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Developing Robust Investments in Vehicle Education for Roadway Safety Act

H.R. 9704 · 117th Congress · Dec 30, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to encourage affordable and accessible classroom-based driving instruction and behind-the-wheel training in highway safety programs, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Developing Robust Investments in Vehicle Education for Roadway Safety Act” or the “DRIVERS Act”.

Sec. 2 Highway safety programs

Section 402(m)(2)(B)(x) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking “improve teen knowledge about”;
(2)
in subclause (I)—
(A)
by inserting “improve teen knowledge about” before “safe driving”; and
(B)
by striking “and” at the end;
(3)
in subclause (II)—
(A)
by inserting “prepare teens for” before “State graduated driving”;
(B)
by inserting “classroom-based driving instruction and” before “behind-the-wheel”; and
(C)
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:

“(III) provide programming for which affordability and accessibility are considered in its implementation.”