Sec. 3. Grants for driver's licenses reinstatement programs
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Subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is amended— in section 501(a) ( 34 U.S.C. 10152(a) ), by adding at the end the following: In addition to grants made under paragraph (1), the Attorney General may make grants to States described in subparagraph
(B)to cover costs incurred by the State to reinstate driver’s licenses previously suspended for unpaid fines and fees. A State described in this subparagraph is a State that— does not have in effect any State or local law that permits— the suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, a driver’s license of an individual based on the individual's failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee; or the refusal to renew the registration of a motor vehicle based on the owner's failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee; and during the 3-year period ending on the date on which the State applies for or receives a grant under this paragraph, has repealed a State or local law that permitted the suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, driver’s licenses or the registration of a motor vehicle based on the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. The Attorney General shall award grants under this section to eligible States that submit a plan to reinstate driver’s licenses previously suspended for unpaid fines and fees— to maximize the number of individuals with suspended driver’s licenses eligible to have driving privileges reinstated or regained; to provide assistance to individuals living in areas where public transportation options are limited; and to ease the burden on States where the State or local law described in subparagraph
(B)was in effect during the 3-year period ending on the date on which a State applies for a grant under this paragraph in accordance with section 502. Each grant awarded under this paragraph shall be not greater than 5 percent of the amount allocated to the State in accordance with the formula established under section 505. If the amount awarded to a State under this paragraph is greater than the cost to the State described in subparagraph (A), the funds shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. Not later than 1 year after the date on which a grant is made to a State under this paragraph, the State shall submit to the Attorney General a report that describes the program implemented under subparagraph (A), including with respect to— the population served by the program; the number of driver's licenses reinstated under the program; and all costs to the State of the program, including how the grants under this paragraph were spent to defray such costs. ; and in section 508— by striking There and inserting
(a); and In general .—There by adding at the end the following: There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 501(a)(3) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. . Section 159 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed. The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 159.
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