RIDE Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3159 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 JUNE 6, 2019 Mrs. MILLER 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 2019’’ or the ‘‘RIDE Act of 5 2019’’. 6 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON DRUGGED DRIVING PREVEN- 7 TION. 8 Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is 9 amended by adding at the end the following: 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:04 Jun 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3159.IH H3159 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3159 IH ‘‘(k) DRUGGED DRIVING PREVENTION PILOT PRO- 1 GRAM.— 2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 3 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec- 4 retary of Transportation, acting through the Admin- 5 istrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad- 6 ministration, shall establish a pilot program to cre- 7 ate, and study the effects of, a public marketing 8 campaign to raise awareness on driving while under 9 the influence of prescription and over-the-counter 10 medications. 11 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In implementing the 12 pilot program, the Secretary may consult with phar- 13 macies, pharmaceutical companies, and govern- 14 mental and nongovernmental organizations. 15 ‘‘(3) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall imple- 16 ment the pilot program in States or territories that 17 are most affected by the opioid epidemic. 18 ‘‘(4) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall termi- 19 nate on the date that is 2 years after the date on 20 which the pilot program is established. 21 ‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 22 date of termination of the pilot program, the Sec- 23 retary shall submit to Congress a report on the re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:04 Jun 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3159.IH H3159 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3159 IH sults of the study of the effects of the public mar- 1 keting campaign.’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:04 Jun 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3159.IH H3159 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS