S.Amdt. 2475

SA 2475. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2266 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 22, to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 522, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

SEC. 32612. COLLISION AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 24 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a
rulemaking to establish a Federal motor vehicle safety
standard that requires any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle
weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds to be equipped with
a crash avoidance and mitigation system, such as--
(1) a forward collision warning system;
(2) a forward collision automatic braking system; and

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(3) a lane departure warning system.
(b) Performance and Standards.--The regulations prescribed
under subsection (a) shall establish performance requirements
and standards to prevent collisions with moving vehicles and
stopped vehicles.
(c) Final Rule; Effective Date.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall issue a final rule under subsection (a). The rule
prescribed by the Secretary under this subsection shall take
effect on the date that is 2 years after the date on which
the rule is published.
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