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§ 32304B. Child safety
(a)Definitions.—In this section:
(1)Passenger motor vehicle.—The term “passenger motor vehicle” has the meaning given that term in section 32101.
(2)Rear-designated seating position.—The term “rear-designated seating position” means designated seating positions that are rearward of the front seat.
(3)Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
(b)Rulemaking.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a final rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight to be equipped with a system to alert the operator to check rear-designated seating positions after the vehicle engine or motor is deactivated by the operator.
(c)Means.—The alert required under subsection (b)—
(1) shall include a distinct auditory and visual alert, which may be combined with a haptic alert; and
(2) shall be activated when the vehicle motor is deactivated by the operator.
(d)Phase-in.—The rule issued pursuant to subsection (b) shall require full compliance with the rule beginning on September 1st of the first calendar year that begins 2 years after the date on which the final rule is issued.
(Added Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title IV, § 24222(a)(1), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 835.)