S.Amdt. 2185

SA 2185. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema
(for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. GAO STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF DRUNK DRIVING CHILD
ENDANGERMENT LAWS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to Congress a report on the impact and
effectiveness of drunk driving child endangerment laws, and
ways in which child endangerment laws can be strengthened to
protect children who may be passengers in vehicles driven by
drunk drivers.
(b) Contents.--The report required under this section
shall--
(1) review--
(A) State laws to determine best practices, comparing State
laws in which driving drunk with a child is classified as a
felony versus a misdemeanor; and
(B) effective ways in which States mandate or encourage
reporting and documentation of child endangerment; and
(2) make recommendations as to how State laws can be
improved to protect children from riding as passengers in
vehicles driven by drunk drivers, including increased
penalties, reporting requirements, and coordination with
child protective services.
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