FOREIGN COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.

SEC. 4139. [49 U.S.C. 31100 note] FOREIGN COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) Operating Authority Enforcement Assistance for States.— (1) Training and outreach.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall conduct outreach and provide training as necessary to State personnel engaged in the enforcement of Federal motor carrier safety regulations to ensure their awareness of the process to be used for verification of the operating authority of motor carriers, including motor carriers of passengers, and to ensure proper enforcement when motor carriers are found to be in violation of operating authority requirements. (2) Assessment.—The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation may periodically assess the implementation and effectiveness of the training and outreach program. (b) Study of Foreign Commercial Motor Vehicles.— (1) Review.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a review to determine the degree to which Canadian and Mexican commercial motor vehicles, including motor carriers of passengers, currently operating or expected to operate in the United States comply with the Federal motor vehicle safety standards. (2) Reports.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment, the Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives containing the findings and conclusions of the review. Not later than 4 months after the date on which the report is submitted to the Committees, the Inspector General of the Department shall provide comments and observations to the Committees on the scope and methodology of the review.