,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 
,crist 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cohen7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on      
,education and ,labor1 and ,energy and  
,commerce1 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 improve the safety of    
school buses1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,best to ,use ,safety ,belts    
,act of #bjbj or the ,,bus ,act of      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,seat belt requirement for  
school buses  7a7 ,requirement ,section 
#cjabe of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7d7 ,seat belts required
 ,a person may not manufacture for sale1

 sell1 offer for sale1 introduce or     
deliver for introduction in interstate  
commerce1 or import into the ,united    
,states a schoolbus that is not equipped
 with a seat belt that includes both lap
 and shoulder belts for each intended   
passenger4 ,a violation of this         
subsection shall be treated as a        
violation of a motor vehicle safety     
standard prescribed under section #cjaaa
 of this subchapter4  4  7b7 ,effective 
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall take effect #ij days after the
 date of enactment of this ,act4  #c4   
,school bus safety upgrades grant       
program  7a7 ,establishment ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall establish a    
program to provide school buses with    
seat belts and other safety features4   
7b7 ,grant authority and eligible       
recipients ,in carrying out the program 
established under subsection 7a71 the   
,secretary may make a grant1 on a       

competitive basis1 to a ,state          
educational agency and a local          
educational agency 7as such terms are   
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja774   
7c7 ,grant uses ,a recipient of a grant 
made under subsection 7b7 may use grant 
funds only to-- 7#a7 retrofit a school  
bus with seat belts2 or  7#b7 make      
another safety upgrade to a school bus  
that demonstrably decreases the risk of 
injury or death to students in the event
 of an impact or rollover1 including an 
upgrade designed to prevent a rollover4 
7d7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out the program established    
under subsection 7a7 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj4    
7e7 ,termination ,the program           
established under subsection 7a7 shall  
terminate on the date that is #b years  
after the date on which the program is  
established4