,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbj,mrs4 ,fischer introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to establish a   
standard of care for the selection by   
certain entities of motor carriers4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,transportation and ,logistics     
,hiring ,reform ,act of #bjbj4  #b4     
,motor carrier selection standard of    
care  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #aca of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #acajd4 ,motor carrier      
selection standard of care  7a7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered entity  7,a7 ,in general ,the  
term covered entity means a person      
acting as-- 7i7 a shipper2  7ii7 a      
consignee2  7iii7 a broker2  7iv7 a     

freight forwarder2  7v7 a household     
goods freight forwarder2  7vi7 an ocean 
transportation intermediary2  7vii7 an  
indirect air carrier2  7viii7 a customs 
broker2 or  7ix7 a motor carrier4  7,b7 
,exclusions ,the term covered entity    
does not include-- 7i7 an individual    
shipper2 or  7ii7 a broker for the      
transportation of passengers4  7#b7     
,motor carrier ,the term motor carrier  
means a motor carrier 7including a      
household goods motor carrier7 that is  
subject to the jurisdiction of the      
,secretary under section #aceja4  7b7   
,standard of care ,before tendering a   
shipment1 but not more than #de days    
before the date on which the shipment is
 picked up by a motor carrier1 a covered
 entity shall verify that the motor     
carrier1 as of the time of the          
verification-- 7#a7 is registered under 
section #acijb2  7#b7 does not have an  
unsatisfactory safety fitness rating2   
and  7#c7 has not otherwise been ordered
 to discontinue operations by the       

,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety        
,administration4  7c7 ,application of   
standard of care ,in any civil action in
 ,federal or ,state court for damages in
 which it is asserted or alleged that a 
covered entity acted negligently in the 
selection or retention of a motor       
carrier1 the covered entity shall be    
considered to have acted reasonably and 
prudently in the selection of the motor 
carrier for the transportation of       
property if the covered entity          
establishes that the covered entity     
verified information relating to the    
motor carrier through the ,federal      
,motor ,carrier ,safety ,administration1
 in accordance with subsection 7b74  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis   
for chapter #aca of title #di1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3   #acajd4 ,motor 
carrier selection standard of care4  4