; (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; and (J) the Virgin Islands of the United States. 3. National hiring standards for motor carriers (a) National standard Before tendering a shipment, but not more than 35 days before the pickup of the shipment by the hired motor carrier, an entity shall verify that the motor carrier, at the time of such verification— (1) is registered with and authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to operate as a motor carrier or household goods motor carrier, if applicable; (2) has the minimum insurance coverage required by Federal law; (3) does not have an unsatisfactory safety rating issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in force; and (4) has not otherwise been ordered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to discontinue operations. (b) Intended use of data (1) In general Only evidence of an entity’s compliance with subsection (a) may be admitted as evidence or otherwise used in a civil action for damages resulting from a case or legal proceeding in which it is asserted or alleged that an entity’s selection or retention of a motor carrier was negligent. (2) Excluded evidence All other motor carrier data created or maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, including safety measurement system data or analysis of such data, may not be admitted into evidence in a case or legal proceeding described in paragraph (1). 4. Applicability and effective date Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this Act shall apply with respect to any action commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this Act without regard to whether the harm that is the subject of the action, or the conduct that caused the harm, occurred before such date of enactment.