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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2505 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations with 
respect to motorcoach safety, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2013 
Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD (for herself and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain 
regulations with respect to motorcoach safety, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motorcoach Safety, 
Accountability, and Technology Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. BRAKE PERFORMANCE INSPECTIONS. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
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regulations to ensure that an individual conducts, before 
each trip of a motorcoach carried out by a provider of mo-
torcoach services, a brake performance inspection for that 
motorcoach to ensure that the brake performance satisfies 
all requirements under Federal law. 
SEC. 3. BRAKE MONITORING SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations that— 
(1) establish minimum performance standards 
for any electronic system onboard a motorcoach that 
is used to monitor the performance of an air brake 
system of that motorcoach; and 
(2) require that each motorcoach with an air 
brake system, if manufactured after the date that is 
2 years after the effective date of the standards es-
tablished under paragraph (1), be equipped with 
such an electronic system. 
SEC. 4. AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING AND COLLISION 
WARNING SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations requiring that each motorcoach manufactured 
after the effective date of such regulations be equipped 
with— 
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(1) an automatic emergency braking system; 
and 
(2) a collision warning system. 
SEC. 5. LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations requiring that each motorcoach manufactured 
after the effective date of such regulations, and with a 
gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, 
be equipped with a lane departure warning system. 
SEC. 6. SPEED LIMITING DEVICES. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations requiring that each motorcoach manufactured 
after the effective date of such regulations be equipped 
with a device that limits the speed at which the motor-
coach may travel to not more than 70 miles per hour. 
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REGULATION REQUIREMENTS. 
In issuing regulations under sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
(1) require that the technologies mandated for 
motorcoaches under those sections be tamper resist-
ant; and 
(2) establish a process for certifying compliance 
with the regulations. 
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SEC. 8. RETROFITTING. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
conduct a study on the feasibility of requiring that 
motorcoaches, if not manufactured with the technologies 
referenced in sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Act, be retro-
fitted with such technologies. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 9. REGROOVED, RECAPPED, AND RETREADED TIRES. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations that establish standards for the use of re-
grooved, recapped, or retreaded tires on a motorcoach. 
SEC. 10. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 31102(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking subparagraph (X) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(X) except in the case of an imminent or 
obvious safety hazard, ensures that an inspec-
tion of a vehicle transporting passengers for a 
motor carrier of passengers is conducted at a 
station, terminal, border crossing, maintenance 
facility, destination, weigh station, rest stop, 
turnpike service area, or a location where ade-
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