,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cgeg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #h1 #bjba ,mr4 ,cohen 7for himself and ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 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 amend title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize the use of certain ,federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,multiple ,substance ,impaired ,driving ,prevention ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of congress2 purpose 7a7 ,sense of congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 a priority should be placed on creating ,state systems1 programs1 and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol1 drugs1 and especially multiple substances are involved2 7#b7 ,states and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures1 technologies1 and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving2 and 7#c7 increased ,federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74 7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to increase national investment in1 and maximize the use of1 innovative programs and technologies to eliminate multiple substance impaired driving4 #c4 ,impaired driving prevention and reporting 7a7 ,use of funds for multiple substance impaired driving ,section #afd7;b77#a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking for alcohol-impaired and inserting the following3 for-- 7i7 alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures2 or 7ii7 single or multiple substance impaired 4 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking intoxicated and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following3 intoxicated1 driving under the influence1 driving while multiple substance impaired1 or other related laws 7including regulations71 including for-- 7i7 the purchase of equipment dedicated to the enforcement of those laws2 7ii7 the training of officers dedicated to the enforcement of those laws2 and 7iii7 the use of additional personnel for specific-- 7,i7 alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures2 or 7,,ii7 single or multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures4 4 7b7 ,impaired driving countermeasures ,section #dje7;d7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking clause 7iii7 and inserting the following3 7iii7 7,i7 court support of high-visibility enforcement efforts2 7,,ii7 hiring criminal justice professionals1 including law enforcement officers1 prosecutors1 traffic safety resource prosecutors1 judges1 judicial outreach liaisons1 and probation officers2 7,,iii7 training and education of the criminal justice professionals described in subclause 7,,ii7 to assist those professionals in preventing impaired driving and handling impaired driving cases1 including by providing compensation to a law enforcement officer to replace a law enforcement officer who is-- 7aa7 receiving such drug recognition expert training2 or 7bb7 participating as an instructor in such drug recognition expert training2 and 7,,iv7 establishing driving while intoxicated courts2 2 7ii7 by striking clauses 7v7 and 7vi7 and inserting the following3 7v7 improving-- 7,i7 blood alcohol concentration screening and testing2 7,,ii7 the detection of potentially impairing drugs1 including through the use of oral fluid as a specimen2 and 7,,iii7 reporting relating to the testing and detection described in subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii72 7vi7 7,i7 paid and earned media in support of high-visibility enforcement efforts2 7,,ii7 conducting initial and continuing-- 7aa7 standardized field sobriety training1 advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training1 and drug recognition expert training for law enforcement2 and 7bb7 law enforcement phlebotomy training2 and 7,,iii7 to purchase equipment to carry out impaired driving enforcement activities authorized by this subsection2 2 7iii7 in clause 7ix71 by striking and at the end2 7iv7 in clause 7x71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7v7 by adding at the end the following3 7xi7 testing and implementing programs and purchasing technologies to better identify1 monitor1 or treat impaired drivers1 including-- 7,i7 oral fluid screening technologies2 7,,ii7 electronic warrant programs2 7,,iii7 equipment to increase the scope1 quantity1 quality1 and timeliness of forensic toxicology chemical testing2 7,,iv7 case management software to support the management of impaired driving offenders2 and 7,v7 technology to monitor impaired driving offenders4 2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 in the second sentence1 by striking ,medium-range and inserting the following3 7ii7 ,medium-range and high-range states ,subject to clause 7iii71 medium-range 2 7ii7 in the first sentence1 by striking ,low-range and inserting the following3 7i7 ,low-range states ,subject to clause 7iii71 low-range 2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 ,all states 7,i7 ,reporting of impaired driving criminal justice information ,a ,state may use grant funds for any expenditure designed to increase the timely and accurate reporting of crash information and impaired driving criminal justice information to ,federal1 ,state1 and local databases4 7,,ii7 ,impaired driving countermeasures ,a ,state may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#g77;,a71 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by inserting or local after authorizes a ,state4 7c7 ,,gao study on national ,,dui reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study on the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to ,federal databases and the interstate sharing of information about convictions and license suspensions relating to impaired driving to facilitate the widespread identification of repeat impaired driving offenders4 7#b7 ,inclusions ,the study conducted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include a detailed assessment of-- 7,a7 the extent to which ,state and local criminal justice agencies are reporting impaired driving arrest and citation data to ,federal databases2 7,b7 any barriers-- 7i7 at the ,federal1 ,state1 or local level to the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to ,federal databases2 and 7ii7 to the use by ,state and local criminal justice agencies of-- 7,i7 those databases2 and 7,,ii7 any systems for the reporting of that data2 7,c7 the extent to which ,states are sharing impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data2 7,d7 any barriers at the ,federal1 ,state1 or local level to the sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data2 7,e7 any ,federal1 ,state1 and local resources available to improve the reporting and sharing of impaired driving data2 7,f7 any recommendations for policies and programs to be carried out by the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration to improve-- 7i7 the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to ,federal databases2 or 7ii7 the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data2 and 7,g7 any recommendations for programs or grant funding to be authorized by ,congress to improve-- 7i7 the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to ,federal databases2 or 7ii7 the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data4 7#c7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph 7#a74