H.R. 4089 – Reading Mode

IIB

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4089

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 20, 2021

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate best practices for rental companies and dealers to report suspicious behavior to law enforcement agencies at the point of sale of a covered rental vehicle to prevent and mitigate acts of terrorism using motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Darren Drake Act.

Best practices related to certain information collected by rental companies and dealers

(a)

Development and dissemination

(1)

In general

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and disseminate best practices for rental companies and dealers to report suspicious behavior to law enforcement agencies at the point of sale of a covered rental vehicle.

(2)

Consultation; updates

The Secretary shall develop and, as necessary, update the best practices described in paragraph (1) after consultation with Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and relevant transportation security stakeholders.

(3)

Guidance on suspicious behavior

The Secretary shall include, in the best practices developed under paragraph (1), guidance on defining and identifying suspicious behavior in a manner that protects civil rights and civil liberties.

(b)

Report to Congress

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this section, including an assessment of—

(1)

the impact of the best practices described in subsection (a) on efforts to protect the United States against terrorist attacks; and

(2)

ways to improve and expand cooperation and engagement between—

(A)

the Department of Homeland Security;

(B)

Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies; and

(C)

rental companies, dealers, and other relevant rental industry stakeholders.

(c)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

The terms dealer and rental company have the meanings given those terms in section 30102 of title 49, United States Code.

(2)

The term covered rental vehicle means a motor vehicle that—

(A)

is rented without a driver for an initial term of less than 4 months; and

(B)

is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 35 or more motor vehicles that are used for rental purposes by a rental company.

Passed the House of Representatives October 19, 2021.

Cheryl L. Johnson,

Clerk