RIDE Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 888 To amend title 23, United States Code, to create a pilot program concerning drugged driving prevention, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia (for herself, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. HUIZENGA, and Mr. GRIFFITH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to create a pilot program concerning drugged driving prevention, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinforcing Impaired 4 Driving Education Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘RIDE Act of 5 2021’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:49 Feb 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H888.IH H888 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 888 IH SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON DRUGGED DRIVING PREVEN- 1 TION. 2 Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is 3 amended by adding at the end the following: 4 ‘‘(k) DRUGGED DRIVING PREVENTION PILOT PRO- 5 GRAM.— 6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 7 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec- 8 retary of Transportation, acting through the Admin- 9 istrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad- 10 ministration, shall establish a pilot program to cre- 11 ate, and study the effects of, a public marketing 12 campaign to raise awareness on driving while under 13 the influence of prescription and over-the-counter 14 medications. 15 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In implementing the 16 pilot program, the Secretary may consult with phar- 17 macies, pharmaceutical companies, and govern- 18 mental and nongovernmental organizations. 19 ‘‘(3) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall imple- 20 ment the pilot program in States or territories that 21 are most affected by the opioid epidemic. 22 ‘‘(4) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall termi- 23 nate on the date that is 2 years after the date on 24 which the pilot program is established. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:49 Feb 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H888.IH H888 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 888 IH ‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 1 date of termination of the pilot program, the Sec- 2 retary shall submit to Congress a report on the re- 3 sults of the study of the effects of the public mar- 4 keting campaign.’’. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:49 Feb 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H888.IH H888 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS