[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6775 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6775

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
    Transportation to develop procedures for permitting car rental 
companies to have limited access to information in the National Driver 
                   Register, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2008

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
    Transportation to develop procedures for permitting car rental 
companies to have limited access to information in the National Driver 
                   Register, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER INFORMATION BY CAR RENTAL 
              COMPANIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 30307 and 30308 as sections 
        30308 and 30309, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 30306 the following:
``Sec. 30307. Access to Register information by car rental companies
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with chief driver 
licensing officials of participating States, shall develop procedures 
for permitting a car rental company to have limited access to 
information in the National Driver Register for the sole purpose of 
assisting the car rental company in determining, in an expeditious 
manner before renting a motor vehicle to an individual, whether or not 
the individual possesses a valid motor vehicle operator's license.
    ``(b) Car Rental Company Defined.--The term ``car rental company'' 
means a business concern that offers motor vehicles for private or 
commercial use for rent.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by striking the items relating to sections 30307 and 30308 and 
inserting the following:

``30307. Access to Register information by car rental companies.
``30308. Criminal penalties.
``30309. Authorization of appropriations.''.
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