I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6773 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion 
of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 
Mr. COHEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules 
requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school 
buses, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘School Bus Safety Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) 3-POINT SAFETY BELT.—The term ‘‘3-point 
safety belt’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Type 
2 seat belt assembly’’ in section 571.209 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act). 
(2) AUTOMATIC
EMERGENCY
BRAKING
SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘automatic emergency braking sys-
tem’’ means a crash avoidance system installed and 
operational in a vehicle that consists of— 
(A) a forward collision warning function— 
(i) to detect vehicles or objects ahead 
of the vehicle; and 
(ii) to alert the operator of the vehicle 
of an impending collision; and 
(B) a crash-imminent braking function to 
provide automatic braking when forward-look-
ing sensors of the vehicle indicate that— 
(i) a crash is imminent; and 
(ii) the operator of vehicle is not re-
acting in a timely or appropriate manner. 
(3) EVENT DATA RECORDER.—The term ‘‘event 
data recorder’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 563.5(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
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(4) SCHOOL BUS.—The term ‘‘school bus’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘schoolbus’’ in section 
30125(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
SEC. 3. SCHOOL BUS SAFETY. 
(a) SEAT BELT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue rules prescribing or amending motor vehicle 
safety standards under chapter 301 of title 49, United 
States Code, to require school buses with a gross vehicle 
weight rating of greater than 10,000 pounds to be 
equipped with a 3-point safety belt at each designated 
seating position. 
(b) OTHER SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall issue rules— 
(1) prescribing or amending motor vehicle safe-
ty standards under chapter 301 of title 49, United 
States Code, to require school buses to be equipped 
with— 
(A) an automatic emergency braking sys-
tem; 
(B) an event data recorder; and 
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