Sec. 10108. Study and report on motor vehicle lamps
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Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, an entity described in subsection
(b)that is competent to carry out the requirements of this section, and that is selected by the Secretary (in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Director of the National Institutes of Health), shall complete a study and submit to the Secretary a report on the effects of non-uniform luminance from Light Emitting Diode
(LED)and Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) motor vehicle lamps on the vision of elderly drivers and roadway safety. The study and report shall consider, at a minimum, motor vehicle headlights, daytime running lights, brake lights, tail lights, turn signals, and flashing lights on public safety and maintenance vehicles. An entity described in this subsection is— a nonprofit research institution; an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )); or a consortium of institutions described in paragraph
(1)or institutions described in paragraph (2), or both. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include, at a minimum, the following: Measurements and evaluation of peak luminance, spectral power distribution, and flicker from lamps described in subsection (a). An evaluation of the effects (including specifically for elderly drivers), if any, on vision, health, and safety of individuals exposed to light from lamps described in subsection (a), including an evaluation of risks (including specifically for elderly drivers) of temporary or long-term impairment of vision and light-induced psychological stress and seizures. Not later than 90 days after the completion of the study and report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate— such report; and if appropriate, recommendations regarding measures to reduce the risks to roadway safety of glare from the lamps described in subsection (a). In developing the scope of the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for a period of public notice and comment. In this section: The term motor vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.
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