[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9536 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9536

     To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle roadside accidents, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2024

  Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Yakym) 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, and the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle roadside accidents, 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. VEHICLE ROADSIDE ACCIDENTS.

    (a) Highway Safety Improvement Program.--Section 148(c)(2) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(vi) by striking ``and 
        pedestrians,'' and inserting ``pedestrians, and occupants and 
        pedestrians associated with disabled vehicles'';
             (2) in subparagraph (B)(i) by inserting ``, and occupants 
        and pedestrians associated with disabled vehicles'' after 
        ``pedestrians''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (D)(vi) by striking ``and pedestrians'' 
        and inserting ``pedestrians, and occupants and pedestrians 
        associated with disabled vehicles''.
    (b) National Priority Safety Programs.--Section 405 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Collection of Data.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
        conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health 
        Administration and other relevant agencies, shall convene a 
        working group of industry and nongovernment entities, including 
        representatives of high-risk diverse communities, such as 
        groups advocating for historically marginalized groups, high 
        traffic risk professions, such as truckers and first 
        responders, and other relevant stakeholders, including state 
        and local highway safety experts, insurers, medical and public 
        health experts, law enforcement and other first responders, and 
        technology and automobile manufacturers.''
            ``(2) Duties.--The working group convened under paragraph 
        (1) shall collect, analyze, compile, and publish accurate, 
        detailed data on Disabled Roadside Vehicle Crashes, along with 
        strategic plan to identify and implement solutions to the fatal 
        and non-fatal injury crashes, adoption of better data sharing 
        with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
        including local adoption of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash 
        Criteria, and annual updates on awareness and intervention 
        activities and results.''.
    (c) Injury Health Data.--Section 24108(c)(2) of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) is amended by inserting ``, 
including roadside deaths,'' after ``fatalities''.
    (d) Review of Move Over or Slow Down Law Public Awareness.--Section 
24109(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-
58) is amended by inserting ``or motorist or disabled vehicle'' after 
``authorized emergency vehicle''.
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