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‘‘(B) penalties authorized under section 521. 
‘‘(3) INSUFFICIENT
INSPECTIONS.—Any motor 
carrier for which insufficient safety data is available 
shall display a label that states that the carrier has 
sufficiently passed the preauthorization safety audit 
required under section 13902(b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(d) EFFECT ON STATE AND LOCAL LAW.—Nothing 
in this section may be construed to preempt a State, or 
a political subdivision of a State, from enforcing any re-
quirements concerning the manner and content of consumer 
information provided by motor carriers that are not subject 
to the Secretary’s jurisdiction under section 13501.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The analysis of 
chapter 141 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 
14104 the following: 
‘‘14105. Safety performance ratings of motorcoach services and operations.’’. 
SEC. 32708. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY, BENEFITS, AND 
COSTS OF ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF CER-
TIFICATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives that describes the 
feasibility, benefits, and costs of establishing a system of cer-
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tification of public and private schools and of motor car-
riers and motorcoach operators that provide motorcoach 
driver training. 
SEC. 32709. REPORT ON DRIVER’S LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 9- TO 15-PASSENGER VANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives that examines requiring all or certain classes of driv-
ers operating a vehicle, which is designed or used to trans-
port not fewer than 9 and not more than 15 passengers 
(including a driver) in interstate commerce, to have a com-
mercial driver’s license passenger-carrying endorsement 
and be tested in accordance with a drug and alcohol testing 
program under part 40 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the report under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— 
(1) the safety benefits of the requirement de-
scribed in subsection (a); 
(2) the scope of the population that would be im-
pacted by such requirement;
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(3) the cost to the Federal Government and State 
governments to meet such requirement; and 
(4) the impact on safety benefits and cost from 
limiting the application of such requirement to cer-
tain drivers of such vehicles, such as drivers who are 
compensated for driving. 
SEC. 32710. EVENT DATA RECORDERS. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after considering 
the performance requirements for event data recorders for 
passenger vehicles under part 563 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, shall complete an evaluation of event data 
recorders, including requirements regarding specific types 
of vehicle operations, events and incidents, and systems in-
formation to be recorded, for event data recorders to be used 
on motorcoaches used by motor carriers in interstate com-
merce. 
(b) STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
2 years after completing the evaluation required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall issue standards and regula-
tions based on the results of that evaluation. 
SEC. 32711. SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR COMMER-
CIAL MOTOR VEHICLES OF PASSENGERS. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a rulemaking pro-
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ceeding to consider requiring States to conduct annual in-
spections of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to 
transport passengers, including an assessment of— 
(1) the risks associated with improperly main-
tained or inspected commercial motor vehicles de-
signed or used to transport passengers; 
(2) the effectiveness of existing Federal standards 
for the inspection of such vehicles in— 
(A) mitigating the risks described in para-
graph (1); and 
(B) ensuring the safe and proper operation 
condition of such vehicles; and 
(3) the costs and benefits of a mandatory State 
inspection program. 
SEC. 32712. DISTRACTED DRIVING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 311, as amended by sec-
tions 32113, 32508, and 32512 of this Act, is amended by 
adding after section 31154 the following: 
‘‘§ 31155. Regulation of the use of distracting devices 
in motorcoaches 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act 
of 2012, 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-
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vidual employed as the operator of a motorcoach (as defined 
in section 32702 of that Act). 
‘‘(b) BASIS FOR REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
base the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) on acci-
dent data analysis, the results of ongoing research, and 
other information, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITED USE.—Except as provided under 
subsection (d), the Secretary shall prohibit the use of the 
devices described in subsection (a) in circumstances in 
which the Secretary determines that their use interferes 
with a driver’s safe operation of a motorcoach. 
‘‘(d) PERMITTED USE.—The Secretary may permit the 
use of a device that is otherwise prohibited under subsection 
(c) if the Secretary determines that such use is necessary 
for the safety of the driver or the public in emergency cir-
cumstances.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 311 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 31154 the following: 
‘‘31155. Regulation of the use of distracting devices in motorcoaches.’’. 
SEC. 32713. REGULATIONS. 
Any standard or regulation prescribed or modified 
pursuant to the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012 
shall be prescribed or modified in accordance with section 
553 of title 5, United States Code.
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Subtitle H—Safe Highways and 
Infrastructure Preservation 
SEC. 32801. COMPREHENSIVE TRUCK SIZE AND WEIGHT 
LIMITS STUDY. 
(a) TRUCK SIZE AND WEIGHT LIMITS STUDY.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in consultation with each relevant State and 
other applicable Federal agencies, shall commence a com-
prehensive truck size and weight limits study. The study 
shall— 
(1) provide data on accident frequency and fac-
tors related to accident risk of each route of the Na-
tional Highway System in each State that allows a 
vehicle to operate with size and weight limits that are 
in excess of the Federal law and regulations and its 
correlation to truck size and weight limits; 
(2) evaluate the impacts to the infrastructure of 
each route of the National Highway System in each 
State that allows a vehicle to operate with size and 
weight limits that are in excess of the Federal law 
and regulations, including— 
(A) an analysis that quantifies the cost and 
benefits of the impacts in dollars;
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gated under this section, or chapter 51 or chapter 313 
of this title.’’. 
SEC. 32913. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 4144(b)(1) of the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31100 note), is amended by 
inserting ‘‘nonprofit employee labor organizations rep-
resenting commercial motor vehicle drivers,’’ after ‘‘indus-
try,’’. 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 4144(d) of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31100 note), is amended by 
striking ‘‘March 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2013’’. 
SEC. 32914. WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS. 
(a) WAIVER STANDARDS.—Section 31315(a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
(3). 
(b) EXEMPTION STANDARDS.—Section 31315(b)(4) is 
amended—