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[H.R. 1216 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1216

                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and eight


                                 An Act


 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce 
 the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of 
              light motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Cameron Gulbransen Kids 
Transportation Safety Act of 2007'' or the ``K.T. Safety Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. RULEMAKING REGARDING CHILD SAFETY.
    (a) Power Window Safety.--
        (1) Consideration of rule.--Not later than 18 months after the 
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
    (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall initiate a 
    rulemaking to consider prescribing or amending Federal motor 
    vehicle safety standards to require power windows and panels on 
    motor vehicles to automatically reverse direction when such power 
    windows and panels detect an obstruction to prevent children and 
    others from being trapped, injured, or killed.
        (2) Deadline for decision.--If the Secretary determines such 
    safety standards are reasonable, practicable, and appropriate, the 
    Secretary shall prescribe, under section 30111 of title 49, United 
    States Code, the safety standards described in paragraph (1) not 
    later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act. If 
    the Secretary determines that no additional safety standards are 
    reasonable, practicable, and appropriate, the Secretary shall--
            (A) not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, transmit a report to the Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate describing 
        the reasons such standards were not prescribed; and
            (B) publish and otherwise make available to the public 
        through the Internet and other means (such as the ``Buying a 
        Safer Car'' brochure) information regarding which vehicles are 
        or are not equipped with power windows and panels that 
        automatically reverse direction when an obstruction is 
        detected.
    (b) Rearward Visibility.--Not later than 12 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking 
to revise Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 111 (FMVSS 111) to 
expand the required field of view to enable the driver of a motor 
vehicle to detect areas behind the motor vehicle to reduce death and 
injury resulting from backing incidents, particularly incidents 
involving small children and disabled persons. The Secretary may 
prescribe different requirements for different types of motor vehicles 
to expand the required field of view to enable the driver of a motor 
vehicle to detect areas behind the motor vehicle to reduce death and 
injury resulting from backing incidents, particularly incidents 
involving small children and disabled persons. Such standard may be met 
by the provision of additional mirrors, sensors, cameras, or other 
technology to expand the driver's field of view. The Secretary shall 
prescribe final standards pursuant to this subsection not later than 36 
months after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Phase-In Period.--
        (1) Phase-in period required.--The safety standards prescribed 
    pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall establish a phase-in 
    period for compliance, as determined by the Secretary, and require 
    full compliance with the safety standards not later than 48 months 
    after the date on which the final rule is issued.
        (2) Phase-in priorities.--In establishing the phase-in period 
    of the rearward visibility safety standards required under 
    subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider whether to require the 
    phase-in according to different types of motor vehicles based on 
    data demonstrating the frequency by which various types of motor 
    vehicles have been involved in backing incidents resulting in 
    injury or death. If the Secretary determines that any type of motor 
    vehicle should be given priority, the Secretary shall issue 
    regulations that specify--
            (A) which type or types of motor vehicles shall be phased-
        in first; and
            (B) the percentages by which such motor vehicles shall be 
        phased-in.
    (d) Preventing Motor Vehicles From Rolling Away.--
        (1) Requirement.--Each motor vehicle with an automatic 
    transmission that includes a ``park'' position manufactured for 
    sale after September 1, 2010, shall be equipped with a system that 
    requires the service brake to be depressed before the transmission 
    can be shifted out of ``park''. This system shall function in any 
    starting system key position in which the transmission can be 
    shifted out of ``park''.
        (2) Treatment as motor vehicle safety standard.--A violation of 
    paragraph (1) shall be treated as a violation of a motor vehicle 
    safety standard prescribed under section 30111 of title 49, United 
    States Code, and shall be subject to enforcement by the Secretary 
    under chapter 301 of such title.
        (3) Publication of noncompliant vehicles.--
            (A) Information submission.--Not later than 60 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, for the current model 
        year and annually thereafter through 2010, each motor vehicle 
        manufacturer shall transmit to the Secretary the make and model 
        of motor vehicles with automatic transmissions that include a 
        ``park'' position that do not comply with the requirements of 
        paragraph (1).
            (B) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after receiving 
        the information submitted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
        shall publish and otherwise make available to the public 
        through the Internet and other means the make and model of the 
        applicable motor vehicles that do not comply with the 
        requirements of paragraph (1). Any motor vehicle not included 
        in the publication under this subparagraph shall be presumed to 
        comply with such requirements.
    (e) Definition of Motor Vehicle.--As used in this Act and for 
purposes of the motor vehicle safety standards described in subsections 
(a) and (b), the term ``motor vehicle'' has the meaning given such term 
in section 30102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, except that 
such term shall not include--
        (1) a motorcycle or trailer (as such terms are defined in 
    section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations); or
        (2) any motor vehicle that is rated at more than 10,000 pounds 
    gross vehicular weight.
    (f) Database on Injuries and Deaths in Nontraffic, Noncrash 
Events.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and maintain a 
    database of injuries and deaths in nontraffic, noncrash events 
    involving motor vehicles.
        (2) Contents.--The database established pursuant to paragraph 
    (1) shall include information regarding--
            (A) the number, types, and causes of injuries and deaths 
        resulting from the events described in paragraph (1);
            (B) the make, model, and model year of motor vehicles 
        involved in such events, when practicable; and
            (C) other variables that the Secretary determines will 
        enhance the value of the database.
        (3) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the information 
    contained in the database established pursuant to paragraph (1) 
    available to the public through the Internet and other means.
SEC. 3. CHILD SAFETY INFORMATION PROGRAM.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 9 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide information about 
hazards to children in nontraffic, noncrash incident situations by--
        (1) supplementing an existing consumer information program 
    relating to child safety; or
        (2) creating a new consumer information program relating to 
    child safety.
    (b) Program Requirements.--In carrying out the program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
        (1) utilize information collected pursuant to section 2(f) 
    regarding nontraffic, noncrash injuries, and other relevant data 
    the Secretary considers appropriate, to establish priorities for 
    the program;
        (2) address ways in which parents and caregivers can reduce 
    risks to small children arising from back over incidents, 
    hyperthermia in closed motor vehicles, accidental actuation of 
    power windows, and any other risks the Secretary determines should 
    be addressed; and
        (3) make information related to the program available to the 
    public through the Internet and other means.
SEC. 4. DEADLINES.
    If the Secretary determines that the deadlines applicable under 
this Act cannot be met, the Secretary shall--
        (1) establish new deadlines; and
        (2) notify the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
    Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
    Transportation of the Senate of the new deadlines and describing 
    the reasons the deadlines specified under this Act could not be 
    met.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.