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[CITE: 49USC31501]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
                           PART B--COMMERCIAL
 
                    CHAPTER 315--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
 
Sec. 31501. Definitions

    In this chapter--
        (1) ``migrant worker'' means an individual going to or from 
    employment in agriculture as provided under section 3121(g) of the 
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3121(g)) or section 3(f) of 
    the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(f)).
        (2) ``motor carrier'', ``motor common carrier'', ``motor private 
    carrier'', ``motor vehicle'', and ``United States'' have the same 
    meanings given those terms in section 13102 of this title.
        (3) ``motor carrier of migrant workers''--
            (A) means a person (except a motor common carrier) providing 
        transportation referred to in section 13501 of this title by a 
        motor vehicle (except a passenger automobile or station wagon) 
        for at least 3 migrant workers at a time to or from their 
        employment; but
            (B) does not include a migrant worker providing 
        transportation for migrant workers and their immediate families.

(Pub. L. 97-449, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2438, Sec. 3101; renumbered 
Sec. 31501 and amended Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(c), (e), July 5, 1994, 
108 Stat. 745, 1029; Pub. L. 103-429, Sec. 6(26), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 
Stat. 4380; Pub. L. 104-88, title III, Sec. 308(k)(1), (2), Dec. 29, 
1995, 109 Stat. 947, 948.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
                                                 Pub. L. 97-449
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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3101(1)...............................  49:303(a)(23).                   Feb. 4
, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 397,
                                                                          Sec. 
 203(a)(22), (23); added Aug. 3,
                                                                          1956,
 ch. 905, Sec.  1, 70 Stat. 958.
3101(2)...............................  (no source).
3101(3)...............................  49:303(a)(22).
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    In clause (1), the words ``going to or from'' are substituted for 
``proceeding to or returning from'' for clarity.
    Clause (2) is included to ensure that the identical definitions that 
are relevant are used without repeating them. The source provisions for 
the quoted definitions are found in the revision notes for section 10102 
of the revised title.
    In clause (3), the words ``including any `contract common carrier by 
motor vehicle' '' are omitted as covered by the definition of ``motor 
carrier''. The words ``referred to in section 10521(a) of this title'' 
are substituted for ``in interstate or foreign commerce'' for clarity 
and consistency in the revised title. The word ``except'' is substituted 
for ``but not including'' for clarity. The words ``at least'' are 
substituted for ``or more'', and the words ``but the term does not 
include'' are substituted for ``except'', for consistency.


                             Pub. L. 103-429

    This amends 49:31501(1) to correct an erroneous cross-reference.


                               Amendments

    1995--Par. (2). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 308(k)(1), substituted 
``13102'' for ``10102''.
    Par. (3)(A). Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 308(k)(2), substituted ``13501'' 
for ``10521(a)''.
    1994--Pub. L. 103-272 renumbered section 3101 of this title as this 
section and amended it generally, restating it without substantive 
change.
    Par. (1). Pub. L. 103-429 substituted ``section 3(f)'' for ``section 
203(f)''.


                    Effective Date of 1995 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 104-88 effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of 
Pub. L. 104-88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 701 of 
this title.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-429 effective July 5, 1994, see section 9 
of Pub. L. 103-429, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 501 of this title.
