,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #habi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bh1         
#bjbj,miss ,rice of ,new ,york 7for     
herself and ,mr4 ,balderson7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct 
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
establish a grant program to educate the
 public on the dangers of drug-impaired 
driving1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,drug-,impaired ,driving ,education 
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,drug-impaired      
driving education grant program  7a7    
,establishment ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation 
shall establish a program to provide    
grants on a competitive basis to ,states
 to educate the public on the dangers of
 drug-impaired driving4  7b7            
,application for grant ,to be eligible  
for a grant provided under this ,act1 a 

,state shall submit to the ,secretary an
 application in such form1 at such time1
 and containing such information as the 
,secretary may require4  7c7 ,use of    
grant through covered entity ,a ,state  
that receives a grant under the program 
established under subsection 7a7 may use
 such grant to provide funds to a       
covered entity that will educate the    
public on the dangers of drug-impaired  
driving4  7d7 ,best available evidence  
,a ,state that receives a grant provided
 under this ,act1 or an entity using    
funds provided by a ,state that received
 such grant1 to educate the public on   
the dangers of drug-impaired driving    
shall-- 7#a7 use evidence and strategies
 recommended by the ,congressional      
,research ,service publication titled   
8,marijuana ,use and ,highway ,safety01 
published in ,may1 #bjai2  7#b7 use     
evidence and strategies recommended by  
the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety 
,administration publication titled      
,countermeasures ,that ,work3 ,a        

,highway ,safety ,countermeasure ,guide 
,for ,state ,highway ,safety ,offices1  
,ninth ,edition1 #bjag1 published in    
,april1 #bjah2 or  7#c7 use other       
evidence-based1 peer-reviewed strategies
 as determined by the ,secretary4  7e7  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this ,act #e1jjj1jjj for each 
of the first #b fiscal years beginning  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,covered entity ,the term covered  
entity includes the following3 7,a7 ,a  
,state government agency4  7,b7 ,a local
 government agency or political         
subdivision of a ,state4  7,c7 ,an      
,indian ,tribal ,government4  7,d7 ,a   
nonprofit organization4  7,e7 ,a ,state 
or local prosecution office4  7,f7 ,a   
,state or local law enforcement agency4 
7#b7 ,drug-impaired driving ,the term   
drug-impaired driving means driving     
under the influence of marijuana1       
opioids1 or other substances1 which may 

impair driving1 as determined by the    
,secretary4  7#c7 ,marijuana ,the term  
marijuana has the meaning given such    
term in section #djjh of the ,,fast ,act
 7,public ,law #aad-id74  7#d7          
,nonprofit organization ,the term       
nonprofit organization means an         
organization that is described in       
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4  
#eja7;c77#c77 and is exempt from        
taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such 
,code4  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term       
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,transportation4  7#f7 ,state ,the term 
,state means a ,state of the ,united    
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
each territory of the ,united ,states1  
and each federally recognized ,indian   
,tribe4