Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 1.djvu/252

 101 STAT. 222

PUBLIC LAW 100-17—APR. 2, 1987

submission of the first report to Congress required by subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall commence the conduct of such campaign.". (b) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—Subsection (h) of such section is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "None of the amounts authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation for any education or information program conducted in connection with the implementation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 (49 C.F.R. 571.208).". (c) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Subsection (i) of such section is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: "and except that the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section shall not be subject to any obligation limitation". 23 USC 401 note. SEC. 208. OLDER DRIVER STUDY.

(a) CONTRACT.—Not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall undertake to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation of (1) problems which may inhibit the safety and mobility of older drivers using the Nation's roads, and (2) means of addressing these problems. (b) REPORT.—In entering into any arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for conducting such study and investigation, the Secretary shall request the National Academy of Sciences to report to the Secretary and Congress not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act on the results of such study and investigation, together with its recommendations. (c) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall furnish to such Academy at its request any information which the Academy deems necessary for the purpose of conducting the investigation and study authorized by this section. (d) PILOT PROGRAM.— (1) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall develop,

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in conjunction with the study carried out under this section, a pilot program of highway safety improvements to enhance the safety and mobility of older drivers. The program shall be designed to apply known technology at sites in rural and urban areas and on different types of highways and to determine the daytime and nighttime effectiveness of such technology. (2) STATES ENCOURAGED TO CARRY OUT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall encourage the States to carry out the pilot program developed under paragraph (1) with funds available for highway safety improvement projects. In particular, the Secretary shall encourage States with a high percentage of older drivers to give high priority to carrying out the pilot program. (3) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall evaluate the pilot program under this subsection and shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of such program in improving the safety and mobility of older drivers.

49 USC app. 2204

SEC. 209. RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.

49 USC app. 2204.

$148,000,000 of unobligated contract authority available for airport development and planning pursuant to section 505(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 is rescinded. This rescission does not reduce the balance in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.

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