Jobs for Our Heroes Act

To streamline the process by which active duty military, reservists, and veterans receive commercial driver’s licenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jobs for Our Heroes Act 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 (2) Qualified examiner The term qualified examiner (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 (1) in subsection (a), by striking physician-approved veteran operator, the qualified physician veteran operator approved by a qualified examiner, the qualified examiner (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking the physician the examiner (B) by striking qualified physician qualified examiner (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking qualified physicians qualified examiners (B) by striking such physicians such examiners (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 Veteran operator approved by a qualified examiner (ii) by striking physician-approved veteran operator 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 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 operators who are members of the armed forces, reservists, or veterans (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking subparagraph (A) during, at least, (i) while serving in the armed forces or reserve components; and (ii) during ; and (3) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by inserting current or former (B) by inserting one of the reserve components August 3, 2017 Reported without amendment

Summary: Jobs for Our Heroes Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the FAST Act to require the medical professional who may perform a medical examination and provide a medical certificate for purposes of compliance with requirements for operation by a veteran of a commercial motor vehicle to be a "qualified examiner" who: is employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs as a medical professional; and is licensed, certified, or registered in a state to perform physical examinations. (Sec. 3) The bill applies commercial driver's license standards for former members of the Armed Forces or reserves to current members of the Armed Forces or reserves. The bill allows such covered individuals who have experience in driving vehicles similar to a commercial motor vehicle while serving in the Armed Forces or reserves to apply for an exemption from all or a portion of federal commercial motor vehicle driving test requirements.