Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1539

 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1521

SEC. 2002. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

(a) PROGRAMS TO BE INCLUDED.—Section 402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (2) by striking ‘‘and to increase public awareness of the benefit of motor vehicles equipped with airbags’’; (2) by redesignating clause (6) as clause (7); (3) by inserting after clause (5) the following: ‘‘(6) to reduce accidents resulting from unsafe driving behavior (including aggressive or fatigued driving and distracted driving arising from the use of electronic devices in vehicles)’’; and (4) in the 10th sentence by inserting ‘‘aggressive driving, fatigued driving, distracted driving,’’ after ‘‘school bus accidents,’’ (b) ADMINISTRATION OF STATE PROGRAMS.—Section 402(b)(1) of such title is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (6) as clause (7); (3) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘State.’’ and inserting ‘‘State; and’’; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(E) provide satisfactory assurances that the State will implement activities in support of national highway safety goals to reduce motor vehicle related fatalities that also reflect the primary data-related crash factors within a State as identified by the State highway safety planning process, including— ‘‘(i) national law enforcement mobilizations; ‘‘(ii) sustained enforcement of statutes addressing impaired driving, occupant protection, and driving in excess of posted speed limits; ‘‘(iii) an annual statewide safety belt use survey in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary for the measurement of State safety belt use rates to ensure that the measurements are accurate and representative; and ‘‘(iv) development of statewide data systems to provide timely and effective data analysis to support allocation of highway safety resources.’’. (c) DEDUCTION DELETION.—Section 402(c) of such title is amended— (1) by striking the second sentence; and (2) in the sixth sentence by striking ‘‘three-fourths of 1 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’. (d) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF APPLICATIONS.— Section 402 of such title is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(l) LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICULAR PURSUIT TRAINING.—A State shall actively encourage all relevant law enforcement agencies in such State to follow the guidelines established for vehicular pursuits issued by the International Association of Chiefs of Police that are in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection or as revised and in effect after such date as determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(m) CONSOLIDATION OF GRANT APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish an approval process by which a State may apply for all grants under this chapter through a single application process

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