HR 7924
Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026
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Bill overview
This bill, the Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026, aims to enhance the security of the Department of Defense’s freight transportation. It requires trucking companies transporting DoD cargo to certify they don’t have affiliations with Chinese military companies and to ensure subcontractors also meet this standard. The bill also establishes a Secure Defense Freight Carrier Registry, requiring approved carriers to undergo enhanced national security vetting and periodic re-vetting, and restricts bidding on DoD contracts to only those carriers listed in the registry.
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- Requires motor carriers transporting DoD freight to certify they are not owned or controlled by, or have significant business relationships with, Chinese military companies.
- Establishes a Secure Defense Freight Carrier Registry maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in coordination with the Department of Defense.
- Mandates enhanced national security vetting for carriers seeking inclusion in the registry, including screening for affiliations with designated foreign adversaries.
- Requires carriers in the registry to undergo periodic re-vetting every two years.
- Prohibits motor carriers from bidding on or performing DoD freight contracts unless they are included in the Secure Defense Freight Carrier Registry.
- Allows the Secretary of Defense to grant waivers for exigent circumstances.
- Requires prime contractors to include certification requirements in subcontracts and lease agreements.
- Establishes a process for maintaining records of certifications for not less than 5 years.
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 7924
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To ensure secure transport of Department of Defense freight, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026
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Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2631a the following new section:
No contract for the transportation of cargo by motor carrier for the Department of Defense (including contracts awarded by the United States Transportation Command or the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command) may be awarded to, or performed by, any covered carrier unless such covered carrier submits a certification described in subsection (b).
The requirement under paragraph (1) shall apply to prime contractors, subcontractors, and owner-operators at all tiers.
the covered carrier is not owned or controlled by, and does not have significant business relationships with, any entity identified on the most recent list of Chinese military companies required under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note); and
the covered carrier will require the same certification from any subcontractor or owner-operator it engages for performance of the contract.
Any covered carrier that knowingly provides a false certification under this section shall be subject to suspension or debarment from Department of Defense contracting and civil penalties under section 1001 of title 18.
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to implement this section not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, including integration into existing carrier approval processes of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command.
In this section:
The term covered carrier means any motor carrier, subcontractor, or owner-operator providing surface transportation services.
The term significant business relationships shall have the meaning given by the Secretary of Defense in regulations.
Subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 139 the following:
In this chapter, the term registry means the Secure Defense Freight Carrier Registry established under section 14002.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this chapter, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish and maintain a registry, to be known as the Secure Defense Freight Carrier Registry
, of motor carriers approved to transport freight for the Department of Defense.
To be included in the registry, a motor carrier shall—
hold valid operating authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration;
meet all applicable Department of Defense carrier qualification standards;
undergo enhanced national security vetting, including—
screening for ownership, control, or significant business relationships with—
verification that drivers and personnel with access to Department of Defense freight meet security standards comparable to those required under Transportation Worker Identification Credential programs or other relevant Federal security programs; and
submit to periodic revetting not less frequently than once every 2 years.
Subject to subsection (b), beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of this chapter, a motor carrier may not bid on or perform a Department of Defense freight transportation contract unless the motor carrier is included in the registry.
The Secretary of Defense may grant waivers from the prohibition under subsection (a) for exigent circumstances.
The analysis for subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 139 the following: