DOT cannabis-impaired driving prevention programs

(a) In general The Secretary shall research and implement data-driven strategies to educate the public about the dangers of cannabis-impaired driving, which shall include the following: (1) Cannabis-impaired driving use prevention best practices (A) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and issue best practices for States and communities to prevent cannabis-impaired driving, including impaired driving involving the use of cannabis and another substance and practices targeting drivers under the age of 21, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the heads of other Federal agencies as appropriate. (B) Updates Not less frequently than biannually, the Secretary shall update and reissue the best practices required under subparagraph (A) as new research and data becomes available. (2) Cannabis-impaired driving use prevention campaigns Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and carry out national campaigns to prevent cannabis-impaired driving, including— (A) cannabis-impaired driving involving the use of cannabis and another substance; and (B) cannabis-impaired driving among drivers under the age of 21. (b) Campaign evaluation Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the Secretary shall evaluate the effectiveness of the campaigns required under subsection (a)(2) and the activities carried out by States using a grant awarded under section 409 of title 23, United States Code, by using a variety of factors, including— (1) collecting data, including behavioral data, and comparing that data from before and after the campaigns; (2) (A) engaging with stakeholders that were involved in the campaigns; and (B) analyzing feedback from those stakeholders on what the stakeholders saw as strengths and weaknesses of the campaigns; (3) determining whether the campaigns accomplished the objectives the Secretary set out to accomplish through analysis of data relating to the campaigns; and (4) any other factors the Secretary determines appropriate included in the document of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration entitled The Art of Appropriate Evaluation: A Guide for Highway Safety Program Managers and dated December 2008 (or a successor document). (c) Report Not later than 6 months after the date on which the Secretary completes an evaluation conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that— (1) summarizes the data collected and provides the analysis of the data from an evaluation conducted under subsection (b); (2) includes recommendations for future impaired driving campaigns; and (3) includes any determinations that a national campaign or an activity carried out by a State using a grant awarded under section 409 of title 23, United States Code, is ineffective at preventing cannabis-impaired driving.