,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ab1
 #bjah,ms4 ,duckworth introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,transportation to issue rules       
requiring the inclusion of new safety   
equipment in school buses1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,school ,bus ,safety
 ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3  7#a7 #c-point safety belt   
,the term #c-point safety belt has the  
meaning given the term ,type #b seat    
belt assembly in section #ega4bji of    
title #di1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act74  7#b7       
,automatic emergency braking system ,the
 term automatic emergency braking system
 means a crash avoidance system         
installed and operational in a vehicle  

that consists of-- 7,a7 a forward       
collision warning function--  7i7 to    
detect vehicles or objects ahead of the 
vehicle2 and  7ii7 to alert the operator
 of the vehicle of an impending         
collision2 and  7,b7 a crash-imminent   
braking function to provide automatic   
braking when forward-looking sensors of 
the vehicle indicate that--  7i7 a crash
 is imminent2 and  7ii7 the operator of 
vehicle is not reacting in a timely or  
appropriate manner4  7#c7 ,event data   
recorder ,the term event data recorder  
has the meaning given the term in       
section #efc4e7;b7 of title #di1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect  
on the date of enactment of this ,act74 
7#d7 ,school bus ,the term school bus   
has the meaning given the term schoolbus
 in section #cjabe7;a7 of title #di1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,transportation4  #c4     
,school bus safety  7a7 ,seat belt      
requirement ,not later than #a year     

after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall issue rules  
prescribing or amending motor vehicle   
safety standards under chapter #cja of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require school buses with a gross       
vehicle weight rating of greater than   
#aj1jjj pounds to be equipped with a    
#c-point safety belt at each designated 
seating position4  7b7 ,other safety    
equipment requirements ,not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue   
rules-- 7#a7 prescribing or amending    
motor vehicle safety standards under    
chapter #cja of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 to require school buses  
to be equipped with--  7,a7 an automatic
 emergency braking system2  7,b7 an     
event data recorder2 and  7,c7 an       
electronic stability control system1 as 
defined in section #ega4acf of title    
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
in effect on the date of enactment of   
this ,act72 and  7#b7 amending part #chc

 of title #di1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations1 to require not less than  
#cj hours of behind-the-wheel           
instruction for operators of school     
buses1 which shall be accrued on public 
roads4  7c7 ,obstructive sleep apnea    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator of the ,federal ,motor   
,carrier ,safety ,administration and the
 ,administrator of the ,federal         
,railroad ,administration shall complete
 the rulemaking process and publish a   
final rule with respect to the advance  
notice of proposed rulemaking entitled  
,evaluation of ,safety ,sensitive       
,personnel for ,moderate-to-,severe     
,obstructive ,sleep ,apnea 7#ha ,fed4   
,reg4 #abfdb 7,march #aj1 #bjaf774  7d7 
,effective date ,the standards          
prescribed or amendments made pursuant  
to subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall apply  
with respect to school buses            
manufactured in1 or imported into1 the  
,united ,states on or after the date    

that is #a year after the date on which 
the ,secretary issues the rules required
 under the applicable subsection4  #d4  
,studies  7a7 ,motion-,activated        
detection systems  7#a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #b years after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,administration       
7referred to in this section as the     
,administrator7 shall complete a study  
with respect to the benefits of         
requiring school buses manufactured in1 
or imported into1 the ,united ,states to
 be equipped with a motion-activated    
detection system that is capable of--   
7,a7 detecting pedestrians located near 
the exterior of the school bus2 and     
7,b7 alerting the operator of the school
 bus of the pedestrians described in    
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,regulations   
,not later than #a year after the date  
on which the ,administrator completes   
the study under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,administrator shall issue rules        

requiring school buses manufactured in1 
or imported into1 the ,united ,states to
 effectuate that requirement4  7b7      
,safety belt alert ,not later than #b   
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,administrator shall     
complete a study on the benefits of     
requiring school buses manufactured in1 
or imported into1 the ,united ,states to
 be equipped with a system to alert the 
operator of the school bus if a         
passenger in the school bus is not      
wearing a #c-point safety belt equipped 
on the school bus4  7c7 ,retrofitting   
,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator shall complete a study   
with respect to the benefits of         
requiring all school buses operating in 
the ,united ,states to be equipped with 
a #c-point safety belt at each          
designated seating position4  #e4       
,safety belt grant program  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 

,secretary of ,transportation shall     
establish a grant program to provide    
grants to ,states to make subgrants to  
local educational agencies--  7#a7 to   
assist the local educational agencies in
 purchasing school buses equipped with  
#c-point safety belts at each designated
 seating position2 and  7#b7 to assist  
the local educational agencies in       
modifying school buses already owned by 
the local educational agency to be      
equipped with #c-point safety belts at  
each designated seating position4  7b7  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section4