Sec. 4. GAO study
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the implementation of the grant program in paragraph
(3)of section 501(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152(a) ), as added by section 3(a) of this Act, that— includes what is known about the effect of repealing State laws, in selected States, that had permitted the suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, driver’s licenses or the registration of a motor vehicle based on the failure to pay civil or criminal fines or fees, including such factors, to the extent information is available, as— the collection of fines and fees; the usage of law enforcement resources; economic mobility and unemployment; rates of enforcement of traffic safety laws through the tracking of number of summonses and violations issued (including those related to automated enforcement technologies); the use of suspensions for public safety-related reasons (including reckless driving, speeding, and driving under the influence); safety-critical traffic events (including in localities with automated enforcement programs); the rates of license suspensions and proportion of unlicensed drivers; racial and geographic disparities; and administrative costs (including costs associated with the collection of fines and fees and with the reinstatement of driver’s licenses); and includes what is known about— existing alternatives to driver’s license suspension as methods of enforcement and collection of unpaid fines and fees; and existing alternatives to traditional driver’s license suspension for certain kinds of unsafe driving, including models that allow drivers to continue to drive legally while pursuing driver improvement opportunities. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the study required under subsection (a).
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