- alcohol
has the same meaning given the term “alcoholic beverage” in section 158(c) of title 23.
- armed forces
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10.
- authorized user
means an employer, State licensing authority, or other person granted access to the clearinghouse under subsection (h).
- clearinghouse
means the clearinghouse established under subsection (a).
- commerce
means trade, traffic, and transportation—
- commercial motor vehicle
means a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property that—
- commercial motor vehicle operator
means an individual who—
- controlled substance
means any substance under section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802) specified by the Secretary of Transportation.
- covered individual
means an individual over the age of 21 years who is—
- driver record notification 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 conviction for a moving violation, a failure to appear, an accident, driver’s license suspension, driver’s license revocation, or any other action taken against the driving privilege.
- employee
means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor when operating a commercial motor vehicle) who is employed by an employer.
- employer
means a person (including the United States Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State) that owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns employees to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
- felony
means an offense under a law of the United States or a State that is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year.
- foreign commercial driver
means an individual licensed to operate a commercial motor vehicle by an authority outside the United States, or a citizen of a foreign country who operates a commercial motor vehicle in the United States.
- hazardous material
has the same meaning given that term in section 5102 of this title.
- longer combination vehicle
means a vehicle consisting of a truck tractor and more than one trailer or semitrailer that operates on the Dwight D.
- medical review officer
means a licensed physician who is responsible for—
- motor vehicle
means a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used on public streets, roads, or highways, but does not include a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer operated only on a rail line or custom harvesting farm machinery.
- reserve components
means—
- Secretary
means the Secretary of Transportation.
- serious traffic violation
means—
- service agent
means a person or entity, other than an employee of the employer, who provides services to employers or employees under the testing program.
- State
means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia.
- testing program
means the alcohol and controlled substances testing program required under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
- United States
means the States of the United States and the District of Columbia.