,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bg1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,frost1 ,ms4 ,gillen1 ,mr4 ,bresnahan1  
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,lawler7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend subchapter ,,ii of    
chapter #cja of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 to require that all new  
covered motorcoaches have a minimally   
obstructed forward-facing view from the 
driver's seat1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,safe ,intersections for ,buses 
and ,pedestrians ,act4  #b4 ,minimally  
obstructed forward-facing view in       
motorcoaches  7a7 ,in general           
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #cja of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #cjacj4         
,minimally obstructed forward-facing    

view in motorcoaches  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this section1 the   
,secretary1 acting through the          
,administrator of the ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,administration1 shall
 prescribe motor vehicle safety         
standards to require that all new       
covered motorcoaches manufactured for   
sale in the ,united ,states have a      
minimally obstructed forward-facing view
 from the driver's seat of the covered  
motorcoach4  7b7 ,exception ,in         
prescribing motor vehicle safety        
standards under subsection 7a71 the     
,secretary1 acting through the          
,administrator of the ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,administration1 shall
 ensure that a covered motorcoach       
satisfies such standards if the covered 
motorcoach utilizes a camera or other   
technological means-- 7#a7 to allow for 
a minimally obstructed forward-facing   
view from the driver's seat of the      
covered motorcoach that expands the     

range of the forward-facing view of the 
driver or provides a view of an         
obstructed area2 and  7#b7 that complies
 with ,standard #aja4  7c7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered         
motorcoach ,the term covered motorcoach 
has the meaning given the term bus in   
section #ega4c7;b7 of title #di1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations4  7#b7         
,standard #aja ,the term ,standard #aja 
means ,federal ,motor ,vehicle ,safety  
,standard ,number #aja1 contained in    
section #ega4aja of title #di1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations4  4  7b7          
,conforming amendment ,the table of     
sections for subchapter ,,ii of chapter 
#cja of title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding after the   
item relating to section #cjabi the     
following new item3  #cjacj4 ,minimally 
obstructed forward-facing view in       
motorcoaches4  4