,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #befc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf1     
#bjad ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,hoeven7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to improve highway safety and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,improving    
,driver ,safety ,act of #bjad4  #b4     
,distracted driving incentive grants    
,section #dje7;e7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting includes   
distracted driving issues as part of the
 ,state's driver's license examination  
and after any ,state that2  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 by inserting and at the end2  7,b7
 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 and     
7,c7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 
as subparagraph 7,c72  7#c7 in paragraph

 7#d77;,c71 by striking section #caaeb  
and inserting section #caacf2 and  7#d7 
by amending paragraph 7#f7 to read as   
follows3  7#f7 ,distracted driving      
enforcement grants  7,a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary may use up to #ej       
percent of the amounts available for    
grants under this subsection to award   
grants to any ,state that-- 7i7 in      
fiscal year #bjae-- 7,i7 has a basic    
text messaging statute1 as determined by
 the ,secretary1 that-- 7aa7 is         
applicable to drivers of all ages2 and  
7bb7 makes violation of the basic text  
messaging statute a primary offense2    
7,,ii7 participates in the annual       
distracted driving law enforcement      
mobilization coordinated by the         
,secretary2 and  7,,iii7 is otherwise   
ineligible for a grant under this       
subsection2  7ii7 in fiscal year #bjaf--
 7,i7 meets the requirements of clause  
7i72  7,,ii7 imposes increased fines for
 repeat violations2 and  7,,iii7 has a  
statute that prohibits a driver who is  

younger than #ah years of age from using
 a personal wireless communications     
device while driving4  7,b7 ,use of     
grant funds  7i7 ,in general ,subject to
 clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 amounts        
received by a ,state under subparagraph 
7,a7 may be used for activities related 
to the enforcement of distracted driving
 laws4  7ii7 ,fiscal year #bjae ,in     
fiscal year #bjae1 up to #ae percent of 
the amounts received by a ,state under  
subparagraph 7,a7 may be used for any   
eligible project or activity under      
section #djb4  7iii7 ,fiscal year #bjaf 
,in fiscal year #bjaf1 up to #be percent
 of the amounts received by a ,state    
under subparagraph 7,a7 may be used for 
any eligible project or activity under  
section #djb4  4  #c4 ,barriers to data 
collection report ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,national ,highway       
,traffic ,safety ,administration shall  
submit a report to the ,committee on    
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation

 of the ,senate1 the ,committee on      
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives that--   
7#a7 identifies any legal and technical 
barriers to capturing adequate data on  
the prevalence of wireless              
communications devices while driving2   
and  7#b7 provides recommendations on   
how to address such barriers4