PUBLIC LAW 103-267—JUNE 16, 1994 108 STAT. 727 organizations for programs that require or encourage individuals under the age of 16 to wear approved bicycle helmets. In making those grants, the Administrator shall allow grantees to use wide discretion in designing programs that effectively promote increased bicycle helmet use. (b) FEDERAL SHARE.— The amount provided by a grant under this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the program for which the grant is made. In crediting the recipient State, political subdivision, or nonprofit organization for the non-Federal share of the cost of such a program (other than planning and administration), the aggregate of all expenditures made by such State, political subdivision, or nonprofit organization (exclusive of Federal funds) for the purposes described in section 203 (other than expenditures for planning and administration) shall be available for such crediting, without regard to whether such expenditures were actually made in connection with such program. SEC. 203. PURPOSES FOR GRANTS. 15 USC 6002. A grant made under section 202 may be used by a grantee to— (1) enforce a law that requires individuals under the age of 16 to wear approved bicycle helmets on their heads while riding on bicycles; (2) provide assistance, to individuals under the age of 16 who may not be able to afford approved bicycle helmets, to enable such individuals to acquire such helmets; (3) develop and administer a program to educate individuals under the age of 16 and their families on the importance of wearing such helmets in order to improve bicycle safety; or (4) carry out any combination of the activities described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). The Administrator shall review grant applications for compliance with this section prior to awarding grants. SEC. 204. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 15 USC 6003. Not later than May 1, 1997, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of the grant program established by section 202. The report shall include a list of grant recipients, a summary of the types of programs implemented by the grantees, and any recommendation by the Administrator regarding how the program should be changed in the future. SEC. 205. STANDARDS. 15 USC 6004. (a) IN GENERAL.— Bicycle helmets manufactured 9 months or more after the date of the enactment of this Act shall conform to— (1) any interim standard described under subsection (b), pending the establishment of a final standard pursuant to subsection (c); and (2) the final standard, once it has been established under subsection (c). (b) INTERIM STANDARDS.—The interim standards are as follows: (1) The American National Standards Institute standard designated as "Z90.4 -1984". (2) The Snell Memorial Foundation standard designated as "B -90".
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