Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026

(1) 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).

(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall apply to prime contractors, subcontractors, and owner-operators at all tiers.

A certification under this section shall state that, to the best of the covered carrier's knowledge after reasonable inquiry—

(1) 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

(2) the covered carrier will require the same certification from any subcontractor or owner-operator it engages for performance of the contract.

Prime contractors shall include the substance of this certification requirement in all subcontracts and lease agreements for Department of Defense freight transportation. Covered carriers shall maintain records of certifications for not less than 5 years.

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—

(1) hold valid operating authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration;

(2) meet all applicable Department of Defense carrier qualification standards;

(3) undergo enhanced national security vetting, including—

(A) screening for ownership, control, or significant business relationships with—

(i) an entity identified on the list maintained by the Department of Defense under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note; Public Law 116–283); or

(ii) any other foreign adversary entity designated by the Secretary of Defense; and

(B) 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

(4) submit to periodic revetting not less frequently than once every 2 years.

The Secretary shall establish a streamlined application process for inclusion on the registry.

The process established under paragraph (1) shall include coordination with existing Department of Defense carrier approval systems.

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: