,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjaa  ,,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   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve the safety of individuals by    
taking measures to end drunk driving4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,end ,drunk ,driving ,act of    
#bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,alcohol-impaired  
driving fatalities represent            
approximately one-third of all highway  
fatalities in the ,united ,states in a  
given year4  7#b7 ,first offenders are  
responsible for approximately two-thirds
 of drunk driving arrests and one-third 

are from repeat offenders4  7#c7 ,in    
#bjag1 there were #aj1hgd               
alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in  
the ,united ,states4  7#d7 ,the         
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,administration has partnered with      
automobile manufacturers to develop     
alcohol detection technologies that may 
be installed in vehicles to prevent     
drunk driving4  7#e7 ,an estimated      
#ei1jjj lives and #cdc1jjj1jjj1jjj may  
be saved over a #ae-year period by the  
widespread installation of alcohol      
detection technologies in motor         
vehicles4  #c4 ,advanced technology to  
end drunk driving  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #aj years after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue a final rule prescribing or 
amending a ,federal motor vehicle safety
 standard that would prevent operation  
of a motor vehicle when the operator is 
under the influence of alcohol4 ,the    
standard shall--  7#a7 prevent the      
operation of the motor vehicle if the   

operator's blood alcohol content is     
above the legal limit2 and  7#b7 require
 such technology to be-- 7,a7 reliable  
and accurate2  7,b7 set at the legal    
limit2  7,c7 unobtrusive and fast2  7,d7
 tamper-proof_/circumvention-resistant2 
7,e7 functionary in extreme environments
 7both hot and cold72 and  7,f7 easily  
maintained4  #d4 ,use of ignition       
interlock devices to prevent repeat     
intoxicated driving  7a7 ,in general    
,chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aga4 ,use of   
ignition interlock devices to prevent   
repeat intoxicated driving  7a7         
,definitions ,in this section3 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 ,driving while intoxicated2 driving
 under the influence ,the terms driving 
while intoxicated and driving under the 
influence mean driving or being in      

actual physical control of a motor      
vehicle in a ,state while having a blood
 alcohol concentration that is greater  
than or equal to the lesser of--  7,a7  
the blood alcohol concentration limit of
 the ,state in which the individual is  
driving2 or  7,b7 #j4jh percent4  7#c7  
,ignition interlock device ,the term    
ignition interlock device means an      
in-vehicle device that-- 7,a7 requires a
 driver to provide a breath sample prior
 to the motor vehicle starting2 and     
7,b7 prevents a motor vehicle from      
starting if the alcohol concentration of
 the driver is above the legal limit4   
7#d7 ,motor vehicle  7,a7 ,in general   
,the term motor vehicle means a vehicle 
driven or drawn by mechanical power and 
manufactured primarily for use on public
 highways4  7,b7 ,exclusions ,the term  
motor vehicle does not include-- 7i7 a  
vehicle operated solely on a rail line2 
or  7ii7 a commercial vehicle4  7b7     
,laws requiring ignition interlock      
devices ,a ,state meets the requirements

 of this subsection if the ,state has   
enacted and is enforcing a law that     
requires throughout the ,state the      
installation of an ignition interlock   
device for a minimum of #ahj days on    
each motor vehicle operated by an       
individual who is convicted of driving  
while intoxicated or driving under the  
influence4  7c7 ,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 of this section4  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 of this 
section4  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 of this section4  7d7 ,period of    
availability of withheld funds2 effect  
of compliance and noncompliance  7#a7   
,period of availability of withheld     
funds ,any funds withheld under         
subsection 7c7 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 7c7 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 7c7 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 7c7 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  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 ,use of ignition  
interlock devices to prevent repeat     
intoxicated driving4  4  #e4            
,definitions ,in this ,act1 the         
following definitions apply3 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