,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #baed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,engel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 & ,mr4 
,de,saulnier7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to r$uce injuries & dea?s 
caus$ by cell phone use & text+ :ile    
driv+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,di/ract$ ,driv+ ,prev5tion ,act (      
#bjae4  #b4 ,di/ract$ driv+ grants  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #dje7;e7 ( title #bc1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 by /rik+ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 
& 7#c7 & ins]t+ 9 p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 
& 7#d72  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c7--    
7,a7 9 clause 7i7 by /rik+ f9e & ins]t+ 

p5alty2 &  7,b7 9 clause 7ii7 by /rik+  
f9es & ins]t+ p5alties2  7#c7 9 p>agraph
 7#c7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 by /rik+
 (f5se2 & ins]t+ (f5se2 &2  7,b7 by     
/rik+ subp>agraph 7,c72  7,c7 by        
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,d7 z           
subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7,d7 9 subp>agraph 
7,c7 7z r$esignat$ by subp>agraph 7,c7 (
 ?is p>agraph7-- 7i7 9 clause 7i7 by    
/rik+ f9e & ins]t+ p5alty2 &  7ii7 9    
clause 7ii7 by /rik+ f9es & ins]t+      
p5alties2  7#d7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 
7#d7 ?r\gh 7#i7 z p>agraphs 7#e7 ?r\gh  
7#aj71 respectively2  7#e7 by ins]t+    
aft] p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+3  7#d7      
,prohibition on h&held cell phone use   
:ile driv+ ,a ,/ate /atute meets !      
requirem5ts set =? 9 ?is p>agraph if !  
/atute--  7,a7 prohibits a driv] f hold+
 a p]sonal wireless communications      
device to conduct a telephone call :ile 
driv+2  7,b7 all[s ! use ( a h&s-free   
device by a driv]1 o!r ?an a driv] :o   
has n atta9$ ! age ( #ah ye>s1 =        
initiat+1 conduct+1 or receiv+ a        

telephone call2  7,c7 makes violation ( 
! law a prim>y (f5se2 &  7,d7           
e/abli%es--  7i7 a m9imum p5alty = a    
fir/ violation ( ! law2 &  7ii7 increas$
 p5alties = repeat violations4  2  7#f7 
9 p>agraph 7#e7 7z r$esignat$ by        
p>agraph 7#d7 ( ?is subsection7 by /rik+
 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 & ins]t+ 9     
p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d72 &  7#g7 9 
p>agraph 7#aj7 7z r$esignat$ by p>agraph
 7#d7 ( ?is subsection7--  7,a7 by      
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,e7 
z subp>agraphs 7,c7 ?r\gh 7,f71         
respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,p5alty
 ,! t]m p5alty means-- 7i7 a f9e2  7ii7 
a numb] ( po9ts to be includ$ on a      
driv]'s record2 or  7iii7 an action tak5
 by a ,/ate t is sub/antially simil> to 
includ+ po9ts on a driv]'s record4  4   
7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made 9   
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on      
,octob] #a ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 
,rese>* program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]   

?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation 
%all e/abli% a rese>* program to /udy   
di/ract$ driv+ by motor vehicle driv]s4 
7b7 ,scope ,! program e/abli%$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all include /udies )    
respect to-- 7#a7 driv] behavior2  7#b7 
vehicle te*nology2 &  7#c7 portable     
electronic devices t are commonly br\ght
 into motor vehicles4  7c7 ,rese>*      
agreem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out   
?is section1 ! ,secret>y may grant      
rese>* contracts to nongov]nm5tal       
entities to /udy di/ract$ driv+4  7#b7  
,limitations ,! ,secret>y may n grant a 
rese>* contract "u ?is section to any   
p]son t produces or sells--  7,a7       
electronic equipm5t t is us$ 9 motor    
vehicles2  7,b7 portable electronic     
equipm5t commonly br\ght into motor     
vehicles2 or  7,c7 motor vehicles4  7d7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all  
submit to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1     
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate1 !

 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee 
on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
results ( ! program e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7a74  #d4 ,,fcc report on    
di/ract$ driv+ te*nology ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,f$]al ,communications          
,commission %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report t id5tifies-- 7#a7 data !        
,commission c collect & analyze t w     
assi/ 9 und]/&+ & r$uc+ ! problem (     
di/ract$ driv+ involv+ ! use ( p]sonal  
wireless communications devices2  7#b7  
exi/+ & develop+ wireless communications
 te*nology t may be us$ to r$uce        
problems associat$ ) di/ract$ driv+2 &  
7#c7 exi/+ au?ority t ! ,commission may 
use to assi/ 9 r$uc+ problems associat$ 
) di/ract$ driv+4