Developing Robust Investments in Vehicle Education for Roadway Safety Act or the DRIVERS Act
This bill addresses statewide efforts to improve traffic safety for teen drivers.
Specifically, the bill authorizes states to use highway safety program funding for affordable and accessible classroom-based driving instruction to prepare teens for state graduated driving license requirements.
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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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.''.
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DRIVERS Act
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.
DRIVERS Act
Developing Robust Investments in Vehicle Education for Roadway Safety Act
Rep. Williams, Nikema