,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebfd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,reed 7for himself and ,mr4   
,hawley7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to set
 requirements for certain operator      
workstations for fixed route buses1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,bus     
,operator ,safety and ,security ,act4   
#b4 ,public transportation safety       
program ,section #ecbi of title #di1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating subsections 7f7       
through 7k7 as subsections 7g7 through  
7l71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by         
inserting after subsection 7e7 the      
following3  7f7 ,fixed route bus        
operator workstations ,beginning #b     
years after the date of enactment of    
this subsection1 unless a recipient     

certifies that a labor organization     
representing the plurality of the       
frontline workforce employed by the     
recipient or1 if applicable1 employed by
 a contractor to the recipient1 has     
agreed to waive this requirement with   
regard to the new fixed route bus being 
purchased with the requested ,federal   
funds1 the operator workstation of any  
new fixed route bus which is #cj or more
 feet in length with a useful life of   
#aj or more years purchased with        
,federal funds 7with the exception of   
funds derived from section #ecaa7 by a  
recipient shall be equipped with a      
barrier that-- 7#a7 reaches from the bus
 floor to the bus ceiling2  7#b7 is     
capable of fully enclosing the          
workstation and preventing the unwanted 
entry of persons1 fluids1 and objects   
into the workstation2 and  7#c7 does not
 impede the operator's lines of sight   
from the workstation to the exterior of 
the bus4  4