[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4179 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4179

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish requirements 
    relating to marijuana impaired driving, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2014

  Mr. Polis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish requirements 
    relating to marijuana impaired driving, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lucid Act''.

SEC. 2. SAFETY INCENTIVES TO PREVENT OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY 
              INTOXICATED PERSONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 163 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Marijuana Impaired Driving.--In addition to the other 
requirements of this section, in the case of a State in which the use 
of marijuana is legal under the laws of the State with or without 
medical justification, the State shall be eligible for a grant under 
subsection (b), and shall be exempt from withholding under subsection 
(e), for a fiscal year only if the State--
            ``(1) has in effect a law that prohibits an individual from 
        driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle 
        while impaired by marijuana as determined using measures 
        established by the State; and
            ``(2) enforces that law using training and methods for 
        determining cognitive or physical marijuana impairment.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 3. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS FOR DRIVING WHILE 
              INTOXICATED OR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 164(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Driving while intoxicated; driving under the 
        influence.--The terms `driving while intoxicated' and `driving 
        under the influence' mean--
                    ``(A) driving or being in actual physical control 
                of a motor vehicle while having an alcohol 
                concentration above the permitted limit as established 
                by each State; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a State in which the use of 
                marijuana is legal under the laws of the State with or 
                without medical justification, driving or being in 
                actual physical control of a motor vehicle while 
                impaired by marijuana as determined using measures 
                established by the State.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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