[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1433 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1433
To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve highway safety and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 21, 2015
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Booker)
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 amend title 23, United States Code, to improve highway safety 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 ``Improving Driver Safety Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DISTRACTED DRIVING INCENTIVE GRANTS.
Section 405(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``includes distracted
driving issues as part of the State's driver's license
examination and'' after ``any State that'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) does not provide for an exception that
specifically allows a driver to text through a personal
wireless communication device while stopped in
traffic.'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (C);
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (C);
(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), as redesignated, by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) does not provide for an exception that
specifically allows a driver younger than 18 years of
age to use a personal wireless communication device
while stopped in traffic.'';
(4) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``section 31152'' and
inserting ``section 31136'';
(5) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
``(6) Distracted driving enforcement grants.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may use up to 50
percent of the amounts available for grants under this
subsection to award grants to any State that--
``(i) in fiscal year 2016--
``(I) has a basic text messaging
statute, as determined by the
Secretary, that--
``(aa) is applicable to
drivers of all ages; and
``(bb) makes violation of
the basic text messaging
statute a primary offense;
``(II) participates in the annual
distracted driving law enforcement
mobilization coordinated by the
Secretary; and
``(III) is otherwise ineligible for
a grant under this subsection;
``(ii) in fiscal year 2017--
``(I) meets the requirements under
clause (i);
``(II) imposes increased fines for
repeat violations; and
``(III) has a statute that
prohibits drivers who are younger than
18 years of age from using a personal
wireless communications device while
driving.
``(B) Use of grant funds.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii)
and (iii), amounts received by a State under
subparagraph (A) may be used for activities
related to the enforcement of distracted
driving laws.
``(ii) Fiscal year 2016.--In fiscal year
2016, up to 15 percent of the amounts received
by a State under subparagraph (A) may be used
for any eligible project or activity under
section 402.
``(iii) Fiscal year 2017.--In fiscal year
2017, up to 25 percent of the amounts received
by a State under subparagraph (A) may be used
for any eligible project or activity under
section 402.''; and
(6) in paragraph (9)(A)(i), by striking ``, including
operation while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a
traffic light or stop sign, or otherwise''.
SEC. 3. BARRIERS TO DATA COLLECTION REPORT.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall submit a
report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives that--
(1) identifies any legal and technical barriers to
capturing adequate data on the prevalence of wireless
communications devices while driving; and
(2) provides recommendations on how to address such
barriers.
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