text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars 
  Safety Act of 2003''.
  
  SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE CHILD INJURY AND 
                DEATH FROM PARKED OR UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLES.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall evaluate--
              (1) devices and technologies intended to reduce the 
          incidence of child injury and child death occurring outside of 
          parked motor vehicles in nontraffic, noncrash events, including 
          backing-over incidents, that are caused by such vehicles, and 
          determining which of those methods is the most effective; and
              (2) currently available technology to prevent injury and 
          death of children left unattended inside of parked motor 
          vehicles, including injury or death due to hyperthermia, power 
          windows, or power sunroofs.
      (b) Report.--The Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report 
  on the findings and determinations of the evaluation under this section 
  to the Congress by not later than one year after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act.
      (c) Completion of Rulemaking Regarding Power Windows.--The 
  Secretary of Transportation shall by not later than 6 months after the 
  submission of the report under subsection (b) complete any rulemaking 
  begun before the date of the enactment of this Act regarding power 
  windows and power window switches.
  
  SEC. 3. DATABASE FOR TRACKING THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF INJURIES AND 
                DEATHS IN NONTRAFFIC, NONCRASH EVENTS.
  
      (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
  a database of (or modify an existing database to include), and collect 
  data regarding, the numbers and types of injuries and deaths in 
  nontraffic, noncrash events involving motor vehicles.
      (b) Included Information.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
  collect and include in such database the following information:
              (1) The types, makes, models, and model years of motor 
          vehicles involved in nontraffic, noncrash events.
              (2) Whether there was an operator of each motor vehicle in 
          such events.
              (3) The age of each operator of such motor vehicles.
              (4) The age of each individual who suffered injury or death 
          in such events.
              (5) Whether each motor vehicle had technology installed to 
          detect individuals and objects behind it.
              (6) The degree of injury to each individual who suffered 
          injury or death in such events.
              (7) The location of which the injury or death occurred.
              (8) Any other information prescribed by the Secretary of 
          Transportation.
      (c) Availability.--The Secretary of Transportation shall make 
  information in the database under this section available to the public, 
  through--
              (1) an Internet page of the Department of Transportation; 
          and
              (2) annual reports.
  
  SEC. 4. MOTOR VEHICLE BACKOVER PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall evaluate the 
  available technologies for detecting and preventing collisions with 
  individuals and objects behind a motor vehicle, with respect to the 
  accuracy, effectiveness, cost, and feasibility of installation of such 
  technologies in a wide variety of motor vehicles.
      (b) Report.--The Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report 
  on the findings of the evaluation under this section to the Congress by 
  not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
  
  SEC. 5. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS REQUIRING BACKUP DETECTION 
                DEVICES.
  
      (a) In General.--Based on the findings of the evaluation under 
  section 4, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe motor 
  vehicle safety standards that--
              (1) require the installation, as standard equipment on a 
          new motor vehicle, of devices for detecting, and providing to 
          operators of such a vehicle a warning of, individuals and 
          objects behind the motor vehicle; and
              (2) establish requirements for the performance of such 
          devices.
      (b) Phased-In Application.--Standards prescribed under this section 
  shall take effect (as specified by the standards) over the 3-year 
  period beginning on the date of the submission of the report under 
  section 4(b), as follows:
              (1) With respect to light trucks (as defined by the 
          Administration for purposes of the standards), by not later 
          than the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date.
              (2) With respect to other passenger motor vehicles 
          specified by the Secretary of Transportation, after the end of 
          such 2-year period and by not later than the end of the 3-year 
          period beginning on such date.
  
  SEC. 6. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR POWER WINDOWS AND POWER 
                SUNROOFS.
  
      The Secretary of Transportation shall, by not later than 1 year 
  after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe motor vehicle 
  safety standards for power windows and power sunroofs, that--
              (1) ensure that the operation of power windows, power 
          window switches, and power sunroofs cannot result in deaths and 
          injuries; and
              (2) require inclusion with power windows and power sunroofs 
          of--
                      (A) child-safe switches; and
                      (B) auto reverse technology.
target: Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) evaluate devices and technologies to reduce child injuries and deaths occurring outside of parked motor vehicles in non-traffic, non-crash events or inside of parked vehicles when children are left unattended; (2) establish a database of, and collect data on, the number and types of injuries and deaths in such events; (3) evaluate technologies for detecting and preventing collisions with individuals and objects behind motor vehicles; (4) prescribe safety standards to require devices for detecting individuals and objects behind motor vehicles; and (5) prescribe safety standards for power windows and power sunroofs, including requirements for child-safe switches and auto reverse technology.
feat_title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate devices and technology for reducing the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of motor vehicles, and for other purposes.