,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4 
,cohen introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor1 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 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 #bjai4  #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 and 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 
the 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 final  
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 ,fire 
protection requirements  7#a7 ,fire     
suppression systems  7,a7 ,in general   
,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 to be equipped with fire   
suppression systems that1 at a minimum1 

address engine fires4  7,b7 ,application
 ,the standards prescribed or amendments
 made under subparagraph 7,a7 shall     
apply to school buses manufactured in1  
or imported into1 the ,united ,states on
 or after the effective date of the     
standards or amendments4  7#b7          
,firewalls  7,a7 ,in general ,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 for school buses1        
especially school buses with engines    
that extend beyond the firewall1 to     
ensure that no hazardous quantity of gas
 or flame can pass through the firewall 
from the engine compartment to the      
passenger compartment4  7,b7            
,application ,the standards prescribed  
or amendments made under subparagraph   
7,a7 shall apply to school buses        
manufactured in1 or imported into1 the  
,united ,states on or after the         

effective date of the standards or      
amendments4  7#c7 ,interior flammability
 and smoke emissions characteristics    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary shall amend section #ega4cjb 
of title #di1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations 7relating to ,federal      
,motor ,vehicle ,safety ,standard       
,number #cjb71 to adopt1 with respect to
 a motor vehicle 7as defined in section 
#cjajb7;a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code71 performance standards for      
interior flammability and smoke         
emissions characteristics that are not  
less rigorous than the performance      
standards for interior flammability and 
smoke emissions characteristics         
applicable to--  7,a7 a compartment     
occupied by the crew or passengers of a 
transport category airplane 7within the 
meaning of part #be of title #ad1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect  
on the date of enactment of this ,act77 
under section #be4hec of title #ad1     

,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act72 and  7,b7 a passenger car or     
locomotive cab 7as those terms are      
defined in section #bch4e of title #di1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act77 under section #bch4ajc of title  
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
in effect on the date of enactment of   
this ,act74  7c7 ,other safety equipment
 requirements ,not later than #a year   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall issue final  
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 system 7as 
defined in section #ega4acf of title    
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
in effect on the date of enactment of   

this ,act772 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--  7,a7 on
 public roads2 and  7,b7 with a trained 
instructor who possesses a valid        
commercial driver's license with a      
school bus endorsement4  7d7            
,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  7e7 
,effective date ,the standards          

prescribed or amendments made under     
subsections 7a7 and 7c7 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 pedestrians1 bicyclists1 
and other road users located near the   
exterior of the school bus2 and  7,b7   
alerting the operator of the school bus 

of the road users 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  #e4 ,safety 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-- 7,a7       
#c-point safety belts at each designated
 seating position2 or  7,b7 any other   
school bus safety feature described in  
section #c or #d2 and  7#b7 to assist   
the local educational agencies in       
modifying school buses already owned by 
the local educational agency to be      
equipped with--  7,a7 #c-point safety   
belts at each designated seating        
position2 or  7,b7 any other school bus 
safety feature described in section #c  
or #d4  7b7 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are        
necessary to carry out this section4