S.Amdt. 608

SA 608. Mr. BURNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways,
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
establish a program for making grants to commercial driver
training schools and programs for the purpose of providing
financial assistance to entry level drivers of commercial
vehicles (as defined in section 31301 of title 49, United
States Code).
(b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost for which
a grant is made under this section shall be 80 percent.
(c) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
for the purpose of carrying out this section $5,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
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