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 119 STAT. 1720

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

qualified officers and employees in coordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies. ‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—At least 90 percent of the amounts set aside for a fiscal year under this subsection shall be awarded in grants to State agencies and local government agencies.’’. (b) NEW ENTRANT AUDITS.—Section 31104 of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating the second subsection as subsection (f); and (2) by adding at the end of such subsection the following: ‘‘(5) NEW ENTRANT AUDITS.— ‘‘(A) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to States and local governments for new entrant motor carrier audits under this subsection without requiring a matching contribution from such States and local governments. ‘‘(B) SET ASIDE.—The Secretary shall set aside from amounts made available by section 31104(a) up to $29,000,000 per fiscal year for audits of new entrant motor carriers conducted pursuant to this paragraph. ‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary determines that a State or local government is not able to use government employees to conduct new entrant motor carrier audits, the Secretary may use the funds set aside under this paragraph to conduct audits for such States or local governments.’’. SEC. 4108. DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31106(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (D); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(F) ensure, to the maximum extent practical, all the data is complete, timely, and accurate across all information systems and initiatives; and ‘‘(G) establish and implement a national motor carrier safety data correction system.’’. (b) REPORT ON STATUS OF SAFETY FITNESS RATING SYSTEM REVISION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the status of revision of the safety fitness rating system of motor carriers. SEC. 4109. PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT.

(a) DESIGN AND CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION.—Section 31106(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) DESIGN.—The program shall link Federal motor carrier safety information systems with State commercial vehicle registration and licensing systems and shall be designed to enable a State to— ‘‘(A) determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier or registrant when licensing or registering the registrant

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