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2/23/2009--Introduced.Bus Uniform Standards and Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 or the BUSES Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require: (1) monitoring of the safety performance of motorcoach service providers and other commercial motor carriers of passengers; and (2) progressive interventions to correct unsafe practices, and if they are not corrected, an enforcement action. Authorizes the Secretary to organize special enforcement strike forces to target commercial motor vehicle operators when appropriate. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe regulations to establish minimum training requirements for motorcoach drivers; (2) review testing requirements for a commercial driver's license passenger endorsement; (3) develop requirements for the testing of medical examiners who examine commercial motor vehicle operators for physical fitness and seek to be listed in the national registry; (4) review annually the implementation of the commercial driver's license requirements of at least 10 states to assess the validity of physical examination reports and medical certificates submitted by certified medical examiners; and (5) establish the national registry of medical examiners. Sets forth additional Medical Review Board functions. Requires the Secretary to review and report to Congress on federal commercial motor vehicle safety inspection standards. Revises federal motor carrier registration requirements. Directs the Secretary to prescribe federal motor vehicle safety standards for occupant protection systems for new and existing motorcoaches. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a qualified motorcoach safety credit to a taxpayer for the costs of new and existing motorcoaches to comply with the federal motor vehicle safety standards. Requires the Secretary to provide grants (not to exceed $20,000 per vehicle) to motorcoach operators to assist with the cost of retrofitting motorcoaches in order to comply with such federal standards. Amends the Small Business Act to grant the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) the authority to make SBA loans and loan guarantees to motorcoach operators to retrofit their buses and motorcoaches for occupant protection.

1235451600 2009-02-24 Tue Jan 05 20:33:46 -0600 2010 introduced 55238 '49':4 'code':7 'titl':3 'unit':5 'amend':2 'state':6 'enhanc':11 'provid':9 'purpos':17 'safeti':13 'motorcoach':12 69038 false official introduced 55238 'act':2 '2009':4 'buse':1 69037 false short introduced 55238 'act':7 'bus':1 '2009':9 'enhanc':5 'safeti':6 'uniform':2 'standard':3 69036 false short action 55238 1235451600 Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 186889 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. S001154 1960-01-10 1340 204 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/shuster/zipauth.htm 9 202-225-2486 William 'r':4 '-9':6 'pa':5 'rep':1 'bill':9 'shuster':3,8,11 'william':2,7,10 M 409888 Shuster Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9] 472 Bill N00013770 6586 Republican 202-225-2431 PA William Shuster 5.75 http://www.house.gov/shuster/ RepShuster action 55238 1235451600 Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 186889 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. action 55238 1235365200 Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185242 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure action 55238 1235365200 Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 186888 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulations, Health Care, and Trade. action 55238 1235365200 Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185245 Referred to House Small Business action 55238 1235365200 Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185241 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. action 55238 1235365200 Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185243 Referred to House Energy and Commerce action 55238 1235365200 Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185244 Referred to House Ways and Means introduced 55238 1235365200 Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185240