Sec. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
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## SEC. 101 ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION ###
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(e)Personnel Levels The number of personnel positions at the Office of Motor Carrier Safety (and, beginning on January 1, 2000, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) at its headquarters location in fiscal year 2000 shall not be increased above the level transferred from the Federal Highway Administration to the Office of Motor Carrier Safety. The Secretary shall provide detailed justifications to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives for the personnel requested for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003 for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration when the President submits his budget, including a justification for increasing personnel at headquarters above the levels so transferred. ###
(f)Authority to Promulgate Safety Standards for Retrofitting **[**[49 U.S.C. 31136 note](/us/usc/t49/s31136)**]** The authority under title 49, United States Code, to promulgate safety standards for commercial motor vehicles and equipment subsequent to initial manufacture is vested in the Secretary and may be delegated. ###
(g)Conflicts of Interest **[**[49 U.S.C. 330 note](/us/usc/t49/s330)**]** ####
(1)Compliance with regulation In awarding any contract for research, the Secretary shall comply with section 1252.209–70 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section. The Secretary shall require that the text of such section be included in any request for proposal and contract for research made by the Secretary. ####
(2)Study #####
(A)In general The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine whether or not compliance with the section referred to in paragraph
(1)is sufficient to avoid conflicts of interest in contracts for research awarded by the Secretary and to evaluate whether or not compliance with such section unreasonably delays or burdens the awarding of such contracts. #####
(B)Consultation In conducting the study under this paragraph, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation, the Comptroller General, the heads of other Federal agencies, research organizations, industry representatives, employee organizations, safety organizations, and other entities. #####
(C)Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under this paragraph. * * * * * * *
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