ADVANCE Act

Bill: 115-s-1396
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2017-06-21
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Transportation

Licensing and registrations

Military personnel and dependents

Motor carriers

Motor vehicles

National Guard and reserves

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Active Duty Voluntary Acquisition of Necessary Credentials for Employment Act or the ADVANCE Act</b></p> <p> This 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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1396 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 21, 2017 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Cornyn , Ms. Duckworth , and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require that certain standards for commercial driver’s licenses applicable to former members of the armed services or reserves also apply to current members of the armed services or reserves.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Active Duty Voluntary Acquisition of Necessary Credentials for Employment Act or the ADVANCE Act . 2. Commercial driver’s license standards for servicemembers and veterans 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), by inserting current or before former each place the term appears.