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(2) IN
GENERAL.—Section 31111(b)(1)(D) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘a driveaway saddlemount with fullmount’’ 
and inserting ‘‘all driveaway saddlemount’’. 
SEC. 302. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO HAZARDOUS MATE-
RIALS TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) DEFINITION OF HAZMAT EMPLOYEES.—Section 7102(2) of the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1892) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘clause (i)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (i) of subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)(ii)’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 5103a(g)(1)(B)(ii) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection’’. 
(c) PREEMPTION CORRECTION.—Section 5125 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘5119(e)’’ and inserting 
‘‘5119(f)’’; 
(2) in each of subsections (e) and (g) by striking ‘‘5119(b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘5119(f)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘(b), (c)(1), or (d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a), (b)(1), or (c)’’. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Section 7124(3) of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users (119 Stat. 1908) is amended by inserting ‘‘the first place 
it appears’’ before ‘‘and inserting’’. 
(e) REPORT.—Section 5121(h) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘exemptions’’ and inserting 
‘‘special permits’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘exemption’’ and inserting 
‘‘special permit’’. 
(f) SECTION HEADING.—Section 5128 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the section designation and heading 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 5128. Authorization of appropriations’’. 
(g) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 57 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 
5701 by striking ‘‘Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘transportation’’. 
(h) NORMAN Y. MINETA RESEARCH
AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS 
IMPROVEMENT ACT.—Section 5(b) of the Norman Y. Mineta Research 
and Special Programs Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. 108 note; 118 
Stat. 2427) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including delegations by the 
Secretary of Transportation)’’ after ‘‘All orders’’. 
(i) SHIPPING PAPERS.—Section 5110(d)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘SHIPPERS’’ and 
inserting ‘‘OFFERORS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘shipper’s’’ and inserting ‘‘offeror’s’’. 
(j) NTSB RECOMMENDATIONS.—Section 19(1) of the Pipeline 
Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 (49 
U.S.C. 60102 note; 120 Stat. 3498) is amended by striking ‘‘165’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1165’’.
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SEC. 303. HIGHWAY SAFETY. 
(a) STATE MINIMUM APPORTIONMENTS FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY 
PROGRAMS.—Effective October 1, 2007, section 402(c) of the title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘The annual appor-
tionment to each State shall not be less than one-half of 1 per 
centum’’ and inserting ‘‘The annual apportionment to each State 
shall not be less than three-quarters of 1 percent’’. 
(b) CONSOLIDATION OF GRANT APPLICATIONS.—Section 402(m) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘through’’ and inserting ‘‘for which’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘is appropriate’’ before the period at the 
end. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 2002(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi-
cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
1521) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as (2) 
and (3), respectively. 
(2) Section 2007(b)(1) of such Act (119 Stat. 1529) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end 
of subparagraph (A); 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B); 
and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(3) Effective August 10, 2005, section 410(c)(7)(B) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘clause (i)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) and (ii)’’. 
(4) Section 411 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by redesignating the second subsection (c), relating to adminis-
tration expenses, and subsection (d) as subsections (d) and 
(e), respectively. 
SEC. 304. CORRECTION OF STUDY REQUIREMENT REGARDING ON- 
SCENE MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSATION. 
Section 2003(c)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109– 
59; 119 Stat. 1522) is amended in the second sentence by striking 
‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’. 
SEC. 305. MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION REGISTRATION. 
(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 31138 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION.— 
The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations to 
require minimum levels of financial responsibility sufficient 
to satisfy liability amounts established by the Secretary cov-
ering public liability and property damage for the transpor-
tation of passengers for compensation by motor vehicle in the 
United States between a place in a State and— 
‘‘(A) a place in another State; 
‘‘(B) another place in the same State through a place 
outside of that State; or 
‘‘(C) a place outside the United States.
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‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS NOT FOR COMPENSA-
TION.—The Secretary may prescribe regulations to require min-
imum levels of financial responsibility sufficient to satisfy 
liability amounts established by the Secretary covering public 
liability and property damage for the transportation of pas-
sengers for commercial purposes, but not for compensation, 
by motor vehicle in the United States between a place in 
a State and— 
‘‘(A) a place in another State; 
‘‘(B) another place in the same State through a place 
outside of that State; or 
‘‘(C) a place outside the United States.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘commercial’’ each place it appears in sub-
section (c)(4). 
(b) TRANSPORTATION OF PROPERTY.—Section 31139 of such title 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ in subsection 
(b)(1) and inserting ‘‘motor carrier or motor private carrier 
(as such terms are defined in section 13102 of this title)’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘commercial’’ in subsection (c). 
(c) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.—Paragraphs 
(6)(B), (7)(B), (14), and (15) of section 13102 of such title are 
each amended by striking ‘‘commercial motor vehicle (as defined 
in section 31132)’’ and inserting ‘‘motor vehicle’’. 
(d) FREIGHT FORWARDERS.—Section 13903(a) of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall register a person to 
provide service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III of 
chapter 135 as a freight forwarder if the Secretary finds that 
the person is fit, willing, and able to provide the service and 
to comply with this part and applicable regulations of the Secretary 
and the Board.’’. 
(e) BROKERS.—Section 13904(a) of such title is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall register, subject to sec-
tion 13906(b), a person to be a broker for transportation of property 
subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135, if the 
Secretary finds that the person is fit, willing, and able to be a 
broker for transportation and to comply with this part and 
applicable regulations of the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 306. APPLICABILITY OF FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT REQUIRE-
MENTS AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. 
(a) APPLICABILITY FOLLOWING THIS ACT.—Beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall apply to a covered employee 
notwithstanding section 13(b)(1) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1)). 
(b) LIABILITY LIMITATION FOLLOWING SAFETEA–LU.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—An employer shall not be 
liable for a violation of section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) with respect to a covered employee 
if— 
(A) the violation occurred in the 1-year period begin-
ning on August 10, 2005; and 
(B) as of the date of the violation, the employer did 
not have actual knowledge that the employer was subject