I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 471 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor 
vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2023 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. COSTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 
commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, 
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 ‘‘Safer Highways and 
Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act’’ or 
the ‘‘SHIP IT Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODERNIZING AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN VEHICLE 
WAIVERS DURING EMERGENCIES. 
Section 127(i) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) SPECIAL PERMITS DURING PERIODS OF NA-
TIONAL EMERGENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, a State may issue special 
permits during an emergency to overweight vehicles 
and loads that can easily be dismantled or divided 
if the conditions of either paragraph (2) or para-
graph (3) are met. 
‘‘(2) PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION.—The con-
ditions of paragraph (2) as referenced in paragraph 
(1) of this subsection are— 
‘‘(A) the President has declared the emer-
gency to be a major disaster under the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) the permits described in paragraph 
(1) are issued in accordance with State law; 
‘‘(C) the permits are issued exclusively to 
vehicles and loads that are delivering relief sup-
plies; and 
‘‘(D) a permit shall expire not later than 
120 days after the date of the declaration of 
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emergency under subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL DECLARATION.—The condi-
tions of paragraph (3) are the following: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary has declared that— 
‘‘(i) emergency or other unusual con-
ditions, including weather, fire, earth-
quake, disease, or natural emergencies and 
including financial or other non-natural 
emergencies, are having a negative impact 
on commerce in a State or regionally or 
nationally; or 
‘‘(ii) supply chains in United States 
commerce are functioning in a suboptimal 
manner in a State or regionally or nation-
ally, either in terms of slow overall move-
ment, freight traffic congestion, or other-
wise. 
‘‘(B) The permits described in paragraph 
(1) are issued in accordance with State law. 
‘‘(C) The permit shall expire— 
‘‘(i) 365 days after the Secretary 
makes a declaration pursuant to subpara-
graph (A), unless the expiration date is ex-
tended by the Secretary; or 
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‘‘(ii) 180 days after the Secretary de-
clares that the emergency or other condi-
tion declared by the Secretary pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) has expired, whichever is 
later. 
‘‘(D) In administering this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall give weight to requests by a 
State to make or extend subparagraph (A) dec-
larations.’’. 
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKFORCE GRANTS. 
Section 134 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(e) TRUCK DRIVERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the com-
mercial motor vehicle operator profession, the Sec-
retary shall provide grants to individuals for the tui-
tion and fees and other costs of entry level driver 
training provided by an entity listed as a training 
provider on the registry maintained by the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration and for such 
other education and training costs as the Secretary 
may approve, including the cost of course materials, 
supplies, technology, and fees for graduation, licen-
sure, or certification. 
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‘‘(2) SIMPLIFIED PROCESS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall develop a simplified proc-
ess through which grants may be provided under 
this subsection that would be readily accessible to in-
dividuals with non-Federal share requirements set at 
the lowest level allowed under other provisions of 
this section. 
‘‘(3) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Expenses 
authorized 
under paragraph (1) shall be provided both through 
the structure of existing programs pursuant to sub-
sections (a) through (d) of this section and through 
the process developed by the Secretary under sub-
section (e).’’. 
SEC. 
4. 
STRENGTHENING 
SUPPLY 
CHAINS 
THROUGH 
TRUCK DRIVER INCENTIVES ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after section 36B the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 36C. CREDIT FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against 
the tax imposed by this subtitle an amount equal to 
$7,500 for the taxable year. 
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For the purposes of 
this section, the term ‘eligible taxpayer’ means, with re-
spect to a taxable year, an individual— 
‘‘(1) who holds a valid Class A commercial driv-
er’s license (except as provided in subsection (c)) 
who operates a tractor-trailer combination that 
qualifies as a Group A vehicle under section 
383.91(a)(1) of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, 
‘‘(2) whose adjusted gross income for the tax-
able year does not exceed— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a joint return or sur-
viving spouse, $135,000, 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who is a 
head of household, $112,500, or 
‘‘(C) in the case of any other individual, 
$90,000, and 
‘‘(3) who drove such a vehicle in the course of 
a trade or business— 
‘‘(A) and served not less than 1900 hours 
of on-duty time, including driving time, during 
such taxable year, or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who did 
not drive a commercial truck in the preceding 
taxable year, not less than an average of 40 
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hours per week of on-duty time, including driv-
ing time, with respect to weeks during the tax-
able year in which such individual drove such a 
vehicle in the course of a trade or business. 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR APPRENTICES.—With re-
spect to an individual enrolled in an apprenticeship pro-
gram registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com-
monly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’), who, 
upon completion or in the course of such apprenticeship 
program will receive a Class A commercial driver’s li-
cense— 
‘‘(1) the requirements of subsection (b)(1) shall 
not apply, and 
‘‘(2) such individual may count training hours 
in such program as hours driving a vehicle described 
in subsection (b)(1) for the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR NEW TRUCK DRIVERS.— 
Except as provided in subsection (e), in the case of an 
eligible taxpayer who did not drive a commercial truck in 
the course of a trade or business during the preceding tax-
able year, subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting 
‘$10,000’ for ‘$7,500’. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR DRIVERS WITH LESS THAN 
1420 HOURS.—In the case of an eligible taxpayer who did 
not drive a commercial truck in the preceding taxable year 
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who drives a commercial truck and served for less than 
1420 hours of on-duty time, including driving time, in the 
course of a trade or business during the taxable year, the 
amount of the credit allowed by subsection (a) shall be 
the amount that bears the same proportion to the dollar 
amount (determined without regard to this subsection) 
with respect to the individual under subsection (a) as the 
number of hours of on-duty time, including driving time, 
such individual drove a commercial truck in the course of 
a trade or business during such taxable year bears to 1420 
hours. 
‘‘(f) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of any 
taxable year beginning after 2022, the dollar amounts in 
this section shall be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
‘calendar year 2021’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii). 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION.—An eligible individual shall be al-
lowed the credit under this section only 2 times. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘on- 
duty time’’ and ‘‘driving time’’ shall have the meaning 
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given such terms in section 395.2 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, 36C’’ after ‘‘36B’’. 
(2) REFUND OF INTERNAL REVENUE COLLEC-
TIONS.—Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, 36C’’ after 
‘‘, 36B’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of 
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 36B the following new item: ‘‘Sec. 36C. Credit 
for commercial truck drivers.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending on or after 
December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 5. PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that it should be a national priority to address the 
shortage of parking for commercial motor vehicles on the 
Federal-aid highway system to improve highway safety. 
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(b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 180. Parking for commercial motor vehicles 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the availability 
of funds, the Secretary shall make grants under this sec-
tion, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for projects 
to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles and im-
prove the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—An application sub-
mitted under subsection (b) shall contain— 
‘‘(1) a description of the proposed project; and 
‘‘(2) any other information that the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The following entities 
shall be eligible to receive amounts under this section: 
‘‘(1) A State. 
‘‘(2) A metropolitan planning organization. 
‘‘(3) A unit of local government. 
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‘‘(4) A political subdivision of a State or local 
government carrying out responsibilities relating to 
commercial motor vehicle parking. 
‘‘(5) A Tribal government or a consortium of 
Tribal governments. 
‘‘(6) A multistate or multijurisdictional group 
of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (5). 
‘‘(e) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—An eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this section may partner 
with a private entity to carry out an eligible project under 
this section. 
‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity may use a grant 
awarded under this section for a project described in 
paragraph (2) that is on— 
‘‘(A) a Federal-aid highway; or 
‘‘(B) a facility with reasonable access to— 
‘‘(i) a Federal-aid highway; or 
‘‘(ii) a freight facility. 
‘‘(2) PROJECTS
DESCRIBED.—A project de-
scribed in this paragraph is a project to— 
‘‘(A) construct safety rest areas (as such 
term is defined in section 120(c)) that include 
parking for commercial motor vehicles; 
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‘‘(B) 
construct 
additional 
commercial 
motor vehicle parking capacity— 
‘‘(i) adjacent to private commercial 
truck stops and travel plazas; 
‘‘(ii) within the boundaries of, or adja-
cent to, a publicly owned freight facility, 
including a port terminal operated by a 
public authority; and 
‘‘(iii) at existing facilities, including 
inspection and weigh stations and park- 
and-ride locations; 
‘‘(C) open existing weigh stations, safety 
rest areas, and park-and-ride facilities to com-
mercial motor vehicle parking; 
‘‘(D) construct or make capital improve-
ments to existing public commercial motor vehi-
cle parking facilities to expand parking utiliza-
tion and availability, including at seasonal fa-
cilities; 
‘‘(E) identify, promote, and manage the 
availability of publicly and privately provided 
commercial motor vehicle parking, such as 
through the use of intelligent transportation 
systems; 
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‘‘(F) improve the safety of commercial 
motor vehicle operators at parking facilities as 
part of a project described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (D); or 
‘‘(G) improve a parking facility, including 
through advanced truck stop electrification sys-
tems and other improvements determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary, as part of a project 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
‘‘(3) PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBLE
PARKING.—Com-
mercial motor vehicle parking constructed or opened 
with a grant under this section shall be open and ac-
cessible to all commercial motor vehicle operators. 
‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may use 
a grant under this section for— 
‘‘(A) development phase activities, includ-
ing planning, feasibility analysis, benefit-cost 
analysis, environmental review, preliminary en-
gineering 
and 
design 
work, 
and 
other 
preconstruction activities necessary to advance 
a project under this section; and 
‘‘(B) construction and operational improve-
ments. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may 
use not more than 25 percent of the amount of 
a grant under this section for activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) EXISTING
FACILITIES.—Not more 
than 10 percent of the amounts available for 
each fiscal year for grants under the program 
may be used for projects described under sub-
section (f)(2)(E) that solely identify, promote, 
and manage the availability of existing commer-
cial motor vehicle parking. 
‘‘(h) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—In making grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to 
applications that demonstrate— 
‘‘(1) a shortage of commercial motor vehicle 
parking capacity in the corridor in which the project 
is located; 
‘‘(2) consultation with motor carriers, commer-
cial motor vehicle operators, public safety officials, 
and private providers of commercial motor vehicle 
parking; 
‘‘(3) that the project will likely— 
‘‘(A) increase the availability or utilization 
of commercial motor vehicle parking; 
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‘‘(B) facilitate the efficient movement of 
freight; and 
‘‘(C) improve highway safety, traffic con-
gestion, and air quality; and 
‘‘(4) the ability to provide for the maintenance 
and operation of the facility. 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 
120, the Federal share for a project carried out under this 
subsection shall be up to 100 percent. 
‘‘(j) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, projects funded under this section 
shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway 
under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appro-
priated for projects under this section shall remain 
available for a period of 3 years after the last day 
of the fiscal year in which the funds are made avail-
able. 
‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON CHARGING FEES.—To be eli-
gible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall 
agree that no fees will be charged to a commercial motor 
vehicle to access parking constructed, opened, or improved 
with a grant under this section. 
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‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—Not less than 3 
business days before making a grant for a project under 
this section, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on the Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention 
to award such a grant. 
‘‘(m) SURVEY AND COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate State motor carrier safety per-
sonnel, motor carriers, State departments of trans-
portation, and private providers of commercial motor 
vehicle parking shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on the Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
that— 
‘‘(A) evaluates the availability of adequate 
parking and rest facilities, taking into account 
both private and public facilities, for commer-
cial motor vehicles engaged in interstate trans-
portation; 
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‘‘(B) evaluates the effectiveness of the 
projects funded under this section in improving 
access to commercial motor vehicle parking; 
‘‘(C) evaluates the ability of entities receiv-
ing a grant under this section to sustain the op-
eration of parking facilities constructed with 
funds provided under this section; and 
‘‘(D) reports on the progress being made 
to provide adequate commercial motor vehicle 
parking facilities in the State. 
‘‘(2) RESULTS.—The Secretary shall make the 
report and subsequent updated reports under para-
graph (1) available to the public on the website of 
the Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(3) ALIGNMENT
OF
REPORTS.—In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the 
results of the commercial motor vehicle parking fa-
cilities assessments of the States under section 
70202 of title 49 and seek to align the contents of 
the report and reporting deadlines under paragraph 
(1) with the requirements of such section. 
‘‘(n) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘commercial motor vehicle’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49.’’. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing after the item relating to section 177 the following: 
‘‘180. Parking for commercial motor vehicles.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated out of the general fund 
of the Treasury for projects for commercial vehicle park-
ing under section 177 of title 23, United States Code (as 
added by this Act)— 
(1) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(2) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(3) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
SEC. 6. LICENSING INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL EXAM-TAK-
ERS NOW SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY ACT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting 
through the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, shall— 
(1) revise section 384.228 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to 
allow a State or third-party examiner to administer 
a commercial driver’s license knowledge test so long 
as the examiner— 
(A) maintains a valid commercial driver’s 
license test examiner certification; 
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(B) completes a commercial driver’s license 
skills test examiner training course that meets 
the requirements of subsection (d) of such sec-
tion; and 
(C) completes 1 unit of instruction de-
scribed in subsection (c)(3) of such section; 
(2) revise section 383.25(a)(1) of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), 
to allow a commercial driver’s license holder accom-
panying a commercial learner’s permit holder to be 
present anywhere in the cab of the vehicle being op-
erated by the commercial learner’s permit holder; 
and 
(3) revise section 383.79 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to 
allow a State to administer a driving skills test to 
any commercial driver’s license applicant, regardless 
of the State of domicile of the applicant or where the 
applicant received driver training. 
SEC. 7. EXEMPTION FOR ZERO EMISSION CLASS 7 VEHI-
CLES. 
Section 31301(4) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, except that, for vehicles powered 
primarily by means of electric battery power, the weight 
of the electric battery or batteries shall not count towards 
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the gross vehicle weight rating and gross vehicle weight 
stated in this subparagraph, or towards any lesser gross 
vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight that may be 
prescribed by the Secretary by regulation’’ after ‘‘10,001 
pounds’’. 
SEC. 8. SAFETY DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM FOR CER-
TAIN 6-AXLE VEHICLES. 
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(x) PILOT PROGRAM FOR SAFETY DATA COLLEC-
TION ON CERTAIN 6-AXLE VEHICLES.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall establish a pilot program (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘pilot program’) 
under which States selected by the Secretary under 
paragraph (2) may allow covered 6-axle vehicles to 
be operated on the Interstate System in the State. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION
OF
STATES
FOR
THE
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL APPLICATION.—Beginning on 
the date that is 30 days after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, a State seeking to par-
ticipate in the pilot program shall submit an 
application to the Secretary in electronic form, 
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containing such administrative information as 
the Secretary may require, including a certifi-
cation that the State will have the authority 
pursuant to State law to implement the pilot 
program. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall se-
lect for the pilot program, on a rolling basis, 
States that submit a completed application 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) ELECTION TO NO LONGER PARTICI-
PATE.—If a State elects to no longer partici-
pate in the pilot program, the State shall notify 
the Secretary of such election. 
‘‘(3) MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to par-
ticipate in the pilot program, a State shall 
agree to implement the pilot program through 
the issuance of permits per vehicle or group of 
vehicles with respect to covered 6-axle vehicles. 
‘‘(B) PERMIT.—A permit described in sub-
paragraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) describe the Interstate System 
routes that may be used while operating at 
greater than 80,000 pounds gross vehicle 
weight in a covered 6-axle vehicle; and 
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‘‘(ii) require the permit holder to re-
port to the State, with respect to such per-
mit holder— 
‘‘(I) each accident (as such term 
is defined in section 390.5 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this 
subsection) that occurred in the State 
involving a covered 6-axle vehicle on 
the Interstate System in the State; 
‘‘(II) the estimated gross vehicle 
weight of each covered 6-axle vehicle 
at the time of an accident described in 
subclause (I); and 
‘‘(III) the estimated miles trav-
eled by covered 6-axle vehicles on the 
Interstate System annually. 
‘‘(C) SAFETY EQUIPMENT INCENTIVE.— 
‘‘(i) FEE REDUCTION.—With respect 
to any fee associated with a permit under 
this paragraph, the State shall reduce the 
fee otherwise applicable to a vehicle by 67 
percent if the vehicle is equipped with an 
automatic emergency braking system, in-
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cluding such systems in use on the date of 
enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) GROUP
OF
VEHICLES.—As ap-
plied to a permit for a group of vehicles, 
the reduction under clause (i) shall only 
apply with respect to individual vehicles in 
the group that are equipped with an auto-
matic emergency breaking system, includ-
ing such systems in use on the date of en-
actment of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) 
OTHER
AUTHORIZATIONS
NOT
AF-
FECTED.—This subsection shall not restrict— 
‘‘(A) a vehicle that may operate under any 
other provision of this section or another Fed-
eral law; or 
‘‘(B) a State’s authority with respect to a 
vehicle that may operate under any other provi-
sion of this section or another Federal law. 
‘‘(5) NO HIGHWAY FUNDING REDUCTION.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), funds apportioned to a 
State under section 104 for any period may not be 
reduced because the State authorizes the operation 
of covered 6-axle vehicles within such State in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
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‘‘(6) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than the 
first March 1 after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, and annually thereafter, a State partici-
pating in the pilot program shall submit to the Sec-
retary with respect to the previous calendar year, a 
report on— 
‘‘(A) the number of accidents (as such 
term is defined in section 390.5 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this subsection)) that oc-
curred in the State involving covered 6-axle ve-
hicles on the Interstate System in the State; 
‘‘(B) the estimated gross vehicle weight of 
each such vehicle at the time of the accident in 
the State described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) the estimated miles traveled by such 
vehicle on the Interstate System in the State. 
‘‘(7) TERMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the pilot program shall ter-
minate on the date that is 10 years after the 
date of enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION; CONTINU-
ATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—For a period of 10 
years beginning on the date described in sub-
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paragraph (A), the Secretary may continue the 
pilot program with respect to each State in the 
program, upon the application of a State and 
after consideration of— 
‘‘(i) the actual experience of the State 
under the pilot program; and 
‘‘(ii) any documents or other material 
submitted by the State in support of such 
an application. 
‘‘(8) COVERED 6-AXLE VEHICLE DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘covered 6-axle vehicle’ 
means a vehicle— 
‘‘(A) equipped with 6 or more axles; 
‘‘(B) for which the weight— 
‘‘(i) on any single axle of the vehicle 
does not exceed 20,000 pounds, including 
enforcement tolerances; 
‘‘(ii) on any tandem axle of the vehicle 
does not exceed 34,000 pounds, including 
enforcement tolerances; and 
‘‘(iii) on any group of three or more 
axles of the vehicle does not exceed 45,000 
pounds, including enforcement tolerances; 
‘‘(C) for which the gross weight does not 
exceed the lesser of— 
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‘‘(i) 91,000 pounds, including enforce-
ment tolerances; and 
‘‘(ii) the maximum permitted by the 
bridge formula under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(D) that is not a longer combination vehi-
cle, as such term is defined in subsection 
(d)(4).’’. 
SEC. 9. HAULERS OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK SAFE-
TY ACT. 
(a) TRANSPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMOD-
ITIES AND FARM SUPPLIES.—Section 229 of the Motor 
Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 
31136 note; Public Law 106–159) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘during planting and harvest 
periods, as determined by each State,’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) drivers transporting agricultural com-
modities within a 150 air-mile radius from— 
‘‘(i) the source of the agricultural 
commodities; or 
‘‘(ii) the destination of the agricul-
tural commodities;’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (e)(8) by striking ‘‘during the 
planting and harvesting seasons within each State, 
as determined by the State, and livestock feed at 
any time of the year’’ and inserting ‘‘and livestock 
feed’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 229(e) of the Motor 
Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 
31136 note; Public Law 106–159) is amended by 
striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY.—The term 
‘agricultural commodity’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 395.2 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or a successor regulation).’’. 
(2) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall revise the definition of 
the term ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ in section 395.2 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to in-
clude— 
(A) any nonprocessed product planted or 
harvested for food, feed, fuel, or fiber; 
(B)(i) any nonhuman living animal, includ-
ing— 
(I) fish; 
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(II) insects; and 
(III) livestock (as such term is defined 
in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock 
Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 
1471); and 
(ii) the nonprocessed products of any 
nonhuman living animal, including— 
(I) milk; 
(II) eggs; and 
(III) honey; 
(C) nonprocessed forestry, aquacultural, 
horticultural, and floricultural commodities; 
(D) fresh or minimally processed fruits 
and vegetables, including fruits and vegetables 
that are rinsed, cooled, cut, ripened, or other-
wise minimally processed, as determined by the 
Secretary; 
(E) animal feed, including the ingredients 
of animal feed; and 
(F) any additional agricultural or forest 
product, whether unprocessed or processed, in-
cluding paper and packaging products and food 
and beverage products. 
Æ 
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