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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A plan submitted by a State 
under paragraph (1) shall identify— 
‘‘(A) the actions that the State will take to 
comply with the critical requirements identified 
under subsection (d)(1); 
‘‘(B) the actions that the State will take to 
address any deficiencies in the State’s commer-
cial driver’s license program, as identified by the 
Secretary in the most recent audit of the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(C) other actions that the State will take 
to comply with the requirements under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE.—A plan 
submitted by a State under paragraph (1) shall 
include a schedule for the implementation of the 
actions identified under paragraph (2). In estab-
lishing the schedule, the State shall prioritize the 
actions identified under paragraphs (2)(A) and 
(2)(B). 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLIANCE
WITH 
CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS.—A plan submitted by 
a State under paragraph (1) shall include assur-
ances that the State will take the necessary ac-
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tions to comply with the critical requirements 
pursuant to subsection (d) not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2015. 
‘‘(4) APPROVAL
AND
DISAPPROVAL.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) review each plan submitted under 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) approve a plan that the Secretary de-
termines meets the requirements under this sub-
section and promotes the goals of this chapter; 
and 
‘‘(C) disapprove a plan that the Secretary 
determines does not meet the requirements or 
does not promote the goals. 
‘‘(5) MODIFICATION OF DISAPPROVED PLANS.—If 
the Secretary disapproves a plan under paragraph 
(4)(C), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) provide a written explanation of the 
disapproval to the State; and 
‘‘(B) allow the State to modify the plan and 
resubmit it for approval. 
‘‘(6) PLAN
UPDATES.—The Secretary may re-
quire a State to review and update a plan, as appro-
priate.
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‘‘(f) ANNUAL COMPARISON OF STATE LEVELS OF COM-
PLIANCE.—The Secretary shall annually— 
‘‘(1) compare the relative levels of compliance by 
States with the requirements under subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(2) make the results of the comparison available 
to the public.’’. 
(c) DECERTIFICATION AUTHORITY.—Section 31312 is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CRITICAL RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Beginning on October 1, 2016, in making 
a determination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
consider a State to be in substantial noncompliance with 
this chapter if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(1) the State is not complying with a critical 
requirement under section 31311(d)(1); and 
‘‘(2) sufficient grant funding was made available 
to the State under section 31313(a) to comply with 
the requirement.’’.
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SEC. 32307. COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) LICENSING STANDARDS.—Section 31305(a)(7) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘would not be subject to a disquali-
fication under section 31310(g) of this title and’’ after ‘‘tak-
ing the tests’’. 
(b) 
DISQUALIFICATIONS.—Section 
31310(g)(1) 
is 
amended by deleting ‘‘who holds a commercial driver’s li-
cense and’’. 
SEC. 32308. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER INFOR-
MATION SYSTEMS. 
Section 31106(c) is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and in-
serting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) 
as subparagraphs (A) through (D); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—The Secretary may 
require a State, as a condition of an award of grant 
money under this section, to provide the Secretary ac-
cess to all State licensing status and driver history 
records via an electronic information system, subject 
to section 2721 of title 18.’’.
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SEC. 32309. DISQUALIFICATIONS BASED ON NON-COMMER-
CIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATIONS. 
(a) FIRST
OFFENSE.—Section 31310(b)(1)(D) is 
amended by striking ‘‘commercial’’ after ‘‘revoked, sus-
pended, or canceled based on the individual’s operation of 
a,’’ and before ‘‘motor vehicle’’. 
(b) SECOND OFFENSE.—Section 31310(c)(1)(D) is 
amended by striking ‘‘commercial’’ after ‘‘revoked, sus-
pended, or canceled based on the individual’s operation of 
a,’’ and before ‘‘motor vehicle’’. 
SEC. 32310. FEDERAL DRIVER DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
(a) DISQUALIFICATION DEFINED.—Section 31301, as 
amended by section 32205 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (15) 
as paragraphs (7) through (16), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) ‘Disqualification’ means— 
‘‘(A) the suspension, revocation, or cancella-
tion of a commercial driver’s license by the State 
of issuance; 
‘‘(B) a withdrawal of an individual’s privi-
lege to drive a commercial motor vehicle by a 
State or other jurisdiction as the result of a vio-
lation of State or local law relating to motor ve-
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hicle traffic control, except for a parking, vehicle 
weight, or vehicle defect violation; 
‘‘(C) a determination by the Secretary that 
an individual is not qualified to operate a com-
mercial motor vehicle; or 
‘‘(D) a determination by the Secretary that 
a commercial motor vehicle driver is unfit under 
section 31144(g).’’. 
(b) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE INFORMATION 
SYSTEM CONTENTS.—Section 31309(b)(1)(F) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘disqualified’’ the following: ‘‘by the State 
that issued the individual a commercial driver’s license, or 
by the Secretary,’’. 
(c) STATE ACTION ON FEDERAL DISQUALIFICATION.— 
Section 31310(h) is amended by inserting after the first sen-
tence the following: 
‘‘If the State has not disqualified the individual from 
operating a commercial vehicle under subsections (b) 
through (g), the State shall disqualify the individual if the 
Secretary determines under section 31144(g) that the indi-
vidual is disqualified from operating a commercial motor 
vehicle.’’. 
SEC. 32311. EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Section 31304, as amended by section 32304 of this 
Act, is amended in subsection (a)—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the commencement of the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives that contains the find-
ings and recommendations from the study. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
(A) findings related to the study require-
ments under subsection (a)(2); 
(B) recommendations for the Federal and 
State legislative, regulatory, and administrative 
actions necessary to address challenges identified 
in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) a plan to implement the recommenda-
tions for which the Secretary has authority. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Upon the completion of the re-
port under subsection (b), the Secretary shall implement the 
plan described in subsection (b)(2)(C). 
Subtitle D—Safe Roads Act of 2012 
SEC. 32401. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Roads Act of 
2012’’.