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This bill, the Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act, requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule within 2 years to update the federal motor vehicle safety standard for seat back integrity. The rule aims to reduce the potential for injury to all vehicle occupants, especially children in rear seats, due to seat back failures during crashes. The bill also sets a compliance date for the new rule, which must be within 2 model years after the effective date of the final rule. The bill is introduced in memory of victims of motor vehicle seat failures, highlighting that thousands of preventable fatalities and life-threatening injuries have occurred due to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's neglect to improve the outdated motor vehicle seat integrity standard for over 50 years.

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