,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4  
,gibbs 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cuellar7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a national motor  
carrier safety selection standard for   
entities that contract with certain     
motor carriers to transport goods1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,motor   
,carrier ,safety ,selection ,standard   
,act4  #b4 ,motor carrier selection     
standard of care  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 
,selection standard ,for any applicable 
legal requirement with respect to a     
covered entity contracting with a       
covered motor carrier for the shipment  
of goods or household goods1 the covered
 entity shall be considered reasonable  
and prudent in the selection of such    
motor carrier if the covered entity     
verifies1 not later than the date of    

shipment and not earlier than #de days  
before the date of shipment1 that the   
covered motor carrier-- 7,a7 is         
registered under section #acijb of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as a motor 
carrier or household goods motor        
carrier2  7,b7 has at least the minimum 
insurance coverage required by ,federal 
and ,state law2 and  7,c7 is not        
determined unfit to operate safely      
commercial motor vehicles under section 
#caadd of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 or otherwise ordered to          
discontinue operations by the ,federal  
,motor ,carrier ,safety ,administration 
7including not renewing a ,department of
 ,transportation registration number7 or
 a ,state4  7#b7 ,sunset ,the standard  
established under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
sunset on the effective date of a       
regulation issued pursuant to subsection
 7c74  7b7 ,revocation of registration  
,section #caadd7;a7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#c7 by striking and2     

7#b7 in paragraph 7#d7 by striking the  
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#e7 
prescribe by regulation a process for   
revoking the registration of an owner or
 operator determined unfit to operate   
safely a commercial motor vehicle under 
this section4  4  7c7 ,rulemaking  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #ah months  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 update
 and revise the regulations issued      
pursuant to subsection 7b7 of section   
#caadd to include the requirements of   
subsection 7a72 and  7,b7 issue such    
regulations as are necessary to carry   
out section #caadd7;a77#e71 as added by 
this ,act4  7#b7 ,factors for an        
unsatisfactory rating ,the regulations  
updated under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall 
provide a procedure for the ,secretary  
to determine if a motor carrier is not  
fit to operate a commercial motor       
vehicle in or affecting interstate      
commerce in accordance with such        

section4  7d7 ,savings clause ,nothing  
in this ,act shall be construed to      
preempt or supercede any ,state law or  
regulation relating to drayage4  7e7    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,covered entity ,the term covered entity
 means a person acting as-- 7,a7 a      
shipper or cosignee of goods1 except    
that such term does not mean a person   
acting as an individual shipper 7as such
 term is defined in section #acajc of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code72  7,b7
 a broker1 a freight forwarder1 or a    
household goods freight forwarder 7as   
such terms are defined in section #acajb
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code72  
7,c7 an ocean transportation            
intermediary 7as such term is defined in
 section #djajb of title #df1 ,united   
,states ,code71 when arranging for      
inland transportation as part of an     
international through movement involving
 ocean transportation between the       
,united ,states and a foreign port2     
7,d7 an indirect air carrier holding a  

,standard ,security ,program approved by
 the ,transportation ,security          
,administration1 only to the extent that
 the indirect air carrier is engaging in
 the activities as an air carrier as    
defined in section #djajb7b7 or in the  
activities defined in section #djajb7c72
  7,e7 a customs broker licensed in     
accordance with section #aaa4b of title 
#ai1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1    
only to the extent that the customs     
broker is engaging in a movement under a
 customs bond or in a transaction       
involving customs business1 as defined  
by section #aaa4a of title #ai1 ,code of
 ,federal ,regulations2 or  7,f7 a motor
 carrier registered under chapter #aci  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#b7 ,covered motor carrier ,the term   
covered motor carrier means a motor     
carrier or a household goods motor      
carrier 7as such terms are defined in   
section #acajb of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code7 that is subject to       
,federal motor carrier financial        

responsibility and safety regulations4  
7#c7 ,household goods ,the term         
household goods has the meaning given   
the term in section #acajb of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,secretary
 ,the term ,secretary means the         
,secretary of ,transportation4