To establish safety standards for certain limousines.

SA 2570. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) proposed an
amendment 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; 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 interstate commerce before the date on which the
requirement takes effect.
(b) Modifications of Certain Vehicles.--The final rule
prescribed under subsection

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(a)(1) and any standards prescribed under subsection (b) or
(c) of section 23015 shall apply to a person modifying a
passenger motor vehicle (as defined in section 32101 of title
49, United States Code) that has already been purchased by
the first purchaser (as defined in section 30102(b) of that
title) by increasing the wheelbase of the vehicle to make the
vehicle a limousine.
(c) Application.--The requirements of this section apply
notwithstanding section 30112(b)(1) of title 49, United
States Code.
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