1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Public transportation workers are vital to the safe, efficient, and affordable movement of people and to the economic prosperity of the country. (2) Assaults on public transportation workers are a growing problem, with daily reports of bus operators and rail transit employees being beaten, having items thrown at them, being spat upon, and being verbally abused. (3) This is not only a tragic situation for public transportation workers, but also a major safety risk for passengers, other motorists, and pedestrians. (4) An additional risk to safe bus operation is the existence of blind spots in the view from a bus operator workstation that— (A) prevent a driver from fully seeing the driver’s surroundings; and (B) have caused serious accidents with pedestrians. (5) Blind spots are avoidable, and buses can be designed to provide the bus operator a clear view outside the vehicle. (6) Section 3022 of the FAST Act ( 49 U.S.C. 5329 note; Public Law 114–94 ) required the Secretary of Transportation to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to address protection of public transportation operators from the risk of assault. (7) The Secretary of Transportation has failed to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking as required under section 3022 of the FAST Act. 3. Bus operations safety risk reduction program 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 each recipient that operates fixed route bus service to— (A) develop a risk reduction program for bus operations under paragraph (2) to improve safety by reducing the number and rates of accidents, injuries, assaults on bus operators, and fatalities