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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1763

‘‘(A) subsection (d) of this section, as that section was in effect before the transition termination date; or ‘‘(B) any other provision of this title that was in effect before the transition termination date. ‘‘(3) TRANSITION TERMINATION DATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘transition termination date’ means the first day of January occurring more than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005.’’. (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) HEADING FOR SECTION 13906.—Section 13906 of such title is amended by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following: ‘‘§ 13906. Security of motor carriers, motor private carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders’’. (2) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 13906 and inserting the following: ‘‘13906. Security of motor carriers, motor private carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders.’’. SEC. 4304. UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION SYSTEM.

Section 13908 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 13908. Registration and other reforms ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION SYSTEM.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the States, representatives of the motor carrier, motor private carrier, freight forwarder, and broker industries and after notice and opportunity for public comment, shall issue within 1 year after the date of enactment of the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005 regulations to establish an online Federal registration system, to be named the ‘Unified Carrier Registration System’, to replace— ‘‘(1) the current Department of Transportation identification number system, the single State registration system under section 14504; ‘‘(2) the registration system contained in this chapter and the financial responsibility information system under section 13906; and ‘‘(3) the service of process agent systems under sections 503 and 13304. ‘‘(b) ROLE AS CLEARINGHOUSE AND DEPOSITORY OF INFORMATION.—The Unified Carrier Registration System shall serve as a clearinghouse and depository of information on, and identification of, all foreign and domestic motor carriers, motor private carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and others required to register with the Department of Transportation, including information with respect to a carrier’s safety rating, compliance with required levels of financial responsibility, and compliance with the provisions of section 14504a. The Secretary shall ensure that Federal agencies, States, representatives of the motor carrier industry, and the public have access to the Unified Carrier Registration System, including the records and information contained in the System. ‘‘(c) PROCEDURES FOR CORRECTING INFORMATION.—Not later than 60 days after the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations establishing procedures that enable a

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