Title: Jobs for Our Heroes Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill amends the FAST Act to require the medical professional who may perform a medical examination and provide a medical certificate for purposes of compliance with requirements for operation by a veteran of a commercial motor vehicle to be a "qualified examiner" who:
The bill applies commercial driver's license standards for former members of the Armed Forces or reserves to current members of the Armed Forces or reserves.
The bill allows such covered individuals who have experience in driving vehicles similar to a commercial motor vehicle while serving in the Armed Forces or reserves to apply for an exemption from all or a portion of federal commercial motor vehicle driving test requirements.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1393 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1393

 To streamline the process by which active duty military, reservists, 
           and veterans receive commercial driver's licenses.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 21, 2017

  Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To streamline the process by which active duty military, reservists, 
           and veterans receive commercial driver's licenses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs for Our Heroes Act''.

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 by the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs as an advanced practice nurse, doctor of 
                chiropractic, doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, 
                physician assistant, or other medical 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
                    ``(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), by striking ``physician-approved 
        veteran operator, the qualified physician'' and inserting 
        ``veteran operator approved by a qualified examiner, the 
        qualified examiner'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``the physician'' and inserting 
                ``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 inserting 
                ``such examiners''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
                as paragraphs (3), (1), and (2), respectively, and by 
                moving the text of paragraph (3), as redesignated, to 
                appear after paragraph (2), as redesignated; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), as redesignated--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Physician-approved veteran operator'' and 
                        inserting ``Veteran operator approved by a 
                        qualified examiner''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``physician-approved 
                        veteran operator'' and inserting ``veteran 
                        operator approved by a qualified examiner''.
    (c) Rulemaking.--The amendments made by this section 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 the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS FOR CURRENT AND FORMER 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    Section 31305(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Veteran 
        Operators'' and inserting ``Operators Who Are Members of the 
        Armed Forces, Reservists, or Veterans'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subparagraph (A) 
        during, at least,'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) while serving in the armed forces or 
                        reserve components; and
                            ``(ii) during''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                    (A) by inserting ``current or'' before ``former'' 
                each place the term appears; and
                    (B) by inserting ``one of'' before ``the reserve 
                components''.
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