Attachment B - Section 213 of “The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999,” Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748

SEC. 213. 24-HOUR STAFFING OF TELEPHONE HOTLINE.

    Section 4017 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

(49 U.S.C. 31143 note; 112 Stat. 413) is amended--

            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections

        (d) and (e), respectively;

            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

    ``(c) Staffing.--The toll-free telephone system shall be staffed 24

hours a day 7 days a week by individuals knowledgeable about Federal

motor carrier safety regulations and procedures.''; and

            (3) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of

        this section)--

                    (A) by striking ``104(a)'' and inserting

                ``104(a)(1)(B)''; and

                    (B) by striking ``for each of fiscal years 1999''

                and inserting ``for fiscal year 1999 and $375,000 for

                each of fiscal years 2000''.