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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5560 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit fees imposed in connection 

with background checks for the issuance of licenses to operate a motor 

vehicle transporting a hazardous material, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 8, 2006 

Mr. CARNAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit fees imposed 

in connection with background checks for the issuance 

of licenses to operate a motor vehicle transporting a 

hazardous material, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Professional Driver 

5 Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. BACKGROUND RECORDS CHECKS FOR MOTOR VE2 HICLE LICENSES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION 

3 OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 

4 Section 5103a(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(3) COST.—The total amount of a fee imposed 

7 upon a person to cover costs, including administra8 tive and other costs, associated with carrying out a 

9 background records check under this section shall 

10 not exceed $50. 

11 ‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—The Secretary 

12 may reimburse a State for costs incurred by the 

13 State in connection with background records checks 

14 carried out under this section.’’. 

15 SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF REDUNDANT BACKGROUND 

16 RECORDS CHECKS. 

17 Section 5103a(g)(1)(B) of title 49, United States 

18 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(iv) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO

20 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARDS.—An 

21 individual described in clause (i) shall not 

22 be subject to an additional background 

23 records check in connection with the 

24 issuance of a transportation security card 

25 under section 70105 of title 46 and shall 


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1 not be required to pay a fee under such 

2 section.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. STUDY TO IDENTIFY REDUNDANT BACKGROUND 

4 RECORDS CHECKS. 

5 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct 

6 a study of background records checks carried out by Fed7 eral departments and agencies that are similar to the 

8 background records check required under section 5103a 

9 of title 49, United States Code, to identify redundancies 

10 and inefficiencies in connection with such checks. 

11 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Comp12 troller General shall review, at a minimum, the back13 ground records checks carried out by— 

14 (1) the Secretary of Defense; 

15 (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and 

16 (3) the Secretary of Energy. 

17 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date 

18 of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

19 submit to Congress a report on the results of the study, 

20 including an identification of redundancies and inefficien21 cies referred to in subsection (a) and recommendations for 

22 eliminating such redundancies and inefficiencies. 

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