,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dabc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #a1 #bjbj
 ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for ,mr4 ,markey 7for
 himself and ,mr4 ,blumenthal77         
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    
conduct research regarding and require  
the use of driver monitoring systems to 
minimize or eliminate motor vehicle     
driver distraction4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stay    
,aware ,for ,everyone ,act of #bjbj or  
the ,,safe ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,research
 regarding reduction or elimination of  
driver distraction  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #b years after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall conduct        
research regarding the installation and 
use on motor vehicles of driver         
monitoring systems to minimize or       

eliminate--  7#a7 driver distraction2   
7#b7 driver disengagement2  7#c7        
automation complacency by drivers2 and  
7#d7 foreseeable misuse of advanced     
driver-assist systems4  7b7 ,report ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
completion of the research under        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,transportation shall submit to the     
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives a        
detailed report describing the findings 
of the research4  7c7 ,rulemaking  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #d years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation 
shall issue a final rule to establish   
performance standards for driver        
monitoring systems and require those    
systems to be installed on all new      
passenger motor vehicles1 subject to    
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,compliance date  
,the compliance date of the performance 

standards and installation requirement  
prescribed under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 not later than #b motor vehicle model  
years after the effective date of the   
final rule issued under that paragraph4