year shall be in proportion to the apportionment of 
that State under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.’’. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO FUND-
ING.—It is the sense of Congress that the national 
priority program for preventing roadside deaths 
under subsections (a)(8) and (i) of section 405 of 
title 23, United States Code, should receive new and 
additional funding in comparison to the funding level 
for all national priority programs under section 405 
of title 23, United States Code, for the first fiscal 
year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 3. CRASH AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 301 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 30129. Crash avoidance technology 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue 
a final rule to establish minimum performance standards 
with respect to crash avoidance technology and to require 
that passenger motor vehicles (as defined in section 
32101) and commercial motor vehicles (as defined in sec-
tion 31101) manufactured for sale in the United States 
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on or after the compliance date under subsection (b) are 
equipped with— 
‘‘(1) a forward collision warning and automatic 
emergency braking system that— 
‘‘(A) alerts the driver if the distance to a 
vehicle ahead or an object or person, including 
a pedestrian, a bicyclist, and any other road 
user, in the path of travel ahead is closing too 
quickly and a collision is imminent; and 
‘‘(B) automatically applies the brakes if 
the driver fails to do so; 
‘‘(2) a lane departure warning and lane keeping 
assist system that— 
‘‘(A) warns the driver to maintain the lane 
of travel; and 
‘‘(B) corrects the course of travel if the 
driver fails to do so; and 
‘‘(3) a blind zone detection system that— 
‘‘(A) warns the driver if another vehicle, 
an object, or a person, including a pedestrian, 
a bicyclist, and any other road user, is in the 
blind zone of the vehicle; and 
‘‘(B) provides an additional alert if the 
driver attempts to change the course of travel 
while another vehicle, an object, or a person, in-
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cluding a pedestrian, a bicyclist, and any other 
road user, is in the blind zone of the vehicle. 
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE DATE.—Compliance with the final 
rule under subsection (a) shall be required beginning for 
the model year that begins not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the final rule is published in the Federal 
Register.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
30128 the following: 
‘‘30129. Crash avoidance technology.’’. 
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL VEHICLE FLEETS. 
(a) CRASH AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGY.—Not later 
than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in 
accordance with section 30129 of title 49, United States 
Code, the head of each Federal agency shall ensure that 
each new passenger motor vehicle (as defined in section 
32101 of that title) and commercial motor vehicle (as de-
fined in section 31101 of that title) purchased or leased 
as part of a Federal fleet of the agency is equipped with— 
(1) a forward collision warning and automatic 
emergency braking system that— 
(A) alerts the driver if the distance to a ve-
hicle ahead or an object or person, including a 
pedestrian, a bicyclist, or any other road user, 
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in the path of travel ahead is closing too quickly 
and a collision is imminent; and 
(B) automatically applies the brakes if the 
driver fails to do so; 
(2) a lane departure warning and lane keeping 
assist system that— 
(A) warns the driver to maintain the lane 
of travel; and 
(B) corrects the course of travel if the 
driver fails to do so; and 
(3) a blind zone detection system that— 
(A) warns the driver if another vehicle, an 
object, or a person, including a pedestrian, a bi-
cyclist, and any other road user, is in the blind 
zone of the vehicle; and 
(B) provides an additional alert if the driv-
er attempts to change the course of travel while 
another vehicle, an object, or a person, includ-
ing a pedestrian, a bicyclist, and any other road 
user, is in the blind zone of the vehicle. 
(b) DIGITAL ALERT TECHNOLOGY.—Not later than 
5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the head 
of each Federal agency shall ensure that each vehicle in 
a Federal fleet of the agency— 
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(1) if the vehicle is used for emergency response 
activities, is equipped with digital alert technology 
that is capable of sending alerts to civilian drivers 
to protect first responders on the scene and en 
route; and 
(2) is equipped with digital alert technology 
(which may be provided by an aftermarket device) 
that is capable of receiving alerts regarding nearby 
first responders. 
Æ 
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