Sec. 4403. State inspection of passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles
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The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a review of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations related to annual inspection of commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers to determine— different inspection models in use for commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers to satisfy the Federal inspection requirement; the number of States that have mandatory annual State vehicle inspections and whether such inspections are used to satisfy the Federal inspection requirement for commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers; the extent to which passenger carriers utilize self-inspection to satisfy the Federal inspection requirement; the number of States that have the authority to require the immobilization of impoundment of a commercial motor vehicle carrying passengers if such a vehicle fails inspection; and the impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers, based on the inspection model employed.
Not later than 1 year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on— the findings of the review conducted under subsection (a); and recommendations on changes to the Secretary’s inspection program regulations to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers.