1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation and Logistics Hiring Reform Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Entity The term entity means a person acting as— (A) a shipper, except for an individual shipper (as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code) or a consignee; (B) a broker, a freight forwarder, or a household goods freight forwarder (as such terms are defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code); (C) a non-vessel-operating common carrier, an ocean freight forwarder, or an ocean transportation intermediary (as such terms are defined in section 40102 of title 46, United States Code); (D) an indirect air carrier authorized to operate under a standard security program approved by the Transportation Security Administration; (E) a customs broker licensed in accordance with section 111.2 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations; (F) an interchange motor carrier subject to paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 13902(i) of title 49, United States Code; or (G) a warehouse (as defined in Article 7–102 of the Uniform Commercial Code). (2) Motor carrier The term motor carrier means a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code) that is subject to Federal motor carrier financial responsibility and safety regulations. (3) State The term State means— (A) each of the 50 States; (B) a political subdivision of any such State; (C) an intrastate agency; (D) any other political agency of two or more States; (E) the District of Columbia; (F) American Samoa; (G) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (H) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (I) the Territory of Guam