[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4542 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4542

  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a distracted 
        driving education grant program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2017

 Miss Rice of New York (for herself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a distracted 
        driving education grant program, 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 ``Distracted Driving Education Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. DISTRACTED DRIVING EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than October 1, 2018, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall establish a distracted driving education grant 
program.
    (b) Grant Authority.--In carrying out the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may make a grant, on a competitive basis, 
to a nonprofit organization.
    (c) Eligible Projects.--A grant made under subsection (b) shall be 
used to provide education to the public regarding the risks of 
distracted driving, including texting or otherwise using a personal 
wireless communications device while driving.
    (d) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant made under subsection 
(b), a nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary an 
application in such form, at such time, and containing such information 
as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to make grants under subsection (b) 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
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