,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai,miss 
,rice of ,new ,york introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
establish national standards relating to
 sanctions for individuals who drive a  
motor vehicle1 with a child passenger in
 the vehicle1 while intoxicated or      
impaired1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prevent ,impaired ,driving ,child  
,endangerment ,act4  #b4 ,sanctions for 
individuals driving with child          
passengers while intoxicated or impaired
  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of title  
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#aga4 ,sanctions for individuals driving
 with child passengers while intoxicated
 or impaired  7a7 ,withholding of funds 
for noncompliance  7#a7 ,fiscal year    

#bjbb ,on ,october #a1 #bjba1 the       
,secretary shall withhold #a 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 7b7 on that date4  7#b7     
,fiscal year #bjbc ,on ,october #a1     
#bjbb1 the ,secretary shall withhold #c 
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 7b7 on that 
date4  7#c7 ,fiscal year #bjbd and      
thereafter ,on ,october #a1 #bjbc1 and  
on ,october #a of each fiscal year      
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall        
withhold #e 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 
7b7 on that date4  7b7 ,sanctions  7#a7 
,in general ,a ,state meets the         

requirements of this subsection if the  
,state has enacted and is enforcing the 
following laws with respect to an       
individual who is charged with an       
offense of driving a motor vehicle1 with
 a child passenger in the vehicle1 while
 intoxicated or while impaired by       
alcohol1 drugs1 or a combination of     
substances3  7,a7 ,a law that provides  
that the individual may be charged with 
a felony subject to imprisonment for up 
to #d years in connection with the      
offense4  7,b7 ,a law that requires the 
individual1 if convicted of the offense1
 to install and maintain for at least #f
 months an ignition interlock system on 
any motor vehicle owned or operated by  
the individual4  7,c7 ,a law that       
suspends the ,state driver's license of 
the individual during the period of     
prosecution of the offense1 except that 
the law may allow the individual--  7i7 
to operate a motor vehicle during that  
period1 if the individual1 prior to     
operating the vehicle1 installs and     

maintains an ignition interlock system  
on the vehicle2 and  7ii7 to credit     
toward the #f-month period referred to  
in subparagraph 7,b7 any days during    
which the individual installs and       
maintains an ignition interlock system  
on a motor vehicle pursuant to clause   
7i74  7,d7 ,a law that-- 7i7 requires   
the individual1 if convicted of the     
offense1 to undergo an alcohol abuse1   
substance abuse1 or mental health       
assessment2 and  7ii7 if the assessment 
indicates a need for treatment1         
authorizes the appropriate court 7or    
monitoring agency7 to require the       
individual to undergo treatment as part 
of the individual's sentence in         
connection with the conviction or as a  
condition for reissuance of a ,state    
driver's license to the individual4     
7,e7 ,a law that requires1 if the       
individual is convicted of the offense  
and is the parent1 guardian1 or         
custodian of the child passenger or is  
otherwise legally responsible for the   

child passenger1 the law enforcement    
agency that charges the individual with 
the offense or the appropriate court to 
file with the appropriate ,state        
register of child abuse a report on the 
individual concerning the offense4  7#b7
 ,exceptions ,the ,secretary may treat a
 ,state that has enacted and is         
enforcing the laws described in         
paragraph 7#a7 as meeting the           
requirements of this subsection without 
regard to whether any of those laws     
waives the application of a sanction    
with respect to an individual who--     
7,a7 is a sibling of the child          
passenger2 or  7,b7 is under #ba years  
of age and is not a guardian of the     
child passenger4  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 7a7 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 7a7 from apportionment 
are to remain available for             
apportionment to a ,state under         
paragraph 7#a71 the ,state meets the    
requirements of subsection 7b71 the     
,secretary shall1 on the first day on   
which the ,state meets the requirements 
of subsection 7b71 apportion to the     
,state the funds withheld under         
subsection 7a7 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 7a7 from apportionment are   
available for apportionment to a ,state 
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,state does   
not meet the requirements of subsection 
7b71 the funds shall lapse4  7d7        
,definitions ,in this section1 the      
following definitions apply3 7#a7       
,alcohol concentration ,the term alcohol
 concentration means grams of alcohol   
per #ajj milliliters of blood or grams  
of alcohol per #baj liters of breath4   
7#b7 ,child ,the term child means an    
individual younger than #af years of    
age4  7#c7 ,driving while intoxicated   
,the term driving while intoxicated     
means driving or being in actual        
physical control of a motor vehicle in a
 ,state while having a blood alcohol    
concentration or breath alcohol         
concentration of 4#jh or greater4  7#d7 
,ignition interlock system ,the term    
ignition interlock system means a system

 that-- 7,a7 is designed to prevent an  
individual from starting a motor vehicle
 when the individual's breath alcohol   
concentration is at or above a preset   
level2  7,b7 has a camera technology to 
verify the user of the system2 and  7,c7
 is certified by the ,state concerned4  
7#e7 ,motor vehicle ,the term motor     
vehicle means a vehicle driven or drawn 
by mechanical power and manufactured    
primarily for use on public highways1   
except that the term does not include a 
vehicle operated solely on a rail line  
or a commercial vehicle4  7#f7 ,state   
driver's license ,the term ,state       
driver's license means a license issued 
by a ,state authorizing an individual to
 operate a motor vehicle on public      
highways4  7e7 ,education ,the          
,administrator of the ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,administration1 using
 existing funds1 shall carry out        
programs and activities to educate      
,states on the impact of child          
endangerment penalties for individuals  

who drive a motor vehicle1 with a child 
passenger in the vehicle1 while         
intoxicated or while impaired by        
alcohol1 drugs1 or a combination of     
substances4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment 
,the analysis for chapter #a of title   
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#aga4 ,sanctions for individuals driving
 with child passengers while intoxicated
 or impaired4  4