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 119 STAT. 1768

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005 directors for initial terms of 2 years, and 5 of the appointed directors for initial terms of 1 year. ‘‘(ii) THEREAFTER.—After the initial term, all directors shall be appointed for terms of 3 years; except that the term of the Deputy Administrator or other individual designated by the Secretary under subparagraph (B)(iv) shall be at the discretion of the Secretary. ‘‘(iii) SUCCESSION.—A director may be appointed to succeed himself or herself. ‘‘(iv) END OF SERVICE.—A director may continue to serve on the board until his or her successor is appointed. ‘‘(2) RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE UCR AGREEMENT.—The board of directors shall issue rules and regulations to govern the UCR agreement. The rules and regulations shall— ‘‘(A) prescribe uniform forms and formats, for— ‘‘(i) the annual submission of the information required by a base-State of a motor carrier, motor private carrier, leasing company, broker, or freight forwarder; ‘‘(ii) the transmission of information by a participating State to the Unified Carrier Registration System; ‘‘(iii) the payment of excess fees by a State to the designated depository and the distribution of fees by the depository to those States so entitled; and ‘‘(iv) the providing of notice by a motor carrier, motor private carrier, broker, freight forwarder, or leasing company to the board of the intent of such entity to change its base-State, and the procedures for a State to object to such a change under subparagraph (C); ‘‘(B) provide for the administration of the unified carrier registration agreement, including procedures for amending the agreement and obtaining clarification of any provision of the Agreement; ‘‘(C) provide procedures for dispute resolution under the agreement that provide due process for all involved parties; and ‘‘(D) designate a depository. ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except for the representative of the Department appointed under paragraph (1)(B)(iv), no director shall receive any compensation or other benefits from the Federal Government for serving on the board or be considered a Federal employee as a result of such service. ‘‘(B) EXPENSES.—All directors shall be reimbursed for expenses they incur attending meetings of the board. In addition, the board may approve the reimbursement of expenses incurred by members of any subcommittee or task force appointed under paragraph (5) for carrying out the duties of the subcommittee or task force. The reimbursement of expenses to directors and subcommittee and task force members shall be under subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, governing reimbursement of expenses for travel by Federal employees.

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