116 STAT. 2772 PUBLIC LAW 107-318—DEC. 4, 2002 Public Law 107-318 107th Congress An Act Dec. 4, 2002 To provide for the improvement of the safety of child restraints in passenger [HR 5504] motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Anton's Law. the United States of America in Congress assembled, 49 USC 30127 note. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as "Anton's Law". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) It is the policy of the Department of Transportation that all child occupants of motor vehicles, regardless of seating position, be appropriately restrained in order to reduce the incidence of injuries and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes on the streets, roads, and highways. (2) Research has shown that very few children between the ages of 4 to 8 years old are in the appropriate restraint for their age when riding in passenger motor vehicles. (3) Children who have outgrown their child ssifety seats should ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until an adult seat belt fits properly. (4) Children who were properly restrained when riding in passenger motor vehicles suffered less severe injuries from accidents than children not properly restrained. SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF SAFETY OF CHILD RESTRAINTS IN PAS- SENGER MOTOR VEHICLES. Regulations. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Transportation (hereafter referred to as the "Secretary") shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish performance requirements for child restraints, including booster seats, for the restraint of children weighing more than 50 pounds. (b) ELEMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.— In the rulemaking proceeding required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) consider whether to include injury performance criteria for child restraints, including booster seats and other products for use in passenger motor vehicles for the restraint of children weighing more than 50 poimds, under the requirements established in the rulemaking proceeding; (2) consider whether to establish performance requirements for seat belt fit when used with booster seats euid other belt guidance devices; (3) consider whether to address situations where children weighing more than 50 pounds only have access to seating
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