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(2) by striking ‘$5,000’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘$10,000’. 
(b) VIOLATIONS
OF OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERS.—
Section 31310(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘Not later than December 18, 
1992, the’ and inserting ‘The’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘90 days’ and inserting 
‘180 days’; and 
(B) by striking ‘$1,000’ and inserting 
‘$2,500’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘one year’ and inserting ‘2 
years’; and 
(B) by striking ‘$1,000; and’ and inserting 
‘$5,000;’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘$10,000.’ 
and inserting ‘$25,000; and’. 
SEC. 4109. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 
AND NETWORKS DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
commercial vehicle information systems and networks pro-
gram to—
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(1) improve the safety and productivity of com-
mercial vehicles and drivers; and 
(2) reduce costs associated with commercial ve-
hicle operations and Federal and State commercial 
vehicle regulatory requirements. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The program shall advance the tech-
nological capability and promote the deployment of intel-
ligent transportation system applications for commercial 
motor vehicle operations, commercial driver, and carrier-
specific information systems and networks. 
(c) CORE DEPLOYMENT GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
grants to eligible States for the core deployment of 
commercial vehicle information systems and net-
works. 
(2) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The maximum ag-
gregate amount the Secretary may grant to a State 
for the core deployment of commercial vehicle infor-
mation systems and networks under this subsection 
and sections 5001(a)(5) and 5001(a)(6) of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(112 Stat. 420) may not exceed $2,500,000. 
(3) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds from a grant 
under this subsection may only be used for the core 
deployment of commercial vehicle information sys-
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tems and networks. An eligible State that has either 
completed the core deployment of commercial vehicle 
information systems and networks or completed such 
deployment before grant funds are expended under 
this subsection may use the grant funds for the ex-
panded deployment of commercial vehicle informa-
tion systems and networks in the State. 
(d) EXPANDED DEPLOYMENT GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, from 
the funds remaining after the Secretary has made 
grants under subsection (c), the Secretary may make 
grants to each eligible State, upon request, for the 
expanded deployment of commercial vehicle informa-
tion systems and networks. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Each State that has com-
pleted the core deployment of commercial vehicle in-
formation systems and networks in such State is eli-
gible for an expanded deployment grant under this 
subsection. 
(3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—Each fiscal year, the 
Secretary may distribute funds available for ex-
panded deployment grants equally among the eligible 
States, but not to exceed $1,000,000 per State. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use funds 
from a grant under this subsection only for the ex-
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panded deployment of commercial vehicle informa-
tion systems and networks. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a State—
(1) shall have a commercial vehicle information 
systems and networks program plan approved by the 
Secretary that describes the various systems and 
networks at the State level that need to be refined, 
revised, upgraded, or built to accomplish deployment 
of core capabilities; 
(2) shall certify to the Secretary that its com-
mercial vehicle information systems and networks 
deployment activities, including hardware procure-
ment, software and system development, and infra-
structure modifications—
(A) are consistent with the national intel-
ligent transportation systems and commercial 
vehicle information systems and networks archi-
tectures and available standards; and 
(B) promote interoperability and efficiency 
to the extent practicable; and 
(3) shall agree to execute interoperability tests 
developed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration to verify that its systems conform with 
the national intelligent transportation systems archi-
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tecture, applicable standards, and protocols for com-
mercial vehicle information systems and networks. 
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project payable from funds made available to carry 
out this section shall not exceed 50 percent. The total Fed-
eral share of the cost of a project payable from all eligible 
sources shall not exceed 80 percent. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS AND NETWORKS.—The term ‘commercial vehi-
cle information systems and networks’ means the in-
formation systems and communications networks 
that provide the capability to—
(A) improve the safety of commercial 
motor vehicle operations; 
(B) increase the efficiency of regulatory in-
spection processes to reduce administrative bur-
dens by advancing technology to facilitate in-
spections and increase the effectiveness of en-
forcement efforts; 
(C) advance electronic processing of reg-
istration information, driver licensing informa-
tion, fuel tax information, inspection and crash 
data, and other safety information;
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(D) enhance the safe passage of commer-
cial motor vehicles across the United States and 
across international borders; and 
(E) promote the communication of infor-
mation among the States and encourage 
multistate cooperation and corridor develop-
ment. 
(2) 
COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHICLE
OPER-
ATIONS.—The term ‘commercial motor vehicle oper-
ations’—
(A) means motor carrier operations and 
motor vehicle regulatory activities associated 
with the commercial motor vehicle movement of 
goods, including hazardous materials, and pas-
sengers; and 
(B) with respect to the public sector, in-
cludes the issuance of operating credentials, the 
administration of motor vehicle and fuel taxes, 
and roadside safety and border crossing inspec-
tion and regulatory compliance operations. 
(3) CORE DEPLOYMENT.—The term ‘core de-
ployment’ means the deployment of systems in a 
State necessary to provide the State with the fol-
lowing capabilities: 
(A) Safety information exchange to—
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(i) electronically collect and transmit 
commercial motor vehicle and driver in-
spection data at a majority of inspection 
sites in the State; 
(ii) connect to the safety and fitness 
electronic records system for access to 
interstate carrier and commercial motor 
vehicle data, summaries of past safety per-
formance, and commercial motor vehicle 
credentials information; and 
(iii) exchange carrier data and com-
mercial motor vehicle safety and creden-
tials information within the State and con-
nect to such system for access to interstate 
carrier and commercial motor vehicle data. 
(B) Interstate credentials administration 
to—
(i) perform end-to-end processing, in-
cluding carrier application, jurisdiction ap-
plication 
processing, 
and 
credential 
issuance, of at least the international reg-
istration plan and international fuel tax 
agreement credentials and extend this 
processing to other credentials, including 
intrastate registration, vehicle titling, over-
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size vehicle permits, overweight vehicle per-
mits, carrier registration, and hazardous 
materials permits; 
(ii) connect to such plan and agree-
ment clearinghouses; and 
(iii) have at least 10 percent of the 
credentialing transaction volume in the 
State handled electronically and have the 
capability to add more carriers and to ex-
tend to branch offices where applicable. 
(C) Roadside electronic screening to elec-
tronically screen transponder-equipped commer-
cial vehicles at a minimum of one fixed or mo-
bile inspection site in the State and to replicate 
this screening at other sites in the State. 
(4) EXPANDED DEPLOYMENT.—The term ‘ex-
panded deployment’ means the deployment of sys-
tems in a State that exceed the requirements of a 
core deployment of commercial vehicle information 
systems and networks, improve safety and the pro-
ductivity of commercial motor vehicle operations, 
and enhance transportation security. 
(h) REPEAL.—Section 5209 of the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 
Stat. 460–461) is repealed.
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SEC. 4110. SAFETY FITNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31144(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—
‘(1) determine whether an owner or operator is 
fit to operate safely commercial motor vehicles, uti-
lizing among other things the accident record of an 
owner or operator operating in interstate commerce 
and the accident record and safety inspection record 
of such owner or operator in operations that affect 
interstate commerce; 
‘(2) periodically update such safety fitness de-
terminations; 
‘(3) make such final safety fitness determina-
tions readily available to the public; and 
‘(4) prescribe by regulation penalties for viola-
tions of this section consistent with section 521.’. 
(b) PROHIBITED TRANSPORTATION.—The first sub-
section (c) of such section 31144 is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘(5) TRANSPORTATION AFFECTING INTERSTATE 
COMMERCE.—Owners or operators of commercial 
motor vehicles prohibited from operating in inter-
state commerce pursuant to paragraphs (1) through 
(3) may not operate any commercial motor vehicle
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that affects interstate commerce until the Secretary 
determines that such owner or operator is fit.’. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF UNFITNESS BY A STATE.—
Such section 31144 is further amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 
the second subsection (c) as subsections (e), (f), and 
(g), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after the first subsection (c) 
the following: 
‘(d) DETERMINATION OF UNFITNESS BY A STATE.—
If a State that receives a grant under section 31102 deter-
mines, by applying the standards prescribed by the Sec-
retary under subsection (b), that an owner or operator of 
commercial motor vehicles that has its principal place of 
business in that State and operates in intrastate com-
merce is unfit under such standards and prohibits the 
owner or operator from operating such vehicles in the 
State, the Secretary shall prohibit the owner or operator 
from operating such vehicles in interstate commerce until 
the State determines that the owner or operator is fit.’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection) by adding at the end 
the following:
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‘(5) GRANTS FOR AUDITS.—From amounts de-
ducted under section 31104(f)(3), the Secretary may 
make grants to States and local governments for 
new entrant motor carrier audits under this sub-
section without requiring a matching contribution 
from such States or local governments. 
‘(6) DOT AUDITS.—If the Secretary determines 
that a State or local government is unable to use 
government employees to conduct new entrant motor 
carrier audits, the Secretary may utilize the funds 
deducted under section 31104(f)(3) to conduct such 
audits in areas under the jurisdiction of such State 
or local government.’. 
SEC. 4111. PATTERN OF SAFETY VIOLATIONS BY MOTOR 
CARRIER OR BROKER MANAGEMENT. 
(a) DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.—Sec-
tion 31135 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘(a) In General.—’ before 
‘Each’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘(b) PATTERN OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—If an officer of 
a motor carrier or broker engages in a pattern or practice 
of avoiding compliance, or masking or otherwise con-
cealing noncompliance, with regulations prescribed under 
this chapter, the Secretary may suspend, amend, or revoke
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any part of the registration of the motor carrier or broker 
under section 13905. 
‘(c) LIST OF PROPOSED OFFICERS.—Each person 
seeking registration as a motor carrier under section 
13902 or as a broker under section 13904 shall submit 
a list of the proposed officers of the motor carrier or 
broker. If the Secretary determines that any of the pro-
posed officers has previously engaged in a pattern or prac-
tice of avoiding compliance, or masking or otherwise con-
cealing noncompliance, with regulations prescribed under 
this chapter, the Secretary may deny the person’s applica-
tion for registration as a motor carrier under section 
13902(a)(3) or as a broker under section 13904(a). 
‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall by regula-
tion establish standards to implement subsections (b) and 
(c) and a procedure to allow a person who is denied reg-
istration under subsection (c) or whose registration is sus-
pended, amended, or revoked under subsection (b) to rem-
edy the pattern or practice that results in the denial, sus-
pension, amendment, or revocation. 
‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions shall apply: 
‘(1) MOTOR CARRIER AND BROKER.—The terms 
‘‘motor carrier’’ and ‘‘broker’’ have the meanings 
such terms have under section 13102.
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‘(2) OFFICER.—The term ‘‘officer’’ means an 
owner, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, 
chief financial officer, safety director, vehicle mainte-
nance supervisor, and driver supervisor of a motor 
carrier, regardless of the title attached to those 
functions.’. 
(b) 
MOTOR
CARRIER
REGISTRATION.—Section 
13902(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘(B) (i) any safety regulations imposed by 
the Secretary; 
‘(ii) the duties of employers and employees 
established by the Secretary under section 
31135; and 
‘(iii) the safety fitness requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary under section 31144; 
and’. 
SEC. 4112. MOTOR CARRIER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31108 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘§ 31108. Motor carrier research and technology pro-
gram 
‘(a) RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.—
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‘(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Transportation shall establish and carry out a motor 
carrier research and technology program. 
‘(2) MULTIYEAR PLAN.—The program must in-
clude a multi-year research plan that focuses on 
nonredundant innovative research. 
‘(3) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may 
carry out under the program research, development, 
technology, and technology transfer activities with 
respect to—
‘(A) the causes of accidents, injuries, and 
fatalities involving commercial motor vehicles; 
‘(B) means of reducing the number and se-
verity of accidents, injuries, and fatalities in-
volving commercial motor vehicles; 
‘(C) improving commercial motor vehicle 
and motor carrier safety, and industry effi-
ciency, through technological improvement; 
‘(D) improving technology used by enforce-
ment officers when conducting roadside inspec-
tions and compliance reviews to increase effi-
ciency and information transfers; and 
‘(E) increasing the safety and security of 
hazardous materials transportation.
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‘(4) TESTS
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—The Sec-
retary may test, develop, or assist in testing and de-
veloping any material, invention, patented article, or 
process related to the research and technology pro-
gram. 
‘(5) TRAINING.—The Secretary may use the 
funds made available to carry out this section for 
training or education of commercial motor vehicle 
safety personnel, including training in accident re-
construction and detection of controlled substances 
or other contraband and stolen cargo or vehicles. 
‘(6) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary may carry 
out this section—
‘(A) independently; 
‘(B) in cooperation with other Federal de-
partments, agencies, and instrumentalities and 
Federal laboratories; or 
‘(C) by making grants to, or entering into 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
transactions with, any Federal laboratory, State 
agency, authority, association, institution, for-
profit or nonprofit corporation, organization, 
foreign country, or person. 
‘(7) DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF USE 
OF PRODUCTS.—The Secretary shall use funds made
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available to carry out this section to develop, admin-
ister, communicate, and promote the use of products 
of research, technology, and technology transfer pro-
grams under this section. 
‘(b) COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To advance innovative solu-
tions to problems involving commercial motor vehicle 
and motor carrier safety, security, and efficiency, 
and to stimulate the deployment of emerging tech-
nology, the Secretary may carry out, on a cost-
shared basis, collaborative research and development 
with—
‘(A) non-Federal entities, including State 
and local governments, foreign governments, 
colleges and universities, corporations, institu-
tions, partnerships, and sole proprietorships 
that are incorporated or established under the 
laws of any State; and 
‘(B) Federal laboratories. 
‘(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary may enter into co-
operative research and development agreements (as 
defined in section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a)).
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‘(3) COST SHARING.—
‘(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 
of the cost of activities carried out under a co-
operative research and development agreement 
entered into under this subsection shall not ex-
ceed 50 percent; except that, if there is sub-
stantial public interest or benefit associated 
with any such activity, the Secretary may ap-
prove a greater Federal share. 
‘(B) TREATMENT OF DIRECTLY INCURRED 
NON-FEDERAL
COSTS.—All costs directly in-
curred by the non-Federal partners, including 
personnel, travel, and hardware or software de-
velopment costs, shall be credited toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the activities 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘(4) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—The research, de-
velopment, or use of a technology under a coopera-
tive research and development agreement entered 
into under this subsection, including the terms 
under which the technology may be licensed and the 
resulting royalties may be distributed, shall be sub-
ject to the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).’.