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(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 31503. REAR SEAT BELT REMINDERS. 
(a) INITIATION OF RULEMAKING PROCEEDING.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to 
amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 
(relating to occupant crash protection) to provide a safety 
belt use warning system for designated seating positions in 
the rear seat. 
(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 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—
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(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 31504. UNATTENDED PASSENGER REMINDERS. 
(a) SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete research into the development of performance 
requirements to warn drivers that a child or other unat-
tended passenger remains in a rear seating position after 
the vehicle motor is disengaged. 
(b) SPECIFICATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consider performance requirements 
that— 
(1) sense weight, the presence of a buckled seat 
belt, or other indications of the presence of a child or 
other passenger; and 
(2) provide an alert to prevent hyperthermia and 
hypothermia that can result in death or severe inju-
ries. 
(c) RULEMAKING OR REPORT.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the completion of each research and testing initiative 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ini-
tiate a rulemaking proceeding to issue a Federal
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motor vehicle safety standard if the Secretary deter-
mines that such a standard meets the requirements 
and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) REPORT.—If the Secretary determines that 
the standard described in subsection (a) does not meet 
the requirements and considerations set forth in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port describing the reasons for not prescribing such a 
standard to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 31505. NEW DEADLINE. 
If the Secretary determines that any deadline for 
issuing a final rule under this Act cannot be met, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) provide the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives with an explanation for why such 
deadline cannot be met; and 
(2) establish a new deadline for that rule.
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Subtitle F—Improved Daytime and 
Nighttime Visibility of Agricul-
tural Equipment 
SEC. 31601. RULEMAKING ON VISIBILITY OF AGRICULTURAL 
EQUIPMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘ag-
ricultural equipment’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘agricultural field equipment’’ in ASABE Standard 
390.4, entitled ‘‘Definitions and Classifications of Ag-
ricultural Field Equipment’’, which was published in 
January 2005 by the American Society of Agriculture 
and Biological Engineers, or any successor standard. 
(2) PUBLIC ROAD.—The term ‘‘public road’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(27) of 
title 23, United States Code. 
(b) RULEMAKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation, after consultation with representa-
tives of the American Society of Agricultural and Bi-
ological Engineers and appropriate Federal agencies, 
and with other appropriate persons, shall promulgate 
a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visi-
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bility of agricultural equipment that may be operated 
on a public road. 
(2) MINIMUM
STANDARDS.—The rule promul-
gated pursuant to this subsection shall— 
(A) establish minimum lighting and mark-
ing standards for applicable agricultural equip-
ment manufactured at least 1 year after the date 
on which such rule is promulgated; and 
(B) provide for the methods, materials, spec-
ifications, and equipment to be employed to com-
ply with such standards, which shall be equiva-
lent to ASABE Standard 279.14, entitled 
‘‘Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equip-
ment on Highways’’, which was published in 
July 2008 by the American Society of Agricul-
tural and Biological Engineers, or any successor 
standard. 
(c) REVIEW.—Not less frequently than once every 5 
years, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
(1) review the standards established pursuant to 
subsection (b); and 
(2) revise such standards to reflect the revision 
of ASABE Standard 279 that is in effect at the time 
of such review. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
quire, by regulation, each owner and each oper-
ator granted new registration under section 
13902 or 31134 to undergo a safety review not 
later than 12 months after the owner or operator, 
as the case may be, begins operations under such 
registration. 
‘‘(B) PROVIDERS
OF
MOTORCOACH
SERV-
ICES.—The Secretary may register a person to 
provide motorcoach services under section 13902 
or 31134 after the person undergoes a pre-au-
thorization safety audit, including verification, 
in a manner sufficient to demonstrate the ability 
to comply with Federal rules and regulations, as 
described in section 13902. The Secretary shall 
continue to monitor the safety performance of 
each owner and each operator subject to this sec-
tion for 12 months after the owner or operator 
is granted registration under section 13902 or 
31134. The registration of each owner and each 
operator subject to this section shall become per-
manent after the motorcoach service provider is 
granted registration following a pre-authoriza-
tion safety audit and the expiration of the 12 
month monitoring period.