[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3011 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3011
To improve the safety of individuals by taking measures to end drunk
driving.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2019
Miss Rice of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To improve the safety of individuals by taking measures to end drunk
driving.
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 ``End Drunk Driving Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities represent
approximately one-third of all highway fatalities in the United
States in a given year.
(2) First offenders are responsible for approximately two-
thirds of drunk driving arrests and one-third are from repeat
offenders.
(3) In 2017, there were 10,874 alcohol-impaired driving
fatalities in the United States.
(4) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
partnered with automobile manufacturers to develop alcohol
detection technologies that may be installed in vehicles to
prevent drunk driving.
(5) An estimated 59,000 lives and $343,000,000,000 may be
saved over a 15-year period by the widespread installation of
alcohol detection technologies in motor vehicles.
SEC. 3. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO END DRUNK DRIVING.
(a) In General.--Not later than 10 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule
prescribing or amending a Federal motor vehicle safety standard that
would prevent operation of a motor vehicle when the operator is under
the influence of alcohol. The standard shall--
(1) prevent the operation of the motor vehicle if the
operator's blood alcohol content is above the legal limit; and
(2) require such technology to be--
(A) reliable and accurate;
(B) set at the legal limit;
(C) unobtrusive and fast;
(D) tamper-proof/circumvention-resistant;
(E) functionary in extreme environments (both hot
and cold); and
(F) easily maintained.
SEC. 4. USE OF IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES TO PREVENT REPEAT INTOXICATED
DRIVING.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 171. Use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat
intoxicated driving
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Alcohol concentration.--The term `alcohol
concentration' means grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of
blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
``(2) Driving while intoxicated; driving under the
influence.--The terms `driving while intoxicated' and `driving
under the influence' mean driving or being in actual physical
control of a motor vehicle in a State while having a blood
alcohol concentration that is greater than or equal to the
lesser of--
``(A) the blood alcohol concentration limit of the
State in which the individual is driving; or
``(B) 0.08 percent.
``(3) Ignition interlock device.--The term `ignition
interlock device' means an in-vehicle device that--
``(A) requires a driver to provide a breath sample
prior to the motor vehicle starting; and
``(B) prevents a motor vehicle from starting if the
alcohol concentration of the driver is above the legal
limit.
``(4) Motor vehicle.--
``(A) In general.--The term `motor vehicle' means a
vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and
manufactured primarily for use on public highways.
``(B) Exclusions.--The term `motor vehicle' does
not include--
``(i) a vehicle operated solely on a rail
line; or
``(ii) a commercial vehicle.
``(b) Laws Requiring Ignition Interlock Devices.--A State meets the
requirements of this subsection if the State has enacted and is
enforcing a law that requires throughout the State the installation of
an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor
vehicle operated by an individual who is convicted of driving while
intoxicated or driving under the influence.
``(c) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--
``(1) Fiscal year 2022.--On October 1, 2021, the Secretary
shall withhold 1 percent of the amount required to be
apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
section 104(b) if the State does not meet the requirements of
subsection (b) of this section.
``(2) Fiscal year 2023.--On October 1, 2022, the Secretary
shall withhold 3 percent of the amount required to be
apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
section 104(b) if the State does not meet the requirements of
subsection (b) of this section.
``(3) Fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2023,
and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary
shall withhold 5 percent of the amount required to be
apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
section 104(b) if the State does not meet the requirements of
subsection (b) of this section.
``(d) Period of Availability of Withheld Funds; Effect of
Compliance and Noncompliance.--
``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--Any funds
withheld under subsection (c) from apportionment to a State
shall remain available for apportionment to the State until the
end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for
which the funds are authorized to be appropriated.
``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
If, before the last day of the period for which funds withheld
under subsection (c) from apportionment are to remain available
for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State
meets the requirements of subsection (b), the Secretary shall,
on the first day on which the State meets the requirements of
subsection (b), apportion to the State the funds withheld under
subsection (c) that remain available for apportionment to the
State.
``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned
funds.--Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2)--
``(A) shall remain available for expenditure until
the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal
year in which the funds are so apportioned; and
``(B) if not apportioned at the end of that period,
shall lapse.
``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the
period for which funds withheld under subsection (c) from
apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under
paragraph (1), the State does not meet the requirements of
subsection (b), the funds shall lapse.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``171. Use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated
driving.''.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Alcohol-impaired driving.--The term ``alcohol-impaired
driving'' means operation of a motor vehicle (as defined in
section 30102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code) by an
individual whose blood alcohol content is at or above the legal
limit.
(2) Legal limit.--The term ``legal limit'' means a blood
alcohol concentration of--
(A) 0.08 percent or greater (as specified in
section 163(a) of title 23, United States Code); or
(B) such other percentage limitation as may be
established by applicable Federal, State, or local law.
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