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S. 1393 (Reported-in-Senate)

Calendar No. 202

115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1393


To streamline the process by which active duty military, reservists, and veterans receive commercial driver’s licenses.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 21, 2017

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Thune, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

August 3, 2017

Reported by Mr. Thune, without amendment

A BILL

To streamline the process by which active duty military, reservists, and veterans receive commercial driver’s licenses.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Jobs for Our Heroes Act”.

SEC. 2. Medical certificate for veterans operating commercial motor vehicles.

(a) Qualified examiners.—Section 5403(d)(2) of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31149 note; 129 Stat. 1548) is amended to read as follows:

“(2) QUALIFIED EXAMINER.—The term ‘qualified examiner’ means an individual who—

“(A) is employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs as an advanced practice nurse, doctor of chiropractic, doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, physician assistant, or other medical professional;

“(B) is licensed, certified, or registered in a State to perform physical examinations;

“(C) is familiar with the standards for, and physical requirements of, an operator required to be medically certified under section 31149 of title 49, United States Code; and

“(D) has never, with respect to such section, been found to have acted fraudulently, including by fraudulently awarding a medical certificate.”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—Section 5403 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31149 note; 129 Stat. 1548) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by striking “physician-approved veteran operator, the qualified physician” and inserting “veteran operator approved by a qualified examiner, the qualified examiner”;

(2) in subsection (b)(1)—

(A) by striking “the physician” and inserting “the examiner”; and

(B) by striking “qualified physician” and inserting “qualified examiner”;

(3) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking “qualified physicians” and inserting “qualified examiners”; and

(B) by striking “such physicians” and inserting “such examiners”; and

(4) in subsection (d)—

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (3), (1), and (2), respectively, and by moving the text of paragraph (3), as redesignated, to appear after paragraph (2), as redesignated; and

(B) in paragraph (3), as redesignated—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Physician-approved veteran operator” and inserting “Veteran operator approved by a qualified examiner”; and

(ii) by striking “physician-approved veteran operator” and inserting “veteran operator approved by a qualified examiner”.

(c) Rulemaking.—The amendments made by this section shall be incorporated into any rulemaking proceeding related to section 5403 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31149 note; 129 Stat. 1548) that is being conducted as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. Commercial driver’s license standards for current and former members of the Armed Forces.

Section 31305(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the subsection heading, by striking “veteran operators” and inserting “operators who are members of the armed forces, reservists, or veterans”;

(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “subparagraph (A) during, at least,” and inserting “subparagraph (A)—

    “(i) while serving in the armed forces or reserve components; and

    “(ii) during”; and

(3) in paragraph (2)(B)—

(A) by inserting “current or” before “former” each place the term appears; and

(B) by inserting “one of” before “the reserve components”.

Calendar No. 202

115th CONGRESS
     1st Session
S. 1393
A BILL
To streamline the process by which active duty military, reservists, and veterans receive commercial driver’s licenses.
August 3, 2017
Reported without amendment