,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bh1 #bjai,mr4 
,ryan 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1   
and ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce1 and in addition to the       
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,transportation to issue a rule        
requiring all new passenger motor       
vehicles to be equipped with a child    
safety alert system1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,hot ,cars ,act of  
#bjai4  #b4 ,findings and purpose  7a7  
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,children and domestic animals   
left unattended in vehicles1 or         

independently accessing unoccupied      
vehicles on their own1 are a significant
 public health and safety problem4  7#b7
 ,thirty-eight children on average are  
killed by hyperthermia each year as a   
result of being left unattended in a    
vehicle or as a result of gaining access
 independently into an unoccupied       
vehicle4  7#c7 ,in #bjah1 at least #eb  
children were killed by hyperthermia as 
a result of being left unattended in a  
vehicle or as a result of gaining access
 independently into an unoccupied       
vehicle4  7#d7 ,between #aiij and #bjah1
 at least #hhi children have been killed
 by hyperthermia as a result of being   
left unattended in a vehicle or as a    
result of gaining access independently  
into an unoccupied vehicle4 ,of those   
deaths1 where the circumstances were    
known1 #bg percent were the result of   
the child accessing the vehicle         
independently4  7#e7 ,fourteen percent  
of parents reported leaving a child #f  
or younger in a parked1 locked car      

alone4 ,according to a #bjad ,public    
,opinion ,strategies survey1 fourteen   
percent of parents reported leaving a   
child six or younger in a parked1 locked
 car alone4 ,the survey finds that1     
according to ,united ,states ,census    
data1 that's nearly #b1jjj1jjj ,united  
,states parents transporting more than  
#c1cjj1jjj ,united ,states children4    
7#f7 ,in #bjah1 at least #eg domestic   
animals were killed as a result of being
 left unattended in a vehicle4  7#g7    
,technology currently exists to detect  
the presence of a child in the rear seat
 of a vehicle4  7b7 ,purpose ,the       
purpose of this ,act is to reduce the   
deaths and injuries that result from    
occupants being left in unattended      
vehicles as well as instances in which  
children independently access an        
unoccupied vehicle4  #c4 ,occupant      
safety  7a7 ,amendment  7#a7 ,in general
 ,chapter #cbc of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding     
after section #cbcjd;,a the following   

new section3  #cbcjd;,b4 ,occupant      
safety  7a7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,passenger motor vehicle  
,the term passenger motor vehicle has   
the meaning given that term in section  
#cbaja4  7#b7 ,rear designated seating  
position ,the term rear designated      
seating position means all designated   
seating positions that are rearward of  
the front seat4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the   
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,transportation4  7b7 ,rulemaking ,not  
later than #b years after the date of   
the enactment of the ,hot ,cars ,act of 
#bjai1 the ,secretary shall issue a     
final rule requiring all new passenger  
motor vehicles with a gross vehicle     
weight of #aj1jjj pounds or less to be  
equipped with a system to detect the    
presence of an occupant in a rear       
designated seating position after the   
vehicle engine or motor is deactivated  
and engage a warning4 ,in developing the
 rule required under this subsection1   
the ,secretary shall consider requiring 

systems that also detect the presence of
 any occupant unable to independently   
exit the vehicle as well as detect the  
presence of a child who has entered an  
unoccupied vehicle independently4  7c7  
,means ,the alert required under        
subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 shall include a   
distinct auditory and visual alert to   
notify individuals inside and outside of
 the vehicle of the presence of an      
occupant1 which shall be combined with  
an interior haptic warning2 and  7#b7   
shall be activated when the vehicle     
motor is deactivated by the operator and
 the presence of an occupant is         
detected4  7d7 ,phase-,in ,the rule     
issued pursuant to subsection 7b7 shall 
require full compliance with the rule   
not later than #b years after the date  
on which the final rule is issued4  4   
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis  
for ,chapter #cbc of title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
the item relating to section #cbcjd;,a  
and inserting the following3  #cbcjd;,a4

 ,consumer tire information and         
standards4 #cbcjd;,b4 ,occupant safety4 
4  7b7 ,awareness of occupants in motor 
vehicles ,section #djb of title #bc1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after subsection 7k7 the      
following3  7l7 ,unattended passengers  
7#a7 ,in general ,each ,state shall use 
a portion of the amount it receives     
under this section to carry out a       
program to educate the public on the    
risks of leaving an occupant in a       
vehicle4  7#b7 ,program placement ,a    
,state does not need to carry out the   
program described in paragraph 7#a7     
through the ,state transportation or    
highway safety office4  4  7c7 ,study   
and report  7#a7 ,independent study     
7,a7 ,agreement  7i7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
enter into an agreement or a contract   
with an independent third party that    
does not have any financial or          
contractual ties with passenger motor   
vehicle manufacturers or technology     

companies producing occupant reminder   
warning systems or child restraint      
systems to perform the services under   
this paragraph4  7ii7 ,timing ,the      
,secretary shall enter into the         
agreement or contract described in      
clause 7i7 not later than the date that 
the ,secretary determines is the latest 
date by which completion of the services
 under this paragraph will allow the    
,secretary enough time to prepare and   
submit the study required under         
paragraph 7#b7 in accordance with such  
paragraph4  7,b7 ,independent study  7i7
 ,in general ,under an agreement between
 the ,secretary and an independent third
 party under this paragraph1 the        
independent third party shall carry out 
a study on retrofitting existing        
passenger motor vehicles with technology
 to address the problem of occupants    
left unattended in motor vehicles4  7ii7
 ,elements ,in carrying out the study   
required under clause 7i71 the          
independent third party shall-- 7,i7    

survey and evaluate a variety of methods
 used by current and emerging           
aftermarket technology or products to   
solve the problem of occupants being    
left unattended in the vehicle or       
occupants gaining access to the vehicle 
independently2  7,,ii7 make             
recommendations for manufacturers of    
such technology or products to undergo a
 functional safety performance to ensure
 that the products perform as designed  
by the manufacturer under a variety of  
real world conditions2 and  7,,iii7     
provide recommendations for consumers on
 how to select such technology or       
products in order to retrofit existing  
vehicles4  7#b7 ,report ,during the     
#ahj-;day period beginning on the date  
on which the ,secretary of              
,transportation issues the final rule   
required under section #cbcjd;,b7b7 of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a77#a71 the        
,secretary shall submit the results of  
the study carried out under paragraph   

7#a7 to the ,committee on ,commerce1    
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives4