f6e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>If the
Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaada204e-7dd9-4bbd-af0a-5877cbf31007" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idadcee849-4fb8-4092-8969-9f653266a47f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Second
notification</header><text>If the
Secretary</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id71eea7dd-fa76-45d3-9690-85b55d7868dd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88294b63-22f6-4422-9c2c-e2eccfe077ba" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id068bfaef-24d6-4c67-af80-179b59cf7a49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
notifications</header><text>If the Secretary determines, after considering the
severity of the defect or noncompliance, that the second notification by a
manufacturer does not result in an adequate number of motor vehicles or items
of replacement equipment being returned for remedy, the Secretary may order the
manufacturer—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbb48ac21-08f0-4b95-a3e4-a4b8d787074e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to send additional
notifications in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcae601dd-7645-45a5-b63b-5eb090e8bb52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to take additional steps
to locate and notify each person registered under State law as the owner or
lessee or the most recent purchaser or lessee, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb76ad58d-041c-411d-b9f6-593b4c78697b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to emphasize the
magnitude of the safety risk caused by the defect or noncompliance in such
notification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id86899194-31d4-48f9-bc15-16516e18d418"><enum><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">312.</added-phrase></enum><header>Expanding
choices of remedy available to manufacturers of replacement
equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30120 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id2297c4ea-9feb-47a0-a7bb-b8963a8164ae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by
amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45686874-6796-4b22-a820-3ea4bae0f758" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id44f40050-abdd-4dc7-938b-4c7e13768ad8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if replacement equipment,
by repairing the equipment, replacing the equipment with identical or
reasonably equivalent equipment, or by refunding the purchase
price.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc7f9b75f-8e7c-47e0-a5c4-9cb45050d78f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading of
subsection (i), by adding <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">of new vehicles or equipment</header-in-text></quote> at the end;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd0182184-24ff-43ef-b0e5-ae74a78d452d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the heading of
subsection (j), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">replaced</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">replacement</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id40c08418-3273-4ca4-aff5-f7a4b78f72ef"><enum><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">313.</added-phrase></enum><header>Recall
obligations and bankruptcy of manufacturer</header>
<subsection id="idea595732-36d6-453d-9d28-0dcf14dc793e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after section
30120:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2aa8ad84-4349-4bc7-8dd3-a847c6cbc2c4" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id7779b50f-b8c2-46ae-8d80-228256dddafd"><enum>30120A.</enum><header>Recall obligations
and bankruptcy of a manufacturer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A manufacturer’s filing of a petition in
bankruptcy under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/11/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 11, does
not negate the manufacturer’s duty to comply with section 30112 or sections
30115 through 30120 of this title. In any bankruptcy proceeding, the
manufacturer’s obligations under such sections shall be treated as a claim of
the United States Government against such manufacturer, subject to subchapter
II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/37">chapter 37</external-xref> of title 31,
United States Code, and given priority, pursuant to section 3710 of such
chapter, to ensure that consumers are adequately protected from any safety
defect or noncompliance determined to exist in the manufacturer’s products.
This section shall apply equally to actions of a manufacturer taken before or
after the filing of a petition in
bankruptcy.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id3f2d2a62-ef3b-46cb-b8ac-081341508452"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The chapter analysis of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
30120 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9691a83-6678-4670-9033-a85a8823f8fd" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30120a. Recall obligations and
bankruptcy of a
manufacturer.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ide3c1f486-862e-4147-89a7-5e2d7d42abd3"><enum><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">314.</added-phrase></enum><header>Repeal of
insurance reports and information provision</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/331">Chapter 331</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0d2fa165-07d2-4448-8ef2-c437ef0064c1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the chapter analysis, by striking the
item relating to section 33112; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6ead643b-7251-44ff-bb3d-b96b507cfe12"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 33112.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id769cdcaf-ee1d-4c04-a88c-e0725c0030f4"><enum><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">315.</added-phrase></enum><header>Monroney
sticker to permit additional safety rating categories</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(g)(2) of the Automobile
Information Disclosure Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1232">15 U.S.C. 1232(g)(2)</external-xref>), is amended
by inserting <quote>safety rating categories that may include</quote> after
<quote>refers to</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Vehicle Electronics and
Safety Standards</header>
<section id="id3b74f6b1-cef3-49ce-99d6-b77ad14c5faf"><enum>401.</enum><header>National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration electronics, software, and engineering
expertise</header>
<subsection id="idc05c292f-9353-4e23-85f9-5f7680681ccf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Council for vehicle
electronics, vehicle software, and emerging technologies</header>
<paragraph id="idd98602e6-e45a-4639-a2fe-906a90b88cc2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish, within the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a Council for Vehicle Electronics,
Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Council</quote>) to build, integrate, and aggregate the Administration’s
expertise in passenger motor vehicle electronics and other new and emerging
technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4b0fd234-7912-46b8-8fa2-a08de655f0ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation of
roadmap</header><text>The Council shall research the inclusion of emerging
lightweight plastic and composite technologies in motor vehicles to increase
fuel efficiency, lower emissions, meet fuel economy standards, and enhance
passenger motor vehicle safety through continued utilization of the
Administration’s Plastic and Composite Intensive Vehicle Safety Roadmap (Report
No. DOT HS 810 863).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idedc930e0-324a-421e-af34-189d23627b78"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intra-agency
coordination</header><text>The Council shall coordinate with all components of
the Administration responsible for vehicle safety, including research and
development, rulemaking, and defects investigation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd60b400d-64e7-44d2-9cc2-fadfae6af7be"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Honors recruitment
program</header>
<paragraph id="id0c6ab248-6307-4808-aadc-8519e42b3471"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc2e03187-52d9-4c83-8b12-6d54fefa7ce4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Stipend</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to provide a stipend to students during their
participation in the program established pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbcb6f1c9-e2f3-460a-89a2-a0b22470d046"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The
Council, in consultation with affected stakeholders, shall assess the
implications of emerging safety technologies in passenger motor vehicles,
including the effect of such technologies on consumers, product availability,
and cost.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idfd65a6af-e526-4628-bb22-2f96be146a3b"><enum>402.</enum><header>Vehicle stopping
distance and brake override standard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a Federal motor vehicle
safety standard that—</text>
<paragraph id="id686ce9e5-2c44-4165-a3e2-af8e7a643e25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>mitigates unintended
acceleration in passenger motor vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idab153ab3-b5bf-4d77-a772-0943b8f71548"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes performance
requirements, based on the speed, size, and weight of the vehicle, that enable
a driver to bring a passenger motor vehicle safely to a full stop by normal
braking application even if the vehicle is simultaneously receiving accelerator
input signals, including a full-throttle input signal;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id51372a65-d86b-4aea-8c57-b5b21f7da285"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may permit compliance
through a system that requires brake pedal application, after a period of time
determined by the Secretary, to override an accelerator pedal input signal in
order to stop the vehicle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5f446ffb-707d-4e24-ab76-f4114daed599"><enum>(4)</enum><text>requires that redundant
circuits or other mechanisms be built into accelerator control systems,
including systems controlled by electronic throttle, to maintain vehicle
control in the event of failure of the primary circuit or mechanism; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb813a536-5691-4bee-9598-740bcbbbee61"><enum>(5)</enum><text>may permit vehicles to
incorporate a means to temporarily disengage the function required under
paragraph (2) to facilitate operations, such as maneuvering trailers or
climbing steep hills, which may require the simultaneous operation of brake and
accelerator.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idf0d5fe4e-e7b4-411a-83ad-60bdbfc9a643"><enum>403.</enum><header>Pedal placement
standard</header>
<subsection id="idec89a2cf-cc36-4a42-bfe5-0e131c4868bf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to
consider a Federal motor vehicle safety standard that would mitigate potential
obstruction of pedal movement in passenger motor vehicles, after taking into
account—</text>
<paragraph id="idf67c834f-806a-48df-8b61-63c9dc10062b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>various pedal mounting
configurations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf4357ea3-29c0-431a-8f8c-0b33eb90b4be"><enum>(2)</enum><text>minimum clearances for
passenger motor vehicle foot pedals with respect to other pedals, the vehicle
floor (including aftermarket floor coverings), and any other potential
obstructions to pedal movement that the Secretary determines to be
relevant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2e6a4407-1752-4fbc-9e33-93a72509d1e9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header>
<paragraph id="iddaaf09a7-2aa6-4832-9cb0-0a30a1515b1a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall issue a final rule to implement the safety standard described in
subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfb3bb911-53c3-4841-b509-76f72a130ad1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a pedal placement standard does not meet the
requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section
30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report
describing the reasons for not prescribing such standard to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idcd2210ef-5477-4db3-a8fa-3a2cab99411e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd42d5881-a00c-4937-bb91-0f8459a530d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id76c61ce4-4b39-4474-af18-0a3a27a5b7f9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Combined
rulemaking</header><text>The Secretary may combine the rulemaking proceeding
required under subsection (a) with the rulemaking proceeding required under
section 402.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idb021be30-77e1-459b-a40d-84f0c491a12d"><enum>404.</enum><header>Electronic systems
performance standard</header>
<subsection id="id94734c5d-2ebe-4aa0-8a08-e96cc919bbd9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider
prescribing or amending a Federal motor vehicle safety standard that—</text>
<paragraph id="ida6c0e08a-e764-4008-a783-edfc3d26b342"><enum>(1)</enum><text>requires electronic
systems in passenger motor vehicles to meet minimum performance requirements;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8d1c751e-a663-43b6-9f0f-c1d37cb3f5ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may include requirements
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id37cf3ab3-83fa-47cc-8a3e-0b3885ecc5b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>electronic
components;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id042082fb-cf57-4570-8202-7260faa82d13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the interaction of
electronic components;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8768115f-34ec-49dd-9fb1-ab00a9d733d9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>security needs for those
electronic systems to prevent unauthorized access; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2dde506e-2e5e-4325-bbeb-a9ade16a2193"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the effect of surrounding
environments on those electronic systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4A899F632E734903BF2FBE3D50F97E46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header>
<paragraph id="ID68a7401464a84e03add6ecf0b34c5709"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall issue a final rule to implement the safety standard described in
subsection (a) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3350238920d04c2197df02546514e0b2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that such a standard does not meet the requirements
and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of
title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report describing
the reasons for not prescribing such standard to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDff7173331ba14f748888feb976bceae3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9bdb933b2c3479b91603ee35aa18b1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4b751847-6d4e-44e8-89c6-2dcf969bf3c6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Academy of
Sciences</header><text>In conducting the rulemaking under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall consider the findings and recommendations of the National
Academy of Sciences, if any, pursuant to its study of electronic vehicle
controls.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id03f6603f-32df-4539-b630-0ce76ead34eb"><enum>405.</enum><header>Pushbutton ignition
systems standard</header>
<subsection id="idfd5c786a-8477-42ce-9ee3-1fdccf1a7f84"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pushbutton ignition
standard</header>
<paragraph id="id20ce9bda-a020-4732-a937-f924e0ebbe11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to
consider a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for passenger motor vehicles
with pushbutton ignition systems that establishes a standardized operation of
such systems when used by drivers, including drivers who may be unfamiliar with
such systems, in an emergency situation when the vehicle is in motion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id039065a6-84b8-4d72-a977-287052ea818a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other ignition
systems</header><text>In the rulemaking proceeding initiated under paragraph
(1), the Secretary may include any other ignition-starting mechanism that the
Secretary determines should be considered.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id43e844c8-6df8-4896-8459-0a4e8d14793b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pushbutton ignition
system defined</header><text>The term <term>pushbutton ignition system</term>
means a mechanism, such as the push of a button, for starting a passenger motor
vehicle that does not involve the physical insertion and turning of a tangible
key.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8ea3c6f6-df5c-442d-b07c-469f0526f033"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header>
<paragraph id="idbf601609-4686-45f7-896c-d9593de9a320"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall issue a final rule to implement the standard described in subsection (a)
not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id778b5ea5-e3f9-42fb-beb7-35de5582de27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a standard does not meet the requirements and
considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title
49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the
reasons for not prescribing such standard to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id53b2bdb0-b585-4f19-8e9f-9b5606fa1957"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8839f6e9-d03e-44e1-ab18-8c4b9e6c61f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5575d1fd-ebf3-4a4b-bb0e-883fa5886f26"><enum>406.</enum><header>Vehicle event data
recorders</header>
<subsection id="id11a59e4e-b28c-41ae-a718-326014e9c68c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory event data
recorders</header>
<paragraph id="id9dae6526-eb08-4202-a87f-17c0a303c558"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall revise part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, to require, beginning with model year 2015, that new passenger
motor vehicles sold in the United States be equipped with an event data
recorder that meets the requirements under that part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5b573647-6a52-4133-ba70-ea5dd6be216e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>The
violation of any provision under part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations—</text>
<subparagraph id="id678b86d4-9048-4a34-9dfe-fb4159e7dc7f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be deemed to be a
violation of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30112">section 30112</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id545920f2-ef56-4de6-83d7-757f768d8052"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be subject to civil
penalties under section 30165(a) of that title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd6bf5084-2f55-4eb9-8eeb-15dd90a6d8f9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not subject a
manufacturer (as defined in section 30102(a)(5) of that title) to the
requirements under section 30120 of that title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfc21c7be-1d72-491d-9812-565de0d025fc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations on
information retrieval</header>
<paragraph id="id67d35856-b91e-4b06-b0cd-808d359ecdca"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ownership of
data</header><text>Any data in an event data recorder required under part 563
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, regardless of when the passenger
motor vehicle in which it is installed was manufactured, is the property of the
owner, or in the case of a leased vehicle, the lessee of the passenger motor
vehicle in which the data recorder is installed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd047c40b-9f05-4c23-aa9e-ff34f9a2a9fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>Data
recorded or transmitted by such a data recorder may not be retrieved by a
person other than the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle in which the
recorder is installed unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="id24baa7b3-22fd-4752-9c6d-dc7d1fb6acc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a court authorizes
retrieval of the information in furtherance of a legal proceeding;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd922671e-1106-4c2a-aa16-77e8e031c6cc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the owner or lessee
consents to the retrieval of the information for any purpose, including the
purpose of diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the motor vehicle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ba964f4-e338-405e-8cc1-0af217b6bf39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the information is
retrieved pursuant to an investigation or inspection authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">section 1131(a) or
30166</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, and the personally
identifiable information of the owner, lessee, or driver of the vehicle and the
vehicle identification number is not disclosed in connection with the retrieved
information; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcfe99204-2fa1-451b-b1ae-53e8df5fa7a2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the information is
retrieved for the purpose of determining the need for, or facilitating,
emergency medical response in response to a motor vehicle crash.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAD1C0601B7DB4EF6906052EE5FD905FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Two years after the date of implementation of subsection
(a), the Secretary shall study the safety impact and the impact on individual
privacy of event data recorders in passenger motor vehicles and report its
findings to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives. The report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="ID20b5c2ca7f24414e872712af2ebdf27c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the safety benefits
gained from installation of event data recorders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f3d365c86254958ba730e4beab34aef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the recommendations on
what, if any, additional data the event data recorder should be modified to
record;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID11fe763a6e094a77bbf8f4af9367e12c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the additional safety
benefit such information would yield;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b09ade092a242bc8a5da5cd1a65e019"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the estimated cost to
manufacturers to implement the new enhancements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID117b982a5bb34e9f971869a24c1b3fad"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an analysis of how the
information proposed to be recorded by an event data recorder conforms to
applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements regarding privacy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDac0e0b70ef8b4b6abbc65851ad7697f7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a determination of the
risks and effects of collecting and maintaining the information proposed to be
recorded by an event data recorder;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1db0deaf25e24c3a8159b1d4044a83ae"><enum>(7)</enum><text>an examination and
evaluation of the protections and alternative processes for handling
information recorded by an event data recorder to mitigate potential privacy
risks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe5350707be184932bc886147b7caa8b5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Revised requirements
for event data recorders</header><text>Based on the findings of the study under
subsection (c), the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to revise
part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The rule—</text>
<paragraph id="id3FDCA7B1F65149D2AB0DACAF4DC2796A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall require event data
recorders to capture and store data related to motor vehicle safety covering a
reasonable time period before, during, and after a motor vehicle crash or
airbag deployment, including a rollover;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID48c3a7049be14c9eb7588bd509cd3c26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall require that data
stored on such event data recorders be accessible, regardless of vehicle
manufacturer or model, with commercially available equipment in a specified
data format;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID90fe3fb3f1b04ac98c83a1ce0923c1c0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall establish
requirements for preventing unauthorized access to the data stored on an event
data recorder in order to protect the security, integrity, and authenticity of
the data; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDECA73C277904F0C96BA4AE3F32A5A8B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may require an
interoperable data access port to facilitate universal accessibility and
analysis.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID475f8433287f4af2aa7dda73d79f7c4f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Disclosure of existence
and purpose of event data recorder</header><text>The rule issued under
subsection (d) shall require that any owner’s manual or similar documentation
provided to the first purchaser of a passenger motor vehicle for purposes other
than resale—</text>
<paragraph id="ID31dae6a64e8f471598d94c7347366802"><enum>(1)</enum><text>disclose that the vehicle
is equipped with such a data recorder; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d1082d30e0349609e3552c46317033e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>explain the purpose of
the data recorder.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfb6b6c16894b4e57994cf985750926e9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Access to event data
recorders in agency investigations</header><text>Section 30166(c)(3)(C) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, including any
electronic data contained within the vehicle's diagnostic system or event data
recorder</quote> after <quote>equipment.</quote></text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID66655eddeb8e4975a251b0da0fdb56b0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Deadline for
rulemaking</header><text>The Secretary shall issue a final rule under
subsection (d) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id6b346563-b1ff-4cde-9051-69047b5c9b10"><enum>407.</enum><header>Prohibition on
electronic visual entertainment in driver’s view</header>
<subsection id="id8b39401a-cdd5-4e4b-a299-7aecd80dfe9d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Visual entertainment
screens in driver’s view</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule
that prescribes a Federal motor vehicle safety standard prohibiting electronic
screens from displaying broadcast television, movies, video games, and other
forms of similar visual entertainment that is visible to the driver while
driving.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3178c3db-5aec-47de-9c1f-ab7f76020395"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
standard prescribed under subsection (a) shall allow electronic screens that
display information or images regarding operation of the vehicle, vehicle
surroundings, and telematic functions, such as the vehicles navigation and
communications system, weather, time, or the vehicle’s audio system.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Child Safety
Standards</header>
<section id="ide72bde63-026f-41ee-84f1-7b4cf002cf66"><enum>501.</enum><header>Child safety
seats</header>
<subsection id="idcee20aae-5fb2-4a73-b229-cd4da8cc1347"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Protection for larger
children</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard Number 213 to establish frontal crash protection requirements
for child restraint systems for children weighing more than 65 pounds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idedc24004-b0f4-474f-bad6-cffc05ac6894"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Side impact
crashes</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard Number 213 to improve the protection of children seated in
child restraint systems during side impact crashes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id45ca7ccd-e759-4d42-a9f0-e336a8e2eb7f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Frontal impact test
parameters</header>
<paragraph id="id9d3bd97a-8a2e-467f-ba64-df050450e8ea"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commencement</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
commence a rulemaking proceeding to amend test parameters under Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 to better replicate real world
conditions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8708967d-8d09-4336-8f63-7ad6a84c83c3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final
rule</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id363bce2d-1940-4b64-bc98-172d565754ca"><enum>502.</enum><header>Child restraint
anchorage systems</header>
<subsection id="id67e5f28b-2f55-4739-afea-82802d2499b6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initiation of
rulemaking proceeding</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding
to—</text>
<paragraph id="idfc74dcb4-27af-42af-a023-d451c40b89e6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>amend Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard Number 225 (relating to child restraint anchorage
systems) to improve the visibility of, accessibility to, and ease of use for
lower anchorages and tethers in all rear seat seating positions if such
anchorages and tethers are feasible; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcca40ba1-56ca-477a-80aa-5ff3f273e4ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text>amend Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 (relating to child restraint systems) or
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 225 (relating to child restraint
anchorage systems)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id209337c6-c32b-4a0b-917a-7dc590bf89d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to establish a maximum
allowable weight of the child and child restraint for standardizing the
recommended use of child restraint anchorage systems in all vehicles;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id988badf1-4d5b-4127-a4fd-83f050400a76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide the
information described in subparagraph (A) to the consumer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9ba7007f-63ec-4b8b-a64f-8c8f899078f7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final rule</header>
<paragraph id="iddc01836d-43c9-4f88-beca-65e5dd57bd4a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6696a89f-fd6b-47be-80d1-09f3fbaf9082"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that an amendment to the standard referred to in
subsection (a) does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in
subsections (a) and (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section
30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall
submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf6a1f500-0240-4ff5-a57a-e513c4b1c5b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91612796-c840-4553-b349-dc54cd6a625a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc1bb179c-fcd9-40e2-848c-0f4eb4a12b85"><enum>503.</enum><header>Rear seat belt
reminders</header>
<subsection id="id95f8d2c8-f7c8-4638-a666-de23bfe5681f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initiation of
rulemaking proceeding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
Number 208 (relating to occupant crash protection) to provide a safety belt use
warning system for designated seating positions in the rear seat.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb9d2979f-42cb-4859-a08d-72d24cb2e0ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final rule</header>
<paragraph id="id820eff8f-2efc-4034-babc-5756245f094b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide528013c-b9a7-4117-86e3-ba1f8c900797"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that an amendment to the standard referred to in
subsection (a) does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in
subsections (a) and (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section
30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall
submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id43bf77c2-1a12-4aab-a494-8cd1e69df1d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a39376b-6881-425e-93b0-4f41e96c35df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4b918c38-1c2f-470b-aff4-9472c2fe0d24"><enum>504.</enum><header>Unattended passenger
reminders</header>
<subsection id="id3273bf22-8066-4f03-a6f4-f1f22c618138"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety research
initiative</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete research into the development of
performance requirements to warn drivers that a child or other unattended
passenger remains in a rear seating position after the vehicle motor is
disengaged.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc1f70530-c227-4efd-bea7-caa17e168261"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>In
carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider performance
requirements that—</text>
<paragraph id="idffe81423-6b7f-4cf8-9d35-97eea8f6d5e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sense weight, the
presence of a buckled seat belt, or other indications of the presence of a
child or other passenger; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6b1ae33f-68d8-40d9-8172-3a25e79b6bab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide an alert to
prevent hyperthermia and hypothermia that can result in death or severe
injuries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id55fe220d-47da-4f8f-996f-85c1a374637b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking or
report</header>
<paragraph id="iddf147784-d4a2-485f-981b-3de0f56dc944"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the completion of each research and testing initiative
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking
proceeding to issue a Federal motor vehicle safety standard if the Secretary
determines that such a standard meets the requirements and considerations set
forth in subsections (a) and (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section
30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbebafc6d-9e08-4796-b99d-0b2328940f7c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that the standard described in subsection (a) does not
meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b)
of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section
30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall
submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb198e626-6db2-4257-b9fd-eef883c60de6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45735b13-9c1c-40fe-8209-0eee7f784e5a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4c1a6545-3473-44b5-a5d2-87487817088a"><enum>505.</enum><header>New
deadline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If the Secretary
determines that any deadline for issuing a final rule under this Act cannot be
met, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idc5242e5c-1de3-491b-b38a-00e93bc0f4aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name> with an explanation for why such deadline
cannot be met; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb014138a-d5f9-458a-8c26-ca1ff5573d02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a new deadline
for that rule.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Improved daytime and
nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment </header>
<section id="HB587410586BF4A9496A8E34932F1ABF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Rulemaking on
visibility of agricultural equipment</header>
<subsection id="H4522706D35FD4E50AD98B462A9123C00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0BBEFAF244294EF0AC2535C7B9E7CDBA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agricultural
equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>agricultural equipment</term> has the meaning given the term
<quote>agricultural field equipment</quote> in ASABE Standard 390.4, entitled
<quote>Definitions and Classifications of Agricultural Field Equipment</quote>,
which was published in January 2005 by the American Society of Agriculture and
Biological Engineers, or any successor standard.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0292989F0443475AA223A4F3448DC59"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
road</header><text>The term <term>public road</term> has the meaning given the
term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">section
101(a)(27)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4723E8817DC343D498BE497E11F5B2B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<paragraph id="idFF70C4F7EDBF4E888CCD8C981F5CD186"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation,
after consultation with representatives of the American Society of Agricultural
and Biological Engineers and appropriate Federal agencies, and with other
appropriate persons, shall promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and
nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public
road.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27B6760DC8064869BF37A2DF7FD7C085"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rule
promulgated pursuant to this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD70D41AC52ED4BB4818B004797630805"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish minimum lighting and marking
standards for applicable agricultural equipment manufactured at least 1 year
after the date on which such rule is promulgated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B005F15FD2A47C3B3460435CBB7AFEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the methods, materials,
specifications, and equipment to be employed to comply with such standards,
which shall be equivalent to ASABE Standard 279.14, entitled <quote>Lighting
and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways</quote>, which was published
in July 2008 by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers,
or any successor standard.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBC3169044594AFCA68EE1543E7D6AE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once every 5
years, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id0174C87F976D4FD3AE495782B5F2AB5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the standards established pursuant
to subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0317CA8D196E45209337B2B527B5DF3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">revise such standards to reflect the
revision of ASABE Standard 279 that is in effect at the time of such
review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC5C567A89B2C4211A10512E7003B7139"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H9FA56167AE04482B9B8C17E0651DB9C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compliance with
successor standards</header><text>Any rule promulgated pursuant to this section
may not prohibit the operation on public roads of agricultural equipment that
is equipped in accordance with any adopted revision of ASABE Standard 279 that
is later than the revision of such standard that was referenced during the
promulgation of the rule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1998B3C7F2BE47B5A5FBF3A4174582EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No retrofitting
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any rule promulgated
pursuant to this section may not require the retrofitting of agricultural
equipment that was manufactured before the date on which the lighting and
marking standards are enforceable under subsection (b)(2)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C19759EFA324F3F91001B6790689038"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No effect on additional
materials and equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any
rule promulgated pursuant to this section may not prohibit the operation on
public roads of agricultural equipment that is equipped with materials or
equipment that are in addition to the minimum materials and equipment specified
in the standard upon which such rule is based.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>
November 14, 2012
Reported with an amendment