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 PUBLIC LAW 107-318—DEC. 4, 2002 116 STAT. 2773 positions with lap belts, such as allowing tethered child restraints for such children; and (4) review the definition of the term "booster seat" in Federal motor vehicle safety standard No. 213 under section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to determine if it is sufficiently comprehensive. (c) COMPLETION. —The Secretary shall complete the rulemaking Deadline. proceeding required by subsection (a) not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF ANTHROPOMORPHIC TEST DEVICE SIMU- Deadlines. LATING A 10-YEAR OLD CHILD. (a) DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION.— Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and evaluate an anthropomorphic test device that simulates a 10-year old child for use in testing child restraints used in passenger motor vehicles. (b) ADOPTION BY RULEMAKING. —Within 1 year following the development and evaluation carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding for the adoption of an anthropomorphic test device as developed under subsection (a). SEC. 5. REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION OF LAP AND SHOULDER Deadlines. BELTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal motor vehicle safety standard No. 208 under section 571.208 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to occupant crash protection, in order to— (1) require a lap and shoulder belt assembly for each rear designated seating position in a passenger motor vehicle with a gross vehicle y^eight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, except that if the Secretary determines that installation of a lap and shoulder belt assembly is not practicable for a particular designated seating position in a particular type of passenger motor vehicle, the Secretary may exclude the designated seating position from the requirement; and (2) apply that requirement to passenger motor vehicles in phases in accordance with subsection (b). (b) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE. —The requirement prescribed under subsection (a)(1) shall be implemented in phases on a production year basis beginning with the production year that begins not later than 12 months after the end of the year in which the regulations are prescribed under subsection (a). The final rule Applicability. shall apply to all passenger motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less that are manufactured in the third production year of the implementation phase-in under the schedule. SEC. 6. EVALUATION OF INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SYSTEMS. Deadlines. (a) EVALUATION. —Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate an evaluation of integrated or built-in child restraints and booster seats. The evaluation should include— (1) the safety of the child restraint and correctness of fit for the child;

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