,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod 7for herself and
 ,mrs4 ,napolitano7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,transportation
 to issue certain regulations with      
respect to motorcoach safety1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,motorcoach    
,safety1 ,accountability1 and           
,technology ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,brake  
performance inspections ,not later than 
#c years after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of            
,transportation shall issue regulations 

to ensure that an individual conducts1  
before each trip of a motorcoach carried
 out by a provider of motorcoach        
services1 a brake performance inspection
 for that motorcoach to ensure that the 
brake performance satisfies all         
requirements under ,federal law4  #c4   
,brake monitoring systems ,not later    
than #c years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall issue          
regulations that--  7#a7 establish      
minimum performance standards for any   
electronic system onboard a motorcoach  
that is used to monitor the performance 
of an air brake system of that          
motorcoach2 and  7#b7 require that each 
motorcoach with an air brake system1 if 
manufactured after the date that is #b  
years after the effective date of the   
standards established under paragraph   
7#a71 be equipped with such an          
electronic system4  #d4 ,automatic      
emergency braking and collision warning 
systems ,not later than #c years after  

the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
issue regulations requiring that each   
motorcoach manufactured after the       
effective date of such regulations be   
equipped with--  7#a7 an automatic      
emergency braking system2 and  7#b7 a   
collision warning system4  #e4 ,lane    
departure warning systems ,not later    
than #c years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall issue          
regulations requiring that each         
motorcoach manufactured after the       
effective date of such regulations1 and 
with a gross vehicle weight rating of   
more than #aj1jjj pounds1 be equipped   
with a lane departure warning system4   
#f4 ,speed limiting devices ,not later  
than #c years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall issue          
regulations requiring that each         
motorcoach manufactured after the       
effective date of such regulations be   

equipped with a device that limits the  
speed at which the motorcoach may travel
 to not more than #gj miles per hour4   
#g4 ,additional regulation requirements 
,in issuing regulations under sections  
#c1 #d1 #e1 and #f of this ,act1 the    
,secretary of ,transportation shall--   
7#a7 require that the technologies      
mandated for motorcoaches under those   
sections be tamper resistant2 and  7#b7 
establish a process for certifying      
compliance with the regulations4  #h4   
,retrofitting  7a7 ,study ,the          
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
conduct a study on the feasibility of   
requiring that motorcoaches1 if not     
manufactured with the technologies      
referenced in sections #c1 #d1 #e1 and  
#f of this ,act1 be retrofitted with    
such technologies4  7b7 ,report ,not    
later than #c years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the findings of the study conducted     
under subsection 7a74  #i4 ,regrooved1  

recapped1 and retreaded tires ,not later
 than #c years after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall issue          
regulations that establish standards for
 the use of regrooved1 recapped1 or     
retreaded tires on a motorcoach4  #aj4  
,motor carrier safety assistance program
 ,section #caajb7;b77#b7 of title #di1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking subparagraph 7,x7 and inserting
 the following3  7,x7 except in the case
 of an imminent or obvious safety       
hazard1 ensures that an inspection of a 
vehicle transporting passengers for a   
motor carrier of passengers is conducted
 at a station1 terminal1 border         
crossing1 maintenance facility1         
destination1 weigh station1 rest stop1  
turnpike service area1 or a location    
where adequate food1 shelter1 and       
sanitation facilities are available for 
passengers and reasonable accommodation 
is available for passengers with        
disabilities2 and  4  #aa4 ,definitions 

,in this ,act1 the following definitions
 apply3  7#a7 ,motorcoach ,the term     
motorcoach has the meaning given that   
term in section #cbgjb7f7 of ,,map-#ba1 
except that the reference in such       
section to section #cjch7;a77#c7 of the 
,transportation ,equity ,act for the    
#bast ,century 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ecaj     
note7 shall be treated as referring to  
such section #cjch7;a77#c7 as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment 
of ,,map-#ba4  7#b7 ,provider of        
motorcoach services ,the term provider  
of motorcoach services has the meaning  
given that term in section #cbgjb7aj7 of
 ,,map-#ba1 except that the term        
motorcoach1 as used in such section1    
shall be treated as having the meaning  
given such term under paragraph 7#a7 of 
this section4