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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2505 

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations with 

respect to motorcoach safety, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2013 

Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD (for herself and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

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 safety, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motorcoach Safety, 

5 Accountability, and Technology Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. BRAKE PERFORMANCE INSPECTIONS. 

7 Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 


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1 regulations to ensure that an individual conducts, before 

2 each trip of a motorcoach carried out by a provider of mo3 torcoach services, a brake performance inspection for that 

4 motorcoach to ensure that the brake performance satisfies 

5 all requirements under Federal law. 

6 SEC. 3. BRAKE MONITORING SYSTEMS. 

7 Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 

9 regulations that— 

10 (1) establish minimum performance standards 

11 for any electronic system onboard a motorcoach that 

12 is used to monitor the performance of an air brake 

13 system of that motorcoach; and 

14 (2) require that each motorcoach with an air 

15 brake system, if manufactured after the date that is 

16 2 years after the effective date of the standards es17 tablished under paragraph (1), be equipped with 

18 such an electronic system. 

19 SEC. 4. AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING AND COLLISION 

20 WARNING SYSTEMS. 

21 Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

22 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 

23 regulations requiring that each motorcoach manufactured 

24 after the effective date of such regulations be equipped 

25 with— 


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1 (1) an automatic emergency braking system; 

2 and 

3 (2) a collision warning system. 

4 SEC. 5. LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEMS. 

5 Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 

7 regulations requiring that each motorcoach manufactured 

8 after the effective date of such regulations, and with a 

9 gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, 

10 be equipped with a lane departure warning system. 

11 SEC. 6. SPEED LIMITING DEVICES. 

12 Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 

14 regulations requiring that each motorcoach manufactured 

15 after the effective date of such regulations be equipped 

16 with a device that limits the speed at which the motor17 coach may travel to not more than 70 miles per hour. 

18 SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REGULATION REQUIREMENTS. 

19 In issuing regulations under sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 

20 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 

21 (1) require that the technologies mandated for 

22 motorcoaches under those sections be tamper resist23 ant; and 

24 (2) establish a process for certifying compliance 

25 with the regulations. 


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1 SEC. 8. RETROFITTING. 

2 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 

3 conduct a study on the feasibility of requiring that 

4 motorcoaches, if not manufactured with the technologies 

5 referenced in sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Act, be retro6 fitted with such technologies. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

8 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

9 Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted 

10 under subsection (a). 

11 SEC. 9. REGROOVED, RECAPPED, AND RETREADED TIRES. 

12 Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 

14 regulations that establish standards for the use of re15 grooved, recapped, or retreaded tires on a motorcoach. 

16 SEC. 10. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

17 Section 31102(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

18 is amended by striking subparagraph (X) and inserting 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(X) except in the case of an imminent or 

21 obvious safety hazard, ensures that an inspec22 tion of a vehicle transporting passengers for a 

23 motor carrier of passengers is conducted at a 

24 station, terminal, border crossing, maintenance 

25 facility, destination, weigh station, rest stop, 

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1 quate food, shelter, and sanitation facilities are 

2 available for passengers and reasonable accom3 modation is available for passengers with dis4 abilities; and’’. 

5 SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 

7 (1) MOTORCOACH.—The term ‘‘motorcoach’’ 

8 has the meaning given that term in section 32702(6) 

9 of MAP–21, except that the reference in such sec10 tion to section 3038(a)(3) of the Transportation Eq11 uity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note) 

12 shall be treated as referring to such section 

13 3038(a)(3) as in effect on the day before the date 

14 of enactment of MAP–21. 

15 (2) PROVIDER OF MOTORCOACH SERVICES.— 

16 The term ‘‘provider of motorcoach services’’ has the 

17 meaning given that term in section 32702(10) of 

18 MAP–21, except that the term ‘‘motorcoach’’, as 

19 used in such section, shall be treated as having the 

20 meaning given such term under paragraph (1) of 

21 this section. 

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