I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6468 
To disqualify any individual who engages in or is convicted of human smug-
gling from operating a commercial motor vehicle or holding a commercial 
driver’s license and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2008 
Mr. CUELLAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To disqualify any individual who engages in or is convicted 
of human smuggling from operating a commercial motor 
vehicle or holding a commercial driver’s license and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Putting the Brakes 
on Human Smuggling Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISQUALIFICATION FROM OPERATING COMMER-
CIAL MOTOR VEHICLE BY THE SECRETARY 
OF TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) FIRST VIOLATION.—Paragraph (1) of section 
31310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking the ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon and ‘‘or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) using a commercial motor vehicle in will-
fully aiding or abetting an alien’s illegal entry into 
the United States by transporting, guiding, direct-
ing, or attempting to assist the alien with the alien’s 
entry in violation of section 275 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325), regardless of 
whether the alien is ultimately fined or imprisoned 
for an act in violation of such section.’’. 
(b) SECOND OR MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS.—Paragraph 
(1) of section 31310(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking the ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); 
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(3) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(F)’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) using a commercial motor vehicle on more 
than one occasion in willfully aiding or abetting an 
alien’s illegal entry into the United States by trans-
porting, guiding, directing and attempting to assist 
the alien with alien’s entry in violation of section 
275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1325), regardless of whether the alien is ulti-
mately fined or imprisoned for an act in violation of 
such section.’’. 
(c) LIFETIME DISQUALIFICATION.—Subsection (d) of 
section 31310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) LIFETIME DISQUALIFICATION.—The Secretary 
shall disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle 
for life an individual who uses a commercial motor vehi-
cle— 
‘‘(1) in committing a felony involving manufac-
turing, distributing, or dispensing a controlled sub-
stance, or possessing with the intent to manufacture, 
distribute, or dispense a controlled substance; or 
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‘‘(2) in committing an act for which the indi-
vidual is convicted under— 
‘‘(A) section 274 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324); or 
‘‘(B) section 277 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1327).’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE INFORMATION 
SYSTEM.—Paragraph (1) of section 31309(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon and ‘‘and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(G) whether the operator was disqualified, ei-
ther temporarily or for life, from operating a com-
mercial motor vehicle under section 31310, including 
under subsection (b)(1)(F), (c)(1)(F), or (d) of such 
section.’’. 
(b) NOTIFICATION BY THE STATE.—Paragraph (8) 
of section 31311(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘including such a disqualification, 
revocation, suspension, or cancellation made pursuant to 
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a disqualification under subsection (b)(1)(F), (c)(1)(F), or 
(d) of section 31310,’’ after ‘‘60 days,’’. 
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