that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) LIMOUSINE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SAFE-
TY STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 301 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 30128 the following: 
‘‘§ 30129. Limousine compliance with Federal safety 
standards 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning on the date that is 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, a 
limousine remodeler may not offer for sale, lease, or rent, 
introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate com-
merce, or import into the United States a new limousine 
unless the limousine remodeler has submitted to the Sec-
retary a vehicle remodeler plan (or an updated vehicle re-
modeler plan required by subsection (b), as applicable) 
that describes how the remodeler is mitigating risks to 
motor vehicle safety posed by the limousines of the remod-
eler. A vehicle remodeler plan shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Verification and validation of compliance 
with applicable motor vehicle safety standards. 
‘‘(2) Design, quality control, manufacturing, 
and training practices adopted by the limousine re-
modeler. 
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‘‘(3) Customer support guidelines, including in-
structions for limousine occupants to wear seatbelts 
and limousine operators to notify occupants of the 
date and results of the most recent inspection of the 
limousine. 
‘‘(b) UPDATES.—Each limousine remodeler shall sub-
mit an updated vehicle remodeler plan to the Secretary 
each year. 
‘‘(c) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 
make any vehicle remodeler plan submitted under sub-
section (a) or (b) publicly available not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the plan is received, except the 
Secretary may not make publicly available any information 
relating to a trade secret or other confidential business 
information (as such terms are defined in section 512.3 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation)). 
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—The Secretary may inspect any vehi-
cle remodeler plan submitted by a limousine remodeler 
under subsection (a) or (b) to enable the Secretary to de-
termine whether the limousine remodeler has complied, or 
is complying, with this chapter or a regulation prescribed 
or order issued pursuant to this chapter. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to affect discovery, a subpoena or 
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other court order, or any other judicial process otherwise 
allowed under applicable Federal or State law. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) CERTIFIED
PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHI-
CLE.—The term ‘certified passenger motor vehicle’ 
means a passenger motor vehicle that has been cer-
tified in accordance with section 30115 to meet all 
applicable motor vehicle safety standards. 
‘‘(2) INCOMPLETE VEHICLE.—The term ‘incom-
plete vehicle’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 567.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation). 
‘‘(3) LIMOUSINE.—The term ‘limousine’ means 
a motor vehicle— 
‘‘(A) that has a seating capacity of 9 or 
more persons (including the driver); 
‘‘(B) with a gross vehicle weight rating 
greater than 10,000 pounds but not greater 
than 26,000 pounds; and 
‘‘(C) that the Secretary has determined by 
regulation has physical characteristics resem-
bling— 
‘‘(i) a passenger car; 
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‘‘(ii) a multipurpose passenger vehicle; 
or 
‘‘(iii) a truck with a gross vehicle 
weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. 
‘‘(4) LIMOUSINE
OPERATOR.—The term ‘lim-
ousine operator’ means a person who owns or leases, 
and uses, a limousine to transport passengers for 
compensation. 
‘‘(5) LIMOUSINE REMODELER.—The term ‘lim-
ousine remodeler’ means a person who alters or 
modifies by addition, substitution, or removal of 
components (other than readily attachable compo-
nents) an incomplete vehicle, a vehicle manufactured 
in two or more stages, or a certified passenger motor 
vehicle before or after the first purchase of the vehi-
cle to manufacture a limousine. 
‘‘(6) MULTIPURPOSE
PASSENGER
VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘multipurpose passenger vehicle’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation). 
‘‘(7) PASSENGER
CAR.—The term ‘passenger 
car’ has the meaning given such term in section 
571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
any successor regulation). 
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‘‘(8) PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘passenger motor vehicle’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 32101. 
‘‘(9) TRUCK.—The term ‘truck’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation).’’. 
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 30165(a)(1) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘30129,’’ after ‘‘30127,’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 30128 the following: 
‘‘30129. Limousine compliance with Federal safety standards.’’. 
(d) LIMOUSINE CRASHWORTHINESS.— 
(1) RESEARCH.—Not later than 4 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete research into the development of 
motor vehicle safety standards for side impact pro-
tection, roof crush resistance, and air bag systems 
for the protection of occupants for limousines with 
alternative seating positions, including perimeter 
seating arrangements. 
(2) RULEMAKING OR REPORT.— 
(A) CRASHWORTHINESS STANDARDS.— 
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