S.Amdt. 3102

SA 3102. Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Moran, Mr. Daines, Mr. Johnson, Mr.
Boozman, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Smith, Mr. Jones, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Tester, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Crapo, and
Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural
and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year
2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL
OPERATIONS.

Section 229 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of
1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--

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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``during planting and harvest periods, as determined by each
State,''; and
(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) drivers transporting agricultural commodities within
a 150 air-mile radius from--
``(i) the source of the agricultural commodities; or
``(ii) the destination of the agricultural commodities;'';
and
(2) in subsection (e)(8)--
(A) by striking ``during the planting and harvesting
seasons within each State, as determined by the State,''; and
(B) by striking ``at any time of the year''.
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