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rate across all information systems and initia-
tives; and
‘‘(G) establish and implement a national
motor carrier safety data correction system.’’.
SEC. 4116. DRIVEAWAY SADDLEMOUNT VEHICLES.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 31111(a) of tile 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of
the following:
‘‘(4) 
DRIVE-AWAY
SADDLEMOUNT
WITH
FULLMOUNT
VEHICLE
TRANSPORTER
COMBINA-
TION.—The term ‘drive-away saddlemount with
fullmount vehicle transporter combination’ means a
vehicle combination designed and specifically used to
tow up to 3 trucks or truck tractors, each connected
by a saddle to the frame or fifth-wheel of the for-
ward vehicle of the truck or truck tractor in front
of it.’’.
(b) GENERAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 31111(b)(1) of
such title is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and
(E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) imposes a vehicle length limitation of not
less than or more than 97 feet on a driveaway
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saddlemount with fullmount vehicle transporter com-
binations;’’.
SEC. 4117. COMPLETION OF UNIFORM CARRIER REGISTRA-
TION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14504 of title 49, United
States Code, and the item relating to such section in anal-
ysis for chapter 145 of such title, are repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 13908 of
such title is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘the single
State registration system under section 14504,’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),
and (6) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively;
(3) by striking subsection (d); and
(4) by striking ‘‘(e) DEADLINE FOR CONCLU-
SION; MODIFICATION.—’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘1996,’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(d) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of the Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users,’’.
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SEC. 4118. REGISTRATION OF MOTOR CARRIERS AND
FREIGHT FORWARDERS.
(a) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.—
Paragraphs (6), (7), (12), and (13) of section 13102 of
title 49, United States Code, are each amended by striking
‘‘motor vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial motor vehicle
(as defined in section 31132)’’.
(b) FREIGHT FORWARDERS.—Section 13903(a) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) HOUSEHOLD GOODS.—The Secretary’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘of household goods’’ after
‘‘freight forwarder’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) OTHERS.—The Secretary may register a
person to provide service subject to jurisdiction
under subchapter III of chapter 135 as a freight for-
warder (other than a freight forwarder of household
goods) if the Secretary finds that such registration
is needed for the protection of shippers and that the
person is fit, willing, and able to provide the service
and to comply with this part and applicable regula-
tions of the Secretary and Board.’’.
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SEC. 4119. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN CIVIL PENALTIES INTO
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
Sections 31138(d)(5) and 31139(f)(5) of title 49,
United States Code, are each amended by striking ‘‘Treas-
ury as miscellaneous receipts’’ and inserting ‘‘Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)’’.
SEC. 4120. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct,
through any combination of grants, contracts, or coopera-
tive agreements, an outreach and education program to
be administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
ministration.
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program shall in-
clude, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A program to promote a more comprehen-
sive and national effort to educate commercial motor
vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers about
how commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger
vehicle drivers can more safely share the road with
each other.
(2) A program to promote enhanced traffic en-
forcement efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of
the most common unsafe driving behaviors that
cause or contribute to crashes involving commercial
motor vehicles and passenger vehicles.
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(3) A program to establish a public-private
partnership to provide resources and expertise for
the development and dissemination of information
relating to sharing the road referred to in para-
graphs (1) and (2) to each partner’s constituents
and to the general public through the use of bro-
chures, videos, paid and public advertisements, the
Internet, and other media.
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a pro-
gram or activity for which a grant is made under this sec-
tion shall be 100 percent of the cost of such program or
activity.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare
and transmit to Congress an annual report on the pro-
grams and activities carried out under this section.
(e) FUNDING.—From amounts made available under
section 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, the Sec-
retary shall make available $1,000,000 to the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and $3,000,000 to
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, for
each of fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009
to carry out this section.
SEC. 4121. INSULIN TREATED DIABETES MELLITUS.
(a) NO PERIOD OF COMMERCIAL DRIVING WHILE
USING INSULIN REQUIRED FOR QUALIFICATION.—The
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Secretary may not require individuals with insulin-treated
diabetes mellitus who are applying for an exemption from
the physical qualification standards to have experience op-
erating commercial motor vehicles while using insulin in
order to be exempted from the physical qualification
standards to operate a commercial motor vehicle in inter-
state commerce.
(b) MINIMUM PERIOD OF INSULIN USE.—Subject to
subsection (a), the Secretary shall require individuals with
insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to have a minimum period
of insulin use to demonstrate stable control of diabetes
before operating a commercial motor vehicle in interstate
commerce. For individuals who have been newly diagnosed
with type 1 diabetes, the minimum period of insulin use
may not exceed 2 months, unless directed by the treating
physician. For individuals who have type 2 diabetes and
are converting to insulin use, the minimum period of insu-
lin use may not exceed 1 month, unless directed by the
treating physician.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—Insulin-treated individuals may
not be held by the Secretary to a higher standard of phys-
ical qualification in order to operate a commercial motor
vehicle in interstate commerce than other individuals ap-
plying to operate, or operating, a commercial motor vehicle
in interstate commerce; except to the extent that limited