,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,krishnamoorthi 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,gallagher1 and ,mr4 ,cohen7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require the ,secretary of               
,transportation to provide ,states      
applying for distracted driving grants  
an explanation of the eligibility       
decision with respect to such ,state1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,states ,afforded ,funding ,extensions  
,to ,oppose ,driving ,recklessly ,in    
,vehicular ,engagements ,act or the     
,,safe ,,to ,,drive ,act4  #b4 ,national
 priority safety programs ,section      
#dje7;e7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by striking   
paragraph 7#f7 and inserting the        
following3  7#f7 ,additional distracted 

driving grants  7,a7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the    
,secretary shall use up to #be percent  
of the amounts available for grants     
under this subsection to award grants to
 any ,state otherwise ineligible under  
this subsection that certifies that such
 ,state has enacted a statute that--    
7i7 is applicable to drivers of all     
ages2  7ii7 makes a violation of the    
statute a primary offense2 and  7iii7   
prohibits-- 7,i7 texting1 as defined in 
paragraph 7#aj77;,e72 or  7,,ii7 all    
non-navigational viewing of a personal  
wireless communication device4  7,b7    
,use of grant funds ,notwithstanding    
paragraph 7#e71 amounts received by a   
,state under subparagraph 7,a7 may be   
used for activities related to the      
enforcement of distracted driving laws1 
including for public information and    
awareness purposes4  2  7#b7 by         
redesignating paragraph 7#i7 as         
paragraph 7#aj72 and  7#c7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#h7 the following3     

7#i7 ,determinations of grant           
eligibility  7,a7 ,explanation of       
determination ,in making an eligibility 
determination in granting or denying an 
application of a ,state for a grant     
under this subsection1 the ,secretary   
shall provide each applicant ,state with
 an explanation of such determination1  
including an explanation of whether each
 section of the statute submitted with  
such application met or did not meet the
 requirements for a grant under this    
subsection4  7,b7 ,availability of      
determination ,not later than #fj days  
after granting or denying an application
 for a grant under this subsection1 the 
,secretary shall make the determination 
under subparagraph 7,a7 publicly        
available on the ,department of         
,transportation website4  4