,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddhh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1      
#bjbf,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,young7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to include school bus    
route safety in the safe routes to      
school program1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,safe ,bus ,routes to ,school   
,act4  #b4 ,safe bus routes to school   
7a7 ,in general ,section #bjh of title  
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#c7 ,school bus
 route ,the term school bus route means 
a designated course regularly traveled  
by a school bus for to-and-from         
transportation to pick up students and  
take them to school or to deliver       
students from school to their homes or  

to designated bus stops that are        
approved by the local education agency4 
2  7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in     
paragraph 7#b71 by striking and after   
the semicolon at the end2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#d7 to facilitate the planning1      
development1 and implementation of      
projects and activities that will       
support safer school bus routes and     
stops4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7g7-- 
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7i7 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2  7ii7 by striking may  
be used for the planning and inserting  
the following3 8may be used for--  7i7  
the planning  2 and  7iii7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7ii7 the        
planning1 design1 and construction of   
infrastructure-related projects that    
will substantially improve the ability  
of students to safely wait for and take 
a school bus to and from school1        

including sidewalk improvements1 traffic
 calming and speed reduction            
improvements1 pedestrian crossing       
improvements1 waiting areas at bus      
stops1 and traffic diversion            
improvements on a school bus route4  2  
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a7-- 7i7  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2  7ii7 by striking      
noninfrastructure-related activities to 
encourage and inserting the following3  
8noninfrastructure-related activities-- 
7i7 to encourage  2 and  7iii7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7ii7 to     
encourage safe school bus ridership1    
including public awareness campaigns and
 outreach to press and community        
leaders1 traffic education and          
enforcement in the vicinity of school   
bus routes1 and student sessions on     
school bus safety rules4  4  7b7        
,highway safety improvement program     
,section #adh7;a7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#d77;,b7-- 7,a7 by           

redesignating clause 7xxix7 as clause   
7xxx72  7,b7 by inserting after clause  
7xxviii7 the following3  7xxix7 ,safe   
routes to school infrastructure-related 
projects described in section           
#bjh7;g77#a74  2 and  7,c7 in clause    
7xxx7 7as redesignated71 by striking    
7xxviii7 and inserting 7xxix72 and  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#aa77;,b77i71 by         
inserting and school bus stop safety    
after road users4