,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bifb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,wright introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to amend chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to condition the receipt of certain highway funding by ,states on the enactment of certain laws to prevent the use of automated traffic enforcement systems4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,traffic ,camera ,freedom ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,prohibition on the use of automated traffic enforcement systems 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #aga4 ,prohibition on the use of automated traffic enforcement systems 7a7 ,laws prohibiting automated traffic enforcement systems ,a ,state meets the requirements of this subsection if the ,state has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits the use of automated traffic enforcement systems4 7b7 ,withholding of funds for noncompliance ,on ,october #a of the first year after enactment1 and on ,october #a of each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall withhold #ej percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a ,state under each of paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section #ajd7;b7 if the ,state does not meet the requirements of subsection 7a74 7c7 ,period of availability of withheld funds2 effect of compliance and noncompliance 7#a7 ,period of availability of withheld funds ,any funds withheld under subsection 7b7 from apportionment to a ,state shall remain available for apportionment to the ,state until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized to be appropriated4 7#b7 ,apportionment of withheld funds after compliance ,if1 before the last day of the period for which funds withheld under subsection 7b7 from apportionment are to remain available for apportionment to a ,state under paragraph 7#a71 the ,state meets the requirements of subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall1 on the first day on which the ,state meets the requirements of subsection 7a71 apportion to the ,state the funds withheld under subsection 7b7 that remain available for apportionment to the ,state4 7#c7 ,period of availability of subsequently apportioned funds ,any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 shall remain available for expenditure until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds are so apportioned2 and 7,b7 if not apportioned at the end of that period1 shall lapse4 7#d7 ,effect of noncompliance ,if1 at the end of the period for which funds withheld under subsection 7b7 from apportionment are available for apportionment to a ,state under paragraph 7#a71 the ,state does not meet the requirements of subsection 7a71 the funds shall lapse4 7d7 ,definition of automated traffic enforcement system ,in this section1 the term automated traffic enforcement system has the meaning given such term in section #djb7;c77#d77;,b7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the analysis for chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #aga4 ,prohibition on the use of automated traffic enforcement systems4 4