100 STAT. 1126
PUBLIC LAW 99-447—OCT. 6, 1986
ommendations are leading to enactment of new laws, along with stricter enforcement; Whereas the best defense against the drunk or drugged driver is the use of safety belts and consistent safety belt usage by all drivers and passengers would save as many as ten thousand lives each year; Whereas an increase in the public awareness of the problem of drunk and drugged driving may contribute to a change in society's attitude toward the drunk or drugged driver and help to sustain current efforts to develop comprehensive solutions at the State and local levels; Whereas the Christmas and New Year holiday period, with more drivers on the roads and an increased number of social functions, is a particularly appropriate time to focus national attention on this critical problem; Whereas designation of National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week in each of the last four years stimulated many activities and programs by groups in both the private and public sectors aimed at curbing drunk and drugged driving in the highrisk Christmas and New Year holiday period and thereafter; and Whereas the activities and programs during National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week have heightened the awareness of the American public to the danger of drunk and drugged driving: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the week of December 14, 1986, through December 20, 1986, is designated as "National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week" and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate activities. Approved October 6, 1986.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 362 (H.J. Res. 694): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): June 20, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 13, H.J. Res. 694 considered and passed House. Sept. 18, S.J. Res. 362 considered and passed House.
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