[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2604 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2604

  To require the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration to work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other 
 interested parties to advance the technology developed by the Driver 
  Alcohol Detection System for Safety Research Program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 16, 2019

    Mr. Udall (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration to work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other 
 interested parties to advance the technology developed by the Driver 
  Alcohol Detection System for Safety Research 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 ``Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone 
Act of 2019'' or the ``RIDE Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) alcohol-impaired driving fatalities represent 
        approximately \1/3\ of all highway fatalities in the United 
        States each year;
            (2) in 2017, there were 10,874 alcohol-impaired driving 
        fatalities in the United States involving drivers with a blood 
        alcohol concentration level of .08 or higher, and 68 percent of 
        the crashes that resulted in those fatalities involved a driver 
        with a blood alcohol concentration level of .15 or higher;
            (3) the estimated economic cost for alcohol-impaired 
        driving in 2010 was $44,000,000,000;
            (4) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has 
        partnered with automobile manufacturers to develop alcohol 
        detection technologies that could be installed in vehicles to 
        prevent drunk driving; and
            (5) the Federal Government has invested nearly $50,000,000 
        in advanced alcohol detection software, and companies are 
        actively pursuing solutions to the significant problem of drunk 
        driving.

SEC. 3. ADVANCED DRUNK DRIVING PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration.
            (2) DADSS.--The term ``DADSS'' means the Driver Alcohol 
        Detection System for Safety Research Program carried out 
        through a public-private partnership between the National 
        Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Automotive 
        Coalition for Traffic Safety.
            (3) New vehicle.--The term ``new vehicle'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 37.3 of title 49, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or a successor regulation).
    (b) Technology Transfer and Vehicle Integration.--
            (1) In general.--During fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the 
        Administrator shall work directly with vehicle manufacturers, 
        suppliers, and other interested parties, including institutions 
        of higher education with expertise in automotive engineering, 
        to advance the technology developed by DADSS, and other 
        suitable advanced drunk driving prevention technology, as 
        determined by the Administrator, with the goal of integrating 
        the technology, at the earliest practicable date, into new 
        vehicles.
            (2) Funding.--Any amounts made available to carry out this 
        subsection under subsection (h)(1) shall be made available for 
        the purposes described in paragraph (1) pursuant to the 
        existing cooperative agreement entered into by the 
        Administrator and the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety 
        to carry out DADSS.
    (c) Demonstration of Technology in Federal Fleets.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the 
        Administrator shall work with the Administrator of General 
        Services to demonstrate advanced drunk driving prevention 
        technology in not fewer than 2,500 vehicles in Federal fleets.
            (2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Administrator shall ensure that the fleet vehicles in which 
        advanced drunk driving prevention technology is demonstrated--
                    (A) are driven not less than 3 days per week;
                    (B) are located in various regions in the United 
                States; and
                    (C) collectively include not more than three make, 
                model, and model year combinations.
    (d) Pilot Deployment of Prototype Advanced Drunk Driving Prevention 
Technology in Non-Federal Fleets.--
            (1) In general.--To assist in the development of, and to 
        aid the creation of market demand for, advanced drunk driving 
        prevention technology, the Administrator shall carry out a 
        program to encourage the use of advanced drunk driving 
        prevention technology in--
                    (A) State and local government fleets; and
                    (B) private sector fleets.
            (2) Funding.--
                    (A) In general.--Out of any amounts made available 
                to the Administrator and not otherwise obligated, the 
                Administrator shall use such sums as are necessary to 
                carry out paragraph (1).
                    (B) Existing program funding.--The Administrator 
                may continue to use, in accordance with existing 
                guidelines for the relevant fund, any Federal fund used 
                by the Administrator on the date of enactment of this 
                Act to carry out an existing program that satisfies the 
                requirements of paragraph (1).
    (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report describing the progress of the Administrator 
in carrying out subsections (c) and (d).
    (f) Stakeholder Team.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish and 
        maintain a team, to be known as the ``Stakeholder Team'', to 
        provide input for the Administrator to consider on issues of 
        public policy, deployment, and State law relating to the 
        deployment of advanced drunk driving prevention technology in 
        motor vehicles.
            (2) Membership.--The Stakeholder Team shall be composed 
        of--
                    (A) vehicle manufacturers;
                    (B) suppliers;
                    (C) safety advocates;
                    (D) fleet administrators or managers; and
                    (E) other interested parties with expertise in 
                public policy, marketing, or product release.
    (g) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), not later than 2 
        years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Administrator shall issue a final rule prescribing a Federal 
        motor vehicle safety standard that requires advanced drunk 
        driving prevention technology in all new vehicles.
            (2) Requirements.--
                    (A) Lead time.--The compliance date of the rule 
                issued under paragraph (1) shall be not more than 2 
                model years after the effective date of that rule.
                    (B) Technical capability.--Any advanced drunk 
                driving prevention technology required for new vehicles 
                under paragraph (1) that measures blood alcohol 
                concentration shall automatically use the legal limit 
                for blood alcohol concentration of the jurisdiction in 
                which the vehicle is located.
            (3) Timing.--If the Administrator determines that it is not 
        practicable to issue the rule described in paragraph (1) by the 
        applicable date, the Administrator--
                    (A) may extend the time period for such time as the 
                Administrator determines to be necessary; and
                    (B) shall, not later than the date described in 
                paragraph (1), and not less frequently than annually 
                thereafter until the date on which the rule under that 
                paragraph is issued, submit to the Committee on 
                Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
                the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
                Representatives a report describing, as of the date of 
                submission of the report--
                            (i) the reasons for not prescribing a 
                        Federal motor vehicle safety standard that 
                        requires advanced drunk driving prevention 
                        technology in all new vehicles;
                            (ii) the deployment of advanced drunk 
                        driving prevention technology in vehicles;
                            (iii) any information regarding the ability 
                        of vehicle manufacturers to include advanced 
                        drunk driving prevention technology in new 
                        vehicles; and
                            (iv) an anticipated timeline for 
                        prescribing the Federal motor vehicle safety 
                        standard described in paragraph (1).
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            (1) to carry out subsection (b), $5,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2021 and 2022; and
            (2) to carry out subsection (c), $25,000,000 for the period 
        of fiscal years 2021 through 2022, to remain available until 
        expended.
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