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PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005 (C) conduct field tests to assess the safety benefits and mobility impacts of different driver licensing strategies and driver assessment and rehabilitation methods; (D) assess the value and improve the safety potential of driver retraining courses of particular benefit to older drivers; and (E) conduct other activities to accomplish the objectives of this section. (3) FORMULATION OF PLAN.—After consultation with affected parties, the Secretary shall formulate an older driver traffic safety plan to guide the design and implementation of the program. (4) SUBMISION OF PLAN TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the plan to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (b) LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.— (1) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a program to provide guidance and support to law enforcement agencies in police chase techniques that are consistent with the police chase guidelines issued by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. (2) AMOUNT FOR PROGRAM.—Of the funds made available to carry out section 403 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall allocate $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 to carry out this subsection.

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23 USC 402 note.

SEC. 2018. SAFE INTERSECTIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘§ 39. Traffic signal preemption transmitters ‘‘(a) OFFENSES.— ‘‘(1) SALE.—Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly sells a traffic signal preemption transmitter to a nonqualifying user shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. ‘‘(2) USE.—Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, being a nonqualifying user makes unauthorized use of a traffic signal preemption transmitter shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: ‘‘(1) TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPTION TRANSMITTER.—The term ‘traffic signal preemption transmitter’ means any mechanism that can change or alter a traffic signal’s phase time or sequence. ‘‘(2) NONQUALIFYING USER.—The term ‘nonqualifying user’ means a person who uses a traffic signal preemption transmitter and is not acting on behalf of a public agency or private corporation authorized by law to provide fire protection, law enforcement, emergency medical services, transit services, maintenance, or other services for a Federal, State, or local government entity, but does not include a person using a traffic signal preemption transmitter for classroom or instructional purposes.’’.

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