S.Amdt. 2345
What it does: Rewrites page 450, line 13 through page 453, line 16
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 22
Rewrites page 450, line 13 through page 453, line 16
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 450, line 13 through page 453, line 16 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: SEC. 32403. COMMERCIAL DRIVER ACCESS.
Inserted: (a) Interstate Compact Pilot Program.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall establish a 6-year pilot program to study the feasibility, benefits, and safety impacts of allowing a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Inserted: (2) Interstate compacts.--The Secretary shall allow States, including the District of Columbia, to enter into an interstate compact with contiguous States to allow a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age to operate a motor vehicle across the applicable State lines. The Secretary shall approve as many as 6 interstate compacts, with no limit on the number of States participating in each interstate compact.
Inserted: (3) Mutual recognition of licenses.--A valid intrastate commercial driver's licenses issued by a State participating in an interstate compact under paragraph (2) shall be recognized as valid in each State that is participating in that interstate compact.
Inserted: (4) Standards.--In developing an interstate compact under this subsection, participating States shall provide for minimum licensure standards acceptable for interstate travel under this section, which may include, for a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age participating in the pilot program--
Inserted: (A) age restrictions;
Inserted: (B) distance from origin (measured in air miles);
Inserted: (C) reporting requirements; or
Inserted: (D) additional hours of service restrictions.
Inserted: (5) Limitations.--An interstate compact under paragraph (2) may not permit special configuration or hazardous cargo operations to be transported by a licensed driver under 21 years of age.
Inserted: (6) Additional requirements.--The Secretary may--
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Inserted: (A) prescribe such additional requirements, including training, for a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age participating in the pilot program as the Secretary considers necessary; and
Inserted: (B) provide risk mitigation restrictions and limitations.
Inserted: (b) Approval.--An interstate compact under subsection (a)(2) may not go into effect until it has been approved by the governor of each State (or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, if applicable) that is a party to the interstate compact, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Inserted: (c) Report.--Not earlier than 4 years after the date on which the test program is established, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that contains--
Inserted: (1) the findings of the pilot program;
Inserted: (2) a determination of whether a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age can operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce with an equivalent level of safety; and
Inserted: (3) the reasons for that determination.
Original wording
Beginning on page 450, strike line 13 and all that follows through page 453, line 16, and insert the following:
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As printed
SA 2345. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 450, strike line 13 and all that follows through page 453, line 16, and insert the following:
SEC. 32403. COMMERCIAL DRIVER ACCESS.
(a) Interstate Compact Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall establish a 6-year pilot program to study the feasibility, benefits, and safety impacts of allowing a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
(2) Interstate compacts.--The Secretary shall allow States, including the District of Columbia, to enter into an interstate compact with contiguous States to allow a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age to operate a motor vehicle across the applicable State lines. The Secretary shall approve as many as 6 interstate compacts, with no limit on the number of States participating in each interstate compact.
(3) Mutual recognition of licenses.--A valid intrastate commercial driver's licenses issued by a State participating in an interstate compact under paragraph (2) shall be recognized as valid in each State that is participating in that interstate compact.
(4) Standards.--In developing an interstate compact under this subsection, participating States shall provide for minimum licensure standards acceptable for interstate travel under this section, which may include, for a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age participating in the pilot program--
(A) age restrictions;
(B) distance from origin (measured in air miles);
(C) reporting requirements; or
(D) additional hours of service restrictions.
(5) Limitations.--An interstate compact under paragraph (2) may not permit special configuration or hazardous cargo operations to be transported by a licensed driver under 21 years of age.
(6) Additional requirements.--The Secretary may--
(A) prescribe such additional requirements, including training, for a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age participating in the pilot program as the Secretary considers necessary; and
(B) provide risk mitigation restrictions and limitations.
(b) Approval.--An interstate compact under subsection (a)(2) may not go into effect until it has been approved by the governor of each State (or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, if applicable) that is a party to the interstate compact, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
(c) Report.--Not earlier than 4 years after the date on which the test program is established, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that contains--
(1) the findings of the pilot program;
(2) a determination of whether a licensed driver between 18 and 21 years of age can operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce with an equivalent level of safety; and
(3) the reasons for that determination.
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