MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION REGISTRATION.

SEC. 305. MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION REGISTRATION.(a) General Requirements.—Section 31138 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:“(a) General Requirement.—“(1) Transportation of passengers for compensation.—The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations to require minimum levels of financial responsibility sufficient to satisfy liability amounts established by the Secretary covering public liability and property damage for the transportation of passengers for compensation by motor vehicle in the United States between a place in a State and—“(A) a place in another State;“(B) another place in the same State through a place outside of that State; or“(C) a place outside the United States.122 STAT. 1620“(2) Transportation of passengers not for compensation.—The Secretary may prescribe regulations to require minimum levels of financial responsibility sufficient to satisfy liability amounts established by the Secretary covering public liability and property damage for the transportation of passengers for commercial purposes, but not for compensation, by motor vehicle in the United States between a place in a State and—“(A) a place in another State;“(B) another place in the same State through a place outside of that State; or“(C) a place outside the United States.”; and(2) by striking “commercial” each place it appears in subsection (c)(4).(b) Transportation of Property.—Section 31139 of such title is amended—(1) by striking “commercial motor vehicle” in subsection (b)(1) and inserting “motor carrier or motor private carrier (as such terms are defined in section 13102 of this title)”; and(2) by striking “commercial” in subsection (c).(c) Definitions Relating to Motor Carriers.—Paragraphs (6)(B), (7)(B), (14), and (15) of section 13102 of such title are each amended by striking “commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section 31132)” and inserting “motor vehicle”.(d) Freight Forwarders.—Section 13903(a) of such title is amended to read as follows:“(a) In General.—The Secretary shall register a person to provide service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III of chapter 135 as a freight forwarder if the Secretary finds that the person is fit, willing, and able to provide the service and to comply with this part and applicable regulations of the Secretary and the Board.”.(e) Brokers.—Section 13904(a) of such title is amended to read as follows:“(a) In General.—The Secretary shall register, subject to section 13906(b), a person to be a broker for transportation of property subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135, if the Secretary finds that the person is fit, willing, and able to be a broker for transportation and to comply with this part and applicable regulations of the Secretary.”.