HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

SEC. 2001. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. (a) Uniform Guidelines.— Section 402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 112 STAT. 324 (1) in the fourth sentence by striking “(4) to” and inserting “(4) to prevent accidents and”; (2) in the eighth sentence by striking “include information obtained by the Secretary under section 4007 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and”; and (3) in the twelfth sentence by inserting “enforcement of light transmission standards of window glazing for passenger motor vehicles and light trucks as necessary to improve highway safety,” before “and emergency services”. (b) Administration of State Programs.— Section 402(b) of such title is amended— (1) by striking “(b)(1)” and all that follows through paragraph (2) and inserting the following: “(b) Administration of State Programs.—”; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; (3) in paragraph (1)(C) (as so redesignated) by striking “paragraph (5)” and inserting “paragraph (3)”; and (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking “paragraph (3)(C)” and inserting “paragraph (1)(C)”. (c) Apportionment of Funds.— The sixth sentence of section 402(c) of such title is amended by inserting “the apportionment to the Secretary of the Interior shall not be less than three-fourths of 1 percent of the total apportionment and” after “except that”. (d) Application in Indian Country.— Section 402(i) of such title is amended to read as follows: “(i) Application in Indian Country.— “(1) Use of terms.— For the purpose of application of this section in Indian country, the terms ‘State’ and ‘Governor of a State’ include the Secretary of the Interior and the term ‘political subdivision of a State’ includes an Indian tribe. “(2) Expenditures for local highway programs.— Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(C), 95 percent of the funds apportioned to the Secretary of the Interior under this section shall be expended by Indian tribes to carry out highway safety programs within their jurisdictions. “(3) Access for individuals with disabilities.— The requirements of subsection (b)(1)(D) shall be applicable to Indian tribes, except to those tribes with respect to which the Secretary determines that application of such provisions would not be practicable. “(4) Indian country defined.— In this subsection, the term ‘Indian country’ means— “(A) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent and including rights-of-way running through the reservation; “(B) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States, whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof and whether within or without the limits of a State; and “(C) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through such allotments.”. (e) Rulemaking Proceeding.— Section 402(j) of such title is amended to read as follows:112 STAT. 325 “(j) Rulemaking Proceeding.— The Secretary may periodically conduct a rulemaking process to identify highway safety programs that are highly effective in reducing motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and deaths. Any such rulemaking shall take into account the major role of the States in implementing such programs. When a rule promulgated in accordance with this section takes effect, States shall consider these highly effective programs when developing their highway safety programs.”. (f) Highway Safety Education and Information.— (1) In general.— For fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the Secretary shall allow any State to use funds apportioned to the State under section 402 of title 23, United States Code, to purchase television and radio time for highway safety public service messages. (2) Reports by states.— Any State that uses funds described in paragraph (1) for purchasing television and radio time for highway safety public service messages shall submit to the Secretary a report describing, and assessing the effectiveness of, the messages. (3) Study.— Based on information contained in the reports submitted under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of purchasing television and radio time for highway safety public service messages using funds described in paragraph (1).