Impaired Driving Study Act of 2021

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3253 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3253

  To direct the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration to conduct a study on motor vehicle safety and impaired 
                    driving, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2021

  Mrs. Lesko (for herself and Mr. McNerney) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration to conduct a study on motor vehicle safety and impaired 
                    driving, 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 ``Impaired Driving Study Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. NHTSA STUDY ON MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND IMPAIRED DRIVING.

    (a) Study.--The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration, in consultation with the heads of other Federal 
agencies, as appropriate, shall conduct a study on the ways in which 
the Administration can improve motor vehicle safety, as defined in 
section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code, to address impaired 
driving, including alcohol, marijuana, and opioid-impaired driving.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and biannually thereafter until the results of the study 
required by subsection (a) have been included as required by paragraph 
(3), the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the heads of 
other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report that contains the following:
            (1) A description of the activities undertaken to conduct 
        the study required by subsection (a).
            (2) An update on the progress of the study required by 
        subsection (a).
            (3) After the study required by subsection (a) has been 
        completed, the results of the study.
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