1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act . 2. Bus operations safety risk reduction program (a) Public transportation safety program section Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Bus operations safety risk reduction program (1) Requirements Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall require a recipient that operates fixed route bus service to— (A) develop a risk reduction program for bus operations (referred to in this subsection as a covered program ) in accordance with paragraph (2) to improve safety by reducing the number and rates of accidents, injuries, assaults on bus operators, and fatalities; (B) submit the covered program, including the implementation plan required under paragraph (3), to the Secretary for review and approval; and (C) implement the covered program, including the implementation plan, as approved by the Secretary. (2) Development of program A recipient required to develop and submit a covered program under paragraph (1)— (A) shall develop the program by conducting risk analysis on the bus operations of the recipient; (B) may incorporate the program into an applicable comprehensive agency safety plan that the recipient prepares under subsection (d), if the comprehensive agency safety plan fulfills each requirement under this subsection; and (C) shall develop the program in cooperation with bus operators and collective bargaining representatives of bus operators, including the development of— (i) the risk analysis required under subparagraph (A); and (ii) the implementation plan required under paragraph (3). (3) Implementation plan A covered program shall include an implementation plan for— (A) reduction of vehicular and pedestrian accidents involving buses that includes— (i) deployment of driver assistance technologies for bus operators that reduce or prevent accidents