,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fggc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1        
#bjah,mr4 ,coh5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ! ,work=ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly
 det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =     
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,transportation to issue rules requir+ !
 inclusion ( new safety equipm5t 9 s*ool
 buses1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,s*ool  
,bus ,safety ,act ( #bjah4  #b4         
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 #c-po9t  
safety belt ,! t]m #c-po9t safety belt  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,type #b seat    
belt assembly 9 section #ega4bji ( title
 #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9  
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74
  7#b7 ,automatic em]g5cy brak+ sy/em ,!
 t]m automatic em]g5cy brak+ sy/em means

 a cra% avoidance sy/em in/all$ &       
op]ational 9 a vehicle t consi/s (--    
7,a7 a =w>d collision w>n+ function--   
7i7 to detect vehicles or objects ahead 
( ! vehicle2 &  7ii7 to al]t ! op]ator (
 ! vehicle ( an imp5d+ collision2 &     
7,b7 a cra%-imm95t brak+ function to    
provide automatic brak+ :5 =w>d-look+   
s5sors ( ! vehicle indicate t--  7i7 a  
cra% is imm95t2 &  7ii7 ! op]ator (     
vehicle is n react+ 9 a timely or       
appropriate mann]4  7#c7 ,ev5t data     
record] ,! t]m ev5t data record] has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #efc4e7;b7 ( 
title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7z 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act74  7#d7 ,s*ool bus ,! t]m s*ool bus
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m s*oolbus 9      
section #cjabe7;a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m    
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,transportation4  #c4 ,s*ool bus safety 
7a7 ,seat belt requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all issue rules prescrib+  

or am5d+ motor vehicle safety /&>ds "u  
*apt] #cja ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 to require s*ool buses ) a gross 
vehicle weight rat+ ( great] ?an #aj1jjj
 p\nds to be equipp$ ) a #c-po9t safety 
belt at ea* designat$ seat+ position4   
7b7 ,o!r safety equipm5t requirem5ts ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all issue       
rules-- 7#a7 prescrib+ or am5d+ motor   
vehicle safety /&>ds "u *apt] #cja (    
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require s*ool buses to be equipp$ )--   
7,a7 an automatic em]g5cy brak+ sy/em2  
7,b7 an ev5t data record]2 &  7,c7 an   
electronic /ability control sy/em 7z    
def9$ 9 section #ega4acf ( title #di1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act772 &    
7#b7 am5d+ "p #chc ( title #di1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 to require n less  
?an #cj h\rs ( beh9d-!-:eel in/ruction =
 op]ators ( s*ool buses1 :i* %all be    
accru$ on public roads4  7c7 ,ob/ructive
 sleep apnea ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,motor ,c>ri]   
,safety ,adm9i/ration & ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,f$]al ,railroad ,adm9i/ration %all  
complete ! rulemak+ process & publi% a  
f9al rule ) respect to ! advance notice 
( propos$ rulemak+ entitl$ ,evaluation (
 ,safety ,s5sitive ,p]sonnel =          
,mod]ate-to-,sev]e ,ob/ructive ,sleep   
,apnea 7#ha ,f$4 ,reg4 #abfdb 7,m>* #aj1
 #bjaf774  7d7 ,effective date ,! /&>ds 
prescrib$ or am5dm5ts made pursuant to  
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all apply )      
respect to s*ool buses manufactur$ 91 or
 import$ into1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on or    
aft] ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date on  
:i* ! ,secret>y issues ! rules requir$  
"u ! applicable subsection4  #d4 ,/udies
  7a7 ,motion-,activat$ detection sy/ems
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,highway     
,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is section z ! ,adm9i/rator7 %all 
complete a /udy ) respect to ! b5efits (

 requir+ s*ool buses manufactur$ 91 or  
import$ into1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be     
equipp$ ) a motion-activat$ detection   
sy/em t is capable (--  7,a7 detect+    
p$e/rians locat$ ne> ! ext]ior ( ! s*ool
 bus2 &  7,b7 al]t+ ! op]ator ( ! s*ool 
bus ( ! p$e/rians describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a74  7#b7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! ,adm9i/rator  
completes ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a71 !    
,adm9i/rator %all issue rules requir+   
s*ool buses manufactur$ 91 or import$   
into1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to effectuate t   
requirem5t4  7b7 ,safety belt al]t ,n   
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all complete
 a /udy on ! b5efits ( requir+ s*ool    
buses manufactur$ 91 or import$ into1 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to be equipp$ ) a sy/em to
 al]t ! op]ator ( ! s*ool bus if a      
pass5g] 9 ! s*ool bus is n we>+ a       
#c-po9t safety belt equipp$ on ! s*ool  
bus4  7c7 ,retr(itt+ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,adm9i/rator %all complete a /udy )     

respect to ! b5efits ( requir+ all s*ool
 buses op]at+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be   
equipp$ ) a #c-po9t safety belt at ea*  
designat$ seat+ position4  #e4 ,safety  
belt grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation    
%all e/abli% a grant program to provide 
grants to ,/ates to make subgrants to   
local educational ag5cies--  7#a7 to    
assi/ ! local educational ag5cies 9     
pur*as+ s*ool buses equipp$ ) #c-po9t   
safety belts at ea* designat$ seat+     
position2 &  7#b7 to assi/ ! local      
educational ag5cies 9 modify+ s*ool     
buses already own$ by ! local           
educational ag5cy to be equipp$ )       
#c-po9t safety belts at ea* designat$   
seat+ position4  7b7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z are necess>y to  
c>ry out ?is section4