[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5765-S5766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2402. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for 
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. GAO STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF DRUNK DRIVING CHILD 
                   ENDANGERMENT LAWS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the

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     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the impact and effectiveness of drunk 
     driving child endangerment laws, and ways in which child 
     endangerment laws can be strengthened to protect children who 
     may be passengers in vehicles driven by drunk drivers.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under this section 
     shall--
       (1) review--
       (A) State laws to determine best practices, comparing State 
     laws in which driving drunk with a child is classified as a 
     felony versus a misdemeanor; and
       (B) effective ways in which States mandate or encourage 
     reporting and documentation of child endangerment; and
       (2) make recommendations as to how State laws can be 
     improved to protect children from riding as passengers in 
     vehicles driven by drunk drivers, including increased 
     penalties, reporting requirements, increased prevention and 
     family support services, and coordination with child 
     protective services.
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