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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 3950 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend title 49, United States Code, to combat freight fraud and theft, and for other purposes. · Sec. 12

Sec. 12. Foreign dispatch services

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Section 13102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking , the following definitions shall apply ; by redesignating paragraphs
(6)through
(27)as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), and
(19)respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; and by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following: The term foreign dispatch service means a person that— is not located in the United States, Mexico, or Canada; maintains its principal place of business or substantial operations in a foreign country; acts as a direct licensed agent on behalf of 1 or more motor carriers through a formal written agreement; receives compensation from those motor carriers based on a predetermined written legal contractual agreement; discloses that— the person is a dispatch service operating under an agreement with a specific motor carrier; and the relevant shipment is arranged for that motor carrier only; provides only administrative or support services limited to— coordinating freight movements without assuming responsibility for the cargo or arranging transportation; and communicating through a broker to arrange for the transportation of shipments for the motor carrier; and does not seek or solicit shippers for freight. . Chapter 139 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: A person operating as a foreign dispatch service shall register as a broker. . The analysis for chapter 139 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 13910. Registration of foreign dispatch services as brokers. . Section 32702(5) of the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012 ( 49 U.S.C. 31136 note; Public Law 112–141 ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking section 13102(14) and inserting section 13102 ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking section 13102(15) of that title and inserting that section . Section 14101(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by striking section 13102(10)(A) and inserting section 13102(11)(A) . Section 14104(b)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking section 13102(10)(A) and inserting section 13102(11)(A) . Section 14706(c)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking section 13102(10)(A) and inserting section 13102(11)(A) .
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