113 STAT. 1758 PUBLIC LAW 106-159—DEC. 9, 1999 functions transferred to the Administration under this Act) substituted for the Office. (3) REMANDED CASES.—I f the court in a suit described in paragraph (1) remands a case to the Administration, subsequent proceedings related to such case shall proceed in accordance with applicable law and regulations as in effect at the time of such subsequent proceedings. (e) CONTINUANCE OF ACTIONS AGAINST OFFICERS.— No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against any officer in his official capacity as an officer of the Office shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act. No cause of action by or against the Office, or by or against any officer thereof in his official capacity, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act. (f) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES. —Except as otherwise provided by law, an officer or employee of the Administration may, for purposes of performing a function transferred by this Act or the amendments made by this Act, exercise all authorities under any other provision of law that were available with respect to the performance of that function to the official responsible for the performance of the function immediately before the effective date of the transfer of the function under this Act or the amendments made by this Act. (g) REFERENCES. —Any reference to the Office in any Federal law. Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to the Office or an officer or employee of the Office is deemed to refer to the Administration or a member or employee of the Administration, as appropriate. SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE. 49 USC 104 note. (a) IN GENERAL. —T his Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; except that the amendments made by section 101 shall take effect on January 1, 2000. 31 USC 1105 (b) BUDGET SUBMISSIONS. —The President's budget submission note. for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter shall reflect the establishment of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in accordance with this Act. TITLE II—COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER SAFETY SEC. 201. DISQUALIFICATIONS. (a) DRIVING WHILE DISQUALIFIED AND CAUSING A FATALITY.— (1) FIRST VIOLATION.— Section 31310(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (B); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(D) committing a first violation of driving a commercial motor vehicle when the individual's commercial driver's license is revoked, suspended, or canceled based on the individual's operation of a commercial motor vehicle or when the individual is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle based on the individual's operation of a commercial motor vehicle; or
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