Safety grant program

(a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a grant program to provide grants to States to make subgrants to local educational agencies— (1) to assist the local educational agencies in purchasing school buses equipped with— (A) 3-point safety belts at each designated seating position; or (B) any other school bus safety feature described in section 3 or 4; and (2) to assist the local educational agencies in modifying school buses already owned by the local educational agency to be equipped with— (A) 3-point safety belts at each designated seating position; or (B) any other school bus safety feature described in section 3 or 4. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.