,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjae ,mr4 ,udall introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator of
 the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety
 ,administration to carry out a         
collaborative research effort to prevent
 drunk driving injuries and fatalities1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,research of ,alcohol ,detection        
,systems for ,stopping ,alcohol-,related
 ,fatalities ,everywhere ,act of #bjae  
or the ,,roads ,,safe ,act of #bjae4    
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3 7#a7 ,alcohol-impaired       
driving fatalities represent            
approximately #ac of all highway        
fatalities in the ,united ,states in a  
given year4  7#b7 ,in #bjac1 there were 
#aj1ccf alcohol-impaired driving        

fatalities in the ,united ,states4  7#c7
 ,the ,national ,highway ,traffic       
,safety ,administration has partnered   
with automobile manufacturers to develop
 alcohol detection technologies that    
could be installed in vehicles to       
prevent drunk driving4  7#d7 ,an        
estimated #ei1jjj lives and             
#cdc1jjj1jjj1jjj could be saved over a  
#ae-year period by the widespread       
installation of alcohol detection       
technologies in motor vehicles4  7#e7   
,alcohol detection technologies will not
 be widely accepted by the public unless
 they are-- 7,a7 moderately priced2     
7,b7 absolutely reliable2 and  7,c7 set 
at a level that would not prevent a     
driver whose blood alcohol content is   
less than the legal limit from operating
 a vehicle4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this  
,act3 7#a7 ,alcohol-impaired driving    
,the term alcohol-impaired driving means
 operation of a motor vehicle 7as       
defined in section #cjajb7;a77#f7 of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code7 by an 

individual whose blood alcohol content  
is at or above the legal limit4  7#b7   
,legal limit ,the term legal limit means
 a blood alcohol concentration of-- 7,a7
 #j4jh percent or greater 7as specified 
in section #afc7;a7 of title #bc1       
,united ,states ,code72 or  7,b7 such   
other percentage limitation as may be   
established by applicable ,federal1     
,state1 or local law4  #d4 ,driver      
alcohol detection system for safety     
research  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,administrator of the ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,administration shall 
carry out a collaborative research      
effort to continue to explore the       
feasibility and the potential benefits  
of1 and the public policy challenges    
associated with1 more widespread        
deployment of in-vehicle technology to  
prevent alcohol-impaired driving4  7b7  
,reports ,the ,administrator shall      
submit an annual report to the          
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  

,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives that-- 7#a7 describes  
the progress made by the ,national      
,highway ,traffic ,safety               
,administration in carrying out the     
collaborative research effort required  
under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 includes
 an accounting of the use of ,federal   
funds obligated or expended in carrying 
out such effort4  #e4 ,application with 
other laws ,nothing in this ,act may be 
construed to modify or otherwise affect 
any ,federal1 ,state1 or local          
government law 7whether civil or        
criminal7 with respect to the operation 
of a motor vehicle4  #f4 ,authorization 
of appropriations  7a7 ,in general      
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
out of the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other 
than the ,mass ,transit ,account71 to   
carry out the collaborative research    
effort described in section #d7;a7--    
7#a7 #f1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal  
years #bjaf and #bjag2  7#b7 #h1jjj1jjj 

for each of the fiscal years #bjah and  
#bjai2 and  7#c7 #aj1jjj1jjj for each of
 the fiscal years #bjbj and #bjba4  7b7 
,applicability of title #bc  7#a7 ,in   
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 amounts made available under     
subsection 7a7 shall be available for   
obligation and administered in the same 
manner as if the funds were apportioned 
under chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,exception ,the    
,federal share payable for a project or 
activity carried out using amounts      
appropriated pursuant to subsection 7a7 
shall be #ajj percent4