,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,br[nley introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit ! use (       
pr$atory comm]cial motor vehicle        
lease-pur*ase programs by c]ta9 motor   
c>ri]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,pr$atory ,truck ,leas+ ,prev5tion ,act 
( #bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition on pr$atory  
comm]cial motor vehicle lease-pur*ase   
agreem5t programs ,section #adajb (     
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7        
,prohibition on pr$atory comm]cial motor
 vehicle lease-,pur*ase agreem5t program
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 !   
,secret>y %all promulgate regulations to
 prohibit ! use ( pr$atory comm]cial    
motor vehicle lease-pur*ase programs by 

motor c>ri]s provid+ transportation     
subject to jurisdiction "u sub*apt] ,i (
 *apt] #ace4  7#b7 ,relief provision ,9 
promulgat+ regulations pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% 
a process by :i* driv]s c be grant$     
relief f ! t]ms ( a lease-pur*ase       
agreem5t if-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y f9ds t ! 
t]ms ( ! lease-pur*ase agreem5t violat$ 
regulations issu$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a72 &  7,b7 ! lease-pur*ase agreem5t 0
 ent]$ into aft] ! effective date ( !   
regulations issu$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a74  7#c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is          
subsection3 7,a7 ,pr$atory comm]cial    
motor vehicle lease-pur*ase agreem5t    
program ,! t]m pr$atory comm]cial motor 
vehicle lease-pur*ase agreem5t program  
means ! framework ( motor c>ri]-driv]   
relation%ip1 includ+ ! lease-pur*ase    
agreem5t1 ! contract = ! driv]'s "w = ! 
motor c>ri]1 & ! motor c>ri]'s practices
 9 implem5t+ ! contracts t are n provid$
 9 ! contract1 includ+ ! motor c>ri]'s  
recruitm5t practices1 op]ational        

practices1 & tax & f9ance practices1    
:]eby ! motor c>ri] controls ! "w1      
comp5sation1 & debts ( ! driv]1 & !     
driv] accrues no equity or is =c$ to    
give up equity accru$ 9 ! contract$     
truck4  7,b7 ,lease pur*ase agreem5t ,! 
t]m lease-pur*ase agreem5t means a      
f9ancial contract by :i* a driv] leases 
a comm]cial motor vehicle f a motor     
c>ri] 7or a firm affiliat$ ) su* motor  
c>ri]7 to haul freight :ile driv+ = !   
same motor c>ri] "u a sep>ate contract4 
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