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[CITE: 49USC30125]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
                             PART A--GENERAL
 
                    CHAPTER 301--MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
 
                 SUBCHAPTER II--STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
 
Sec. 30125. Schoolbuses and schoolbus equipment

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
        (1) ``schoolbus'' means a passenger motor vehicle designed to 
    carry a driver and more than 10 passengers, that the Secretary of 
    Transportation decides is likely to be used significantly to 
    transport preprimary, primary, and secondary school students to or 
    from school or an event related to school.
        (2) ``schoolbus equipment'' means equipment designed primarily 
    for a schoolbus or manufactured or sold to replace or improve a 
    system, part, or component of a schoolbus or as an accessory or 
    addition to a schoolbus.

    (b) Standards.--The Secretary shall prescribe motor vehicle safety 
standards for schoolbuses and schoolbus equipment manufactured in, or 
imported into, the United States. Standards shall include minimum 
performance requirements for--
        (1) emergency exits;
        (2) interior protection for occupants;
        (3) floor strength;
        (4) seating systems;
        (5) crashworthiness of body and frame (including protection 
    against rollover hazards);
        (6) vehicle operating systems;
        (7) windows and windshields; and
        (8) fuel systems.

    (c) Test Driving by Manufacturers.--The Secretary may require by 
regulation a schoolbus to be test-driven by a manufacturer before 
introduction in commerce.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 957.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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30125(a)..............................  15:1391(14), (15).               Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat.
                                                                          718, 
Sec.  102(14), (15); added Oct.
                                                                          27, 1
974, Pub. L. 93-492, Sec.  201,
                                                                          88 St
at. 1484.
30125(b)..............................  15:1392(i)(1).                   Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat.
                                                                          718, 
Sec.  103(i)(1), (2); added Oct.
                                                                          27, 1
974, Pub. L. 93-492, Sec.  202,
                                                                          88 St
at. 1484; July 8, 1976, Pub. L.
                                                                          94-34
6, Sec.  2, 90 Stat. 815.
30125(c)..............................  15:1392(i)(2).
                                        15:1397(a)(1)(F).                Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat.
                                                                          718, 
Sec.  108(a)(1)(F); added Oct.
                                                                          27, 1
974, Pub. L. 93-492, Sec.  203,
                                                                          88 St
at. 1485.
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    In subsection (a)(1), the words ``the purpose of'' are omitted as 
surplus.
    In subsection (a)(2), the words ``any similar part or component'' 
are omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (b), before clause (1), the text of 15:1392(i)(1)(A) 
(1st sentence) and (B) (words before 2d comma) is omitted as executed. 
The word ``prescribe'' is substituted for ``promulgate'', and the word 
``Federal'' is omitted, for consistency. The words ``Such proposed 
standards'' and ``those aspects of performance set out in clauses (i) 
through (viii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph'' are omitted 
because of the restatement. The word ``requirements'' is substituted for 
``standards'' to avoid using ``standards'' in 2 different ways. The text 
of 15:1392(i)(1)(B) (last 6 words) is omitted as executed.
    In subsection (c), the text of 15:1397(a)(1)(F) is omitted as 
unnecessary because of the restatement.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 30141, 30165 of this title.
