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Code · U.S. Code · Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION · CHAPTER 1— ORGANIZATION · SUBCHAPTER II— STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE · § 5

§ 5. REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION OF LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS.

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In General .— Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 4, 2002 ], the Secretary shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal motor vehicle safety standard No. 208 under section 571.208 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to occupant crash protection, in order to— require a lap and shoulder belt assembly for each rear designated seating position in a passenger motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, except that if the Secretary determines that installation of a lap and shoulder belt assembly is not practicable for a particular designated seating position in a particular type of passenger motor vehicle, the Secretary may exclude the designated seating position from the requirement; and apply that requirement to passenger motor vehicles in phases in accordance with subsection (b).
Implementation Schedule .— The requirement prescribed under subsection (a)(1) shall be implemented in phases on a production year basis beginning with the production year that begins not later than 12 months after the end of the year in which the regulations are prescribed under subsection (a). The final rule shall apply to all passenger motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less that are manufactured in the third production year of the implementation phase-in under the schedule.
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