1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act of 2023 . 2. Motor carrier selection standard of care (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered entity (A) In general The term covered entity means a person acting as— (i) except as provided in subparagraph (B), a shipper or consignee of goods; (ii) a broker, a freight forwarder, or a household goods freight forwarder (as those terms are defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code); (iii) an ocean transportation intermediary (as defined in section 40102 of title 46, United States Code), when arranging for inland transportation as part of an international through movement involving ocean transportation between the United States and a foreign port; (iv) an indirect air carrier holding a Standard Security Program approved by the Transportation Security Administration, only to the extent that the person acting as an indirect air carrier is engaging in— (I) activities as an air carrier (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code); or (II) air commerce (as defined in that section); (v) a customs broker licensed in accordance with section 111.2 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), only to the extent that the person acting as a customs broker is engaging in— (I) a movement under a customs bond; or (II) a transaction involving customs business (as defined in section 111.1 of that title (or a successor regulation))