,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 
and ,mr4 ,de,saulnier7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to reduce injuries and deaths caused by 
cell phone use and texting while        
driving1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,distracted ,driving ,prevention    
,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,distracted driving 
grants  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#dje7;e7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph  
7#a7 by striking in paragraphs 7#b7 and 

7#c7 and inserting in paragraphs 7#b71  
7#c71 and 7#d72  7#b7 in paragraph      
7#b77;,c7--  7,a7 in clause 7i7 by      
striking fine and inserting penalty2 and
  7,b7 in clause 7ii7 by striking fines 
and inserting penalties2  7#c7 in       
paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,b7 by striking offense2 and inserting 
offense2 and2  7,b7 by striking         
subparagraph 7,c72  7,c7 by             
redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 as      
subparagraph 7,c72 and  7,d7 in         
subparagraph 7,c7 7as redesignated by   
subparagraph 7,c7 of this paragraph7--  
7i7 in clause 7i7 by striking fine and  
inserting penalty2 and  7ii7 in clause  
7ii7 by striking fines and inserting    
penalties2  7#d7 by redesignating       
paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#i7 as         
paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#aj71          
respectively2  7#e7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#c7 the following3  7#d7     
,prohibition on handheld cell phone use 
while driving ,a ,state statute meets   
the requirements set forth in this      

paragraph if the statute--  7,a7        
prohibits a driver from holding a       
personal wireless communications device 
to conduct a telephone call while       
driving2  7,b7 allows the use of a      
hands-free device by a driver1 other    
than a driver who has not attained the  
age of #ah years1 for initiating1       
conducting1 or receiving a telephone    
call2  7,c7 makes violation of the law a
 primary offense2 and  7,d7             
establishes--  7i7 a minimum penalty for
 a first violation of the law2 and  7ii7
 increased penalties for repeat         
violations4  2  7#f7 in paragraph 7#e7  
7as redesignated by paragraph 7#d7 of   
this subsection7 by striking in         
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 and inserting  
in paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d72 and 
7#g7 in paragraph 7#aj7 7as redesignated
 by paragraph 7#d7 of this subsection7--
  7,a7 by redesignating subparagraphs   
7,b7 through 7,e7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 
through 7,f71 respectively2 and  7,b7 by
 inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the  

following3  7,b7 ,penalty ,the term     
penalty means-- 7i7 a fine2  7ii7 a     
number of points to be included on a    
driver's record2 or  7iii7 an action    
taken by a ,state that is substantially 
similar to including points on a        
driver's record4  4  7b7 ,applicability 
,the amendments made in subsection 7a7  
shall take effect on ,october #a of the 
first fiscal year beginning after the   
date of enactment of this ,act4  #c4    
,research program  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall establish a    
research program to study distracted    
driving by motor vehicle drivers4  7b7  
,scope ,the program established under   
subsection 7a7 shall include studies    
with respect to-- 7#a7 driver behavior2 
7#b7 vehicle technology2 and  7#c7      
portable electronic devices that are    
commonly brought into motor vehicles4   
7c7 ,research agreements  7#a7 ,in      
general ,in carrying out this section1  

the ,secretary may grant research       
contracts to nongovernmental entities to
 study distracted driving4  7#b7        
,limitations ,the ,secretary may not    
grant a research contract under this    
section to any person that produces or  
sells--  7,a7 electronic equipment that 
is used in motor vehicles2  7,b7        
portable electronic equipment commonly  
brought into motor vehicles2 or  7,c7   
motor vehicles4  7d7 ,report ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall     
submit 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 a report 
on the results of the program           
established under subsection 7a74  #d4  
,,fcc report on distracted driving      
technology ,not later than #ahj days    
after the date of enactment of this     

,act1 the ,federal ,communications      
,commission shall submit to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
that identifies-- 7#a7 data the         
,commission can collect and analyze that
 will assist in understanding and       
reducing the problem of distracted      
driving involving the use of personal   
wireless communications devices2  7#b7  
existing and developing wireless        
communications technology that may be   
used to reduce problems associated with 
distracted driving2 and  7#c7 existing  
authority that the ,commission may use  
to assist in reducing problems          
associated with distracted driving4