,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbe,mrs4
 ,fis*] 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,duckwor?7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,a bill to am5d title #di1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to cl>ify !        
au?ority ( ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al    
,motor ,c>ri] ,safety ,adm9i/ration     
relat+ to ! %ipp+ ( h\sehold goods1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,h\sehold ,goods ,%ipp+
 ,consum] ,protection ,act4  #b4        
,adm9i/rative ,assessm5t ( ,civil       
,p5alties = ,violations ( ,comm]cial    
,regulations  7a7 ,en=cem5t by ,secret>y
 ,section #adiad ( title #di1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by        
r$esignat+ subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d7 z
 subsections 7c71 7d71 & 7e71           
respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3  7b7 ,en=cem5t 
by ,secret>y ,if1 aft] notice & an      

opportunity = a he>+1 ! ,secret>y f9ds t
 a p]son violat$ a provision ( "p ,b (  
subtitle ,,iv ( ?is title1 or a         
regulation or ord] issu$ pursuant to su*
 "p1 ! ,secret>y %all assess a civil    
p5alty by writt5 notice4  2  7#c7 9     
subsection 7c71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph
 7#a71 by ins]t+ or ! ,secret>y aft]    
,bo>d2 &  7#d7 9 subsection 7d71 z      
r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+  
or ! ,secret>y aft] ,bo>d4  7b7         
,application ,section #eja7;b7 ( title  
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by ins]t+ #e1 aft] #bjcjc & *apt]s2
 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ #caa1 #cac1 aft]     
*apt]s714  #c4 ,/ate ,use ( ,grant      
,funds = ,comm]cial ,en=cem5t & ,consum]
 ,protection ,section #caajb ( title    
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a77;,b71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 
p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 
! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7#c7 = ! en=cem5t (     
,f$]al h\sehold goods /atutes &         

regulations = ! int]/ate transportation 
( h\sehold goods by h\sehold goods motor
 c>ri]s & brok]s1 & = ! intra/ate       
transportation ( h\sehold goods by      
h\sehold goods motor c>ri]s if ! ,/ate  
has adopt$ laws or regulations t are    
compatible ) ,f$]al h\sehold goods      
regulations4  2  7#b7 9 subsection      
7l77#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,i71 by   
/rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 by r$esignat+   
subp>agraph 7,j7 z subp>agraph 7,k72 &  
7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,i7 !  
foll[+3  7,j7 en=ce ,f$]al h\sehold     
goods /atutes & regulations = ! int]/ate
 transportation ( h\sehold goods by     
h\sehold goods motor c>ri]s & brok]s1 & 
= ! intra/ate transportation ( h\sehold 
goods by h\sehold goods motor c>ri]s if 
! ,/ate has adopt$ laws or regulations t
 are compatible ) ,f$]al h\sehold goods 
regulations2 &  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,/ate discretion ,!  
activities describ$ 9 subsections       
7h77#c7 & 7l77#b77;,j7 are-- 7#a7       
optional at ! discretion ( a ,/ate2 &   

7#b7 n a condition on funds receiv$ "u  
?is section4  4  #d4 ,/ate ,ret5tion (  
,p5alties & ,f9es ,section #adgaa (     
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7        
,p5alties ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 any f9e or p5alty impos$ on a c>ri]
 or brok] 9 a proce$+ "u ?is section    
%all be paid to1 & reta9$ by1 ! ,/ate t 
impos$ su* f9e or p5alty4  4  #e4       
,regi/ration ,requirem5ts  7a7          
,def9itions ,section #acajb ( title #di1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bh7 ,pr9cipal     
place ( bus9ess ,! t]m pr9cipal place ( 
bus9ess means a s+le physical bus9ess   
location ( a specifi$ entity :]e-- 7,a7 
managem5t (ficials ( su* specifi$ entity
 report to "w2  7,b7 su* specifi$ entity
 conducts a significant portion ( its   
bus9ess relat+ to ! transportation (    
p]sons or prop]ty2 &  7,c7 su* specifi$ 
entity ma9ta9s records requir$ by "p ,b 
( subtitle ,,iv or "p ,b ( subtitle     
,,vi4  7#bi7 ,specifi$ entity ,! t]m    

specifi$ entity means-- 7,a7 an employ]1
 z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #caacb2   
7,b7 a p]son2  7,c7 a motor c>ri]1      
includ+ a =eign motor c>ri] or =eign    
motor private c>ri]2  7,d7 a brok]2 or  
7,e7 a freight =w>d]4  4  7b7 ,motor    
,c>ri] ,g5]ally ,section #acijb7;a77#a7 
( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by     
/rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7,e7 has designat$ a pr9cipal place ( 
bus9ess4  4  7c7 ,regi/ration ( freight 
=w>d]s ,section #acijc7;a7 ( title #di1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ & at ! end2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7#c7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 has    
designat$ a pr9cipal place ( bus9ess2 & 
7#d7 has disclos$ any relation%ip       
involv+ common own]%ip1 common          
managem5t1 common control1 or common    
familial relation%ip betwe5 su* p]son & 

any o!r motor c>ri]1 freight =w>d]1     
brok]1 or any o!r applicant = motor     
c>ri]1 freight =w>d]1 or brok]          
regi/ration1 if ! relation%ip occurr$ 9 
! #c-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( ! fil+ ( 
! application = regi/ration4  4  7d7    
,regi/ration ( brok]s ,section          
#acijd7;a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7#a7
 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7#b7 9   
subsection 7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod &      
ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 has designat$ a  
pr9cipal place ( bus9ess2 &  7#d7 has   
disclos$ any relation%ip involv+ common 
own]%ip1 common managem5t1 common       
control1 or common familial relation%ip 
betwe5 su* p]son & any o!r motor c>ri]1 
freight =w>d]1 or brok]1 or any o!r     
applicant = motor c>ri]1 freight =w>d]1 
or brok] regi/ration1 if ! relation%ip  
occurr$ 9 ! #c-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date (
 ! fil+ ( ! application = regi/ration4  
4  7e7 ,compla9ts & actions on ,secret>y
 initiatives ,section #acije7;d77#b7 (  

title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77iii71 by
 /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 
7,d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7,e7 )hold1 susp5d1 am5d1 or   
revoke any "p ( a regi/ration ( a motor 
c>ri]1 =eign motor c>ri]1 =eign motor   
private c>ri]1 brok]1 or freight =w>d]  
if ! ,secret>y f9ds t ! motor c>ri]1    
=eign motor c>ri]1 =eign motor private  
c>ri]1 brok]1 or freight =w>d] fail$ to 
designate a valid pr9cipal place (      
bus9ess4  4  7f7 ,requirem5t =          
regi/ration & ,,usdot numb] ,section    
#caacd ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7
 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ or at ! end2 
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ! employ] or   
p]son seek+ regi/ration has designat$ a 
pr9cipal place ( bus9ess1 z def9$ 9     
section #acajb4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 
7c77#b71 by /rik+ subsection 7b77#a7 &  

ins]t+ subsection 7b74