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 PUBLIC LAW 98-554—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 2853

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the last day of the two year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall conduct a study to determine whether or not part A of title IV of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 should be amended to provide protection to individuals employed by a commercial motor carrier engaged in the transportation of passengers. Not later than twelve months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of such study.

Effective date. 49 USC app. 2301 note. Study. 49 USC app. 2301 note.

Report.

LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY

SEC. 229. (a) Nothing in this title confers authority on the Secretary to (1) establish Federal traffic safety regulations, or (2) preempt State traffic regulations; except that the Secretary may establish or maintain such Federal regulations to the extent that the subject matter of such regulations is, on the date of the enactment of this Act, regulated under parts 390 to 399 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Nothing in this title confers authority on the Secretary to regulate the manufacture of commercial motor vehicles for any purpose, including fuel economy, safety, or emission control.

49 USC app. 2519.

OVERSIGHT

SEC. 230. The appropriate authorizing committees of the Congress shall conduct periodic oversight hearings on the effects of this title no less often than annually for the first five years following the date of enactment of this Act, to ensure that this Act is being implemented according to congressional intent and the purposes of this title. Approved October 30, 1984.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2217: SENATE REPORT No. 98-505 (Comm. on eommerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 11, considered and passed House, amended; Senate concurred in House amendment. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 20, No. 44 (1984): Oct. 30, Presidential statement.

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49 USC app. 2520.

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