,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mrs4 ,fischer7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 and the ,infrastructure          
,investment and ,jobs ,act with respect 
to vehicle roadside crashes and work    
zone safety1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,preventing ,roadside and  
,work ,zone ,deaths ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 
,vehicle and work zone roadside         
accidents  7a7 ,highway ,safety         
,improvement ,program ,section          
#adh7;c77#b7 of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a77vi71 by striking and  
pedestrians1 and inserting pedestrians1 
and occupants of and pedestrians        
associated with disabled vehicles2  7#b7

 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 by inserting 1
 and occupants of and pedestrians       
associated with disabled vehicles after 
pedestrians2 and  7#c7 in subparagraph  
7,d77vi71 by striking and pedestrians   
and inserting pedestrians1 and occupants
 of and pedestrians associated with     
disabled vehicles4  7b7 ,injury health  
data ,section #bdajh7;c77#b7 of the     
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #dje note2 ,public  
,law #aag-eh7 is amended by inserting 1 
including roadside deaths and work zone 
deaths after fatalities4  7c7 ,review of
 ,move ,over or ,slow ,down ,law public 
awareness ,section #bdaji7;a7 of the    
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh2 #ace ,stat4 
#hji7 is amended by inserting or        
motorist1 disabled vehicle1 worker1     
vehicle1 or machinery in a work zone    
after authorized emergency vehicle4  7d7
 ,disabled vehicle crash working group  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,transportation1 in conjunction with the

 ,occupational ,safety and ,health      
,administration and other relevant      
agencies1 shall convene a working group 
of industry and other nongovernment     
entities1 including representatives of  
high-risk communities1 high traffic risk
 professions1 such as truckers1 traffic 
incident responders1 and first          
responders1 and other relevant          
stakeholders1 including ,state and local
 highway safety experts1 insurers1      
medical and public health experts1 law  
enforcement and other first responders1 
and technology and automobile           
manufacturers4  7#b7 ,duties ,the       
working group convened under paragraph  
7#a7 shall collect1 analyze1 compile1   
and publish accurate1 detailed data on  
disabled roadside vehicle crashes1 along
 with a strategic plan to identify and  
implement solutions for fatal and       
non-fatal injury crashes1 adoption of   
better data sharing with the ,national  
,highway ,traffic ,safety               
,administration1 including local        

adoption of the ,model ,minimum ,uniform
 ,crash ,criteria1 and annual updates on
 awareness and intervention activities  
and results4  7e7 ,work zone crash      
working group  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary of ,transportation1 in       
conjunction with the ,occupational      
,safety and ,health ,administration1    
,federal ,highway ,administration1 and  
other relevant agencies1 shall convene a
 working group of industry and other    
nongovernment entities1 including       
contractors1 pavers1 engineers1         
construction labor unions1 traffic      
safety industry professionals1 ,state   
transportation officials1 and others in 
the road building community4  7#b7      
,duties ,the working group convened     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall collect1     
analyze1 compile1 and publish accurate1 
detailed data on work zone crashes1     
along with a strategic plan to identify 
and implement solutions for fatal and   
non-fatal injury crashes1 increased use 
and effectiveness of work zone safety   

contingency funds1 adoption of better   
data sharing with the ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,administration1      
including local adoption of the ,model  
,minimum ,uniform ,crash ,criteria1 and 
annual updates on awareness and         
intervention activities and results4    
7f7 ,review of use and effectiveness of 
work zone safety contingency funds ,the 
,administrator of the ,federal ,highway 
,administration shall submit to         
,congress an annual report on the use   
and effectiveness of work zone safety   
contingency funds described in section  
#abj7;c77#c77;,b77vi7 of title #bc1     
,united ,states ,code1 that includes the
 following3 7#a7 ,how many and which    
,states have utilized the authority to  
use such funds4  7#b7 ,how much funding 
each ,state dedicated to such funds4    
7#c7 ,any other pertinent information   
about such funds and recommendations to 
improve the use of such funds           
nationwide4