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‘‘(C) 
PRE-AUTHORIZATION
SAFETY 
AUDIT.—The Secretary may require, by regula-
tion, that the pre-authorization safety audit 
under subparagraph (B) be completed on-site not 
later than 90 days after the submission of an ap-
plication for operating authority.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 32103. REINCARNATED CARRIERS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE PERIODS OF REGISTRATION.— 
(1) SUSPENSIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND REVOCA-
TIONS.—Section 13905(d) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (4); 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—On application of the reg-
istrant, the Secretary may amend or revoke a reg-
istration. 
‘‘(2) COMPLAINTS AND ACTIONS ON SECRETARY’S 
OWN INITIATIVE.—On complaint or on the Secretary’s 
own initiative and after notice and an opportunity 
for a proceeding, the Secretary may—
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‘‘(A) suspend, amend, or revoke any part of 
the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or 
freight forwarder for willful failure to comply 
with— 
‘‘(i) this part; 
‘‘(ii) an applicable regulation or order 
of the Secretary or the Board, including the 
accessibility requirements established by the 
Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations), for transportation 
provided by an over-the-road bus; or 
‘‘(iii) a condition of its registration; 
‘‘(B) withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke 
any part of the registration of a motor carrier, 
broker, or freight forwarder for failure— 
‘‘(i) to pay a civil penalty imposed 
under chapter 5, 51, 149, or 311; 
‘‘(ii) to arrange and abide by an ac-
ceptable payment plan for such civil pen-
alty, not later than 90 days after the date 
specified by order of the Secretary for the 
payment of such penalty; or 
‘‘(iii) for failure to obey a subpoena 
issued by the Secretary;
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‘‘(C) withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke 
any part of a registration of a motor carrier, 
broker, or freight forwarder following a deter-
mination by the Secretary that the motor car-
rier, broker, or freight forwarder failed to dis-
close, in its application for registration, a mate-
rial fact relevant to its willingness and ability to 
comply with— 
‘‘(i) this part; 
‘‘(ii) an applicable regulation or order 
of the Secretary or the Board; or 
‘‘(iii) a condition of its registration; or 
‘‘(D) withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke 
any part of a registration of a motor carrier, 
broker, or freight forwarder if the Secretary finds 
that— 
‘‘(i) the motor carrier, broker, or 
freight forwarder is or was related through 
common ownership, common management, 
common control, or common familial rela-
tionship to any other motor carrier, broker, 
or freight forwarder, or any other applicant 
for motor carrier, broker, or freight for-
warder registration that the Secretary de-
termines is or was unwilling or unable to
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comply with the relevant requirements listed 
in section 13902, 13903, or 13904; or 
‘‘(ii) the person is the successor, as de-
fined in section 31153, to a person who is 
or was unwilling or unable to comply with 
the relevant requirements of section 13902, 
13903, or 13904. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (2)(B) shall not 
apply to a person who is unable to pay a civil pen-
alty because the person is a debtor in a case under 
chapter 11 of title 11.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
section 32103(a)(1)(A) of this Act, by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(B)’’. 
(2) PROCEDURE.—Section 13905(e) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or if the Secretary determines that the 
registrant failed to disclose a material fact in an ap-
plication for registration in accordance with sub-
section (d)(2)(C),’’ after ‘‘registrant,’’. 
(b) INFORMATION SYSTEMS.—Section 31106(a)(3) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) determine whether a person or em-
ployer is or was related, through common owner-
ship, common management, common control, or 
common familial relationship, to any other per-
son, employer, or any other applicant for reg-
istration under section 13902 or 31134.’’. 
SEC. 32104. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) issue a report on the appropriateness of— 
(A) the current minimum financial respon-
sibility requirements under sections 31138 and 
31139 of title 49, United States Code; and 
(B) the current bond and insurance require-
ments under section 13904(f) of title 49, United 
States Code; and 
(2) submit the report issued under paragraph (1) 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
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(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 6 months after the 
publication of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall initiate a rulemaking— 
(1) to revise the minimum financial responsi-
bility requirements under sections 31138 and 31139 
of title 49, United States Code and 
(2) to revise the bond and insurance require-
ments under section 13904(f) of such title, as appro-
priate, based on the findings of the report submitted 
under subsection (a). 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than 1 year after the start 
of the rulemaking under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) issue a final rule; or 
(2) if the Secretary determines that a rule-
making is not required following the Secretary’s anal-
ysis, submit a report stating the reason for not in-
creasing the minimum financial responsibility re-
quirements to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives. 
(d) BIENNIAL REVIEWS.—Not less than once every 2 
years, the Secretary shall review the requirements pre-
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scribed under subsection (b) and revise the requirements, 
as appropriate. 
SEC. 32105. USDOT NUMBER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 311 is amended by insert-
ing after section 31133 the following: 
‘‘§ 31134. Requirement for registration and USDOT 
number 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon application, and subject to 
subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall register an em-
ployer or person subject to the safety jurisdiction of this 
subchapter. An employer or person may operate a commer-
cial motor vehicle in interstate commerce only if the em-
ployer or person is registered by the Secretary under this 
section and receives a USDOT number. Nothing in this sec-
tion shall preclude registration by the Secretary of an em-
ployer or person not engaged in interstate commerce. An 
employer or person subject to jurisdiction under subchapter 
I of chapter 135 of this title shall apply for commercial 
registration under section 13902 of this title. 
‘‘(b) WITHHOLDING REGISTRATION.—The Secretary 
may withhold registration under subsection (a), after notice 
and an opportunity for a proceeding, if the Secretary deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(1) the employer or person seeking registration 
is unwilling or unable to comply with the require-