SEC. 4. STRETCH LIMOUSINE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL 
SAFETY STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 30128 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 30129. Stretch Limousine compliance with Federal 
safety standards 
‘‘(a) GUIDELINES, BEST PRACTICES, AND REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, and not less than every 4 
years thereafter, the Secretary shall develop and issue 
guidelines, best practices, and recommendations to assist 
a stretch limousine alterer to develop and administer the 
vehicle modifier plan required under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) PROCESS AND ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE
REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this section, 
and as necessary thereafter, the Secretary shall pub-
lish a notice in the Federal Register that describes 
the process and analysis used for approving or deny-
ing a vehicle modifier plan submitted by a stretch 
limousine alterer. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The notice required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
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‘‘(A) a description of the safety elements 
described in subsection (c) in a vehicle modifier 
plan; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the process and cri-
terion that the Secretary will use for deter-
mining whether a vehicle modifier plan ensures 
that a stretch limousine meets applicable Fed-
eral motor vehicle safety standards. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the Secretary has released the notice required by sub-
section (b), a new stretch limousine may not be offered 
for sale, lease, or rent, introduced or delivered for intro-
duction in interstate commerce, or imported into the 
United States unless the stretch limousine alterer has de-
veloped, and the Secretary has approved, a vehicle modi-
fier plan. A vehicle modifier plan includes the following 
safety elements: 
‘‘(1) Design, quality control, manufacturing, 
and training practices adopted by a stretch lim-
ousine alterer to ensure that a stretch limousine 
complies with Federal motor vehicle safety stand-
ards. 
‘‘(2) Customer support guidelines, including in-
structions for stretch limousine occupants to wear 
seatbelts and stretch limousine operators to notify 
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occupants of the date and results of the most recent 
inspection of the stretch limousine. 
‘‘(3) Any other safety elements that the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary. 
‘‘(d) VEHICLE MODIFIER PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—A stretch limousine alterer 
shall submit to the Secretary an application for ap-
proval of a vehicle modifier plan in such a form, at 
such a time, and containing the information required 
to be included in the notice published pursuant to 
subsection (b). A vehicle modifier plan required 
under subsection (a) may be approved for not more 
than 4 years after the date on which the plan is ap-
proved. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—The Secretary may approve a 
vehicle modifier plan submitted under paragraph (1) 
on a finding that the plan ensures that a stretch 
limousine will meet Federal motor vehicle safety 
standards. 
‘‘(3) TIMELY
CONSIDERATION
OF
APPLICA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall approve or reject a ve-
hicle modifier plan not later than 1 year after receiv-
ing an application from a stretch limousine alterer. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) 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. 
‘‘(2) STRETCH LIMOUSINE.—The term ‘stretch 
limousine’ means a new or used passenger motor ve-
hicle that has been altered in a manner that in-
creases the overall wheelbase of the vehicle, exceed-
ing the original equipment manufacturer’s wheelbase 
dimension for the base model and year of the vehi-
cle, in any amount sufficient to accommodate addi-
tional passengers with a seating capacity of not 
fewer than 9 passengers including the driver. 
‘‘(3) STRETCH
LIMOUSINE
ALTERER.—The 
term ‘stretch limousine alterer’ means a person who 
alters by addition, substitution, or removal of com-
ponents (other than readily attachable components) 
an incomplete vehicle or a certified passenger motor 
vehicle before or after the first purchase of the vehi-
cle to produce a stretch limousine. 
‘‘(4) PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘passenger motor vehicle’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 32101.’’. 
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(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 30165(a)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘30129,’’ 
after ‘‘30127,’’. 
SEC. 5. STRETCH LIMOUSINE CRASHWORTHINESS. 
(a) RESEARCH.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment, the Secretary shall complete research 
into side impact protection, roof crush resistance, and air 
bag systems for the protection of occupants in stretch lim-
ousines given alternative seating positions or interior con-
figurations, including perimeter seating arrangements. 
(b) RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the 
research required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) develop one or more tests to evaluate side 
impact protection, roof crush resistance, and air bag 
systems of stretch limousines; 
(2) determine metrics that would be most effec-
tive at evaluating the side impact protection, roof 
crush resistance, and air bag systems of stretch lim-
ousines; and 
(3) determine criteria to assure the stretch lim-
ousines are protecting occupants in any alternative 
seating positions or interior configurations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re-
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port describing the findings of the research required under 
this section to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(d) VEHICLE MODIFIER PLANS.—The Secretary shall 
incorporate the findings of the research conducted under 
this section into the guidelines required under section 
30129(a) of title 49 and the process and analysis required 
under section 30129(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
as added by section 4(a). 
(e) CRASHWORTHINESS STANDARDS.—The Secretary 
shall issue final motor vehicle safety standards for side 
impact protection, roof crush resistance, and air bag sys-
tems for stretch limousines if the Secretary determines 
that such standards meet the requirements and consider-
ations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 
of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. STRETCH LIMOUSINE EVACUATION. 
(a) RESEARCH.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall complete research into safety features and 
standards that aid egress and regress in the event that 
one exit in the passenger compartment of a stretch lim-
ousine is blocked. 
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(b) STANDARDS.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
stretch limousine evacuation standards based on the re-
sults of the Secretary’s research. 
SEC. 7. STRETCH LIMOUSINE INSPECTION DISCLOSURE. 
(a) STRETCH
LIMOUSINE
INSPECTION
DISCLO-
SURE.—A stretch limousine operator introducing a stretch 
limousine into interstate commerce may not deploy for 
commercial use a stretch limousine unless the stretch lim-
ousine operator has prominently disclosed in a clear and 
conspicuous notice, including on its website to the extent 
the stretch limousine operator uses a website, that in-
cludes— 
(1) the date of the most recent inspection of the 
stretch limousine required under State or Federal 
law; 
(2) the results of the inspection; and 
(3) any corrective action taken by the stretch 
limousine operator to ensure the stretch limousine 
passed inspection. 
(b) 
FEDERAL
TRADE
COMMISSION
ENFORCE-
MENT.—A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as 
a an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning 
of section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1)). The Federal Trade Commission 
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shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties 
as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and 
made a part of this Act. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Federal 
Trade commission under any other provision of law. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. EVENT DATA RECORDERS FOR STRETCH LIM-
OUSINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the National Highway Traf-
fic Safety Administration, shall issue a final rule requiring 
the use of event data recorders for stretch limousines. 
(b) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—Any standard promul-
gated under subsection (a) pertaining to event data re-
corder information shall comply with the collection and 
sharing requirements under the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94). 
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