Sec. 4216. APPLICATION OF STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS TO CERTAIN HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS

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## SEC. 4216 APPLICATION OF STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS TO CERTAIN HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS ###

(a)Study The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the current consumer protection authorities and actions of the Department of Transportation and the impact on shippers and carriers of household goods involved in interstate transportation of allowing State attorneys general to apply State consumer protection laws to such transportation. ###

(b)Matters To Be Considered In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall consider, at a minimum— ####

(1)the level of consumer protection being provided to consumers through Federal household goods regulations and how household goods regulations relating to consumer protection compare to regulations relating to consumer protection for other modes of transportation regulated by the Department of Transportation; ####

(2)the history and background of State enforcement of State consumer protection laws on household goods carriers providing intrastate transportation and what effects such laws have on the ability of intrastate household goods carriers to operate; ####

(3)what operational impacts, if any, would result on household goods carriers engaged in interstate commerce being subject to the State consumer protection laws; and ####

(4)the potential for States to regulate rates or other business operations if State consumer protection laws applied to interstate household goods movements. ###

(c)Consultation In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall consult with the Secretary, State attorneys general, consumer protection agencies, and the household goods industry. ###

(d)Report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study. ## Subtitle C Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005