,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fidg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #f1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require  
each new motor vehicle to be equipped   
with a manual door release allowing     
timely exit regardless of failure of any
 electrical system1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,securing           
,accessible ,funtional ,emergency ,exit 
,act of #bjbf or the ,,safe ,exit ,act  
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,vehicle standard for    
manual door release  7a7 ,manual door   
release ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #cja
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new section3  #cjacj4 ,manual 
door release  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #b years after the date of the    
enactment of this section1 the          

,secretary of ,transportation shall     
issue a final rule amending ,standard   
#bjf to establish performance and       
labeling requirements for motor vehicles
 equipped with an electronic door latch 
system1 including manufacture           
requirements for-- 7#a7 a power         
independent1 easy-to-find manual release
 for each door providing occupant       
egress1 which shall be intuitive to use 
and readily accessible for the occupant2
 and  7#b7 means for emergency responder
 access to the occupant compartment when
 vehicle electrical power is lost4  7b7 
,compliance date ,the compliance date of
 the revised rule issued under          
subsection 7a7 shall be not later than  
#b years after the date on which that   
rule is issued4  7c7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,electronic door     
latch ,the term electronic door latch   
means a door-locking or door-latching   
mechanism that relies on electrical     
power to release or secure a vehicle    
door4  7#b7 ,manual release ,the term   

manual release means a mechanical device
 intended for occupant egress that      
directly disengages the door latch      
without electrical power4  7#c7         
,standard #bjf ,the term ,standard #bjf 
means ,federal ,motor ,vehicle ,safety  
,standard ,number #bjf1 contained in    
section #ega4bjf of title #di1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations4  4  7b7 ,clerical
 amendment ,the table of sections for   
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #cja of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
,sec4 #cjacj4 ,manual door release4  4