found, to the State that issued the driver’s commer-
cial driver’s license; and
(2) requiring all prospective employers, before
hiring any driver, to query the State that issued the
driver’s commercial driver’s license on whether the
State has on record any verified positive controlled
substances test on such driver.
(b) STUDY FACTORS.—In carrying out the study
under this section, the Secretary shall assess—
(1) methods for safeguarding the confidentiality
of verified positive controlled substances test results;
(2) the costs, benefits, and safety impacts of re-
quiring States to maintain records of verified posi-
tive controlled substances test results; and
(3) whether a process should be established to
allow drivers—
(A) to correct errors in their records; and
(B) to expunge information from their
records after a reasonable period of time.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report on the study carried out under this
section, together with such recommendations as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate.
SEC. 227. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS.
(a) REVIEW.—Section 13703(c) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;
(2) by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board’’;
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) PERIODIC REVIEW OF APPROVALS.—Sub-
ject to this section, in the 5-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this paragraph and in
each 5-year period thereafter, the Board shall ini-
tiate a proceeding to review any agreement approved
pursuant to this section. Any such agreement shall
be continued unless the Board determines other-
wise.’’; and
(4) by moving the remainder of the text of
paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (2) of
this 
subsection), 
including 
subparagraphs 
(A)
through (D) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this
subsection), 2 ems to the right.
(b) LIMITATION.—Section 13703(d) of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—The Board shall not take any ac-
tion that would permit the establishment of nationwide
collective ratemaking authority.’’.
(c) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—Section 13703(e) of
such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Agreements’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) AGREEMENTS EXISTING AS OF DECEMBER
31, 1995.—Agreements’’;
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) CASES PENDING AS OF DATE OF ENACT-
MENT.—Nothing in section 227 (other than sub-
section (b)) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improve-
ment Act of 1999, including the amendments made
by such section, shall be construed to affect any case
brought under this section that is pending before the
Board as of the date of the enactment of this para-
graph.’’; and
(3) by aligning the left margin of paragraph (1)
(as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection)
with paragraph (2) (as added by paragraph (2) of
this subsection).
SEC. 228. DOT AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The statutory authority of the In-
spector General of the Department of Transportation in-
cludes authority to conduct, pursuant to Federal criminal
statutes, investigations of allegations that a person or en-
tity has engaged in fraudulent or other criminal activity
relating to the programs and operations of the Depart-
ment or its operating administrations.
(b) REGULATED ENTITIES.—The authority to con-
duct investigations referred to in subsection (a) extends
to any person or entity subject to the laws and regulations
of the Department or its operating administrations,
whether or not they are recipients of funds from the De-
partment or its operating administrations.
Passed the House of Representatives November 18,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.