SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SAFETY OF STRETCH LIM-
OUSINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 311 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 31162. Grant program for safety of stretch lim-
ousines 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall make a grant, in accordance with this section, to any 
State that has enacted and is enforcing a law that requires 
the impoundment or immobilization of a stretch limousine 
if such limousine is found to have an eligible defect upon 
inspection. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is eligible for a grant 
under this section for a fiscal year if such State has en-
acted and is enforcing a law described in subsection (a) 
on October 1 of such fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1 of 
the first fiscal year beginning after the date of en-
actment of this section, the Secretary shall apportion 
funds appropriated to carry out this section to each 
State that has enacted and is enforcing a law de-
scribed in subsection (a) in an amount determined 
by— 
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‘‘(A) subtracting all amounts provided to 
States 
pursuant 
to 
paragraph 
(2) 
from 
$5,000,000; and 
‘‘(B) dividing the amount described in sub-
paragraph (A) by the number of States eligible 
for a grant for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) INCREASE
OF
AMOUNTS.—Beginning on 
October 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the 
date of enactment of this section, a State is eligible 
for an additional $50,000 if the State has enacted 
and is enforcing a law or regulation that requires— 
‘‘(A) any safety inspection of a stretch lim-
ousine to be conducted at a designated site con-
trolled by the State; and 
‘‘(B) the inspection described in subpara-
graph (A) to be conducted by employees trained 
in the inspection of stretch limousines. 
‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.—A State receiving a grant 
under this section may use such funds— 
‘‘(1) for the impoundment or immobilization of 
a stretch limousine; 
‘‘(2) for the establishment and operating ex-
penses of designated stretch limousine safety inspec-
tion sites; or 
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‘‘(3) to train employees in the inspection of 
stretch limousines. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE DEFECT.—The term ‘eligible de-
fect’ means any defect that would cause a motor ve-
hicle to fail a commercial motor vehicle safety in-
spection. 
‘‘(2) PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘passenger motor vehicle’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 32101 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(3) STRETCH LIMOUSINE.—The term ‘stretch 
limousine’ means a new or used passenger motor ve-
hicle that has been modified, altered, or extended in 
a manner that increases the overall wheelbase of the 
vehicle, exceeding the original equipment manufac-
turer’s wheelbase dimension for the base model and 
year of the vehicle, in any amount sufficient to ac-
commodate additional passengers with a seating ca-
pacity of not fewer than 9 passengers including the 
driver. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 311 of title 49 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘31162. Grant program for safety of stretch limousines.’’. 
Æ 
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