Sec. 24222. CHILD SAFETY
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## SEC. 24222 CHILD SAFETY ###
(a)Amendment ####
(1)In general Chapter 323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 32304A the following: > > ## “SEC. 32304B Child safety > > **[**[49 U.S.C. 32304B](/us/usc/t49/s32304B)**]** > > > ### “(a) Definitions > > In this section: > > > #### “(1) Passenger motor vehicle > > The term ‘passenger motor vehicle’ has the meaning given that term in section 32101. > > > #### “(2) Rear-designated seating position > > The term ‘rear-designated seating position’ means designated seating positions that are rearward of the front seat. > > > #### “(3) Secretary > > The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Transportation. > > > ### “(b) Rulemaking > > Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a final rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight to be equipped with a system to alert the operator to check rear-designated seating positions after the vehicle engine or motor is deactivated by the operator. > > > ### “(c) Means > > The alert required under subsection (b)— > > > #### “(1) > > shall include a distinct auditory and visual alert, which may be combined with a haptic alert; and > > > #### “(2) > > shall be activated when the vehicle motor is deactivated by the operator. > > > ### “(d) Phase-in > > The rule issued pursuant to subsection
(b)shall require full compliance with the rule beginning on September 1st of the first calendar year that begins 2 years after the date on which the final rule is issued.” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[49 U.S.C. 32301](/us/usc/t49/s32301)**]** The analysis for chapter 323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 32304A the following:" “32304B. Child safety.” ". ###
(b)Awareness of Children in Motor Vehicles Section 402 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by section 24102(a)(9)), is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(o) Unattended Passengers > > > #### “(1) In general > > Each State shall use a portion of the amounts received by the State under this section to carry out a program to educate the public regarding the risks of leaving a child or unattended passenger in a vehicle after the vehicle motor is deactivated by the operator. > > > #### “(2) Program placement > > Nothing in this subsection requires a State to carry out a program described in paragraph
(1)through the State transportation or highway safety office.” > . ###
(c)Study and Report ####
(1)Study #####
(A)In general The Secretary shall conduct a study on— ######
(i)the potential retrofitting of existing passenger motor vehicles with 1 or more technologies that may address the problem of children left in rear-designated seating positions of motor vehicles after deactivation of the motor vehicles by an operator; and ######
(ii)the potential benefits and burdens, logistical or economic, associated with widespread use of those technologies. #####
(B)Elements In carrying out the study under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— ######
(i)survey and evaluate a variety of methods used by current and emerging aftermarket technologies or products to reduce the risk of children being left in rear-designated seating positions after deactivation of a motor vehicle; and ######
(ii)provide recommendations— ######
(I)for manufacturers of the technologies and products described in clause
(i)to carry out a functional safety performance evaluation to ensure that the technologies and products perform as designed by the manufacturer under a variety of real-world conditions; and ######
(II)for consumers on methods to select an appropriate technology or product described in clause
(i)in order to retrofit existing vehicles. ####
(2)Report by secretary Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary issues the final rule required by section 32304B(b) of title 49, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)), the Secretary shall submit a report describing the results of the study carried out under paragraph
(1)to— #####
(A)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and #####
(B)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. # TITLE V RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
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