seating positions (including the driver), and at least 
2 rows of passenger seats rearward of the driver’s 
seating position that are forward-facing or can be 
converted to forward-facing without the use of tools, 
but does not include— 
(A) a bus used in transit service provided 
by a State or local government; or 
(B) a school bus, including a multifunction 
school activity bus. 
(9) MOTORCOACH SERVICES.—The term ‘‘mo-
torcoach services’’ means passenger transportation 
by motorcoach for compensation. 
(10) 
MULTIFUNCTION
SCHOOL
ACTIVITY 
BUSES.—The term ‘‘multifunction school activity 
buses’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
571.3(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act). 
(11) PORTAL.—The term ‘‘portal’’ means any 
opening on the front, sides, rear, or roof of a motor-
coach that could, in the event of a crash involving 
the motorcoach, permit the partial or complete ejec-
tion of any occupant from the motorcoach, including 
a young child. 
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(12) PROVIDER OF MOTORCOACH SERVICES.— 
The term ‘‘provider of motorcoach services’’ means 
a motor carrier that provides passenger transpor-
tation services with a motorcoach, including per-trip 
compensation and contracted or chartered com-
pensation. 
(13) SAFETY BELT.—The term ‘‘safety belt’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
153(i)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code. 
(14) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Transportation. 
(15) TRANSIT
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘transit 
service’’ means motorcoach service characterized by 
operating speeds of less than 45 miles per hour and 
frequent stops. 
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS FOR IMPROVED OCCUPANT PROTEC-
TION AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE. 
(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED WITHIN 1 YEAR.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations as follows: 
(1) SAFETY BELTS.—The Secretary shall issue 
a final rule in Docket No. NHTSA 2010–0112: Fed-
eral Motor Vehicle Standards; Motorcoach Defini-
tion; Occupant Crash Protection, to require safety 
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belts to be installed in motorcoaches at each des-
ignated seating position. 
(2) FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary 
shall require the installation in motorcoaches of im-
proved fire extinguishers or other readily available 
firefighting equipment for the purpose of effectively 
extinguishing fires in motorcoaches to prevent pas-
senger deaths and injuries. 
(b) 
REGULATIONS
REQUIRED
WITHIN
MONTHS.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regu-
lations— 
(1) establishing improved roof standards for 
motorcoaches that substantially improve the resist-
ance of motorcoach roofs to deformation and intru-
sion to prevent serious occupant injury in rollover 
crashes involving motorcoaches; and 
(2) requiring advanced glazing to be installed in 
each motorcoach portal to prevent partial or com-
plete ejection of passengers of motorcoaches, includ-
ing such passengers that are children. 
(c) REGULATIONS REQUIRED WITHIN 2 YEARS.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall prescribe commercial motor vehi-
cle regulations as follows: 
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(1) ROLLOVER CRASH AVOIDANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall require motorcoaches to be equipped 
with stability enhancing technology, such as elec-
tronic stability control, or torque vectoring, to re-
duce the number and frequency of rollover crashes 
among motorcoaches. 
(2) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE PRES-
SURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.— 
(A) The Secretary shall issue regulations 
that require motorcoaches to be equipped with 
direct tire pressure monitoring systems that 
warn the operator of a commercial motor vehi-
cle when any tire exhibits a level of air pressure 
that is below a specified level of air pressure es-
tablished by the Secretary. 
(B) The regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary under this section shall include perform-
ance requirements to ensure that direct tire 
pressure monitoring systems are capable of— 
(i) providing a warning to the driver 
when 1 or more tires are underinflated; 
(ii) activating in a specified time pe-
riod after the under-inflation is detected; 
and 
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(iii) operating at different vehicle 
speeds. 
(3) TIRE PERFORMANCE STANDARD.—The Sec-
retary shall upgrade performance standards for tires 
used on motorcoaches, including an enhanced endur-
ance test and a new high-speed performance test. 
(d) APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.— 
(1) NEW MOTORCOACHES.—A regulation pre-
scribed in accordance with subsection (a), (b), or (c) 
shall apply to all motorcoaches manufactured more 
than 2 years after the date on which the regulation 
is published as a final rule. 
(2) RETROFIT REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING 
MOTORCOACHES.—The Secretary may, by regula-
tion, provide for the application of any requirement 
established under this section to motorcoaches man-
ufactured before the date on which the requirement 
applies to new motorcoaches under paragraph (1) 
based on an assessment of the feasibility, benefits, 
and costs of retrofitting such motorcoaches. The 
Secretary shall complete an assessment with respect 
to safety belt retrofits no later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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