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(B) the owner or lessee consents to the re-
trieval of the information for any purpose, in-
cluding the purpose of diagnosing, servicing, or 
repairing the motor vehicle; 
(C) the information is retrieved pursuant to 
an investigation or inspection authorized under 
section 1131(a) or 30166 of title 49, United 
States Code, and the personally identifiable in-
formation of the owner, lessee, or driver of the ve-
hicle and the vehicle identification number is not 
disclosed in connection with the retrieved infor-
mation; or 
(D) the information is retrieved for the pur-
pose of determining the need for, or facilitating, 
emergency medical response in response to a 
motor vehicle crash. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Two years after the date 
of implementation of subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
study the safety impact and the impact on individual pri-
vacy of event data recorders in passenger motor vehicles and 
report its findings to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. The 
report shall include—
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(1) the safety benefits gained from installation of 
event data recorders; 
(2) the recommendations on what, if any, addi-
tional data the event data recorder should be modified 
to record; 
(3) the additional safety benefit such information 
would yield; 
(4) the estimated cost to manufacturers to imple-
ment the new enhancements; 
(5) an analysis of how the information proposed 
to be recorded by an event data recorder conforms to 
applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements 
regarding privacy; 
(6) a determination of the risks and effects of col-
lecting and maintaining the information proposed to 
be recorded by an event data recorder; 
(7) an examination and evaluation of the protec-
tions and alternative processes for handling informa-
tion recorded by an event data recorder to mitigate 
potential privacy risks. 
(d) REVISED REQUIREMENTS FOR EVENT DATA RE-
CORDERS.—Based on the findings of the study under sub-
section (c), the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking pro-
ceeding to revise part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu-
lations. The rule—
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(1) shall require event data recorders to capture 
and store data related to motor vehicle safety covering 
a reasonable time period before, during, and after a 
motor vehicle crash or airbag deployment, including 
a rollover; 
(2) shall require that data stored on such event 
data recorders be accessible, regardless of vehicle man-
ufacturer or model, with commercially available 
equipment in a specified data format; 
(3) shall establish requirements for preventing 
unauthorized access to the data stored on an event 
data recorder in order to protect the security, integ-
rity, and authenticity of the data; and 
(4) may require an interoperable data access 
port to facilitate universal accessibility and analysis. 
(e) DISCLOSURE OF EXISTENCE AND PURPOSE OF 
EVENT DATA RECORDER.—The rule issued under sub-
section (d) shall require that any owner’s manual or simi-
lar documentation provided to the first purchaser of a pas-
senger motor vehicle for purposes other than resale— 
(1) disclose that the vehicle is equipped with such 
a data recorder; and 
(2) explain the purpose of the data recorder. 
(f) ACCESS TO EVENT DATA RECORDERS IN AGENCY 
INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 30166(c)(3)(C) of title 49,
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United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
any electronic data contained within the vehicle’s diag-
nostic system or event data recorder’’ after ‘‘equipment.’’ 
(g) DEADLINE
FOR RULEMAKING.—The Secretary 
shall issue a final rule under subsection (d) not later than 
4 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 31407. PROHIBITION ON ELECTRONIC VISUAL ENTER-
TAINMENT IN DRIVER’S VIEW. 
(a) VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT SCREENS IN DRIVER’S 
VIEW.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a 
final rule that prescribes a Federal motor vehicle safety 
standard prohibiting electronic screens from displaying 
broadcast television, movies, video games, and other forms 
of similar visual entertainment that is visible to the driver 
while driving. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The standard prescribed under sub-
section (a) shall allow electronic screens that display infor-
mation or images regarding operation of the vehicle, vehicle 
surroundings, and telematic functions, such as the vehicles 
navigation and communications system, weather, time, or 
the vehicle’s audio system.
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SEC. 31408. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ROLLOVER PRE-
VENTION AND CRASH MITIGATION. 
(a) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 3 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding pursuant to 
section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, to prescribe 
or amend a Federal motor vehicle safety standard to reduce 
commercial motor vehicle rollover and loss of control crashes 
and mitigate deaths and injuries associated with such 
crashes for air-braked truck tractors and motorcoaches with 
a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds. 
(b) REQUIRED PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—The rule-
making proceeding initiated under subsection (a) shall es-
tablish standards to reduce the occurrence of rollovers and 
loss of control crashes consistent with stability enhancing 
technologies, such as electronic stability control systems. 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a 
final rule under subsection (a). 
Subtitle E—Child Safety Standards 
SEC. 31501. CHILD SAFETY SEATS. 
(a) PROTECTION FOR LARGER CHILDREN.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue a final rule amending Federal Motor Ve-
hicle Safety Standard Number 213 to establish frontal crash
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protection requirements for child restraint systems for chil-
dren weighing more than 65 pounds. 
(b) SIDE IMPACT CRASHES.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard Number 213 to improve the protection of children 
seated in child restraint systems during side impact crash-
es. 
(c) FRONTAL IMPACT TEST PARAMETERS.— 
(1) COMMENCEMENT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall commence a rulemaking proceeding to amend 
test parameters under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard Number 213 to better replicate real world 
conditions. 
(2) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 4 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue a final rule pursuant to paragraph (1). 
SEC. 31502. CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS. 
(a) INITIATION OF RULEMAKING PROCEEDING.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to— 
(1) amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stand-
ard Number 225 (relating to child restraint anchor-
age systems) to improve the visibility of, accessibility
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to, and ease of use for lower anchorages and tethers 
in all rear seat seating positions if such anchorages 
and tethers are feasible; and 
(2) amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stand-
ard Number 213 (relating to child restraint systems) 
or Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 
225 (relating to child restraint anchorage systems)— 
(A) to establish a maximum allowable 
weight of the child and child restraint for stand-
ardizing the recommended use of child restraint 
anchorage systems in all vehicles; and 
(B) to provide the information described in 
subparagraph (A) to the consumer. 
(b) FINAL RULE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue a final rule 
under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) REPORT.—If the Secretary determines that 
an amendment to the standard referred to in sub-
section (a) does not meet the requirements and consid-
erations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 
30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary 
shall submit a report describing the reasons for not 
prescribing such a standard to—