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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1673
To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect
to the definition of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 2019
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DUNN, Mr. LAWSON of Flor-
ida, and Mr. SCHRADER) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of
1999 with respect to the definition of agricultural com-
modities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agricultural Trucking
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Relief Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
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Section 229(e)(7) of the Motor Carrier Safety Im-
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provement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amend-
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ed to read as follows:
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‘‘(7) AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY.—The term
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‘agricultural commodity’ includes—
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‘‘(A)
agricultural,
aquacultural,
horti-
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cultural, and floricultural commodities;
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‘‘(B) fruits;
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‘‘(C) vegetables;
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‘‘(D) any non-human living animal and the
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products thereof; and
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‘‘(E) other agriculture products that are—
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‘‘(i) sensitive to temperature or cli-
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mate; and
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‘‘(ii) at risk of perishing in transit.’’.
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