,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #af1  
#bjai,mr4 ,schumer 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to require the   
,secretary of ,transportation to award  
grants to ,states that have enacted and 
are enforcing certain laws with respect 
to stretch limousines1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,take ,unsafe ,limos
 ,off the ,road ,act4  #b4 ,grant       
program for safety of stretch limousines
  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,iv of   
chapter #caa of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #caafb4 ,grant  
program for safety of stretch limousines
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,eligible defect ,the term eligible

 defect means a defect that would cause 
a motor vehicle to fail a commercial    
motor vehicle safety inspection4  7#b7  
,passenger motor vehicle ,the term      
passenger motor vehicle has the meaning 
given the term in section #cbaja4  7#c7 
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,transportation4  7#d7
 ,stretch limousine ,the term stretch   
limousine means a new or used passenger 
motor vehicle that--  7,a7 has been     
modified1 altered1 or extended in a     
manner that increases the overall       
wheelbase of the vehicle--  7i7 beyond  
the wheelbase dimension of the original 
equipment manufacturer for the base     
model and year of the vehicle2 and  7ii7
 to a length sufficient to accommodate  
additional passengers2 and  7,b7 after  
being altered as described in           
subparagraph 7,a71 has a seating        
capacity of not fewer than #i           
passengers1 including the driver4  7b7  
,grant program ,each fiscal year1 the   
,secretary shall make a grant1 in       

accordance with this section1 to each   
,state that is eligible for a grant     
under subsection 7c74  7c7 ,eligibility 
,a ,state is eligible for a grant under 
this section for a fiscal year if1 on   
,october #a of that fiscal year1 the    
,state--  7#a7 has enacted a law that   
requires the impoundment or             
immobilization of a stretch limousine   
that is found to have an eligible defect
 on inspection2 and  7#b7 is enforcing  
the law described in paragraph 7#a71 as 
determined by the ,secretary4  7d7      
,grant amounts  7#a7 ,in general        
,beginning on ,october #a of the first  
fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary shall apportion the amounts  
appropriated to carry out this section  
to each ,state that is eligible to      
receive a grant under subsection 7c7 in 
an amount that is equal to the quotient 
obtained by dividing--  7,a7 the        
difference between-- 7i7 #e1jjj1jjj2 and
  7ii7 the total amount provided to     

,states under paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 
the number of ,states eligible for a    
grant under subsection 7c7 for the      
fiscal year4  7#b7 ,increase of grant   
amounts ,beginning on ,october #a of the
 first fiscal year beginning after the  
date of enactment of this section1 a    
,state that is eligible for a grant     
under subsection 7c7 may receive an     
additional #ej1jjj in grant funds if1 on
 ,october #a of that fiscal year1 the   
,state has enacted and is enforcing a   
law or regulation that requires--  7,a7 
any safety inspection of a stretch      
limousine to be conducted at a          
designated site controlled by the       
,state2 and  7,b7 the inspection        
described in subparagraph 7,a7 to be    
conducted by employees trained in the   
inspection of stretch limousines4  7e7  
,use of funds ,a ,state receiving a     
grant under this section may use grant  
amounts-- 7#a7 for the impoundment or   
immobilization of a stretch limousine2  
7#b7 for the establishment and operating

 expenses of designated stretch         
limousine safety inspection sites2 or   
7#c7 to train employees in the          
inspection of stretch limousines4  7f7  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary to carry out this section    
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjba through #bjbd4  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the analysis for subchapter  
,,iv of chapter #caa of title #di is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #caafa the          
following3  #caafb4 ,grant program for  
safety of stretch limousines4  4