I 
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 Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Professional Driver 
Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. BACKGROUND RECORDS CHECKS FOR MOTOR VE-
HICLE LICENSES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION 
OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 
Section 5103a(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) COST.—The total amount of a fee imposed 
upon a person to cover costs, including administra-
tive and other costs, associated with carrying out a 
background records check under this section shall 
not exceed $50. 
‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—The Secretary 
may reimburse a State for costs incurred by the 
State in connection with background records checks 
carried out under this section.’’. 
SEC. 
3. 
ELIMINATION 
OF 
REDUNDANT 
BACKGROUND 
RECORDS CHECKS. 
Section 5103a(g)(1)(B) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) SPECIAL
RULE
RELATING
TO 
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
CARDS.—An 
individual described in clause (i) shall not 
be subject to an additional background 
records check in connection with the 
issuance of a transportation security card 
under section 70105 of title 46 and shall 
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not be required to pay a fee under such 
section.’’. 
SEC. 4. STUDY TO IDENTIFY REDUNDANT BACKGROUND 
RECORDS CHECKS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct 
a study of background records checks carried out by Fed-
eral departments and agencies that are similar to the 
background records check required under section 5103a 
of title 49, United States Code, to identify redundancies 
and inefficiencies in connection with such checks. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Comp-
troller General shall review, at a minimum, the back-
ground records checks carried out by— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense; 
(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and 
(3) the Secretary of Energy. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study, 
including an identification of redundancies and inefficien-
cies referred to in subsection (a) and recommendations for 
eliminating such redundancies and inefficiencies. 
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