,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bc1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1       
,united ,states ,code1 to improve the   
safety of children purchasing food items
 from frozen dessert trucks4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,tristan's ,law4  #b4 ,reservation of   
funds to increase safety of frozen      
dessert truck patrons  7a7 ,findings    
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 in #bjbc1   
nearly #ag percent of the #a1jai        
children killed in traffic crashes were 
pedestrians2  7#b7 frozen dessert trucks
 present a very specific hazard for     
children2  7#c7 in approaching1 or      
departing from1 a frozen dessert truck--
 7,a7 children may pay little attention 
to traffic2 and  7,b7 the truck may     
screen the children from driver         

visibility2  7#d7 ,states and units of  
local government have issued ordinances 
to modify the behavior of drivers in the
 vicinity of frozen dessert trucks to   
reduce speeds and improve the safety of 
children approaching1 or departing from1
 the trucks2  7#e7 requiring drivers to 
come to a complete stop before passing a
 frozen dessert truck that is stopped to
 vend can reduce safety threats posed to
 children2  7#f7 requiring frozen       
dessert trucks to be equipped with      
flashing signal lamps1 a stop signal    
arm1 a convex mirror1 and a front       
crossing arm can reduce safety threats  
posed to children visiting the trucks2  
and  7#g7 the ,federal ,government can  
play a role in reducing pedestrian      
injuries associated with frozen dessert 
truck operations4  7b7 ,national        
priority safety programs reservation of 
funds ,section #dje of title #bc1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#g71 by striking #g percent and        

inserting #f percent2  7,b7 in paragraph
 7#aj7-- 7i7 by striking through 7#i7   
and inserting through 7#aj72 and  7ii7  
by striking through 7i7 and inserting   
through 7j72  7,c7 by redesignating     
paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#aa7 as paragraphs
 7#aa7 and 7#ab71 respectively2 and     
7,d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#i7  
the following3  7#aj7 ,safety of frozen 
dessert truck patrons ,in each fiscal   
year1 #a percent of the funds provided  
under this section shall be allocated   
among ,states that adopt and implement  
laws to increase the safety of frozen   
dessert truck patrons 7as described in  
subsection 7j774  2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7j7 ,safety  
of frozen dessert truck patrons  7#a7   
,definition of frozen dessert truck ,in 
this subsection1 the term frozen dessert
 truck means a motor vehicle in which #a
 or more frozen desserts 7within the    
meaning of part #ace of title #ba1 ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor 
regulations77 are carried on the highway

 for purposes of retail sale from a door
 or window of the motor vehicle to an   
individual consumer at any location4    
7#b7 ,general authority ,subject to the 
requirements of this subsection1 the    
,secretary shall award grants to ,states
 for the purpose of establishing and    
implementing laws 7including            
regulations7 that require frozen dessert
 trucks to be equipped as described in  
paragraph 7#c74  7#c7 ,frozen dessert   
truck equipment ,for purposes of        
paragraph 7#b71 a frozen dessert truck  
shall be equipped with each of the      
following3 7,a7 ,signal lamps #a or more
 signal lamps that-- 7i7 are mounted--  
7,i7 at the same level2 and  7,,ii7 as  
high on the frozen dessert truck1 and as
 widely spaced laterally1 as is         
practicable2  7ii7 are not less than #e1
 and not more than #g1 inches in        
diameter2 and  7iii7 display #b         
alternately flashing red lights visible 
at a distance of not less than #ejj     
feet1 to the front and rear of the      

frozen dessert truck1 in normal sunlight
 on a straight1 level highway4  7,b7    
,stop signal arm  7i7 ,in general ,a    
stop signal arm-- 7,i7 that can be      
extended horizontally from the left side
 of the frozen dessert truck2  7,,ii7   
when extended-- 7aa7 the side nearest   
the frozen dessert truck of which shall 
be-- 7,,aa7 #g4be inches long2 and      
7,,bb7 parallel to the side of the      
frozen dessert truck2  7bb7 the side    
farthest from the frozen dessert truck  
of which shall be-- 7,,aa7 #ah inches   
long2 and 7,,bb7 parallel to the side   
nearest the frozen dessert truck2  7cc7 
the #b sides of which shall be #ah      
inches apart1 creating a symmetrical1   
trapezoidal shape2 and  7dd7 the bottom 
of which shall be approximately #db     
inches above the street2  7,,iii7 the   
outside corners of which-- 7aa7 when    
extended1 feature #b alternately        
flashing red lights1 each of which shall
 be-- 7,,aa7 not less than #c1 and not  
more than #e1 inches in diameter2 and   

7,,bb7 visible at a distance of not less
 than #cjj feet1 to the front and rear  
of the frozen dessert truck1 in normal  
sunlight on a straight1 level highway2  
and  7bb7 are rounded to conform to the 
shape of the lights described in item   
7aa72 and  7,,iv7 both sides of which   
shall feature-- 7aa7 a red1             
reflectorized background2 and  7bb7 a   
legend described in clause 7ii74  7ii7  
,description of legend ,a legend        
referred to in clause 7i77,,iv77bb7 is a
 legend in which-- 7,i7 the word ,,stop 
appears in #f-;inch-high white letters1 
not to exceed #d inches in length1 in   
the middle of the stop signal arm2      
7,,ii7 above the word ,,stop1 the phrase
 ,,if ,,safe appears in #b-;inch-high   
white letters1 not to exceed #a4ge      
inches in length2  7,,iii7 below the    
word ,,stop1 the phrase ,,then ,,go     
appears in #b-;inch-high white letters1 
not to exceed #a4ge inches in length2   
and  7,,iv7 the colors 7including the   
colors of the background7 conform to the

 requirements described in the ,manual  
on ,uniform ,traffic ,control ,devices  
for ,streets and ,highways published by 
the ,federal ,highway ,administration4  
7,c7 ,mirror ,a convex mirror mounted on
 the front of the frozen dessert truck  
in a manner that ensures that the       
operator of the frozen dessert truck1   
when sitting in a normal operating      
seating position1 is capable of seeing  
the area in front of the frozen dessert 
truck that1 absent the mirror1 would be 
obscured by the hood of the frozen      
dessert truck4  7,d7 ,front crossing arm
 ,a front crossing arm-- 7i7 that is--  
7,i7 attached to the front bumper of the
 frozen dessert truck2 and  7,,ii7      
hinged from the right side of the frozen
 dessert truck2  7ii7 the bottom of     
which shall be not less than #af1 and   
not more than #bj1 inches above the     
street2  7iii7 that is-- 7,i7 made of   
any durable material2 and  7,,ii7       
covered with yellow or white reflective 
material2 and  7iv7 that extends-- 7,i7 

in conjunction with the stop signal arm 
described in subparagraph 7,b72  7,,ii7 
when extended outward in front of the   
frozen dessert truck1 not less than #d1 
and not more than #f1 feet parallel to  
the street2 and  7,,iii7 when retracted 
against the front of the frozen dessert 
truck1 not past the width of the frozen 
dessert truck on the left side of the   
frozen dessert truck operator4  7#d7    
,grant amount ,the allocation of grant  
funds to a ,state under this subsection 
for a fiscal year shall be in proportion
 to the apportionment of the ,state     
under section #djb for fiscal year      
#bjbb4  7#e7 ,study  7,a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary shall conduct a study   
of-- 7i7 the extent of pedestrian       
injuries and fatalities relating to     
frozen dessert trucks1 including the    
percentage of those injuries and        
fatalities experienced by children2     
7ii7 potential countermeasures to modify
 the behavior of drivers in the vicinity
 of frozen dessert trucks to reduce     

speeds and improve safety when children 
approach the frozen dessert trucks2 and 
7iii7 the feasibility of requiring      
operators of frozen dessert trucks not  
to stop or park the frozen dessert      
trucks to vend to a child in any        
location at which the child would be    
required to cross a highway to approach 
the frozen dessert truck4  7,b7         
,countermeasures for ,states ,based on  
the results of the study under          
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary1      
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety    
,administration1 shall issue guidance   
for ,state highway safety officers      
relating to methods of improving the    
safety of frozen dessert trucks and     
frozen dessert truck patrons4  7,c7     
,report ,the ,secretary shall submit to 
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives a report describing the

 results of the study under subparagraph
 7,a74  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by subsection 7b7 shall 
take effect with respect to any grant   
application or ,state highway safety    
plan submitted under chapter #d of title
 #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 for fiscal 
year #bjbf or thereafter4