may be made to a State under this section in any
given fiscal year of the State.
‘‘(3) COMMENCEMENT.—The authority of the
Secretary to make grants under this section shall
commence on October 1, 2003.
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) BASIC GRANT.—The amount of a basic
grant made to a State under this section shall be
equal to two times the amount received by the State
under section 2003(b) of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 405 note) in
fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT.—The amount of
any supplemental grant made to a State under this
section shall be equal to three times the amount re-
ceived by the State under section 2003(b) of that
Act in fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A State shall use any
amount received by the State under this section only to
enhance the safety of child occupants of passenger motor
vehicles.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following
definitions apply:
‘‘(1) CHILD RESTRAINT LAW.—The term ‘child
restraint law’ means a State law that prescribes a
penalty for operating a passenger car (as defined in
section 30127(a)(3)) in which any occupant of the
car who is under the age of 16 years is not properly
restrained by a safety belt or otherwise properly se-
cured in a child restraint system that meets applica-
ble Federal motor vehicle safety standards pre-
scribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
ministration.
‘‘(2) ENHANCED CHILD RESTRAINT LAW.—The
term ‘enhanced child restraint law’ means a child re-
straint law that prescribes a separate or additional
penalty for operating a passenger car unless all of
the vehicle occupants for whom a booster seat, used
in combination with an adult seat belt, is an appro-
priate form of child restraint, are properly using a
child restraint system that meets applicable Federal
motor vehicle safety standards prescribed by the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of that chapter is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 30127 the following new
item:
‘‘30128. Grant program for improving child occupant safety programs.’’.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) CHILD RESTRAINT.—The term ‘‘child re-
straint’’ means a specially designed seating system
(including booster seats and child safety seats) that
meets applicable Federal motor vehicle safety stand-
ards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.
(2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘‘manufac-
turer’’ has the meaning given that term by section
30102(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code.
(3) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehi-
cle’’ has the meaning given that term by section
30102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code.
(4) PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term
‘‘passenger motor vehicle’’ means—
(A) a ‘‘passenger car’’ as defined in section
30127(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code;
and
(B) a ‘‘multipurpose passenger vehicle’’ as
defined in section 30127(a)(2) of title 49,
United States Code.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation such sums as may be necessary
to carry out this Act, including the making of grants
under section 30128 of title 49, United States Code, as
added by section 6 of this Act.
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