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49 U.S.C. § 31101 — Definitions
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In this subchapter—
(1) “commercial motor vehicle” means (except in section 31106) a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce principally to transport passengers or cargo, if the vehicle—
(A) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater;
(B) is designed to transport more than 10 passengers including the driver; or
(C) is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under [section 5103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5103&num=0&edition=prelim) and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section 5103.
(2) “employee” means a driver of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor when personally operating a commercial motor vehicle), a mechanic, a freight handler, or an individual not an employer, who—
(A) directly affects commercial motor vehicle safety in the course of employment by a commercial motor carrier; and
(B) is not an employee of the United States Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State acting in the course of employment.
(3) “employer”—
(A) means a person engaged in a business affecting commerce that owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle in connection with that business, or assigns an employee to operate the vehicle in commerce; but
(B) does not include the Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State.
(4) “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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In this subchapter—
(1) “commercial motor vehicle” means (except in section 31106) a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce principally to transport passengers or cargo, if the vehicle—
(A) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater;
(B) is designed to transport more than 10 passengers including the driver; or
(C) is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under [section 5103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5103&num=0&edition=prelim) and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section 5103.
(2) “employee” means a driver of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor when personally operating a commercial motor vehicle), a mechanic, a freight handler, or an individual not an employer, who—
(A) directly affects commercial motor vehicle safety in the course of employment by a commercial motor carrier; and
(B) is not an employee of the United States Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State acting in the course of employment.
(3) “employer”—
(A) means a person engaged in a business affecting commerce that owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle in connection with that business, or assigns an employee to operate the vehicle in commerce; but
(B) does not include the Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State.
(4) “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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**(a) Designating Material as Hazardous.—** The Secretary shall designate material (including an explosive, radioactive material, infectious substance, flammable or combustible liquid, solid, or gas, toxic, oxidizing, or corrosive material, and compressed gas) or a group or class of material as hazardous when the Secretary determines that transporting the material in commerce in a particular amount and form may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property.
**(b) Regulations for Safe Transportation.—**
(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the safe transportation, including security, of hazardous material in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce. The regulations—
(A) apply to a person who—
(i) transports hazardous material in commerce;
(ii) causes hazardous material to be transported in commerce;
(iii) designs, manufactures, fabricates, inspects, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a package, container, or packaging component that is represented, marked, certified, or sold as qualified for use in transporting hazardous material in commerce;
(iv) prepares or accepts hazardous material for transportation in commerce;
(v) is responsible for the safety of transporting hazardous material in commerce;
(vi) certifies compliance with any requirement under this chapter; or
(vii) misrepresents whether such person is engaged in any activity under clause (i) through (vi); and
(B) shall govern safety aspects, including security, of the transportation of hazardous material the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) A proceeding to prescribe the regulations must be conducted under [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=p
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**(a) Availability of Operation and Maintenance Funds.—** Appropriations for operation and maintenance of the active forces shall be available for the following:
(1) The repair of facilities.
(2) The installation of equipment in public and private plants.
**(b) Leasing and Road Maintenance Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may provide for the following:
(1) The leasing of buildings and facilities (including the payment of rentals for special purpose space at the seat of Government). Rental for such leases may be paid in advance in connection with—
(A) the conduct of field exercises and maneuvers; and
(B) the administration of the Act of July 9, 1942 ([43 U.S.C. 315q](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315q&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) The maintenance of defense access roads which are certified to the Secretary of Transportation as important to the national defense under the provisions of [section 210 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section210&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Prohibition on Naming Department of Defense Real Property After Member of Congress.—**
(1) Real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may not be named after, or otherwise officially identified by the name of, any individual who is a Member of Congress at the time the property is so named or identified.
(2) In this subsection:
(A) The term “Member of Congress” includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
(B) The term “real property” includes structures, buildings, or other infrastructure of a military installation, roadways and defense access roads, and any other are
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary shall—
(1) carry out research, development, and deployment activities that encompass the entire innovation lifecycle; and
(2) ensure that all research carried out under this section aligns with the transportation research and development strategic plan of the Secretary under [section 6503 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section6503&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Highway Research and Development Program.—**
(1) **Objectives.—** — In carrying out the highway research and development program, the Secretary, to address current and emerging highway transportation needs, shall—
(A) identify research topics;
(B) coordinate research and development activities;
(C) carry out research, testing, and evaluation activities;
(D) provide technology transfer and technical assistance;
(E) engage with public and private entities to spur advancement of emerging transformative innovations through accelerated market readiness; and
(F) consult frequently with public and private entities on new transportation technologies.
(2) **Improving highway safety.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The Secretary shall carry out research and development activities from an integrated perspective to establish and implement systematic measures to improve highway safety.
(B) *Objectives.—* — In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall carry out research and development activities—
(i) to achieve greater long-term safety gains;
(ii) to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries on public roads;
(iii) to fill knowledge gaps that limit the effectiveness of research;
(iv) to support the development and implementation of State strategic highway safety plans;
(v) to advan
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**(a) Regulations** The Commission may, consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, make reasonable regulations (1) governing the interference potential of devices which in their operation are capable of emitting radio frequency energy by radiation, conduction, or other means in sufficient degree to cause harmful interference to radio communications; and (2) establishing minimum performance standards for home electronic equipment and systems to reduce their susceptibility to interference from radio frequency energy. Such regulations shall be applicable to the manufacture, import, sale, offer for sale, or shipment of such devices and home electronic equipment and systems, and to the use of such devices.
**(b) Restrictions** No person shall manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, or ship devices or home electronic equipment and systems, or use devices, which fail to comply with regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.
**(c) Exceptions** The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to carriers transporting such devices or home electronic equipment and systems without trading in them, to devices or home electronic equipment and systems manufactured solely for export, to the manufacture, assembly, or installation of devices or home electronic equipment and systems for its own use by a public utility engaged in providing electric service, or to devices or home electronic equipment and systems for use by the Government of the United States or any agency thereof. Devices and home electronic equipment and systems for use by the Government of the United States or any agency thereof shall be developed, procured, or otherwise acquired, including offshore procurement, under United States Government criteria, standards, or specifications d
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**(a) Minimum Safety Standards.—** Subject to [section 30103(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30103/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety. The regulations shall prescribe minimum safety standards for commercial motor vehicles. At a minimum, the regulations shall ensure that—
(1) commercial motor vehicles are maintained, equipped, loaded, and operated safely;
(2) the responsibilities imposed on operators of commercial motor vehicles do not impair their ability to operate the vehicles safely;
(3) the physical condition of operators of commercial motor vehicles is adequate to enable them to operate the vehicles safely and the periodic physical examinations required of such operators are performed by medical examiners who have received training in physical and medical examination standards and, after the national registry maintained by the Department of Transportation under section 31149(d) is established, are listed on such registry;
(4) the operation of commercial motor vehicles does not have a deleterious effect on the physical condition of the operators; and
(5) an operator of a commercial motor vehicle is not coerced by a motor carrier, shipper, receiver, or transportation intermediary to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a regulation promulgated under this section, or chapter 51 or chapter 313 of this title.
**(b) Eliminating and Amending Existing Regulations.—** The Secretary may not eliminate or amend an existing motor carrier safety regulation related only to the maintenance, equipment, loading, or operation (including routing) of vehicles carrying material found to be hazardous under [section 5103 of
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 31101
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish a
commercial motor vehicle safety advisory committee
to provide advice and recommendations on a range of
motor carrier safety issues.
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The members of the advisory
committee shall be appointed by the Secretary and
shall include representatives of the motor carrier in-
dustry, drivers, safety advocates, manufacturers, safety
enforcement officials, law enforcement agencies of bor-
der
States,
and
other
individuals
affected
by
rulemakings under consideration by the Department of
Transportation. Representatives of a single interest
group may not constitute a majority of the members of
the advisory committee.
‘‘(c) FUNCTION.—The advisory committee shall pro-
vide advice to the Secretary on commercial motor ve-
hicle safety regulations and other matters relating to
activities and functions of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration.
‘‘(d) TERMINATION
DATE.—The advisory committee
shall remain in effect until September 30, 2003.’’
STUDY OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CAUSATION
Pub. L. 106–159, title II, § 224, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat.
1770, provided that:
‘‘(a) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall conduct a com-
prehensive study to determine the causes of, and con-
tributing factors to, crashes that involve commercial
motor vehicles. The study shall also identify data re-
quirements and collection procedures, reports, and
other measures that will improve the Department of
Transportation’s and States’ ability to—
‘‘(1) evaluate future crashes involving commercial
motor vehicles;
‘‘(2) monitor crash trends and identify causes and
contributing factors; and
‘‘(3) develop effective safety improvement policies
and programs.
‘‘(b) DESIGN.—T
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