S.Amdt. 2171

SA 2171. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr.
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in division B, insert the
following:

SEC. ____. LIMOUSINE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SAFETY
STANDARDS.

(a) Limousine Standards.--
(1) Safety belt and seating system standards for
limousines.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final
rule that--
(A) amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Numbers
208, 209, and 210 to require to be installed in limousines on
each designated seating position, including on side-facing
seats--
(i) an occupant restraint system consisting of integrated
lap-shoulder belts; or
(ii) an occupant restraint system consisting of a lap belt,
if an occupant restraint system described in clause (i) does
not meet the need for motor vehicle safety; and
(B) amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 207
to require limousines to meet standards for seats (including
side-facing seats), seat attachment assemblies, and seat
installation to minimize the possibility of failure by forces
acting on the seats, attachment assemblies, and installations
as a result of motor vehicle impact.
(2) Report on retrofit assessment for limousines.--Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a
report that assesses the feasibility, benefits, and costs
with respect to the application of any requirement
established under paragraph (1) to a limousine introduced
into

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interstate commerce before the date on which the requirement
takes effect.
(b) Safety Regulation of Limousines.--
(1) In general.--Section 30102(a)(6) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) modifying a passenger motor vehicle (as defined in
section 32101) that has already been purchased by the first
purchaser (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) by increasing the
wheelbase of the passenger motor vehicle so that the
passenger motor vehicle has increased seating capacity.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall apply beginning on the date that is 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act.
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