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‘(A) to comply with the requirements of 
section 31311; and 
‘(B) in the case of a State that is in sub-
stantial compliance with the requirements of 
section 31311 and this section, to improve its 
implementation of its commercial driver’s li-
cense program. 
‘(2) PURPOSES FOR WHICH GRANTS MAY BE 
USED.—A State may use grants under paragraphs 
(1)(A) and (1)(B) only for expenses directly related 
to its compliance with section 31311; except that a 
grant under paragraph (1)(B) may be used for im-
proving implementation of the State’s commercial 
driver’s license program, including expenses for com-
puter hardware and software, publications, testing, 
personnel, training, and quality control. The grant 
may not be used to rent, lease, or buy land or build-
ings. 
‘(3) APPLICATION.—In order to receive a grant 
under this section, a State must submit an applica-
tion for such grant that is in such form, and con-
tains such information, as the Secretary may re-
quire. The application shall include the State’s as-
sessment of its commercial drivers license program.
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‘(4) MAINTENANCE
OF
EXPENDITURES.—The 
Secretary may make a grant to a State under this 
subsection only if the State agrees that the total ex-
penditure of amounts of the State and political sub-
divisions of the State, exclusive of amounts from the 
United States, for the State’s commercial driver’s li-
cense program will be maintained at a level at least 
equal to the average level of that expenditure by the 
State and political subdivisions of the State for the 
last 2 fiscal years of the State ending before the 
date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users. 
‘(5) 
GOVERNMENT
SHARE.—The 
Secretary 
shall reimburse a State under a grant made under 
this subsection an amount that is not more than 80 
percent of the costs incurred by the State in a fiscal 
year in complying with section 31311 and improving 
its implementation of its commercial driver’s license 
program. In determining such costs, the Secretary 
shall include in-kind contributions by the State. 
Amounts required to be expended by the State under 
paragraph (4) may not be included as part of the 
non-Federal share of such costs. 
‘(b) HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—
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‘(1) GRANTS FOR NATIONAL CONCERNS.—The 
Secretary may make a grant to a State agency, local 
government, or other person for 100 percent of the 
costs 
of 
research, 
development, 
demonstration 
projects, public education, and other special activi-
ties and projects relating to commercial driver li-
censing and motor vehicle safety that are of benefit 
to all jurisdictions of the United States or are de-
signed to address national safety concerns and cir-
cumstances. 
‘(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may deduct up 
to 10 percent of the amounts made available to 
carry out this section for a fiscal year to make 
grants under this subsection.’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 31312 the following:
‘31313. Grants for commercial driver’s license program improvements.’.
(c) AMOUNTS WITHHELD.—Subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 31314 of such title are each amended by insert-
ing ‘up to’ after ‘withhold’. 
SEC. 4105. HOBBS ACT. 
(a) JURISDICTION
OF COURT
OF APPEALS OVER 
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATION 
AND OPERATORS AND MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY.—Section 
2342(3)(A) of title 28, United States Code, is amended
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by inserting before ‘of title 49’ the following: ‘, subchapter 
III of chapter 311, chapter 313, or chapter 315’. 
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 351(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘Federal 
Highway Administration’ and inserting ‘Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration’. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN TRANS-
FERRED DUTIES AND POWERS.—Section 352 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘Federal 
Highway Administration’ and inserting ‘Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration’. 
SEC. 4106. PENALTY FOR DENIAL OF ACCESS TO RECORDS. 
Section 521(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘(b)(1)(A) If the Secretary’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘(b) VIOLATIONS RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR 
VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATION AND OPERATORS.—
‘(1) NOTICE.—
‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘(E) COPYING OF RECORDS AND ACCESS 
TO
EQUIPMENT, LANDS, AND
BUILDINGS.—A 
person subject to chapter 51 or part B of sub-
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title VI who fails to allow the Secretary, or an 
employee designated by the Secretary, promptly 
upon demand to inspect and copy any record or 
inspect and examine equipment, lands, build-
ings, and other property in accordance with sec-
tion 504(c), 5121(c), or 14122(b) shall be liable 
to the United States for a civil penalty not to 
exceed $1,000 for each offense. Each day the 
Secretary is denied the right to inspect and 
copy any record or inspect and examine equip-
ment, lands, buildings, and other property shall 
constitute a separate offense; except that the 
total of all civil penalties against any violator 
for all offenses related to a single violation shall 
not exceed $10,000. It shall be a defense to 
such penalty that the records did not exist at 
the time of the Secretary’s request or could not 
be timely produced without unreasonable ex-
pense or effort. Nothing in this subparagraph 
shall be construed as amending or superseding 
any remedy available to the Secretary under 
section 502(d), section 507(c), or any other 
provision of this title.’.
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SEC. 4107. MEDICAL REVIEW BOARD. 
Section 113 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘(j) MEDICAL REVIEW BOARD.—
‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
FUNCTION.—The 
Administrator shall establish a Medical Review 
Board as an advisory committee to provide the Ad-
ministration with medical advice and recommenda-
tions on driver qualification medical standards and 
guidelines, medical examiner education, and medical 
research. 
‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Medical Review Board 
shall consist of 5 members appointed for a term not 
to exceed 3 years by the Secretary from medical in-
stitutions and private medical practice. The member-
ship shall reflect expertise in a variety of medical 
specialties relevant to the functions of the Adminis-
tration.’. 
SEC. 4108. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR OUT-OF-SERVICE 
VIOLATIONS AND FALSE RECORDS. 
(a) RECORDKEEPING
AND
REPORTING
VIOLA-
TIONS.—Section 521(b)(2)(B) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) in clause (i) by striking ‘$500’ and inserting 
‘$1,000’; and