(2) by striking ‘‘research.’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
search and (B) advice and recommendations con-
cerning the criteria to be used for evaluating medical 
examiners for admission to the national registry es-
tablished under this section.’’. 
(b) EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LISTING IN 
THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS.— 
Section 31149(c)(1)(D) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) develop requirements applicable to a 
medical examiner seeking to be listed in the na-
tional registry, including— 
‘‘(i) specific courses and materials 
that must be completed to be listed in the 
national registry; 
‘‘(ii) a rigorous written examination 
for which a passing grade must be 
achieved to be listed in the national reg-
istry; 
‘‘(iii) certification (including self-cer-
tification), as appropriate, to verify that 
the medical examiner has completed train-
ing, including refresher courses, that the 
Secretary determines are necessary to be 
listed in the national registry; and 
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‘‘(iv) demonstration of the willingness 
and ability of a medical examiner to com-
ply with any reporting requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary;’’. 
(c) MEDICAL EXAMINATION FORM COMPARISONS.— 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall require by regulation that 
each time a medical examiner performs a medical exam-
ination to certify an applicant for a commercial driver’s 
license under section 391.43 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, such medical examiner shall submit to the 
appropriate State licensing agency the form for such ex-
amination required by section 391.43(f) of such title (as 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
(d) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 31102(b) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in 
subparagraph (W); 
(2) by striking ‘‘stop.’’ in subparagraph (X) 
and inserting ‘‘stop; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(Y) requires State licensing authorities to 
compare the forms they receive pursuant to sec-
tion 11(c) of the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety 
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Act of 2010 with the medical examiner’s certifi-
cate required by section 391.43(g) of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of that Act), 
to determine the accuracy and validity of the 
information contained in such forms and certifi-
cates.’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT
OF LICENSING AU-
THORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 31149(c)(1) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘basis; and’’ in subpara-
graph (E) and inserting ‘‘basis;’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘certification.’’ in subpara-
graph (F) and inserting ‘‘certification; and’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) each year, review the licensing au-
thorities of 10 States to assess the accuracy, 
validity, and timeliness of physical examination 
reports and medical certificates submitted by 
certified medical examiners to such State licens-
ing agencies and the processing of such submis-
sions by the licensing authorities.’’. 
(2) INTERNAL OVERSIGHT POLICY.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish an oversight policy and 
process within the Department of Transpor-
tation for purposes of carrying out the require-
ment of subparagraph (G) of such section 
31149(c)(1), as added by paragraph (1). 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement 
of subparagraph (G) of section 31149(c)(1) of 
title 49, United States Code, shall take effect 
on the date that the oversight policies and proc-
esses are established pursuant to subparagraph 
(A). 
(f) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL 
REGISTRY OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a national registry of medical exam-
iners as required by section 31149(d)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 12. SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR 
MOTORCOACHES. 
(a) ELECTRONIC ON-BOARD RECORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
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regulations 
requiring 
that 
all 
motorcoaches used by a motor carrier in inter-
state commerce be equipped with electronic on- 
board recorders. 
(B) The regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary under this section shall include perform-
ance requirements to ensure that electronic on- 
board recorders— 
(i) accurately record commercial driv-
er hours of service; 
(ii) allow tracking of driver and vehi-
cle location; and 
(iii) are tamper resistant. 
(2) 
APPLICABILITY.—The 
regulations 
pre-
scribed under paragraph (1) shall apply to all such 
motorcoaches beginning on the date that is 2 years 
after the date on which the regulation is published 
as a final rule. 
(b) EVENT DATA RECORDERS.— 
(1) EVALUATION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete an evaluation of event data recorders, 
including requirements regarding specific types of 
vehicle operations, events and incidents, and systems 
information to be recorded, for event data recorders 
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to be used on motorcoaches used by motor carriers 
in interstate commerce. For this purpose, the Sec-
retary shall consider the performance requirements 
for event data recorders for passenger vehicles under 
part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS.—Within 2 
years after completing the evaluation required by 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall issue standards 
and regulations based on the results of that evalua-
tion. 
SEC. 13. SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL 
MOTOR VEHICLES OF PASSENGERS. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a rulemaking pro-
ceeding to consider requiring States to conduct annual in-
spections of commercial motor vehicles designed or used 
to transport passengers, including— 
(1) an assessment of the risks associated with 
improperly maintained or inspected commercial 
motor vehicles designed or used to transport pas-
sengers; 
(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of cur-
rent Federal standards for the inspection of such ve-
hicles in mitigating the risks described in paragraph 
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(1) and to ensure the safe and proper operation con-
dition of such vehicles; and 
(3) an assessment of the costs and benefits of 
a mandatory State inspection program. 
SEC. 14. DISTRACTED DRIVING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 311 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 31152. Regulation of the use of distracting devices 
in motorcoaches 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 1 year after the 
enactment of the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 
2010, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe reg-
ulations on the use of electronic or wireless devices, includ-
ing cell phones and other distracting devices, by an indi-
vidual employed as the operator of a motorcoach (as de-
fined in section 2(8) of that Act). 
‘‘(b) BASIS FOR REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
base the regulations required by subsection (a) on accident 
data analysis, the results of ongoing research, and other 
information, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITED USE.—The Secretary shall prohibit 
the use of such devices in circumstances in which the Sec-
retary determines that their use interferes with the driv-
er’s safe operation of a motorcoach (as so defined). 
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‘‘(d) PERMITTED USE.—Under the regulations, the 
Secretary may permit the use of a device, the use of which 
is prohibited under subsection (c), if the Secretary deter-
mines that such use is necessary for the safety of the driv-
er or the public in emergency circumstances.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
31151 the following: 
‘‘31152. Regulation of the use of distracting devices in motorcoaches.’’. 
SEC. 15. MOTORCOACH RENTAL OR LEASING COMPANIES. 
Paragraph (3) of section 31132 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) ‘employer’— 
‘‘(A) means a person engaged in a business 
affecting interstate commerce that— 
‘‘(i) owns or leases a commercial 
motor vehicle in connection with that busi-
ness, or assigns and employee to operate 
it; or 
‘‘(ii) offers for rent or lease motor ve-
hicles designed or used to transport more 
than 15 passengers, including the driver, 
and from the same location or as part of 
the same business provides names or con-
tact information of drivers, arranges for a 
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driver of the rented or leased passenger- 
carrying motor vehicle, or holds itself out 
to the public as a provider of transpor-
tation services; but 
‘‘(B) does not include an individual who is 
an employee of the United States Government, 
a State, or a political subdivision of a State act-
ing in the course of that individual’s employ-
ment as such an employee.’’. 
SEC. 16. REGISTRATION OF BROKERS FOR MOTOR CAR-
RIERS OF PASSENGERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13904(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or pas-
sengers’’ after ‘‘transportation of property’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF EXEMPTION.—Section 13506(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in 
paragraph (13); 
(2) by striking paragraph (14); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (15) as para-
graph (14). 
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SEC. 17. REGULATIONS. 
Any standard or regulation prescribed or modified 
pursuant to this Act shall be prescribed or modified in 
accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. 
Æ 
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