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108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2923

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to require periodic testing of 
     the competency of drivers over age 79, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2003

 Mr. Ackerman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to require periodic testing of 
     the competency of drivers over age 79, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TESTING OF OLDER DRIVERS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Testing of older drivers
    ``(a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2006.--The Secretary shall withhold 5 
        percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State 
        under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) on 
        October 1, 2005, if the State does not meet the requirement of 
        paragraph (3) on that date.
            ``(2) Thereafter.--The Secretary shall withhold 10 percent 
        of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under 
        each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) on 
        October 1, 2006, and on October 1 of each fiscal year 
        thereafter, if the State does not meet the requirement of 
        paragraph (3) on that date.
            ``(3) Minimum requirement.--A State meets the requirement 
        of this paragraph if the State requires that any individual 
        over age 79 successfully complete a test to determine the 
        competency of the individual to operate a motor vehicle as a 
        condition of issuing a driver's license to the individual or 
        renewing the driver's license of the individual.
    ``(b) Period of Availability; Effect of Compliance and 
Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--
                    ``(A) Funds withheld on or before september 30, 
                2007.--Any funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
                apportionment to any State on or before September 30, 
                2007, shall remain available until the end of the third 
                fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the 
                funds are authorized to be appropriated.
                    ``(B) Funds withheld after september 30, 2007.--No 
                funds withheld under this section from apportionment to 
                any State after September 30, 2007, shall be available 
                for apportionment to the State.
            ``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
        If, before the last day of the period for which funds withheld 
        under subsection (a) from apportionment are to remain available 
        for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State 
        meets the requirement of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary 
        shall, on the first day on which the State meets the 
        requirement, apportion to the State the funds withheld under 
        subsection (a) that remain available for apportionment to the 
        State.
            ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
        funds.--Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
        remain available for expenditure until the end of the third 
        fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds are so 
        apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end of that period shall 
        lapse.
            ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the 
        period for which funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
        apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under 
        paragraph (1), the State does not meet the requirement of 
        subsection (a)(3), the funds shall lapse.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 164 the following:

``165. Testing of older drivers.''.
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