Sec. 24103. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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## SEC. 24103 HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking “accident” each place it appears and inserting “crash”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “, training, education,” after “demonstration projects”; ####
(3)in subsection (f)(1)— #####
(A)by striking “$2,500,000” and inserting “$3,500,000”; and #####
(B)by striking “subsection 402(c) in each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and $443,989 of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under section 402(c) in the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on December 4, 2015,” and inserting “section 402(c) in each fiscal year”; ####
(4)in subsection (h)— #####
(A)in paragraph (2), by striking “2017 through 2021 not more than $26,560,000’ to conduct the research described in paragraph (1)” and inserting “2022 through 2025, not more than $45,000,000 to conduct the research described in paragraph (2)”; #####
(B)in paragraph (5)(A), by striking “section 30102(a)(6)” and inserting “section 30102(a)”; and #####
(C)by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and
(5)as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (1), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; and ####
(5)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(k) Child Safety Campaign > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary shall carry out an education campaign to reduce the incidence of vehicular heatstroke of children left in passenger motor vehicles (as defined in section 30102(a) of title 49). > > > #### “(2) Advertising > > The Secretary may use, or authorize the use of, funds made available to carry out this section to pay for the development, production, and use of broadcast and print media advertising and Internet-based outreach for the education campaign under paragraph (1). > > > #### “(3) Coordination > > In carrying out the education campaign under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with— > > > ##### “(A) > > interested State and local governments; > > > ##### “(B) > > private industry; and > > > ##### “(C) > > other parties, as determined by the Secretary. > > > ### “(l) Development of State Processes for Informing Consumers of Recalls > > > #### “(1) Definitions > > In this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) Motor vehicle > > The term ‘motor vehicle’ has the meaning given the term in section 30102(a) of title 49. > > > ##### “(B) Open recall > > The term ‘open recall’ means a motor vehicle recall— > > > ###### “(i) > > for which a notification by a manufacturer has been provided under section 30119 of title 49; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > that has not been remedied under section 30120 of that title. > > > ##### “(C) Program > > The term ‘program’ means the program established under paragraph (2)(A). > > > ##### “(D) Registration > > The term ‘registration’ means the process for registering a motor vehicle in a State (including registration renewal). > > > ##### “(E) State > > The term ‘State’ has the meaning given the term in section 101(a). > > > #### “(2) Grants > > > ##### “(A) Establishment of program > > Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to States for use in developing and implementing State processes for informing each applicable owner and lessee of a motor vehicle of any open recall on the motor vehicle at the time of registration of the motor vehicle in the State, in accordance with this paragraph. > > > ##### “(B) Eligibility > > To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, a State shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > agree— > > > ###### “(I) > > to notify each owner or lessee of a motor vehicle presented for registration in the State of any open recall on that motor vehicle; and > > > ###### “(II) > > to provide to each owner or lessee of a motor vehicle presented for registration, at no cost— > > > ###### “(aa) > > the open recall information for the motor vehicle; and > > > ###### “(bb) > > such other information as the Secretary may require. > > > ##### “(C) Factors for consideration > > In selecting grant recipients under the program, the Secretary shall take into consideration the methodology of a State for— > > > ###### “(i) > > identifying open recalls on a motor vehicle; > > > ###### “(ii) > > informing each owner and lessee of a motor vehicle of an open recall; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > measuring performance in— > > > ###### “(I) > > informing owners and lessees of open recalls; and > > > ###### “(II) > > remedying open recalls. > > > ##### “(D) Performance period > > A grant provided under the program shall require a performance period of 2 years. > > > ##### “(E) Report > > Not later than 90 days after the date of completion of the performance period under subparagraph (D), each State that receives a grant under the program shall submit to the Secretary a report that contains such information as the Secretary considers to be necessary to evaluate the extent to which open recalls have been remedied in the State. > > > ##### “(F) No regulations required > > Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to issue any regulations to carry out the program. > > > #### “(3) Paperwork reduction act > > Chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Reduction Act’) shall not apply to information collected under the program. > > > #### “(4) Funding > > > ##### “(A) In general > > For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the Secretary shall obligate from funds made available to carry out this section $1,500,000 to carry out the program. > > > ##### “(B) Reallocation > > To ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all amounts described in subparagraph
(A)are obligated each fiscal year, the Secretary, before the last day of any fiscal year, may reallocate any of those amounts remaining available to increase the amounts made available to carry out any other activities authorized under this section. > > > ### “(m) Innovative Highway Safety Countermeasures > > > #### “(1) In general > > In conducting research under this section, the Secretary shall evaluate the effectiveness of innovative behavioral traffic safety countermeasures, other than traffic enforcement, that are considered promising or likely to be effective for the purpose of enriching revisions to the document entitled ‘Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices, Ninth Edition’ and numbered DOT HS 812 478 (or any successor document). > > > #### “(2) Treatment > > The research described in paragraph
(1)shall be in addition to any other research carried out under this section.” > .