,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dicf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,markey7 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 promulgate a ,federal
 motor vehicle safety standard to reduce
 the incidence of injury and death      
occurring to children and others1       
including vulnerable road users and     
pets1 during low-speed incidents        
involving motor vehicles1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,standards ,to      
,prevent ,frontovers ,act of #bjbf or   
the ,,stop ,frontovers ,act of #bjbf4   
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,backover ,the term backover means a    
low-speed incident where a non-occupant 
of a motor vehicle is struck by the     
motor vehicle moving in reverse4  7#b7  

,frontover ,the term frontover means a  
low-speed incident where a non-occupant 
of a motor vehicle is struck by the     
motor vehicle moving forward in an area 
that the driver of the motor vehicle    
cannot see4  7#c7 ,motor vehicle ,the   
term motor vehicle has the meaning given
 the term in section #cjajb7;a7 of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7      
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,transportation4  #c4 
,rulemaking to minimize safety risks    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall initiate a   
rulemaking to promulgate a ,federal     
motor vehicle safety standard under     
section #cjaaa of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 establishing performance 
requirements that reduce death and      
injury resulting from frontovers and    
other low-speed incidents4  7b7         
,requirements and considerations ,the   
performance requirements of the motor   
vehicle safety standard described in    

subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 minimize    
safety risks of frontovers and other    
low-speed incidents2  7#b7 establish a  
direct visibility standard2 and  7#c7   
require-- 7,a7 at a minimum1 the        
detection of1 in the field of direct    
vision of the driver and blind zones of 
the motor vehicle and any crash         
avoidance system-- 7i7 a motor vehicle2 
7ii7 a pedestrian1 including toddlers   
and small children2  7iii7 a bicyclist2 
7iv7 a vulnerable road user 7as defined 
in section #adh7;a7 of title #bc1       
,united ,states ,code72  7v7 a          
wheelchair or assistive device user2    
7vi7 a micromobility or motorcycle      
rider2 and  7vii7 any other individual1 
equipment1 vehicle1 or animal1 as       
determined by the ,secretary2  7,b7 a   
driver notification system that enables 
the driver of the motor vehicle to      
effectively respond to objects described
 in clauses 7i7 through 7vii7 of        
subparagraph 7,a7 to prevent and reduce 
the severity of frontovers and other    

low-speed incidents2  7,c7 an active    
intervention system that enables the    
motor vehicle to effectively respond to 
objects described in clauses 7i7 through
 7vii7 of subparagraph 7,a7 to prevent  
and reduce the severity of frontovers   
and other low-speed incidents2 and  7,d7
 a distinct auditory and visual alert1  
which may be combined with a haptic     
alert1 any time the driver notification 
system described in subparagraph 7,b7 or
 the active intervention system         
described in subparagraph 7,c7 engages  
in a way that warrants a driver or motor
 vehicle response4  7c7 ,timeline  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date on which the rulemaking  
is initiated under subsection 7a71 the  
,secretary shall promulgate the final   
motor vehicle safety standard described 
in that subsection4  7#b7 ,full         
compliance ,not later than #b years     
after the date on which the final motor 
vehicle safety standard is promulgated  
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary    

shall require full compliance with that 
final motor vehicle safety standard4    
7#c7 ,phase-in period  7,a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary may establish a phase-in
 period for compliance with the motor   
vehicle safety standard promulgated     
under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,requirement
 ,a phase-in period established under   
subparagraph 7,a7 shall only be for a   
period of time that allows for full     
compliance with the motor vehicle safety
 standard in accordance with paragraph  
7#b74  7,c7 ,phase-in priorities  7i7   
,in general ,in establishing a phase-in 
period under subparagraph 7,a71 the     
,secretary shall consider whether to    
require the phase-in according to       
different types of motor vehicles based 
on data demonstrating the frequency by  
which various types of motor vehicles   
have been involved in frontovers and    
other low-speed incidents resulting in  
injury or death4  7ii7 ,regulations     
required ,if the ,secretary determines  
under clause 7i7 that any type of motor 

vehicle should be given priority for the
 phase-in period established under      
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
promulgate regulations that specify--   
7,i7 the #a or more types of motor      
vehicles that shall be phased-in first2 
and  7,,ii7 the percentages by which    
those motor vehicles shall be phased-in4
  7d7 ,reports to ,congress ,not later  
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 and every #ij   
days thereafter1 if the final motor     
vehicle safety standard described in    
subsection 7a7 has not been promulgated 
in accordance with the requirements of  
this section1 the ,secretary shall      
submit to ,congress a report1 which     
shall include-- 7#a7 a timeline on      
promulgating that motor vehicle safety  
standard2  7#b7 the reasons for the     
delay in promulgating that motor vehicle
 safety standard2 and  7#c7 the steps   
being taken by the ,secretary-- 7,a7 to 
address those reasons2 and  7,b7 to meet
 the timeline described in paragraph    

7#a74  7e7 ,amendment ,section #cjabi of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7c7 ,final rule ,not later  
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
issue a final rule-- 7#a7 establishing a
 compliance date under subsection 7b7   
that is not later than the date that is 
#b years after that date of enactment2  
and  7#b7 requiring all passenger motor 
vehicles manufactured for sale in the   
,united ,states on or after that        
compliance date to be equipped with the 
crash avoidance technologies described  
in subsection 7a74  4  #d4 ,updates to  
the ,non-,traffic ,surveillance system  
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,secretary shall include an   
element for a frontover and an element  
for a backover in the data maintained1  
and the summary reports published from  
that data1 under the ,non-,traffic      

,surveillance 7,,nts7 ,system of the    
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,administration4  7b7 ,other reporting  
considerations ,in addition to the      
requirement under subsection 7a71 the   
,secretary may consider other mechanisms
 to help inform reporting relating to   
frontovers and backovers1 including     
changes to ,state crash report data     
requirements or other reporting systems4
  7c7 ,notification to ,congress ,the   
,secretary shall notify ,congress on    
completion of the requirement under     
subsection 7a74