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‘‘(2) RECORD KEEPING.—A copy of the reports 
received under paragraph (1) shall be maintained in 
the driver’s qualification file. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS TO RECORD REVIEW REQUIRE-
MENT.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a driver 
employed by an employer who, in any 7-day period, 
is employed or used as a driver by more than 1 em-
ployer— 
‘‘(A) if the employer obtains the driver’s 
identification number, type, and issuing State of 
the driver’s commercial motor vehicle license; or 
‘‘(B) if the information described in sub-
paragraph (A) is furnished by another employer 
and the employer that regularly employs the 
driver meets the other requirements under this 
section. 
‘‘(4) DRIVER RECORD NOTIFICATION SYSTEM DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘driver record noti-
fication system’ means a system that automatically 
furnishes an employer with a report, generated by the 
appropriate agency of a State, on the change in the 
status of an employee’s driver’s license due to a con-
viction for a moving violation, a failure to appear, 
an accident, driver’s license suspension, driver’s li-
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cense revocation, or any other action taken against 
the driving privilege.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS FOR DRIVER RECORD NOTIFICATION 
SYSTEMS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue minimum stand-
ards for driver notification systems, including standards for 
the accuracy, consistency, and completeness of the informa-
tion provided. 
(c) PLAN FOR NATIONAL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
develop recommendations and a plan for the develop-
ment and implementation of a national driver record 
notification system, including— 
(A) an assessment of the merits of achieving 
a national system by expanding the Commercial 
Driver’s License Information System; and 
(B) an estimate of the fees that an employer 
will be charged to offset the operating costs of the 
national system. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after the recommendations and plan are de-
veloped under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report on the recommendations and plan to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
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tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 32305. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR 
TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31305 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) STANDARDS FOR TRAINING.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of the Commercial Motor 
Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012, the Secretary 
shall issue final regulations establishing minimum entry- 
level training requirements for an individual operating a 
commercial motor vehicle— 
‘‘(1) addressing the knowledge and skills that— 
‘‘(A) are necessary for an individual oper-
ating a commercial motor vehicle to safely oper-
ate a commercial motor vehicle; and 
‘‘(B) must be acquired before obtaining a 
commercial driver’s license for the first time or 
upgrading from one class of commercial driver’s 
license to another class; 
‘‘(2) addressing the specific training needs of a 
commercial motor vehicle operator seeking passenger 
or hazardous materials endorsements, including for
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an operator seeking a passenger endorsement train-
ing— 
‘‘(A) to suppress motorcoach fires; and 
‘‘(B) 
to 
evacuate 
passengers 
from 
motorcoaches safely; 
‘‘(3) requiring effective instruction to acquire the 
knowledge, skills, and training referred to in para-
graphs (1) and (2), including classroom and behind- 
the-wheel instruction; 
‘‘(4) requiring certification that an individual 
operating a commercial motor vehicle meets the re-
quirements established by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(5) requiring a training provider (including a 
public or private driving school, motor carrier, or 
owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle) that 
offers training that results in the issuance of a certifi-
cation to an individual under paragraph (4) to dem-
onstrate that the training meets the requirements of 
the regulations, through a process established by the 
Secretary.’’. 
(b) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE UNIFORM STAND-
ARDS.—Section 31308(1) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) an individual issued a commercial driver’s 
license—
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‘‘(A) pass written and driving tests for the 
operation of a commercial motor vehicle that 
comply with the minimum standards prescribed 
by the Secretary under section 31305(a); and 
‘‘(B) present certification of completion of 
driver training that meets the requirements es-
tablished 
by 
the 
Secretary 
under 
section 
31305(c);’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The section heading 
for section 31305 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 31305. General driver fitness, testing, and train-
ing’’. 
(d) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 313 is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 31305 and inserting the following: 
‘‘31305. General driver fitness, testing, and training.’’. 
SEC. 32306. COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31309 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(4), by amending subpara-
graph (A) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The plan shall speci-
fy— 
‘‘(i) a date by which all States shall be 
operating commercial driver’s license infor-
mation systems that are compatible with the
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modernized information system under this 
section; and 
‘‘(ii) that States must use the systems 
to receive and submit conviction and dis-
qualification data.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘use’’ and in-
serting ‘‘use, subject to section 31313(a),’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE PARTICIPATION.—Sec-
tion 31311 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), as amended by section 
32205(b) of this Act— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘At least’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘regulation),’’ and 
inserting: ‘‘Not later than the time period pre-
scribed by the Secretary by regulation,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety En-
hancement Act of 2012, the State shall implement a 
system and practices for the exclusive electronic ex-
change of driver history record information on the 
system the Secretary maintains under section 31309, 
including the posting of convictions, withdrawals, 
and disqualifications.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(d) CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION
OF
CRITICAL
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—After reviewing the requirements under sub-
section (a), including the regulations issued pursuant 
to subsection (a) and section 31309(e)(4), the Sec-
retary shall identify the requirements that are critical 
to an effective State commercial driver’s license pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Commercial Motor Vehi-
cle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012, the Secretary 
shall issue guidance to assist States in complying 
with the critical requirements identified under para-
graph (1). The guidance shall include a description of 
the actions that each State must take to collect and 
share accurate and complete data in a timely man-
ner. 
‘‘(e) STATE COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PRO-
GRAM PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the Secretary issues guidance under subsection 
(d)(2), a State shall submit a plan to the Secretary 
for complying with the requirements under this sec-
tion during the period beginning on the date the plan 
is submitted and ending on September 30, 2016.
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(1) by striking ‘‘knowingly’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘in which’’ and inserting ‘‘that 
the employer knows or should reasonably know that’’. 
SEC. 32312. IMPROVING AND EXPEDITING SAFETY ASSESS-
MENTS IN THE COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LI-
CENSE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR MEM-
BERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, and in 
consultation with the States and other relevant stake-
holders, shall commence a study to assess Federal and 
State regulatory, economic, and administrative chal-
lenges faced by members and former members of the 
Armed Forces, who received safety training and oper-
ated qualifying motor vehicles during their service, in 
obtaining commercial driver’s licenses (as defined in 
section 31301(3) of title 49, United States Code). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under this sub-
section shall— 
(A) identify written and behind-the-wheel 
safety training, qualification standards, knowl-
edge and skills tests, or other operating experi-