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Driver Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006 (Introduced in
House)
HR 5560 IH
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 Committee on Homeland Security,
and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined 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 Representatives 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'.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND RECORDS CHECKS FOR
MOTOR VEHICLE 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
administrative 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 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
Federal 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
Comptroller General shall review, at a minimum, the background
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 inefficiencies
referred to in subsection (a) and recommendations for
eliminating such redundancies and inefficiencies.
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