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Union Calendar No. 129 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2547 
[Report No. 115–190] 
To expand the Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals who 
may qualify to perform physical examinations on eligible veterans and 
issue medical certificates required for operation of a commercial motor 
vehicle, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2017 
Mr. WOODALL (for himself and Ms. BROWNLEY of California) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia and Mr. MASSIE 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 18, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To expand the Department of Veterans Affairs medical pro-
fessionals who may qualify to perform physical examina-
tions on eligible veterans and issue medical certificates 
required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Veterans Expanded 
Trucking Opportunities Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 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 note; 129 Stat. 1548) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED EXAMINER.—The term ‘qualified 
examiner’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is employed in the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs as an advanced practice nurse, 
doctor of chiropractic, doctor of medicine, doctor 
of osteopathy, physician assistant, or other med-
ical 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 
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‘‘(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 note; 129 Stat. 1548) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘physician-approved vet-
eran operator,’’ and inserting ‘‘veteran operator 
approved by a qualified examiner,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘qualified physician’’ and 
inserting ‘‘qualified examiner’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the physician’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the examiner’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘qualified physician’’ and 
inserting ‘‘qualified examiner’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘qualified physicians’’ and 
inserting ‘‘qualified examiners’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such physicians’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such examiners’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking 
‘‘PHYSICIAN-APPROVED
VETERAN
OPERATOR’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘VETERAN OPERATOR APPROVED 
BY A QUALIFIED EXAMINER’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘physician-approved vet-
eran operator’’ and inserting ‘‘veteran operator 
approved by a qualified examiner’’. 
(c) RULEMAKING.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall be incorporated into any rulemaking proceeding 
related to section 5403 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31149 
note; 129 Stat. 1548) that is being conducted as of the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 129 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2547 
[Report No. 115–190] 
A BILL 
To expand the Department of Veterans Affairs 
medical professionals who may qualify to perform 
physical examinations on eligible veterans and 
issue medical certificates required for operation 
of a commercial motor vehicle, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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