1.This Act may be cited as the
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Enhancement Act of 2011
.
2.The table of contents
of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definition.
Sec. 4. References to title 49, United
States Code.
TITLE I—Commercial motor
vehicle registration
Sec. 101. Registration of motor
carriers.
Sec. 102. Safety fitness of new
operators.
Sec. 103. Reincarnated
carriers.
Sec. 104. Financial responsibility
requirements.
Sec. 105. USDOT number registration
requirement.
Sec. 106. Registration fee
system.
Sec. 107. Registration
update.
Sec. 108. Increased penalties for
operating without registration.
Sec. 109. Revocation of registration for
imminent hazard.
Sec. 110. Revocation of registration and
other penalties for failure to respond to subpoena.
Sec. 111. Fleetwide out of service order
for operating without required registration.
Sec. 112. Motor carrier and officer
patterns of safety violations.
Sec. 113. Federal successor
standard.
TITLE II—Commercial motor
vehicle safety
Sec. 201. Repeal of commercial
jurisdiction exception for brokers of motor carriers of passengers.
Sec. 202. Bus rentals and definition of
employer.
Sec. 203. Crashworthiness
standards.
Sec. 204. Canadian safety rating
reciprocity.
Sec. 205. State reporting of foreign
commercial driver convictions.
Sec. 206. Authority to disqualify
foreign commercial drivers.
Sec. 207. Revocation of foreign motor
carrier operating authority for failure to pay civil penalties.
TITLE III—Driver
safety
Sec. 301. Electronic on-board recording
devices.
Sec. 302. Safety fitness.
Sec. 303. Driver medical
qualifications.
Sec. 304. Commercial driver's license
notification system.
Sec. 305. Commercial motor vehicle
operator training.
Sec. 306. Commercial driver's license
program.
Sec. 307. Commercial driver's license
requirements.
Sec. 308. Commercial motor vehicle
driver information systems.
Sec. 309. Disqualifications based on
non-commercial motor vehicle operations.
Sec. 310. Federal driver
disqualifications.
Sec. 311. Employer
responsibilities.
TITLE IV—Safe Roads Act of
2011
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. National clearinghouse for
controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle
operators.
Sec. 403. Drug and alcohol violation
sanctions.
Sec. 404. Authorization of
appropriations.
TITLE
V—Enforcement
Sec. 501. Inspection demand and display
of credentials.
Sec. 502. Out of service penalty for
denial of access to records.
Sec. 503. Penalties for violation of
operation out of service orders.
Sec. 504. Minimum prohibition on
operation for unfit carriers.
Sec. 505. Minimum out of service
penalties.
Sec. 506. Impoundment and immobilization
of commercial motor vehicles for imminent hazard.
Sec. 507. Increased penalties for
evasion of regulations.
Sec. 508. Failure to pay civil penalty
as a disqualifying offense.
Sec. 509. Violations relating to
commercial motor vehicle safety regulation and operators.
Sec. 510. Emergency disqualification for
imminent hazard.
Sec. 511. Intrastate operations of
interstate motor carriers.
Sec. 512. Enforcement of safety laws and
regulations.
Sec. 513. Disclosure to State and local
law enforcement agencies.
TITLE VI—Compliance,
safety, accountability
Sec. 601. Compliance, safety,
accountability.
Sec. 602. Performance and registration
information systems management program.
Sec. 603. Commercial motor vehicle
defined.
Sec. 604. Driver safety fitness
ratings.
Sec. 605. Uniform electronic clearance
for commercial motor vehicle inspections.
Sec. 606. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 607. High risk carrier
reviews.
Sec. 608. Data and technology
grants.
Sec. 609. Driver safety
grants.
Sec. 610. Commercial vehicle information
systems and networks.
TITLE VII—Motorcoach
Enhanced Safety Act of 2011
Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Definitions.
Sec. 703. Regulations for improved
occupant protection, passenger evacuation, and crash avoidance.
Sec. 704. Standards for improved fire
safety.
Sec. 705. Occupant protection, collision
avoidance, fire causation, and fire extinguisher research and
testing.
Sec. 706. Motorcoach
registration.
Sec. 707. Improved oversight of
motorcoach service providers.
Sec. 708. Report on feasibility,
benefits, and costs of establishing a system of certification of training
programs.
Sec. 709. Report on driver's license
requirements for 9- to 15-passenger vans.
Sec. 710. Event data
recorders.
Sec. 711. Safety inspection program for
commercial motor vehicles of passengers.
Sec. 712. Distracted
driving.
Sec. 713. Regulations.
TITLE VIII—Safe Highways
and Infrastructure Preservation
Sec. 801. Comprehensive truck size and
weight limits study.
Sec. 802. Compilation of existing State
truck size and weight limit laws.
TITLE
IX—Miscellaneous
Sec. 901. Detention time
study.
Sec. 902. Prohibition of
coercion.
Sec. 903. Motor carrier safety advisory
committee.
Sec. 904. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot
programs.
Sec. 905. Transportation of
horses.
TITLE X—Household goods
transportation
Sec. 1001. Additional registration
requirements for household goods motor carriers.
Sec. 1002. Failure to give up possession
of household goods.
Sec. 1003. Settlement
authority.
Sec. 1004. Household goods
transportation assistance program.
Sec. 1005. Household goods consumer
education program.
TITLE XI—Technical
Amendments
Sec. 1101. Update of obsolete
text.
Sec. 1102. Correction of interstate
commerce commission references.
Sec. 1103. Technical and conforming
amendments.
3.In this Act, the term
Secretary
means the Secretary of Transportation.
4.References to
title 49, United States CodeExcept as otherwise expressly provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall
be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United
States Code.
<enum>I</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle registration</header>
<section id="ID74337CC5486243AEB9768253CFB04E6D"><enum>101.</enum><header>Registration of
motor carriers</header>
<subsection id="ID54E58882A66E4B1DA0DC08C66B03FFFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Registration
requirements</header><text>Section 13902(a)(1) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID91EF0A8AADB147BEAB89AEC706657447"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
Secretary of Transportation may not register a person to provide transportation
subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 as a motor carrier
unless the Secretary determines that the person—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD4A7C1539B4343BDB037FF292B2434C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is willing and
able to comply with—</text>
<clause id="IDA92E62670B8F4446BC7FF3CADCB76777"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this part and the
applicable regulations of the Secretary and the Board;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0920E5253EF94E5687E3CF05968DCD1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any safety
regulations imposed by the Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID292C881FB8174BD7B9812576447EADD6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the duties of
employers and employees established by the Secretary under section
31135;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFE946918EEFF4F5E8632CA35D08377D1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the safety
fitness requirements established by the Secretary under section 31144;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID300D81B6969940CC96A15D0BD3610856"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the accessibility
requirements established by the Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of title
49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for transportation
provided by an over-the-road bus; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA296F8BC76F14D77B4F21B2EEA25AB84"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the minimum
financial responsibility requirements established by the Secretary under
sections 13906, 31138, and 31139;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD05A41E4DB2D47F295F538557A5B8D59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has submitted a
comprehensive management plan documenting that the person has management
systems in place to ensure compliance with safety regulations imposed by the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEA8FF2ACA6FD4149BBB8FE3F89A5842C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has disclosed any
relationship involving common ownership, common management, common control, or
common familial relationship between that person and any other motor carrier,
freight forwarder, or broker, or any other applicant for motor carrier, freight
forwarder, or broker registration, or a successor (as that term is defined
under section 31153), if the relationship occurred in the 5-year period
preceding the date of the filing of the application for registration;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB2B11787DDA848FD98A5C0E5648F62CE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>after the
Secretary establishes a written proficiency examination pursuant to section
101(b) of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>, has passed the written proficiency
examination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDCD213943AA6D4161870C37E08E50697D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Written
proficiency examination</header>
<paragraph id="ID5122CB4298CA44608CB45E648806392E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall establish a written proficiency examination for applicant motor carriers
pursuant to section 13902(a)(1)(D). The written proficiency examination shall
test a person's knowledge of applicable safety regulations, standards, and
orders of the Federal government and State government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDA40700EEE994E0B9AC6F7F7387BCC00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
fee</header><text>The Secretary may assess a fee to cover the expenses incurred
by the Department of Transportation in—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB04AD771DF7D4D67A6107EA67CEDEE37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing and
administering the written proficiency examination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF4CF4F928A4C4BAC9527F6A6D89A36FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reviewing the
comprehensive management plan required under section 13902(a)(1)(B) of title
49, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2AB56460D18E40599397315F012DD028"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 210(b) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement
Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31144 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF4B8324CB4CF4F9199D8E8D1CBB221C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, commercial regulations, and provisions of subpart H of part 37 of
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations</quote> after
<quote>applicable safety regulations</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8251D22BAB0F46418ABF91C7CEA315E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>consider the establishment of</quote> and inserting
<quote>establish</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID99CE5A0F85BB4C3E983A3FCAB52FB092"><enum>102.</enum><header>Safety fitness
of new operators</header>
<subsection id="IDBAB5C463D9694B3492DD895101E41E95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety reviews
of new operators</header><text>Section 31144(g)(1) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID1C29E0AF05744B4F85AC07E0DAD677BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Safety
review</header>
<subparagraph id="ID14F3844343924ECEA5C7021E0A367B6B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require, by regulation, each owner
and each operator granted new registration under section 13902 or 31134 to
undergo a safety review not later than 12 months after the owner or operator,
as the case may be, begins operations under such registration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD4DD1DD6244F4FA6993480BE258FCA68"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Providers of
motorcoach services</header><text>The Secretary may register a person to
provide motorcoach services under section 13902 or 31134 after the person
undergoes a pre-authorization safety audit, including verification, in a manner
sufficient to demonstrate the ability to comply with Federal rules and
regulations, as described in section 13902. The Secretary shall continue to
monitor the safety performance of each owner and each operator subject to this
section for 12 months after the owner or operator is granted registration under
section 13902 or 31134. The registration of each owner and each operator
subject to this section shall become permanent after the motorcoach service
provider is granted registration following a pre-authorization safety audit and
the expiration of the 12 month monitoring period.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID791ED75D077748AEA4906C3C1D350BA1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Pre-authorization
safety audit</header><text>The Secretary may require, by regulation, that the
pre-authorization safety audit under subparagraph (B) be completed on-site not
later than 90 days after the submission of an application for operating
authority.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDE973FE6A0A2A4F71A3792983D9F525E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID1FFAF726CDC741029BB4E2F4834E549D"><enum>103.</enum><header>Reincarnated
carriers</header>
<subsection id="IDD688135F17C345C3A16DE3C6742166F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Effective
periods of registration</header>
<paragraph id="ID25BD13B381974DE1BB1657B2BAEAD6DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Suspensions,
amendments, and revocations</header><text>Section 13905(d) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID70843652B68D43A5A53D35D51452242E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID561BFF2AE62542FF94D97819EA813D90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID4EF38851DD7C4E5EAA868126FA6F65E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>On
application of the registrant, the Secretary may amend or revoke a
registration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFF05B9BF92AD4880990744549D50F9B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Complaints and
actions on secretary's own initiative</header><text>On complaint or on the
Secretary's own initiative and after notice and an opportunity for a
proceeding, the Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC37E716D3B39476EA84F9329458DCE33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>suspend, amend, or
revoke any part of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight
forwarder for willful failure to comply with—</text>
<clause id="IDE4233AB106F546E6B9FCDA90EC38B433"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this part;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8299C3B49D3F439CBD48CA601CE7B990"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an applicable
regulation or order of the Secretary or the Board, including the accessibility
requirements established by the Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of title
49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for transportation
provided by an over-the-road bus; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBC475388DA0345BF9BC8A50BBE10B60A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a condition of
its registration;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE1719ABE318C423096D0EC8D21612885"><enum>(B)</enum><text>withhold, suspend,
amend, or revoke any part of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or
freight forwarder for failure—</text>
<clause id="IDE51544611AE84CDB828D27046A808B86"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to pay a civil
penalty imposed under chapter 5, 51, 149, or 311;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID98E1DAC26B7A4485B085030FE71B6F73"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to arrange and
abide by an acceptable payment plan for such civil penalty, not later than 90
days after the date specified by order of the Secretary for the payment of such
penalty; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID201B09C8A5AC422098C0F0ECD56B9D66"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for failure to
obey a subpoena issued by the
Secretary</text>
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<subparagraph id="ID51EB5F13763D4F489E4FA37C0C1C46D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>withhold, suspend,
amend, or revoke any part of a registration of a motor carrier, broker, or
freight forwarder following a determination by the Secretary that the motor
carrier, broker, or freight forwarder failed to disclose, in its application
for registration, a material fact relevant to its willingness and ability to
comply with—</text>
<clause id="ID67630F17540D4C999B54DD5DC97F5CC0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this part;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID733EAF8F7BF84CB78259002C2F066CD4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an applicable
regulation or order of the Secretary or the Board; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3C312A728B06402782091D567E2F8B07"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a condition of
its registration; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFBF24A91F8104AE99AE024CD5E8DC01E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>withhold, suspend,
amend, or revoke any part of a registration of a motor carrier, broker, or
freight forwarder if the Secretary finds that—</text>
<clause id="IDE6B83359E4874B12B0EBE3D3D7187540"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the motor carrier,
broker, or freight forwarder is or was related through common ownership, common
management, common control, or common familial relationship to any other motor
carrier, broker, or freight forwarder, or any other applicant for motor
carrier, broker, or freight forwarder registration that the Secretary
determines is or was unwilling or unable to comply with the relevant
requirements listed in section 13902, 13903, or 13904; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2EFFF6F260F74FCC8CA4E40903B5C219"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the person is the
successor, as defined in section 31153, to a person who is or was unwilling or
unable to comply with the relevant requirements of section 13902, 13903, or
13904.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><paragraph id="ID43FEE18D666C45209340BBAEA6A76480"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Paragraph
(2)(B) shall not apply to a person who is unable to pay a civil penalty because
the person is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title
11.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0BAF3377451349CBA082E0441FCC6A3F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
as redesignated by section 103(a)(1)(A) of this Act, by striking
<quote>paragraph (1)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(2)(B)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51F46A3FF45248C988AAF13FC4113CB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>Section
13905(e) is amended by inserting <quote>or if the Secretary determines that the
registrant failed to disclose a material fact in an application for
registration in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(C),</quote> after
<quote>registrant,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4F56FA892EA44A2E9EF253F348F7CE68"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
systems</header><text>Section 31106(a)(3) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8F05DC5FAC724E65A14B8BA496974A36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB813E5663607475596D3D2EFDAFF32BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFAE87E9817F44A6B8601A8420AA4BDC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="ID37D1E1DBBBEF4855B0895C87D8B41795"><enum>(H)</enum><text>determine whether
a person or employer is or was related, through common ownership, common
management, common control, or common familial relationship, to any other
person, employer, or any other applicant for registration under section 13902
or
31134.</text>
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</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID2CB80AC595944CB08D3E074237FED029"><enum>104.</enum><header>Financial
responsibility requirements</header>
<subsection id="ID9191C9F25A4C4F1E814A2F4C008D0967"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idFB41DF223E7F481A931BAF344ED1C4E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue a report on
the appropriateness of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9D6C97E2BCEF440BB7E371D69C9746EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the current
minimum financial responsibility requirements under sections 31138 and 31139 of
title 49, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE7F4E251B01D441EA73D11109E2C23CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the current bond
and insurance requirements under section 13904(d) of title 49, United States
Code; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id785CBD52B8024D90957FFD3000CA5840"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit the report
under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0E4D996CCCBD41BC815561DA6C3B910E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the publication of the report under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to increase the minimum financial
responsibility requirements under sections 31138, and 31139 of title 49, United
States Code and to revise the bond and insurance requirements under section
13904(d) of title 49, United States Code. As part of the rulemaking, the
Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5C747C6CA7C343AC9E4161C581316221"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings of
the report under subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID36CF7E40370849DEB14A3E6824B8EB72"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
appropriateness of the amount of the financial responsibility to pay for each
final judgment against a motor carrier for bodily injury to, or death of, each
individual resulting from negligent operation, maintenance, or use of the motor
vehicle, or for loss or damage to property, or both; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE69DDB01C7724E04BE71D29212CB6246"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other matters the
Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB5F46B8C0BAE493F84F8D67210AF2EB9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the start of the rulemaking under subsection (b), the
Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDFCBACFE3FC6F49D097DA20EC6387C308"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue a final
rule; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF4466F9B5CCD4954B1A110E192BE81D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the Secretary
determines that a rulemaking is not required following the Secretary's
analysis, submit a report stating the reason for not increasing the minimum
financial responsibility requirements to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5A334BAF54C04EEFA767FF45951EC6F5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Biennial
reviews</header><text>Not less than once every 2 years, the Secretary shall
review the requirements prescribed under subsection (b) and revise the
requirements, as appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID619A6D58F7AF45E98F9BC44C8F447A1A"><enum>105.</enum><header>USDOT number
registration requirement</header>
<subsection id="ID340DEBC039104D59BC0A8572D345BEB0"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Chapter 311 is
amended by inserting after section 31133 the following:</text>
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<section id="IDDEE760407AED4161BCAECC1302B32850"><enum>31134.</enum><header>Requirement
for registration and USDOT number</header>
<subsection id="ID20DC750D83754EFCB19B1C77E50881C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon application, and subject to subsections (b) and (c),
the Secretary shall register an employer or person subject to the safety
jurisdiction of this subchapter. An employer or person may operate a commercial
motor vehicle in interstate commerce only if the employer or person is
registered by the Secretary under this section and receives a USDOT number.
Nothing in this section shall preclude registration by the Secretary of an
employer or person not engaged in interstate commerce. An employer or person
subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 of this title shall
apply for commercial registration under section 13902 of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1D9ACD0946D8401A92CECFE3BE7C93C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Withholding
registration</header><text>The Secretary may withhold registration under
subsection (a), after notice and an opportunity for a proceeding, if the
Secretary determines that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDA96726EB8DC740C2B652B0E023467D86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the employer or
person seeking registration is unwilling or unable to comply with the
requirements of this subchapter and the regulations prescribed thereunder and
chapter 51 and the regulations prescribed thereunder;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4F1B897D17C64D289AC3826B39E05805"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the employer or
person is or was related through common ownership, common management, common
control, or common familial relationship to any other person or applicant for
registration subject to this subchapter who is or was unfit, unwilling, or
unable to comply with the requirements listed in subsection (b)(1); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID312AEA537DFB4A049A8365A5F4316006"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the person is the
successor, as defined in section 31153, to a person who is or was unfit,
unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in subsection
(b)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4D35B284135A459F9BFF254886EE01C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revocation or
suspension of registration</header><text>The Secretary shall revoke the
registration of an employer or person under subsection (a) after notice and an
opportunity for a proceeding, or suspend the registration after giving notice
of the suspension to the employer or person, if the Secretary determines
that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDEDED1DB42F274510BBF5B6BEE4AAC5C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the employer's or
person's authority to operate pursuant to chapter 139 of this title would be
subject to revocation or suspension under sections 13905(d)(1) or 13905(f) of
this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE45B48219F744FAB8C999B4DC192C220"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the employer or
person is or was related through common ownership, common management, common
control, or common familial relationship to any other person or applicant for
registration subject to this subchapter that the Secretary determines is or was
unfit, unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in
subsection (b)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID292796CC57B14B12ABCFCB3D752B9AC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the person is the
successor, as defined in section 31153, to a person the Secretary determines is
or was unfit, unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in
subsection (b)(1); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF8269C94809548D786EC2F23986D2CF3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the employer or
person failed or refused to submit to the safety review required by section
31144(g) of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF8CC0780BC68467A93D2386FB9175F78"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Periodic
registration update</header><text>The Secretary may require an employer to
update a registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days
after a change in the employer's address, other contact information, officers,
process agent, or other essential information, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3038C598DF924E3B9F6269C497FC3FD6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31133 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31134. Requirement for registration and
USDOT
number.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDC94D171FE9CB4F4FA3B1E8B8F24F16FB"><enum>106.</enum><header>Registration
fee system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13908(d)(1)
is amended by striking <quote>but shall not exceed $300</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID2BA57781793F4C2EA0B071E20B101710"><enum>107.</enum><header>Registration
update</header>
<subsection id="IDD855F91144CD4303BB5481BCE172C870"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Periodic motor
carrier update</header><text>Section 13902 is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBC2580B2B6142D7AF24C3ADF98EAAF7" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDC853ED231C01401184EABE465D812347"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Update of
registration</header><text>The Secretary may require a registrant to update its
registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days after a
change in the registrant's address, other contact information, officers,
process agent, or other essential information, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDD7CA373552E24E4EA378D7CD6C49B1C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Periodic freight
forwarder update</header><text>Section 13903 is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA47A4C4D9B284CA2B5F70E46D1BAF65C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID07407798BE164F48B059DDA8FF0BCCDD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Update of
registration</header><text>The Secretary may require a freight forwarder to
update its registration under this section periodically or not later than 30
days after a change in the freight forwarder's address, other contact
information, officers, process agent, or other essential information, as
determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID592C4E4EB13944B5A0B578D309E964A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Periodic broker
update</header><text>Section 13904 is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID129EBFCEEC8241438B2BB7F5BFE32489" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDCECA2668BF20437B8A29814871DEC8DD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Update of
registration</header><text>The Secretary may require a broker to update its
registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days after a
change in the broker's address, other contact information, officers, process
agent, or other essential information, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDCEADB4FD7E534736ADCB57B6A2B2BEF0"><enum>108.</enum><header>Increased
penalties for operating without registration</header>
<subsection id="IDEBDE37CB2C2F4023B53FBA83F1BF2632"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Section
14901(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3194D98ADC4647D8BC7BDC9A50E67D50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$500</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0BBCB5719762488DB3F762F377794E0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>who is not registered under this part to provide transportation of
passengers,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBE601268B7BA43448C349B2728AD773B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>with respect to providing transportation of passengers,</quote> and
inserting <quote>or section 13902(c) of this title,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDDCC3DFF4B9E4F439F0F5A7F8B3F0737"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$2,000 for each violation and each additional day the violation
continues</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000 for each violation, or $25,000
for each violation relating to providing transportation of
passengers</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID52038E044AE449DB88CA7A021B3CA35E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transportation
of hazardous wastes</header><text>Section 14901(b) is amended by striking
<quote>less than $20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than
$25,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDEB1F9A9CABB341DD89A25687286F1021"><enum>109.</enum><header>Revocation of
registration for imminent hazard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13905(f)(2) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56688AC442A742A59832307EFE538992" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID7A1088DCAE1A41F6B184DA99E84DB6BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Imminent hazard
to public health</header><text>Notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 5 of
title 5, the Secretary shall revoke the registration of a motor carrier if the
Secretary finds that the carrier is or was conducting unsafe operations that
are or were an imminent hazard to public health or
property.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDAF4AECB29FD2444F9CF7051F5CEB4040"><enum>110.</enum><header>Revocation of
registration and other penalties for failure to respond to
subpoena</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 525 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID88E0F3D135064F3B92430E3FB4EABF49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subpenas</quote> in the section heading and inserting
<quote>subpoenas</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID70DE7444A5064ED5AD9AF91D652BBFB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subpena</quote> and inserting <quote>subpoena</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD36A449BB05D49FF915A042BEDFA28B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$100</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1FFAAD9D744241A3A1C6C59969724EFD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID540382299C604AA9A433CB776000E9CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE50887D72574F8391A05162A79E0788" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID0FDC401B561C48B6B745F9D2E7B38863"><enum></enum><text>The Secretary may withhold,
suspend, amend, or revoke any part of the registration of a person required to
register under chapter 139 for failing to obey a subpoena or requirement of the
Secretary under this chapter to appear and testify or produce
records.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID0DA881F0960E4867BBBA1EE6FD880AD8"><enum>111.</enum><header>Fleetwide out
of service order for operating without required registration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13902(e)(1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID66874F5411FA42D38B5709618AB78380"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>motor vehicle</quote> and inserting <quote>motor carrier</quote> after
<quote>the Secretary determines that a</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB2050B69562442A5B840EF8E84E29D0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>order the vehicle</quote> and inserting <quote>order the motor carrier
operations</quote> after <quote>the Secretary may</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID520AAF23C92E46D4A3E5147509CEBFC0"><enum>112.</enum><header>Motor carrier
and officer patterns of safety violations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31135 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDCE68F6490B544A7C85F364BE0EF725E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32EEC77B6C4447AB81202349EA81FC4F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID0A4C8921D1FD4EFEBB1DC85164841716"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header>
<paragraph id="IDD63A83B348FC40D18BA773AB7DA2D709"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Motor
carriers</header><text>Two or more motor carriers, employers, or persons shall
not use common ownership, common management, common control, or common familial
relationship to enable any or all such motor carriers, employers, or persons to
avoid compliance, or mask or otherwise conceal non-compliance, or a history of
non-compliance, with regulations prescribed under this subchapter or an order
of the Secretary issued under this subchapter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCA644D4D61B94CC1A0A066631334E411"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pattern</header><text>If
the Secretary finds that a motor carrier, employer, or person engaged in a
pattern or practice of avoiding compliance, or masking or otherwise concealing
noncompliance, with regulations prescribed under this subchapter, the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID20063502008B4F44AB77684C655F2BF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may withhold,
suspend, amend, or revoke any part of the motor carrier's, employer's, or
person's registration in accordance with section 13905 or 31134; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6F32FBD1B8394D2BA80D77EC3472DBE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall take into
account such non-compliance for purposes of determining civil penalty amounts
under section 521(b)(2)(D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD8FB0C1A23FB474A87933214D357F18C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Officers</header><text>If
the Secretary finds, after notice and an opportunity for proceeding, that an
officer of a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator engaged in a pattern
or practice of violating regulations prescribed under this subchapter, or
assisted a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator in avoiding
compliance, or masking or otherwise concealing noncompliance, the Secretary may
impose appropriate sanctions, subject to the limitations in paragraph (4),
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID94A8097C1E5543FE8660D2AA988C900E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>suspension or
revocation of registration granted to the officer individually under section
13902 or 31134;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID300E2CAE9DE84AF6A0D178158E8ABA74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>temporary or
permanent suspension or bar from association with any motor carrier, employer,
or owner or operator registered under section 13902 or 31134; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5591314E42D84074BB3C197278230792"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any appropriate
sanction approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB11AFBAD4D0741B3922279D71BB7CC69"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
sanctions described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(3) shall
apply to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2F9562BEFBA04D808EACE64EEA723DD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>intentional or
knowing conduct, including reckless conduct that violates applicable laws
(including regulations); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID23D056DFE6D2451D86A6D46DEEEDE01B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>repeated instances
of negligent conduct that violates applicable laws (including
regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBF3103A73A734840A49DA5DAA049ED47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51DAB665939D4DBBB523BDDAF8A7666A" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID1A385B4ED88A4B6C83196E1E4599646E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Avoiding
compliance</header><text>For purposes of this section, <quote>avoiding
compliance</quote> or <quote>masking or otherwise concealing
noncompliance</quote> includes serving as an officer or otherwise exercising
controlling influence over 2 or more motor carriers where—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1D38A7698E804F8CAFC1F097E0D3D752"><enum>(1)</enum><text>one of the
carriers was placed out of service, or received notice from the Secretary that
it will be placed out of service, following—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDDB3DFCEDE5C145C8A6209CE5CFAD3663"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a determination of
unfitness under section 31144(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID277FE227C9F343DF807B2EA40A18358D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a suspension or
revocation of registration under section 13902, 13905, or 31144(g);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4972D650F9184414BB28465DB423C0EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>issuance of an
imminent hazard out of service order under section 521(b)(5) or section
5121(d); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9CA932C747F441BE96C7EE620F69F659"><enum>(D)</enum><text>notice of failure
to pay a civil penalty or abide by a penalty payment plan; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID415B8B6C20BD4C72830FB6D02E626560"><enum>(2)</enum><text>one or more of the
carriers is the <quote>successor,</quote> as that term is defined in section
31153, to the carrier that is the subject of the action in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDB02897BFBECB4577BF71BA681DCB2829"><enum>113.</enum><header>Federal
successor standard</header>
<subsection id="IDAC2E4827E8F94390B1D5F105DC09680A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 311 is amended by adding after section 31152, as
added by section 508 of this Act, the following:</text>
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<section id="IDBCCD8C7359934307BF701082D587E0F6"><enum>31153.</enum><header>Federal
successor standard</header>
<subsection id="IDF5BF25B397E64A02BD060E7589680CBE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal
successor standard</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal
or State law, the Secretary may take an action authorized under chapters 5, 51,
131 through 149, subchapter III of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and
31139), or sections 31302, 31303, 31304, 31305(b), 31310(g)(1)(A), or 31502 of
this title, or a regulation issued under any of those provisions, against a
successor of a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102), a successor of an
employer (as defined in section 31132), or a successor of an owner or operator
(as that term is used in subchapter III of chapter 311), to the same extent and
on the same basis as the Secretary may take the action against the motor
carrier, employer, or owner or operator.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID311FD0F635E74CAAA11B409F9195D0D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Successor
defined</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term
<term>successor</term> means a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator
that the Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity for a
proceeding, has 1 or more features that correspond closely with the features of
another existing or former motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator, such
as—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9A921EAF352B4949A4B32540096322B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consideration paid
for assets purchased or transferred;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF21CE6614F214D0FB0FB9F163F883D7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>dates of corporate
creation and dissolution or termination of operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFA97CF24CA5C4804BCD0354ACE823180"><enum>(3)</enum><text>commonality of
ownership;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID78430263A73C47BE85EE5BCFC8368F9E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>commonality of
officers and management personnel and their functions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9BA54C29BC314656B4BB6696595BCCC8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>commonality of
drivers and other employees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD4FA266511694DF99150A9EF6896DC7B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identity of
physical or mailing addresses, telephone, fax numbers, or e-mail
addresses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID36992FBC05D142BEB765D18AE0EA5BB0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identity of motor
vehicle equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB3430EFD3508496DAED6D1AEAE751C00"><enum>(8)</enum><text>continuity of
liability insurance policies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5AF88A719B4043A9B49E11B787D55F5F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>commonality of
coverage under liability insurance policies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0E2985F1572B42F4A9124657E538B471"><enum>(10)</enum><text>continuation of
carrier facilities and other physical assets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1B9F5B08AD764BA6AE61A21A5604673B"><enum>(11)</enum><text>continuity of the
nature and scope of operations, including customers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA0311D6E6C8742AFA24BDF7B662A55E6"><enum>(12)</enum><text>commonality of
the nature and scope of operations, including customers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF91E0CFDE2DA4EF695CA8FF3E646C686"><enum>(13)</enum><text>advertising,
corporate name, or other acts through which the motor carrier, employer, or
owner or operator holds itself out to the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8BC2A462550F4E5CB3D2281AAEC997F7"><enum>(14)</enum><text>history of safety
violations and pending orders or enforcement actions of the Secretary;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE777D914FB084F6E861E484314902283"><enum>(15)</enum><text>additional
factors that the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID08BA2F64BF7347699E305C116DA792E1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section
shall apply to any action commenced on or after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement
Act of 2011</short-title> without regard to whether the violation that is the
subject of the action, or the conduct that caused the violation, occurred
before the date of enactment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDAD83636D00C144DB840332C53D25E4B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rights not
affected</header><text>Nothing in this section shall affect the rights,
functions, or responsibilities under law of any other Department, Agency, or
instrumentality of the United States, the laws of any State, or any rights
between a private party and a motor carrier, employer, or owner or
operator.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1BF51C0AF6914AF9AE4A2B3ED492D806"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item related to section 31152, as added by section 508 of this Act,
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB450E335C9B74B5D846B2FBF2F92AB39" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31153. Federal successor
standard.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle safety</header>
<section id="ID54C73064A36F4B1B911CA526C2C847B1"><enum>201.</enum><header>Repeal of
commercial jurisdiction exception for brokers of motor carriers of
passengers</header>
<subsection id="idD300098EB50F43D2A1544A07E5E0BBA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13506(a) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id213DDB59F757432AA045D5F6EDAA2AD5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (13);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01DC1995214A4888990B1F398BC5A096"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (14); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7FA9C30CD7824A35ACE0189F4C105A35"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (15) as paragraph (14).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id323F613A0A7E4673A4EE17F642310B9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 13904(a) is amended by striking <quote>of
property</quote> in the first sentence.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDDA95DCD709FA42628BC411B52AA73DCD"><enum>202.</enum><header>Bus rentals and
definition of employer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of section 31132 is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF94A07D92AF42CE95D741A9AC40FF77" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID374B6F7EAF7F46E7A610B9606B3E35FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text><term>employer</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID860B3014F5764EE78D0425F7F450E0C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a person
engaged in a business affecting interstate commerce that—</text>
<clause id="ID6B2B2F12F90D41A6AA19448DE5C5FCE7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>owns or leases a
commercial motor vehicle in connection with that business, or assigns an
employee to operate the commercial motor vehicle; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEF0FE8DD0CDB48B290F0185AB88CCC5C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>offers for rent
or lease a motor vehicle designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers,
including the driver, and from the same location or as part of the same
business provides names or contact information of drivers, or holds itself out
to the public as a charter bus company; but</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76E72DCD06714CA8AF1242BFC48D979C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include
the Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID6FB5E6A673A241E382CC7B1A7AA0CDB9"><enum>203.</enum><header>Crashworthiness
standards</header>
<subsection id="ID88C49E95EFE6421DADF5C531FBA34CF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive analysis on the need for
crashworthiness standards on property-carrying commercial motor vehicles with a
gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds
involved in interstate commerce, including an evaluation of the need for roof
strength, pillar strength, air bags, and frontal and back wall
standards.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID28CBE2F743D74B4DB3C8FB8910914943"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after completing the comprehensive analysis under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall report the results of the analysis and any
recommendations to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID69EB7BF6D03C434CA78888D06A88466E"><enum>204.</enum><header>Canadian safety
rating reciprocity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
31144 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="IDAE905502271746888A02D8B1F49A8CF0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Recognition of
Canadian motor carrier safety fitness determinations</header>
<paragraph id="ID9A92E0FFC3374BD7A866A664064EC8EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If an authorized
agency of the Canadian federal government or a Canadian Territorial or
Provincial government determines, by applying the procedure and standards
prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (b) or pursuant to an agreement
under paragraph (2), that a Canadian employer is unfit and prohibits the
employer from operating a commercial motor vehicle in Canada or any Canadian
Province, the Secretary may prohibit the employer from operating such vehicle
in interstate and foreign commerce until the authorized Canadian agency
determines that the employer is fit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5EF61EA1B9CD4DFC8129D1DC3B418833"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may
consult and participate in negotiations with authorized officials of the
Canadian federal government or a Canadian Territorial or Provincial government,
as necessary, to provide reciprocal recognition of each country's motor carrier
safety fitness determinations. An agreement shall provide, to the maximum
extent practicable, that each country will follow the procedure and standards
prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (b) in making motor carrier safety
fitness
determinations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDE969B5231C5B418B952682E4EE84E4CE"><enum>205.</enum><header>State reporting
of foreign commercial driver convictions</header>
<subsection id="ID6B33775C861A42E5A6EF626A9E9CF480"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
foreign commercial driver</header><text>Section 31301 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID19D9E6DB37AD4277AC5E979C76ABB641"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (10) through (14) as paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7BB760AF1BAB45B89948E15C83367991"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (9) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="IDE2CFF195AC834210B679B9DCECC1E315"><enum>(10)</enum><text><term>foreign
commercial driver</term> means an individual licensed to operate a commercial
motor vehicle by an authority outside the United States, or a citizen of a
foreign country who operates a commercial motor vehicle in the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8C7815F41BE64A9E8F2CBB5B6A3E7767"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State reporting
of convictions</header><text>Section 31311(a) is amended by adding after
paragraph (21) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID4CCF7B1AFBB64E548AFD84AB2F275BEE"><enum>(22)</enum><text>The State shall
report a conviction of a foreign commercial driver by that State to the Federal
Convictions and Withdrawal Database, or another information system designated
by the Secretary to record the convictions. A report shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8C2F9DAED5B741C6B7B7F76D324492BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for a driver
holding a foreign commercial driver's license—</text>
<clause id="IDD802B204620F456AA1A3CE268F33617E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each conviction
relating to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6B26C802AFE44864B9F61005006890BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a non-commercial
motor vehicle; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ACF82C3EB374CA7A884CFAFC81D5FD9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for an unlicensed
driver or a driver holding a foreign non-commercial driver's license, each
conviction for operating a commercial motor
vehicle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID21BB8A406BA6483D8003CC2A5FAAB282"><enum>206.</enum><header>Authority to
disqualify foreign commercial drivers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31310 is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="IDB25D99864A614C41B0D662F9585C0F4E"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Foreign
commercial drivers</header><text>A foreign commercial driver shall be subject
to disqualification under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID85917024AECB4E6C815082ED3D82836B"><enum>207.</enum><header>Revocation of
foreign motor carrier operating authority for failure to pay civil
penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13905(d)(1)
is amended by inserting <quote>foreign motor carrier, foreign motor private
carrier,</quote> after <quote>registration of a motor carrier,</quote> each
place it appears.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Driver
safety</header>
<section id="IDA11915E18598433EA84DD5417BA92C7F"><enum>301.</enum><header>Electronic
on-board recording devices</header>
<subsection id="IDAB5EC188EFE1460F8AEAA90257BC343D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Section 31137 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0133662BA56542FC9821E5F934014DAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the
section heading to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="ID1F7819AF6B3D4B09BE4C861A024DF843"><enum>31137.</enum><header>Electronic
on-board recording devices and brake maintenance
regulations</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID138706DD092C46EA9CA6F5D31C9C7A55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (b) as subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1D6E69B4D0D34EFDB621E60B7488E505"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending (a) to
read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="ID0B3F55EDCE02406D99410753CE181292"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Electronic
on-Board recording devices</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle
Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation
shall prescribe regulations—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2566E4708C8C4F3B8715143F9176A41D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>requiring a
commercial motor vehicle involved in interstate commerce and operated by a
driver subject to the hours of service and the record of duty status
requirements under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, be
equipped with an electronic on-board recording device to improve compliance by
an operator of a vehicle with hours of service regulations prescribed by the
Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0FE2DDC075014829BFE87621E5B8E63F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensuring that an
electronic on-board recording device is not used to harass a vehicle
operator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID32E0186CAA5D408EA42D095FE7BBE5EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Electronic
on-Board recording device requirements</header>
<paragraph id="IDCCC65998876941E38597A99A4858E221"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The regulations prescribed under subsection (a)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFFF2F2F0254E4C4CB479FFA0ED937E1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require an
electronic on-board recording device—</text>
<clause id="IDA16BCFB827784CA9A22707ED9B33772F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to accurately
record commercial driver hours of service;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1286C3BA2FB84308A4D52E9B6553D35A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to record the
location of a commercial motor vehicle;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA42F03DCC395448F82CE122B5BD6D676"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to be tamper
resistant; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID44EF3978881C418785562E124BC9B787"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to be integrally
synchronized with an engine's control module;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22E0AD9B20A9408B95F61FCAD1121F89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow law
enforcement to access the data contained in the device during a roadside
inspection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2E715DCD49AC4E56AA72E04099B2C9AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>apply to a
commercial motor vehicle beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date
that the regulations are published as a final rule.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDE0FA1B1B3AC8453083EB81A0D6A72EDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance and
design standards</header><text>The regulations prescribed under subsection (a)
shall establish performance standards—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7AC4B395C8B647F89DD4BE2F82D48C40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>defining a
standardized user interface to aid vehicle operator compliance and law
enforcement review;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID697248E5A27F4B35B7C15AB1BB3B726D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishing a
secure process for standardized—</text>
<clause id="IDDAEAC8CA5D0446988900EFC4E40DDCAF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>and unique vehicle
operator identification;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID35202AAB53234759BB251729E30EB047"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>data
access;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB0F5C905C8E1401CBEF2923147EF2625"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>data transfer
for vehicle operators between motor vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3E68E329EFB74334B9F580047B665365"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>data storage for
a motor carrier; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA5E2EC1228B548F0832F25944D2CE9D6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>data transfer and
transportability for law enforcement officials;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6631ED0D00E14D3F8ACDC4B1C6D7141A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing a
standard security level for an electronic on-board recording device and related
components to be tamper resistant by using a methodology endorsed by a
nationally recognized standards organization; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAE78C384AE914BCFB649665D8E0D1D07"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifying each
driver subject to the hours of service and record of duty status requirements
under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDCC32003076C64D178BFD09AF9B07D724"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certification
criteria</header>
<paragraph id="IDA80865520A8A43A098AAB34E0D8B1F5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this
section shall establish the criteria and a process for the certification of an
electronic on-board recording device to ensure that the device meets the
performance requirements under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID453E2664EA2B4EC2B2A90234190BE472"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of
noncertification</header><text>An electronic on-board recording device that is
not certified in accordance with the certification process referred to in
paragraph (1) shall not be acceptable evidence of hours of service and record
of duty status requirements under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID59F8C90913894005BE78E76424D60C6B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Electronic
on-Board recording device defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>electronic on-board recording device</term> means an electronic device
that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID718382693DFF492BACE2676DF1FB58B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is capable of
recording a driver's hours of service and duty status accurately and
automatically; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD2D52FB8659643A492FAB01CDADCA2AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>meets the
requirements established by the Secretary through
regulation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID077AEDFF967F440D97A8103D05C51F04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header><text>Section 30165(a)(1) is amended by striking <quote>or
30141 through 30147</quote> and inserting <quote>30141 through 30147, or
31137</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDDB79D0199F1B4997822249975CAF55EE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 311 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 31137 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31137. Electronic on-board recording
devices and brake maintenance
regulations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDA57BC7C5020F4849A2396F6E4F033BA5"><enum>302.</enum><header>Safety
fitness</header>
<subsection id="IDC5230EEBB1464A66A13883EBCAC9A836"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety fitness
rating methodology</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDDE47605F84F40B1BE176FE5CFE145F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incorporate into
its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program a safety fitness rating
methodology that assigns sufficient weight to adverse vehicle and driver
performance based-data that elevate crash risks to warrant an unsatisfactory
rating for a carrier; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3D392CC302AE4530863DF660DE0DE0E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the
data to support such assessments is accurate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6C080E96060E49F892546159D4CF4BA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interim
measures</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2011, the Secretary shall take
interim measures to implement a similar safety fitness rating methodology in
its current safety rating system if the Compliance, Safety, Accountability
program is not fully implemented.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID506B2AE835CA412BAA7E6520240F587B"><enum>303.</enum><header>Driver medical
qualifications</header>
<subsection id="IDCDEE4FD77D714AAC8059CA9422043719"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Deadline for
establishment of national registry of medical examiners</header><text>Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish a national registry of medical examiners in accordance with section
31149(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6429F776F0E146CFA9BD8180E30A66C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Examination
requirement for national registry of medical examiners</header><text>Section
31149(c)(1)(D) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="ID4B2CA7BFA2574B24BA0FA3ECADC99CF1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not later than 1
year after enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>, develop requirements for
a medical examiner to be listed in the national registry under this section,
including—</text>
<clause id="ID9A1E80B62E6541479D8B6E38441BCF84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the completion of
specific courses and materials;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID169429D4B2ED4CD2A9F3DD37EA2A7BEF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certification,
including self-certification, if the Secretary determines that
self-certification is necessary for sufficient participation in the national
registry, to verify that a medical examiner completed specific training,
including refresher courses, that the Secretary determines necessary to be
listed in the national registry;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID92E3F5229AD940AB8614D6209F543FDD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an examination
that requires a passing grade; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2B0755D34AC2416F8293123F8F32FFC5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>demonstration of
a medical examiner's willingness to meet the reporting requirements established
by the
Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0420B52B78DA4E838EA05CB01F833C90"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
oversight of licensing authorities</header>
<paragraph id="ID6A758E928DF5425EB3B82F073576FBCA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31149(c)(1) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9EC68558024A4E4091C6E19F2F5797B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB49C6374CDF243BB84BD3ECFC887D87B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID40216D102BE74221AD2A52FC11C21A4F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="IDA18209D185D942D197558FE6DDFB1B23"><enum>(G)</enum><text>annually review
the implementation of commercial driver's license requirements by not fewer
than 10 States to assess the accuracy, validity, and timeliness of—</text>
<clause id="IDF6630F77E7464C34AB1D595D8B8843F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the submission of
physical examination reports and medical certificates to State licensing
agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEA6DBA2665714B1A98A0C97D8A92683E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the processing of
the submissions by State licensing
agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2FC9CD144A5046B4ACC31F91899B32F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Internal
oversight policy</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9EB8EF9269214E1EBF6C09AF2AE28C5B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall establish an oversight policy and procedure to
carry out section 31149(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States Code, as added by
section 303(c)(1) of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5FF47C9B2C9F4CBA91695EEE0D4E8F6B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by section 303(c)(1) of this Act shall
take effect on the date the oversight policies and procedures are established
pursuant to subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID759EF694191F427480C81CCEF4D6B962"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Electronic
filing of medical examination certificates</header><text>Section 31311(a), as
amended by sections 205(b) and 306(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID951D2E78BFB4402BB370D251486AEEB1"><enum>(24)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of
2011</short-title>, the State shall establish and maintain, as part of its
driver information system, the capability to receive an electronic copy of a
medical examiner's certificate, from a certified medical examiner, for each
holder of a commercial driver's license issued by the State who operates or
intends to operate in interstate
commerce.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDCB337802EF994624B8632D741CADCEBF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="ID38CCE6444B5F4739921EC8FBECF911AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the funds provided for Data and Technology
Grants under section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, there are
authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) for the Secretary to make grants to States or an organization
representing agencies and officials of the States to support development costs
of the information technology needed to carry out section 31311(a)(24) of title
49, United States Code, up to $1 million for fiscal year 2012 and up to $1
million for fiscal year 2013.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID448393D3F8ED474894DBA62A294035F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of
availability</header><text>The amounts made available under this subsection
shall remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID7412AA8A359341C7BCDBBF0EE96760FC"><enum>304.</enum><header>Commercial
driver's license notification system</header>
<subsection id="ID1AA7592690224FB78B080FEC9E55A35B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31304 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID27F023F0249A4817AAB63ED2CE9490A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>An employer</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="IDBA22958DDF9B447DA9A3BDEB0448BF82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An employer</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8BEAEB6BE29547C0B0B649514250633E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="IDB63DCA69C0C34838B55C588456A84F4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Driver violation
records</header>
<paragraph id="ID33E3503C0F394B1F9190B50ED76383FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Periodic
review</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), an employer shall
ascertain the driving record of each driver it employs—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8C4EF8F7B9D045CB98D90D4C6313E94E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by making an
inquiry at least once every 12 months to the appropriate State agency in which
the driver held or holds a commercial driver's license or permit during such
time period;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0A03CFD40D6B46EE970CD21994FC64E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by receiving
occurrence-based reports of changes in the status of a driver's record from 1
or more driver record notification systems that meet minimum standards issued
by the Secretary; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9AB255D41BA94F379EDC920CD02A8CC5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by a combination
of inquiries to States and reports from driver record notification
systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDC39699418C904C929C6F304D508E4613"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Record
keeping</header><text>A copy of the reports received under paragraph (1) shall
be maintained in the driver's qualification file.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC024C1BC48BB4769B44910CD015EB931"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exceptions to
record review requirement</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a
driver employed by an employer who, in any 7-day period, is employed or used as
a driver by more than 1 employer—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID647CF662E607473B9C3A38F2F24C0299"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if the employer
obtains the driver's identification number, type, and issuing State of the
driver's commercial motor vehicle license; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22789337440A47329B3568A6AC33B6F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the information
described in subparagraph (A) is furnished by another employer and the employer
that regularly employs the driver meets the other requirements under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9C30537C04634282B1D4117D52A8B74B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Driver record
notification system defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>driver record notification system</term> means a system that
automatically furnishes an employer with a report, generated by the appropriate
agency of a State, on the change in the status of an employee's driver's
license due to a conviction for a moving violation, a failure to appear, an
accident, driver's license suspension, driver's license revocation, or any
other action taken against the driving
privilege.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB4B0D28EC6D649178766B7F846746FFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards for
driver record notification systems</header><text>Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue minimum standards
for driver notification systems, including standards for the accuracy,
consistency, and completeness of the information provided.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID30AA9F21D2E844BDAC167CAA17FE3F87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan for
national notification system</header>
<paragraph id="ID9A36F55E90B14FDEA0304F0CC82C8BC6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
develop recommendations and a plan for the development and implementation of a
national driver record notification system, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID807CCB59BA974BFD8AC0976A6F5BB51C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of
the merits of achieving a national system by expanding the Commercial Driver's
License Information System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCEF1B60DA38A4BA2B9F5E35FDD0C9B9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an estimate of the
fees that an employer will be charged to offset the operating costs of the
national system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBD860D21A9E5417E8C6ED9A484091405"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the recommendations and
plan are developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a report on
the recommendations and plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDE8541A5951A14CAE81140AEBC5D4AA1E"><enum>305.</enum><header>Commercial
motor vehicle operator training</header>
<subsection id="ID645FAFAF4A4948B393A94C9F6CDCE311"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31305 is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="ID32F6AFE882314EC087E4677DEB1C9A81"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Standards for
training</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue final
regulations establishing minimum entry-level training requirements for an
individual operating a commercial motor vehicle—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDA8141D84CAA49CEA5F1533D9B0E7D15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>addressing the
knowledge and skills that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4501F96B6B1146ECB470332ECE7D17CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are necessary for
an individual operating a commercial motor vehicle to safely operate a
commercial motor vehicle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1DACF29914E44CB09180979E87D385F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>must be acquired
before obtaining a commercial driver's license for the first time or upgrading
from one class of commercial driver's license to another class;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID394678808BCD44249EF6284D6F76DBE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addressing the
specific training needs of a commercial motor vehicle operator seeking
passenger or hazardous materials endorsements, including for an operator
seeking a passenger endorsement training—</text>
<subparagraph id="id707AAAA600DD43E4AF3805EF5CFFC45D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to suppress
motorcoach fires; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9FEC1D96554B480EBFABA418335A5768"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to evacuate
passengers from motorcoaches safely;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID310E00BCD1914F78B9C858087EADEA1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>requiring
effective instruction to acquire the knowledge, skills, and training referred
to in paragraphs (1) and (2), including classroom and behind-the-wheel
instruction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD171FB9041934CA7A90A31A72536A691"><enum>(4)</enum><text>requiring
certification that an individual operating a commercial motor vehicle meets the
requirements established by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1B31692D885243E39A65588B00EB0CB9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>requiring a
training provider (including a public or private driving school, motor carrier,
or owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle) that offers training that
results in the issuance of a certification to an individual under paragraph (4)
to demonstrate that the training meets the requirements of the regulations,
through a process established by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDA51A6CA3AE4E4FB69F3C4C9CCEC04F68"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial
driver's license uniform standards</header><text>Section 31308(1) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID52E39E79948E4BF58E83067973DCCEF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an individual
issued a commercial driver's license—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDDFD584783E114A4785C8104DAB8F66F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pass written and
driving tests for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that comply with
the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31305(a);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID925F67C75F2A4D38B42B3BD4A7462960"><enum>(B)</enum><text>present
certification of completion of driver training that meets the requirements
established by the Secretary under section
31305(c);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4314C91094E6457CA2176235CBF15860"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The section heading for section 31305 is amended to
read as follows:</text>
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<section id="IDA90AAB3EB0854E5A9BB3255B9E54781B"><enum>31305.</enum><header>General
driver fitness, testing, and
training</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8527617779504D2EA319099C847F3A02"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 313 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 31305 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31305. General driver fitness, testing,
and
training.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><section id="ID730E22A09E2E4A45B886D2C12C13807F"><enum>306.</enum><header>Commercial
driver's license program</header>
<subsection id="ID71EC54A01CF84B4D8080827130088D20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31309 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID086DA1B3C6C04284A8F871A8F5B17120"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(4), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="IDEB9E9364A11D49BD8E440B5703790191"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The plan shall specify—</text>
<clause id="ID53E99C9A268E4500983E2517D0D19F23"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a date by which
all States shall be operating commercial driver's license information systems
that are compatible with the modernized information system under this section;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8A7E744F19854EF98B92DC994E7BC39E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that States must
use the systems to receive and submit conviction and disqualification
data.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC170BECC834E43D2963BEF0A69CDAD29"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
by striking <quote>use</quote> and inserting <quote>use, subject to section
31313(a),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID20D75DCE37FF4D1488A5A3AE79E398A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for
State participation</header><text>Section 31311 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1E29300A6903479D9151E74CD9F3DCB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
as amended by section 205(b) of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID22F7BDE6EBFB4E2EB1F0179607AA2F66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>At least</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>regulation),</quote> and inserting: <quote>Not later than the time
period prescribed by the Secretary by regulation,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC0FFE0DC392B4DA1A66AB76F376B9493"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID22AB821AE2854DC9825CA44BA5E227E0"><enum>(23)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of
2011</short-title>, the State shall implement a system and practices for the
exclusive electronic exchange of driver history record information on the
system the Secretary maintains under section 31309, including the posting of
convictions, withdrawals, and
disqualifications.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD6738D6619934E2D87AF409B98D81D05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ID148E819264E64760894E60F18C3A800A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Critical
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="ID57A049A7899A4162B91EBFB0AE9290BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Identification
of critical requirements</header><text>After reviewing the requirements under
subsection (a), including the regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a) and
section 31309(e)(4), the Secretary shall identify the requirements that are
critical to an effective State commercial driver's license program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID73EBC789CF2C42BF9A37661C7F12BAA4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement
Act of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue guidance to assist States
in complying with the critical requirements identified under paragraph (1). The
guidance shall include a description of the actions that each State must take
to collect and share accurate and complete data in a timely manner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD9F0982BC97948F5AE695C8745AF0BBF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State commercial
driver's license program plan</header>
<paragraph id="IDCF5E1F841EF941D2A0EB8B01DA8918AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the Secretary issues
guidance under subsection (d)(2), a State shall submit a plan to the Secretary
for complying with the requirements under this section during the period
beginning on the date the plan is submitted and ending on September 30,
2016.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC0E35634FB3546C48717407274F0AADA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A
plan submitted by a State under paragraph (1) shall identify—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1F1E0E10407F42D6B5F432238059829A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the actions that
the State will take to comply with the critical requirements identified under
subsection (d)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08D110773FEC44A0A6F397FD9559D108"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the actions that
the State will take to address any deficiencies in the State's commercial
driver's license program, as identified by the Secretary in the most recent
audit of the program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID948121BFB6CD4239A2C55348838FFE70"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other actions that
the State will take to comply with the requirements under subsection
(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID89478CF1B98E4D848248FB295A3872C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9BE581817B784E7E89D70BEFABFE4D17"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Implementation
schedule</header><text>A plan submitted by a State under paragraph (1) shall
include a schedule for the implementation of the actions identified under
paragraph (2). In establishing the schedule, the State shall prioritize the
actions identified under paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85EFD200A5AE44CFBFD8E44D8E18CB5B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline for
compliance with critical requirements</header><text>A plan submitted by a State
under paragraph (1) shall include assurances that the State will take the
necessary actions to comply with the critical requirements pursuant to
subsection (d) not later than September 30, 2015.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDD3CAF50F374492A9B24045E390A93B2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Approval and
disapproval</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDCACCFB070A1F44F3A4D9C600948A95F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review each plan
submitted under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3EFD892ECB17491AA68D6C589E048605"><enum>(B)</enum><text>approve a plan
that the Secretary determines meets the requirements under this subsection and
promotes the goals of this chapter; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA128AE9E21384E6CB9B42971B00F4530"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disapprove a plan
that the Secretary determines does not meet the requirements or does not
promote the goals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8316B0F69879490CBA3F0A44A399D2F7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Modification of
disapproved plans</header><text>If the Secretary disapproves a plan under
paragraph (4)(C), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6A0C7CF556334149A8BB32073A960F4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide a written
explanation of the disapproval to the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10C0D8425F264BB18C69CDCBE990CCDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow the State to
modify the plan and resubmit it for approval.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF6288B9BDEAA4D10A88298E275A2AA00"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Plan
updates</header><text>The Secretary may require a State to review and update a
plan, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD9E86DB9FB204557B315A604E4BB6F00"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual
comparison of State levels of compliance</header><text>The Secretary shall
annually—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9D76D2ED94C448259E2D1E94F37EAE3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compare the
relative levels of compliance by States with the requirements under subsection
(a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA3B60EFEF2F24192A0D6ABD7B050820C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the results
of the comparison available to the
public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID61ACEF0817E44B0389B21EB10CA82010"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Decertification
authority</header><text>Section 31312 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF46702B72DF84CB5855168B1740B17FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID27EF759E65684FAF95DFD2D43D72F383"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (a) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="IDB1403B8F435A4924AA8E01072E4167F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline for
compliance with critical requirements</header><text>Beginning on October 1,
2016, in making a determination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
consider a State to be in substantial noncompliance with this chapter if the
Secretary determines that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID308B5E843BC7416794BD70F27588A366"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the State is not
complying with a critical requirement under section 31311(d)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE05D9B3247BB4406814F7EBBAEA574FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sufficient grant
funding was made available to the State under section 31313(a) to comply with
the
requirement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDEDBC1B0305234BF1AFABB97F4BF7CB20"><enum>307.</enum><header>Commercial
driver's license requirements</header>
<subsection id="IDFFDFB60090324A079713671C04C1C674"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Licensing
standards</header><text>Section 31305(a)(7) is amended by inserting
<quote>would not be subject to a disqualification under section 31310(g) of
this title and</quote> after <quote>taking the tests</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDC377CC39DFE3497D8A373B024A644253"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disqualifications</header><text>Section
31310(g)(1) is amended by deleting <quote>who holds a commercial driver's
license and</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID599B5C5AFE2240BBB888D946A1A05A18"><enum>308.</enum><header>Commercial
motor vehicle driver information systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDAFD1A464DEB0430480A56ECB323B46E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
subsection heading and inserting <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="subsection">In general</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF9C453BDFFE54AB5850B99554FE6162D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID33B15C27FF764F798C45DD410D214F14"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="IDA339BD934A5E40DC938143294F9C246B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access to
records</header><text>The Secretary may require a State, as a condition of an
award of grant money under this section, to provide the Secretary access to all
State licensing status and driver history records via an electronic information
system, subject to section 2721 of title
18.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDE7E505863EB143EC81BBEAB5C7096043"><enum>309.</enum><header>Disqualifications
based on non-commercial motor vehicle operations</header>
<subsection id="ID9E38BF3E76FD47F0899578012A7F5F9A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>First
offense</header><text>Section 31310(b)(1)(D) is amended by deleting
<quote>commercial</quote> after <quote>revoked, suspended, or canceled based on
the individual's operation of a,</quote> and before <quote>motor
vehicle</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF4D37D5DC904433C85BB477C4B367EA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Second
offense</header><text>Section 31310(c)(1)(D) is amended by deleting
<quote>commercial</quote> after <quote>revoked, suspended, or canceled based on
the individual's operation of a,</quote> and before <quote>motor
vehicle</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDE8D630F24535472F8072C24834481999"><enum>310.</enum><header>Federal driver
disqualifications</header>
<subsection id="ID1E73396EB8FA47C6B7A332CAF36052BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Disqualification
defined</header><text>Section 31301, as amended by section 205 of this Act, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3FD3C2FD586D4D078312CC4CD6A5B655"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (6) through (15) as paragraphs (7) through (16), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE551FEB4C7C74AF59DC1F27983AEB621"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (5) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="IDE4D1B25D53DC4FCAAFDB82A99A1E30B7"><enum>(6)</enum><text><quote>Disqualification</quote>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD5CF07E603144D94A8D5C6232BAC4AB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the suspension,
revocation, or cancellation of a commercial driver's license by the State of
issuance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08D319649F4244B295564B42C0893AE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a withdrawal of an
individual's privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle by a State or other
jurisdiction as the result of a violation of State or local law relating to
motor vehicle traffic control, except for a parking, vehicle weight, or vehicle
defect violation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID48810272BEA5420B87B9CDBC583BF709"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a determination by
the Secretary that an individual is not qualified to operate a commercial motor
vehicle; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5F7A81639F9A4B62AC43D578FBB675EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a determination by
the Secretary that a commercial motor vehicle driver is unfit under section
31144(g).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC5FDAFD2F7984D959B9652E1165A9018"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial
driver's license information system contents</header><text>Section
31309(b)(1)(F) is amended by inserting after <quote>disqualified</quote> the
following: <quote>by the State that issued the individual a commercial driver's
license, or by the Secretary,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9DF1E6A0CB684EB9B56089CAAE4F3153"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State action on
federal disqualification</header><text>Section 31310(h) is amended by inserting
after the first sentence the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C32D6D410624454A37E6B2FB0356DBD" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDDACE94BAEEDF4CAA90C273B3C0E306D9"><enum></enum><text>If the State has not disqualified
the individual from operating a commercial vehicle under subsections (b)
through (g), the State shall disqualify the individual if the Secretary
determines under 31144(g) that the individual is disqualified from operating a
commercial motor
vehicle.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID1424BBBBD486449D8E8B7EDA743F91C1"><enum>311.</enum><header>Employer
responsibilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
31304, as amended by section 304 of this Act, is amended in subsection
(a)—</text>
<paragraph id="ID56B88B2BB39946DF9320D221D7F239CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>knowingly</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB494E203E07E44F1948C11BDFF4E51D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>in which</quote> and inserting <quote>that the employer knows or should
reasonably know that</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Safe Roads Act of
2011</header>
<section id="ID112CFFC8EDAF493A8650F94ABDF0F051"><enum>401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Safe Roads Act of
2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID244453DD0890442A89F77D871FB8AB2F"><enum>402.</enum><header>National
clearinghouse for controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial
motor vehicle operators</header>
<subsection id="ID001C395575D043C4BF15CFEE8EBA633E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 313 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5ED5B019319B4CBCA41C2B7AF747743B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
31306(a), by inserting <quote>and section 31306a</quote> after <quote>this
section</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB52F2073C8554ED68F6DA069ED33C919"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 31306 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC35A0BB507BA467EA676644204199CDE" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="ID13CC06878A6E4794842B0D0BC00BCAE5"><enum>31306a.<?LEXA-Enum 31306a.?></enum><header>National clearinghouse for controlled
substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle
operators</header>
<subsection id="IDB5EF3FC56FB14D7C9F9669662914D5B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="ID9FCC8E313DC848D5A06472A044240208"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
Safe Roads Act of 2011, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a
national clearinghouse for records relating to alcohol and controlled
substances testing of commercial motor vehicle operators.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7887955478084DF091DA5720BB3CA9B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the clearinghouse shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFDBE25DA624849DD879EBEBC758FBC58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve
compliance with the Department of Transportation's alcohol and controlled
substances testing program applicable to commercial motor vehicle
operators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB0A365F1C9A6456A94F6C4A34E626FAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to facilitate
access to information about an individual before employing the individual as a
commercial motor vehicle operator;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9E0921A575DB4A7591EDF785D8B45A2F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to enhance the
safety of our United States roadways by reducing accident fatalities involving
commercial motor vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID594AF371A8134C6E81918C2E8CCACB0B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to reduce the
number of impaired commercial motor vehicle operators.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3C212250CB114D249316D281328368E5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
clearinghouse shall function as a repository for records relating to the
positive test results and test refusals of commercial motor vehicle operators
and violations by such operators of prohibitions set forth in subpart B of part
382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding
regulations).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD6E3CCA0C4C4458782C091D78B423D82"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electronic
exchange of records</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that records can
be electronically submitted to, and requested from, the clearinghouse by
authorized users.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE1D66A59FFC64B32B3EC644D8E595DAB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorized
operator</header><text>The Secretary may authorize a qualified and experienced
private entity to operate and maintain the clearinghouse and to collect fees on
behalf of the Secretary under subsection (e). The entity shall establish,
operate, maintain and expand the clearinghouse and permit access to driver
information and records from the clearinghouse in accordance with this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8C3FB6AB05FF41E8AF3DC4CD8D0D3D3E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Design of
clearinghouse</header>
<paragraph id="ID00043C0FAD6041D58869B8FA76FC657F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of federal
motor carrier safety administration recommendations</header><text>In
establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB166B6AD21FC4CDCBD2164ADEA99C919"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings and
recommendations contained in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's
March 2004 report to Congress required under section 226 of the Motor Carrier
Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31306 note); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEEB32DA719D14659BFBB0E49ABC99BA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the findings and
recommendations contained in the Government Accountability Office's May 2008
report to Congress entitled <quote>Motor Carrier Safety: Improvements to Drug
Testing Programs Could Better Identify Illegal Drug Users and Keep Them off the
Road.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9DB609C3205D4A0F8A166B99A712D546"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Development of
secure processes</header><text>In establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary
shall develop a secure process for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID57B6C694015340A18FFD4B3BD0288F75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>administering and
managing the clearinghouse in compliance with applicable Federal security
standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0B9702E8A6164FCBABF20FEB9CCE8B8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>registering and
authenticating authorized users of the clearinghouse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCCB157EA028D441B838343FEE6617D91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>registering and
authenticating persons required to report to the clearinghouse under subsection
(g);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41AE5E16840B4108863B0A51FBDE93C4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>preventing the
unauthorized access of information from the clearinghouse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF760B767769440D6976C83BBDB4BEFF6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>storing and
transmitting data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ED7E33A26FF4D5FB03BF3338B4166FC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>persons required
to report to the clearinghouse under subsection (g) to timely and accurately
submit electronic data to the clearinghouse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAB3CB26CD7E94CCB9A098251F0CB715D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>generating timely
and accurate reports from the clearinghouse in response to requests for
information by authorized users; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC6F80B879CF245DDA9C37A3C39BA2755"><enum>(H)</enum><text>updating an
individual's record upon completion of the return-to-duty process described in
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID98C9C8C1834841B585BA87F9293B1C04"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employer alert
of positive test result</header><text>In establishing the clearinghouse, the
Secretary shall develop a secure method for electronically notifying an
employer of each additional positive test result or other noncompliance—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1B2B593D999D414C866433A52B7606D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for an employee,
that is entered into the clearinghouse during the 7-day period immediately
following an employer's inquiry about the employee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID68229487AABC4DBE9A9D7E7E18F2539A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for an employee
who is listed as having multiple employers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB7E5CA7C5AE04B01A62B5202A8700EEC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Archive
capability</header><text>In establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary shall
develop a process for archiving all clearinghouse records, including the
depositing of personal records, records relating to each individual in the
database, and access requests for personal records, for the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID77053A7A8CBA4609B63A89131DD07218"><enum>(A)</enum><text>auditing and
evaluating the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of data in the
clearinghouse; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCE50885C22C34D7AAAF456061A69D200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>auditing to
monitor compliance and enforce penalties for noncompliance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID01403E74750E45A4AC4E6491E5604D9A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Future
needs</header>
<subparagraph id="ID8592F64CA80940CFB171BA17B8775D2A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Interoperability
with other data systems</header><text>In establishing the clearinghouse, the
Secretary shall consider—</text>
<clause id="IDEF23B58F01DA4748B23C4FF2C2BB239E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the existing data
systems containing regulatory and safety data for commercial motor vehicle
operators;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3820C4B013EF4CED9CE90380DAEF1591"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the efficacy of
using or combining clearinghouse data with 1 or more of such systems;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID60373AFC451D4B77A2292EBC53D8570A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the potential
interoperability of the clearinghouse with such systems.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2CD531858C5341BAA0D325760A9F2580"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specific
considerations</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall determine—</text>
<clause id="IDFE2F0374AF544108BA724D5103B27F17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
clearinghouse's capability for interoperability with—</text>
<subclause id="ID7852997EAFBB42FA80046BBFD2BBD65F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the National
Driver Register established under section 30302;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID447D46EA17504177900B6CECACF72BE2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Commercial
Driver's License Information System established under section 31309;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDF3ECB7EFE9B749BDB67DC9D69FCCD9B4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Motor
Carrier Management Information System for preemployment screening services
under section 31150; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID0CC520DF139D4651882EA83503522B0D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>other data
systems, as appropriate; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID4EFC939A31734DB597EB3F13E9CB7855"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any change to the
administration of the current testing program, such as forms, that is necessary
to collect data for the clearinghouse.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDDB7B2102D3044DCBB34FFD279A370B0F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Standard
formats</header><text>The Secretary shall develop standard formats to be
used—</text>
<paragraph id="IDE8B563C3B54D4E1DAC2EB6A2B45C0452"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by an authorized
user of the clearinghouse to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC94A956995A74B458A9B8392106FD11A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>request a record
from the clearinghouse; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF9337F943E2F43F89A568247CC913866"><enum>(B)</enum><text>obtain the consent
of an individual who is the subject of a request from the clearinghouse, if
applicable; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID153DF9629A0940C9A63B4BFA78B0A43F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to notify an
individual that a positive alcohol or controlled substances test result,
refusing to test, and a violation of any of the prohibitions under subpart B of
part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent
corresponding regulations), will be reported to the clearinghouse.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID15C455DCE16D4AE086F63B5FDCD0A3EC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>A
release of information from the clearinghouse shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2D16E58490D941D2B0CA37832850A8B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>comply with
applicable Federal privacy laws, including the fair information practices under
the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1BA8CF5B2F58490BB7EA35AED4AE7D06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with
applicable sections of the <act-name parsable-cite="FCRA">Fair Credit Reporting
Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID963B019CE12045419A478C08B6B1E8A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not be made to any
person or entity unless expressly authorized or required by law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID47E225E24B3644EE9228FEDE2527F12D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<paragraph id="ID15B0A7483BBF4AF4ADD6B867165541F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to
collect fees</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (3), the
Secretary may collect a reasonable, customary, and nominal fee from an
authorized user of the clearinghouse for a request for information from the
clearinghouse.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA4A08169F0E840D4A9830C3F65751AC7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
fees</header><text>Fees collected under this subsection shall be used for the
operation and maintenance of the clearinghouse.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2536EBBF82264645BED97952D967F955"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary may not collect a fee from an individual requesting information from
the clearinghouse that pertains to the record of that individual.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDCE633A9A23FD4C29952676D67B8C79D0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Employer
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="IDCFA3063DF2B54E659B81AB8C0666E8AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination
concerning use of clearinghouse</header><text>The Secretary shall determine if
an employer is authorized to use the clearinghouse to meet the alcohol and
controlled substances testing requirements under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA085804462C048119EB3BB8DA2C40683"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of
existing requirements</header><text>Each employer and service agent shall
comply with the alcohol and controlled substances testing requirements under
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID23A6D3DEEACC4780BBE6BF295C6E8A22"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employment
prohibitions</header><text>Beginning 30 days after the date that the
clearinghouse is established under subsection (a), an employer shall not hire
an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the employer
determines that the individual, during the preceding 3-year period—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID96CA221A2FFB45B0AF43811CF32BF29B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if tested for the
use of alcohol and controlled substances, as required under title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations—</text>
<clause id="ID3A25DD8255A04A5F870254F15397F593"><enum>(i)</enum><text>did not test
positive for the use of alcohol or controlled substances in violation of the
regulations; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCC0BCD3B44D94D7E80C678EF1ED286B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>tested positive
for the use of alcohol or controlled substances and completed the required
return-to-duty process under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5D092F8F07D74113A98A50120E7C3A91"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID9BD818B42A784887BE6652FE18EEC651"><enum>(i)</enum><text>did not refuse to take
an alcohol or controlled substance test under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" id="ID09476696CC77467E9EAD1329AEEC9AE3" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>refused to take
an alcohol or controlled substance test and completed the required
return-to-duty process under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22E34F252FBD45B3A910683D5DB52E32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>did not violate
any other provision of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4C9AE4EE355C4197B25774AFAA9D45C3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual
review</header><text>Beginning 30 days after the date that the clearinghouse is
established under subsection (a), an employer shall request and review a
commercial motor vehicle operator's record from the clearinghouse annually for
as long as the commercial motor vehicle operator is under the employ of the
employer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3759F870B1D1443B8C163B09443ACB79"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reporting of
records</header>
<paragraph id="ID2E1CC1439D0C47F6B1AB25B24E118A13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning 30 days after the date that the clearinghouse
is established under subsection (a), a medical review officer, employer,
service agent, and other appropriate person, as determined by the Secretary,
shall promptly submit to the Secretary, if in possession of, the record of an
individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID059B965DDA764DB8BC5928031A2F6570"><enum>(A)</enum><text>refuses to take an
alcohol or controlled substances test required under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID183E3736261B48C08DD6C5205842E3B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>tests positive for
alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of the regulations; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCE8C733D3D8A4534AAA9C0B26727A850"><enum>(C)</enum><text>violates any other
provision of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or
any subsequent corresponding regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID249ABEC2B1134621847E046D325EBB96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion of
records in clearinghouse</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the
clearinghouse the records of positive test results and test refusals received
under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8B690D7F6FE94664B9A9BF17FC019646"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications
and deletions</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a record contained
in the clearinghouse is not accurate, the Secretary shall modify or delete the
record, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD1BF9D6BD9EC4CABA32E77FE2786EF80"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Secretary shall expeditiously notify an individual, unless such notification
would be duplicative, when—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFE207CD7018C488CB46A790D6184DAF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a record relating
to the individual is received by the clearinghouse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFC9D46AFB592460EBC376BA22D312D93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a record in the
clearinghouse relating to the individual is modified or deleted, and include in
the notification the reason for the modification or deletion; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4068822D326C4859A7498BAE2E8D7FFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a record in the
clearinghouse relating to the individual is released to an employer and specify
the reason for the release.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBA095CDA2E564781AB42775A78AB5325"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Data quality and
security standards for reporting and releasing</header><text>The Secretary may
establish additional requirements, as appropriate, to ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBFE6E9AFBAD148A7B6B56E6896704F54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the submission of
records to the clearinghouse is timely and accurate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5AACF370E7C748608F50A3E19B12ED23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the release of
data from the clearinghouse is timely, accurate, and released to the
appropriate authorized user under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4731B12770E841ECB2AF2C71BEEBB5E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an individual with
a record in the clearinghouse has a cause of action for any inappropriate use
of information included in the clearinghouse.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID028BC20E78B347788231EC308526924B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Retention of
records</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID861EAA5386A44A948291C1158FF75FC2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>retain a record
submitted to the clearinghouse for a 5-year period beginning on the date the
record is submitted;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8369BB18753B4C2393C48DD8184CBF06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remove the record
from the clearinghouse at the end of the 5-year period, unless the individual
fails to meet a return-to-duty or follow-up requirement under title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF142AB7140CD40AA8BD059A8B8F71B5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>retain a record
after the end of the 5-year period in a separate location for archiving and
auditing purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2EEBCDC95C174EF9987356E8E5E6BED5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorized
users</header>
<paragraph id="ID136B9FB4A9E24FD9BD2387B3AF46E873"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Employers</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a process for an employer to request and receive an
individual's record from the clearinghouse.</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC82B3B692E6F4D41B01E9B1370236F2A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consent</header><text>An
employer may not access an individual's record from the clearinghouse unless
the employer—</text>
<clause id="ID0E0415CEC2A24B598C8455C9F3F0377F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>obtains the prior
written or electronic consent of the individual for access to the record;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBAF511B96B9D4F9CA03FE070F662DC4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submits proof of
the individual's consent to the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAB7EEBF2F8274936835C9551267F7BCC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Access to
records</header><text>After receiving a request from an employer for an
individual's record under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall grant access to
the individual's record to the employer as expeditiously as practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9D115746160C4161829B21A8336F62BC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Retention of
record requests</header><text>The Secretary shall require an employer to retain
for a 3-year period—</text>
<clause id="ID2BD5DB20BEB74955AE952959871F5037"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a record of each
request made by the employer for records from the clearinghouse; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB326C0271E874114935205888D5BE93A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the information
received pursuant to the request.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB7D23C55E46C43019D51CE8C4D08DA9A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Use of
records</header><text>An employer may use an individual's record received from
the clearinghouse only to assess and evaluate the qualifications of the
individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle for the employer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC81A19B12E4D4A01BAE6CB70905DDA41"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Protection of
privacy of individuals</header><text>An employer that receives an individual's
record from the clearinghouse under subparagraph (B) shall—</text>
<clause id="ID79BD3C2C4757428FAAF8109E6952E404"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protect the
privacy of the individual and the confidentiality of the record; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID10E8CD98E47B4680A31C06BADFA9828E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure that
information contained in the record is not divulged to a person or entity that
is not directly involved in assessing and evaluating the qualifications of the
individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle for the employer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID40553729F32C405EAAE9C43DC22FF90C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State licensing
authorities</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a process for the chief
commercial driver's licensing official of a State to request and receive an
individual's record from the clearinghouse if the individual is applying for a
commercial driver's license from the State.</text>
<subparagraph id="IDE3A5141731E743BE89FD93CCF4A41705"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consent</header><text>The
Secretary may grant access to an individual's record in the clearinghouse under
this paragraph without the prior written or electronic consent of the
individual. An individual who holds a commercial driver's license shall be
deemed to consent to such access by obtaining a commercial driver's
license.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID570E244B4554455F915E21CD60545953"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Protection of
privacy of individuals</header><text>A chief commercial driver's licensing
official of a State that receives an individual's record from the clearinghouse
under this paragraph shall—</text>
<clause id="ID7CE3B3FD5CEC472F8B9FA4E1C311BAC8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protect the
privacy of the individual and the confidentiality of the record; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4E7478FED3DC434BAAD2B262F7BF09D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure that the
information in the record is not divulged to any person that is not directly
involved in assessing and evaluating the qualifications of the individual to
operate a commercial motor vehicle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF9BF143177734900AC08FD471C964635"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National
Transportation Safety Board</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a
process for the National Transportation Safety Board to request and receive an
individual's record from the clearinghouse if the individual is involved in an
accident that is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety
Board.</text>
<subparagraph id="ID449208FB6E064B33ABDEF26BF3628133"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consent</header><text>The
Secretary may grant access to an individual's record in the clearinghouse under
this paragraph without the prior written or electronic consent of the
individual. An individual who holds a commercial driver's license shall be
deemed to consent to such access by obtaining a commercial driver's
license.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5E1E21BD6116435AA3863F4454598736"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Protection of
privacy of individuals</header><text>An official of the National Transportation
Safety Board that receives an individual's record from the clearinghouse under
this paragraph shall—</text>
<clause id="IDD151B3EF36DF438C93F649882F4F120C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protect the
privacy of the individual and the confidentiality of the record; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID058828C5898746E0A239A888743A6883"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>unless the
official determines that the information in the individual's record should be
reported under section 1131(e), ensure that the information in the record is
not divulged to any person that is not directly involved with investigating the
accident.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9FE5B80DE2AB47938EAA6BF980050567"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional
authorized users</header><text>The Secretary shall consider whether to grant
access to the clearinghouse to additional users. The Secretary may authorize
access to an individual's record from the clearinghouse to an additional user
if the Secretary determines that granting access will further the purposes
under subsection (a)(2). In determining whether the access will further the
purposes under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall consider, among other
things—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC32A9E30C2B2445798F7F17E7AF73B00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>what use the
additional user will make of the individual's record;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5E731C03CC8F498CBF4C7829F263D01F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the costs and
benefits of the use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01E0BC5DD6A14F519A0647002A7A7E38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how to protect the
privacy of the individual and the confidentiality of the record.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4BBE2904E28C4597B3159938308E6BDE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Access to
clearinghouse by individuals</header>
<paragraph id="ID7869B3E4197747439E5BF73E59B3CD4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a process for an individual
to request and receive information from the clearinghouse—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID21C62E4EC0DA4A29A65334926096F85F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to determine
whether the clearinghouse contains a record pertaining to the
individual;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4807BF6FC48C4AC38287FACEFC9F9A6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to verify the
accuracy of a record;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8A9DF613CA2E4F66808C076D2C337057"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to update an
individual's record, including completing the return-to-duty process described
in title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF21C8DF2C83D4B2F9A561ADDAA0C093E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to determine
whether the clearinghouse received requests for the individual's
information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID584EACB5E7E741E9A6310382E52A7937"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dispute
procedure</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a procedure, including an
appeal process, for an individual to dispute and remedy an administrative error
in the individual's record.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID79771575CE4C464FB2452F5EEE8C1142"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<paragraph id="id044C70EE5AB246C5BCC1BAC954FAFF67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An employer, employee, medical review officer, or service
agent who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to civil
penalties under section 521(b)(2)(C) and criminal penalties under section
521(b)(6)(B), and any other applicable civil and criminal penalties, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52BED8CD68434E978885D65588CE48EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Violation of
privacy</header><text>The Secretary shall establish civil and criminal
penalties, consistent with paragraph (1), for an authorized user who violates
paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(B) of subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3085FA19D74544C4863800777C2DB824"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Compatibility of
State and local laws</header>
<paragraph id="ID9192D7FB3E9F4A328444113180BAFB37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preemption</header><text>Except
as provided under paragraph (2), any law, regulation, order, or other
requirement of a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian tribe
related to a commercial driver's license holder subject to alcohol or
controlled substance testing under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that
is inconsistent with this section or a regulation issued pursuant to this
section is preempted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC8959ACAD5674ED9AF7357F4D8A52034"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
preemption under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC598F1F2F36A4CB4A233C7ACD4CC6C06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reporting of
valid positive results from alcohol screening tests and drug tests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31807AACD74B4C769F21FAD75FC72747"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the refusal to
provide a specimen for an alcohol screening test or drug test; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA966C04835EF4791A2DB9F5F2E78F82D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other violations
of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
subsequent corresponding regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID16D069258CE74C47B42B59D6ED5ED4B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A
law, regulation, order, or other requirement of a State, political subdivision
of a State, or Indian tribe shall not be preempted under this subsection to the
extent it relates to an action taken with respect to a commercial motor vehicle
operator's commercial driver's license or driving record as a result of the
driver's—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID92E1285B349E42EE89914836B24BFEC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>verified positive
alcohol or drug test result;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID48640DF262B44AB4A7AE6ADB8ADFAF05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>refusal to provide
a specimen for the test; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF5C70AFD0D36440DB61E3808D82D9305"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other violations
of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
subsequent corresponding regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID21B2A19D3835406F812B207D472CD044"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5CA78043A4C94B019456D45243665BA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorized
user</header><text>The term <term>authorized user</term> means an employer,
State licensing authority, National Transportation Safety Board, or other
person granted access to the clearinghouse under subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7D7285CD9BF349A98A4A2DAEE7E5DEB1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chief commercial
driver's licensing official</header><text>The term <term>chief commercial
driver</term>s licensing official' means the official in a State who is
authorized to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0B75842619BF4851A387D906F561F36F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain a record
about commercial driver's licenses issued by the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF774C89D1A3D4DB2A8CCC4C3C9C88475"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take action on
commercial driver's licenses issued by the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA634D71417B1478988B12BEB510301F4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clearinghouse</header><text>The
term <term>clearinghouse</term> means the clearinghouse established under
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC987484EAB784151A3BC16CEE75A716F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle operator</header><text>The term <term>commercial motor vehicle
operator</term> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB6D2831902D2409DB4C8DFBADE9CE31E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>possesses a valid
commercial driver's license issued in accordance with section 31308; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD0736055B9754DDF8FC14AAEFECB4B84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is subject to
controlled substances and alcohol testing under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB9EE5E8A774B429E92A13165C6F3AB0F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Employer</header><text>The
term <term>employer</term> means a person or entity employing, or seeking to
employ, 1 or more employees (including an individual who is self-employed) to
be commercial motor vehicle operators.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB84C1AC2C6FC466D85E1822F37D13FB7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Medical review
officer</header><text>The term <term>medical review officer</term> means a
licensed physician who is responsible for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5AEFD62625B94F48A6BA6CEDC5FB9ED0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receiving and
reviewing a laboratory result generated under the testing program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD12EAF1A4A964E5D95A2C906F4D4F8B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluating a
medical explanation for a controlled substances test under title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7DFB1AF5F4214E97889C31552A6FBA67"><enum>(C)</enum><text>interpreting the
results of a controlled substances test.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAAF830FBA3BD491FA00A729F0B2A4EE2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID19A478205B474C91AA246039C1382F42"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Service
agent</header><text>The term <term>service agent</term> means a person or
entity, other than an employee of the employer, who provides services to
employers or employees under the testing program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB9202F27E8E44FE484BF3924C7FCA1A1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Testing
program</header><text>The term <term>testing program</term> means the alcohol
and controlled substances testing program required under title 49, Code of
Federal
Regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID29672F31BDCD416BB4BF0791B7146F70"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 313 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31306 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02D6620CB8D34E6DB295D61D06CAB515" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31306a. National clearinghouse for
positive controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor
vehicle
operators.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID18903AB0F44C42A894811A6B2D1C5300"><enum>403.</enum><header>Drug and
alcohol violation sanctions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 313 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1E223E918ECC4B3F8EFF13012E2837A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
section 31306(f) as 31306(f)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD3E3D291F6894957BA3D65F37AD6117E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 31306(f)(1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF641E624FF7C4EEC92194961C63D0574" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDDBBC67FB0491407A9A33CAB551EEA61A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
sanctions</header><text>The Secretary may require a State to revoke, suspend,
or cancel the commercial driver's license of a commercial motor vehicle
operator who is found, based on a test conducted and confirmed under this
section, to have used alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of law
until the commercial motor vehicle operator completes the rehabilitation
process under subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1CF29F9EB56C408BACA44A49D0C64F23"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending
section 31310(d) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C44AE613A334BD79F5DF429488119FC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDD396B02658E24DBE86D232138BBFA72B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Controlled
substance violations</header><text>The Secretary may permanently disqualify an
individual from operating a commercial vehicle if the individual—</text>
<paragraph id="ID383C4656A27547B9A1053F64DC5AE2E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>uses a commercial
motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving manufacturing,
distributing, or dispensing a controlled substance, or possession with intent
to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID95797CB7B87249F9AACA91DB11B54F66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>uses alcohol or a
controlled substance, in violation of section 31306, 3 or more
times.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID0751AF6A0EE841C2A926DC2343B6FAFA"><enum>404.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">From the
funds authorized to be appropriated under section 31104(h) of title 49, United
States Code, up to $5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of
Transportation to develop, design, and implement the national clearinghouse
required by section 402 of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<section id="ID193DE4D34B1C42DDBBCF4FAEAB508AFB"><enum>501.</enum><header>Inspection
demand and display of credentials</header>
<subsection id="IDB1DD6EE3D2B44172A7EB0467E9F36435"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety
investigations</header><text>Section 504(c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID503A5C7A5A944F42B2A9200F28DA972C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, or an employee of the recipient of a grant issued under section 31102
of this title</quote> after <quote>a contractor</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID641A5E1B01A245FE8A25745C33B73498"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, in person or in writing</quote> after <quote>proper
credentials</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID25B57B76AAC34F3481D0F885A77D2B1E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text>Section 521(b)(2)(E) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDD9D937EE5CED472D923A0301D8C1EA1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (E)(i); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDFD346C120B442BCB30877B7475BC51A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID024E4AA4A6E44ECFB5F20BF70951BF3F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDD343742F030E46C2925F78BF48A17C11"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Place out of
service</header><text>The Secretary may by regulation adopt procedures for
placing out of service the commercial motor vehicle of a foreign-domiciled
motor carrier that fails to promptly allow the Secretary to inspect and copy a
record or inspect equipment, land, buildings, or other
property.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID498B5A538086417383A3B4171EA8C4E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hazardous
materials investigations</header><text>Section 5121(c)(2) is amended by
inserting <quote>, in person or in writing,</quote> after <quote>proper
credentials</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0EEA718492C4406082B3AF4D023FB54A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commercial
investigations</header><text>Section 14122(b) is amended by inserting <quote>,
in person or in writing</quote> after <quote>proper credentials</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID4364E3A7BE854025A0D1BB39196CE9AA"><enum>502.</enum><header>Out of service
penalty for denial of access to records</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2)(E) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDEB599D209C14253B9B4694BA78BDE3E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>$10,000.</quote> the following: <quote>In the case of a motor carrier,
the Secretary may also place the violator's motor carrier operations out of
service.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF9E142CF1A72480FA5DE56D9F63B7987"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such penalty</quote> after <quote>It shall be a defense to</quote> and
inserting <quote>a penalty</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDD057DE77624E445CBF3D50274F24BFC5"><enum>503.</enum><header>Penalties for
violation of operation out of service orders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDDD64A6EDD454D52A20FAAC6A3200CBB" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID71197318ECB7492BB9F696DC59FC0595"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Penalty for
violations relating to out of service orders</header><text>A motor carrier or
employer (as defined in section 31132) that operates a commercial motor vehicle
in commerce in violation of a prohibition on transportation under section
31144(c) of this title or an imminent hazard out of service order issued under
subsection (b)(5) of this section or section 5121(d) of this title shall be
liable for a civil penalty not to exceed
$25,000.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID9930FFA8277C4A279DE25E0A8B9E0AB0"><enum>504.</enum><header>Minimum
prohibition on operation for unfit carriers</header>
<subsection id="IDA0BD0D14EF0D410D8DACC91E8C45094E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31144(c)(1) is amended by inserting <quote>, and
such period shall be for not less than 10 days</quote> after <quote>operator is
fit</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB6A3C2E45ADA46AFACEC3B9B904D0A68"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Owners or
operators transporting passengers</header><text>Section 31144(c)(2) is amended
by inserting <quote>, and such period shall be for not less than 10
days</quote> after <quote>operator is fit</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDEDA99EC8EE464F13B699A8DB77A72C6F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Owners or
operators transporting hazardous material</header><text>Section 31144(c)(3) is
amended by inserting at the end of the first sentence the following: <quote>,
and such period shall be for not less than 10 days</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDFCF0CDDBF57844F38780153D41AF9089"><enum>505.</enum><header>Minimum out of
service penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
521(b)(7) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID312F77CCA713431D919DD5E8FBF90435" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID3633331ADBD44630B3D91913D683A4D8"><enum></enum><text>The penalties may include a
minimum duration for any out of service period, not to exceed 90
days.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID1D7C54C58B86453AB6FACBF080177C80"><enum>506.</enum><header>Impoundment and
immobilization of commercial motor vehicles for imminent hazard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDB6305319F54FE4B343908345E0A30E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID9870C61891FB42808EAE3C8A1B9420E1"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Impoundment of
commercial motor vehicles</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4419571ECEC64D049FB2B552E85DCBDC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Enforcement of
imminent hazard out-of-service orders</header>
<clause id="IDDFC485E24AA142B890DDFA0233B55B5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Secretary, or
an authorized State official carrying out motor carrier safety enforcement
activities under section 31102, may enforce an imminent hazard out-of-service
order issued under chapters 5, 51, 131 through 149, 311, 313, or 315 of this
title, or a regulation promulgated thereunder, by towing and impounding a
commercial motor vehicle until the order is rescinded.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFAF2C9DA6EB64CAE829EAD53F1134588"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Enforcement shall
not unreasonably interfere with the ability of a shipper, carrier, broker, or
other party to arrange for the alternative transportation of any cargo or
passenger being transported at the time the commercial motor vehicle is
immobilized. In the case of a commercial motor vehicle transporting passengers,
the Secretary or authorized State official shall provide reasonable, temporary,
and secure shelter and accommodations for passengers in transit.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB10D76E6CCEF4F10A458D3D106187778"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Secretary's
designee or an authorized State official carrying out motor carrier safety
enforcement activities under section 31102, shall immediately notify the owner
of a commercial motor vehicle of the impoundment and the opportunity for review
of the impoundment. A review shall be provided in accordance with section 554
of title 5, except that the review shall occur not later than 10 days after the
impoundment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE1A98A267360444F8CDBA05E602C5BB8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issuance of
regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations on the use
of impoundment or immobilization of commercial motor vehicles as a means of
enforcing additional out-of-service orders issued under chapters 5, 51, 131
through 149, 311, 313, or 315 of this title, or a regulation promulgated
thereunder. Regulations promulgated under this subparagraph shall include
consideration of public safety, the protection of passengers and cargo,
inconvenience to passengers, and the security of the commercial motor
vehicle.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC5AA7006750845DA8A8DB1CDA07DD324"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <term>impoundment</term> or 'impounding' means the
seizing and taking into custody of a commercial motor vehicle or the
immobilizing of a commercial motor vehicle through the attachment of a locking
device or other mechanical or electronic
means.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID90E6270153BB4B20BB55120EEAB1708A"><enum>507.</enum><header>Increased
penalties for evasion of regulations</header>
<subsection id="ID953DC5BE210640E3A8DE743AD86113CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Section
524 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6D204A13CFBB43A3A3046FE3BEA592AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>knowingly and willfully</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD3F452F7A0B54FA6BBBE3C59FA0D4066"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>this chapter</quote> the following: <quote>, chapter 51, subchapter III
of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139) or section 31302, 31303,
31304, 31305(b), 31310(g)(1)(A), or 31502 of this title, or a regulation issued
under any of those provisions,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD35841C2090F4BEC9A623ECB66047B4D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$200 but not more than $500</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000 but not
more than $5,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID12A1F9814F414105AC9A9D41723019B1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$250 but not more than $2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,500 but
not more than $7,500</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID106E257444FA47EDAB493C70B7652DA5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evasion of
regulation</header><text>Section 14906 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9701368A0712475BB323AA5CC3A80519"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$200</quote> and inserting <quote>at least $2,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID085BFDA4BD484B41B5F6B8A99C515592"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$250</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBFB09F1FB05D491F80FBBCFFEEDBF091"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>a subsequent violation</quote> the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID612F1012BD054CED85F33D591F0B84FE" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDA06499CC48B2498DA13279C93A3204E5"><enum></enum><text>, and may be subject to criminal
penalties</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID3F649B598C724CCEAB6269575B83513B"><enum>508.</enum><header>Failure to pay
civil penalty as a disqualifying offense</header>
<subsection id="IDAE0DB37CA0414EB1BD4B9814660F96D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 31151
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC2FEF75371A4D75A65BE668E7706445" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="ID88A315169F3D4F6D8F32C1CCAE900A0A"><enum>31152.</enum><header>Disqualification
for failure to pay</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An
individual assessed a civil penalty under this chapter, or chapters 5, 51, or
149 of this title, or a regulation issued under any of those provisions, who
fails to pay the penalty or fails to comply with the terms of a settlement with
the Secretary, shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle.
A disqualification shall continue until the penalty is paid, or the individual
complies with the terms of the settlement, unless the nonpayment is because the
individual is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 11, United States
Code.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1CB4E042C46C4D82BB558F75589C88D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header><text>Section 31310, as amended by sections 206 and 310 of
this Act, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID829DB1EE4E5446F5AAB6581320078D64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (h) through (k) as subsections (i) through (l), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFA2B9F5410C84708A18CF620E6E5C52C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (g) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF8B95A4573A4A449E9D23874CB96209" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID8E0D1A8DAE12477ABDF77E47D053A993"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Disqualification
for failure To pay</header><text>The Secretary shall disqualify from operating
a commercial motor vehicle any individual who fails to pay a civil penalty
within the prescribed period, or fails to conform to the terms of a settlement
with the Secretary. A disqualification shall continue until the penalty is
paid, or the individual conforms to the terms of the settlement, unless the
nonpayment is because the individual is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of
title 11, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID31BAC8BAD9404F2B8A94A5784B5C48E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (i),
as redesignated, by striking <quote>Notwithstanding subsections (b) through
(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding subsections (b) through
(h)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF9AFEC9EE3014355A6A20CB1C934E033"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31151 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7422415B242147FF9D7B72701B4EB035" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31152. Disqualification for failure to
pay.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDC2640C21ECD54803A558975EDF94E636"><enum>509.</enum><header>Violations
relating to commercial motor vehicle safety regulation and
operators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2)(D)
is amended by striking <quote>ability to pay,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDE9A8B552A26D4846A477B55D734DCA36"><enum>510.</enum><header>Emergency
disqualification for imminent hazard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31310(f) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDA26431D4B97E42FEB1CD8E790FB627B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
by inserting <quote>section 521 or</quote> before <quote>section 5102</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70EC6B15AF424C88A13E1800A693AB7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)
by inserting <quote>section 521 or</quote> before <quote>section
5102</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDE0DDA31F524E4C8E8AF96FB5377DC233"><enum>511.</enum><header>Intrastate
operations of interstate motor carriers</header>
<subsection id="ID7D673352FF5740A287A774256386C46C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibited
transportation</header><text>Section 521(b)(5) is amended by inserting after
subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA09935CEFD4D448CB206FCBA1DF404EF" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID5C42F064474D4A749E8FA36AF1A30EF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If an employee,
vehicle, or all or part of an employer's commercial motor vehicle operations is
ordered out of service under paragraph (5)(A), the commercial motor vehicle
operations of the employee, vehicle, or employer that affect interstate
commerce are also
prohibited.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDE7D5CD3CB1FE4F8987D7DD330836F7D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
operation in interstate commerce after nonpayment of
penalties</header><text>Section 521(b)(8) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID83F7C1FEE64C409280369D4C1E368F91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID23A9BC9B0BA7459BA24EA3983075CDCC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB62D0FD15502419D850598D36EDB04BE" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID86F90DFFD6AC45E2807FAA00BC8EF47E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
prohibition</header><text>A person prohibited from operating in interstate
commerce under paragraph (8)(A) may not operate any commercial motor vehicle
where the operation affects interstate
commerce.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDBFF5F062484547D1BE4192057A57B4DB"><enum>512.</enum><header>Enforcement of
safety laws and regulations</header>
<subsection id="ID053F55D152684B28B9036D40AE54F2F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enforcement of
safety laws and regulations</header><text>Chapter 311, as amended by sections
113 and 508 of this Act, is amended by adding after section 31153 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID474BC6B2E2094AEBAB217293757029B8" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="ID20B6DD61BE844698871C1FA0F5735324"><enum>31154.</enum><header>Enforcement
of safety laws and regulations</header>
<subsection id="ID8A6DE3F5C3AB4FC08571C03C99A412E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may bring a civil action to enforce this
part, or a regulation or order of the Secretary under this part, when violated
by an employer, employee, or other person providing transportation or service
under this subchapter or subchapter I.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID01B1226CBFA645E38E1A868AD11424BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Venue</header><text>In
a civil action under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="ID18BF8FF5DC864BA0A8B3ED9A28378A61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>trial shall be in
the judicial district in which the employer, employee, or other person
operates;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC0CCD1C5AE2844E6BBEFFB1244B46F15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>process may be
served without regard to the territorial limits of the district or of the State
in which the action is instituted; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE26FC6383621469CA78EBCE3B7E1CDC0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a person
participating with a carrier or broker in a violation may be joined in the
civil action without regard to the residence of the
person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF1E37325C6DC4B31BE1037354B472602"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31153 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5E78C603852496FAF0401B06378B585" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31154. Enforcement of safety laws and
regulations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID5CF0ED8B036C433BAF238C90F95CD17A"><enum>513.</enum><header>Disclosure to
State and local law enforcement agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(e) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDFCCDD7FE93B74C7DA38F8F9F66E0B590"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (e)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID00B730ECC875400A9B471FD3A233E7CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9E72AF21BD641CC8F960E708C550BB3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID62826382F296497398F590BE672B07F1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any prohibition on disclosure of
information in section 31105(h) or 31143(b) of this title or section 552a of
title 5, the Secretary may disclose information maintained by the Secretary
pursuant to chapters 51, 135, 311, or 313 of this title to appropriate
personnel of a State agency or instrumentality authorized to carry out State
commercial motor vehicle safety activities and commercial driver's license
laws, or appropriate personnel of a local law enforcement agency, in accordance
with standards, conditions, and procedures as determined by the Secretary.
Disclosure under this section shall not operate as a waiver by the Secretary of
any applicable privilege against disclosure under common law or as a basis for
compelling disclosure under section 552 of title
5.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Compliance,
safety, accountability</header>
<section id="IDD2663C1B3F104F898EA337175429EC5B"><enum>601.</enum><header>Compliance,
safety, accountability</header>
<subsection id="IDF43DD847A0D04CBD91101E93260602C9"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 31102 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3F29755E734840E084E05B600617AB75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the
section heading to read:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5E289E2C85C4D79A3206A3D49CC8142" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="IDFE2C97C7EBD04BA3B4A22CEFB394672F"><enum>31102.</enum><header>Compliance,
safety, and accountability
grants</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID86ED885C716B44028222B1516CBE0FB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B99DDAF8BE44FABBE926AE17235611F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDBB250B4F8ABC4EDE9DF49A153851FE9D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Subject to this section, the Secretary of
Transportation shall make and administer a compliance, safety, and
accountability grant program to assist States, local governments, and other
entities and persons with motor carrier safety and enforcement on highways and
other public roads, new entrant safety audits, border enforcement, hazardous
materials safety and security, consumer protection and household goods
enforcement, and other programs and activities required to improve the safety
of motor carriers as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall allocate
funding in accordance with section 31104 of this
title.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAEED98100636477EB8A016CC6416B140"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9B9421C3193C4C9B9AC8646C88852644"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending the
heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF945BF0E43F54E02A7CE11F8EBC7472F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID66F61AAC929F4C219B7A5BC1A9E2012C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Motor carrier
safety assistance
program</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8BE15D4B0C4849EA8D4E4EAB00DF0B5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (3) as (2) through (4), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD3FED4A71BDC4CB19BDD9F6063A61F5F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA96AFBA5C8348D0A70EBAF76B690533" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID0CCCF87ED8F04A0E887425C683EF7061"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The goal of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program is
to ensure that the Secretary, States, local government agencies, and other
political jurisdictions work in partnership to establish programs to improve
motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a safe
and efficient surface transportation system by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7BEC69A913424B7FA5937504366A1A97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>making targeted
investments to promote safe commercial motor vehicle transportation, including
transportation of passengers and hazardous materials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2D0D48A5C2F641CA972F390990FCCC29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>investing in
activities likely to generate maximum reductions in the number and severity of
commercial motor vehicle crashes and fatalities resulting from such
crashes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDB1895430CDF436C88A119602B4975B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>adopting and
enforcing effective motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety
regulations and practices consistent with Federal requirements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB5D46D2AB6BA49D1AC8B57E331D2E7B8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assessing and
improving statewide performance by setting program goals and meeting
performance standards, measures, and
benchmarks.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94CFECBFF4054944A855FADB1D684F8F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
as redesignated—</text>
<clause id="IDF2E4F7BB960C4899B970890B215FE429"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>make a declaration of</quote> in subparagraph (I) and inserting
<quote>demonstrate</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3EFF34F8A7F747C88507583EA7FE5D1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (M) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EEE27BD2B154CD3955D7B62C16A16F3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID5B42DA587B62471CB79B0A3E3C5DAA90"><enum>(M)</enum><text>ensures
participation in appropriate Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
systems and other information systems by all appropriate jurisdictions
receiving Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
funding;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="ID0BB9A87C72B24916BB703A6D7A63DCDA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(Q), by inserting <quote>and dedicated sufficient resources to</quote> between
<quote>established</quote> and <quote>a program</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID91822CB35EA044F984D214674D243C18"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(W), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1CD03BC885F34E48AC0494730388B22B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (X) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85B8F61B4CCD4838BE93A56E97528081" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDA1BD5F60CCAD4BE3A7F48CDFC437E211"><enum>(X)</enum><text>except in the case
of an imminent or obvious safety hazard, ensures that an inspection 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 adequate
food, shelter, and sanitation facilities are available for passengers, and
reasonable accommodation is available for passengers with disabilities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="ID76989E4D787744E7BF012F311ECA28B2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by adding after
subparagraph (X) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B27BB6800964E908D45195274123EBF" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDACC97ADC4E994F7F862F3B5701B64E3C"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>ensures that the
State will transmit to its roadside inspectors the notice of each federal
exemption granted pursuant to section 31315(b) and provided to the State by the
Secretary, including the name of the person granted the exemption and any terms
and conditions that apply to the
exemption.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF18AFAF4C246483192F1A24299F06CEE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (4), as redesignated, to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B3E1C0F79B246779DB10AD5C28BD796" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID8FD3C4CDFA454E8A8DBE3032CFB52156"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header>
<subparagraph id="IDC00A76DF057C46CDA576A2EE0A904F67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A plan submitted by a State under paragraph (2) shall
provide that the total expenditure of amounts of the lead State agency
responsible for implementing the plan will be maintained at a level at least
equal to the average level of that expenditure for fiscal years 2004 and
2005.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1EA4E580040845A5A9574C563EA0833F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Average level of
State expenditures</header><text>In estimating the average level of State
expenditure under subparagraph (A), the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="ID57B590238CC24345AB0B36D8D94C7394"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may allow the
State to exclude State expenditures for Government-sponsored demonstration or
pilot programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1B52D4EB92844E49928F7157D7E422B0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall require the
State to exclude State matching amounts used to receive Government financing
under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6A0C9F7303F54C9FA9B29B73FC3B3A9D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>Upon
the request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify the requirements of
this paragraph for 1 fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that a waiver is
equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural
disaster or a serious decline in the financial resources of the State motor
carrier safety assistance program
agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID132FFFC4604C4814BBE3579B64BB8CAF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (h); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7E0E46F4FB174E9CBC5FA650D93F94D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (d) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID534BE88BFAD94FEC92FC02DA5AFD64DB" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDCF08BC0B5C9447CEBC7A027599BC9694"><enum>(e)</enum><header>New entrant
safety assurance program</header>
<paragraph id="IDCDF3737776124B08B442791F68776999"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The Secretary may make grants to States and local
governments for pre-authorization safety audits and new entrant motor carrier
audits as described in section 31144(g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9F532581EEF44A7C883FABD5F8196940"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text>Grants
made in support of this program may be provided to States and local
governments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID71369124EC794E089397DB7321C8AAD9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of a grant made under this program is 100
percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAF5A34DEE6C1487F9391E45C30A3BA83"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>Eligible activities will be in accordance with
criteria developed by the Secretary and posted in the Federal Register in
advance of the grant application period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB53B6AC7DDCA4C4FAABDE7D3F9C2D0AD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a State or local government is unable to conduct
a new entrant motor carrier audit, the Secretary may use the funds to conduct
the audit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDBFCFCFD8EB654B0893D07D1189E73A6A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Border
enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="ID8013A5DA10B942C8A19864126D66E24F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant for
carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related
enforcement activities and projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID337D8FC08ED94720B3CFA91B44899917"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text>The
Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to an entity, State, or other
person for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and
related enforcement activities and projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7A94669F13B24EA3AD30B02C18CC13F5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Secretary shall reimburse a grantee at least 80 percent
of the costs incurred in a fiscal year for carrying out border commercial motor
vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC17FBD171D4145ABA4B3F0F04BD0DE0C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>An eligible activity will be in accordance with
criteria developed by the Secretary and posted in the Federal Register in
advance of the grant application period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID63F7E3159A62449D90CC6C3A30D38474"><enum>(g)</enum><header>High priority
initiatives</header>
<paragraph id="IDDF91B8A5B3A64B8599118F8E3D05C221"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The Secretary may make grants to carry out high priority
activities and projects that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and
compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, including
activities and projects that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDE56C10CDFD3B4E54B88918C24876FCDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are national in
scope;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9FEFAB79FE08434C90EEE68DFCAB27E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase public
awareness and education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89B4FAA0125249D0991ED65163444CFC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>target unsafe
driving of commercial motor vehicles and non-commercial motor vehicles in areas
identified as high risk crash corridors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID27FB09ED62A54F10B5DC2F56DE53608A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improve consumer
protection and enforcement of household goods regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6EC1278D281443C8923FE6C41EBDDA24"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improve the
movement of hazardous materials safely and securely, including activities
related to the establishment of uniform forms and application procedures that
improve the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of commercial motor vehicle
safety data reported to the Secretary; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBF370FD64E9B41E088FB9D80C715D1F8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>demonstrate new
technologies to improve commercial motor vehicle safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDFB4585E2098E4BA8B1E6DC512FA492AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text>The
Secretary may allocate amounts to award grants to State agencies, local
governments, and other persons for carrying out high priority activities and
projects that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance with
commercial motor vehicle safety regulations in accordance with the program
goals specified in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3E46EDFAF1E54B639343FD9403DE2159"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Secretary shall reimburse a grantee at least 80 percent
of the costs incurred in a fiscal year for carrying out the high priority
activities or projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1D11B60E77784B13AA8B37E53907BC7F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>An eligible activity will be in accordance with
criteria that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9D849535DE344E20B0BBF7D74B074917"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developed by the
Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7F72FAACB287486AA5BA1B2E60573ED5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>posted in the
Federal Register in advance of the grant application
period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDDCB7182B287F4447AB7782498229C02F"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Conforming
Amendment.—The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by striking the item relating
to section 31102 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31102. Compliance, safety, and
accountability
grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID045E685D29174E5E97C2166914E88553"><enum>602.</enum><header>Performance and
registration information systems management program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID525CA66F04BA4078A6E73CEF7F1153A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (3)(C) to read as follows—</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AC2AF0624E7492CA13E557181EF9457" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDE30E7DD895D0402DAD47401EFE020754"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish and
implement a process—</text>
<clause id="ID5010F18C12EB43A5A683978097102DDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to cancel the
motor vehicle registration and seize the registration plates of a vehicle when
an employer is found liable under section 31310(j)(2)(C) for knowingly allowing
or requiring an employee to operate such a commercial motor vehicle in
violation of an out-of-service order; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID231678F5274C4CFEAFBA31A1B0725FA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reinstate the
vehicle registration or return the registration plates of the commercial motor
vehicle, subject to sanctions under clause (i), if the Secretary permits such
carrier to resume operations after the date of issuance of such
order.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0A604575657542909DFCCDE48D6D37AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDB7EDFFACA57E4643ADEBD507D51B795F"><enum>603.</enum><header>Commercial
motor vehicle defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
31101(1) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CC1EFBBA89F446A9AF520884751815F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID27D9EDB1FAB14EE0BE0C3B890C31AFBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text><quote>commercial
motor vehicle</quote> means (except under section 31106) a self-propelled or
towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce to transport passengers or
property, if the vehicle—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID53E92133B01D4133ABF2190D8A8C12B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a gross
vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds,
whichever is greater;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID101D0DCC102A47AA83CF66D08DD2B21C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed or
used to transport more than 8 passengers, including the driver, for
compensation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB8E35C670CC94C4DAE955D95180C8BA0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is designed or
used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not
used to transport passengers for compensation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD0BD220158804ABF96034FB19FA7F58F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is used in
transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous
under section 5103 and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under
regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section
5103.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDBF11877D0A574E2C933EFAF10F24FE67"><enum>604.</enum><header>Driver safety
fitness ratings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31144,
as amended by section 204 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D771056A9C64FEF95990C12920024F1" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID418486299CB843C6862D0E3015D7AE79"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle drivers</header><text>The Secretary may maintain by regulation a
procedure for determining the safety fitness of a commercial motor vehicle
driver and for prohibiting the driver from operating in interstate commerce.
The procedure and prohibition shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="IDABBD7FDE8CB44AF3BE2392D7DEF4F2C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Specific initial
and continuing requirements that a driver must comply with to demonstrate
safety fitness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0735F8AA1049472F8C2436A1E2DC8417"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The methodology
and continually updated safety performance data that the Secretary will use to
determine whether a driver is fit, including inspection results, serious
traffic offenses, and crash involvement data.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBD9C8DB896DF446DA07DCB69F2553123"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Specific time
frames within which the Secretary will determine whether a driver is
fit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1CED7BEFB11644FD8F7EF102389BEAEC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A prohibition
period or periods, not to exceed 1 year, that a driver that the Secretary
determines is not fit will be prohibited from operating a commercial motor
vehicle in interstate commerce. The period or periods shall begin on the 46th
day after the date of the fitness determination and continue until the
Secretary determines the driver is fit or until the prohibition period
expires.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID84961C05218F41BAB17ACA96FBE0BFBB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A review by the
Secretary, not later than 30 days after an unfit driver requests a review, of
the driver's compliance with the requirements the driver failed to comply with
and that resulted in the Secretary determining that the driver was not fit. The
burden of proof shall be on the driver to demonstrate fitness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDE9F61E1C9684A56B8089654C501DDEB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The eligibility
criteria for reinstatement, including the remedial measures the unfit driver
must take for
reinstatement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDBD88097B022845B7959390ABA6F7230D"><enum>605.</enum><header>Uniform
electronic clearance for commercial motor vehicle inspections</header>
<subsection id="ID9FD2C4B97BFD411B824EA3C915F688AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 311 is amended by adding after section 31109 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29FED50D98CF4C7DAD513B862DCDC15B" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="ID9B9CE8F643D54216A51F0AEDC7F3BCB4"><enum>31110.</enum><header>Withholding
amounts for State noncompliance</header>
<subsection id="ID371853EB58B549C7A5ECDCFD4466EAFB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>First fiscal
year</header><text>Subject to criteria established by the Secretary of
Transportation, the Secretary may withhold up to 50 percent of the amount a
State is otherwise eligible to receive under section 31102(b) on the first day
of the fiscal year after the first fiscal year following the date of enactment
of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title> in which the State uses for at least 180
days an electronic commercial motor vehicle inspection selection system that
does not employ a selection methodology approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID21414DC7E9894CC0BB87D9CBC63D2017"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Second fiscal
year</header><text>The Secretary shall withhold up to 75 percent of the amount
a State is otherwise eligible to receive under section 31102(b) on the first
day of the fiscal year after the second fiscal year following the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle
Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title> in which the State uses for at
least 180 days an electronic commercial motor vehicle inspection selection
system that does not employ a selection methodology approved by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDDD30A9F52D7C42D2A90EC1A97F4AC133"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Subsequent
availability of withheld funds</header><text>The Secretary may make the amounts
withheld under subsection (a) or subsection (b) available to the State if the
Secretary determines that the State has substantially complied with the
requirement described under subsection (a) or subsection (b) not later than 180
days after the beginning of the fiscal year in which amounts were
withheld.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID841D75FFF416422885233E36AEB99834"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31109 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADE3BECF79F74968A5DDF7EF8ABAA16F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31110. Withholding amounts for State
noncompliance.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID54C400DEB11449858C33C33FF682D4CD"><enum>606.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
31104 is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="IDDE48C53698D949F0827C27C6D052D06B"><enum>31104.</enum><header>Availability
of amounts</header>
<subsection id="ID57EE4213638E4C3CB1D81A3F73063F26"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated from Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration programs the following:</text>
<paragraph id="IDA5317B7BB5DC43AA9A529A32899FEE95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compliance,
safety, and accountability grants under section 31102</header>
<subparagraph id="IDE66A7216D92544BE96BB3C423DDA30BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$249,717,000 for
fiscal year 2012, provided that the Secretary shall set aside not less than
$168,388,000 to carry out the motor carrier safety assistance program under
section 31102(b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF4F552B1E5344516A982F21A79B5BF4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$253,814,000 for
fiscal year 2013, provided that the Secretary shall set aside not less than
$171,813,000 to carry out the motor carrier safety assistance program under
section 31102(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBCB38E1820ED4B3C9B2803411AA6716F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data and
technology grants under section 31109</header>
<subparagraph id="IDFFBB733B72FE4E8C9679534E8A50FC93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9716CE1EC33245888A20FBBBE041071A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF688B1228C794D8F80B6DEBE25707641"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Driver safety
grants under section 31313</header>
<subparagraph id="IDCD830F1E22DA450DA2010D136C3D5063"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$31,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC1571C26D5354185B1046595E183DBE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$31,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1386912D80CD47DAAC159E2FA0B6B9EA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop criteria to allocate the remaining funds under
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) for fiscal year 2013 and for each fiscal year
thereafter not later than April 1 of the prior fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0D2B733FB8B94C7BA4B24E2802277DC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability and
reallocation of amounts</header>
<paragraph id="IDA8CBC4804AAD439ABA310D9D57CC3082"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allocations and
reallocations</header><text>Amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)
remain available until expended. Allocations to a State remain available for
expenditure in the State for the fiscal year in which they are allocated and
for the next fiscal year. Amounts not expended by a State during those 2 fiscal
years are released to the Secretary for reallocation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID418F3112BEEE483FBCF9008B7D89A3CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Redistribution
of amounts</header><text>The Secretary may, after August 1 of each fiscal year,
upon a determination that a State does not qualify for funding under section
31102(b) or that the State will not expend all of its existing funding,
reallocate the State's funding. In revising the allocation and redistributing
the amounts, the Secretary shall give preference to those States that require
additional funding to meet program goals under section 31102(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID653A4F53CAE14B2CB40CB25F6D2F3384"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period of
availability for data and technology grants</header><text>Amounts made
available under subsection (a)(2) remain available for obligation for the
fiscal year and the next 2 years in which they are appropriated. Allocations
remain available for expenditure in the State for 5 fiscal years after they
were obligated. Amounts not expended by a State during those 3 fiscal years are
released to the Secretary for reallocation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0FF35D6B15574C59A427230F8DA726BB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Period of
availability for driver safety grants</header><text>Amounts made available
under subsection (a)(3) of this section remain available for obligation for the
fiscal year and the next fiscal year in which they are appropriated.
Allocations to a State remain available for expenditure in the State for the
fiscal year in which they are allocated and for the following 2 fiscal years.
Amounts not expended by a State during those 3 fiscal years are released to the
Secretary for reallocation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE6D5D5AA6D6644B19E7CEA9A3542DAF2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>The
Secretary, upon a request by a State, may reallocate grant funds previously
awarded to the State under a grant program authorized by section 31102, 31109,
or 31313 to another grant program authorized by those sections upon a showing
by the State that it is unable to expend the funds within the 12 months prior
to their expiration provided that the State agrees to expend the funds within
the remaining period of expenditure.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDDB6F9B535E994BDDA44B60BFCB41761F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants as
contractual obligations</header><text>Approval by the Secretary of a grant
under sections 31102, 31109, and 31313 is a contractual obligation of the
Government for payment of the Government's share of costs incurred in
developing and implementing programs to improve commercial motor vehicle safety
and enforce commercial driver's license regulations, standards, and
orders.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDBCF4F338C97C4C8797F8F223D5D520E4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deduction for
administrative expenses</header>
<paragraph id="IDEDAAF24B55834062915C7D6E062266F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On October 1 of each fiscal year or as soon after that as
practicable, the Secretary may deduct, from amounts made available
under—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC47E1CC16504468BAB73D59BC2369A31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subsection (a)(1)
for that fiscal year, not more than 1.5 percent of those amounts for
administrative expenses incurred in carrying out section 31102 in that fiscal
year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID689BDF6326CD49D6B5D43D1BCA6F99BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subsection (a)(2)
for that fiscal year, not more than 1.4 percent of those amounts for
administrative expenses incurred in carrying out section 31109 in that fiscal
year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3D9B81CCE08E4A4494F2A53702FF1B02"><enum>(C)</enum><text>subsection (a)(3)
for that fiscal year, not more than 1.4 percent of those amounts for
administrative expenses incurred in carrying out section 31313 in that fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDCC017C78B65446038DF76F2537A4839B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The
Secretary may use at least 50 percent of the amounts deducted from the amounts
made available under sections (a)(1) and (a)(3) to train non-Government
employees and to develop related training materials to carry out sections
31102, 31311, and 31313 of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDB5F77B933884EB5AACAF91921181900"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contracts</header><text>The
Secretary may use amounts deducted under paragraph (1) to enter into contracts
and cooperative agreements with States, local governments, associations,
institutions, corporations, and other persons, if the Secretary determines the
contracts and cooperative agreements are cost-effective, benefit multiple
jurisdictions of the United States, and enhance safety programs and related
enforcement activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5D018DA772A54A7A88DEF8DAF0AD6B14"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocation
criteria and eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="IDD0D65EDE61F4499E9F255DC730A40662"><enum>(1)</enum><text>On October 1 of
each fiscal year or as soon as practicable after that date after making the
deduction under subsection (d)(1)(A), the Secretary shall allocate amounts made
available to carry out section 31102(b) for such fiscal year among the States
with plans approved under that section. Allocation shall be made under the
criteria prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA2B85CA4839343958A13B358BA240C3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>On October 1 of
each fiscal year or as soon as practicable after that date and after making the
deduction under subsection (d)(1)(B) or (d)(1)(C), the Secretary shall allocate
amounts made available to carry out sections 31109(a) and 31313(b)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID13B7AB454B09409B9A45025DA5DAD9D7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Intrastate
compatibility</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations
specifying tolerance guidelines and standards for ensuring compatibility of
intrastate commercial motor vehicle safety laws and regulations with Government
motor carrier safety regulations to be enforced under section 31102(b). To the
extent practicable, the guidelines and standards shall allow for maximum
flexibility while ensuring a degree of uniformity that will not diminish
transportation safety. In reviewing State plans and allocating amounts or
making grants under section 153 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary
shall ensure that the guidelines and standards are applied uniformly.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF6DAB6203AEE4917B393399D1445E467"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Withholding
amounts for State noncompliance</header>
<paragraph id="ID0CF1C57077AC420EB1FD32714AAA708C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to criteria established by the Secretary, the
Secretary may withhold up to 100 percent of the amounts a State is otherwise
eligible to receive under section 31102(b) on October 1 of each fiscal year
beginning after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of
2011</short-title> and continuing for the period that the State does not comply
substantially with a requirement under section 31109(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID766A588ABA694C5A9FB371CF5A6B1262"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent
availability of withheld funds</header><text>The Secretary may make the amounts
withheld in accordance with paragraph (1) available to a State if the Secretary
determines that the State has substantially complied with a requirement under
section 31109(b) not later than 180 days after the beginning of the fiscal year
in which the amounts are withheld.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3E3712079E7843DEB2706F347AE296D2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header>
<paragraph id="ID509B485A49074533803C949BE03EE6E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary to
pay administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4343B606D3684BF9B985FB2D0528F178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$250,819,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4D3A22EE7D674ACD940B676E8A71B8D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$248,523,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD814C8B4362D4C47BE3D9A20255764FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The funds authorized by this subsection shall be used for
personnel costs, administrative infrastructure, rent, information technology,
programs for research and technology, information management, regulatory
development, the administration of the performance and registration information
system management, outreach and education, other operating expenses, and such
other expenses as may from time to time be necessary to implement statutory
mandates of the Administration not funded from other sources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID25BA0FCDB4A7456187940FBDCA5D44D3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="IDBDDF765A964B47EC994BF10B6ECA177A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Period of
availability</header><text>The amounts made available under this section shall
remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID047F7AC19B794F7898819F14EB041815"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial date of
availability</header><text>Authorizations from the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) for this section shall be available for
obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation or on October 1 of
the fiscal year for which they are authorized, whichever occurs
first.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDB35E0B32A65A418BAAC901AA0AE305A1"><enum>607.</enum><header>High risk
carrier reviews</header>
<subsection id="ID33131FF2DD114F2A8C3AE0043E982D85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High risk
carrier reviews</header><text>Section 31104(h), as amended by section 606 of
this Act, is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="ID3BF1C2439EE94E5389DB671621487197"><enum></enum><text>From the funds authorized by this
subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that a review is completed on each motor
carrier that demonstrates through performance data that it poses the highest
safety risk. At a minimum, a review shall be conducted whenever a motor carrier
is among the highest risk carriers for 2 consecutive
months.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID45DA42604E0C4B0B91D0AC86947EA6CE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 4138 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31144 note)
is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID3A1A795AF4AD451B9145DA56608A3638"><enum>608.</enum><header>Data and
technology grants</header>
<subsection id="ID94A6EAAED21D466994903CB4DEC61029"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31109 is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="ID755D4A6C681E43ECAAE3DD0892D3BA81"><enum>31109.</enum><header>Data and
technology grants</header>
<subsection id="IDCFA2F4F6204E4088A55014752E4086D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish and
administer a data and technology grant program to assist the States with the
implementation and maintenance of data systems. The Secretary shall allocate
the funds in accordance with section 31104.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID229257584A17422E8D41D071FDA16E79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance
goals</header><text>The Secretary may make a grant to a State to implement the
performance and registration information system management requirements of
section 31106(b) to develop, implement, and maintain commercial vehicle
information systems and networks, and other innovative technologies that the
Secretary determines improve commercial motor vehicle safety.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7BD7C6399F5F44E1BB84279D8465AB96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible for a grant to implement the requirements of section 31106(b), the
State shall design a program that—</text>
<paragraph id="idCD61DD0B0ED845EA93551783174A511D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>links Federal
motor carrier safety information systems with the State's motor carrier
information systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27309715F3CD43FC9888D0C64AFE59D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determines the
safety fitness of a motor carrier or registrant when licensing or registering
the registrant or motor carrier or while the license or registration is in
effect; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8D3DC88F9CF34E01B7EB99636AA4C03E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>denies, suspends,
or revokes the commercial motor vehicle registrations of a motor carrier or
registrant that was issued an operations out-of-service order by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1B87E06C8D644CFC9429A0FE249DE9DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Required
participation</header><text>The Secretary shall require States that participate
in the program under section 31106 to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID245444CC74FC4D3C8C2EAD4526551118"><enum>(1)</enum><text>comply with the
uniform policies, procedures, and technical and operational standards
prescribed by the Secretary under section 31106(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID79883FE250D94B479A3E6E4EF7E63F63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>possess or seek
the authority to possess for a time period not longer than determined
reasonable by the Secretary, to impose sanctions relating to commercial motor
vehicle registration on the basis of a Federal safety fitness determination;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB9B0453A6DEE4653B7CC436D8BFE9DAC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish and
implement a process to cancel the motor vehicle registration and seize the
registration plates of a vehicle when an employer is found liable under section
31310(j)(2)(C) for knowingly allowing or requiring an employee to operate such
a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out of service order.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDFAA6194E6ABD481B8C9C02A331B1D313"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The total Federal share of the cost of a project payable
from all eligible Federal sources shall be at least 80
percent.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID24D08919D07D4F248D5D26FE9F9DBF6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 31109 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31109. Data and technology
grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><section id="ID81F9D125DE3E42C0AF3F601C857F6C54"><enum>609.</enum><header>Driver safety
grants</header>
<subsection id="ID36B71BB3FB34470AA2FA1AC51CE4BF52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Driver focused
grant program</header><text>Section 31313 is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="IDB796540A9A674CF0BAD40EA3C93D12C5"><enum>31313.</enum><header>Driver safety
grants</header>
<subsection id="ID966C1D4DCD8644D59D05D074855954F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>The Secretary shall make and administer a driver
focused grant program to assist the States, local governments, entities, and
other persons with commercial driver's license systems, programs, training,
fraud detection, reporting of violations and other programs required to improve
the safety of drivers as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration deems
critical. The Secretary shall allocate the funds for the program in accordance
with section 31104.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7EAEC855CE844B78AF086DD33A1AB9C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial
driver's license program improvement grants</header>
<paragraph id="IDB89755A8175C4738A3DD105157174255"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to a State
in a fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID69B8DD71A779411597ADECB29608BF5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to comply with the
requirements of section 31311;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB28CE96798CB4CF6B76E2C76B6B9B23F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
State that is making a good faith effort toward substantial compliance with the
requirements of this section and section 31311, to improve its implementation
of its commercial driver's license program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID68226B6246264BACBF4C61671A67D79C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for research,
development demonstration projects, public education, and other special
activities and projects relating to commercial driver licensing and motor
vehicle safety that are of benefit to all jurisdictions of the United States or
are designed to address national safety concerns and circumstances;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC6AC80CBA1E443529039D2DC2F332FDD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for commercial
driver's license program coordinators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCB8D0C24B6004B1CB6D6255B5B13CA02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to implement or
maintain a system to notify an employer of an operator of a commercial motor
vehicle of the suspension or revocation of the operator's commercial driver's
license consistent with the standards developed under section 304(b) of the
<short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement
Act of 2011</short-title>; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF8BC0BC04D6B41719AFD086C32F4E13C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to train operators
of commercial motor vehicles, as defined under section 31301, and to train
operators and future operators in the safe use of such vehicles. Funding
priority for this discretionary grant program shall be to regional or
multi-state educational or nonprofit associations serving economically
distressed regions of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF1FB71B38E6345BF928A84F93D7AA7B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Secretary shall give priority, in making grants under paragraph (1)(B), to a
State that will use the grants to achieve compliance with the requirements of
the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1748), including
the amendments made by the <short-title>Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD78C1014EF4940A2BA2F0B8A83743A67"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text>The
Secretary may allocate grants to State agencies, local governments, and other
persons for carrying out activities and projects that improve commercial
driver's license safety and compliance with commercial driver's license and
commercial motor vehicle safety regulations in accordance with the program
goals under paragraph (1) and that train operators on commercial motor
vehicles. The Secretary may make a grant to a State to comply with section
31311 for commercial driver's license program coordinators and for notification
systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB386897F2B8C41018798306A2EC8C1E0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of a grant made under this program shall
be at least 80 percent, except that the Federal share of grants for commercial
driver license program coordinators and training commercial motor vehicle
operators shall be 100
percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9D3B81456A6C4C05B4F32F7B0D344E50"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 313 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 31313 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">31313. Driver safety
grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDF7F9C7A263474004A33ED071B33DCBB1"><enum>610.</enum><header>Commercial
vehicle information systems and networks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that
includes—</text>
<paragraph id="ID827AE11AD66F43198F7950EB69DE2F05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>established time
frames and milestones for resuming the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems
and Networks Program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID09D14A6FE54C4703897C2F97049BA220"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a strategic
workforce plan for its grants management office to ensure that it has
determined the skills and competencies that are critical to achieving its
mission goals.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Motorcoach
Enhanced Safety Act of 2011</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF00549755BEC49EDAB488EC9C1B99557" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of
2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5DDA2725B5E47879C6647D56E0C169E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>702.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA2D99EC11E2443BADF76331362CC889"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced glazing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>advanced glazing</term>
means glazing installed in a portal on the side or the roof of a motorcoach
that is designed to be highly resistant to partial or complete occupant
ejection in all types of motor vehicle crashes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE75A3234B583419B81E853A0899592F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>bus</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 571.3(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD46B8F16C3A4744BCCF9AA25F24CDA5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified, the term
<term>commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term in section
31132(1) of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0A9597F4BCB4F8EAF4A635177A00757"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct tire pressure monitoring
system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>direct
tire pressure monitoring system</term> means a tire pressure monitoring system
that is capable of directly detecting when the air pressure level in any tire
is significantly under-inflated and providing the driver a low tire pressure
warning as to which specific tire is significantly under-inflated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6557D2CBA5D48B1A4F30D37A5F1E3A2"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic on-board recorder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electronic on-board
recorder</term> means an electronic device that acquires and stores data
showing the record of duty status of the vehicle operator and performs the
functions required of an automatic on-board recording device in section
395.15(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D55F9D77EC2481A8FC63BDA56C34CD5"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Event data recorder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>event data recorder</term>
has the meaning given that term in section 563.5 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD116AE575594A58BC1081C2BCC20E92"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor carrier</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motor carrier</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BBC948C3D2F4466A0580C5F9A5E8AB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a motor carrier (as defined in section
13102(14) of title 49, United States Code); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE77E7A46C0D1488B9C430C12EF6C1219"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a motor private carrier (as defined in
section 13102(15) of that title).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14036123E3E542429A557E4C5E366782"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motorcoach</term> has the
meaning given the term <term>over-the-road bus</term> in section 3038(a)(3) of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note), but
does not include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A48437DB9EC4B54AFD0818FB8B153E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a bus used in public transportation
provided by, or on behalf of, a public transportation agency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4AC9B93B5F14BFCB6046A865CF81235"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a school bus, including a multifunction
school activity bus.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4C8BD4EB1D249AAB7B7DA3E155C65E6"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motorcoach services</term>
means passenger transportation by motorcoach for compensation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FEFAB9783D54A44B3E53074A5174705"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multifunction school activity
bus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>multifunction school activity bus</term> has the meaning given the term
in section 571.3(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on
the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB191AD8187644CF48C51AF6A881EF577"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Portal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>portal</term> means any
opening on the front, side, rear, or roof of a motorcoach that could, in the
event of a crash involving the motorcoach, permit the partial or complete
ejection of any occupant from the motorcoach, including a young child.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06B36C7B44A64A26BE29008BE73E201D"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provider of motorcoach
services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>provider of motorcoach services</term> means a motor carrier that
provides passenger transportation services with a motorcoach, including
per-trip compensation and contracted or chartered compensation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA515F120836F4DB3A970A1C40B28222D"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public transportation</header><text>The
term <term>public transportation</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 5302 of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC45ACF94470E446888407A3223D503CB"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety belt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>safety belt</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 153(i)(4)(B) of title 23, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF8365DACB1249139D5940ECD42775E3"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Transportation.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CCCB82671754171B627BE904D8DA323" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>703.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations for improved occupant
protection, passenger evacuation, and crash avoidance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B97C8E9AA934B23ACD6A60EE09025CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations required within 1
year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe
regulations requiring safety belts to be installed in motorcoaches at each
designated seating position.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0DA41E06137480692F2A2858CC6E014"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations required within 2
years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe the
following commercial motor vehicle regulations:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3DBBF118694145BEB990768EBBCF7936"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Roof strength
and crush resistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall establish improved roof and roof support standards for
motorcoaches that substantially improve the resistance of motorcoach roofs to
deformation and intrusion to prevent serious occupant injury in rollover
crashes involving motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E73216AA44E418CABC32EB8014C3CEC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Anti-ejection
safety countermeasures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall require advanced glazing to be installed in each motorcoach
portal and shall consider other portal improvements to prevent partial and
complete ejection of motorcoach passengers, including children. In prescribing
such standards, the Secretary shall consider the impact of such standards on
the use of motorcoach portals as a means of emergency egress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7372B004F32E4AD8AAF075408A1845C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rollover crash avoidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require motorcoaches to
be equipped with stability enhancing technology, such as electronic stability
control and torque vectoring, to reduce the number and frequency of rollover
crashes among motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72B3CF2061464FF093D5E92CE9CD9B5B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle tire pressure
monitoring systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
prescribe the following commercial vehicle regulation:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id254603A2277E40CDB43ACA567586BFE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
require motorcoaches to be equipped with direct tire pressure monitoring
systems that warn the operator of a commercial motor vehicle when any tire
exhibits a level of air pressure that is below a specified level of air
pressure established by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1D942E883D8406881BFDBB5277644FD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulation
prescribed by the Secretary under this subsection shall include performance
requirements to ensure that direct tire pressure monitoring systems are capable
of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B97CE9488374871B47B92A68771839A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing a warning to the driver when 1 or
more tires are underinflated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A757D786AE741A1B8E67327A9844573"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activating in a specified time period after
the underinflation is detected; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8C3786D2F2547F5AC94EB665973E9B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operating at different vehicle
speeds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D1BF2824D7B467692A864998E2068E0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of regulations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID586EB9D0995B41FEBF87D4D5DFD394D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New motorcoaches</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any regulation prescribed in accordance
with subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall apply to all motorcoaches manufactured
more than 2 years after the date on which the regulation is published as a
final rule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E9E8245F9854AFBACF3EC5F15D9A006"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retrofit requirements for existing
motorcoaches</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3C40B4D249146588E742029D45B41FF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, by
regulation, provide for the application of any requirement established under
subsection (a) or (b)(2) to motorcoaches manufactured before the date on which
the requirement applies to new motorcoaches under paragraph (1) based on an
assessment of the feasibility, benefits, and costs of retrofitting the older
motorcoaches.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82F50D7A1ECF4509915D24D00C74FE60"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall complete an assessment
with respect to safety belt retrofits not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act and with respect to anti-ejection countermeasure
retrofits not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4528e510b2a448e480641b5c68b64c4b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Failure To meet
deadline</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a final rule cannot be
issued before the deadline established under this section, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id40FC1C58ED8D43ED8A96923C433C1FED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit a report to
the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name> that explains why the deadline cannot be
met; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA80D7DB9EBE54E7189E21EDAA2049BFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a new
deadline for the issuance of the final rule.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5CC84C1C5824783A3794C1E5986FA9C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>704.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for improved fire safety</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE416D36D1634028A71DB6938B514B14"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate the following rulemaking
proceedings:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID749A2E0ECB134D1692E644542498B2A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flammability standard for exterior
components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall establish requirements for fire hardening or fire resistance of
motorcoach exterior components to prevent fire and smoke inhalation injuries to
occupants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB20198EA01345D49FF5AE5E9660D7AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smoke suppression</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall update Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard Number 302 (49 C.F.R. 571.302; relating to flammability
of interior materials) to improve the resistance of motorcoach interiors and
components to burning and permit sufficient time for the safe evacuation of
passengers from motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6224F9AB0134F1CBE99D0CCE560BEF8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevention of, and resistance to, wheel
well fires</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall establish requirements—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF9D32F1256E485B8C9EF9C6EB8FED1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent and mitigate the propagation of
wheel well fires into the passenger compartment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6D0F9DC8E3D483299E8A162B3DCEAEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to substantially reduce occupant deaths and
injuries from such fires.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID631B6C4A7372483FBE226C5A668A9C2E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic fire suppression</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish requirements
for motorcoaches to be equipped with highly effective fire suppression systems
that automatically respond to and suppress all fires in such
motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12CD0887C1DB43168B7A5B8CC59336C4"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passenger evacuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish requirements
for motorcoaches to be equipped with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7EACE17FB82846A39FE718AEA362CBCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved emergency exit window, door, roof
hatch, and wheelchair lift door designs to expedite access and use by
passengers of motorcoaches under all emergency circumstances, including crashes
and fires; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1110C4DA41554F58AB0F6C0F8FE101FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emergency interior lighting systems,
including luminescent or retroreflectorized delineation of evacuation paths and
exits, which are triggered by a crash or other emergency incident to accomplish
more rapid and effective evacuation of passengers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf0c70430cdd04245a4a44131db1ccac7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Causation and
prevention of motorcoach fires</header><text>The Secretary shall examine the
principle causes of motorcoach fires and vehicle design changes intended to
reduce the number of motorcoach fires resulting from those principle
causes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEEA4D91EA5BC451E9523DD8CCC8801A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 42 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B0D1DB10F0447228D37775CA3236CAE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue final rules in accordance with
subsection (a); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id626F6A57FB604AA2BD8CBBA9DB403D43"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that any
standard is not warranted based on the requirements and considerations set
forth in subsection (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States
Code, submit a report that describes the reasons for not prescribing such a
standard to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A174C360D674560976013BAF909A6A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D17131577004BF29224930103BD63B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0789da8d51fd474ab488f6b10e0df0ec"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Tire performance
standard</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idAF9042C2804342CDAF7A7BCE3B8B8FD9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue a final rule
upgrading performance standards for tires used on motorcoaches, including an
enhanced endurance test and a new high-speed performance test; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFE68EC3188FF487293446CD33BFD0A31"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the Secretary
determines that a standard is not warranted based on the requirements and
considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title
49, United States Code, submit a report that describes the reasons for not
prescribing such a standard to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8F53BE0B0FD49339ED5A23C4614D8D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26529C038BEF4D21ACBE026F836EE0AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8DB2CD03EA343F4A9CA4F20430C1D21" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>705.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Occupant protection, collision avoidance,
fire causation, and fire extinguisher research and testing</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13838911E00B4AD991F78BCF5531F669"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety research initiatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the following research and
testing:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAAB9B5E3D3F3444A940F38B196C3D5ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved fire
extinguishers</header><text>The Secretary shall research and test the need to
install improved fire extinguishers or other readily available firefighting
equipment in motorcoaches to effectively extinguish fires in motorcoaches and
prevent passenger deaths and injuries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID68cdc11fd60f413796a9fe336feb26ee"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interior impact
protection</header><text>The Secretary shall research and test enhanced
occupant impact protection standards for motorcoach interiors to reduce
substantially serious injuries for all passengers of motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21B6FDC884AB432E827DAAC27A935251"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compartmentalization safety
countermeasures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall require enhanced compartmentalization safety countermeasures for
motorcoaches, including enhanced seating designs, to substantially reduce the
risk of passengers being thrown from their seats and colliding with other
passengers, interior surfaces, and components in the event of a crash involving
a motorcoach.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE84EE2B743F74EC7990A2BDEB2E6ED47"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collision avoidance systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall research and test
forward and lateral crash warning systems applications for motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD47CA58DDC784D8592FC975388E24EB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the completion
of each research and testing initiative required under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall issue final motor vehicle safety standards if the Secretary
determines that such standards are warranted based on the requirements and
considerations set forth in section subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of
title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID301E50C17C384A3BB7ED70B6BAB19A53" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>706.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach registration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DCB9EC8BE644865B6618A78E42862A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13902(b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25D6697E475A44B0A6E8DA191B023456"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8)
as paragraphs (5) through (12), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40A8B6EA9DA54373ACFED663457EC6C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before paragraph (5), as
redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99CF3549E55747439783614993406FF2" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C0D2D6819E6417D9FF1BB65C95F442E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
registration requirements for providers or motorcoach services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to meeting the requirements
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may not register a person to provide
motorcoach services until after the person—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B2DB442BA57496B97E06202CE4A12CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">undergoes a preauthorization safety audit,
including verification, in a manner sufficient to demonstrate the ability to
comply with Federal rules and regulations, of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CE87687D7DD445F832BA3A887233DD5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a drug and alcohol testing program under
part 40 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25514D0AAA43431E83046B58EC5CB757"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the carrier's system of compliance with
hours-of-service rules, including hours-of-service records;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF26A1100923445989A82E92E21CD9CD3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to obtain required
insurance;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E3B2FAEF308487FB19286EF5AB4BA53"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">driver qualifications, including the
validity of the commercial driver's license of each driver who will be
operating under such authority;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FFBBD17F2F7436D851FD0963D2D5B70"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclosure of common ownership, common
control, common management, common familial relationship, or other corporate
relationship with another motor carrier or applicant for motor carrier
authority during the past 3 years;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BCDB1CBC62643E6885FE8A9B573E39B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">records of the State inspections, or of a
Level I or V Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Inspection, for all vehicles
that will be operated by the carrier;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70522005347A4F7F9D8864C93C1C73BE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety management programs, including
vehicle maintenance and repair programs; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79B23C4819834E48A5C9A0C4EFF25685"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to comply with the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and the Over-the-Road
Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007 (122 Stat. 2915);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1193075A10640BBAE80192521647BF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been interviewed to review safety
management controls and the carrier's written safety oversight policies and
practices; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6DB6008F82E47A8A65FF9590B6445F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the successful completion of a
written examination developed by the Secretary, has demonstrated proficiency to
comply with and carry out the requirements and regulations described in
subsection (a)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20C6048999014AA1BF3BE43AE51CCA92"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pre-authorization safety
audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pre-authorization
safety audit required under paragraph (1)(A) shall be completed on-site not
later than 90 days following the submission of an application for operating
authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7D36FDB61474FACA61FFE309A41760F"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish, under section
9701 of title 31, a fee of not more than $1,200 for new registrants that as
nearly as possible covers the costs of performing a preauthorization safety
audit. Amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF76B0241A2A1428E96A810003B687C4D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety reviews of new
operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(g)(1)
is amended by inserting <quote>transporting property</quote> after <quote>each
operator</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id729D6AD346174A7B8BFD7ADA5D6DDB7D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 24305(a)(3)(A)(i) is amended by striking
<quote>section 13902(b)(8)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
13902(b)(12)(A)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE73689D3E234456A9B743F6C1A02EFF3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBF6CB4475A343A1B1128C8E75E840F5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>707.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved oversight of motorcoach service
providers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31144, as
amended by sections 204 and 604 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID525CF76CE00C4BF8B189DE5A39A2F72F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20CA98DD042A44F0959C1BDC94D00D5D"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic safety reviews of providers of
motorcoach services</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA234F5A6FF1640DCAF323737A932D5E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77BBFE7149604EEABFE8DC49F178691B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1DE513CAB934B09A7533B5035BD639A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the safety fitness of all
providers of motorcoach services registered with the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74D4942F026A44858074DD453AA5DFEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assign a safety fitness rating to each such
provider.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID398AF587E16A4A2D96A7BB83E5B4287D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall apply—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID054EDCFB423A4463A2DA1B6421FBE8B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any provider of motorcoach services
registered with the Administration after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of
2011</short-title> beginning not later than 2 years after the date of such
registration; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB44D19FA807441CCAD18326C73D159F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any provider of motorcoach services
registered with the Administration on or before the date of enactment of that
Act beginning not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of that
Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CC1ADE4D79040A09289F201463DB1EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, by
regulation, a process for monitoring the safety performance of each provider of
motorcoach services on a regular basis following the assignment of a safety
fitness rating, including progressive intervention to correct unsafe
practices.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0DC1E2CE8B14E498DBA620541DE478B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement strike forces</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the enhanced monitoring and
enforcement actions required under paragraph (2), the Secretary may organize
special enforcement strike forces targeting providers of motorcoach
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0E6AD987E674A508B36527E6E575E18"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic update of safety fitness
rating</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the
safety reviews required under this subsection, the Secretary shall reassess the
safety fitness rating of each provider not less frequently than once every 3
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C36FB82A4B04F07A23403F86594D20A"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach services defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>provider
of motorcoach services</term> has the meaning given such term in section 702 of
the <short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of
2011</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E70688A47FA4D0EA6906189FBF53BA2"><enum>708.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on feasibility, benefits, and costs
of establishing a system of certification of training programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives </committee-name>that describes the
feasibility, benefits, and costs of establishing a system of certification of
public and private schools and of motor carriers and motorcoach operators that
provide motorcoach driver training.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B81323BB5F44E438DAC7A266EA8D6A6"><enum>709.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on driver's license requirements for
9- to 15-passenger vans</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE526F18B2F48432BBCA49DF1AD8FCBA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that examines requiring all or
certain classes of drivers operating a vehicle, which is designed or used to
transport not fewer than 9 and not more than 15 passengers (including a driver)
in interstate commerce, to have a commercial driver’s license
passenger-carrying endorsement and be tested in accordance with a drug and
alcohol testing program under part 40 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73E821BB5B7E46598450FBB6F647CFA6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the report under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="ID01255bceb35546a9b5e540d14a2e4c76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the safety
benefits of the requirement described in subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDecb5538858ba40398a81bd1736d7a684"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the scope of the
population that would be impacted by such requirement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID24f6c11cc69d4772827920d32423290a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the cost to the
Federal Government and State governments to meet such requirement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID40f3105e450742b6aff0b3eebd88ee4f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the impact on
safety benefits and cost from limiting the application of such requirement to
certain drivers of such vehicles, such as drivers who are compensated for
driving.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DBB96A011B3455DA0F759298CDFCE8A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>710.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Event data recorders</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF385BC2393354529BF3CFCCDDAD0D536"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after considering the performance
requirements for event data recorders for passenger vehicles under part 563 of
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall complete an evaluation of event
data recorders, including requirements regarding specific types of vehicle
operations, events and incidents, and systems information to be recorded, for
event data recorders to be used on motorcoaches used by motor carriers in
interstate commerce.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9BF88A2EE3540D198E754B8447E868A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards and regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after completing the
evaluation required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue standards
and regulations based on the results of that evaluation.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1E92E2117F84F5CBCD1AE64B6D2160A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>711.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety inspection program for commercial
motor vehicles of passengers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to
consider requiring States to conduct annual inspections of commercial motor
vehicles designed or used to transport passengers, including an assessment
of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F186D90BDCD4C7997801554E041FB2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the risks associated with improperly
maintained or inspected commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport
passengers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEF7E37C79394E0F9BEFAF6F31715D69"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of existing Federal
standards for the inspection of such vehicles in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A17E73763FC4ED48C8D081211454FE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mitigating the risks described in paragraph
(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E4B6D4820704D39A46680BD58326CA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring the safe and proper operation
condition of such vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F0365DDD9CC404E824185D95BED2D1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs and benefits of a mandatory State
inspection program.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID030892190E9A428F931D4DB04ED1A0E9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>712.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distracted driving</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF93FE3BD250249D88B430A0BD158D824"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 311, as amended by sections 113,
508, and 512 of this Act, is amended by adding after section 31154 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID881FA3D26E71494498F785187B95BAAC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8090F0DA60B4C8A8EB9699B8AFAB813" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31155.</enum><header>Regulation of the
use of distracting devices in motorcoaches</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF261884F9C4485C86485792100C2780"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety
Act of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe
regulations on the use of electronic or wireless devices, including cell phones
and other distracting devices, by an individual employed as the operator of a
motorcoach (as defined in section 702 of that Act).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B138EF00E3B4C068337FDF26070D1B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basis for regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall base the regulations
prescribed under subsection (a) on accident data analysis, the results of
ongoing research, and other information, as appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47E26AF3367A4BD0BCBF3A9B991C1E6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibited
use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under
subsection (d), the Secretary shall prohibit the use of the devices described
in subsection (a) in circumstances in which the Secretary determines that their
use interferes with a driver's safe operation of a motorcoach.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9484CC4D2B54615891AA1AB52941AB3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permitted use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may permit the use of a
device that is otherwise prohibited under subsection (c) if the Secretary
determines that such use is necessary for the safety of the driver or the
public in emergency
circumstances.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID705C401DE360498CB4A68EA34747E264"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 311 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 31154 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID239428426BFD4ED2971FE8D79D294AFA" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31155. Regulation of the
use of distracting devices in
motorcoaches.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE383CDAD68B4166AAB53BC6A3487CE1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>713.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any standard or regulation prescribed or
modified pursuant to the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 shall be
prescribed or modified in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Safe Highways
and Infrastructure Preservation</header>
<section id="idC09A39CDC1EF412297C66BE560E591CE"><enum>801.</enum><header>Comprehensive
truck size and weight limits study</header>
<subsection id="id3777054BA00047E986F842FF6CE71FA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Truck Size and
Weight Limits Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
consultation with each relevant State and other applicable Federal agencies,
shall commence a comprehensive truck size and weight limits study. The study
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id739B7E82AC584D7DA872645333E21CB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide data on accident frequency and
factors related to accident risk of each route of the National Highway System
in each State that allows a vehicle to operate with size and weight limits that
are in excess of the Federal law and regulations and its correlation to truck
size and weight limits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEA3C58DCAF954FF89CAE901D4E7D7814"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the impacts to the infrastructure
of each route of the National Highway System in each State that allows a
vehicle to operate with size and weight limits that are in excess of the
Federal law and regulations, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id55C98A40F9084EE28B4CCDB99360E9D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis that quantifies the cost of the
impacts in dollars;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1CC4BA32D0074A86A18F65562F55F8C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of the
percentage of trucks operating in excess of the Federal size and weight limits;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03E2F1F9085E49CBA6BA6C0DD0E0D9BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an analysis that
examines the ability of each State to recover the cost for the impacts;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC5C342520F1E4E0BA485E66C51A73F41"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the impacts and frequency of
violations in excess of the Federal size and weight law and regulations to
determine the cost of the enforcement of the law and regulations, and the
effectiveness of the enforcement methods;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id556AEE0B0F654289B633EF4B500D09C4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>examine the
relationship between truck performance and crash involvement and its
correlation to Federal size and weight limits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70C65CCA6F2E4850BF009A1141DFCEC4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assess the impacts
that truck size and weight limits in excess of the Federal law and regulations
have in the risk of bridge failure contributing to the structural deficiencies
of bridges or in the useful life of a bridge;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id49E026C743174C8C8D98FCA1763FDCA7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>analyze the
impacts on safety and infrastructure in each State that allows a truck to
operate in excess of Federal size and weight limitations in truck-only lanes;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1566D8130CE84A4EB32923ABECE11894"><enum>(7)</enum><text>compare and
contrast the safety and infrastructure impacts of the Federal limits regarding
truck size and weight limits in relation to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id523863C7B00B445FAF8B776E7DEBE3F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>six-axle and other
alternative configurations of tractor-trailers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB14A05BFB073493492A5257477411C35"><enum>(B)</enum><text>safety records of
foreign nations with truck size and weight limits and tractor-trailer
configurations that differ from the Federal law and regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2FFAE98F017F44F8AEC718120A334811"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date that the study is commenced under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall submit a final report on the study, including all
findings and recommendations, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id844A908BE5D64EE9A07E31935F689162"><enum>802.</enum><header>Compilation of
existing State truck size and weight limit laws</header>
<subsection id="idCD345D4FB7244929AD56157C1379F08F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall begin to
compile—</text>
<paragraph id="id8CDB624C8F624A839671D99B0111C62B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list for each
State, as applicable, that describes each route of the National Highway System
that allows a vehicle to operate in excess of the Federal truck size and weight
limits that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3DF389668F524634AEBC46FC4F0F9054"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was authorized
under State law on or before the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5804DFB0515448E4AEBD2095798656F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was in actual and
lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including seasonal operations)
on or before the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id55EFC316C50D4A5C80C07EC638D9FFA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list for each
State, as applicable, that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id57F9BF746CCE4DAFA28B0EAE03E42A50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the size and
weight limitations applicable to each segment of the National Highway System in
that State as listed under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E7CC22F6E6D4651A1CBF849344A9717"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each combination
that exceeds the Interstate weight limit, but that the Department of
Transportation, other Federal agency, or a State agency has determined on or
before the date of enactment of this Act, could be or could have been lawfully
operated in the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCF92B65C9A1144478C5BDD9CD65A4F7F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each combination
that exceeds the Interstate weight limit, but that the Secretary determines
could have been lawfully operated on a non-Interstate segment of the National
Highway System in the State on or before the date of enactment of this Act;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id782736598DB34FACA0655E88D7787E16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a list of each
State law that designates or allows designation of size and weight limitations
in excess of Federal law and regulations on routes of the National Highway
System, including nondivisible loads.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0511313AD07145BE84FC58F6FFF0C6C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>The
Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall specify whether the
determinations under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) were made by the
Department of Transportation, other Federal agency, or a State agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id69E710B1483F407F914FECB57F734500"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit a final report of the compilation under subsection (a) to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IX</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="ID3E816DD20FCB41A9B96BC2F7D00AFFD9"><enum>901.</enum><header>Detention time
study</header>
<subsection id="ID1E76723EE7F44C66ADEEA53A9E6D51B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
task the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee to study the extent to which
detention time contributes to drivers violating hours of service requirements
and driver fatigue. In conducting this study, the Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF4D1371526734422A8C819363A5270C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examine data
collected from driver and vehicle inspections;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF186F4FA15544E609BAE4F2DD632B963"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB755DFE85560451081A326B3FE5BE707"><enum>(A)</enum><text>motor carriers and
drivers, shippers, and representatives of ports and other facilities where
goods are loaded and unloaded;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16FC3BE169BD4BEEBCC9F90EA5712C1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>government
officials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID900E46AFF0194C2FB8B234744020E58E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other parties as
appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBA171A2B19144473870370AA08983DD1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide
recommendations to the Secretary for addressing issues identified in the
study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9BB68426A3C54A70ADB9EA374D999509"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall provide a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that includes recommendations
for legislation and for addressing the results of the study.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID4770C628872049678F8389836325A0A2"><enum>902.</enum><header>Prohibition of
coercion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31136(a) is
amended by—</text>
<paragraph id="ID15F1F789B1A842248F5AD8FD1943156B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3F7ED8586B584E98904EA541BF209E08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking the
period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3D988BD252544FA188C677805E08DA2E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>adding after
subsection (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID273872E981D34DC4BE94963864EA30E0" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDC1267FE207F0490D923F1B01B815908C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an operator of a
commercial motor vehicle is not coerced by a motor carrier, shipper, receiver,
or transportation intermediary to operate a commercial motor vehicle in
violation of a regulation promulgated under this section, or chapter 51 or
chapter 313 of this
title.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID5D285D1314134452B5357F799931F83E"><enum>903.</enum><header>Motor carrier
safety advisory committee</header>
<subsection id="ID6DE4490E7C8A42DAA1C820B4B1E2E143"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>Section
4144(b)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31100 note) is amended by inserting
<quote>nonprofit employee labor organizations representing commercial motor
vehicle drivers,</quote> after <quote>industry,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID900CEB2CA89B4A269BE0A5BCADA0449A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination
date</header><text>Section 4144(d) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31100 note)
is amended by striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>September 30, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID6B8692C983FE44CC96DC577F708165A9"><enum>904.</enum><header>Waivers,
exemptions, and pilot programs</header>
<subsection id="IDBA8B272ABE0245438BAF8B8518480984"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waiver
standards</header><text>Section 31315(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF0CEE3AB17364A78AC1E7757DA587BA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1E25B672283E43739FB0854E17229746"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID989915274794490490017305F782DDC7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD7415B34728C4B02B741E839451EF6B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exemption
standards</header><text>Section 31315(b)(4) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8049ECFA43164A2D8FDE282B9AA4A5B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>(or, in the case of a request for an exemption from
the physical qualification standards for commercial motor vehicle drivers, post
on a web site established by the Secretary to implement the requirements of
section 31149)</quote> after <quote>Federal Register</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID74485CC118E34A168F82F987B147D46D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5F6B1D990304D32922B27FDA649A9AA" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID7745EBF97C094376BD5CCE175EBFCF7F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Upon granting a
request</header><text>Upon granting a request and before the effective date of
the exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register (or, in the
case of an exemption from the physical qualification standards for commercial
motor vehicle drivers, post on a web site established by the Secretary to
implement the requirements of section 31149) the name of the person granted the
exemption, the provisions from which the person is exempt, the effective
period, and the terms and conditions of the
exemption.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD8F916CF11C34959A88A36DCFD7225A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by inserting <quote>(or, in the case of a request for an exemption from
the physical qualification standards for commercial motor vehicle drivers, post
on a web site established by the Secretary to implement the requirements of
section 31149)</quote> after <quote>Federal Register</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID85894625200E4154A7F2DA7D23FDD532"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Providing notice
of exemptions to State personnel</header><text>Section 31315(b)(7) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6291DE1B9B124420BC600AFE6855C9ED" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDC911E57CAF7F468B9B7D33335B16010F"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Notification of
state compliance and enforcement personnel</header><text>Before the effective
date of an exemption, the Secretary shall notify a State safety compliance and
enforcement agency, and require the agency pursuant to section 31102(b)(1)(Y)
to notify the State's roadside inspectors, that a person will be operating
pursuant to an exemption and the terms and conditions that apply to the
exemption.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID22459E09D7BD417688DC55C15162C331"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pilot
programs</header><text>Section 31315(c)(1) is amended by striking <quote>in the
Federal Register</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2E233C6A362E430695F25A7410B729EE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Section 31315 is amended by adding after subsection (d)
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID034FA9B477424619A1884C751D34E0DC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDCB2E42F6D45642C9B3BE3F76AEEA3583"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
listing the waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs granted under this section,
and any impacts on safety.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCD055799C84A4F2985F0019AD87038EC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Web
site</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration web site includes a link to the web site established by
the Secretary to implement the requirements under sections 31149 and 31315. The
link shall be in a clear and conspicuous location on the home page of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration web site and be easily accessible
to the
public.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDD21C1F99BD0F411CA986516E0CB891C0"><enum>905.</enum><header>Transportation
of horses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 80502 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3438E1EF6FDB409196F5AE32941E7E6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>This section does not</quote> and inserting
<quote>Subsections (a) and (b) shall not</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID03BECCA49FE849B4A7926AD57002D2D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAAE528D2F5E8453E86E59BB2EBDB3EAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (c) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DA58AA8B5B24F35A2D67FD2F935E8BD" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID330CE2DF2BD64BCA9D206BA2AC01F197"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transportation
of horses</header>
<paragraph id="IDFDCA0B27D62245A282D6BA47DB31D4FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>No
person may transport, or cause to be transported, a horse from a place in a
State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United
States through or to a place in another State, the District of Columbia, or a
territory or possession of the United States in a motor vehicle containing 2 or
more levels stacked on top of each other.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBC45001B5BD645CC9A16B25609537AB0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Motor vehicle
defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>motor
vehicle</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA803B897ED344BD99FCEE8477039948F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a vehicle
driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on
public highways; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0F26284002E24775930BD567EE0CD9F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include a
vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or
rails.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID26C4324372134924B2EF60F699448E85"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID524EC1D7CB24444A9EF93884A228AA0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>A rail carrier</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D232DE26F524EA191BBCC7297637C75" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID9D65055C045B4379A565392F2E3EC9D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A rail
carrier</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCE607353C99F42D085A192D59ABC8AB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>this section</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a) or (b)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5DA440E514054E1AB6D4176EF6EA00FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>On learning</quote> and inserting before <quote>of a violation</quote>
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE463C0274AD74F529E78B2085AC21CA1" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID4A26D8F9051747C499C425456256C935"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation
of horses in multilevel trailer</header>
<subparagraph id="ID42893E78B3CC40AAA939B66D438C395E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text>A person that knowingly violates subsection (d) is liable
to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $100 but not
more than $500 for each violation. A separate violation occurs under subsection
(d) for each horse that is transported, or caused to be transported, in
violation of subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12825C702A5E4D88BBD41402FCD25635"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Relationship to
other laws</header><text>The penalty provided under subparagraph (A) shall be
in addition to any penalty or remedy available under any other law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAB2E8B994F7F4E9E869F0E0D4F549731"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Civil
action</header><text>On
learning</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>X</enum><header>Household goods
transportation</header>
<section id="IDEF280D8EA3FE4725962D14BD90629790"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Additional
registration requirements for household goods motor carriers</header>
<subsection id="ID272AA6D34F8746BEA724EA1ACBEA6F87"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section
13902(a)(2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDA3B6582278F445382B3FD024982B151"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>section 13702(c);</quote> and inserting <quote>section
13702(c); and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8F8544D762E6461D8D9300C9A0911637"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5047F6B20078453B8707941B83482B4D" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID36CE7C467396499F988143120FE62E5D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrates,
before being registered, through successful completion of a proficiency
examination established by the Secretary, knowledge and intent to comply with
applicable Federal laws relating to consumer protection, estimating, consumers'
rights and responsibilities, and options for limitations of liability for loss
and damage.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID08F4B1F467A048E48769376DDBD03126"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (D).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE7A6B04DEB0A4E2A99AF49741F958FE9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance
reviews of new household goods motor carriers</header><text>Section 31144(g),
as amended by section 102 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID720E18F02061466E824F6A6D03EE06CA" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDDA2F0125CEA9400C94B180994466E1B5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Additional
requirements for household goods motor carriers</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDA89298A757E6420B97878730D6311043"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In addition to the
requirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall require, by regulation,
each registered household goods motor carrier to undergo a consumer protection
standards review not later than 18 months after the household goods motor
carrier begins operations under such authority.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" id="IDF5E5FB59C49C4E7694714EC018D86D6E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>In
the regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
establish the elements of the consumer protections standards review, including
basic management controls. In establishing the elements, the Secretary shall
consider the effects on small businesses and shall consider establishing
alternate locations where such reviews may be conducted for the convenience of
small
businesses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID36FF1C2EF8FF4314B3924EEE4DA5BB19"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID6BBE9A61D6014779AB1358659F7E3214"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Failure to
give up possession of household goods</header>
<subsection id="IDBCDEB3EFFD654E4CAB952EB8EB40849E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Injunctive
relief</header><text>Section 14704(a)(1) is amended by striking <quote>and
14103</quote> and inserting <quote>, 14103, and 14915(c)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8EAB66DD7D1F4DF1BA1581080A3EEEC5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header><text>Section 14915(a)(1) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID539818A966CB48ADAC22F7C76E658717" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID91D54087A0F3427CB3CBB8AF8E1D2B2C"><enum></enum><text>The United States may assign all
or a portion of the civil penalty to an aggrieved shipper. The Secretary of
Transportation shall establish criteria upon which such assignments shall be
made. The Secretary may order, after notice and an opportunity for a
proceeding, that a person found holding a household goods shipment hostage
return the goods to an aggrieved
shipper.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDAC8C8A926D2D4DE1BD61136BAF880FEA"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Settlement
authority</header>
<subsection id="IDAB0756DA4A3B46EBA52E41DB35AFA840"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Settlement of
general civil penalties</header><text>Section 14901 is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36A3528F16C04E38B4041D5ED56F1B91" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDB19C98B7FAE24AED9ACF659D2EC89AA9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Settlement of
household goods civil penalties</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the Secretary from accepting partial payment of a civil
penalty as part of a settlement agreement in the public interest, or from
holding imposition of any part of a civil penalty in
abeyance.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID81B0879CA6F94E848EA8DDDEDF548C79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Settlement of
household goods civil penalties</header><text>Section 14915(a) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5CE60AA03BF547009F18F90651F13FE2" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDBE8791C921C642B9ABE33663E7DB7512"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Settlement
authority</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed as
prohibiting the Secretary from accepting partial payment of a civil penalty as
part of a settlement agreement in the public interest, or from holding
imposition of any part of a civil penalty in
abeyance.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID8E85C3EF1FDF426A81EECD22F995BE8B"><enum>1004.</enum><header>Household
goods transportation assistance program</header>
<subsection id="IDFA9858E0F779498082B57EACCB97975C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Joint assistance
program</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a joint assistance program,
through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—</text>
<paragraph id="ID59DC6DC337F642119BD782D97A9214DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to educate
consumers about the household goods motor carrier industry pursuant to the
recommendations of the task force established under section 1005 of this
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8F84326BE5014BA399786E787F99BE5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to improve the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's implementation, monitoring, and
coordination of Federal and State household goods enforcement
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC45362F012324375A5CF5F49FB352704"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to assist a
consumer with the timely resolution of an interstate household goods hostage
situation, as appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5EE563C72F454F41A9E9AF041246A815"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to conduct other
enforcement activities as designated by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID57EBE95C0CA748B885EA5B1BDFAEBADC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Joint assistance
program partnership</header><text>The Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="ID08002BE33A3548229977831F4A10B0BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may partner with 1
or more household goods motor carrier industry groups to implement the joint
assistance program under subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4972D5B9C29E47FC871F353A8F5AC0F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall ensure that
each participating household goods motor carrier industry group—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDDC6439A65BD2454C9C45A1A00604F425"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implements the
joint assistance program in the best interest of the consumer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID979AE3E41BF84DEB904511D328C2A7D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implements the
joint assistance program in the public interest;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24C5EF6BB20E43B4B390E0F336543FBB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>accurately
represents its financial interests in providing household goods mover services
in the normal course of business and in assisting consumers resolving hostage
situations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45ABDAD00A5A484EA062BCEE35B92F98"><enum>(D)</enum><text>does not hold
itself out or misrepresent itself as an agent of the Federal government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID993FB1FF46124A57907A2C05ACCF2D69"><enum>(E)</enum><text>abides by Federal
regulations and guidelines for the provision of assistance and receipt of
compensation for household goods mover services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2209D03E5F5F432A9AB8C3D581FB1E38"><enum>(F)</enum><text>accurately
represents the Federal and State remedies that are available to consumers for
resolving interstate household goods hostage situations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID64B364CB06EB4CE2A1A5937507EC190B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit a report annually to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives providing a detailed description
of the joint assistance program under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7B237BABE34E4080BCA7F2D261C330C9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The
joint assistance program under subsection (a) may not include the provision of
funds by the United States to a consumer for lost, stolen, or damaged
items.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDC86E5723AC1740A39964FE8BAE50678E"><enum>1005.</enum><header>Household
goods consumer education program</header>
<subsection id="ID98C77180947744868EFC7DB65CFC4053"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Task
force</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a task
force to develop recommendations to ensure that a consumer is informed of
Federal law concerning the transportation of household goods by a motor
carrier, including recommendations—</text>
<paragraph id="IDD26A6A84C9144EB08327E80791B8C367"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on how to condense
publication ESA 03005 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration into a
format that can be more easily used by a consumer; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB5CBD169D0E94E08BAEEFBDBE10BF329"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on the use of
state-of-the-art education techniques and technologies, including the use of
the Internet as an educational tool.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9A7C4726B3D94E04861BF46074EA97A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Task force
members</header><text>The task force shall be comprised of—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0AC3FB2C756B4A0B90AF778FBC27EB55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>individuals with
expertise in consumer affairs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD41B493810BD4A0EA1A86B6BDC4BFE24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>educators with
expertise in how people learn most effectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5B08738270744A40A5FFD39337D5D285"><enum>(3)</enum><text>representatives of
the household goods moving industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0FAC70F536714C128E94081A5FCEB505"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force shall
complete its recommendations under subsection (a). Not later than 1 year after
the task force completes its recommendations under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall issue regulations implementing the recommendations, as
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID65122B36F8234B93AFB84B782FDE7783"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal Advisory
Committee Act exemption</header><text>The <act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal Advisory Committee Act</act-name> (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the task force.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB761B7BD0100433D92FE850C1435F914"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
task force shall terminate 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>XI</enum><header>Technical
Amendments</header>
<section id="IDCA99385080644DFEA58BAF418F61B145"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Update of
obsolete text</header>
<subsection id="IDA366FAC73EC84E759043D909CB2AAFB5"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 31137(e),
as redesignated by section 301 of this Act, is amended by striking <quote>Not
later than December 1, 1990, the Secretary shall prescribe</quote> and
inserting <quote>The Secretary shall maintain</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDD24FD3F5BCB548A891BA497610B8710D"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 31151(a)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID93E6FCC887994069913DB181E3C0E416"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID508F6F0AE3C64A0F991705C7C58E20E8" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDB0C035494DCB4CB79AC5799C889D60BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain a program
to ensure that intermodal equipment used to transport intermodal containers is
safe and systematically maintained.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9A659D4FCE8E45C58CCFF5F896986D8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID54789B47CBD74A82AE709C91262145C8"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 31307(b)
is amended by striking <quote>Not later than December 18, 1994, the Secretary
shall prescribe</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall
maintain</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2D45BC0B1E2D4D48AF6E7A021FBD5B4B"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Section
31310(g)(1) is amended by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2DBF27FCF2494CFDBA3661D886F7B280"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Section 4123(f) of
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (119 Stat. 1736) is amended by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the </quote> and inserting
<quote>The</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID3F5C0D239B0A4D2F817078CC658ADB3A"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Correction of
interstate commerce commission references</header>
<subsection id="ID1C519811EE054DA0B4BBDA550579241E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety
information and intervention in interstate commerce commission
proceedings</header><text>Chapter 3 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDCD1F2D10FCC946C382780F876E868CE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by repealing
section 307;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE2E22857BDAA49FEB3F3FE9743950241"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the analysis,
by striking the item relating to section 307;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE55B1BADA5AD4BCDAC73DAE4CAD43FF6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
333(d)(1)(C), by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and
inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFB9341F9CD64422099C02A0FCB145EE3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section
333(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9D6441BB9B2D4EFB89B89D20A606D89A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD3488C3ABAAB480992C804DEC41DB262"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Board</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID16A100C390644BCF80C1DE5AE16D3442"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Filing and
procedure for application to abandon or discontinue</header><text>Section
10903(b)(2) is amended by striking <quote>24706(c) of this title</quote> and
inserting <quote>24706(c) of this title before May 31, 1998</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID69ED97DA9C324A4E90ADF31DEE000E0B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rights and
remedies of persons injured by carriers or brokers</header>
<paragraph id="ID3665DCFE2F194BBB94A81C3F2784D2E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 14704 is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBE16374F86964375BB91A98AE9769F79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<clause id="ID482F39180C36485EBD13C6E22BADECF1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">In General</header-in-text>.—</quote>
and all that follows through <quote>injured</quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Enforcement of
Order</header-in-text>.—A person injured</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF6D9842054764F1CA580C3C2F7694D14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as subsection (b)(2); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB23ADC4BA23C49BD940C4028B9033344"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<clause id="ID3E760BB9478F48FFAB3A899ED8C0215F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Liability and Damages for Exceeding
Tariff Rate</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>A
carrier</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Exceeding Tariff Rate</header-in-text>.—(1) A
carrier</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2D6CADB8FD2F48C19BC9BC4E92A72C80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Damages for
violations</header-in-text>.—</quote> in paragraph (2), as redesignated, and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Other
violations</header-in-text>.—</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD3C3348588C74E05988E126AEC4D831F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 14705(c)
is amended by striking <quote>14704(b)</quote> and substituting
<quote>14704(b)(2)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDFA7093116D374B54945274D4DC5C1626"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
amendments to Part C of Subtitle V</header>
<paragraph id="ID91EFA0DF241649DF83E53A58D3608AE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
24307(b)(3) is amended by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce
Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface Transportation
Board</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID99F5BAF7306842ACB556BED9E02EBC5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 24311 is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0DC969008AA14167B26CFCDF5C84A84C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0B2195098633494E902A3FA106F09040"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Board</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB68CA53B4AEE449DAD90A0F6EE1344FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 24902 is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB1252DCAEC314222800E094E3BFCF5AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94510046587347D4A5A3FF61110173E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Board</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID853CA6B484FC480B9684E79A886162A2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 24904 is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDE5D9EFA45BAD4D0BA1256C93E61DBF2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF5A89731FEBB4343BFF5677538BE9A91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Board</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDCAADD7F12F834B47BA22F5EC68D8AC90"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="ID14AA6C914AE64DE49FCCCB3E965B7985"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section
14504a(c)(1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID464C3CFBCEB44B91BD55F1C1F3D369FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>sections</quote> and inserting <quote>section</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD14852205C0041F78CA0842ECD0A78D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)(ii)(II) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4938DF7898804422BCDFAD55521461CD"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section
24305(a)(3)(1) is amended by striking <quote>section 13902(b)(8)(A)</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 13902(b)(9)(A)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8A992E2F395046BCBBEB0904EFD0ADCB"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 31103(a)
is amended by striking <quote>section 31102(b)(1)(E)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 31102(b)(2)(E)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0099065F595C4FEB92C594732E37E88C"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Section 31103(b)
is amended by striking <quote>authorized by section 31104(f)(2)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID02DA3784B93D4DC890BA646973A3BC07"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Section
31309(b)(2) is amended by striking <quote>31308(2)</quote> and inserting
<quote>31308(3)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section>
1.This Act may be cited as the
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Enhancement Act of 2011
.
2.The table of contents
of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definition.
Sec. 4. References to title 49, United States
Code.
TITLE I—Commercial motor vehicle
registration
Sec. 101. Registration of motor
carriers.
Sec. 102. Safety fitness of new
operators.
Sec. 103. Reincarnated carriers.
Sec. 104. Financial responsibility
requirements.
Sec. 105. USDOT number registration
requirement.
Sec. 106. Registration fee system.
Sec. 107. Registration update.
Sec. 108. Increased penalties for operating
without registration.
Sec. 109. Revocation of registration for
imminent hazard.
Sec. 110. Revocation of registration and other
penalties for failure to respond to subpoena.
Sec. 111. Fleetwide out of service order for
operating without required registration.
Sec. 112. Motor carrier and officer patterns of
safety violations.
Sec. 113. Federal successor
standard.
TITLE II—Commercial motor vehicle
safety
Sec. 201. Repeal of commercial jurisdiction
exception for brokers of motor carriers of passengers.
Sec. 202. Bus rentals and definition of
employer.
Sec. 203. Crashworthiness
standards.
Sec. 204. Canadian safety rating
reciprocity.
Sec. 205. State reporting of foreign commercial
driver convictions.
Sec. 206. Authority to disqualify foreign
commercial drivers.
Sec. 207. Revocation of foreign motor carrier
operating authority for failure to pay civil penalties.
TITLE III—Driver safety
Sec. 301. Electronic on-board recording
devices.
Sec. 302. Safety fitness.
Sec. 303. Driver medical
qualifications.
Sec. 304. Commercial driver's license
notification system.
Sec. 305. Commercial motor vehicle operator
training.
Sec. 306. Commercial driver's license
program.
Sec. 307. Commercial driver's license
requirements.
Sec. 308. Commercial motor vehicle driver
information systems.
Sec. 309. Disqualifications based on
non-commercial motor vehicle operations.
Sec. 310. Federal driver
disqualifications.
Sec. 311. Employer
responsibilities.
TITLE IV—Safe Roads Act of 2011
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. National clearinghouse for controlled
substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle
operators.
Sec. 403. Drug and alcohol violation
sanctions.
Sec. 404. Authorization of
appropriations.
TITLE V—Enforcement
Sec. 501. Inspection demand and display of
credentials.
Sec. 502. Out of service penalty for denial of
access to records.
Sec. 503. Penalties for violation of operation
out of service orders.
Sec. 504. Minimum prohibition on operation for
unfit carriers.
Sec. 505. Minimum out of service
penalties.
Sec. 506. Impoundment and immobilization of
commercial motor vehicles for imminent hazard.
Sec. 507. Increased penalties for evasion of
regulations.
Sec. 508. Failure to pay civil penalty as a
disqualifying offense.
Sec. 509. Violations relating to commercial
motor vehicle safety regulation and operators.
Sec. 510. Emergency disqualification for
imminent hazard.
Sec. 511. Intrastate operations of interstate
motor carriers.
Sec. 512. Enforcement of safety laws and
regulations.
Sec. 513. Disclosure to State and local law
enforcement agencies.
TITLE VI—Compliance, safety,
accountability
Sec. 601. Compliance, safety,
accountability.
Sec. 602. Performance and registration
information systems management program.
Sec. 603. Commercial motor vehicle
defined.
Sec. 604. Driver safety fitness
ratings.
Sec. 605. Uniform electronic clearance for
commercial motor vehicle inspections.
Sec. 606. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 607. High risk carrier
reviews.
Sec. 608. Data and technology
grants.
Sec. 609. Driver safety grants.
Sec. 610. Commercial vehicle information
systems and networks.
TITLE VII—Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of
2011
Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Definitions.
Sec. 703. Regulations for improved occupant
protection, passenger evacuation, and crash avoidance.
Sec. 704. Standards for improved fire
safety.
Sec. 705. Occupant protection, collision
avoidance, fire causation, and fire extinguisher research and
testing.
Sec. 706. Motorcoach registration.
Sec. 707. Improved oversight of motorcoach
service providers.
Sec. 708. Report on feasibility, benefits, and
costs of establishing a system of certification of training
programs.
Sec. 709. Report on driver's license
requirements for 9- to 15-passenger vans.
Sec. 710. Event data recorders.
Sec. 711. Safety inspection program for
commercial motor vehicles of passengers.
Sec. 712. Distracted driving.
Sec. 713. Regulations.
TITLE VIII—Safe Highways and Infrastructure
Preservation
Sec. 801. Comprehensive truck size and weight
limits study.
Sec. 802. Compilation of existing State truck
size and weight limit laws.
TITLE IX—Miscellaneous
Sec. 901. Detention time study.
Sec. 902. Prohibition of coercion.
Sec. 903. Motor carrier safety advisory
committee.
Sec. 904. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot
programs.
Sec. 905. Transportation of horses.
TITLE X—Household goods
transportation
Sec. 1001. Additional registration requirements
for household goods motor carriers.
Sec. 1002. Failure to give up possession of
household goods.
Sec. 1003. Settlement authority.
Sec. 1004. Household goods transportation
assistance program.
Sec. 1005. Household goods consumer education
program.
TITLE XI—Technical Amendments
Sec. 1101. Update of obsolete text.
Sec. 1102. Correction of interstate commerce
commission references.
Sec. 1103. Technical and conforming
amendments.
TITLE XII—Surface Transportation
and Freight Policy Act of 2011
Sec. 1201. Short title.
Sec. 1202. Establishment of a national surface
transportation and freight policy.
Sec. 1203. Surface transportation and freight
strategic plan.
Sec. 1204. Transportation investment data and
planning tools.
Sec. 1205. National freight infrastructure
investment grants.
Sec. 1206. Port infrastructure development
initiative.
Sec. 1207. Office of Freight Planning and
Development.
Sec.
1208. Safety for motorized and
nonmotorized users.
3.In this Act, the term
Secretary
means the Secretary of Transportation.
4.References to title 49,
United States CodeExcept as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of title 49, United States Code.
<enum>I</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle
registration</header>
<section id="id36ae301f-843e-4116-b338-c6e0744c3a13"><enum>101.</enum><header>Registration of motor
carriers</header>
<subsection id="id3fdf0f71-8d79-4701-957a-4e79c6789400"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Registration
requirements</header><text>Section 13902(a)(1) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b68146c-c5e2-4cb7-8c1f-c2ffdbac03c5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id869455cb-94a6-4738-aa86-f24fe46bc15d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
Secretary of Transportation may not register a person to provide transportation
subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 as a motor carrier
unless the Secretary determines that the person—</text>
<subparagraph id="id27eb9f36-b879-4fb8-8467-4e71012766cf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is willing and able to
comply with—</text>
<clause id="id83c7ddc8-27bc-4794-b954-2854cc912608"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this part and the
applicable regulations of the Secretary and the Board;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6a15da32-6c96-4686-8873-c7f9dc720d46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any safety regulations
imposed by the Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1a6d3ef1-f085-45be-8474-75cab11a1df5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the duties of employers
and employees established by the Secretary under section 31135;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd0661851-c788-4641-a1d6-3a5672b72105"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the safety fitness
requirements established by the Secretary under section 31144;</text>
</clause><clause id="idcabaf14a-da04-4caa-9d1a-f43594c1afbb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the accessibility
requirements established by the Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of title
49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for transportation
provided by an over-the-road bus; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idb7ff0656-9e26-446f-b77f-b7ae0d081d2d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the minimum financial
responsibility requirements established by the Secretary under sections 13906,
31138, and 31139;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a0000d1-7297-4e40-b655-29f0efccc137"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has submitted a
comprehensive management plan documenting that the person has management
systems in place to ensure compliance with safety regulations imposed by the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99de83e0-3639-4549-a8e8-8e68d1190a47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has disclosed any
relationship involving common ownership, common management, common control, or
common familial relationship between that person and any other motor carrier,
freight forwarder, or broker, or any other applicant for motor carrier, freight
forwarder, or broker registration, or a successor (as that term is defined
under section 31153), if the relationship occurred in the 5-year period
preceding the date of the filing of the application for registration;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd03fffc-e3a6-4703-a96d-ead56ebab903"><enum>(D)</enum><text>after the Secretary
establishes a written proficiency examination pursuant to section 101(b) of the
<short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement
Act of 2011</short-title>, has passed the written proficiency
examination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id952f54ae-ccd9-43c7-b00e-97df2bf62bfc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Written proficiency
examination</header>
<paragraph id="id30fb974e-d99e-4c9c-88cf-5654d5f5ea63"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall establish a written proficiency examination for applicant motor carriers
pursuant to section 13902(a)(1)(D). The written proficiency examination shall
test a person's knowledge of applicable safety regulations, standards, and
orders of the Federal government and State government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05f0caf6-e2ce-43ca-a054-ec30683e1bd9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
fee</header><text>The Secretary may assess a fee to cover the expenses incurred
by the Department of Transportation in—</text>
<subparagraph id="id88e0bf60-f4d9-4677-a859-aa73c0d53b7f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing and
administering the written proficiency examination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95a46f8b-5b88-4252-b381-39a3cc606dd7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reviewing the
comprehensive management plan required under section 13902(a)(1)(B) of title
49, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1d38ce1c-18d5-40bf-8e7a-42109dd717be"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 210(b) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement
Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31144 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id5fe1fbcf-9c86-4bbf-9131-d2414a4160bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>,
commercial regulations, and provisions of subpart H of part 37 of title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations</quote> after
<quote>applicable safety regulations</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc7cb5022-76ff-4646-adaa-d6cbc76a3139"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>consider the establishment of</quote> and inserting
<quote>establish</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4fbcf7b5-dfce-48d3-b8b0-9d10052c8297"><enum>102.</enum><header>Safety fitness of new
operators</header>
<subsection id="ide563d885-36d7-404b-9e24-1058e0296550"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety reviews of new
operators</header><text>Section 31144(g)(1) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25cca553-148f-4e14-ad70-6a253d6221bc" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id63dc1344-837d-42e5-bef6-468f3a95f7ba"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Safety review</header>
<subparagraph id="idec1fdae3-6bc5-46fe-9bef-ec6cb4834346"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require, by regulation, each owner
and each operator granted new registration under section 13902 or 31134 to
undergo a safety review not later than 12 months after the owner or operator,
as the case may be, begins operations under such registration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a8f39f5-4437-46fb-8258-898b576401ac"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Providers of motorcoach
services</header><text>The Secretary may register a person to provide
motorcoach services under section 13902 or 31134 after the person undergoes a
pre-authorization safety audit, including verification, in a manner sufficient
to demonstrate the ability to comply with Federal rules and regulations, as
described in section 13902. The Secretary shall continue to monitor the safety
performance of each owner and each operator subject to this section for 12
months after the owner or operator is granted registration under section 13902
or 31134. The registration of each owner and each operator subject to this
section shall become permanent after the motorcoach service provider is granted
registration following a pre-authorization safety audit and the expiration of
the 12 month monitoring period.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75c40d9c-19e5-40a6-93bf-1e784f99b94b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Pre-authorization
safety audit</header><text>The Secretary may require, by regulation, that the
pre-authorization safety audit under subparagraph (B) be completed on-site not
later than 90 days after the submission of an application for operating
authority.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id5f866f1a-d69e-4ad8-9bef-b77c836dd239"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id6e77b4d2-2ff7-431f-8b9e-3427b30e109b"><enum>103.</enum><header>Reincarnated
carriers</header>
<subsection id="id97a40430-9291-4fd6-b137-c3c0dc6a7f13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Effective periods of
registration</header>
<paragraph id="id0b4c9ea1-8c44-45ab-b691-a7a246be5e55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Suspensions,
amendments, and revocations</header><text>Section 13905(d) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1ffec7b1-dd32-44e2-b450-269a63d84f60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ed114b1-7de3-4672-8aeb-f1b1664592c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F80A19F3AE0471184A0309A91DBE05D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id42fedf59-bca0-46e6-a0c6-b5e696c36b64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>On
application of the registrant, the Secretary may amend or revoke a
registration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida3590649-97aa-43e9-afb6-07a0326b93b3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Complaints and actions
on secretary's own initiative</header><text>On complaint or on the Secretary's
own initiative and after notice and an opportunity for a proceeding, the
Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbfee33b5-89d7-4788-95c2-e4734306cf48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>suspend, amend, or revoke
any part of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder
for willful failure to comply with—</text>
<clause id="idca403ad8-171e-4dcc-83eb-16105f256138"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this part;</text>
</clause><clause id="id37168791-4982-4e30-9cb5-75775c0e4e27"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an applicable regulation
or order of the Secretary or the Board, including the accessibility
requirements established by the Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of title
49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for transportation
provided by an over-the-road bus; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id794f6aff-bfb5-43d7-9ac6-1b1fd1973c5d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a condition of its
registration;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id443392d6-19b2-4014-ad68-1afc6b612cd5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>withhold, suspend, amend,
or revoke any part of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight
forwarder for failure—</text>
<clause id="idc9734bd0-f0c1-4d54-9e52-251c92b89e60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to pay a civil penalty
imposed under chapter 5, 51, 149, or 311;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5a3df81c-f473-475d-a0db-377ed2a4aa39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to arrange and abide by
an acceptable payment plan for such civil penalty, not later than 90 days after
the date specified by order of the Secretary for the payment of such penalty;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="idd71b96a2-e438-4109-bae3-0b45eba8860b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for failure to obey a
subpoena issued by the Secretary;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id502a2a8c-4bbb-40f5-b8c0-e8f601b4764a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>withhold, suspend, amend,
or revoke any part of a registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight
forwarder following a determination by the Secretary that the motor carrier,
broker, or freight forwarder failed to disclose, in its application for
registration, a material fact relevant to its willingness and ability to comply
with—</text>
<clause id="idc0649405-86f0-44f9-b126-cbca64aff4ce"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this part;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf130a6df-b6cd-47aa-9c6c-661c915939d8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an applicable regulation
or order of the Secretary or the Board; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id9775cd3e-5f46-4e48-970f-323eabc7b191"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a condition of its
registration; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad9ef34f-5728-40e7-a55c-b7ebc0be3b0d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>withhold, suspend, amend,
or revoke any part of a registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight
forwarder if the Secretary finds that—</text>
<clause id="id301adce6-4a34-477d-bfd7-dd62617531a4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the motor carrier,
broker, or freight forwarder is or was related through common ownership, common
management, common control, or common familial relationship to any other motor
carrier, broker, or freight forwarder, or any other applicant for motor
carrier, broker, or freight forwarder registration that the Secretary
determines is or was unwilling or unable to comply with the relevant
requirements listed in section 13902, 13903, or 13904; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id1401ce89-ecfe-4a9a-875b-d761dc326dff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the person is the
successor, as defined in section 31153, to a person who is or was unwilling or
unable to comply with the relevant requirements of section 13902, 13903, or
13904.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f962c01-9a00-4103-810c-603eb766dc9c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Paragraph
(2)(B) shall not apply to a person who is unable to pay a civil penalty because
the person is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title
11.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0d7442e6-6aa9-4fbe-a949-46ee2c1a9cf5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), as
redesignated by section 103(a)(1)(A) of this Act, by striking <quote>paragraph
(1)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)(B)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf45471c0-2a45-4c8e-8d9a-6db49ee5cc9c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>Section
13905(e) is amended by inserting <quote>or if the Secretary determines that the
registrant failed to disclose a material fact in an application for
registration in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(C),</quote> after
<quote>registrant,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfa25df7c-e5b2-412c-b1b0-b72bb21aa2e2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
systems</header><text>Section 31106(a)(3) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id41b70969-db44-452b-85bf-e495f63b5070"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id45690a43-c2b3-41c0-99dd-f403fde3c30c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3839d11c-0714-4da4-9d64-c6d7121247d7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60f10ad5-e7e7-4c73-94b1-55bfb11cce62" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id8d2ddd4f-9c0a-418d-8273-f2abf8894873"><enum>(H)</enum><text>determine whether a
person or employer is or was related, through common ownership, common
management, common control, or common familial relationship, to any other
person, employer, or any other applicant for registration under section 13902
or
31134.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2e3c8c34-1364-4884-b43e-97f785fe0ee0"><enum>104.</enum><header>Financial
responsibility requirements</header>
<subsection id="idAA608F924EE84BD49217ACA2D31D4A36"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(a)</added-phrase></enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idAC311CBC00AC4FFE8D7D86D5106808A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue a report on the
appropriateness of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3AAF199F4B7D4D27850437154B275083"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the current minimum
financial responsibility requirements under sections 31138 and 31139 of title
49, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE842FA6230474B92AD6F77BA2620E838"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the current bond and
insurance requirements under section 13904(d) of title 49, United States Code;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C5D5AC0DD47454184A9107DFF8BF494"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit the report issued
under paragraph (1) to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0B70CB9D09B84399B31B5765D21959A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the publication of the report under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking—</text>
<paragraph id="id4155B1BA5F3A486F9429B9CD9258CBC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to revise the minimum
financial responsibility requirements under sections 31138 and 31139 of title
49, United States Code and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id73906E47F03648EEA49D9458503A00EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to revise the bond and
insurance requirements under section 13904(d) of such title, as appropriate,
based on the findings of the report submitted under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id774fee36-432b-4517-bf99-51122e3056d6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the start of the rulemaking under subsection (b), the
Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idccf6615b-2157-4611-a5bb-7563ff53c4d9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue a final rule;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0159de44-94d3-4998-8a78-3916e7bfd2ab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the Secretary
determines that a rulemaking is not required following the Secretary's
analysis, submit a report stating the reason for not increasing the minimum
financial responsibility requirements to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id723c93df-5200-46e7-96b8-bc02c80be029"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Biennial
reviews</header><text>Not less than once every 2 years, the Secretary shall
review the requirements prescribed under subsection (b) and revise the
requirements, as appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idd99dcbea-94b7-4850-8a32-ee65634c7597"><enum>105.</enum><header>USDOT number
registration requirement</header>
<subsection id="id77425afd-e3c0-4620-9589-cc8fb057ede3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 31133
the following:</text>
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<section id="id5270d420-8c46-41f1-951f-c31b4aea8a0d"><enum>31134.</enum><header>Requirement for
registration and USDOT number</header>
<subsection id="id469a2725-13da-464c-bac1-f33143d56a6f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon application, and subject to subsections (b) and (c),
the Secretary shall register an employer or person subject to the safety
jurisdiction of this subchapter. An employer or person may operate a commercial
motor vehicle in interstate commerce only if the employer or person is
registered by the Secretary under this section and receives a USDOT number.
Nothing in this section shall preclude registration by the Secretary of an
employer or person not engaged in interstate commerce. An employer or person
subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 of this title shall
apply for commercial registration under section 13902 of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id84026f52-c87e-4915-8a2e-d08026d02cd6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Withholding
registration</header><text>The Secretary may withhold registration under
subsection (a), after notice and an opportunity for a proceeding, if the
Secretary determines that—</text>
<paragraph id="id910d0dbb-455c-4512-aaa0-c6a3a8c51332"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the employer or person
seeking registration is unwilling or unable to comply with the requirements of
this subchapter and the regulations prescribed thereunder and chapter 51 and
the regulations prescribed thereunder;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id22650f27-e99b-4ba7-af58-77ef9f49af40"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the employer or person is
or was related through common ownership, common management, common control, or
common familial relationship to any other person or applicant for registration
subject to this subchapter who is or was unfit, unwilling, or unable to comply
with the requirements listed in subsection (b)(1); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id890a8662-df7c-4d74-bf92-dd5e25c67131"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the person is the
successor, as defined in section 31153, to a person who is or was unfit,
unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in subsection
(b)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id065d37f4-6b0c-49c5-90ed-475e27e79f16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revocation or
suspension of registration</header><text>The Secretary shall revoke the
registration of an employer or person under subsection (a) after notice and an
opportunity for a proceeding, or suspend the registration after giving notice
of the suspension to the employer or person, if the Secretary determines
that—</text>
<paragraph id="ida581ece4-867b-4fb0-9d5b-316f6c27d57d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the employer's or
person's authority to operate pursuant to chapter 139 of this title would be
subject to revocation or suspension under sections 13905(d)(1) or 13905(f) of
this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id259e625c-8877-4655-b79f-1c63081c3d97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the employer or person is
or was related through common ownership, common management, common control, or
common familial relationship to any other person or applicant for registration
subject to this subchapter that the Secretary determines is or was unfit,
unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in subsection
(b)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf8119f7f-c461-4f1e-a0c7-ba5d1449c6a2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the person is the
successor, as defined in section 31153, to a person the Secretary determines is
or was unfit, unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in
subsection (b)(1); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05fd22c1-8098-466e-871e-8fd4f0f2e531"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the employer or person
failed or refused to submit to the safety review required by section 31144(g)
of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida6db914f-b119-43fc-992a-0c4bce6afca5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Periodic registration
update</header><text>The Secretary may require an employer to update a
registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days after a
change in the employer's address, other contact information, officers, process
agent, or other essential information, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id2b7c6139-a948-40dc-8f90-0859a86efe3f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31133 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">31134. Requirement for registration and USDOT
number.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><section id="id832e99a1-0c73-4fd8-b7f6-28612fc22063"><enum>106.</enum><header>Registration fee
system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13908(d)(1) is
amended by striking <quote>but shall not exceed $300</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id65c7fd3e-ef90-45b3-b852-0fd269f02da1"><enum>107.</enum><header>Registration
update</header>
<subsection id="id216a3044-2ea8-46a9-a802-aae7c83c614a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Periodic motor carrier
update</header><text>Section 13902 is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="id1567338d-d905-442e-af0b-480bded96115"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Update of
registration</header><text>The Secretary may require a registrant to update its
registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days after a
change in the registrant's address, other contact information, officers,
process agent, or other essential information, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id5304a155-c80e-4d06-a731-fce951812292"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Periodic freight
forwarder update</header><text>Section 13903 is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id05eafb98-1b3d-43de-8001-973e6c32d930"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Update of
registration</header><text>The Secretary may require a freight forwarder to
update its registration under this section periodically or not later than 30
days after a change in the freight forwarder's address, other contact
information, officers, process agent, or other essential information, as
determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id3e49f57c-fb7f-4b10-b299-9ffcb1b309ef"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Periodic broker
update</header><text>Section 13904 is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="id3f2b7998-1c6e-4d17-885d-cad8b3cd0bad"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Update of
registration</header><text>The Secretary may require a broker to update its
registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days after a
change in the broker's address, other contact information, officers, process
agent, or other essential information, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idaaea4ed5-1385-46d5-aacf-f623cf6f1fd5"><enum>108.</enum><header>Increased penalties
for operating without registration</header>
<subsection id="id0c00852d-49fb-476e-a6f4-b38d2b6779e0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Section
14901(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9edbd09b-f7c2-4e19-8804-067aa519e452"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$500</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id82e6c8ca-e330-4fbc-aca4-b0aa91fc5b15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>who is
not registered under this part to provide transportation of
passengers,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf97ba589-2483-4dd9-90f4-32788e8694aa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>with
respect to providing transportation of passengers,</quote> and inserting
<quote>or section 13902(c) of this title,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5daaa1eb-45d5-4bbd-8d38-ee65fc68118b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$2,000
for each violation and each additional day the violation continues</quote> and
inserting <quote>$10,000 for each violation, or $25,000 for each violation
relating to providing transportation of passengers</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7493b0ab-f73c-419e-876b-7db4f93c243a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transportation of
hazardous wastes</header><text>Section 14901(b) is amended by striking
<quote>not to exceed $20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than
$25,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ide3f0ab5a-85f9-45fa-ba3d-32f3a0167b4f"><enum>109.</enum><header>Revocation of
registration for imminent hazard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13905(f)(2) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="id0e7487c8-90a6-45e1-8a94-2b116c15fabc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Imminent hazard to
public health</header><text>Notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 5 of title
5, the Secretary shall revoke the registration of a motor carrier if the
Secretary finds that the carrier is or was conducting unsafe operations that
are or were an imminent hazard to public health or
property.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id1ac0b762-00f6-419a-9bb0-1d97e195f9a1"><enum>110.</enum><header>Revocation of
registration and other penalties for failure to respond to
subpoena</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 525 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id8ee6c86c-5690-4c82-a59b-f50e8fe4b9bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subpenas</quote> in the section heading and inserting
<quote>subpoenas</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43d33af6-853a-481d-8f66-adcc1ba1e3e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subpena</quote> and inserting <quote>subpoena</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb6772977-a0d3-439d-b991-b4fcb8778c0d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$100</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4a4e3856-25cc-4045-97a6-9422bfc0385b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfdb127f6-4ddf-4413-a8ab-4e0259bf79de"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="id8682c8d6-f4a3-445f-9af0-fbfe2571b208"><enum></enum><text>The Secretary may withhold, suspend,
amend, or revoke any part of the registration of a person required to register
under chapter 139 for failing to obey a subpoena or requirement of the
Secretary under this chapter to appear and testify or produce
records.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id2dc153fb-10a6-41f3-ba91-101b4d295471"><enum>111.</enum><header>Fleetwide out of
service order for operating without required registration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13902(e)(1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id86daba93-57e4-47e0-9167-86eae56dbca4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>motor
vehicle</quote> and inserting <quote>motor carrier</quote> after <quote>the
Secretary determines that a</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8644ad0e-88d3-4516-853f-57c7b1259826"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>order
the vehicle</quote> and inserting <quote>order the motor carrier
operations</quote> after <quote>the Secretary may</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id8fd155b5-923e-4061-9ec6-e89f84a7e1f4"><enum>112.</enum><header>Motor carrier and
officer patterns of safety violations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31135 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9762beee-7461-4570-87ab-f6fdfbcd5c86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(b) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idf8b1c3ac-3949-4877-ab7f-c674a0d76173"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header>
<paragraph id="ida75c10ea-e5c3-4a3b-ae64-11f9398cd68f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Motor
carriers</header><text>Two or more motor carriers, employers, or persons shall
not use common ownership, common management, common control, or common familial
relationship to enable any or all such motor carriers, employers, or persons to
avoid compliance, or mask or otherwise conceal non-compliance, or a history of
non-compliance, with regulations prescribed under this subchapter or an order
of the Secretary issued under this subchapter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide8d89915-8045-4a20-9b7b-8ea499025a2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pattern</header><text>If
the Secretary finds that a motor carrier, employer, or person engaged in a
pattern or practice of avoiding compliance, or masking or otherwise concealing
noncompliance, with regulations prescribed under this subchapter, the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idba8f5b51-d843-4119-b907-88db87ce871c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may withhold, suspend,
amend, or revoke any part of the motor carrier's, employer's, or person's
registration in accordance with section 13905 or 31134; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbea9ea37-d72d-48d7-a632-c1d5bc8ca3c7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall take into account
such non-compliance for purposes of determining civil penalty amounts under
section 521(b)(2)(D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide6de7076-001e-4bf5-bbc4-ae297567e11a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Officers</header><text>If
the Secretary finds, after notice and an opportunity for proceeding, that an
officer of a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator engaged in a pattern
or practice of violating regulations prescribed under this subchapter, or
assisted a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator in avoiding
compliance, or masking or otherwise concealing noncompliance, the Secretary may
impose appropriate sanctions, subject to the limitations in paragraph (4),
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2c154bb6-0563-4b5d-a086-b1172d01ab73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>suspension or revocation
of registration granted to the officer individually under section 13902 or
31134;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd620402-3a14-4fc4-ba8d-5cfed017a7e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>temporary or permanent
suspension or bar from association with any motor carrier, employer, or owner
or operator registered under section 13902 or 31134; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc252cac7-b0ad-42b1-b643-bd35e798fee1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any appropriate sanction
approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45dfbe1d-2e9a-4069-a943-7f20ece3ed28"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
sanctions described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(3) shall
apply to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6e5aee71-5719-45d7-abfa-f7945c985e3a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>intentional or knowing
conduct, including reckless conduct that violates applicable laws (including
regulations); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b1c78db-17ea-446a-a0b5-704cfa65735c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>repeated instances of
negligent conduct that violates applicable laws (including
regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id222a0083-f20b-4893-98e2-ffc988de5851"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(c) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id58dc8798-d184-4869-a6fb-c43384d89d4c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Avoiding
compliance</header><text>For purposes of this section, <quote>avoiding
compliance</quote> or <quote>masking or otherwise concealing
noncompliance</quote> includes serving as an officer or otherwise exercising
controlling influence over 2 or more motor carriers where—</text>
<paragraph id="ida732b2ec-1aa0-4a87-af67-8f6427b44529"><enum>(1)</enum><text>one of the carriers was
placed out of service, or received notice from the Secretary that it will be
placed out of service, following—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbdee2cbe-4149-49b2-a1bd-77b08a476189"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a determination of
unfitness under section 31144(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38b9d1af-9ece-418d-a1cd-2f0b1cf8aefd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a suspension or
revocation of registration under section 13902, 13905, or 31144(g);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92353363-dd17-4bae-bf67-1c10fb3e0ad9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>issuance of an imminent
hazard out of service order under section 521(b)(5) or section 5121(d);
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6f1ea14e-d3eb-498f-9750-1cb11f8ef2e7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>notice of failure to pay
a civil penalty or abide by a penalty payment plan; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idecbd01be-452f-47d9-8ccb-3e8b6a2c799d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>one or more of the
carriers is the <quote>successor,</quote> as that term is defined in section
31153, to the carrier that is the subject of the action in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id415341e7-2c57-4b20-9493-8d854a643847"><enum>113.</enum><header>Federal successor
standard</header>
<subsection id="id8dc855b5-d44c-442b-9e70-370f8c903a45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 311 is amended by adding after section 31152, as
added by section 508 of this Act, the following:</text>
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<section id="idf2a9c91a-89d6-43f4-ab21-fcb52e5ff2f7"><enum>31153.</enum><header>Federal successor
standard</header>
<subsection id="id20172d40-f2da-4288-a7e7-791f93b97d60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal successor
standard</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State
law, the Secretary may take an action authorized under chapters 5, 51, 131
through 149, subchapter III of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139),
or sections 31302, 31303, 31304, 31305(b), 31310(g)(1)(A), or 31502 of this
title, or a regulation issued under any of those provisions, against a
successor of a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102), a successor of an
employer (as defined in section 31132), or a successor of an owner or operator
(as that term is used in subchapter III of chapter 311), to the same extent and
on the same basis as the Secretary may take the action against the motor
carrier, employer, or owner or operator.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idfcb2052f-b4d7-48c5-a4ca-0e030359644f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Successor
defined</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term
<term>successor</term> means a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator
that the Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity for a
proceeding, has 1 or more features that correspond closely with the features of
another existing or former motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator, such
as—</text>
<paragraph id="id7ac599fe-46df-4cbb-9254-65a199ad4300"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consideration paid for
assets purchased or transferred;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id920ec630-c96e-4f89-8bdb-a9d6813294ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text>dates of corporate
creation and dissolution or termination of operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd1773882-3edc-41e9-934f-b77ec4a70e34"><enum>(3)</enum><text>commonality of
ownership;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf1baa8cc-e3ff-4563-93b4-c5a0cc62a553"><enum>(4)</enum><text>commonality of officers
and management personnel and their functions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfcf7a197-3f9f-47c2-9520-4ddec0925a25"><enum>(5)</enum><text>commonality of drivers
and other employees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide8172cc2-0447-4fad-8393-46069df27815"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identity of physical or
mailing addresses, telephone, fax numbers, or e-mail addresses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3ac1072b-7055-4d1a-b26d-78a3900963cd"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identity of motor vehicle
equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb740ee72-6d57-4628-9766-6c89757e4994"><enum>(8)</enum><text>continuity of liability
insurance policies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1b85c341-8981-4dba-adcb-20efd42e21d9"><enum>(9)</enum><text>commonality of coverage
under liability insurance policies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id89dcd520-f930-497a-acac-656b968914ab"><enum>(10)</enum><text>continuation of carrier
facilities and other physical assets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd583518a-3bd2-4f8a-8110-490858464517"><enum>(11)</enum><text>continuity of the nature
and scope of operations, including customers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44c47876-fe16-4d08-a63f-74d265e24095"><enum>(12)</enum><text>commonality of the
nature and scope of operations, including customers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id54bae46a-3fbd-40d2-92fb-bf3d11cb3355"><enum>(13)</enum><text>advertising, corporate
name, or other acts through which the motor carrier, employer, or owner or
operator holds itself out to the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8b6cad69-f97d-4d92-86eb-6c12391d3962"><enum>(14)</enum><text>history of safety
violations and pending orders or enforcement actions of the Secretary;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id241516ea-5a4d-45ac-a86e-29bee97336e8"><enum>(15)</enum><text>additional factors that
the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id94bd4e0f-9a44-4697-bcb9-62473395e662"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section
shall apply to any action commenced on or after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement
Act of 2011</short-title> without regard to whether the violation that is the
subject of the action, or the conduct that caused the violation, occurred
before the date of enactment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide11f493f-2b60-430f-b41a-8476056ce012"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rights not
affected</header><text>Nothing in this section shall affect the rights,
functions, or responsibilities under law of any other Department, Agency, or
instrumentality of the United States, the laws of any State, or any rights
between a private party and a motor carrier, employer, or owner or
operator.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idfa5958e1-9d7c-4578-b44d-d6daef3accb7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item related to section 31152, as added by section 508 of this Act,
the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">31153. Federal successor
standard.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle
safety</header>
<section id="id4136552a-57cc-4f26-95be-76a09fcf4b4b"><enum>201.</enum><header>Repeal of commercial
jurisdiction exception for brokers of motor carriers of passengers</header>
<subsection id="id0015666a-1fb1-48fd-81d9-79afe84ed49f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13506(a) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1b4c75a5-b722-417a-b15b-4373aa97c677"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (13);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id38b9b462-7cfc-4e84-bd28-fd4d89f7b01d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(14); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9ccb6abf-6dad-499e-bca1-aa13962599ce"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (15) as paragraph (14).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0db2510c-8f66-4b23-82be-f8a674569b5f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 13904(a) is amended by striking <quote>of
property</quote> in the first sentence.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ida6749a23-4370-4cc5-9c49-3630f50867ff"><enum>202.</enum><header>Bus rentals and
definition of employer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of section 31132 is amended to
read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="id43636d72-4027-4efc-8581-6369a2979c24"><enum>(3)</enum><text><term>employer</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="id580f1716-201f-4f5c-bd69-f4169e6fbdd2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a person engaged in
a business affecting interstate commerce that—</text>
<clause id="id094e2388-2961-4411-b7f8-5b93917c4e16"><enum>(i)</enum><text>owns or leases a
commercial motor vehicle in connection with that business, or assigns an
employee to operate the commercial motor vehicle; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idb663f478-f52c-4e42-a5fc-f06775ba08aa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>offers for rent or lease
a motor vehicle designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers, including
the driver, and from the same location or as part of the same business provides
names or contact information of drivers, or holds itself out to the public as a
charter bus company; but</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcdddf6f0-42d8-4cd1-81b5-8010f896d9e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include the
Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id609e9b4d-9933-4a72-8cb0-b603609968cf"><enum>203.</enum><header>Crashworthiness
standards</header>
<subsection id="id1ae657e0-8fa0-483c-80a2-9b2c8af12bb8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive analysis on the need for
crashworthiness standards on property-carrying commercial motor vehicles with a
gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds
involved in interstate commerce, including an evaluation of the need for roof
strength, pillar strength, air bags, and frontal and back wall
standards.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="iddd600c1a-a6ba-41d9-b2a3-e091552e5e3b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after completing the comprehensive analysis under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall report the results of the analysis and any
recommendations to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id987bb584-ff63-4c33-83eb-3c36669b3ad3"><enum>204.</enum><header>Canadian safety rating
reciprocity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31144 is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id2cf70673-c91f-47cd-afea-1c84af795cd8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Recognition of Canadian
motor carrier safety fitness determinations</header>
<paragraph id="id2218a11f-7f04-41e8-bbb5-8fd32d2b4698"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If an authorized agency
of the Canadian federal government or a Canadian Territorial or Provincial
government determines, by applying the procedure and standards prescribed by
the Secretary under subsection (b) or pursuant to an agreement under paragraph
(2), that a Canadian employer is unfit and prohibits the employer from
operating a commercial motor vehicle in Canada or any Canadian Province, the
Secretary may prohibit the employer from operating such vehicle in interstate
and foreign commerce until the authorized Canadian agency determines that the
employer is fit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf50c89df-96f8-4b58-acf2-7ae36d3a087f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may consult
and participate in negotiations with authorized officials of the Canadian
federal government or a Canadian Territorial or Provincial government, as
necessary, to provide reciprocal recognition of each country's motor carrier
safety fitness determinations. An agreement shall provide, to the maximum
extent practicable, that each country will follow the procedure and standards
prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (b) in making motor carrier safety
fitness
determinations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ida1fb1387-9544-43d7-9e5e-9e86d0694b0d"><enum>205.</enum><header>State reporting of
foreign commercial driver convictions</header>
<subsection id="id6cc1b09b-26ca-4909-b30f-39cbd8d016ce"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of foreign
commercial driver</header><text>Section 31301 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4950cf98-1937-46bd-8511-5cdb4adad419"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (10) through (14) as paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2bc008e7-3159-4fae-b8ff-8c2c95947034"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (9) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id964ce73f-120d-4f32-bfb3-7554be325603"><enum>(10)</enum><text><term>foreign commercial
driver</term> means an individual licensed to operate a commercial motor
vehicle by an authority outside the United States, or a citizen of a foreign
country who operates a commercial motor vehicle in the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0500861a-239b-42e3-ad5f-926ee8e9e078"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State reporting of
convictions</header><text>Section 31311(a) is amended by adding after paragraph
(21) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idee446970-25aa-48dc-bd25-0ba475ce3187"><enum>(22)</enum><text>The State shall report a
conviction of a foreign commercial driver by that State to the Federal
Convictions and Withdrawal Database, or another information system designated
by the Secretary to record the convictions. A report shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id50eaaee3-941e-4240-a8b2-96c29627d5fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for a driver holding a
foreign commercial driver's license—</text>
<clause id="idd9229234-8032-425f-b96d-563d3e452a53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each conviction relating
to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id93eefb65-4490-430b-9ada-f8abf5a1415b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a non-commercial motor
vehicle; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ae67070-f5d1-48d4-861c-5561e7de0652"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for an unlicensed driver
or a driver holding a foreign non-commercial driver's license, each conviction
for operating a commercial motor
vehicle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id1493ca86-b5d6-4d5c-9007-7ac9047c5378"><enum>206.</enum><header>Authority to
disqualify foreign commercial drivers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31310 is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ide56b076f-d344-460d-a166-9387becf812a"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Foreign commercial
drivers</header><text>A foreign commercial driver shall be subject to
disqualification under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id64d15636-dff6-484f-8f31-6a7b45048384"><enum>207.</enum><header>Revocation of foreign
motor carrier operating authority for failure to pay civil
penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13905(d)(2),
as amended by section 103(a) of this Act, is amended by inserting
<quote>foreign motor carrier, foreign motor private carrier,</quote> after
<quote>registration of a motor carrier,</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Driver safety</header>
<section id="id756df9bb-ff4f-4c6a-9229-587b7a5161df"><enum>301.</enum><header>Electronic on-board
recording devices</header>
<subsection id="id7683cd5c-1162-4114-9b59-ef0ae4863a92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Section 31137 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4dc39475-77bb-4576-8759-9872c6d1dfae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the section
heading to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="id82424fdc-ac8c-45fb-9f80-2a5210670627"><enum>31137.</enum><header>Electronic on-board
recording devices and brake maintenance
regulations</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id65e63c2b-9fbe-4d8c-9afe-5cc1d3307ffe"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (b) as subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id529c53f0-b290-4a03-bc29-90bd2e908b98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending (a) to read
as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="id49026931-33d2-4bd7-80f2-336e9f57009b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Electronic on-Board
recording devices</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle
Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation
shall prescribe regulations—</text>
<paragraph id="idcdf130f4-8efc-447a-8986-989d1e830b78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>requiring a commercial
motor vehicle involved in interstate commerce and operated by a driver subject
to the hours of service and the record of duty status requirements under part
395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, be equipped with an electronic
on-board recording device to improve compliance by an operator of a vehicle
with hours of service regulations prescribed by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb9e06e76-6d34-4132-a923-98ccfbeb47ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensuring that an
electronic on-board recording device is not used to harass a vehicle
operator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2de6ad0c-b060-42df-9a0e-a70b9cf045b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Electronic on-Board
recording device requirements</header>
<paragraph id="idad5c652d-d4b3-47da-a8ab-3934c79880fd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The regulations prescribed under subsection (a)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbc06b62f-7d47-4b72-8c49-c3136473dca9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require an electronic
on-board recording device—</text>
<clause id="id06e62de8-019c-4342-ae92-3806f5771919"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to accurately record
commercial driver hours of service;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1bd252f7-9aff-4efd-8782-2f61e8dd6907"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to record the location
of a commercial motor vehicle;</text>
</clause><clause id="id61743736-3a84-42e3-a643-b1a1c70fbd29"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to be tamper resistant;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="iddad89f21-7e7b-46cc-b721-908479375807"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to be integrally
synchronized with an engine's control module;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf3a2336-1c50-43f6-ad78-704911407f26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow law enforcement to
access the data contained in the device during a roadside inspection;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0812e22e-ca55-429b-816c-46bf0c10b164"><enum>(C)</enum><text>apply to a commercial
motor vehicle beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date that the
regulations are published as a final rule.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0b5ae939-9d29-4ccf-82f2-0412e0801550"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance and design
standards</header><text>The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall
establish performance standards—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9f7bfeb3-0181-4c01-8c95-4afdaf0dc512"><enum>(A)</enum><text>defining a standardized
user interface to aid vehicle operator compliance and law enforcement
review;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76d72e33-68c2-4c7a-bf63-7dfd77826bf9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishing a secure
process for standardized—</text>
<clause id="id56bc5ba5-10d5-4a14-9f81-0844936fc5ad"><enum>(i)</enum><text>and unique vehicle
operator identification;</text>
</clause><clause id="id683a9916-021b-4e77-b79d-32b3ad6223ff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>data access;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0f5dbaa3-9407-431c-ac01-ffc889ef3166"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>data transfer for
vehicle operators between motor vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="id713a38b5-29a9-4a72-9b4f-a36f19245efb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>data storage for a motor
carrier; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id00d7b4ac-a6f9-42f6-9ffb-aef6a6f90918"><enum>(v)</enum><text>data transfer and
transportability for law enforcement officials;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b0b8008-2211-46db-9546-12e060c05b72"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing a standard
security level for an electronic on-board recording device and related
components to be tamper resistant by using a methodology endorsed by a
nationally recognized standards organization; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id558ca8e7-ce54-4938-a87d-75bb3e381925"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifying each driver
subject to the hours of service and record of duty status requirements under
part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id29e20bc3-0760-4ea1-9bea-10fd9953a645"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certification
criteria</header>
<paragraph id="id1a35cb3d-47dc-4a8f-ab5c-1ab79ef374c3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this
section shall establish the criteria and a process for the certification of an
electronic on-board recording device to ensure that the device meets the
performance requirements under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id62028557-ee5a-4ba7-8745-824d44a04621"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of
noncertification</header><text>An electronic on-board recording device that is
not certified in accordance with the certification process referred to in
paragraph (1) shall not be acceptable evidence of hours of service and record
of duty status requirements under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0cad5d4a-796b-412b-bc49-98e447ac5b32"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Electronic on-Board
recording device defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>electronic on-board recording device</term> means an electronic device
that—</text>
<paragraph id="id676eb00b-b4aa-4974-b407-68af058ded8d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is capable of recording a
driver's hours of service and duty status accurately and automatically;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id66f7d4a0-7669-4aaa-908a-bf6afd94315f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>meets the requirements
established by the Secretary through
regulation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id651f6f22-db7b-4aea-93d6-014b9cfe603e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header><text>Section 30165(a)(1) is amended by striking <quote>or
30141 through 30147</quote> and inserting <quote>30141 through 30147, or
31137</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9ce98652-9637-42e3-b5ea-fcbaff795eaa"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 311 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 31137 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">31137. Electronic on-board recording devices
and brake maintenance
regulations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idd4176fb1-0b12-4419-8441-d6decb272e88"><enum>302.</enum><header>Safety
fitness</header>
<subsection id="id869ef2cf-d1ed-4078-bc8e-ebe51854bbb4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety fitness rating
methodology</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id7bdf8d84-0467-4faa-bf6c-1ba5c65eab9b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incorporate into its
Compliance, Safety, Accountability program a safety fitness rating methodology
that assigns sufficient weight to adverse vehicle and driver performance
based-data that elevate crash risks to warrant an unsatisfactory rating for a
carrier; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idad16d124-f6f6-45ae-87d1-5ef815aee746"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the data to
support such assessments is accurate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id05bd2ac0-5277-4d2d-b1a0-ddd38af1649c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interim
measures</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2012, the Secretary shall take
interim measures to implement a similar safety fitness rating methodology in
its current safety rating system if the Compliance, Safety, Accountability
program is not fully implemented.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idf19bfe7a-460e-4972-930c-9a5770e6ce66"><enum>303.</enum><header>Driver medical
qualifications</header>
<subsection id="id8a156bed-bcf0-4022-8ddb-aabb4878eba6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Deadline for
establishment of national registry of medical examiners</header><text>Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish a national registry of medical examiners in accordance with section
31149(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id52952d36-0eb0-49d6-88ca-99a2e0a68fdf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Examination requirement
for national registry of medical examiners</header><text>Section 31149(c)(1)(D)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id2e754bfd-a78e-4c31-812a-91388db1ed74"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not later than 1 year
after enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>, develop requirements for
a medical examiner to be listed in the national registry under this section,
including—</text>
<clause id="id274b2bfb-cd1c-44e9-96c3-a8fe6343aa1d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the completion of
specific courses and materials;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd52bd291-8b5f-452c-b03b-88a51f677294"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certification, including
self-certification, if the Secretary determines that self-certification is
necessary for sufficient participation in the national registry, to verify that
a medical examiner completed specific training, including refresher courses,
that the Secretary determines necessary to be listed in the national
registry;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2cac4ac2-8568-4c79-8d3f-58ab978f6aa0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an examination that
requires a passing grade; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id954229e9-238d-40a5-bce8-5d1b4122d07c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>demonstration of a
medical examiner's willingness to meet the reporting requirements established
by the
Secretary;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id436d7439-5ec5-4466-bd17-f61448b627ad"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional oversight of
licensing authorities</header>
<paragraph id="idac697b91-0d04-4d9a-9d5c-bf92eff32fbe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31149(c)(1) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id19f20985-28a5-4c89-8664-27c9c973b176"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a618895-f636-4b23-af16-67cdd0decf1b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86964564-ca35-4823-bf1f-afb6a1814071"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id0d095a0e-df95-41e3-b540-7d94aa56c690"><enum>(G)</enum><text>annually review the
implementation of commercial driver's license requirements by not fewer than 10
States to assess the accuracy, validity, and timeliness of—</text>
<clause id="id6bfc073f-6953-4d8a-9eba-0d7632b39e1f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the submission of
physical examination reports and medical certificates to State licensing
agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id88f526be-a945-4492-a856-63608945fcbe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the processing of the
submissions by State licensing
agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf236aad8-4708-4c95-84c6-13d4fcc56fee"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Internal oversight
policy</header>
<subparagraph id="id588ed8f7-5eb5-451e-b486-78d73f945f9b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall establish an oversight policy and procedure to
carry out section 31149(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States Code, as added by
section 303(c)(1) of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06a85c1e-48c8-47aa-b294-4b18634a0b0c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by section 303(c)(1) of this Act shall
take effect on the date the oversight policies and procedures are established
pursuant to subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id228a856f-0723-4ba2-9dcc-1efc66a4d205"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Electronic filing of
medical examination certificates</header><text>Section 31311(a), as amended by
sections 205(b) and 306(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ida551d6a9-36d8-43e0-9709-472fe73e9fae"><enum>(24)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial
Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>, the State shall
establish and maintain, as part of its driver information system, the
capability to receive an electronic copy of a medical examiner's certificate,
from a certified medical examiner, for each holder of a commercial driver's
license issued by the State who operates or intends to operate in interstate
commerce.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id627b5af8-7170-449d-aefb-eba2dfd4aef2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id6c00e38d-9b7e-493b-a62f-896c1cd643ad"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the funds provided for Data and Technology
Grants under section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, there are
authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) for the Secretary to make grants to States or an organization
representing agencies and officials of the States to support development costs
of the information technology needed to carry out section 31311(a)(24) of title
49, United States Code, up to $1 million for fiscal year 2012 and up to $1
million for fiscal year 2013.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9011369b-e576-460f-99f0-a6f11b3743ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of
availability</header><text>The amounts made available under this subsection
shall remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id29ef10bd-2696-4eb1-a23e-67f4775b3506"><enum>304.</enum><header>Commercial driver's
license notification system</header>
<subsection id="id973cc0fb-75c0-48de-a411-63728255def0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31304 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idf64f6e3c-953d-475e-9b53-caee4ed7a4f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>An
employer</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ida20056bd-30c3-4cf9-bf47-02c42a7a2f42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An employer</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8c1b6888-e6f9-445e-b3c5-195d8ae2d2c3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="id05007c80-f4de-4014-a9e9-ebbb9d520a6b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Driver violation
records</header>
<paragraph id="idb1682d4c-6c14-40a7-9d04-3b66a7ba28f5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Periodic
review</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), an employer shall
ascertain the driving record of each driver it employs—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida7ce2569-f0bb-4c94-98b4-10868480bc0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by making an inquiry at
least once every 12 months to the appropriate State agency in which the driver
held or holds a commercial driver's license or permit during such time
period;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2898891f-9674-42c7-a257-78c5def7a78b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by receiving
occurrence-based reports of changes in the status of a driver's record from 1
or more driver record notification systems that meet minimum standards issued
by the Secretary; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e83c206-72f4-4ec4-ad05-fd3fadd3540c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by a combination of
inquiries to States and reports from driver record notification systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6a80c3b3-6a66-4d1f-9906-2084a6666664"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Record
keeping</header><text>A copy of the reports received under paragraph (1) shall
be maintained in the driver's qualification file.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id369fa9fd-dd99-455e-9147-304d6842bfa0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exceptions to record
review requirement</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a driver
employed by an employer who, in any 7-day period, is employed or used as a
driver by more than 1 employer—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc50d56f2-bd31-4e60-826d-8d92c514c423"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if the employer obtains
the driver's identification number, type, and issuing State of the driver's
commercial motor vehicle license; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf00467f7-b7c6-45d0-9b48-5f38f95b90a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the information
described in subparagraph (A) is furnished by another employer and the employer
that regularly employs the driver meets the other requirements under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0597172a-d41f-45df-ad84-21397916cfb7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Driver record
notification system defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>driver record notification system</term> means a system that
automatically furnishes an employer with a report, generated by the appropriate
agency of a State, on the change in the status of an employee's driver's
license due to a conviction for a moving violation, a failure to appear, an
accident, driver's license suspension, driver's license revocation, or any
other action taken against the driving
privilege.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5f936833-35b7-4870-82f6-7288e38181a6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards for driver
record notification systems</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue minimum standards for
driver notification systems, including standards for the accuracy, consistency,
and completeness of the information provided.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0b3aa466-10aa-4877-981b-07b1ee3d0d1e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan for national
notification system</header>
<paragraph id="id092da17f-005f-4192-9cb8-8d0d934fb8b3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
develop recommendations and a plan for the development and implementation of a
national driver record notification system, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2039c3d8-54c2-4703-bc3d-4e82d9cce8f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the
merits of achieving a national system by expanding the Commercial Driver's
License Information System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1d85a05-4409-4b6c-93de-5e7e81ed1205"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an estimate of the fees
that an employer will be charged to offset the operating costs of the national
system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf1628fdb-0c34-4f6a-bf46-ef81af89d401"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the recommendations and
plan are developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a report on
the recommendations and plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0f9ca272-629a-4802-b5c1-0d97d75eb50b"><enum>305.</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle operator training</header>
<subsection id="id8aba9a56-61ee-46fd-ace0-b8d68cdaaa1b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31305 is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="id5f44740c-b5bc-42c2-8654-2a1deb9ec1b2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Standards for
training</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue final
regulations establishing minimum entry-level training requirements for an
individual operating a commercial motor vehicle—</text>
<paragraph id="id2742ba0f-0ead-466d-a0d6-b53f21f99e4f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>addressing the knowledge
and skills that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idcec5fba1-3657-44e3-8ae7-e6573cf7bd33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are necessary for an
individual operating a commercial motor vehicle to safely operate a commercial
motor vehicle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e5e28be-4a7c-4bc8-8ec4-d4ebe1fac486"><enum>(B)</enum><text>must be acquired before
obtaining a commercial driver's license for the first time or upgrading from
one class of commercial driver's license to another class;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id16df84e9-4fd2-4cae-8377-d69bc4e81b48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addressing the specific
training needs of a commercial motor vehicle operator seeking passenger or
hazardous materials endorsements, including for an operator seeking a passenger
endorsement training—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida28fe3ef-563d-4d25-bf51-02a902b4483e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to suppress motorcoach
fires; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8b802d1-b49a-40c8-8057-2ed6f922563e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to evacuate passengers
from motorcoaches safely;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id04aaf12c-f35f-4813-aea2-32d20aee7761"><enum>(3)</enum><text>requiring effective
instruction to acquire the knowledge, skills, and training referred to in
paragraphs (1) and (2), including classroom and behind-the-wheel
instruction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idff5a1561-69a6-45cd-90df-f0f74699eb0f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>requiring certification
that an individual operating a commercial motor vehicle meets the requirements
established by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idabe19ead-41b5-4f48-803b-cf91707a8631"><enum>(5)</enum><text>requiring a training
provider (including a public or private driving school, motor carrier, or owner
or operator of a commercial motor vehicle) that offers training that results in
the issuance of a certification to an individual under paragraph (4) to
demonstrate that the training meets the requirements of the regulations,
through a process established by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ide0349c72-02a9-4587-b21f-446e75d46cd3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial driver's
license uniform standards</header><text>Section 31308(1) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="id3d28af71-7185-4f65-a5cc-55abecb968c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an individual issued a
commercial driver's license—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida645febf-7ba1-49d1-98e8-b143ef28a96e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pass written and driving
tests for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that comply with the
minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31305(a);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id081be27f-831f-457d-b5a1-426e6bb9e46c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>present certification of
completion of driver training that meets the requirements established by the
Secretary under section
31305(c);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idae1caa8b-b7e1-4719-80ff-4fad393b808a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The section heading for section 31305 is amended to
read as follows:</text>
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<section id="id1F5E14F8CC4D4C8EAB5AAA2DB11DA85D"><enum>31305.</enum><header>General driver
fitness, testing, and
training</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="iddbd001bb-d55c-4c39-bb6c-7445a8b4193c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 313 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 31305 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">31305. General driver fitness, testing, and
training.</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><section id="ideb39689d-8336-409e-8535-423fe837e26b"><enum>306.</enum><header>Commercial driver's
license program</header>
<subsection id="id02d27281-db72-4daf-872e-957c4522c7b6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31309 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4e675c74-4c64-4d69-8d5d-fb0273aae702"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(4), by
amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id6d92a2c3-067a-42c2-bc3f-f7edd799707d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The plan shall specify—</text>
<clause id="idbd8ab2ca-656b-434e-b63a-f54f25a6d97a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a date by which all
States shall be operating commercial driver's license information systems that
are compatible with the modernized information system under this section;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idd00252a2-d4ff-42b9-bd4c-6144a48dbb37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that States must use the
systems to receive and submit conviction and disqualification
data.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id92fbbffd-7b55-4340-baef-4ecb32d6c4a6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by
striking <quote>use</quote> and inserting <quote>use, subject to section
31313(a),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9242cb38-7d4b-4089-be55-27516ef3b06a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for State
participation</header><text>Section 31311 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1dc1d6a0-023c-4b3a-86ed-03165f86550d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), as
amended by section 205(b) of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd02f41dc-0814-4cbb-808f-bcc32a440ba2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by
striking <quote>At least</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>regulation),</quote> and inserting: <quote>Not later than the time
period prescribed by the Secretary by regulation,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2893fa36-1e2b-435f-8ed1-c22f1657e93f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id674d2175-0342-4ffc-88d1-2a455974f9f0"><enum>(23)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial
Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>, the State shall
implement a system and practices for the exclusive electronic exchange of
driver history record information on the system the Secretary maintains under
section 31309, including the posting of convictions, withdrawals, and
disqualifications.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8af3e3c4-6878-4f39-8335-1a6fbcf5f003"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="id52e026c9-ad2b-4c34-8399-f0615450393d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Critical
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id2553a48c-e2b5-41a4-9fd4-526436b3a629"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Identification of
critical requirements</header><text>After reviewing the requirements under
subsection (a), including the regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a) and
section 31309(e)(4), the Secretary shall identify the requirements that are
critical to an effective State commercial driver's license program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3708ec8f-1c34-4778-b13e-3e2f2e5e07a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement
Act of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue guidance to assist States
in complying with the critical requirements identified under paragraph (1). The
guidance shall include a description of the actions that each State must take
to collect and share accurate and complete data in a timely manner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3469289c-7ddd-4169-a6ec-1d933a037b63"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State commercial
driver's license program plan</header>
<paragraph id="id89ad6376-b231-4190-83c6-06edb5fe8665"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the Secretary issues
guidance under subsection (d)(2), a State shall submit a plan to the Secretary
for complying with the requirements under this section during the period
beginning on the date the plan is submitted and ending on September 30,
2016.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7411ee6d-c8e0-47e1-9030-44030b109a9a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A
plan submitted by a State under paragraph (1) shall identify—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb40ade97-756b-4b7d-ba25-b0659cc53a00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the actions that the
State will take to comply with the critical requirements identified under
subsection (d)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id098409a9-d8ae-42da-8058-4e5bfdc67c52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the actions that the
State will take to address any deficiencies in the State's commercial driver's
license program, as identified by the Secretary in the most recent audit of the
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide14b24a1-1fb4-4b57-a228-9b21d8d2d095"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other actions that the
State will take to comply with the requirements under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb86e6fc7-3931-4db2-a86c-52b600bebf8c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header>
<subparagraph id="idaa766fec-af03-4d19-ad03-2c306f0395df"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Implementation
schedule</header><text>A plan submitted by a State under paragraph (1) shall
include a schedule for the implementation of the actions identified under
paragraph (2). In establishing the schedule, the State shall prioritize the
actions identified under paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2bad88a1-250b-4cd2-830e-2b16279c93bc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline for compliance
with critical requirements</header><text>A plan submitted by a State under
paragraph (1) shall include assurances that the State will take the necessary
actions to comply with the critical requirements pursuant to subsection (d) not
later than September 30, 2015.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2c79216-6246-4a16-b746-f0e059d4ac4f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Approval and
disapproval</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbe07a4d5-8b25-4e05-8e73-491ee5797d26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review each plan
submitted under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21d0fab8-25f8-4970-96ad-a1279af6f638"><enum>(B)</enum><text>approve a plan that the
Secretary determines meets the requirements under this subsection and promotes
the goals of this chapter; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id266ec003-21c9-42fb-b635-86272797b248"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disapprove a plan that
the Secretary determines does not meet the requirements or does not promote the
goals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6d711316-e459-40bd-b8af-7ce9da672fef"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Modification of
disapproved plans</header><text>If the Secretary disapproves a plan under
paragraph (4)(C), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2926a208-fb0a-49fd-8773-c3bf838db8b2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide a written
explanation of the disapproval to the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id370ff186-33f9-44e7-8c13-4dcd4903c5a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow the State to modify
the plan and resubmit it for approval.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf20c1df6-634b-47c6-a4df-30cf646f6892"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Plan
updates</header><text>The Secretary may require a State to review and update a
plan, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1b425848-e8bb-4200-9e91-b44cd06166c9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual comparison of
State levels of compliance</header><text>The Secretary shall annually—</text>
<paragraph id="idab264b31-48fa-43ca-9182-a318486261c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compare the relative
levels of compliance by States with the requirements under subsection (a);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7df57740-82a2-4906-bb4f-1e87c00b9389"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the results of the
comparison available to the
public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc575f487-2f84-4ed4-9e85-f0b569677a6a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Decertification
authority</header><text>Section 31312 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id290f3388-0c99-43a8-b683-a452a8955ea4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide5e10047-15fb-4670-9b9d-e18050687cdf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (a) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id777bd592-8061-4af2-8a50-fa8422499849"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline for compliance
with critical requirements</header><text>Beginning on October 1, 2016, in
making a determination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider a
State to be in substantial noncompliance with this chapter if the Secretary
determines that—</text>
<paragraph id="id7e7fceb6-4d8f-4fe9-9e9d-29f244698ca6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the State is not
complying with a critical requirement under section 31311(d)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4ca3f13b-bad3-4807-9f9d-7dc12175e333"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sufficient grant funding
was made available to the State under section 31313(a) to comply with the
requirement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3bb778c4-8c6f-4410-b410-727765ee58d4"><enum>307.</enum><header>Commercial driver's
license requirements</header>
<subsection id="id07818122-a335-4158-ae95-f94de42c301b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Licensing
standards</header><text>Section 31305(a)(7) is amended by inserting
<quote>would not be subject to a disqualification under section 31310(g) of
this title and</quote> after <quote>taking the tests</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide97d4ba2-8b88-45d9-acf2-4564e587bf29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disqualifications</header><text>Section
31310(g)(1) is amended by deleting <quote>who holds a commercial driver's
license and</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id25c831e1-f9f6-4178-a309-9b9bdd2d3baa"><enum>308.</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle driver information systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id6fbb994a-a417-457e-b9eb-a9193f206683"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
subsection heading and inserting <quote>(1)
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id646542f2-3509-458c-bc55-c3cadcb7899b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6c51fb28-6fc7-4311-b070-f4f85bd4a367"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07037513-20a4-494b-97a5-0c43586bb420" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id3a5170c6-7ed0-4796-b056-3df41293021f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access to
records</header><text>The Secretary may require a State, as a condition of an
award of grant money under this section, to provide the Secretary access to all
State licensing status and driver history records via an electronic information
system, subject to section 2721 of title
18.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idcf57ef35-c7c3-4119-ba98-a1be52c2b7e2"><enum>309.</enum><header>Disqualifications
based on non-commercial motor vehicle operations</header>
<subsection id="id28793d22-a073-405f-b1f4-1181e4e8c1ad"><enum>(a)</enum><header>First
offense</header><text>Section 31310(b)(1)(D) is amended by deleting
<quote>commercial</quote> after <quote>revoked, suspended, or canceled based on
the individual's operation of a,</quote> and before <quote>motor
vehicle</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida34c59b7-88c1-4d6c-87e5-5e7d45f45033"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Second
offense</header><text>Section 31310(c)(1)(D) is amended by deleting
<quote>commercial</quote> after <quote>revoked, suspended, or canceled based on
the individual's operation of a,</quote> and before <quote>motor
vehicle</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id181834e5-aba8-4e72-9f58-60bf22ea3e26"><enum>310.</enum><header>Federal driver
disqualifications</header>
<subsection id="idc850eea4-a8ad-4c5d-99dc-6ca4277fff89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Disqualification
defined</header><text>Section 31301, as amended by section 205 of this Act, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id39e54511-763d-4f2f-af1f-4307ff57182f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (6) through (15) as paragraphs (7) through (16), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd28783c5-9f2f-41d8-89fe-4f2d7335efcf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (5) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb43f29a1-392f-4b6b-9ed2-9ea53112fd38" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id90f24976-d533-44f2-95b0-ddd76bf9b2bd"><enum>(6)</enum><text><quote>Disqualification</quote>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id40758209-d631-4504-989e-7dbbb48effbf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the suspension,
revocation, or cancellation of a commercial driver's license by the State of
issuance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf816aeb-78fe-4bc6-9f9e-97e895005309"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a withdrawal of an
individual's privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle by a State or other
jurisdiction as the result of a violation of State or local law relating to
motor vehicle traffic control, except for a parking, vehicle weight, or vehicle
defect violation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8485622a-aadc-4c91-b4b4-797d3c134a50"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a determination by the
Secretary that an individual is not qualified to operate a commercial motor
vehicle; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe9d1d36-4cb8-4846-9fe4-9f727c208308"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a determination by the
Secretary that a commercial motor vehicle driver is unfit under section
31144(g).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id19386b74-6c73-45ce-ae61-5716f3f594c0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial driver's
license information system contents</header><text>Section 31309(b)(1)(F) is
amended by inserting after <quote>disqualified</quote> the following: <quote>by
the State that issued the individual a commercial driver's license, or by the
Secretary,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4a2bbeb3-1d4a-4ecd-a199-836a1871c337"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State action on federal
disqualification</header><text>Section 31310(h) is amended by inserting after
the first sentence the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ade2e8d-2fc4-4470-9f30-a44e0d51e243" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id351ce5d4-0bdc-4e9f-8d09-defd9a2186b3"><enum></enum><text>If the State has not disqualified the
individual from operating a commercial vehicle under subsections (b) through
(g), the State shall disqualify the individual if the Secretary determines
under section 31144(g) that the individual is disqualified from operating a
commercial motor
vehicle.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ida083cad0-0070-42ea-9ed0-3eedccc7416b"><enum>311.</enum><header>Employer
responsibilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
31304, as amended by section 304 of this Act, is amended in subsection
(a)—</text>
<paragraph id="idf13f0fcc-5b18-4964-b330-d1d8608cfee3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>knowingly</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id61fba295-d010-43e8-8a34-acf6ba450a30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in
which</quote> and inserting <quote>that the employer knows or should reasonably
know that</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Safe Roads Act of
2011</header>
<section id="ida743c05f-c361-4d29-8022-63eec7e1d14d"><enum>401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Safe Roads Act of
2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id62cf0941-3831-4339-9051-7f7c9dc2f95c"><enum>402.</enum><header>National clearinghouse
for controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle
operators</header>
<subsection id="id6cc09deb-fb04-4d38-a81e-4cdc76bf2f90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 313 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3eb90063-b9cc-475d-851f-b636523c7672"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 31306(a), by
inserting <quote>and section 31306a</quote> after <quote>this section</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id339e9f72-6bf1-4091-bb95-1b01e71031cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 31306 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebbf18d5-8099-488d-ac3b-11292afd5547" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id7a6e3d99-17a8-4ead-b00e-0b5105761855"><enum>31306a.<?LEXA-Enum 31306a.?></enum><header>National clearinghouse for controlled
substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle
operators</header>
<subsection id="idf7bb70a4-9cf1-4d27-93c4-dd5b6f84b06a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="idf2d48e8e-ca72-446e-af9d-163c62633654"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
Safe Roads Act of 2011, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a
national clearinghouse for records relating to alcohol and controlled
substances testing of commercial motor vehicle operators.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6afa40b2-1729-4c10-9391-388dd3ae7fb0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the clearinghouse shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="iddaca1401-f026-41e8-9ffb-dc36b03b9b01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve compliance
with the Department of Transportation's alcohol and controlled substances
testing program applicable to commercial motor vehicle operators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9354ad42-3c10-4ecc-878e-7e821cab956a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to facilitate access to
information about an individual before employing the individual as a commercial
motor vehicle operator;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf19dc17-0045-4d56-a321-42d6c0fca781"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to enhance the safety of
our United States roadways by reducing accident fatalities involving commercial
motor vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f8524e6-4014-4cf3-bfd0-26025ece2861"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to reduce the number of
impaired commercial motor vehicle operators.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91c94094-a759-4a9b-adf7-23ddd657e7fa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
clearinghouse shall function as a repository for records relating to the
positive test results and test refusals of commercial motor vehicle operators
and violations by such operators of prohibitions set forth in subpart B of part
382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding
regulations).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide2313964-95ae-49d9-bd29-0140f426273d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electronic exchange of
records</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that records can be
electronically submitted to, and requested from, the clearinghouse by
authorized users.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5350cb97-effb-439c-bab0-6d73e55c93db"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorized
operator</header><text>The Secretary may authorize a qualified and experienced
private entity to operate and maintain the clearinghouse and to collect fees on
behalf of the Secretary under subsection (e). The entity shall establish,
operate, maintain and expand the clearinghouse and permit access to driver
information and records from the clearinghouse in accordance with this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idea471c6d-e845-4b1b-9df2-4bcb61c0c848"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Design of
clearinghouse</header>
<paragraph id="id9a47690f-fb93-4e63-ac9c-85f4e7b0f650"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of federal motor
carrier safety administration recommendations</header><text>In establishing the
clearinghouse, the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3fe77a8b-d01b-42c8-b009-60a8bbfdbb26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings and
recommendations contained in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's
March 2004 report to Congress required under section 226 of the Motor Carrier
Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31306 note); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id805fac0f-bade-461c-8525-f1f421090181"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the findings and
recommendations contained in the Government Accountability Office's May 2008
report to Congress entitled <quote>Motor Carrier Safety: Improvements to Drug
Testing Programs Could Better Identify Illegal Drug Users and Keep Them off the
Road.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id692ee33c-6312-490f-a3cf-8e46b0cc555c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Development of secure
processes</header><text>In establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary shall
develop a secure process for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5f5d7e62-f766-424d-a3b9-7bba40c64424"><enum>(A)</enum><text>administering and
managing the clearinghouse in compliance with applicable Federal security
standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21317310-afbf-43fa-9a82-232f3deb3a77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>registering and
authenticating authorized users of the clearinghouse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc4558556-dc71-43d5-aba3-d83b3e2669ea"><enum>(C)</enum><text>registering and
authenticating persons required to report to the clearinghouse under subsection
(g);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5100c996-95a5-416a-a92a-888f83332068"><enum>(D)</enum><text>preventing the
unauthorized access of information from the clearinghouse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4d50bf9d-15b4-49da-9899-408d6d3d18f6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>storing and transmitting
data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2dbcc03b-3530-4053-b67d-5a06b41fad72"><enum>(F)</enum><text>persons required to
report to the clearinghouse under subsection (g) to timely and accurately
submit electronic data to the clearinghouse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfd7041fe-34bc-43f0-b5a8-1325ef09e686"><enum>(G)</enum><text>generating timely and
accurate reports from the clearinghouse in response to requests for information
by authorized users; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida15ec7b0-a8a4-409d-bcdc-2328e4c3b98a"><enum>(H)</enum><text>updating an individual's
record upon completion of the return-to-duty process described in title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0207d012-96de-4c1a-9074-1c5092a5dc76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employer alert of
positive test result</header><text>In establishing the clearinghouse, the
Secretary shall develop a secure method for electronically notifying an
employer of each additional positive test result or other noncompliance—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide05aaf18-86ed-4f1a-9eae-f2c47a21f37a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for an employee, that is
entered into the clearinghouse during the 7-day period immediately following an
employer's inquiry about the employee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebca3b64-3968-4f88-bf7c-b03cfd49e0f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for an employee who is
listed as having multiple employers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide41e8a87-42b2-4f91-aa4e-dcc9dc49ffc4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Archive
capability</header><text>In establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary shall
develop a process for archiving all clearinghouse records, including the
depositing of personal records, records relating to each individual in the
database, and access requests for personal records, for the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idae4fa359-4d66-408d-aeef-9e6e6d0b12d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>auditing and evaluating
the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of data in the clearinghouse;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd871539a-910f-4074-8686-8a07149db3ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>auditing to monitor
compliance and enforce penalties for noncompliance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb30fab6b-5c8d-4537-bd6e-76ad8826a1e4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Future needs</header>
<subparagraph id="id8e3ff325-a4de-4b3d-adb9-54413741cb6b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Interoperability with
other data systems</header><text>In establishing the clearinghouse, the
Secretary shall consider—</text>
<clause id="id6a64d1af-27f2-4d7e-9d45-d5d9df0cc383"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the existing data systems
containing regulatory and safety data for commercial motor vehicle
operators;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2ce2f8c9-53c2-478e-be7c-72864ef4bc7c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the efficacy of using or
combining clearinghouse data with 1 or more of such systems; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4e0e00ad-55e3-4247-a05a-35b0d6c16e8a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the potential
interoperability of the clearinghouse with such systems.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e15cd25-15d7-4a02-aef6-f19dc679ae92"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specific
considerations</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall determine—</text>
<clause id="id93e907f5-da4c-4a3d-a030-0a56f22a0e91"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the clearinghouse's
capability for interoperability with—</text>
<subclause id="id3a64a519-a288-4a1f-b362-100482ea5bbd"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the National Driver
Register established under section 30302;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idc167f066-0fcf-4ea9-a1ee-da4ae49cf10c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Commercial Driver's
License Information System established under section 31309;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id79084b3b-a0a9-47c3-ab32-3f537ef259ea"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Motor Carrier
Management Information System for preemployment screening services under
section 31150; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id48a142c2-c40f-4f04-8f3d-d6e1bc18a894"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>other data systems, as
appropriate; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id17e3fdf9-8612-4091-9c84-35ba8b53d6e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any change to the
administration of the current testing program, such as forms, that is necessary
to collect data for the clearinghouse.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id90f8a9a6-34a8-4102-9785-178437424d8e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Standard
formats</header><text>The Secretary shall develop standard formats to be
used—</text>
<paragraph id="id5a6b77cf-ba7d-45fd-b838-4dc74f79dc6b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by an authorized user of
the clearinghouse to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idefc37697-f198-4707-a5f5-75989dbd3ff5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>request a record from the
clearinghouse; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f52ca5a-76be-416d-b0ad-fe0891f0aa08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>obtain the consent of an
individual who is the subject of a request from the clearinghouse, if
applicable; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f54f4c6-2bca-4989-b059-266b696da7c6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to notify an individual
that a positive alcohol or controlled substances test result, refusing to test,
and a violation of any of the prohibitions under subpart B of part 382 of title
49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding regulations),
will be reported to the clearinghouse.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id66bcc33d-5eec-412c-b960-d089de2d4fee"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>A
release of information from the clearinghouse shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id1dad2b79-3055-473e-942c-a12139eb0bfc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>comply with applicable
Federal privacy laws, including the fair information practices under the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id37116190-8a2b-4a60-b543-9eb5433cee9a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with applicable
sections of the <act-name parsable-cite="FCRA">Fair Credit Reporting
Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddae8a622-7358-4bd3-a245-3ab352ca13ce"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not be made to any person
or entity unless expressly authorized or required by law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddbab6653-5829-49e2-9cb0-e463d40a1e91"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<paragraph id="id29be2a07-a857-4ea9-827d-d14a75d1ffad"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to collect
fees</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (3), the Secretary may
collect a reasonable, customary, and nominal fee from an authorized user of the
clearinghouse for a request for information from the clearinghouse.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id467e4432-19cf-433e-9a9d-e28a4547e76f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
fees</header><text>Fees collected under this subsection shall be used for the
operation and maintenance of the clearinghouse.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id80aa9bb1-78a0-4321-b833-c42f679343c8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary may not collect a fee from an individual requesting information from
the clearinghouse that pertains to the record of that individual.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide938be98-a540-483f-908e-714a5b1aa156"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Employer
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="idad007970-a1d3-4753-b692-15372e9f51b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination
concerning use of clearinghouse</header><text>The Secretary shall determine if
an employer is authorized to use the clearinghouse to meet the alcohol and
controlled substances testing requirements under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id882cedfa-d4bf-432e-b0ef-f4d8b22106be"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of
existing requirements</header><text>Each employer and service agent shall
comply with the alcohol and controlled substances testing requirements under
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id41b119d1-0e98-4a34-a98f-aeb43c6efaf4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employment
prohibitions</header><text>Beginning 30 days after the date that the
clearinghouse is established under subsection (a), an employer shall not hire
an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the employer
determines that the individual, during the preceding 3-year period—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7d396ed7-52ff-4315-b901-2679cb03f29c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if tested for the use of
alcohol and controlled substances, as required under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations—</text>
<clause id="id3bf3af06-be78-49c6-a5b8-b7cf9a5c54e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>did not test positive for
the use of alcohol or controlled substances in violation of the regulations;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="idc4285889-e848-4856-b093-056835ae5bdc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>tested positive for the
use of alcohol or controlled substances and completed the required
return-to-duty process under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e1b113c-121e-47fc-8729-179c67df2751"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ida5aca52a-0940-472e-ba2d-571325c9dc42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>did not refuse to
take an alcohol or controlled substance test under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="idcd373218-6486-4f68-8478-87f71b389ff5" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>refused to take an
alcohol or controlled substance test and completed the required return-to-duty
process under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94e9157b-b48e-4316-92de-e4899e55a731"><enum>(C)</enum><text>did not violate any other
provision of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or
any subsequent corresponding regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b13f703-c27f-47f3-844e-63962f37a978"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual
review</header><text>Beginning 30 days after the date that the clearinghouse is
established under subsection (a), an employer shall request and review a
commercial motor vehicle operator's record from the clearinghouse annually for
as long as the commercial motor vehicle operator is under the employ of the
employer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb113ccf7-892e-4076-b24c-d44a5a28d906"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reporting of
records</header>
<paragraph id="idd5673895-8eb5-4d42-9413-a98ac54abddc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning 30 days after the date that the clearinghouse
is established under subsection (a), a medical review officer, employer,
service agent, and other appropriate person, as determined by the Secretary,
shall promptly submit to the Secretary any record generated after the
clearinghouse is initiated of an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd3732fb7-4de6-403e-8f28-dafbfa16db23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>refuses to take an
alcohol or controlled substances test required under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ec469f2-7fd5-423a-80ab-035289520ca6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>tests positive for
alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of the regulations; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb72fd3c-26bb-4afd-bf74-472d05276f94"><enum>(C)</enum><text>violates any other
provision of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or
any subsequent corresponding regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7cfbebab-a885-4a73-b792-5923fb6439dd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion of records in
clearinghouse</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the clearinghouse
the records of positive test results and test refusals received under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfe34b81b-ca42-4cf3-94ae-b9e465e6e0de"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications and
deletions</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a record contained in
the clearinghouse is not accurate, the Secretary shall modify or delete the
record, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5226ac4a-196e-4007-ac02-8dcf979cf57d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Secretary shall expeditiously notify an individual, unless such notification
would be duplicative, when—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0f0c9c37-e140-4eb7-917b-c2338773a74b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a record relating to the
individual is received by the clearinghouse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7bcf5676-f891-43d9-b9d8-4f35d303f805"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a record in the
clearinghouse relating to the individual is modified or deleted, and include in
the notification the reason for the modification or deletion; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf514f8df-f84f-482f-bc5c-505cf48a9901"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a record in the
clearinghouse relating to the individual is released to an employer and specify
the reason for the release.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7d88becc-46e0-4f4a-9fb4-9e1e58a4a996"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Data quality and
security standards for reporting and releasing</header><text>The Secretary may
establish additional requirements, as appropriate, to ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id80493a78-bca7-479c-9fd0-867034663e3b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the submission of records
to the clearinghouse is timely and accurate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0cee3f1-726a-4c15-beeb-23628401f8b7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the release of data from
the clearinghouse is timely, accurate, and released to the appropriate
authorized user under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39dac7a4-acbc-4d31-ad1c-9f638f3a706b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an individual with a
record in the clearinghouse has a cause of action for any inappropriate use of
information included in the clearinghouse.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id50660326-1602-423b-8eff-ea93e01cdb9f"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Retention of
records</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8ba8a956-a7cf-4a7b-87fb-c9a76269a1c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>retain a record submitted
to the clearinghouse for a 5-year period beginning on the date the record is
submitted;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4593c691-6ba6-44b6-9be4-6705385ef837"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remove the record from
the clearinghouse at the end of the 5-year period, unless the individual fails
to meet a return-to-duty or follow-up requirement under title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27fd2044-7498-4351-8ad6-4a0fb0c1facb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>retain a record after the
end of the 5-year period in a separate location for archiving and auditing
purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id598767ee-57da-4c5f-91d2-4fb3cffbd936"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorized
users</header>
<paragraph id="ida6ebb6fd-3e06-4c1c-b4a8-02a79eeeaab0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Employers</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a process for an employer to request and receive an
individual's record from the clearinghouse.</text>
<subparagraph id="id33a17e85-4d66-4f45-abc0-534234e40ece"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consent</header><text>An
employer may not access an individual's record from the clearinghouse unless
the employer—</text>
<clause id="id96aac2f9-235e-4cae-9245-4e72d97aa45d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>obtains the prior written
or electronic consent of the individual for access to the record; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9366fd6b-d047-4d03-bbf2-eb6808702ec0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submits proof of the
individual's consent to the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5e25333-0d65-4c50-908d-13e598225ea1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Access to
records</header><text>After receiving a request from an employer for an
individual's record under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall grant access to
the individual's record to the employer as expeditiously as practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48cb6e06-f24a-47d0-9dde-a367f5b8fb63"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Retention of record
requests</header><text>The Secretary shall require an employer to retain for a
3-year period—</text>
<clause id="idf7815939-f0da-493a-8826-faa8861b9763"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a record of each request
made by the employer for records from the clearinghouse; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id85d84b93-d1ff-4259-b351-6f0a7065a239"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the information received
pursuant to the request.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02ebfd0d-d2cb-4b56-8aa8-226389de5b4e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Use of
records</header><text>An employer may use an individual's record received from
the clearinghouse only to assess and evaluate the qualifications of the
individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle for the employer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc7ccdd9f-7ead-4a55-9860-73d8ff2cf556"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Protection of privacy
of individuals</header><text>An employer that receives an individual's record
from the clearinghouse under subparagraph (B) shall—</text>
<clause id="idf2188b44-1998-46a2-8f7e-5552db1c9572"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protect the privacy of
the individual and the confidentiality of the record; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf6eeef78-5401-4ebe-9517-8a195f191ff8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure that information
contained in the record is not divulged to a person or entity that is not
directly involved in assessing and evaluating the qualifications of the
individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle for the employer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcb9e5e31-7517-4ce0-a85b-531ac5b4a37c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State licensing
authorities</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a process for the chief
commercial driver's licensing official of a State to request and receive an
individual's record from the clearinghouse if the individual is applying for a
commercial driver's license from the State.</text>
<subparagraph id="id5bc67a3c-bd85-4946-80a0-bf9b1cc2bb6e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consent</header><text>The
Secretary may grant access to an individual's record in the clearinghouse under
this paragraph without the prior written or electronic consent of the
individual. An individual who holds a commercial driver's license shall be
deemed to consent to such access by obtaining a commercial driver's
license.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf659c2d2-13e6-42de-85dd-82e7dcdc7bd0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Protection of privacy
of individuals</header><text>A chief commercial driver's licensing official of
a State that receives an individual's record from the clearinghouse under this
paragraph shall—</text>
<clause id="idfda83ed3-95ef-47c3-9dbd-213250fa5a99"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protect the privacy of
the individual and the confidentiality of the record; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6ecc1464-4cd9-4e61-bc8f-97edc505bdf7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure that the
information in the record is not divulged to any person that is not directly
involved in assessing and evaluating the qualifications of the individual to
operate a commercial motor vehicle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b7f9d53-730c-4a2e-aa7a-57388474464d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National Transportation
Safety Board</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a process for the
National Transportation Safety Board to request and receive an individual's
record from the clearinghouse if the individual is involved in an accident that
is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.</text>
<subparagraph id="id5eb4307e-6ec2-4676-a272-6e14354c19cc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consent</header><text>The
Secretary may grant access to an individual's record in the clearinghouse under
this paragraph without the prior written or electronic consent of the
individual. An individual who holds a commercial driver's license shall be
deemed to consent to such access by obtaining a commercial driver's
license.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0057fa36-037b-491b-a812-33fe5a16810d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Protection of privacy
of individuals</header><text>An official of the National Transportation Safety
Board that receives an individual's record from the clearinghouse under this
paragraph shall—</text>
<clause id="id154a099c-314c-4de5-9646-28f06c150475"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protect the privacy of
the individual and the confidentiality of the record; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idc11083ae-a3af-406b-a848-ce1b7ae31aa2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>unless the official
determines that the information in the individual's record should be reported
under section 1131(e), ensure that the information in the record is not
divulged to any person that is not directly involved with investigating the
accident.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a3c1838-2e73-4e35-9871-6c0803c22cf7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional authorized
users</header><text>The Secretary shall consider whether to grant access to the
clearinghouse to additional users. The Secretary may authorize access to an
individual's record from the clearinghouse to an additional user if the
Secretary determines that granting access will further the purposes under
subsection (a)(2). In determining whether the access will further the purposes
under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall consider, among other
things—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6ad4f773-041b-4519-9eaa-6f18f498631f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>what use the additional
user will make of the individual's record;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06da4139-2b44-4684-baae-6e4a39bae7d6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the costs and benefits of
the use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6eb6f31-a435-4bb1-87c2-b8294ab3f575"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how to protect the
privacy of the individual and the confidentiality of the record.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id88d4461c-7b7d-4528-b457-1c935019cb2f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Access to clearinghouse
by individuals</header>
<paragraph id="id209adde6-423c-47ab-a32f-13cf6c96385a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a process for an individual
to request and receive information from the clearinghouse—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida82d2329-9c12-485a-afc8-14645830bbc2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to determine whether the
clearinghouse contains a record pertaining to the individual;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48844f04-4e92-4762-bffb-06ea97d91953"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to verify the accuracy of
a record;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e89dad8-9cfa-4d38-a13f-e68ea41ae04b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to update an individual's
record, including completing the return-to-duty process described in title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd75119bf-0ca9-45dd-b92c-3a8b3ffd4cef"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to determine whether the
clearinghouse received requests for the individual's information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68c19877-7239-4df5-9ca5-9629beb6ecc4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dispute
procedure</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a procedure, including an
appeal process, for an individual to dispute and remedy an administrative error
in the individual's record.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id523e7ccc-5009-46de-8978-653d533b805f"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<paragraph id="id41eb4a6e-fd41-4393-9e44-18833f1c79b3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An employer, employee, medical review officer, or service
agent who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to civil
penalties under section 521(b)(2)(C) and criminal penalties under section
521(b)(6)(B), and any other applicable civil and criminal penalties, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8c67f035-353a-45e4-85df-458519744bc7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Violation of
privacy</header><text>The Secretary shall establish civil and criminal
penalties, consistent with paragraph (1), for an authorized user who violates
paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(B) of subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id27749ed8-bd96-4ea2-ad5a-3e540dbde8e9"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Compatibility of State
and local laws</header>
<paragraph id="id1df570d9-5f42-4658-83b6-3212c68b45ec"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preemption</header><text>Except
as provided under paragraph (2), any law, regulation, order, or other
requirement of a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian tribe
related to a commercial driver's license holder subject to alcohol or
controlled substance testing under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that
is inconsistent with this section or a regulation issued pursuant to this
section is preempted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2c3e96b6-7342-4d26-a67d-f4ed523aa172"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
preemption under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0b1d7f71-09ea-41d0-a12d-6421ed411d63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reporting of valid
positive results from alcohol screening tests and drug tests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id384d419a-def9-46a7-9de7-376baf6e3aff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the refusal to provide a
specimen for an alcohol screening test or drug test; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62e30cde-70de-4ce3-a5ab-a2645868d685"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other violations of
subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
subsequent corresponding regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id26320d53-c125-4f56-a89f-f14ddad24f46"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A
law, regulation, order, or other requirement of a State, political subdivision
of a State, or Indian tribe shall not be preempted under this subsection to the
extent it relates to an action taken with respect to a commercial motor vehicle
operator's commercial driver's license or driving record as a result of the
driver's—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf8cc17cb-3130-422f-baef-9d1b47e8bb3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>verified positive alcohol
or drug test result;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8e4ecd16-b62a-4620-96a6-09215f70d5df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>refusal to provide a
specimen for the test; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbac1c627-4d7f-4942-8930-8efbd293ad51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other violations of
subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
subsequent corresponding regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc640df4e-7150-43f2-9776-dbc669e2d984"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id3aa92a8c-1306-42b0-bf25-66dfe52801cd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorized
user</header><text>The term <term>authorized user</term> means an employer,
State licensing authority, National Transportation Safety Board, or other
person granted access to the clearinghouse under subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2adca3d2-9e7a-4d64-9e34-bba240cc3839"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chief commercial
driver's licensing official</header><text>The term <term>chief commercial
driver</term>s licensing official' means the official in a State who is
authorized to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7ec95a92-d324-4542-aeee-4adee89861c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain a record about
commercial driver's licenses issued by the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84868d4e-0bff-493a-b452-933c203a13e4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take action on commercial
driver's licenses issued by the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb0bb0012-2ea2-4df6-b038-6a4e5ef42fd2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clearinghouse</header><text>The
term <term>clearinghouse</term> means the clearinghouse established under
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70538f6b-7ca7-4e0d-a640-56044b6d2fad"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle operator</header><text>The term <term>commercial motor vehicle
operator</term> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6bf8196e-ecd7-4df6-bc74-5815f4e19b0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>possesses a valid
commercial driver's license issued in accordance with section 31308; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33f39873-256d-42db-8051-9ee5046a35c6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is subject to controlled
substances and alcohol testing under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idac9c6def-f3e3-4be6-bbae-24c484f00ea7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Employer</header><text>The
term <term>employer</term> means a person or entity employing, or seeking to
employ, 1 or more employees (including an individual who is self-employed) to
be commercial motor vehicle operators.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc251a536-871d-4aaa-b786-699c52007ef7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Medical review
officer</header><text>The term <term>medical review officer</term> means a
licensed physician who is responsible for—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc6ba61e5-9fe6-4912-a471-fb0a03880d58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receiving and reviewing a
laboratory result generated under the testing program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide46911ba-7a87-4b2a-a063-6c884a14dcac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluating a medical
explanation for a controlled substances test under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8fd988ab-2884-4354-9462-f14b6c8747e9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>interpreting the results
of a controlled substances test.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideddf0c89-6b18-4757-b800-0cbc8bbe7419"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcb322f94-295a-4564-a772-e7d2c7ceb970"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Service
agent</header><text>The term <term>service agent</term> means a person or
entity, other than an employee of the employer, who provides services to
employers or employees under the testing program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3cf05d78-4b44-4de2-8ce6-e6861be4e707"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Testing
program</header><text>The term <term>testing program</term> means the alcohol
and controlled substances testing program required under title 49, Code of
Federal
Regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id716520b6-a5b3-45fd-b0cc-a67d838bdd28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 313 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31306 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8be86cf5-d1fa-41b7-936d-e6d24bba9101" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">31306a. National clearinghouse for positive
controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle
operators.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id30fe098f-18c8-4fc7-8264-d424eac5d591"><enum>403.</enum><header>Drug and alcohol
violation sanctions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter
313 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id32b7ce28-858b-4c90-b149-a3414f69be81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating section
31306(f) as 31306(f)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbb1a6d34-aef0-4ab6-8abe-d94b2203feea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 31306(f)(1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d0660e0-c8df-4645-a8a8-afd4d43c46a3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id3ee4585f-ae3f-4cbd-bad5-e2e2ff7cfc8e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
sanctions</header><text>The Secretary may require a State to revoke, suspend,
or cancel the commercial driver's license of a commercial motor vehicle
operator who is found, based on a test conducted and confirmed under this
section, to have used alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of law
until the commercial motor vehicle operator completes the rehabilitation
process under subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5bed8f27-ba61-45c5-93ae-e4f6c30d895e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending section
31310(d) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38ad501e-9859-4d99-9ca2-bc097f409168" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id15253f10-ebb6-4a82-81d2-7433623b6eb6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Controlled substance
violations</header><text>The Secretary may permanently disqualify an individual
from operating a commercial vehicle if the individual—</text>
<paragraph id="id86f00633-c532-4755-855b-6019c65bce70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>uses a commercial motor
vehicle in the commission of a felony involving manufacturing, distributing, or
dispensing a controlled substance, or possession with intent to manufacture,
distribute, or dispense a controlled substance; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc5ca80c3-9911-4be9-9067-cea73bdb3c52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>uses alcohol or a
controlled substance, in violation of section 31306, 3 or more
times.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id7188258a-f442-433b-8687-19343f1a3165"><enum>404.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">From the funds
authorized to be appropriated under section 31104(h) of title 49, United States
Code, up to $5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transportation
to develop, design, and implement the national clearinghouse required by
section 402 of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<section id="id24a2271f-6028-4d5b-93e2-53583bffebc1"><enum>501.</enum><header>Inspection demand and
display of credentials</header>
<subsection id="idd7be236e-6e37-48c8-9bef-9573379a2a37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety
investigations</header><text>Section 504(c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id052d0356-d421-438b-acce-9040398b58bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or
an employee of the recipient of a grant issued under section 31102 of this
title</quote> after <quote>a contractor</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id384c38a0-0955-4a64-a236-8419ba420a1b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, in
person or in writing</quote> after <quote>proper credentials</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8f484a6b-e242-4163-9ee5-c7dab2dbea6c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text>Section 521(b)(2)(E) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id337d3d6b-52b7-468f-ba6a-731a07780ada"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (E)(i); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc024628a-ab49-4351-82e1-5694acb52f7e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<clause id="id8855edae-7455-49ed-a0b1-31395790c5b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Place out of
service</header><text>The Secretary may by regulation adopt procedures for
placing out of service the commercial motor vehicle of a foreign-domiciled
motor carrier that fails to promptly allow the Secretary to inspect and copy a
record or inspect equipment, land, buildings, or other
property.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idac751331-7aaa-4033-ab0b-e76d55aa5721"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hazardous materials
investigations</header><text>Section 5121(c)(2) is amended by inserting
<quote>, in person or in writing,</quote> after <quote>proper
credentials</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id76cb0903-6082-41b0-8bec-f4a21219058d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commercial
investigations</header><text>Section 14122(b) is amended by inserting <quote>,
in person or in writing</quote> after <quote>proper credentials</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id720529d3-8245-47ae-96f7-3e267e350498"><enum>502.</enum><header>Out of service penalty
for denial of access to records</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2)(E) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id38c0531f-4068-4481-a442-95e066411a71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>$10,000.</quote> the following: <quote>In the case of a motor carrier,
the Secretary may also place the violator's motor carrier operations out of
service.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idecfa6a4b-289a-45b9-a748-ab3ce65a9305"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such
penalty</quote> after <quote>It shall be a defense to</quote> and inserting
<quote>a penalty</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id2119bca3-43cd-49a3-ac0e-a779d9494f23"><enum>503.</enum><header>Penalties for
violation of operation out of service orders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="ida66aebef-dc40-4e6c-8ef9-0a0d0edf508d"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Penalty for violations
relating to out of service orders</header><text>A motor carrier or employer (as
defined in section 31132) that operates a commercial motor vehicle in commerce
in violation of a prohibition on transportation under section 31144(c) of this
title or an imminent hazard out of service order issued under subsection (b)(5)
of this section or section 5121(d) of this title shall be liable for a civil
penalty not to exceed
$25,000.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id3d24fad4-e843-4d0a-99a7-fcc4f361ce6d"><enum>504.</enum><header>Minimum prohibition on
operation for unfit carriers</header>
<subsection id="id719a4d43-3c7a-42d3-a53a-8c732497172e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31144(c)(1) is amended by inserting <quote>, and
such period shall be for not less than 10 days</quote> after <quote>operator is
fit</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4d33f5d8-b53a-4a8f-8891-4f28c5c66de4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Owners or operators
transporting passengers</header><text>Section 31144(c)(2) is amended by
inserting <quote>, and such period shall be for not less than 10 days</quote>
after <quote>operator is fit</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb04856f2-becd-4723-8769-764312e3298d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Owners or operators
transporting hazardous material</header><text>Section 31144(c)(3) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following:
<quote>, and such period shall be for not less than 10 days</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id24ca23e6-dbec-4a40-869f-757f1c5aa741"><enum>505.</enum><header>Minimum out of service
penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(7) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id7f23dd19-13db-4c9b-9e67-cc552fc162a6"><enum></enum><text>The penalties may include a minimum
duration for any out of service period, not to exceed 90
days.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idde903752-c4f0-4792-a2ba-c8da3f03b034"><enum>506.</enum><header>Impoundment and
immobilization of commercial motor vehicles for imminent hazard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id747bb174-b1fc-4067-a2da-21d2ad9946b9"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Impoundment of
commercial motor vehicles</header>
<subparagraph id="id2e184e3c-d31e-4c3c-85df-0cbdd5817680"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Enforcement of imminent
hazard out-of-service orders</header>
<clause id="id6d401031-d850-498e-9869-87fdf223a9b2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Secretary, or an
authorized State official carrying out motor carrier safety enforcement
activities under section 31102, may enforce an imminent hazard out-of-service
order issued under chapters 5, 51, 131 through 149, 311, 313, or 315 of this
title, or a regulation promulgated thereunder, by towing and impounding a
commercial motor vehicle until the order is rescinded.</text>
</clause><clause id="id64177544-91d3-4785-8af1-c18e6c208c14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Enforcement shall not
unreasonably interfere with the ability of a shipper, carrier, broker, or other
party to arrange for the alternative transportation of any cargo or passenger
being transported at the time the commercial motor vehicle is immobilized. In
the case of a commercial motor vehicle transporting passengers, the Secretary
or authorized State official shall provide reasonable, temporary, and secure
shelter and accommodations for passengers in transit.</text>
</clause><clause id="idf576890a-0c2a-468b-a23b-297a98034821"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Secretary's
designee or an authorized State official carrying out motor carrier safety
enforcement activities under section 31102, shall immediately notify the owner
of a commercial motor vehicle of the impoundment and the opportunity for review
of the impoundment. A review shall be provided in accordance with section 554
of title 5, except that the review shall occur not later than 10 days after the
impoundment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64f881d5-0f15-4cd6-84b9-fea5de70708e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issuance of
regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations on the use
of impoundment or immobilization of commercial motor vehicles as a means of
enforcing additional out-of-service orders issued under chapters 5, 51, 131
through 149, 311, 313, or 315 of this title, or a regulation promulgated
thereunder. Regulations promulgated under this subparagraph shall include
consideration of public safety, the protection of passengers and cargo,
inconvenience to passengers, and the security of the commercial motor
vehicle.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd29a805a-6383-40c5-8d27-3073fbe616fe"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <term>impoundment</term> or 'impounding' means the
seizing and taking into custody of a commercial motor vehicle or the
immobilizing of a commercial motor vehicle through the attachment of a locking
device or other mechanical or electronic
means.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id0027c8d2-9d96-427a-9c28-f41d086c8a0f"><enum>507.</enum><header>Increased penalties
for evasion of regulations</header>
<subsection id="id3e2f3595-7077-4975-8eb0-ca66fe6d15ee"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Section
524 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1222a0e7-e4ae-4f3c-a048-d4e11502e051"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>knowingly and willfully</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb133b752-bd3c-4a62-88ee-eefc20f4dbd2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>this chapter</quote> the following: <quote>, chapter 51, subchapter III
of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139) or section 31302, 31303,
31304, 31305(b), 31310(g)(1)(A), or 31502 of this title, or a regulation issued
under any of those provisions,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7eda97ac-aa41-4e09-8cc5-8d042995ea16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$200
but not more than $500</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000 but not more than
$5,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbe7eda42-b70e-47e8-9643-cb5e3d6d57bd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$250
but not more than $2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,500 but not more than
$7,500</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id50bf5dc1-c031-44bf-8189-3bc29704aad3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evasion of
regulation</header><text>Section 14906 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idf70a9424-7d16-4893-87a0-762db6c5b9a2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$200</quote> and inserting <quote>at least $2,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida234d62b-9102-42bb-927c-d426e64074f7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$250</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb55732fe-3ccb-4f26-88c4-dfdee9a12534"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>a subsequent violation</quote> the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idff0ec247-967a-4f62-b879-2628899a58bc"><enum></enum><text>, and may be subject to criminal
penalties</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1f9abd2d-9448-4499-9129-332424b6c6a8"><enum>508.</enum><header>Failure to pay civil
penalty as a disqualifying offense</header>
<subsection id="id2b6587b3-430f-4142-ac44-0f18520b2312"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 31151
the following:</text>
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<section id="idef30a909-305f-4ab4-8ffa-d53ec27735af"><enum>31152.</enum><header>Disqualification for
failure to pay</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An individual
assessed a civil penalty under this chapter, or chapters 5, 51, or 149 of this
title, or a regulation issued under any of those provisions, who fails to pay
the penalty or fails to comply with the terms of a settlement with the
Secretary, shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle
after the individual is notified in writing and is given an opportunity to
respond. A disqualification shall continue until the penalty is paid, or the
individual complies with the terms of the settlement, unless the nonpayment is
because the individual is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 11,
United States
Code.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id5b2b19c2-5e7b-4540-81cb-8dad2f4fa2a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header><text>Section 31310, as amended by sections 206 and 310 of
this Act, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ide9d08663-a02d-4cba-a8de-048c072305af"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (h) through (k) as subsections (i) through (l), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8980c48d-4e47-4a8f-8f93-11a00151a663"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (g) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idad858d73-a27f-4b61-8f0e-99168fed5f2e"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Disqualification for
failure To pay</header><text>The Secretary shall disqualify from operating a
commercial motor vehicle any individual who fails to pay a civil penalty within
the prescribed period, or fails to conform to the terms of a settlement with
the Secretary. A disqualification shall continue until the penalty is paid, or
the individual conforms to the terms of the settlement, unless the nonpayment
is because the individual is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 11,
United States Code.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id02662fa3-a4cd-4d5e-bdb8-a03689ed124a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (i), as
redesignated, by striking <quote>Notwithstanding subsections (b) through
(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding subsections (b) through
(h)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4b63e230-9ae1-4c20-92eb-796712778ad7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31151 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">31152. Disqualification for failure to
pay.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><section id="id6d874ae4-06d6-43cb-a0d7-7bc252660dd5"><enum>509.</enum><header>Violations relating to
commercial motor vehicle safety regulation and operators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2)(D) is amended by striking
<quote>ability to pay,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idc36a3e96-da00-49e6-82cb-5dfd743c331c"><enum>510.</enum><header>Emergency
disqualification for imminent hazard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31310(f) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="iddcce1141-e039-4b27-bc69-9515fbd8d449"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by
inserting <quote>section 521 or</quote> before <quote>section 5102</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5d660453-ae00-4ce3-aee8-7ffe65921ab1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by
inserting <quote>section 521 or</quote> before <quote>section
5102</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id81f5be5c-bd20-4811-bca9-1e685d0c61c1"><enum>511.</enum><header>Intrastate operations
of interstate motor carriers</header>
<subsection id="id18f541c1-9790-4233-8107-12227e1e2a75"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibited
transportation</header><text>Section 521(b)(5) is amended by inserting after
subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="ide398a0ad-9543-4bda-86e0-49e7a24f833b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If an employee, vehicle,
or all or part of an employer's commercial motor vehicle operations is ordered
out of service under paragraph (5)(A), the commercial motor vehicle operations
of the employee, vehicle, or employer that affect interstate commerce are also
prohibited.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id789ee3d9-26ef-4611-802c-e0f3e1e55f04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
operation in interstate commerce after nonpayment of
penalties</header><text>Section 521(b)(8) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ida8876c2c-d29a-4b93-84b0-dbe166de6e24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id20785e6e-6a59-4c69-a321-78b39ef849e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id5995e752-a351-43fb-81fd-a35e61068311"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
prohibition</header><text>A person prohibited from operating in interstate
commerce under paragraph (8)(A) may not operate any commercial motor vehicle
where the operation affects interstate
commerce.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3a8ef0eb-34bc-4621-8d4c-8da6bbd8481b"><enum>512.</enum><header>Enforcement of safety
laws and regulations</header>
<subsection id="idd28e411e-7b67-4fda-9a98-a4e7cd3fc913"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enforcement of safety
laws and regulations</header><text>Chapter 311, as amended by sections 113 and
508 of this Act, is amended by adding after section 31153 the following:</text>
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<section id="id0559b160-6563-4670-bd6f-76be0ad798b1"><enum>31154.</enum><header>Enforcement of
safety laws and regulations</header>
<subsection id="id827b5a51-ea71-47e4-ad24-106837257f7f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may bring a civil action to enforce this
part, or a regulation or order of the Secretary under this part, when violated
by an employer, employee, or other person providing transportation or service
under this subchapter or subchapter I.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7e6b5853-c23c-4299-9bf4-cd92920ebef6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Venue</header><text>In
a civil action under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="id25fdbe0e-9c90-41ae-9619-569b5df7573d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>trial shall be in the
judicial district in which the employer, employee, or other person
operates;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf64776cb-5aeb-47c1-8ced-ec20362a62c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>process may be served
without regard to the territorial limits of the district or of the State in
which the action is instituted; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb9f5a3d1-edc0-4117-bae7-5c8275a850e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a person participating
with a carrier or broker in a violation may be joined in the civil action
without regard to the residence of the
person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id1d1349d4-caf7-4cf3-852b-1f9f55b60a44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31153 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">31154. Enforcement of safety laws and
regulations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><section id="id94fa06bd-1416-4cba-9aad-d318e3011d7d"><enum>513.</enum><header>Disclosure to State
and local law enforcement agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(e) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9501d7fe-0dac-4eea-a00b-68a566408e5e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (e)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3a658a69-f788-44d8-ad07-3b1e48cdb7d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting at the end
the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id31044b10-5a3f-4997-83fe-d6b583f5316d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any prohibition on disclosure of
information in section 31105(h) or 31143(b) of this title or section 552a of
title 5, the Secretary may disclose information maintained by the Secretary
pursuant to chapters 51, 135, 311, or 313 of this title to appropriate
personnel of a State agency or instrumentality authorized to carry out State
commercial motor vehicle safety activities and commercial driver's license
laws, or appropriate personnel of a local law enforcement agency, in accordance
with standards, conditions, and procedures as determined by the Secretary.
Disclosure under this section shall not operate as a waiver by the Secretary of
any applicable privilege against disclosure under common law or as a basis for
compelling disclosure under section 552 of title
5.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Compliance, safety,
accountability</header>
<section id="id00b87324-624a-4598-9f0c-d61774cae998"><enum>601.</enum><header>Compliance, safety,
accountability</header>
<subsection id="idf455b08b-1c96-4abd-b779-1a02459346ce"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31102 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id5277a782-83c4-4905-b0d6-52dc25195739"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the section
heading to read:</text>
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<section id="id07d633ad-771c-4218-8c9e-1544497cbdd0"><enum>31102.</enum><header>Compliance, safety,
and accountability
grants</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide0ae2d66-cb9c-43d6-a6aa-076b1553d5e9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(a) to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="id64dc2c97-bd4f-493b-a5da-7ed2c10eedd0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Subject to this section, the Secretary of
Transportation shall make and administer a compliance, safety, and
accountability grant program to assist States, local governments, and other
entities and persons with motor carrier safety and enforcement on highways and
other public roads, new entrant safety audits, border enforcement, hazardous
materials safety and security, consumer protection and household goods
enforcement, and other programs and activities required to improve the safety
of motor carriers as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall allocate
funding in accordance with section 31104 of this
title.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id86134b9d-e4d2-4717-af13-4de93c2f90cd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id609c9267-a500-4138-9eef-2c7e63c4893d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending the heading
to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="id218e718d-0f7c-4b18-a03b-386dbc612fef"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Motor carrier safety
assistance
program</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73240f0f-9d6e-4eb1-854b-a70bb8f36264"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (3) as (2) through (4), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77d69c60-6a35-4fbf-aec4-dc8bb238542d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before
paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id11a40cde-5a3c-460a-9d9a-0c0d2dad3746"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The goal of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program is
to ensure that the Secretary, States, local government agencies, and other
political jurisdictions work in partnership to establish programs to improve
motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a safe
and efficient surface transportation system by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida3ef8cee-e4a5-46c7-a0c5-69c8a48cc5ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>making targeted
investments to promote safe commercial motor vehicle transportation, including
transportation of passengers and hazardous materials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id879d91d4-ed6e-46c2-9978-fe4018df1d88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>investing in activities
likely to generate maximum reductions in the number and severity of commercial
motor vehicle crashes and fatalities resulting from such crashes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f701074-cc33-4c71-889b-c285efffec28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>adopting and enforcing
effective motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety
regulations and practices consistent with Federal requirements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3614bbc4-6c08-4766-9013-9411edf40dec"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assessing and improving
statewide performance by setting program goals and meeting performance
standards, measures, and
benchmarks.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id386f1199-1c41-4553-82e9-9c791769d8b9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as
redesignated—</text>
<clause id="id03e4fd80-db4a-4389-ba2c-8b2199cb03c1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>make a
declaration of</quote> in subparagraph (I) and inserting
<quote>demonstrate</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id99aa6ac9-25b9-4eac-8ea9-354ed95ecfd4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(M) to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id6fff7419-fb00-4242-a75b-906c0a16f69a"><enum>(M)</enum><text>ensures participation in
appropriate Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration systems and other
information systems by all appropriate jurisdictions receiving Motor Carrier
Safety Assistance Program
funding;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id2f7765e3-3799-4815-a98f-89a5543fff9e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (Q), by
inserting <quote>and dedicated sufficient resources to</quote> between
<quote>established</quote> and <quote>a program</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3b11c3f5-174f-48b9-a3a0-e2785a3099a1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (W), by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2ece66b5-31e3-4a8c-91fb-cf4a28d79f77"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(X) to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id32e5afe7-673b-433d-ab32-a2b34eef7225"><enum>(X)</enum><text>except in the case of an
imminent or obvious safety hazard, ensures that an inspection 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 adequate food,
shelter, and sanitation facilities are available for passengers, and reasonable
accommodation is available for passengers with disabilities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idfc2cf436-e4d9-47a3-970c-c803ac4db373"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by adding after
subparagraph (X) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id39c923e0-9c06-4375-a83b-289e4472e991"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>ensures that the State
will transmit to its roadside inspectors the notice of each federal exemption
granted pursuant to section 31315(b) and provided to the State by the
Secretary, including the name of the person granted the exemption and any terms
and conditions that apply to the
exemption.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd84f742-002d-44cf-8843-e3e111e40233"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by amending paragraph
(4), as redesignated, to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="id0b8fb4cf-402f-46fb-8f38-8dc851a8c75a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header>
<subparagraph id="id56d1e200-6daa-40fb-aa98-adc3cc0d671f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A plan submitted by a State under paragraph (2) shall
provide that the total expenditure of amounts of the lead State agency
responsible for implementing the plan will be maintained at a level at least
equal to the average level of that expenditure for fiscal years 2004 and
2005.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfbe92b39-2b26-43dd-899d-a79b256e857a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Average level of State
expenditures</header><text>In estimating the average level of State expenditure
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="id0205034c-59a0-477e-ad79-3c500adb5636"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may allow the State to
exclude State expenditures for Government-sponsored demonstration or pilot
programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id29322d56-7a9b-459f-ac35-e4fe0da22c8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall require the State
to exclude State matching amounts used to receive Government financing under
this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id261b90b7-a159-4e36-b86c-bcdaec4f8d37"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>Upon
the request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify the requirements of
this paragraph for 1 fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that a waiver is
equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural
disaster or a serious decline in the financial resources of the State motor
carrier safety assistance program
agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id773e2e9a-5ec0-47f6-ae80-eb2740834418"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (h); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2a5b3856-40ea-49a3-80f0-dcf5bbdb743a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (d) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id2694308b-ea6a-43b3-819d-651d5e35b10a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>New entrant safety
assurance program</header>
<paragraph id="id0bc2a0b7-7fbb-4dec-b25b-10abfb512cfc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The Secretary may make grants to States and local
governments for pre-authorization safety audits and new entrant motor carrier
audits as described in section 31144(g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0c024dd1-11f7-471a-a025-021adf442831"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text>Grants
made in support of this program may be provided to States and local
governments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0459f19c-2809-491d-96e3-3be5f96c26e1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of a grant made under this program is 100
percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbfd8533a-c0c2-44d6-bdf2-0aed8da053e7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>Eligible activities will be in accordance with
criteria developed by the Secretary and posted in the Federal Register in
advance of the grant application period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbcaa8aa2-60e0-4781-82af-760d6fb183bf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a State or local government is unable to conduct
a new entrant motor carrier audit, the Secretary may use the funds to conduct
the audit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id119e696a-29a8-4e60-b0fb-14a9bacd0bc2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Border
enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="id222b96ad-4e1d-4d7f-b97e-3c5e549931f4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant for
carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related
enforcement activities and projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8ed4bb84-120b-46eb-aea4-040a03fb2b82"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text>The
Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to an entity, State, or other
person for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and
related enforcement activities and projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide39b6828-2705-4012-8778-b8fd65257e5b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Secretary shall reimburse a grantee at least 80 percent
of the costs incurred in a fiscal year for carrying out border commercial motor
vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id93913590-34d9-4de5-b911-d80efe7b1107"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>An eligible activity will be in accordance with
criteria developed by the Secretary and posted in the Federal Register in
advance of the grant application period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbb0f3e41-6210-44c9-89a3-a575d6108076"><enum>(g)</enum><header>High priority
initiatives</header>
<paragraph id="ide794b768-51be-4033-bb75-405b2b2d4579"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The Secretary may make grants to carry out high priority
activities and projects that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and
compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, including
activities and projects that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id84f4fe53-eca1-4e85-ae87-b7c85a8a7cc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are national in
scope;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ba6a426-0c86-4537-8db7-2f4bb268c77f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase public awareness
and education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddba60fa7-ae0f-4431-9df9-5eb609e83db5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>target unsafe driving of
commercial motor vehicles and non-commercial motor vehicles in areas identified
as high risk crash corridors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb072d840-c378-48b5-b63d-8a044088ad46"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improve consumer
protection and enforcement of household goods regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e30a36c-dfa3-4c31-8916-18826c1d7690"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improve the movement of
hazardous materials safely and securely, including activities related to the
establishment of uniform forms and application procedures that improve the
accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of commercial motor vehicle safety data
reported to the Secretary; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18ecc248-3c5e-4a9d-80aa-7f58d5cf24ad"><enum>(F)</enum><text>demonstrate new
technologies to improve commercial motor vehicle safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05033649-732f-4675-a636-8249102efc54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text>The
Secretary may allocate amounts to award grants to State agencies, local
governments, and other persons for carrying out high priority activities and
projects that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance with
commercial motor vehicle safety regulations in accordance with the program
goals specified in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd007f7a0-dd01-44e5-b2e7-c6f63defd549"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Secretary shall reimburse a grantee at least 80 percent
of the costs incurred in a fiscal year for carrying out the high priority
activities or projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb8c13a43-ea3b-4060-9d1b-81c01000035d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>An eligible activity will be in accordance with
criteria that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3001a1a9-8b55-4fc4-8018-50d268676578"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developed by the
Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide3bc6d33-582a-422f-ac72-5b3ef11e90b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>posted in the Federal
Register in advance of the grant application
period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4d7bb3f3-a655-4864-81bf-b847b2530008"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 31102 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">31102. Compliance, safety, and accountability
grants.</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><section id="ide9c4053c-542c-4bfe-a51d-43536885f4a7"><enum>602.</enum><header>Performance and
registration information systems management program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9d391eda-8f7f-40cd-a18b-c44e72830134"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending paragraph
(3)(C) to read as follows—</text>
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<subparagraph id="idb4ae9210-ba40-4dbc-81fe-8368091962e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish and implement a
process—</text>
<clause id="ide6f9ee29-036a-4263-b87f-81653fcb84e5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to cancel the motor
vehicle registration and seize the registration plates of a vehicle when an
employer is found liable under section 31310(j)(2)(C) for knowingly allowing or
requiring an employee to operate such a commercial motor vehicle in violation
of an out-of-service order; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id63a55026-e055-4b0d-88be-9da80ef500ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reinstate the vehicle
registration or return the registration plates of the commercial motor vehicle,
subject to sanctions under clause (i), if the Secretary permits such carrier to
resume operations after the date of issuance of such
order.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfd46f764-bf27-454a-a564-6efcd5a3b98e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(4).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id6d72a2cd-bf82-4dba-8fe2-d47db0602361"><enum>603.</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
31101(1) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="id448e642d-9667-46c1-a155-d2b6eee11b66"><enum>(1)</enum><text><quote>commercial motor
vehicle</quote> means (except under section 31106) a self-propelled or towed
vehicle used on the highways in commerce to transport passengers or property,
if the vehicle—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfac259c1-5041-458f-9eab-e7b3fe48fae4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle
weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is
greater;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86806496-cc12-41f9-b531-1cfd68116044"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed or used to
transport more than 8 passengers, including the driver, for
compensation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6331c768-0292-458d-a016-d6943a567c9b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is designed or used to
transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to
transport passengers for compensation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida53a4953-9192-4668-9afc-de9f05262d4f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is used in transporting
material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under section
5103 and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary under section
5103.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idd96e99be-77d4-4af9-ade1-22d290403763"><enum>604.</enum><header>Driver safety fitness
ratings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31144, as
amended by section 204 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="id0337881d-5def-45ca-93d5-e35e272af174"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle drivers</header><text>The Secretary may maintain by regulation a
procedure for determining the safety fitness of a commercial motor vehicle
driver and for prohibiting the driver from operating in interstate commerce.
The procedure and prohibition shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id31aea71b-4e9e-47b4-96ec-a4d095c25eb0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Specific initial and
continuing requirements that a driver must comply with to demonstrate safety
fitness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida8521dca-0dbe-403b-aca6-f79ab66c9af6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The methodology and
continually updated safety performance data that the Secretary will use to
determine whether a driver is fit, including inspection results, serious
traffic offenses, and crash involvement data.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf0cb0e6a-6146-4b1c-96ca-f73c2612a0c9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Specific time frames
within which the Secretary will determine whether a driver is fit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05862063-eb58-4f78-a0df-3ebef0dca287"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A prohibition period or
periods, not to exceed 1 year, that a driver that the Secretary determines is
not fit will be prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle in
interstate commerce. The period or periods shall begin on the 46th day after
the date of the fitness determination and continue until the Secretary
determines the driver is fit or until the prohibition period expires.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea0296b1-8212-4463-ba2b-a7bc0f4972e0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A review by the
Secretary, not later than 30 days after an unfit driver requests a review, of
the driver's compliance with the requirements the driver failed to comply with
and that resulted in the Secretary determining that the driver was not fit. The
burden of proof shall be on the driver to demonstrate fitness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3665739c-bbac-442a-af82-1f5f7a4be154"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The eligibility criteria
for reinstatement, including the remedial measures the unfit driver must take
for
reinstatement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ida17fc5aa-60cd-45ad-9b2c-3b0aa20f0da2"><enum>605.</enum><header>Uniform electronic
clearance for commercial motor vehicle inspections</header>
<subsection id="id7baa2e55-8908-4341-a371-1220b5f5d099"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 311 is amended by adding after section 31109 the
following:</text>
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<section id="id9cdd6797-1f3a-4cfc-8f23-a27ef1635fd8"><enum>31110.</enum><header>Withholding amounts
for State noncompliance</header>
<subsection id="id5fe48d0e-c630-4410-97bb-ce399ac3b3bd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>First fiscal
year</header><text>Subject to criteria established by the Secretary of
Transportation, the Secretary may withhold up to 50 percent of the amount a
State is otherwise eligible to receive under section 31102(b) on the first day
of the fiscal year after the first fiscal year following the date of enactment
of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title> in which the State uses for at least 180
days an electronic commercial motor vehicle inspection selection system that
does not employ a selection methodology approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3297e29a-ffb0-40fb-9541-bf68d84d4fe1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Second fiscal
year</header><text>The Secretary shall withhold up to 75 percent of the amount
a State is otherwise eligible to receive under section 31102(b) on the first
day of the fiscal year after the second fiscal year following the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle
Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title> in which the State uses for at
least 180 days an electronic commercial motor vehicle inspection selection
system that does not employ a selection methodology approved by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id048c8b4e-a4ba-4e08-aeee-b83eb68ce6c6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Subsequent availability
of withheld funds</header><text>The Secretary may make the amounts withheld
under subsection (a) or subsection (b) available to the State if the Secretary
determines that the State has substantially complied with the requirement
described under subsection (a) or subsection (b) not later than 180 days after
the beginning of the fiscal year in which amounts were
withheld.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ida5a7be4d-279e-4aed-bb90-4e194d6a24cc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 31109 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">31110. Withholding amounts for State
noncompliance.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><section id="ida48d239f-88a9-4edb-a9dd-2e1e712a3d4a"><enum>606.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31104
is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="id1c554070-2b65-4cc4-a7df-f57de05720df"><enum>31104.</enum><header>Availability of
amounts</header>
<subsection id="id6b25af86-fae2-4ca1-92f2-052524da7198"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated from Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration programs the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id3cf871a0-2b20-48b4-ac62-f74ae3151153"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compliance, safety, and
accountability grants under section 31102</header>
<subparagraph id="idd0db191a-aee2-46db-bb90-ce6c0ec65e3a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$249,717,000 for fiscal
year 2012, provided that the Secretary shall set aside not less than
$168,388,000 to carry out the motor carrier safety assistance program under
section 31102(b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id429b5b7d-9fbe-45c8-a923-5893c58ce1e0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$253,814,000 for fiscal
year 2013, provided that the Secretary shall set aside not less than
$171,813,000 to carry out the motor carrier safety assistance program under
section 31102(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida1f27a43-9112-41fd-bdd7-699ca1205557"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data and technology
grants under section 31109</header>
<subparagraph id="id1a1990c6-dbdc-4adc-aa18-0165f920801d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id581b8e66-2c72-42c6-9299-2b7dc8549718"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id36a792ad-2a3e-4d61-a817-e299ec9f0ac5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Driver safety grants
under section 31313</header>
<subparagraph id="id66360626-09a6-4ac9-9d54-84a7d1c57ef9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$31,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca04f5ef-e046-44e2-a950-20878b23e8b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$31,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id865a7bb2-aa56-4fe4-83cf-3c22137c3386"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop criteria to allocate the remaining funds under
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) for fiscal year 2013 and for each fiscal year
thereafter not later than April 1 of the prior fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id97bcc912-166e-43a9-8621-2c28bb838d35"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability and
reallocation of amounts</header>
<paragraph id="ide5b9d53a-da91-42ee-8bbe-7d897008bbef"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allocations and
reallocations</header><text>Amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)
remain available until expended. Allocations to a State remain available for
expenditure in the State for the fiscal year in which they are allocated and
for the next fiscal year. Amounts not expended by a State during those 2 fiscal
years are released to the Secretary for reallocation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id21c7d5ac-daa7-4667-9761-8a7912815454"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Redistribution of
amounts</header><text>The Secretary may, after August 1 of each fiscal year,
upon a determination that a State does not qualify for funding under section
31102(b) or that the State will not expend all of its existing funding,
reallocate the State's funding. In revising the allocation and redistributing
the amounts, the Secretary shall give preference to those States that require
additional funding to meet program goals under section 31102(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7ccbfd6e-da24-488d-837a-46df2a6ff621"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period of availability
for data and technology grants</header><text>Amounts made available under
subsection (a)(2) remain available for obligation for the fiscal year and the
next 2 years in which they are appropriated. Allocations remain available for
expenditure in the State for 5 fiscal years after they were obligated. Amounts
not expended by a State during those 3 fiscal years are released to the
Secretary for reallocation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0175d57c-5116-4397-8c5a-85e64aa10d4f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Period of availability
for driver safety grants</header><text>Amounts made available under subsection
(a)(3) of this section remain available for obligation for the fiscal year and
the next fiscal year in which they are appropriated. Allocations to a State
remain available for expenditure in the State for the fiscal year in which they
are allocated and for the following 2 fiscal years. Amounts not expended by a
State during those 3 fiscal years are released to the Secretary for
reallocation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcb53ef4d-7924-4c27-93fd-ade07966a83e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>The
Secretary, upon a request by a State, may reallocate grant funds previously
awarded to the State under a grant program authorized by section 31102, 31109,
or 31313 to another grant program authorized by those sections upon a showing
by the State that it is unable to expend the funds within the 12 months prior
to their expiration provided that the State agrees to expend the funds within
the remaining period of expenditure.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idca785509-6c83-4dd0-a325-afb7d1916394"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants as contractual
obligations</header><text>Approval by the Secretary of a grant under sections
31102, 31109, and 31313 is a contractual obligation of the Government for
payment of the Government's share of costs incurred in developing and
implementing programs to improve commercial motor vehicle safety and enforce
commercial driver's license regulations, standards, and orders.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idafe44fe9-6459-40dc-b0fc-14aa68a0df1c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deduction for
administrative expenses</header>
<paragraph id="idf5447597-6bc1-4422-8006-8aaf7b3de8e7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On October 1 of each fiscal year or as soon after that as
practicable, the Secretary may deduct, from amounts made available
under—</text>
<subparagraph id="id244082ef-4e6c-4f53-bcd1-a9f4d05bdd8c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subsection (a)(1) for
that fiscal year, not more than 1.5 percent of those amounts for administrative
expenses incurred in carrying out section 31102 in that fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb41d2091-f8d4-433b-98c0-4f225d13b905"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subsection (a)(2) for
that fiscal year, not more than 1.4 percent of those amounts for administrative
expenses incurred in carrying out section 31109 in that fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0ce2a0b-2a76-46d9-922f-481bd9f973f2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>subsection (a)(3) for
that fiscal year, not more than 1.4 percent of those amounts for administrative
expenses incurred in carrying out section 31313 in that fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7b947d77-e0e4-4d6b-ab13-138d46ccdf1c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The
Secretary may use at least 50 percent of the amounts deducted from the amounts
made available under sections (a)(1) and (a)(3) to train non-Government
employees and to develop related training materials to carry out sections
31102, 31311, and 31313 of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id00adc6f2-fd1f-499d-9d61-103bb5d6ecdf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contracts</header><text>The
Secretary may use amounts deducted under paragraph (1) to enter into contracts
and cooperative agreements with States, local governments, associations,
institutions, corporations, and other persons, if the Secretary determines the
contracts and cooperative agreements are cost-effective, benefit multiple
jurisdictions of the United States, and enhance safety programs and related
enforcement activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6a53842c-96ab-4968-af9d-e253a2d40bca"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocation criteria and
eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="id923d65d1-d8c7-485a-ab21-85cd894e8445"><enum>(1)</enum><text>On October 1 of each
fiscal year or as soon as practicable after that date after making the
deduction under subsection (d)(1)(A), the Secretary shall allocate amounts made
available to carry out section 31102(b) for such fiscal year among the States
with plans approved under that section. Allocation shall be made under the
criteria prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9d29b048-5423-4a8d-88bc-e1f9a0dcb403"><enum>(2)</enum><text>On October 1 of each
fiscal year or as soon as practicable after that date and after making the
deduction under subsection (d)(1)(B) or (d)(1)(C), the Secretary shall allocate
amounts made available to carry out sections 31109(a) and 31313(b)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide9aa9393-e359-4a1e-8b63-6af4d9af1f4f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Intrastate
compatibility</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations
specifying tolerance guidelines and standards for ensuring compatibility of
intrastate commercial motor vehicle safety laws and regulations with Government
motor carrier safety regulations to be enforced under section 31102(b). To the
extent practicable, the guidelines and standards shall allow for maximum
flexibility while ensuring a degree of uniformity that will not diminish
transportation safety. In reviewing State plans and allocating amounts or
making grants under section 153 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary
shall ensure that the guidelines and standards are applied uniformly.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc3fb1113-95b5-4b40-9b68-cda37e99af31"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Withholding amounts for
State noncompliance</header>
<paragraph id="id7431b15e-fe5a-4a26-b699-2b3b86498c22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to criteria established by the Secretary, the
Secretary may withhold up to 100 percent of the amounts a State is otherwise
eligible to receive under section 31102(b) on October 1 of each fiscal year
beginning after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of
2011</short-title> and continuing for the period that the State does not comply
substantially with a requirement under section 31109(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8d4a63d4-c228-40d5-abf2-8bb905848cb1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent availability
of withheld funds</header><text>The Secretary may make the amounts withheld in
accordance with paragraph (1) available to a State if the Secretary determines
that the State has substantially complied with a requirement under section
31109(b) not later than 180 days after the beginning of the fiscal year in
which the amounts are withheld.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id96a48ac6-11d8-4056-814e-ee29104e121c"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header>
<paragraph id="id31fbe003-1050-4cd2-b6de-424b00247965"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary to
pay administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb899e84b-52da-42af-9078-01a993b4c206"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$250,819,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb1227ae6-83b8-44e5-98fd-b2548cc23745"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$248,523,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8e1febce-6416-480c-bb0f-0deaaefa955a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The funds authorized by this subsection shall be used for
personnel costs, administrative infrastructure, rent, information technology,
programs for research and technology, information management, regulatory
development, the administration of the performance and registration information
system management, outreach and education, other operating expenses, and such
other expenses as may from time to time be necessary to implement statutory
mandates of the Administration not funded from other sources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcb308796-2ab5-4f73-8796-8b718c7dbbae"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="id1b18697c-ae38-4310-8939-9fc72c749d75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Period of
availability</header><text>The amounts made available under this section shall
remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05e4bb7f-bc68-4934-abdf-aee6140eae18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial date of
availability</header><text>Authorizations from the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) for this section shall be available for
obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation or on October 1 of
the fiscal year for which they are authorized, whichever occurs
first.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id44ddb43c-9433-4148-bfef-306d4c102bb1"><enum>607.</enum><header>High risk carrier
reviews</header>
<subsection id="id386c15c1-4244-4ca9-b2e0-f25d78041bb7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High risk carrier
reviews</header><text>Section 31104(h), as amended by section 606 of this Act,
is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id95f1082e-bee6-443d-843b-e17f0e9079ba"><enum></enum><text>From the funds authorized by this
subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that a review is completed on each motor
carrier that demonstrates through performance data that it poses the highest
safety risk. At a minimum, a review shall be conducted whenever a motor carrier
is among the highest risk carriers for 2 consecutive
months.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id9f6e021b-0841-428d-a6c5-c56c9871e069"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 4138 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31144 note)
is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ide2f30ec7-37a3-4842-bfd1-30f34594700f"><enum>608.</enum><header>Data and technology
grants</header>
<subsection id="id3099b847-36c4-4448-aaf6-cf7444db3189"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 31109 is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="idb3eaa37f-6a10-4412-9ced-ef8249f05e02"><enum>31109.</enum><header>Data and technology
grants</header>
<subsection id="idd0cbe603-34dd-4b4c-a128-37eb8c5d3b1f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish and
administer a data and technology grant program to assist the States with the
implementation and maintenance of data systems. The Secretary shall allocate
the funds in accordance with section 31104.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id24f874b5-3207-47ca-9b3d-c591378de860"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance
goals</header><text>The Secretary may make a grant to a State to implement the
performance and registration information system management requirements of
section 31106(b) to develop, implement, and maintain commercial vehicle
information systems and networks, and other innovative technologies that the
Secretary determines improve commercial motor vehicle safety.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id34bd7d1a-d062-416a-90ee-fa710ff8e8a1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible for a grant to implement the requirements of section 31106(b), the
State shall design a program that—</text>
<paragraph id="idc38f7f7d-ca2e-409c-8ed7-220b7346d19a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>links Federal motor
carrier safety information systems with the State's motor carrier information
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4afe8747-44d6-4b73-a9f0-c54a4e1b4849"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determines the safety
fitness of a motor carrier or registrant when licensing or registering the
registrant or motor carrier or while the license or registration is in effect;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id51a15d55-6018-40e8-a6b1-0a08e01dd295"><enum>(3)</enum><text>denies, suspends, or
revokes the commercial motor vehicle registrations of a motor carrier or
registrant that was issued an operations out-of-service order by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide010f7bf-1a47-425f-8807-0f59706d8cfc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Required
participation</header><text>The Secretary shall require States that participate
in the program under section 31106 to—</text>
<paragraph id="id6a3c252d-6d16-4a01-9a49-a5d058dee566"><enum>(1)</enum><text>comply with the uniform
policies, procedures, and technical and operational standards prescribed by the
Secretary under section 31106(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc3add5a6-136a-4a80-b935-4110a77678bf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>possess or seek the
authority to possess for a time period not longer than determined reasonable by
the Secretary, to impose sanctions relating to commercial motor vehicle
registration on the basis of a Federal safety fitness determination; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida09551dc-14ca-4547-9085-cf081eb7ea5c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish and implement a
process to cancel the motor vehicle registration and seize the registration
plates of a vehicle when an employer is found liable under section
31310(j)(2)(C) for knowingly allowing or requiring an employee to operate such
a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out of service order.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcd30475d-5be1-4de6-a429-db6818244208"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The total Federal share of the cost of a project payable
from all eligible Federal sources shall be at least 80
percent.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id8bbe3195-5ac8-4d17-9122-6be92cf034f9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 31109 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">31109. Data and technology
grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id6ba9ff21-ac09-48c6-9e97-2d33c9944853"><enum>609.</enum><header>Driver safety
grants</header>
<subsection id="id864daf7c-4de6-45ec-900a-c8067b0f08f5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Driver focused grant
program</header><text>Section 31313 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4089d860-3e00-4682-b57e-b94948016147" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id695c595b-0274-4d54-a35a-2d0c2452f0a5"><enum>31313.</enum><header>Driver safety
grants</header>
<subsection id="idb4c3d9b4-3020-4763-8dd9-e86a52cbcca9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>The Secretary shall make and administer a driver
focused grant program to assist the States, local governments, entities, and
other persons with commercial driver's license systems, programs, training,
fraud detection, reporting of violations and other programs required to improve
the safety of drivers as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration deems
critical. The Secretary shall allocate the funds for the program in accordance
with section 31104.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7dee702f-9c50-4aa3-8217-ccb6ed16129b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial driver's
license program improvement grants</header>
<paragraph id="idda696d0a-d86c-4c98-8f22-258f7805db32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to a State
in a fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7296a1ce-f22d-4896-8662-aa0c15259932"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to comply with the
requirements of section 31311;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1cb76e0e-c893-47f1-b5e7-8140c1c4568f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a State
that is making a good faith effort toward substantial compliance with the
requirements of this section and section 31311, to improve its implementation
of its commercial driver's license program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6653cb4b-7788-44bc-a4c0-a7aa756de294"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for research, development
demonstration projects, public education, and other special activities and
projects relating to commercial driver licensing and motor vehicle safety that
are of benefit to all jurisdictions of the United States or are designed to
address national safety concerns and circumstances;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide87b5016-2a54-43f8-9e8e-83b555c1041f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for commercial driver's
license program coordinators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8894331-35b3-45db-a4c7-d6905b8d9259"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to implement or maintain
a system to notify an employer of an operator of a commercial motor vehicle of
the suspension or revocation of the operator's commercial driver's license
consistent with the standards developed under section 304(b) of the
<short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement
Act of 2011</short-title>; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42f49d7a-a158-40ce-ac5d-4ad4152242ac"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to train operators of
commercial motor vehicles, as defined under section 31301, and to train
operators and future operators in the safe use of such vehicles. Funding
priority for this discretionary grant program shall be to regional or
multi-state educational or nonprofit associations serving economically
distressed regions of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id749e5d60-94fb-4d1f-bcdf-c7d9d86ed16e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Secretary shall give priority, in making grants under paragraph (1)(B), to a
State that will use the grants to achieve compliance with the requirements of
the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1748), including
the amendments made by the <short-title>Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfa142297-1925-48be-9d60-e49dbbee9138"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text>The
Secretary may allocate grants to State agencies, local governments, and other
persons for carrying out activities and projects that improve commercial
driver's license safety and compliance with commercial driver's license and
commercial motor vehicle safety regulations in accordance with the program
goals under paragraph (1) and that train operators on commercial motor
vehicles. The Secretary may make a grant to a State to comply with section
31311 for commercial driver's license program coordinators and for notification
systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id07dd4026-f9a1-4e34-bd39-2c1aedf0cf0a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of a grant made under this program shall
be at least 80 percent, except that the Federal share of grants for commercial
driver license program coordinators and training commercial motor vehicle
operators shall be 100
percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id53281404-e219-49e8-acb5-a3f6cee4064c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis of chapter 313 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 31313 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">31313. Driver safety
grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id7d862823-81e1-40dc-9cf7-189ee75ade7f"><enum>610.</enum><header>Commercial vehicle
information systems and networks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that
includes—</text>
<paragraph id="idc4ddbb18-906d-4c13-bcb0-a7036512ee59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>established time frames
and milestones for resuming the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and
Networks Program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida1eda7d7-9f63-4956-8631-3c62e2beef30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a strategic workforce
plan for its grants management office to ensure that it has determined the
skills and competencies that are critical to achieving its mission
goals.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Motorcoach Enhanced
Safety Act of 2011</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ee3e712-46b6-47dd-ac96-d8b53fe63fae" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of
2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66f49464-651e-4eb6-8380-683cd1e954b2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>702.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f4c30fe-77e9-4efb-abb6-3fd2abf4aeae"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced glazing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>advanced glazing</term>
means glazing installed in a portal on the side or the roof of a motorcoach
that is designed to be highly resistant to partial or complete occupant
ejection in all types of motor vehicle crashes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61199413-8158-4282-9781-c2154f61075c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>bus</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 571.3(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bc8091a-de04-4be9-9bf2-e9baf6b9dd3c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified, the term
<term>commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term in section
31132(1) of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id353ef4f8-a2a4-4a58-b0f6-d9304d6eea79"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct tire pressure monitoring
system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>direct
tire pressure monitoring system</term> means a tire pressure monitoring system
that is capable of directly detecting when the air pressure level in any tire
is significantly under-inflated and providing the driver a low tire pressure
warning as to which specific tire is significantly under-inflated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72deba0f-95bf-4ce6-a7fc-1e1747a30127"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic on-board recorder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electronic on-board
recorder</term> means an electronic device that acquires and stores data
showing the record of duty status of the vehicle operator and performs the
functions required of an automatic on-board recording device in section
395.15(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8050f3c-0b8d-4570-aa13-8b619a457c31"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Event data recorder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>event data recorder</term>
has the meaning given that term in section 563.5 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8feb5a11-9edf-4ff0-b860-7ae6329d422e"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor carrier</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motor carrier</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6be5201d-8343-461b-a376-71fbca86ff1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a motor carrier (as defined in section
13102(14) of title 49, United States Code); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd487719e-ffd0-4614-915d-3f46271c330b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a motor private carrier (as defined in
section 13102(15) of that title).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4457994a-dc1b-4805-9d3b-c1720874ca34"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motorcoach</term> has the
meaning given the term <term>over-the-road bus</term> in section 3038(a)(3) of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note), but
does not include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c161751-90c7-49b6-8aed-70568f54b69b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a bus used in public transportation
provided by, or on behalf of, a public transportation agency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d1f58a6-ecfb-42a4-90f4-05f4752b72f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a school bus, including a multifunction
school activity bus.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb01430b8-d0b9-4977-9580-2ec7b306dfe7"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motorcoach services</term>
means passenger transportation by motorcoach for compensation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1a0ec79-d541-45c7-ae02-b672210b6d06"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multifunction school activity
bus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>multifunction school activity bus</term> has the meaning given the term
in section 571.3(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on
the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id674103bc-f321-404d-9c47-a02a701f4610"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Portal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>portal</term> means any
opening on the front, side, rear, or roof of a motorcoach that could, in the
event of a crash involving the motorcoach, permit the partial or complete
ejection of any occupant from the motorcoach, including a young child.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa1483c9-825b-4c5e-814b-94178d06675e"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provider of motorcoach
services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>provider of motorcoach services</term> means a motor carrier that
provides passenger transportation services with a motorcoach, including
per-trip compensation and contracted or chartered compensation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb24e781-d618-46a5-adcf-8f0d22d7309e"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public transportation</header><text>The
term <term>public transportation</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 5302 of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c27c68f-eeb9-46bb-a0d5-2b29dfae1bde"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety belt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>safety belt</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 153(i)(4)(B) of title 23, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95ab94de-1202-4002-abf9-6d7537351ddf"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Transportation.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9a85975-72ca-4600-b95d-5bfe0e6547f0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>703.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations for improved occupant
protection, passenger evacuation, and crash avoidance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e579750-c898-4453-a762-5b721f8dbd70"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations required within 1
year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe
regulations requiring safety belts to be installed in motorcoaches at each
designated seating position.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id050c18b7-e2d3-49ef-abdf-bc787d2073a2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations required within 2
years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe the
following commercial motor vehicle regulations:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5670af25-deed-4d1b-b2e4-f9c08d471952"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Roof strength and crush
resistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall establish improved roof and roof support standards for motorcoaches that
substantially improve the resistance of motorcoach roofs to deformation and
intrusion to prevent serious occupant injury in rollover crashes involving
motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63f26530-297b-4677-97d3-a169d5a0bed5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Anti-ejection safety
countermeasures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall require advanced glazing to be installed in each motorcoach portal and
shall consider other portal improvements to prevent partial and complete
ejection of motorcoach passengers, including children. In prescribing such
standards, the Secretary shall consider the impact of such standards on the use
of motorcoach portals as a means of emergency egress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d781643-23b7-4aba-9767-72f27aa4e8c4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rollover crash avoidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require motorcoaches to
be equipped with stability enhancing technology, such as electronic stability
control and torque vectoring, to reduce the number and frequency of rollover
crashes among motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc69ddfe-735c-41aa-99d0-9cb6f925a1d0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle tire pressure
monitoring systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
prescribe the following commercial vehicle regulation:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9680fd6-9329-4cd8-a7f7-2d06af30cebe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
require motorcoaches to be equipped with direct tire pressure monitoring
systems that warn the operator of a commercial motor vehicle when any tire
exhibits a level of air pressure that is below a specified level of air
pressure established by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53d08407-1e26-401e-b206-7b3eba8e49a4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulation
prescribed by the Secretary under this subsection shall include performance
requirements to ensure that direct tire pressure monitoring systems are capable
of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32799f87-1c68-4d89-8978-7b3cbeb0aebf"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing a warning to the driver when 1 or
more tires are underinflated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d1d7e72-e6c5-49d3-bb45-f2e193cd1d7e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activating in a specified time period after
the underinflation is detected; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ebe5d63-c663-4f7e-9458-cb443fdc977c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operating at different vehicle
speeds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02912d61-9d2b-4f5d-8b4e-a215c51de0f5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of regulations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id366166e1-c16a-416c-ad16-b720fcb2ef28"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New motorcoaches</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any regulation prescribed in accordance
with subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall apply to all motorcoaches manufactured
more than 2 years after the date on which the regulation is published as a
final rule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4624335b-3a20-455d-bffc-a460c7f60205"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retrofit requirements for existing
motorcoaches</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea3d2306-d1cf-4d7a-a51b-dfcde22f27bf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, by
regulation, provide for the application of any requirement established under
subsection (a) or (b)(2) to motorcoaches manufactured before the date on which
the requirement applies to new motorcoaches under paragraph (1) based on an
assessment of the feasibility, benefits, and costs of retrofitting the older
motorcoaches.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04a3d1fa-078e-4d43-9e95-72741448589a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall complete an assessment
with respect to safety belt retrofits not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act and with respect to anti-ejection countermeasure
retrofits not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb121f8d9-bdc4-47c7-9732-8e3a578ae5af"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Failure To meet
deadline</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a final rule cannot be
issued before the deadline established under this section, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id5ef23a0b-3cd7-4996-ab6d-c564a5a6be8a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit a report to the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives</committee-name> that explains why the deadline cannot be
met; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf108adfb-94df-4c5f-a315-fee52d7b8e9a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a new deadline
for the issuance of the final rule.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0e283db-dedf-4e01-985c-28a9938f7f55" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>704.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for improved fire safety</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id764ea918-c798-40aa-a52c-72c901240e63"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate the following rulemaking
proceedings:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bfd5b05-2040-44e9-a33b-1c1cca9add70"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flammability standard for exterior
components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall establish requirements for fire hardening or fire resistance of
motorcoach exterior components to prevent fire and smoke inhalation injuries to
occupants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c4ae248-ff83-4a37-8edc-83ced721d500"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smoke suppression</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall update Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard Number 302 (49 C.F.R. 571.302; relating to flammability
of interior materials) to improve the resistance of motorcoach interiors and
components to burning and permit sufficient time for the safe evacuation of
passengers from motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d1c2081-470f-46f8-9a41-3f8701e9d163"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevention of, and resistance to, wheel
well fires</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall establish requirements—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0c4208e-307f-4c00-99d4-fc319870e16a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent and mitigate the propagation of
wheel well fires into the passenger compartment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id160d0b9f-1a36-458f-a286-153f02005f24"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to substantially reduce occupant deaths and
injuries from such fires.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bee45ce-9ea8-44a9-8560-85743fc1277f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic fire suppression</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish requirements
for motorcoaches to be equipped with highly effective fire suppression systems
that automatically respond to and suppress all fires in such
motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18e7529d-da06-4048-93c1-62f58ecb8974"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passenger evacuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish requirements
for motorcoaches to be equipped with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53540d53-052a-43e6-ad1b-8d4c344dc155"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved emergency exit window, door, roof
hatch, and wheelchair lift door designs to expedite access and use by
passengers of motorcoaches under all emergency circumstances, including crashes
and fires; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4f00d43-1e8a-4d2c-845a-0bd1905dc3c6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emergency interior lighting systems,
including luminescent or retroreflectorized delineation of evacuation paths and
exits, which are triggered by a crash or other emergency incident to accomplish
more rapid and effective evacuation of passengers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6bfc3196-a052-4c20-83cb-60cf73dc558a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Causation and
prevention of motorcoach fires</header><text>The Secretary shall examine the
principle causes of motorcoach fires and vehicle design changes intended to
reduce the number of motorcoach fires resulting from those principle
causes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f80f78a-08b9-4dbf-b08e-dbc382a35c3f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 42 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8cc77e3-7c56-4678-96a9-1f9029990fe4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue final rules in accordance with
subsection (a); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea6136a7-940f-47ec-af35-ff1274b4d5c2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that any
standard is not warranted based on the requirements and considerations set
forth in subsection (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States
Code, submit a report that describes the reasons for not prescribing such a
standard to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43764985-9ef5-4ea5-abc7-f866fa952416"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f6cd8dc-10fe-4cd0-ad60-759114caf60f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd1b8f8e8-d633-4e6c-b126-48312d55cc8b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Tire performance
standard</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id2e3aa740-21f0-43d4-8043-991e81837b38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue a final rule
upgrading performance standards for tires used on motorcoaches, including an
enhanced endurance test and a new high-speed performance test; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2313fd6e-7190-41d0-89bd-12e7f561e1a4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the Secretary
determines that a standard is not warranted based on the requirements and
considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title
49, United States Code, submit a report that describes the reasons for not
prescribing such a standard to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19831cc9-2380-40d7-8783-703e57b4cdf5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05a44691-b26e-4d7c-a9f1-d0f3eded07b0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida246d1b0-5148-443c-ab8e-58d591f8426b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>705.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Occupant protection, collision avoidance,
fire causation, and fire extinguisher research and testing</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3212c694-0540-410e-bd1d-08459f01b7ce"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety research initiatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the following research and
testing:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3f2ac3f-2d57-4b4e-a402-a6f2fd97fda3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved fire
extinguishers</header><text>The Secretary shall research and test the need to
install improved fire extinguishers or other readily available firefighting
equipment in motorcoaches to effectively extinguish fires in motorcoaches and
prevent passenger deaths and injuries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8643bf23-30de-4123-8ee3-955b10f8cf3e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interior impact
protection</header><text>The Secretary shall research and test enhanced
occupant impact protection standards for motorcoach interiors to reduce
substantially serious injuries for all passengers of motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e60b2c3-bcec-49d7-8d50-9cd0efc70da5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compartmentalization safety
countermeasures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall require enhanced compartmentalization safety countermeasures for
motorcoaches, including enhanced seating designs, to substantially reduce the
risk of passengers being thrown from their seats and colliding with other
passengers, interior surfaces, and components in the event of a crash involving
a motorcoach.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id591d6b61-7f4d-4c95-9642-55b07eb04053"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collision avoidance systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall research and test
forward and lateral crash warning systems applications for motorcoaches.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc02f542-e7a5-47d3-a025-144ff2f5e5d2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the completion
of each research and testing initiative required under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall issue final motor vehicle safety standards if the Secretary
determines that such standards are warranted based on the requirements and
considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title
49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0b2a128-0754-444e-9bbb-44f4e2d5a3e8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>706.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach registration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde3dd679-b2cc-45e0-86e7-f4fe027f70c4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13902(b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69949c28-42ac-4f59-b4a1-5b0dcb0a0710"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8)
as paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id753c0ac3-c039-4238-aa87-9de2f1d90887"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before paragraph (4), as
redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c4ff8b4-987b-48e7-9943-681bc6d0bf9b" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida52ba9d8-a797-4222-bdce-bbf96b10007e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional registration
requirements for providers or motorcoach services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to meeting the requirements
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may not register a person to provide
motorcoach services until after the person—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c2d38ef-1030-44f6-8bbc-4e7752ac8ba6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">undergoes a preauthorization safety audit,
including verification, in a manner sufficient to demonstrate the ability to
comply with Federal rules and regulations, of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida58f248b-e6e4-47e7-bdc1-0a98a728a2de"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a drug and alcohol testing program under
part 40 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61a581de-9afe-47db-ba0c-4ae27b9dbafe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the carrier's system of compliance with
hours-of-service rules, including hours-of-service records;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86e92c2d-f69d-4f3f-a05d-5c05c153366f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to obtain required
insurance;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id624b01bb-7755-44b4-a93d-aed3272af3b0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">driver qualifications, including the
validity of the commercial driver's license of each driver who will be
operating under such authority;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb62347ce-cbfe-4c45-a041-2df13657248a"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclosure of common ownership, common
control, common management, common familial relationship, or other corporate
relationship with another motor carrier or applicant for motor carrier
authority during the past 3 years;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide48df15a-589b-4ff8-b60f-76c2e84c0b36"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">records of the State inspections, or of a
Level I or V Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Inspection, for all vehicles
that will be operated by the carrier;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35876664-a72e-4901-af9a-56d75d2f5959"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety management programs, including
vehicle maintenance and repair programs; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54095925-8d1a-4bcc-9a5d-f4f681d494e1"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to comply with the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and the Over-the-Road
Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007 (122 Stat. 2915);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77f32b02-0972-4705-9c0c-ffc2e46bd2ca"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been interviewed to review safety
management controls and the carrier's written safety oversight policies and
practices; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id247dbd12-5e62-4e1e-80e4-593d62afa956"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the successful completion of a
written examination developed by the Secretary, has demonstrated proficiency to
comply with and carry out the requirements and regulations described in
subsection (a)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id987077bd-bcd5-41cf-bbf3-254042c822bb"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pre-authorization safety
audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pre-authorization
safety audit required under paragraph (1)(A) shall be completed on-site not
later than 90 days following the submission of an application for operating
authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dbdab47-6f1b-43c8-b2ee-07c40761f9f2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish, under section
9701 of title 31, a fee of not more than $1,200 for new registrants that as
nearly as possible covers the costs of performing a preauthorization safety
audit. Amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde7ba679-6fee-463b-8347-35fca6452781"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety reviews of new
operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(g)(1)
is amended by inserting <quote>transporting property</quote> after <quote>each
operator</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96582e52-df25-4f37-aba0-e41dd9233580"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 24305(a)(3)(A)(i) is amended by striking
<quote>section 13902(b)(8)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
13902(b)(11)(A)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b784261-2bb1-407a-986f-1dce05a067f5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9511ec71-76a6-4730-9096-cc2ccaf45f52" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>707.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved oversight of motorcoach service
providers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31144, as
amended by sections 204 and 604 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide946c78f-5f26-4523-8903-1788eb1cb88a" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd72538fb-50b0-4525-a2b1-f2ad7cd8b5e6"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic safety reviews of providers of
motorcoach services</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61725274-195e-4905-991f-958e86a71460"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2d8d1e9-acc9-44b3-92e7-1f0d2068220d"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id467668d2-b66e-4518-b8b3-48bb38f5a45b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the safety fitness of all
providers of motorcoach services registered with the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d544d2d-d86c-46a8-8d91-8216da91037c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assign a safety fitness rating to each such
provider.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9965d89-323c-4ac4-b94d-29f70c1d8b99"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall apply—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1622192f-afcc-4b80-858f-3a62ec7adb26"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any provider of motorcoach services
registered with the Administration after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of
2011</short-title> beginning not later than 2 years after the date of such
registration; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d739a2a-0188-4bc0-baf4-49c7ea2490c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any provider of motorcoach services
registered with the Administration on or before the date of enactment of that
Act beginning not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of that
Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id344182f3-f620-44e9-9a7e-1fca8a2bebfa"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, by
regulation, a process for monitoring the safety performance of each provider of
motorcoach services on a regular basis following the assignment of a safety
fitness rating, including progressive intervention to correct unsafe
practices.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd316946f-5df1-4ca4-be1a-e5f6a0f374b7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement strike forces</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the enhanced monitoring and
enforcement actions required under paragraph (2), the Secretary may organize
special enforcement strike forces targeting providers of motorcoach
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id484d9b9d-aa96-4c12-b7ca-db1bb9f00552"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic update of safety fitness
rating</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the
safety reviews required under this subsection, the Secretary shall reassess the
safety fitness rating of each provider not less frequently than once every 3
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e5cdf2b-d322-481c-96ff-cc74d162ed5e"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach services defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>provider
of motorcoach services</term> has the meaning given such term in section 702 of
the <short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of
2011</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2a41974-d08c-49c6-8463-372d9c8683bc"><enum>708.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on feasibility, benefits, and costs
of establishing a system of certification of training programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
<committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives </committee-name>that describes the
feasibility, benefits, and costs of establishing a system of certification of
public and private schools and of motor carriers and motorcoach operators that
provide motorcoach driver training.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44423e37-0552-4183-a973-eac1685f9412"><enum>709.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on driver's license requirements for
9- to 15-passenger vans</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2bab03f3-6e7b-48c6-9dac-8d0592c26ef7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that examines requiring all or
certain classes of drivers operating a vehicle, which is designed or used to
transport not fewer than 9 and not more than 15 passengers (including a driver)
in interstate commerce, to have a commercial driver’s license
passenger-carrying endorsement and be tested in accordance with a drug and
alcohol testing program under part 40 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcee961e7-ca03-4552-a5f7-532d28287e04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the report under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="id1065847a-fdbd-4a80-b05f-bba9e364069c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the safety benefits of
the requirement described in subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcc5a39c5-9ede-46be-8626-a89dd9959584"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the scope of the
population that would be impacted by such requirement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5df7d784-b7fa-4c91-8af0-1ce3940708a6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the cost to the Federal
Government and State governments to meet such requirement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8f1669d8-0125-48fc-8117-b4d55a2206e9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the impact on safety
benefits and cost from limiting the application of such requirement to certain
drivers of such vehicles, such as drivers who are compensated for
driving.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31f734d7-8e45-415b-b3a9-d510c1175a50" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>710.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Event data recorders</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05a079f0-ac9e-4b62-82c8-8e7ade1b4254"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after considering the performance
requirements for event data recorders for passenger vehicles under part 563 of
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall complete an evaluation of event
data recorders, including requirements regarding specific types of vehicle
operations, events and incidents, and systems information to be recorded, for
event data recorders to be used on motorcoaches used by motor carriers in
interstate commerce.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e19f567-34ea-4286-9f05-d01619563afd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards and regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after completing the
evaluation required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue standards
and regulations based on the results of that evaluation.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb59aa92-8141-4c47-abca-a4aaa56f8288" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>711.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety inspection program for commercial
motor vehicles of passengers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to
consider requiring States to conduct annual inspections of commercial motor
vehicles designed or used to transport passengers, including an assessment
of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8ea2806-d897-4dd4-9b8b-aedfc74477f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the risks associated with improperly
maintained or inspected commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport
passengers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc11b2925-b4a9-46b7-b026-4e2fc711e64b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of existing Federal
standards for the inspection of such vehicles in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e0e63cf-83fc-44af-ab5c-8244852110b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mitigating the risks described in paragraph
(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b0b369a-fb34-432b-89fc-5ead10e798f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring the safe and proper operation
condition of such vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id405da429-3747-476a-a58f-8ccd2545713a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs and benefits of a mandatory State
inspection program.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide32308ea-1c8b-45fa-a623-ea4f611ec6a4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>712.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distracted driving</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id048417d1-eb9d-4ad5-9216-d8234c13429b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 311, as amended by sections 113,
508, and 512 of this Act, is amended by adding after section 31154 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7dd388c-2f2c-46ed-b0ae-fbaed4bac152" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bf20492-a0fb-4e7b-84e5-3685dd08d20a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31155.</enum><header>Regulation of the
use of distracting devices in motorcoaches</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id743af714-0481-4a99-be8d-869ddeae64c9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety
Act of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe
regulations on the use of electronic or wireless devices, including cell phones
and other distracting devices, by an individual employed as the operator of a
motorcoach (as defined in section 702 of that Act).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddca174bf-085b-4bfd-a1cd-d3b841cf4281"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basis for regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall base the regulations
prescribed under subsection (a) on accident data analysis, the results of
ongoing research, and other information, as appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20f22587-c6c9-4a10-b1ab-35195b9bf826"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibited
use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under
subsection (d), the Secretary shall prohibit the use of the devices described
in subsection (a) in circumstances in which the Secretary determines that their
use interferes with a driver's safe operation of a motorcoach.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11c93d25-c6a3-43c9-8786-d3d0525062ba"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permitted use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may permit the use of a
device that is otherwise prohibited under subsection (c) if the Secretary
determines that such use is necessary for the safety of the driver or the
public in emergency
circumstances.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id271ed794-6e16-48b0-b798-f64af762df76"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 311 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 31154 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fc81862-02b5-488a-b8f9-3c2a45a472f1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31155. Regulation of the use of
distracting devices in
motorcoaches.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f31af38-7b04-41a9-be00-c47a721abbf3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>713.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any standard or regulation prescribed or
modified pursuant to the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 shall be
prescribed or modified in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Safe Highways and
Infrastructure Preservation</header>
<section id="id6538d810-58f2-43f3-9ae8-d85052551fea"><enum>801.</enum><header>Comprehensive truck
size and weight limits study</header>
<subsection id="id4f21b9b8-a6f7-4b8e-b44f-2263efeadf08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Truck Size and Weight
Limits Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation
with each relevant State and other applicable Federal agencies, shall commence
a comprehensive truck size and weight limits study. The study shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id3500a604-8a7e-4298-88ce-c029d75625e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide data on accident frequency and
factors related to accident risk of each route of the National Highway System
in each State that allows a vehicle to operate with size and weight limits that
are in excess of the Federal law and regulations and its correlation to truck
size and weight limits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id18f3485b-fd0d-4e44-95ea-bdc6a8114634"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the impacts to the infrastructure
of each route of the National Highway System in each State that allows a
vehicle to operate with size and weight limits that are in excess of the
Federal law and regulations, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf919afd4b77e4655afce1830e1061552"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis that
quantifies the cost and benefits of the impacts in dollars;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa09a75f66841427aa93b1fe49af8edb9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of the
percentage of trucks operating in excess of the Federal size and weight limits;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcdcf28f9f6104fde85058988e6b60017"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an analysis that examines
the ability of each State to recover the cost for the impacts, or the benefits
incurred;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb2ec6e7ca544021935003a212ed7ece"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluate the impacts and
frequency of violations in excess of the Federal size and weight law and
regulations to determine the cost of the enforcement of the law and
regulations, and the effectiveness of the enforcement methods;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID75743680a9a24446965db42efc31a5f1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>examine the relationship
between truck performance and crash involvement and its correlation to Federal
size and weight limits, including the impacts on crashes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb415463162c546c7a9187e6707ec2bea"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assess the impacts that
truck size and weight limits in excess of the Federal law and regulations have
in the risk of bridge failure contributing to the structural deficiencies of
bridges or in the useful life of a bridge, including the impacts resulting from
the number of bridge loadings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb91d1478-4ed6-487f-9700-e86d48504f0a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>analyze the impacts on
safety and infrastructure in each State that allows a truck to operate in
excess of Federal size and weight limitations in truck-only lanes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaf64b242-8484-4aa4-bed4-418dc38ce9e8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>compare and contrast the
safety and infrastructure impacts of the Federal limits regarding truck size
and weight limits in relation to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9f6c2b6e-b4bc-4a25-9421-f3895f72cc30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>six-axle and other
alternative configurations of tractor-trailers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8692d44-d2cd-452b-b34e-511f91aec0e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>safety records of foreign
nations with truck size and weight limits and tractor-trailer configurations
that differ from the Federal law and regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf5433eb2-1a03-4749-b1f2-604dae8a3c95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date that the study is commenced under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall submit a final report on the study, including all
findings and recommendations, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id476cfceb-912c-410e-bbf8-185e21c22652"><enum>802.</enum><header>Compilation of
existing State truck size and weight limit laws</header>
<subsection id="id3173dc69-f75f-49d4-aa94-40a0eb387b7d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall begin to
compile—</text>
<paragraph id="id91e6effe-4379-4e96-aac7-f1dc9706d28a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list for each State, as
applicable, that describes each route of the National Highway System that
allows a vehicle to operate in excess of the Federal truck size and weight
limits that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ideb262ae4-8582-4ea4-9f5c-328a3bb1e729"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was authorized under
State law on or before the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd9d6a21-7dee-4212-bae9-85739264ec87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was in actual and lawful
operation on a regular or periodic basis (including seasonal operations) on or
before the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida4babe09-68f3-4613-ac2a-f0ff9422cb81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list for each State, as
applicable, that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfa1f7495-7360-497a-9edb-a4da12cb8156"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the size and weight
limitations applicable to each segment of the National Highway System in that
State as listed under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1b837e8-36fc-4cbd-be40-7527d2b50276"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each combination that
exceeds the Interstate weight limit, but that the Department of Transportation,
other Federal agency, or a State agency has determined on or before the date of
enactment of this Act, could be or could have been lawfully operated in the
State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf928758a-4dcb-477a-8399-94757297c0e3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each combination that
exceeds the Interstate weight limit, but that the Secretary determines could
have been lawfully operated on a non-Interstate segment of the National Highway
System in the State on or before the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4daf84d9-5a85-48fc-8e66-cbd4dd5a4b22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a list of each State law
that designates or allows designation of size and weight limitations in excess
of Federal law and regulations on routes of the National Highway System,
including nondivisible loads.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id83ca80f5-2d58-43cb-8d5f-1d3150686ca5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>The
Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall specify whether the
determinations under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) were made by the
Department of Transportation, other Federal agency, or a State agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6d9a8668-bbd5-4ca7-9fcb-c8a3c1b3598b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit a final report of the compilation under subsection (a) to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IX</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="id7e54d4e4-f1dd-478d-bfbd-007487dacc08"><enum>901.</enum><header>Detention time
study</header>
<subsection id="id2dc21838-9ddd-43f5-b2cc-675287d82434"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
task the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee to study the extent to which
detention time contributes to drivers violating hours of service requirements
and driver fatigue. In conducting this study, the Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id2ea7f222-32b2-416e-b823-75fc97d3f813"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examine data collected
from driver and vehicle inspections;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0a8602ea-f4f8-489b-9143-049e911bb712"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id11bee733-1406-4168-b8d1-06222e569868"><enum>(A)</enum><text>motor carriers and
drivers, shippers, and representatives of ports and other facilities where
goods are loaded and unloaded;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id228d8e2f-9720-492c-ab9a-72c55da2851f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>government officials;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e6cc254-28b5-418b-be7c-89a84957d26f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other parties as
appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id04ac0042-a03e-4ffd-9d9e-fd82c24b9e99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide recommendations
to the Secretary for addressing issues identified in the study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8f852dc3-f4b6-4f0d-a550-98857dd4fcfc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall provide a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that includes recommendations
for legislation and for addressing the results of the study.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id8cddb8ef-15a4-41ac-ba43-b297e65c443f"><enum>902.</enum><header>Prohibition of
coercion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31136(a) is
amended by—</text>
<paragraph id="idcf806cd1-25fb-4627-aefd-8f26fb9e755b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3eedf279-9ad3-4e61-9b71-c7cead45b5bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking the period at
the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id14fbc099-af3e-4618-be8b-e95317ccbce0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>adding after subsection
(4) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id46710c49-7bbf-4b75-8901-8e2ce84dc8e8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an operator of a
commercial motor vehicle is not coerced by a motor carrier, shipper, receiver,
or transportation intermediary to operate a commercial motor vehicle in
violation of a regulation promulgated under this section, or chapter 51 or
chapter 313 of this
title.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idc1223bbc-a24b-4c8e-96db-fc027089f90e"><enum>903.</enum><header>Motor carrier safety
advisory committee</header>
<subsection id="id1cd62d13-1866-4a07-be72-7bc86718c111"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>Section
4144(b)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31100 note), is amended by inserting
<quote>nonprofit employee labor organizations representing commercial motor
vehicle drivers,</quote> after <quote>industry,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida627f033-9afa-4fd0-b08e-2ae24d5f75bb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination
date</header><text>Section 4144(d) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31100 note),
is amended by striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>September 30, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idf4c6842f-1831-4832-8b18-af71fe4ed5e7"><enum>904.</enum><header>Waivers, exemptions,
and pilot programs</header>
<subsection id="idb492e15b-bee4-4f66-80d4-add4a5b7b211"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waiver
standards</header><text>Section 31315(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id5d41028a-6e9f-40e7-8134-3fee2664da6a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd07c8708-9d0a-40af-a709-5c137928bbb6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf79bcb24-a67f-4f54-b443-b5e9297847a7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>redesignating paragraph
(4) as paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfd65e61f-eaa5-4b54-85d6-ab96dc129908"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exemption
standards</header><text>Section 31315(b)(4) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id77039f8a-55c3-48ec-8c07-f62a28e06989"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
inserting <quote>(or, in the case of a request for an exemption from the
physical qualification standards for commercial motor vehicle drivers, post on
a web site established by the Secretary to implement the requirements of
section 31149)</quote> after <quote>Federal Register</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id133042d8-d2e2-4af8-b929-58567538602a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(B) to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="idf5c4c3ba-3e1b-46ee-bae1-a1a8b1c71654"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Upon granting a
request</header><text>Upon granting a request and before the effective date of
the exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register (or, in the
case of an exemption from the physical qualification standards for commercial
motor vehicle drivers, post on a web site established by the Secretary to
implement the requirements of section 31149) the name of the person granted the
exemption, the provisions from which the person is exempt, the effective
period, and the terms and conditions of the
exemption.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id536f79b4-fd5f-4f27-b9da-f413ebdbd51c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by
inserting <quote>(or, in the case of a request for an exemption from the
physical qualification standards for commercial motor vehicle drivers, post on
a web site established by the Secretary to implement the requirements of
section 31149)</quote> after <quote>Federal Register</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ided93eb85-2416-445d-afb4-66008c2bc663"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Providing notice of
exemptions to State personnel</header><text>Section 31315(b)(7) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="idc86c353f-61a1-451f-b84a-9b0a67cb7722"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Notification of state
compliance and enforcement personnel</header><text>Before the effective date of
an exemption, the Secretary shall notify a State safety compliance and
enforcement agency, and require the agency pursuant to section 31102(b)(1)(Y)
to notify the State's roadside inspectors, that a person will be operating
pursuant to an exemption and the terms and conditions that apply to the
exemption.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ida44b1199-e498-48f4-a3d9-54b15f2920c8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pilot
programs</header><text>Section 31315(c)(1) is amended by striking <quote>in the
Federal Register</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb0684205-4200-4c87-97df-68658d6ab6c0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Section 31315 is amended by adding after subsection (d)
the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id2b9655c9-17f3-4a2f-82ba-124a68f3d63f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
listing the waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs granted under this section,
and any impacts on safety.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7bca3cb9-d331-4ce7-ac4a-38c98a0f580c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Web
site</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration web site includes a link to the web site established by
the Secretary to implement the requirements under sections 31149 and 31315. The
link shall be in a clear and conspicuous location on the home page of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration web site and be easily accessible
to the
public.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id521089c1-6df2-4134-b35f-d45c7073a1b7"><enum>905.</enum><header>Transportation of
horses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 80502 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id6a04bc37-88bd-4c5d-8bdb-a461f3f5fa80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
striking <quote>This section does not</quote> and inserting <quote>Subsections
(a) and (b) shall not</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9838ec9f-d713-4f69-87ea-08f69b219513"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3b009ce8-b92d-4f8f-a337-d11bfd4bc705"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (c) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ida43f3900-364a-43e6-a248-dca293e3cde5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transportation of
horses</header>
<paragraph id="id2b76418f-259d-456e-a4a3-71c849483e4d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>No
person may transport, or cause to be transported, a horse from a place in a
State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United
States through or to a place in another State, the District of Columbia, or a
territory or possession of the United States in a motor vehicle containing 2 or
more levels stacked on top of each other.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf6b43b03-1460-4a69-82fb-8a107e7e20e0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Motor vehicle
defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>motor
vehicle</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="id136bd38d-f528-4526-82a6-a00c02efb267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a vehicle driven or
drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public
highways; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id979a20d2-c0f2-4d25-a5cf-5fa7755469a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include a
vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or
rails.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idad259175-5fb3-42a8-9a35-9f50194b06c8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e), as
redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="id65fe78cc-6ea4-4eee-849d-ae18d24326e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A rail
carrier</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ide77937f6-28b6-4d88-815c-7b88723feb88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A rail
carrier</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93d78e14-9cd6-4d31-9660-4c815b4e750f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this
section</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a) or (b)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd9a701a-73ab-4803-85cd-0bdc0997a89a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>On
learning</quote> and inserting before <quote>of a violation</quote> the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideff99547-01ec-43d3-998b-638cbeb4a91c" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id669b29eb-e9cf-4422-a4f3-500aec9e7daa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation of
horses in multilevel trailer</header>
<subparagraph id="id04d023f6-6a15-4eae-aeee-85bd7e14f9a7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text>A person that knowingly violates subsection (d) is liable
to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $100 but not
more than $500 for each violation. A separate violation occurs under subsection
(d) for each horse that is transported, or caused to be transported, in
violation of subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44f210a6-58a6-4092-bae3-a23111aab3ec"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Relationship to other
laws</header><text>The penalty provided under subparagraph (A) shall be in
addition to any penalty or remedy available under any other law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idef84d2a7-9338-4ecd-a441-cf27165f62c3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Civil
action</header><text>On
learning</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>X</enum><header>Household goods
transportation</header>
<section id="idf1cf5a10-1540-4eb0-9bb3-677c5c6f5b5e"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Additional
registration requirements for household goods motor carriers</header>
<subsection id="id5c64c6c7-a2ee-4788-ba5a-0001324a0a27"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 13902(a)(2) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ida04e2c6b-1435-47dd-8b19-720524c739f3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>section 13702(c);</quote> and inserting <quote>section
13702(c); and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id53f78ede-f1bc-4ed9-b0da-7f8621d3dade"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(C) to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id9d0795bc-4ea4-4d23-b2f2-d014279d47a0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrates, before
being registered, through successful completion of a proficiency examination
established by the Secretary, knowledge and intent to comply with applicable
Federal laws relating to consumer protection, estimating, consumers' rights and
responsibilities, and options for limitations of liability for loss and
damage.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2afd09b3-ce71-4890-a9b7-ee69f87bf2e7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph
(D).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id86839c36-e90e-4e83-8892-03d99088958a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance reviews of
new household goods motor carriers</header><text>Section 31144(g), as amended
by section 102 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3135014b-642e-444e-8781-e1a965696321" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id399e4fd6-5847-4058-ac85-6f6dc13bb5f8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Additional requirements
for household goods motor carriers</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1f2d6bf4-b456-4873-853a-1cf8a036a90e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In addition to the
requirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall require, by regulation,
each registered household goods motor carrier to undergo a consumer protection
standards review not later than 18 months after the household goods motor
carrier begins operations under such authority.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id02cb8d34-3c5c-4dc7-9390-9864995160e6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>In
the regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
establish the elements of the consumer protections standards review, including
basic management controls. In establishing the elements, the Secretary shall
consider the effects on small businesses and shall consider establishing
alternate locations where such reviews may be conducted for the convenience of
small
businesses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idf94fd379-c22d-4f6c-9637-4b045216b201"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id79d7b6a5-3554-4d2f-a66a-9a5fef3dfcf8"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Failure to give up
possession of household goods</header>
<subsection id="idf32516a3-e12c-4a5e-8a61-dd008e7687cb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Injunctive
relief</header><text>Section 14704(a)(1) is amended by striking <quote>and
14103</quote> and inserting <quote>, 14103, and 14915(c)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id08767b28-d38f-4ba4-a555-00ca6ea1f3ab"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header><text>Section 14915(a)(1) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subsection id="idce387375-b1da-4120-b0f2-36689458383e"><enum></enum><text>The United States may assign all or a
portion of the civil penalty to an aggrieved shipper. The Secretary of
Transportation shall establish criteria upon which such assignments shall be
made. The Secretary may order, after notice and an opportunity for a
proceeding, that a person found holding a household goods shipment hostage
return the goods to an aggrieved
shipper.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id703d2898-bfe0-41d9-a03b-08f3b2ee2d8b"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Settlement
authority</header>
<subsection id="ida68ff46e-5c4e-4c78-af52-0b6af4d74ee7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Settlement of general
civil penalties</header><text>Section 14901 is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4fdc2fd-7d37-4f30-98d2-705223f8eae9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idf6255ee9-dcc7-4181-bbea-dace68938acb"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Settlement of household
goods civil penalties</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed
to prohibit the Secretary from accepting partial payment of a civil penalty as
part of a settlement agreement in the public interest, or from holding
imposition of any part of a civil penalty in
abeyance.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idebe38967-9c0b-44ee-b927-cf8dadf215ec"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Settlement of household
goods civil penalties</header><text>Section 14915(a) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d7ffd93-fd42-4241-9ddc-85ddb6c58995" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="iddfb95d0a-be87-44a2-b795-766ef2342f4e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Settlement
authority</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed as
prohibiting the Secretary from accepting partial payment of a civil penalty as
part of a settlement agreement in the public interest, or from holding
imposition of any part of a civil penalty in
abeyance.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id67693795-2074-4491-b5c7-126397e460c4"><enum>1004.</enum><header>Household goods
transportation assistance program</header>
<subsection id="id6a64cfc5-f023-49d4-8fd5-d44d65bd1605"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Joint assistance
program</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a joint assistance program,
through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—</text>
<paragraph id="id9d654d13-dcf5-457b-ba7a-c390eb711dc0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to educate consumers
about the household goods motor carrier industry pursuant to the
recommendations of the task force established under section 1005 of this
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd5800883-93d8-4781-becc-92a9af94a10a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to improve the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration's implementation, monitoring, and
coordination of Federal and State household goods enforcement
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6068c666-f2ee-4041-a741-a1fdad005623"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to assist a consumer with
the timely resolution of an interstate household goods hostage situation, as
appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idef6ea4f6-e255-4953-aa46-cf492cdb1adc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to conduct other
enforcement activities as designated by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf168f118-1112-434d-9326-7fa66c28b928"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Joint assistance
program partnership</header><text>The Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="id03cbaf53-fdd9-4919-a5f2-5974e96016b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may partner with 1 or
more household goods motor carrier industry groups to implement the joint
assistance program under subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id49c182c9-8fab-4e4d-b184-4ee4402a3b64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall ensure that each
participating household goods motor carrier industry group—</text>
<subparagraph id="id37820fbb-7bb3-4688-8bae-50b012f7c445"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implements the joint
assistance program in the best interest of the consumer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1159f9d-fe08-4a3f-9732-c78ffdf14620"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implements the joint
assistance program in the public interest;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id397d18ab-8ca0-4c5a-83b4-6ec92655b258"><enum>(C)</enum><text>accurately represents its
financial interests in providing household goods mover services in the normal
course of business and in assisting consumers resolving hostage
situations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ca72418-7b63-40f1-befb-f57ded5d493b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>does not hold itself out
or misrepresent itself as an agent of the Federal government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9bdb53d3-d7f4-4b86-b85b-9273ce81cb98"><enum>(E)</enum><text>abides by Federal
regulations and guidelines for the provision of assistance and receipt of
compensation for household goods mover services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b38eef9-0637-43b3-ab62-764cca704640"><enum>(F)</enum><text>accurately represents the
Federal and State remedies that are available to consumers for resolving
interstate household goods hostage situations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7e3311d1-9981-4b21-9fe8-a247425ac9ed"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit a report annually to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives providing a detailed description
of the joint assistance program under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb7252017-5190-4bde-8b41-fc8bf0ebc5bf"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The
joint assistance program under subsection (a) may not include the provision of
funds by the United States to a consumer for lost, stolen, or damaged
items.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id46b3b3a5-8d94-408b-9b14-ae8cba17937c"><enum>1005.</enum><header>Household goods
consumer education program</header>
<subsection id="id3db8b4f8-478b-49ee-ab07-d1f9d16942d2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Task
force</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a task
force to develop recommendations to ensure that a consumer is informed of
Federal law concerning the transportation of household goods by a motor
carrier, including recommendations—</text>
<paragraph id="iddea4ab88-ff6c-4fa4-87ca-7ba3a35a7cb3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on how to condense
publication ESA 03005 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration into a
format that can be more easily used by a consumer; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2ef3b146-d9ef-43d5-bfc9-3800aac3b9f1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on the use of
state-of-the-art education techniques and technologies, including the use of
the Internet as an educational tool.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2862cfe3-d378-43af-b963-3990d22b057c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Task force
members</header><text>The task force shall be comprised of—</text>
<paragraph id="id0ff2ca16-b76a-4502-a804-c2c79f7f1678"><enum>(1)</enum><text>individuals with
expertise in consumer affairs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddca27b02-a79a-44e4-b639-ef740aa326d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>educators with expertise
in how people learn most effectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id552bc8e3-698b-4347-b3d6-07174838de0c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>representatives of the
household goods moving industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idde074103-97de-44b5-ac31-b84f392fb663"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force shall
complete its recommendations under subsection (a). Not later than 1 year after
the task force completes its recommendations under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall issue regulations implementing the recommendations, as
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idde562fcb-8d95-4a08-828b-37c925d4667e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal Advisory
Committee Act exemption</header><text>The <act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal Advisory Committee Act</act-name> (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the task force.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd10feb49-e4bf-4d6f-ac45-6e3a118526ea"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
task force shall terminate 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>XI</enum><header>Technical
Amendments</header>
<section id="id9e3fce3a-422e-44c4-9adb-ba2c98c17607"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Update of obsolete
text</header>
<subsection id="id006fb99c-bf23-4b55-82af-e27500ea61fb"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 31137(e), as
redesignated by section 301 of this Act, is amended by striking <quote>Not
later than December 1, 1990, the Secretary shall prescribe</quote> and
inserting <quote>The Secretary shall maintain</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id176c10c4-801e-4de6-9315-9493189b8ca1"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 31151(a) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id76ab9fc6-8307-4a45-856b-2d6b09149314"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac5015dd-cdd7-469f-9204-bd9358e7ea98" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id080d335e-ebd1-4402-adb1-fd39dd2aa0c8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain a program
to ensure that intermodal equipment used to transport intermodal containers is
safe and systematically maintained.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddc956a94-dee3-43d2-a485-bb8099765e54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb9d07b7c-b5d0-4fce-ae13-ecc66a99373e"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 31307(b) is
amended by striking <quote>Not later than December 18, 1994, the Secretary
shall prescribe</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall
maintain</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6e1d8e55-3ddc-4400-9817-08914b642aec"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Section 31310(g)(1) is
amended by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id569e5253-91aa-4a88-8807-151e5c916e87"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Section 4123(f) of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (119 Stat. 1736), is amended by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the </quote> and inserting
<quote>The</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id9f9a526b-aabd-4958-8636-44af839366c0"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Correction of
interstate commerce commission references</header>
<subsection id="id3cc87767-140a-4811-b992-eba03cbc6ace"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety information and
intervention in interstate commerce commission
proceedings</header><text>Chapter 3 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7cab45ba-827f-48b5-bfb9-55fcc31ca36b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by repealing section
307;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id87b06b95-6f25-42c7-b6e9-7b8fa0a9dbb6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the analysis, by
striking the item relating to section 307;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf0d758c3-89c8-4288-be0d-abf1e4a968a6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 333(d)(1)(C),
by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting
<quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4118af2b-00f1-4e4a-b716-426a7f390f58"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 333(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id97a46115-c16d-4d18-950c-c5b32c58c722"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface
Transportation Board</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8003a8c-2555-44f2-a628-5d8b58486a6e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Board</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5aaab661-c4d8-4c5c-8d07-fab1c379287a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Filing and procedure
for application to abandon or discontinue</header><text>Section 10903(b)(2) is
amended by striking <quote>24706(c) of this title</quote> and inserting
<quote>24706(c) of this title before May 31, 1998</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id96331488-6faa-461b-842b-a12ffd4654a2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rights and remedies of
persons injured by carriers or brokers</header>
<paragraph id="id1ee18fe3-8611-4e5e-9c33-82e4678f0b8a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 14704 is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ideb154b2f-ea21-4d3c-beae-10aaac8d7221"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<clause id="id9664bebb-662b-4075-bcfb-2a985b6ab302"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">In General</header-in-text>.—</quote>
and all that follows through <quote>injured</quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Enforcement of
Order</header-in-text>.—A person injured</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id96c332c1-f383-4929-93ac-f8d008791451"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as subsection (b)(1); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8027d591-21fa-476b-a140-741952a1cce2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="id6FA863A09158425D9A8F6DA674BA3E5D"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(i)</added-phrase></enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (b) as paragraph (2);</text>
</clause><clause id="id2c3a0c63-2e10-4f0b-8fb2-3580bbd14d17"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(ii)</added-phrase></enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Liability and Damages for Exceeding
Tariff Rate</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>A
carrier</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Exceeding tariff rate</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="iddfc722c0-7036-40f2-a25f-8315f296ec3c"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(iii)</added-phrase></enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Damages for
violations</header-in-text>.—</quote> in paragraph (1), as redesignated, and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Other
violations</header-in-text>.—</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaa7415fd-deb3-4964-8904-e529bfee21f6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 14705(c) is
amended by striking <quote>14704(b)</quote> and inserting
<quote>14704(b)(2)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id683fb8ab-5b37-4128-8d33-42efcdd59b3d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical amendments to
Part C of Subtitle V</header>
<paragraph id="id59de5569-eec5-46cf-9474-255b5dd3a436"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 24307(b)(3) is
amended by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting
<quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7de012ab-3790-4d01-85ac-a7025e228c03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 24311 is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id72695376-ad6f-459b-a42a-43db457878a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface
Transportation Board</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99a102b9-0b20-4720-b09e-425e8b7443d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Board</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id888EBAD718CA4AF8B35F8A838059866A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commission's</quote> and inserting <quote>Board's</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1140ce8f-6aa1-4182-91e4-6797458eb5c6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 24902 is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbb7cc614-8f55-4ba5-b8a3-d2449bb40c1d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae86f5a1-ce38-4fb9-8607-fcddc519b819"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Board</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida00f4e24-26ef-44fe-8795-93d31b46c79f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 24904 is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id22b7024b-6d06-48a7-863d-d10d73929ec1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface
Transportation Board</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id635d3483-4c2b-44c7-aaa7-f3f24f9ba420"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Board</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5cfb2a27-cca5-455a-9364-8d0c9e07a824"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="id48236883-d079-47a9-8ed5-77ed84ee71ec"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 14504a(c)(1) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idfd7e3498-cd73-4e3a-b8d7-a878f721834d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by
striking <quote>sections</quote> and inserting <quote>section</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd95d6d4c-8473-4416-971b-e82dac41a27a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)(ii)(II) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47c4dae7-a31b-40b8-a1a7-fcaea884367d"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 31103(a) is
amended by striking <quote>section 31102(b)(1)(E)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 31102(b)(2)(E)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idfeee66e4-b484-4249-9ffd-21055814d548"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 31103(b) is
amended by striking <quote>authorized by section 31104(f)(2)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2cfd063d-5f7b-4e43-9020-cef8ff6557eb"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Section 31309(b)(2) is
amended by striking <quote>31308(2)</quote> and inserting
<quote>31308(3)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>XII</enum><header>Surface Transportation
and Freight Policy Act of 2011</header>
<section id="IDb96cd76fcbff46a5b00a794027ab6fe6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Surface Transportation and
Freight Policy Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id517195336A43412387E7C56D34E3E15D"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Establishment of a
national surface transportation and freight policy</header>
<subsection id="ID8c6e2115f7794c1c9ca88eeccaa8846e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter I of chapter 3, as amended by section 1102 of
this Act, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3f329a557de44d91ba65317dd08a4dbe"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating sections
304 through 306 as sections 307 through 309, respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD3D3057D176A47E9979D65DDB1100010"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating sections
308 and 309 as sections 310 and 311, respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f899aca0704440f97ccbcafb8193890"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(3)</added-phrase></enum><text>by redesignating
sections 303 and 303a as sections 305 and 306, respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfbfe268f2e364f4cbdf1ef58c3d33534"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(4)</added-phrase></enum><text>by inserting
after section 302 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF46C593057714C2F96ACFEB79CD49C99" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="ID3ff53b7a774b46e78bd41cb791391b85"><enum>303.</enum><header>National surface
transportation policy</header>
<subsection id="ID63bef1235c6f4fdb9ead278d73b77f3d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
is the policy of the United States to develop a comprehensive national surface
transportation system that advances the national interest and defense,
interstate and foreign commerce, the efficient and safe interstate mobility of
people and goods, and the protection of the environment. The system shall be
built, maintained, managed, and operated as a partnership between the Federal,
State, and local governments and the private sector and shall be coordinated
with the overall transportation system of the United States, including the
Nation's air, rail, pipeline, and water transportation systems. The Secretary
of Transportation shall be responsible for carrying out this policy and for
defining the Federal government's role in the system.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDda3c77af407c40c896fb053ef7f35d3d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The
objectives of the policy shall be to facilitate and advance—</text>
<paragraph id="IDce011210cc794815af1afdaa996772c0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the improved
accessibility and reduced travel times for persons and goods within and between
nations, regions, States, and metropolitan areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2eaf65e826e24478bd4ea322ebb28515"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the safety and health of
the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0b323628e16c4239b94623f6090719bc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the security of the
Nation and the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d5e7d0af1e245239a975b0146b404b8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>environmental
protection;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6cfe18ca33304f44932ac530b99ffc0f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>energy conservation and
security, including reducing transportation-related energy use;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc1075e9656454a999e5ac4e832aaa4ca"><enum>(6)</enum><text>international and
interstate freight movement, trade enhancement, job creation, and economic
development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfab2fd5a7ac54783a3cdca726c2dbe92"><enum>(7)</enum><text>responsible planning to
address population distribution and employment and sustainable
development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0462af91ae7f4c9db112ff6586eada84"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the preservation and
adequate performance of system-critical transportation assets, as defined by
the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa081b49e98d44e25aac708cef351d077"><enum>(9)</enum><text>reasonable access to the
national surface transportation system for all system users, including rural
communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID54386b053d71491f8511d6bfa62e8bc2"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the sustainable,
balanced, and adequate financing of the national surface transportation system;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf308d8ecd120497b9364be5b0308d63e"><enum>(11)</enum><text>innovation in
transportation services, infrastructure, and technology.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcedf509a2d844cb883e8ea821fe254c3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Goals</header>
<paragraph id="IDd19356832a5d430fa34e7f0b84809b47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Specific
goals</header><text>The goals of the policy shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF99EED3C6EE744E8957E3CD70BEDF76E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reduce average per
capita peak period travel times on an annual basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7532333015ec4213a077bd14a645741a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce national motor
vehicle-related and truck-related fatalities by 50 percent by 2030;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID668e55325d644223808d45d1395abdc3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to reduce national
surface transportation delays per capita on an annual basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdad489b0729d4fe391447d4e6bdb44bc"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to improve the access to
employment opportunities and other economic activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe506f20143f94d77af0ff41204b712da"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to increase the
percentage of system-critical surface transportation assets, as defined by the
Secretary, that are in a state of good repair by 20 percent by 2030;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa51153cfe0104ea4a86c8b01f26d7719"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to improve access to
public transportation, intercity passenger rail services, and non-motorized
transportation where travel demand warrants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5bca5e47af324aa8be0b00186312620f"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to reduce passenger and
freight transportation infrastructure-related delays entering into and out of
international points of entry on an annual basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb449440d45e14c60a80d89bc481711c2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to increase travel time
reliability on major freight corridors that connect major population centers to
freight generators and international gateways on an annual basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8da5cd1e640e49a99f89d75fb4939789"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to ensure adequate
transportation of domestic energy supplies and promote energy security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5102854606e548cf92be1e26b887e4e1"><enum>(J)</enum><text>to maintain or reduce the
percentage of gross domestic product consumed by transportation costs;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf800448bdc7e45f69577c7e69c04b4d6"><enum>(K)</enum><text>to reduce
transportation-related impacts on the environment and on communities on an
annual basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0b97e5ae61846d1bd16e86b1ac1ed57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Baselines</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act
of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary shall develop baselines for the goals and
shall determine appropriate methods of data collection to measure the
attainment of the
goals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID74ed4dcc5f9b439b89d58eaee0c7c44f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Freight
policy</header><text>Subchapter I of chapter 3, as amended by section 1202(a)
of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="ID871a48c1ab83412f89d46a7c6b758087"><enum>312.</enum><header>National freight
transportation policy.</header>
<subsection id="ID7e32e78590314103b79e984c711a6f11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National freight
transportation policy</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to
improve the efficiency, operation, and security of the national transportation
system to move freight by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships
that advance interstate and foreign commerce, promote economic competitiveness
and job creation, improve the safe and efficient mobility of goods, and protect
the public health and the environment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID61a51a9cc107423f8e3daca541be7267"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The
objectives of the policy are—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa44b53f6083e4d978e9cd160a2f7de11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to target investment in
freight transportation projects that strengthen the economic competitiveness of
the United States with a focus on domestic industries and businesses and the
creation and retention of high-value jobs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6630e4c51b514070b7e5ebde19805863"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote and advance
energy conservation and the environmental sustainability of freight
movements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc83352765cad427a95c8797e991b610b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to facilitate and advance
the safety and health of the public, including communities adjacent to freight
movements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID420cd6b9cc344107aec38c0fabdf3b98"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to provide for systematic
and balanced investment to improve the overall performance and reliability of
the national transportation system to move freight, including ensuring trade
facilitation and transportation system improvements are mutually
supportive;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf9be3e1aed63430299dff394f7a29d75"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to promote partnerships
between Federal, State, and local governments, the private sector, and other
transportation stakeholders to leverage investments in freight transportation
projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e966e2376a143fd9f33d589413c3612"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to encourage adoption of
operational policies, such as intelligent transportation systems, to improve
the efficiency of freight-related transportation movements and
infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID93a66ad2767c4174a7dcbcdf3beb4c8d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>The table of contents for chapter 3 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id82B3733F68EC48CDA1953BC3F69D4AB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating the
items relating to sections 304 through 306 as sections 307 through 309,
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8070BABC74284EE384BA95957168D082"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating the
items relating to sections 308 and 309 as sections 310 and 311,
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE31360B104AB40E0AB5C4043590C013A"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(3)</added-phrase></enum><text>by redesignating
the items relating to sections 303 and 303a as sections 305 and 306,
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF227DEE718FF44C7ADCA589D59A2273D"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(4)</added-phrase></enum><text>by inserting
after the item relating to section 302 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">303. National surface
transportation policy.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5BD6B55AF397475186646FCCABB64426"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(5)</added-phrase></enum><text>by inserting
after the item relating to section 311 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">312. National freight
transportation
policy.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDf352ee2641874afb9a27639c5d007a2d"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Surface
transportation and freight strategic plan</header>
<subsection id="ID5b62ef791f314debb6ab0a4d45a8669e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Surface transportation
and freight strategic plan</header><text>Subchapter I of chapter 3, as amended
by section 1202 of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 303 the
following—</text>
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<section id="ID3a2d620a07154a2baf3cf0049f56bf92"><enum>304.</enum><header>National surface
transportation and freight strategic performance plan.</header>
<subsection id="ID4b60e6786abc4284a76f64a0d0ff0785"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act
of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and
implement a National Surface Transportation and Freight Performance Plan to
achieve the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and 312
.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID35e49dd9e67546238c4d7fb2286481dd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
plan shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1bbe1419ece74855816aba71b36d9f8d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of the
current performance of the national surface transportation system and an
analysis of the system's ability to achieve the policy, objectives, and goals
set forth in sections 303 and 312;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID32f9e82bd4594e3c9fd29b84ce2ca966"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of emerging
and long-term projected trends, including economic and national trade policies,
that will impact the performance, needs, and uses of the national surface
transportation system, including the system to move freight;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1705bc0925c34117b85a1b8e003aab13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the
major challenges to effectively meeting the policy, objectives, and goals set
forth in sections 303 and 312 and a plan to address such challenges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd3a5d284f1734ccb8a67a4111000daa0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a comprehensive strategy
and investment plan to meet the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in
sections 303 and 312, including a strategy to develop the coalitions,
partnerships, and other collaborative financing efforts necessary to ensure
stable, reliable funding and completion of freight corridors and
projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID28c03274213940c6819414dfa1bf9974"><enum>(5)</enum><text>initiatives to improve
transportation modeling, research, data collection, and analysis, including
those to assess impacts on public health, and environmental conditions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID198f4946c7d14269ba3ca2ca4fb8f70e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a plan for any
reorganization of the Department of Transportation or its agencies necessary to
meet the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and
312;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb4310bd6b57244d79d9a82cf305bdd7c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>guidelines to encourage
the appropriate balance of means to finance the national transportation system
to move freight to implement the plan and the investment plan proposed under
paragraph (4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID45d8d3f8de33424598a9c5941092a812"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a list of priority
freight corridors and gateways to be improved and developed to meet the policy,
objectives, and goals set forth in section 312.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe0390484a4e54eb8844be7232d318c2f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
developing the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3102fabbb00c408797d215769c9a8230"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with appropriate
Federal agencies, local, State, and tribal governments, public and private
transportation stakeholders, non-profit organizations representing
transportation employees, appropriate foreign governments, and other interested
parties;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5c2d7bca9b64057a3c65bb436daab2a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider on-going
Federal, State, and corridor-wide transportation plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2f8a4a98726849e695706613208df332"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide public notice and
hearings and solicit public comments on the plan, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5beeeb35606b40319a6d6e2d2107fbe0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>as appropriate, establish
advisory committees to assist with developing the plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6480e436bdf747b6978b9c8d03138f02"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submittal and
publication</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id3A780FB1D03C4CA9A64458F55A0B43C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit the completed plan
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA66BAB9C85434F95A296927CF7AF1379"><enum>(2)</enum><text>post the completed plan
on the Department of Transportation's public web site.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5d9c691ecce648f0a05f70b0e473e4db"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Progress
reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit biennial progress reports on
the implementation of the plan beginning 2 years after the date of submittal of
the plan under subsection (d)(1). Each progress report shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4b5c29b8da7142c29cf25d5508bc43d0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe progress made
toward fully implementing the plan and achieving the policies, objectives, and
goals established under sections 303 and 312;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9512278f6344f468bdedbbb96efa28c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describe challenges and
obstacles to full implementation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDddab333c005c4171ba346a7fcfebb3fb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe updates to the
plan necessary to reflect changed circumstances or new developments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3051e8a4a755402ea9948e3fe233a4b4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>make policy and
legislative recommendations the Secretary believes are necessary and
appropriate to fully implement the plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc0bc8c7a9fd344cf95520aca8b32c2bb"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Data</header><text>The
Secretary shall have the authority to conduct studies, gather information, and
require the production of data necessary to develop or update this plan,
consistent with Federal privacy standards.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDabee1422969f4671a8ce85c34b8453a0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5e02072678de42d0a225d292eb4afcec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop appropriate
performance criteria and data collections systems for each Federal surface
transportation program to evaluate:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6a1dd8920b5b4bc6949bb7f6803a013d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether such programs are
consistent with the policy, objectives, and goals established by sections 303
and 312; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDacb5fdfb27a44b568d44f362952c0b0b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how effective such
programs are in contributing to the achievement of the policy, objectives, and
goals established by sections 303 and 312;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6d70364dbe7f4f468ee31da34d2385e3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>using the criteria
developed under paragraph (1), periodically evaluate each such program and
provide the results to the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDda3c764635ae4d74a303986c3f365b48"><enum>(3)</enum><text>based on the evaluation
performed under paragraph (2), make any necessary changes or improvements to
such programs to ensure such consistency and effectiveness;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID99323e17673c4d95b6d6d3b1041924f4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>implement this section in
a manner that is consistent with sections 302, 5503, 10101, and 13101 of this
title and section 101 of title 23 to the extent that such sections do not
conflict with the policy, objectives, and goals established by sections 303 and
312;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID89b437ce1366452cb731ae0405ca7bfc"><enum>(5)</enum><text>review, update, and
reissue all relevant surface transportation planning requirements to ensure
that such requirements require that regional, State, and local surface
transportation planning efforts funded with Federal funds are consistent with
the policy, objectives, and goals established by this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2c3a707be7e4100b6d935b4c26a1baf"><enum>(6)</enum><text>require States and
metropolitan planning organizations to annually report on the use of Federal
surface transportation funds, including a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc939cd18fd27430ab6c4a7770003cccb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>which projects and
priorities were funded with such funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcfad3b2cc0ae4c91b07acb7b5d76cb24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rationale and method
employed for apportioning such funds to the projects and priorities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID503d90f81b8247e196db2a254c5d0471"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how the obligation of
such funds is consistent with or advances the policy, objectives, and goals
established by sections 303 and
312.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID54fe1c08a3aa45039f2b04c1b0487203"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents for chapter 3 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">304. National surface
transportation and freight strategic performance
plan.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID5adceb70b740426d8ad14531b320cdb1"><enum>1204.</enum><header>Transportation
investment data and planning tools</header>
<subsection id="ID0de1f6ec9cc340339152997aa196ccd7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID95c5c3dd851446a8a93d57a70df27136"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop new tools or
improve existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based
approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other surface transportation
projects. These new or improved tools shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8c76e5a6baf24bd3822c8b1e0e4f01a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a systematic cost-benefit
analysis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb05cef38cfe04e828c9d7ac743af5de7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of external
effects on congestion, pollution, the environment, and the public
health;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb61607d85f0f4a359c5307c66f80967a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a valuation of modal
alternatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfd5348fa187d4fd7a74242933586144f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other elements to assist
in effective transportation planning; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6fffa515dbf9410e8f87a7f081eca99d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitate the collection
of transportation-related data to support a broad range of evaluation methods
and techniques such as demand forecasts, modal diversion forecasts, estimates
of the effect of proposed investments on congestion, pollution, public health,
and other factors, to assist in making transportation investment decisions. At
a minimum, the Secretary, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies,
shall consider any improvements to the Commodity Flow Survey that reduce
identified freight data gaps and deficiencies and help evaluate forecasts of
transportation demand.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9ed8884ef1a944749cdd45ea7a8cb49f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>To
the extent practicable, the Secretary shall consult with Federal, State, and
local transportation planners to develop, improve, and implement the tools and
collect the data under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa4b41aca72eb4eff8987689f357c7120"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of pilot
program</header>
<paragraph id="IDdd6afd2f01c54454858f2ac2d5f2a94d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>To
assist in the development of tools under subsection (a) and to inform the
National Surface Transportation and Freight Performance Plan required by
section 304 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall establish a
pilot program under which the Secretary shall conduct case studies of States
and metropolitan planning organizations that are designed—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6f27c7be65714e30bf1fdcdc580ad078"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide more detailed,
in-depth analysis and data collection with respect to transportation programs;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb29f27029f0943ef9a67372b9a606199"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to apply rigorous methods
of measuring and addressing the effectiveness of program participants in
achieving national transportation goals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2212951b6b304e888492982c582b021d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preliminary
requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="ID511f52f5012544bfa5eeacba9d092089"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Solicitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall solicit applications to participate in the pilot program from
States and metropolitan planning organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda0597e587434133ba91cc4cd3b6be0e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>A
State or metropolitan planning organization that desires to participate in the
pilot program shall notify the Secretary of such desire before a date
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID606baea5f3084136bd600cb58e43e51d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection</header>
<clause id="IDafdf390690b54cfaa7da12ea98da1e1e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Number of program
participants</header><text>The Secretary shall select to participate in the
pilot program—</text>
<subclause id="ID1ab3bf3b5d45459d877a29ff9f8c3676"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not fewer than 3, and not
more than 5, States; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc2292f48d24645bb99d01cca0586ad02"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not fewer than 3, and
not more than 5, metropolitan planning organizations.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID73770857b989446e95bd2037c864e44c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
Secretary shall select program participants not later than 3 months after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3e52462fa5c44106a35d63f2fb267492"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Diversity of program
participants</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable,
select program participants that represent a broad range of geographic and
demographic areas (including rural and urban areas) and types of transportation
programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDeb0da76ca4f54783baf7ee5539fe22e3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Case studies</header>
<paragraph id="IDa67a64c1b9b942abac540251da20ebc5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Baseline
report</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, each program participant shall submit to the Secretary a baseline
report that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7fb28363dd0044dfb344d834f7afb7e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the reporting
and data collection processes of the program participant for transportation
investments that are in effect on the date of the report;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ed3031754b74c2fb49ebb380fc5cd33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assesses how effective
the program participant is in achieving the national surface transportation
goals in section 303 of title 49, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc526ecd6c6244dcc93aac83c4267b37d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describes potential
improvements to the methods and metrics used to measure the effectiveness of
the program participant in achieving national surface transportation goals in
section 303 of title 49, United States Code, and the challenges to implementing
such improvements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID86d6fca5db014b298d03ac83c3e0b773"><enum>(D)</enum><text>includes an assessment of
whether, and specific reasons why, the preparation and submission of the
baseline report may be limited, incomplete, or unduly burdensome, including any
recommendations for facilitating the preparation and submission of similar
reports in the future.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfd4b9683cf3f436baed1db93329a23f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Each
program participant shall work cooperatively with the Secretary to evaluate the
methods and metrics used to measure the effectiveness of the program
participant in achieving national surface transportation goals in section 303
of title 49, United States Code, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa4c2608104e3434595676523608afa1a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by considering the degree
to which such methods and metrics take into account—</text>
<clause id="ID80afbbac2bcf412886fdfd30d774f296"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the factors that
influence the effectiveness of the program participant in achieving the
national surface transportation goals;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6632f1c22de24af78de4e34329bedafd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all modes of
transportation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb89ebc3c5f9e4391b7304797c2a89389"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the transportation
program as a whole, rather than individual projects within the transportation
program; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc4d6df3ddf145d9a8184a251d20ebcc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by identifying steps that
could be used to implement the potential improvements identified under
paragraph (1)(C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID28aa7136e64c4f73a5665cf886d39cdc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Final
report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this section, each program participant shall submit to the Secretary a
comprehensive final report that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDec5ebefd4f61461faad04cf220fc58f1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contains an updated
assessment of the effectiveness of the program participant in achieving
national surface transportation goals under section 303 of title 49, United
States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe33bd14261f436182d451e00a80c711"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes the ways in
which the performance of the program participant in collecting and reporting
data and carrying out the transportation program of the program participant has
improved or otherwise changed since the date of submission of the baseline
report under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4F3151287FBC482ABB1ECA9AB65A71C6"><enum>1205.</enum><header>National freight
infrastructure investment grants</header>
<subsection id="ID114a523382a14e938b6c4158bdb81a66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
program</header><text>Chapter 55 is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<subchapter id="id1C61CDD0717C43A2BB9DBB901459B77C"><enum>III</enum><header>Financial
assistance</header>
<section id="ID1e3b2390a78c42e283b84a758514b1d6"><enum>5581.</enum><header>National freight
infrastructure investment grants.</header>
<subsection id="IDa6fa9414f2a74f60bb8b606bc1f3723a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
program</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a
competitive grant program to provide financial assistance for capital
investments that improve the efficiency of the national transportation system
to move freight.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb7c804e3eae345c8b6c33bd00661db4a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header><text>An applicant is eligible for a grant under this section
for—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3fd60d1b480249efba442a20a41abe88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a port development or
improvement project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID27f07e7923274557b0cd88dcffe1d338"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a multimodal terminal
facility project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b454443711c4ed1a436e2e83fa9adc7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a land port of entry
project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDca81d1f9ba934dc1bb2f312b65d46eb3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a freight rail
improvement or capacity expansion project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID88d9f0b963884f408312e9b90ec80e28"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an intelligent
transportation system project primarily for freight benefit that reduces
congestion or improves safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDad1b70c640e044b09da8fb0e8436a654"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a project that improves
access to a port or terminal facility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA5312E6A1C904DBFB9C48D331DA5FF8D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a highway project to
reduce congestion or improve safety; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa32b9286ea0946b3a0f355236e64f9e6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>planning, preparation, or
design of any project described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or
(7).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8c01f40706fa4a5b9f0155eda694b721"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Project selection
criteria</header><text>In determining whether to award a grant to an eligible
applicant under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which
the project—</text>
<paragraph id="ID74ca4b1c9bbb4a778376c3bdbd8bf5f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supports the objectives
of the National Surface Transportation and Freight Performance Plan developed
under section 304;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID29486f183d8744efb65fa93a983c41b2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>leverages Federal
investment by encouraging non-Federal contributions to the project, including
contributions from public-private partnerships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc5a0eb904f1422f8a785af618eec169"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improves the mobility of
goods and commodities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7ec53d831994e9e98859f17443da800"><enum>(4)</enum><text>incorporates new and
innovative technologies, including freight-related intelligent transportation
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID984d8714baaa47ff8cced16e0d7cd6f0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>improves energy
efficiency or reduces greenhouse gas emissions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf856923e649642d6a5c8a3835ea4b1cb"><enum>(6)</enum><text>helps maintain or protect
the environment, including reducing air and water pollution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID149b1246d3ac4e80a97ddb3c4f8cd5f3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>reduces
congestion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0f24b9d997f24c29843ac1aaf78a7791"><enum>(8)</enum><text>improves the condition of
the freight infrastructure, including bringing it into a state of good
repair;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01f4b12205f0483980e7bf0fbb4beeef"><enum>(9)</enum><text>improves safety,
including reducing transportation accidents, injuries, and fatalities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8511a7ab61724685a26c61742ba4fe53"><enum>(10)</enum><text>demonstrates that the
proposed project cannot be readily and efficiently realized without Federal
support and participation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID126c4ef7ef184a48ae28122d293d5ee7"><enum>(11)</enum><text>enhances national or
regional economic development, growth, and competitiveness.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd5417d6ebbc641949709691befbdb323"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Secretary shall give priority to projects that have the highest system
performance improvement relative to their benefit-cost analysis, as measured by
the tools developed under section 1204 of the <short-title>Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of
2011</short-title> and those that support domestic manufacturing of
goods.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID140309ee32e84fb18298218fef679558"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Letters of
intent</header>
<paragraph id="IDe6dfd2fd36db4810aaff9af2b07194a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may issue a letter of intent to an
applicant announcing an intention to obligate, for a major capital project
under this section, an amount from future available budget authority specified
in law that is not more than the amount stipulated as the financial
participation of the Secretary in the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a7f2cef61c1430da54692a3fb1271a7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Written
notice</header><text>Not later than 30 days before issuing a letter under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide written notice of the proposed
letter or agreement to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives. The Secretary shall include with the notification a
copy of the proposed letter or agreement, the criteria used under subsection
(c) for selecting the project for a grant award, and a description of how the
project meets such criteria.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c1a90a2c42d43659c06f371591a35e1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subject to availability
of funds</header><text>An obligation or administrative commitment may be made
only when amounts are made available. Each letter of intent shall state that
the contingent commitment is not an obligation of the Federal Government, and
is subject to the availability of funds under Federal law and to Federal laws
in force or enacted after the date of the contingent commitment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID94911e4fe327477996e618b892daf2ee"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share of net
project cost</header>
<paragraph id="ID2448711deaff4e359dd47b78d3d0ed2a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Based on engineering studies, studies of economic
feasibility, and information on the expected use of equipment or facilities,
the Secretary shall estimate the net project cost.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f009193059b43ec947c2975d140f804"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of a grant for the project shall not
exceed 80 percent of the project net capital cost.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1bd3d09d94ef4c0d8a56f8bfc8ac6a45"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Secretary shall give priority in allocating future obligations and contingent
commitments to incur obligations to grant requests seeking a lower Federal
share of the project net capital cost.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1db8f7bfa653439dbad0c87d6dd2ea9d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header>
<paragraph id="IDe1ec3f18f3e747bc947676a3d266ae86"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An applicant may enter into an agreement with any public,
private, or nonprofit entity to cooperatively implement any project funded with
a grant under this subchapter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID16e02ca348094f3593e4c59aaf2c868f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Forms of
participation</header><text>Participation by an entity under paragraph (1) may
consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd6ac3e3c796948519daa1764147659f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ownership or operation of
any land, facility, vehicle, or other physical asset associated with the
project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbc5ad8df333c47aca4a435798dd88238"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cost-sharing of any
project expense or non-Federal share of the project cost, including in kind
contributions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID98a2719b8c614338b86e0e7ebe4ad7b2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out
administration, construction management, project management, project operation,
or any other management or operational duty associated with the project;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID707950dc1f294b25b8cb50170c0c318d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other form of
participation approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbf10ae2f121d4918ae27ce5aa1582ae1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Oversight
program</header>
<paragraph id="IDf54b7f66c6944854bc21ee5014fa90cc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subparagraph id="IDc377ff471f5d4d7f89c0fed6af4fe176"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an oversight program to
monitor the effective and efficient use of funds authorized to carry out this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e239475869e4ec9a6894532393a8050"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum
requirement</header><text>At a minimum, the oversight program shall be
responsive to all areas relating to financial integrity and project
delivery.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID218663f0b13c411aaf4c4c13042d912d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial
integrity</header>
<subparagraph id="ID96ebe5a17b7d4601b7a111a66fca7909"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Financial management
systems</header><text>The Secretary shall perform annual reviews that address
elements of the applicant's financial management systems that affect projects
approved under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6f51e7c134c4225ae15b5909a227475"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project
costs</header><text>The Secretary shall develop minimum standards for
estimating project costs and shall periodically evaluate the practices of
applicants for estimating project costs, awarding contracts, and reducing
project costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID145ecc2d94c64e21837e20ee84e2b461"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project
delivery</header><text>The Secretary shall perform annual reviews that address
elements of the project delivery system of an applicant, which elements include
1 or more activities that are involved in the life cycle of a project from
conception to completion of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7ac4752e39ed470794739820ebfccb56"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Responsibility of the
applicants</header>
<subparagraph id="ID89f5c28f051c43cd86ed499465690e76"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each applicant shall submit to the Secretary for approval
such plans, specifications, and estimates for each proposed project as the
Secretary may require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfdcab847186a4705882f537289397093"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicant
subrecipients</header><text>The applicant shall be responsible for determining
that a subrecipient of Federal funds under this section—</text>
<clause id="ID5cc08ee7e3c843aabf263b5d15f5ff6b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has adequate project
delivery systems for projects approved under this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0fbd4e859d6249d38877c285908d95af"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has sufficient
accounting controls to properly manage such Federal funds.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70e3d5153f1a474c8b8cb57d6a42f314"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Periodic
review</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically review the monitoring of
subrecipients by the applicant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID099470624f6f4b9699b05f2372234c2c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Specific oversight
responsibilities</header><text>Nothing in this section shall affect or
discharge any oversight responsibility of the Secretary specifically provided
for under this title or other Federal law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3f699e44cf314a299c4aa8ec43cff9d8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Major projects</header>
<paragraph id="IDbcacdc5301884e41aeba01d5fb44ead8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A recipient of a grant for a project under this section
with an estimated total cost of $500,000,000 or more, and a recipient for such
other projects as may be identified by the Secretary, shall submit to the
Secretary for each project—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe97feb8b55374bbf8dff07311fa4dd06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a project management
plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a303abcaca64d029500612a8d0dc2ec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an annual financial
plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDafa7c51f507240c99a9fbb10b30600a0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project management
plan</header><text>A project management plan shall document—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID599aad6b141c4fea9c9f011632044c0a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the procedures and
processes that are in effect to provide timely information to the project
decisionmakers to effectively manage the scope, costs, schedules, and quality
of, and the Federal requirements applicable to, the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID25774caf1d664698b26bedbd6b05f232"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the role of the agency
leadership and management team in the delivery of the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcea817c2ced34d799ede7bb7231c1732"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial
plan</header><text>A financial plan shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4a829851e1e9478bbefa1489595761ab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be based on detailed
estimates of the cost to complete the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc724678c611641a292edd0c6a8a5ecb2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for the annual
submission of updates to the Secretary that are based on reasonable
assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future increases in the cost to
complete the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID593b9904e0c046aba71a7354501a856c"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Other
projects</header><text>A recipient of Federal financial assistance for a
project under this title with an estimated total cost of $100,000,000 or more
that is not covered by subsection (i) shall prepare an annual financial plan.
Annual financial plans prepared under this subsection shall be made available
to the Secretary for review upon the request of the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb80ec23dc5c44dd09310e316ab0082ac"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Other terms and
conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall determine what additional grant
terms and conditions are necessary and appropriate to meet the requirements of
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2a0b4196596c473d806b0cd399fcff46"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act
of 2011</short-title>, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to implement
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID09c00308580e4c30b8f0cd91368dd6e0"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Applicant
defined</header><text>In this subchapter, the term <term>applicant</term>
includes a State, a political subdivision of a State, a metropolitan planning
organization, government-sponsored authorities and corporations, and the
District of Columbia.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1d3a73f8444649f0942c42f99822aa4e"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Secretarial
oversight</header>
<paragraph id="ID4f70bf976e794fc898a0a796671aa800"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of amounts
made available in a fiscal year for capital projects under this subchapter to
enter into contracts to oversee the construction of such projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID29c6a7aa9f744225bd7ecec81b25502c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permissible
uses</header><text>The Secretary may use amounts available under paragraph (1)
to make contracts for safety, procurement, management, and financial compliance
reviews and audits of a recipient of amounts under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID78cd9c80d72b4444b18b09ac8fd76d3a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The
Federal Government shall pay the entire cost of carrying out a contract under
this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf63b97d9866f463aad0438d5fb3f1f5b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents for chapter 55 is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="subchapter"><quote>Subchapter III.
financial assistance</quote></toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><quote>5581. National freight
infrastructure investment grants.</quote>.</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection></section><section id="ID5973310a309043fd88ebfc0af40ef40d"><enum>1206.</enum><header>Port infrastructure
development initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
50302(c)(3)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDE5AA4921F84B1CB4CCD30723BCD314" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subparagraph id="IDd585f8de6d0a40d4b54b1153da870213"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>Amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for a marine
facility or intermodal facility that includes maritime transportation may be
transferred, at the option of the recipient of such amounts, to the Fund and
administered by the Administrator as a component of a project under the
program.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id164D5966C40C48D081DD8B6ACB162ED7"><enum>1207.</enum><header>Office of Freight
Planning and Development</header>
<subsection id="id0A79D06876694775A95366D1C4A1466B"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(a)</added-phrase></enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 102 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idDD5FF32F142347DEBF39E9EAC0F29159"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (h) as subsection (i); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05BD7E39BBE24E118EAA8363CA9F2874"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (g) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id087BEE8BC6A746F2AE1F095CDE21FE97" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id1AB4A782DB674333AD519A32CE3FAF8E"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(h)</added-phrase></enum><header>Office of
Freight Planning and Development</header>
<paragraph id="id55D4399F2A0C40ED8C19F2757C91F745"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established within the Office of the Secretary an Office of Freight Planning
and Development. The Office shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9876F3652D1F429482143EECFBF6A9C0"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(A)</added-phrase></enum><text>coordinate
investment of Federal funding to improve the efficiency of the national
transportation system to move freight consistent with the policy and objectives
of section 312;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id643BD0A633E7411D8969B76515665557"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate communication
among government, public, and private freight transportation
stakeholders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B48708A2F564EC19C5524AA9ACE04C9"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(C)</added-phrase></enum><text>support the
Secretary in the development of the National Freight Transportation Strategic
Plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF0319C115DBA4FAF8D61345417839D88"><enum>(D)</enum><text>carry out other duties,
as prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idABBB69602AEA4787BFA7D9764F3C3596"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(2)</added-phrase></enum><header>Organization</header><text>The
head of the Office shall be the Assistant Secretary of Freight Planning and
Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB0BCF40A9180408D9F0371227E2807F9"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(b)</added-phrase></enum><header>Conforming
Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id4074C770CBF5412FB14044CED5A9E4D5"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><text>Section 102(e)
is amended by striking <quote>4</quote> and inserting <quote>5</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id66B066CFC1DD441BA2AC53B9AE516ACA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>(4)</quote> in the item
relating to Assistant Secretaries of Transportation and inserting
<quote>(5)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8063F039DC3A4035A0C111B72A32C7EE"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">1208.</added-phrase></enum><header>Safety for
motorized and nonmotorized users</header>
<subsection id="idEB4DB4B0E45C4FB38C6EB64F9C1082E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id858F65F92A674022B65461B241992E11" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="idF0E1CA8E70444A51B2F601915A671F0C"><enum>413.</enum><header>Safety for motorized
and nonmotorized users</header>
<subsection id="IDbff490d2242646f28069c5f7ae64dfb6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act
of 2011</short-title>, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish
standards to ensure that the design of Federal surface transportation projects
provides for the safe and adequate accommodation, in all phases of project
planning, development, and operation, of all users of the transportation
network, including motorized and nonmotorized users.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID16464c35dfb7415cb0bcc5be9bffa2d5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver for State law or
policy</header><text>The Secretary may waive the application of standards
established under subsection (a) to a State that has adopted a law or policy
that provides for the safe and adequate accommodation as certified by the State
(or other grantee), in all phases of project planning and development, of users
of the transportation network on federally funded surface transportation
projects, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID82104acc31834d07b81219c3f9e4939a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance</header>
<paragraph id="ID6c58f96d55da4846b393ace95a21b247"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State department of transportation shall submit to
the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary shall require, a report describing the implementation by the
State of measures to achieve compliance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c2942312def4969bb520dbf8c608aea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination by
secretary</header><text>On receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall determine whether the applicable State has achieved compliance
with this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9CA180A167144DC95F0FE5F3BDD875B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 4 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" id="id69bd6d97-537a-490b-ac4f-c8dd2f86d7b0" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="idF0E1CA8E70444A51B2F601915A671F0C" level="section">413. Safety for motorized and nonmotorized
users.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section>
November 13, 2012
Reported with an amendment